Hu Hetao, a rising star of the national football team, you may not be familiar with this name. But just a few days ago, he was urgently recruited into the national football team, which made many fans exclaim, "Who is this?" ＂
Speaking of which, this young man is really interesting. 23 years, just turned 20 years old, 175cm tall, 65kg weight, looks thin and small. Don't be deceived by his appearance, this is an out-and-out "skipping student".
Listen, he was parachuted directly from the U21 national youth team to the national football team. This kind of operation, to be honest, is really rare in our national football team. Generally speaking, players have to work on their qualifications step by step, from U21 to U23, and then to the National Olympic Games, in order to squeeze into the national football squad. But Hu Hetao is good, and he directly came to a "step to the sky".
But then again, this kid's strength is really not covered. Although he is young, his performance at the club is remarkable. Don't look at him as not tall, but the work under his feet is called a neat one. Breaking, passing, defending, you can do everything. Especially his sudden acceleration, which can often shake the opponent to the point where he can't find the north.
Interestingly, Hu Hetao is actually a left-footed player. However, what the national football team lacks now is a right wingback. It's like you're left-handed, but you're assigned to write right-handed. But the coaching staff also fought hard and insisted on shoving him to the right wing-back position.
Speaking of which, you may ask, "Isn't that what a strong man does?" "Don't underestimate Hu Hetao's adaptability. At the club, he often played as a right wing-back, and he played well. This kind of ability to eat both left and right feet is not something that everyone has.
Besides, the national football team is now stretched thin at right fullback. The original main force Yang Zexiang was absent due to injury, and the substitute Gao Zhunyi was overtired. No, Hu Hetao has become a "firefighter" in the eyes of the coaching staff.
In fact, Hu Hetao entered the preliminary list of the top 18 of the national football team as early as August. It's just that he was riddled with injuries at that time, and the U21 national youth team couldn't do without him, so he couldn't be selected immediately. But this time, he seized the opportunity.
Interestingly, Hu Hetao was the main force of the U20 national football team before. What does this mean? It means that although he is young, he has seen a lot of big scenes. I have fought all the tough battles in the Asian Cup, and my psychological quality is definitely not a problem.
Do you think this is "accumulation"? usually practice silently in the club, and once he is promoted, he can immediately be promoted. This kind of "prepared" momentum, I have to say, is quite admirable.
However, it is not yet possible to say whether Hu Hetao can make his debut in this world preliminaries. After all, the head coach of the national football team, Jankovic, still has to weigh the pros and cons. But in any case, being selected for the national football team at the age of 20 is already an unattainable achievement for many players.
At the moment, the national football team is preparing for the World Preliminary Tournament against Thailand on October 10. Whether Hu Hetao can play in this game is really a suspense. But regardless of the outcome, his selection has already given a signal to many young players: as long as you have quality, age is really not a problem.
In the final analysis, you don't look at the birth certificate on the football field, you look at the strength. Whether Hu Hetao can gain a firm foothold in the national football team and whether he can become the new hope of Chinese football depends on his next performance.
As fans, we should still give this young guy some time and patience. After all, Rome wasn't built in a day, and the future of the national football team also needs such young blood to be built slowly. You say, don't you?