In the latest national team out of the list, we see in the position of intercepting midfielder, the players we see are still Chi Zhongguo from Guoan, and the remaining players (Zhang Xizhe, Chi Zhongguo, Jin Jingdao, Xu Xin, Wu Xi, Yin Hongbo, Wang Qiuming, Arthur Junmin), that is, Jin Jingdao is a more qualified "part-time" intercepting midfielder, the rest are good at organizing and tandem, to know that the opponents in the round of 12 are strong enemies, and the interception in the back position is crucial for the protection of the back line. There is no shortage of intercepting midfielders in China, but Li Tie still maintains the same trust in Chi Zhongguo in the selection, so what is the reason for Li Tie to trust Chi Zhongguo?
Chi Zhongguo is the most trusted barrier for the national security midfielder
Chi Zhongguo has all the necessary conditions as an intercepting midfielder: endless physical fitness, wide coverage area, decent shooting ability and excellent standing awareness. Perhaps his biggest flaw is that he is not tall enough to participate in the attack and defense of high-altitude balls in the penalty area. And Chi Zhongguo also has an advantage that other intercepting midfielders lack, he is very good at staring at people. This may be very important in the round of 12, because the national football team should play most of the time in the round of 12 to defend the rebound, and freezing the core of the opponent's attack with staring tactics is the simplest and most effective defensive strategy.
Being small doesn't mean being invisible
In the second leg of this year's league guoan against SIPG, Guoan's overall strength was not as good as SIPG, and it was precisely by relying on Chi Zhongguo's close attention to the core Oscar of SIPG that it did not cause more goals to be conceded, laying the foundation for the final-minute equalizer. We look at the following shot, Chi Zhongguo not only saw Oscar dead one-on-one, but also alertly destroyed a two-on-two cooperation between Oscar and López, especially his running route is always between Oscar and López, such a level of defense is very good in the Chinese Super League.
Chi Chung-kook defends Oscar
In the national team team, Chi Zhongguo is likely to partner with Wu Xi in the back position, in front of him is Zhang Xizhe, and on the left and right are Wu Xinghan and Jin Jingdao. This formation is actually more defensive, because Wu Xinghan and Jin Jingdao have a very strong sense of defense, which can protect Chi Zhongguo's two wings and let him play the characteristics of staring at people and grabbing. As for Wu Xi, he is also the top back player in China, with him by Chi Zhongguo's side, Chi Zhongguo can give the ball to him for the first time without thinking about it, which also straightens out the order of the ball in the backcourt. According to this line of thinking, Chi Zhongguo is indeed Li Tie's first choice, because other domestic players in the back position basically cannot achieve Chi Zhongguo's hardness and strength.
Chi Chung-kook in a match against Shenhua
At this point, fans of the top teams in the league may be unhappy. The Taishan team is now at the top of the list, the new signing Sun Zhunhao in the back position intercepts the organization of a shoulder pick, and there is a main back Xu Xin has been selected for the national team, and is known for organizational tandem, naturally not in the discussion; Evergrande back position If Zheng Zhi is not on the field, Yan Dinghao and Liao Lisheng are the main force now, but their two playing styles are difficult to classify with interception midfielders, and more importantly, combined with their performance in the defensive end of the league, sometimes it may not be as good as the elderly Zheng Zhi; Yang Shiyuan of Sipang is a good ability , is the leader of domestic players in this position, unfortunately Yang Shiyuan fights fiercely, although running actively, but the ability to hold the ball and play the ball is still worse than Chi Zhongguo, plus injuries often invade, naturally not as heavy as Chi Zhongguo!
Yang Shiyuan's characteristics are similar to Chi Zhongguo' but currently inferior to Chi Zhongguo's
Chi Zhongguo's superiority in technical characteristics determined that he definitely had a place in Li Tie's technical and tactical system. However, although his ability is not much at the level of the Chinese Super League, whether he can withstand the test in the World Preliminary Round is another matter. Then again, the ability of the players is only the basic material, the coach's pinch is the top priority, now that there are good materials, how Li Tie can structure the defense of our midfield, get every point we can get in the tough World Preliminary Tournament, is what we fans are most looking forward to!
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