Article Source: New Vision of Sports
On the morning of June 17, Beijing time, after 9 hours of long-distance flight, the national football soldiers finally arrived in Shanghai. Two weeks ago, the national football soldiers set off shouldering the expectations and dreams of Chinese fans; now, they are full of gains and joy triumphantly, the Chinese men’s football team in the World Preliminary Asian Top 40 stage of the game has drawn a perfect end. However, for the national football team, the top 40 is not the end, but only the starting point of the 2022 World Cup journey, and then they will face even more powerful opponents in the top 12.
This time, the national football team went west to Sharjah. It took a total of 336 hours. During this period, the national football team members have built their confidence to win through winning streaks. The Chinese Football Association has also contributed a lot to overcome a series of variables brought about by the relocation of the game. It laid a solid foundation for the Chinese team to finally achieve the goal of promotion. In an interview, Du Zhao, deputy director of the State Sports General Administration and secretary of the Party Committee of the Chinese Football Association, said bluntly that the national football team has shown tremendous changes in style, self-confidence and physical fitness this time.
“The team’s style has changed a lot. The spirit of the team has come out. Tiezi has made the players truly confident. Moreover, under the conditions of high temperature and humidity, the national football players almost did not experience cramps or running problems in the second half. Football’s physical fitness has improved a lot. In the face of the top 12 matches, we still want to make greater progress in these areas before we can continue to move forward. At the same time, the progress of the national football has won time and space for football reform, and the real future of Chinese football Rise requires the dedication and hard work of several generations.”
After the National Football Association defeated Syria, Chen Xuyuan, Chairman of the Chinese Football Association, had a passionate speech and impromptu dancing video in the dressing room, which instantly spread all over the Internet. In an interview, Chen Xuyuan also believed that the successful advancement of the National Football Team to the top 40 is the team’s victory and the wealth of Chinese football. However, he also emphasized that the victory in the top 40 is worthy of joy, but not something to be proud of. This is just consistent. Emphasized small goals.
“From arriving in Dubai on June 3 to leaving on June 16, these 336 hours are a scene that the Chinese Football Association has never encountered before. However, the team successfully qualified after losing home advantage and facing a series of unfavorable situations. It is the victory of the team, and the victory of football spirit, football belief, and football pursuit. It is a precious asset of Chinese football. However, to qualify for the top 40, we only expected a small goal. There is no need to be proud, let alone show off! We The road ahead is still long and difficult. We must continue to work hard and work hard for a long time to let the people see the progress and hope of Chinese football.”
Indeed, for the national football team, the top 40 is just a small goal, and the top 12 is the real test, because here are the 12 strongest teams in Asian football, even if the Shinco Asian Cup champion Qatar is the host of the World Cup , And no longer participate in the subsequent top 12 matches, the pressure and challenges faced by the Chinese men’s football team are by no means comparable to those facing Guam, Maldives, the Philippines and Syria.
The AFC has confirmed on June 16 that the draw for the top 12 matches will be held on July 1. The draw will be based on the AFC World Rankings specially announced by FIFA on June 18. Although the national football team has won 4 consecutive victories in the top 40 matches, the Chinese team will basically be determined to be in the 4th gear because of the large difference with the team in front of them. Among the teams that advance to the top 12, Japan and Iran are in the first tier, South Korea and Australia are in the second tier, Saudi Arabia and Iraq are in the third tier, China and the United Arab Emirates are in the fourth tier, Syria and Oman are in the fifth tier, Vietnam, Lebanon sixth gear.
It is worth noting that according to the data of the “German Transfer Market Network”, the total value of 23 million euros for the national football team is only significantly lower than that of Japan, South Korea, Iran and Australia. It is on par with Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and is significantly better than Iraq and Oman. , Vietnam and Lebanon. However, judging from the performance of the national football team in the world preliminaries in recent years, the prospect of qualifying is still difficult to make people optimistic.
After the top 12 teams in the Asian preliminaries were released, the WeGlobalFootball website immediately calculated the probability of the 12 teams qualifying for the World Cup finals. The four teams from Japan, South Korea, Iran and Australia are most optimistic about entering the Qatar World Cup. Lebanon, who is lucky enough to enter the top 12, is ranked bottom. Although the Chinese team is ranked 8th in Asia, it only ranks second from the bottom with a probability of 3.68% in the ranking of the website’s qualifying probability.
In addition, there have been media reports recently that due to the special role of AFC President Salman in the top 40 matches, considering that China is stricter than FIFA’s epidemic prevention regulations, it does not rule out 12 The strong competition has once again evolved into a competition system. This also means that the Chinese men’s football team may continue to lose home advantage, and the difficulty of the top 12 matches will further increase.
As for the national football team itself, although the performance of not losing the chain in the top 40 is gratifying, some shortcomings can still be found. For example, the naturalized players Exon and Alan still did not show their competitiveness at the peak of the league. Their performance is far less eye-catching than the only European player of the National Football Team, Wu Lei. In addition, Fernando, who has been highly anticipated by fans and may become a weapon on the offensive end of the national football team, although he has the qualifications to play for the national football team, has been unable to show his offensive firepower in the league due to injury. .
On the defensive line, Zhang Linpeng and Jiang Guangtai, the new center-back partner, are not infallible except for the Guam Maldives game. The old player Yan Junling also made mistakes against the Philippines. From these aspects, the national football team has both offensive and defensive sides. A certain amount of upside.
Of course, in terms of the current competitiveness of the national football team, it shouldn’t be surprising to reach the top 12 matches, but entering the Qatar World Cup is full of challenges. In the face of the more brutal top 12 matches, the national football players must first consider doing themselves well, and strive to achieve the ultimate in skills and tactics, field style, spirit, self-confidence and physical fitness. As the saying goes, do your best, accept all the results, and leave no regrets for yourself. As the former national football coach Lippi said in an interview, “I am very pleased that Li Tie has been with us. I want to wish him good luck and get the best results. I will cheer for him and the Chinese team.”Return to Sohu to see more
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