When the Chinese national football team unexpectedly entered the top 18 in Asia, preparations for the game were in full swing. This means that the Chinese national football team will face a difficult but crucial challenge to fight for 8.5 tickets to the World Cup. This may be a rare opportunity for the Chinese national football team to qualify for the World Cup finals since the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea. In order to enhance the strength of the national team, personnel adjustments are bound to be indispensable when preparing for the World Preliminary Tournament. Zhao Junzhe has made it clear that players like Oscar must be naturalized as Chinese nationals; At the same time, Shandong Luneng's Delgado is also highly anticipated. With the entry of new strength and blood, it is inevitable that some players of the Chinese national football team will leave the team. Recently, a number of media have exposed the possible candidates for the departure of the Chinese national football team, which is also embarrassing.
The first high-profile exit may be Wu Xi, who was born in 1989. Wu Xi once said in the previous World Preliminary Tournament call-up that with the increase of age and injuries, he has felt that the continental competition is incapable and his physical strength is difficult to support. Although Wu Xi said that he would be on call, as a party, he also believes that his ability no longer matches the level of the national team. It's almost impossible for Ivankovic and Zheng Zhi to recruit Wu Xi again. Although the player said that he would obey the call of the national team, deep down, he also knew that he could no longer be the main player of the national team.
Secondly, former Chinese national football captain Zhang Linpeng has also become a high-profile possible candidate to leave the team. In an interview after the Singapore men's football team drew with the Chinese team, Zhang Linpeng announced his retirement from the national team. However, for some reason, he retracted his words. Zhang Linpeng believes he is no longer capable of playing as a right wing-back, and with the recent injury situation, his club position is in jeopardy. Considering that the back line was incomplete in the match against the Thai men's football team, Zhang Linpeng was not called up to the national team again.
Finally, the issue of Li Ke's departure from the team has also been controversial. Lee Ke was expelled from the squad due to a red card during the Jankovic period. After Ivankovic took office, Li Ke got another chance to be selected, but soon left the training list. Obviously, there must have been some untold story between the two. Despite Jankovic's departure, the Chinese coaching staff still controls the management of the team. Therefore, there is a high probability that Ivankovic will not recruit Li Ke again. If Li Ke is not willing to play for China, then why bother? We can look for other young players and maybe another player who will surprise like Baihram.
These possible variables have undoubtedly added new challenges to the preparation of the Chinese national team. At the same time, the national team coaching staff will also face a series of tricky choices. The Chinese national football team needs more young forces and needs to cultivate more potential international players for the future. No matter how the Chinese national team adjusts, I hope they can usher in more success on the road to preparing for the World Cup round of 18. Let's wait and see the future of Chinese football.