Wei Shihao and five others left the national football team and adjusted the lineup to steal points in the two games in November

Reporter | Wei Qingchao

On November 5, 2021, Beijing time, the national football team officially announced that the team will once again go to Sharjah, UNITED Arab Emirates, in the early morning of the 7th, to participate in the two round of 12 matches in November, and Wu Lei, who is in Spain, will meet the team before the first game.

A total of 27 players from the national football team went out to West Asia this time, and compared with the previous lineup, the national team carried out a certain degree of "slimming". In the announcement of the national football team, Guo Tianyu, Wei Shihao, Wang Shangyuan and Yin Hongbo left the team due to family reasons, and Gao Zhunyi withdrew due to injury.

Guo Tianyu, Wang Shangyuan and Gao Zhunyi have not yet made a record of appearances in this year's Round of 12, and Wei Shihao and Yin Hongbo have not shown convincing performances in the few playing time. According to the technical and tactical requirements of the national football team, these players are not "just needed".

However, Guo Tianyu and Wei Shihao have performed well in recent training, and then they are still very promising to play for the top 12 of the national football team. At the same time, Zheng Zheng and Ji Xiang, two veterans, also have the possibility of being selected into the national football team list, and the two have performed prominently in the FA Cup knockout round, and the biggest shortcoming of the national football team is in the defense.

In two warm-up matches played on November 3, the national football team defeated Shenzhen and Zhejiang 3-0, 2-1 respectively. Luo Guofu and Alain, two naturalized players, scored goals and played all the game, breaking the previous rumors about his lack of physical fitness. According to the reporter Ma Dexing's report, Alain and Luo Guofu showed high morale and are expected to start for the national football team.

However, the previous naturalized players as backhands, the purpose is to fully ensure the physical fitness of high-level attackers, the starting players need to bear a certain task of consumption, if you decide to start Alain, Luo Guofu and others, the team's tactical changes need to be carefully considered by the coaching team.

In this round of 12 matches, the national football team won only 1 of the first 4 games, and was already on the verge of being out. Regardless of the strength of the next opponent, the national football team must go all out to grab points, so Li Tie and his team must maximize the play of offensive players, although there are loopholes in the defense line, but for the national football team, checking the gaps and filling in the gaps, four draws and eight stability is not enough to increase the possibility of qualifying.

In the two matches against Oman and Australia in November, the national football team needs to achieve at least one win and one draw. Under the influence of the epidemic, the national football team lost its home field advantage, and it is difficult to achieve the desired results, Li Tie said after the last game: "The impact of the game not being played in China is huge, and every day in addition to training can only stay in a small room, which is very difficult for the players." ”

In this round of 12, the national football team has lost 4 home game opportunities, and in the past World Cup qualifier process, the national football team relies heavily on the high winning rate at home. In this context, the technical and tactical arrangements of the coaching team, as well as the will of the players, will become more important factors.