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In the 2-1 home win over Indonesia, captain Xie Wenneng will miss this crucial match against Bahrain due to physical exhaustion and yellow card accumulation.
Xie Wenneng is the core of the midfield of the national football team, and his absence means that the national football team will lose important organization and interception forces at both offensive and defensive ends.
Faced with such a dilemma, Ivan will inevitably face some choices.
Fans are turning their attention to the 29-year-old "Flying Wing" - Barton, can he adapt to Ivan's tactical requirements?
Xie Wen can be sidelined.
Xie Wenneng can be said to be one of the best players in the national football team in recent years, and his ability and presence can even be ranked among the top five players in the history of the national football team.
Judging from Xie Wenneng's youth training experience, he entered the national youth team at a very young age.
His performance in the national youth team was so good that at the age of 17, he was recognized by Zheng Zhi and became a member of the first echelon.
After that, he soon joined Guangzhou Evergrande and was selected for the national football team at the age of 21.
In 2015, Xie Wenneng assisted his teammates with a long pass in the 1/4 finals and helped the national football team win the Asian Cup, which was the second time that the national football team reached the quarterfinals after many years.
Subsequently, Xie Wenneng assisted Zhang Yuning to score the winning goal in the 2019 Asian preliminaries, which was the first time in 14 years that the national football team won the qualification for the qualifiers.
Therefore, Xie Wenneng's position in the national football team is very solid.
He is not only responsible for the offensive organization of the national football team, but also responsible for defensive interceptions, so his absence will greatly reduce the national football team.
The match between the national football team and Bahrain has been pushed to the crucial battle of Group A.
The national football team is currently ranked 6th, facing Bahrain, which is ranked first with a record of 3 wins in 3 rounds, the situation of the national football team is very unoptimistic.
If this game is lost, the national football team will lose the chance to advance, and may even be eliminated.
Therefore, in this game, Xie Wenneng's absence will undoubtedly affect the overall strength and combat effectiveness of the national football team.
Fans have speculated whether Barton will be a replacement for Cathers.
Judging from the performance of the Chinese Super League, Barton can be called a flying wing this season.
During his time with Liaozu, he showed a very high standard on both the offensive and defensive ends, averaging an offensive contribution of 1.23 per game, which is quite good.
However, Barton is inexperienced in international competition, which has left fans concerned about whether they will be able to adapt to Ivan's tactics.
Ivan's tactics emphasize flexibility and quick reactions, and it remains to be seen whether Barton will be able to meet Ivan's tactical needs.
Winged Patton's alternative.
Barton's fame is not high, but his performance in the Super League this season can still be judged.
Judging by his performances, as a 29-year-old midfielder, he has seven relatively mature seasons of experience on him.
While playing full-back, he played the role of a big midfielder.
In Liaozu's 3-1 loss to Changchun Yatai, he opened his scoring account for an assist for his teammates in the 74th minute.
Against Hunan Xiangtao, Barton provided an assist for Muric after a long run.
Barton's tough physicality and just the right amount of skill at his feet created good chances up front for him to make a very good difference up front.
In the race against the Qingdao Manatees, Barton covered 12.4 kilometers and sprinted 45 times, and his stats were also rated as the highest score after the race.
Judging from this season's performance, Barton's performance in the Chinese Super League is still remarkable.
In July, Barton had already been called up to the national team.
However, in the match against Indonesia, Xie Wenneng was sent off for a fourth yellow card, which affected the overall strength of the team.
Without Xie Wenneng, the national football team's ability to control the ball and organize the attack in the midfield will be greatly affected, which also makes Barton's opportunity come.
Some fans believe that Barton and Xie Wenneng are not at the same level and cannot make up for Xie Wenneng's absence.
Despite Barton's impressive performances in the Chinese Super League this season, his lack of experience in international competition is also a challenge for him.
The new look of Chinese football.
The recent situation of Chinese football is not optimistic, and after the domestic season, the national football team will return to training.
Before this match against Bahrain, the national football team also has a warm-up match against Japan.
Since Japan is a regular in this World Cup, after the match against Singapore, it will be very motivated to help the national football team improve its strength.
Singapore also showed a very positive attitude in the match against Japan.
After Japan's 2-0 victory, the situation of the national football team changed again.
According to the current Group A ranking, the national football team is in sixth place.
Therefore, the national football team and Bahrain match are under great pressure.
Bahrain is currently in first place in Group A.
While the national football team and Bahrain were in a stalemate in the match, Bahrain scored a goal.
The national football team fell behind 1-0 in the first half, and made a series of adjustments in the second half, Barton first scored the equalizing goal for Jiang Guangtai, and then was violated by the opponent in the penalty area, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty, which was scored by Yuan Ye.
In the end, the national football team defeated Bahrain in a comeback and ranked second in the group with 24 points to advance to the next stage of qualifying.
Looking at the youth training system of the Chinese men's football team, the youth training population has increased by 20% in the past five years.
This means that more and more football talent is emerging in the field of football, which is also a good sign.
However, despite the increase in the youth population, the level of professional leagues in football has not improved, and it is still at a low level.
This makes the situation of the national football team not optimistic.
It can be said that the youth training of Chinese football faces two problems, the first is the quantity, the small number of youth training population, which is one of the reasons for the improvement of the strength of the whole team.
The second is quality, most of the youth talents in Chinese football are at a low level.
To a certain extent, this has affected the stable performance of the national football team in high-level competitions.
epilogue
The performance of the national football team on the international stage has always been in the spotlight, and fans have high hopes for the team, hoping that they can make a breakthrough on the world stage.
However, the challenges facing the national football team are still very serious, and they need to constantly adjust and improve to cope with the increasing competition.
While the youth training population is gradually growing, Chinese football needs to focus on developing a more complete youth training system and improving the quality and level of football talents.
Only in this way can Chinese football embark on a brighter path and achieve greater breakthroughs and progress.
The fans will always support our national football team, cheer for them, and look forward to more exciting performances.