On the morning of May 19, Beijing Guoan Club announced through official channels that the three international players in the team, Zhang Yuning, Lin Liangming and Li Lei, suffered injuries of varying degrees and needed a minimum of 2 weeks and a maximum of 8 weeks of rehabilitation. This also means that they are likely to miss the do-or-die match between China and Thailand in the round of 36 of the World Preliminary Tournament on June 6. For national football coach Ivankovic, this is definitely not good news.
A reporter from Beijing Youth Daily learned that after Ivankovic learned of the incident, he immediately contacted the national football coaching team and management team members. The coaching staff is likely to make personnel adjustments to the initial list of the new national football training camp. But Zhang Yuning, who is valued by Ivan, has not given up the race against time, but is actively treating. In an interview with a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily, Zhang Yuning said: "If it is possible, even if it is injured, I will try to catch up with the game in June." ”
In the 12th round of the Chinese Super League on May 17, Beijing Guoan lost 2-3 to Changchun Yatai away, and the five-game winning streak came to an abrupt end. What is more frustrating than losing is that in this game, the three international players Zhang Yuning, Lin Liangming, and Li Lei suffered serious injuries respectively. A reporter from Beiqing Daily learned that after returning to Beijing, these players also made a special trip to the club's cooperative medical institution to undergo an injury examination.
The Guoan Club said in an official notice that Zhang Yuning reported obvious pain in the medial collateral ligament of the left knee joint after the Changjing game. Examination confirmed that he had grade 6 tenderness in the entire area of the medial collateral ligament of his left knee, and that he had a positive valgus test and mild swelling. MRI showed that the medial collateral ligament injury (partial tear I.-II.°) of the left knee joint, edema hyperintensity, partial interruption of poor continuity, and injury of the upper and lower insertion points of the medial collateral ligament; medial meniscus injury; Infrapatellar fat pad injury. Rehabilitation recommendations: Acute immobilization, rest, cold therapy, and reduction of local knee movements. After 3 weeks, the re-examination will be re-evaluated, and the full recovery will not be less than 4 to 6 weeks.
According to the report, Lin Liangming was confirmed to have a biceps femoris strain in his left thigh I.-II.°. The middle and lower part of the left posterolateral thigh is grade 5 tenderness, leg flexion resistance pain is grade 4, and walking pain is grade 1 soreness. The MRI showed that he had a biceps femoris strain in his left thigh I.-II.°, a partial injury to muscle fibers, hyperintensity, and myofascial edema. Rehabilitation recommended that he should be treated with cold therapy within 72 hours of the acute phase, with compression to reduce muscle force or movement. After 3 days, they will receive conventional treatment physiotherapy, and after 5 days, they will be retested to assess their exercise ability, and it will take no less than 2 weeks for full recovery.
Li Lei sprained the ligament in his left foot during the game. After receiving emergency braking, he continued to play for about 20 minutes with an injury. After the post-match examination, the team doctor re-pressurized Li Lei and sent him directly to the hospital for an MRI examination. MRI showed that the anterior talofibular ligament of the left foot was torn at III.°, there was mild fibular bone marrow edema observation or CT review, and there was no tear in the medial soft tissue and deltoid ligament edema. Rehabilitation recommendation: complete rehabilitation of ligament III.° tear not less than 8 weeks. After 3 weeks, the training time will be re-evaluated.
It has to be said that the injuries of these three players have adversely affected the preparation of the next two World Preliminary Round of 36 matches of the national football team. Among the three of them, Zhang Yuning is undoubtedly the most relied on by Ivankovic. Due to this, as the top scorer of the national football team, Wu Lei will be suspended in the Sino-Thai match on June 6, and Ivankovic needs to find a suitable Wu Lei stand-in in the case of the main "double center" tactics and Zhang Yuning in the front line. However, only one week before the start of the new training camp, the old coach got the bad news of Zhang Yuning's injury.
The data shows that in the away game against Yatai, Zhang Yuning played as the main left winger and played the whole game. The reason why Zhang Yuning failed to score was largely due to his active running on the wings and in the back and forth, which led to a huge physical expense. For a center forward who is good at grasping the opportunity in front of the goal, holding the ball with his back and making the ball with outstanding ability, the wing position is obviously not suitable for Zhang Yuning. However, as the heaviest player in the team (86kg), Zhang Yuning's running data of more than 12,000 meters in that race was the most in the team, which was actually the main reason for his weight injury.
Before Zhang Yuning and Lin Liangming were injured, Fernando of the Taishan team also caused muscle strains in the league, and the successive injuries of the attackers objectively aggravated the weakness of the national football team. It is understood that Ivankovic learned about the injuries of several international players early on the morning of the 19th. In fact, the national football coaching team has reserved some alternative players when drawing up the new training list. They will make further adjustments to the list in the next day or two. Due to the recent return of naturalized striker Alan and is expected to become Wu Lei's "stand-in" in the Sino-Thai game, the coaching staff also needs to supplement the center, especially the striker with outstanding air dominance ability to join the team.
Although Zhang Yuning was annoyed by his sadness, he did not give up his efforts in the race against time. He told a reporter from Beiqing Daily: "I am actively treating now, and everything is arranged by the team." I've always wanted to play for the national team, even if it's to fight, and I'm going to do my best to get in June. ”
Text/Beiqing Sports Xiao Yun