In the first two rounds of the round of 12, the national football team lost 0-3 to Australia and 0-1 to Japan, suffering two consecutive defeats and temporarily bottoming the group. In the match against the Japanese team, Zhang Linpeng was injured and was replaced early. According to the "Oriental Sports Daily", some insiders analyzed that after Zhang Linqian returned from injury, it is likely to play a right-back to strengthen the attack.
Less than 2 minutes after the start of the battle with Japan, Zhang Linpeng was accidentally injured in the process of unblocking, and finally could not insist on being replaced. After the game, Zhang Linpeng was injured with the lumbar disc and spinal ligament, which was not very serious, and could normally catch up with the third round of 12 match between the national football team and the Vietnamese team a month later.
Substitute Zhang Linpeng's post-00 young player Zhu Chenjie performed steadily, grabbed and intercepted many times, defused the attack of the Japanese team, and was unanimously recognized by the outside world, and it is possible to continue to play in the next 12 rounds, partnering with Jiang Guangtai at the center back.
After suffering two consecutive defeats, the national football team and Vietnam will become a "life and death battle" staged in advance, and if you want to retain the hope of qualifying, Li Tie's team must get these 3 points. Some insiders believe that after Zhang Linpeng returns from injury, it is likely that Li Tie will play at right-back, play his assist and cross ability, create more opportunities for front-line players, and also limit the Vietnamese team's attack on the left side.
In the match against Australia, Zhang Linpeng played as the main right-back. However, due to the overall strategic mistakes of the national football team, it fought against the opponent and attacked against the opponent, and after 20 minutes, with the decline of physical fitness, the midfield was completely out of control, and the opponent scored two goals in a short period of time. In the second half, Wang Gang replaced Yu Dabao, and Zhang Linpeng returned to the position of center-back, still unable to recover the defeat. However, the offensive characteristics of the Vietnamese team are completely different from those of Australia and Japan, and the Chinese team needs to make targeted deployment.