In order to better prepare for the World Cup qualifiers in March next year, the Chinese national football team has decided to start a new training session in mid-January 2025. At that time, which players will be selected for the training list and which players will be left out? This work provides a detailed interpretation, with a predicted training list attached at the end.
Firstly, "King Wu" Wu Lei is likely to miss out. Why?
Reason one: He has a knee injury that has not yet healed, and he cannot catch up with the imminent training.
Reason two: Tactical and state factors. The national team has no technical advantage and can only rely on stacking strong and sturdy players to engage in physical battles. Players like Wu Lei, who have good awareness, are not very useful. Moreover, Wu Lei will be 34 years old next year, and his physical fitness, speed, strength, and ability to compete will decline, making it more difficult for him to execute Ivan's all-out defensive strategy.
Secondly, the European iron gate will return
The player is Wu Shaocong, a central defender playing for Radomiak in the Polish Super League. Wu Shaocong is a post-00s player, a rare left-footed central defender with excellent football intelligence and some ability to play the ball. Looking at his characteristics, he has great potential for development. Since the Polish Super League does not start until February and Wu Shaocong currently has no matches or training tasks, he has already arrived in China and is qualified to participate in the team training. Ivan Kozlovic will not miss this opportunity to observe him.
Joining Wu Shaocong in returning should be another young central defender, Wu Mitijiang. This player has excellent physical qualities, is tough yet flexible, and is one of the few domestic central defenders with the ability to play the ball. Previously, Wu Mitijiang missed the national team due to injury, but now he has recovered and Ivan will definitely actively call him up.
Finally, five naturalized players are unavailable
Including Elkeson, Oscar, Li Ke, Serginho, and Hou Yongyong.
The reasons for the omission of these five players are as follows:
Elkeson is old, in poor form, and does not meet the tactical requirements.
Oscar and Serginho have not completed their naturalization procedures, and the Football Association is unlikely to make special arrangements.
Li Ke has a poor attitude, and Ivan emphasizes the spiritual aspects of the players.
Hou Yongyong still finds it difficult to impress the national team coaching staff.
There will be no major changes left, and the selected players should all be current mainstays of the national team or substitutes who have been selected multiple times.
Combining the above situations, the predicted training list is as follows.
Goalkeepers: Wang Dalei, Yan Junling, Han Jiaqi, Bao Yaxiong
Defenders: Jiang Guangtai, Zhu Chenjie, Wu Shaocong, Jiang Shenglong, Wu Mitijiang, Li Lei, Hu Hetao, Yang Zexiang, Gao Zhunyi
Midfielders: Li Yuan, Wang Shangyuan, Xie Weneng, Cheng Jin, Xu Haoyang, Huang Zhengyu, Wang Haijian, Wei Shihao, Lin Liangming, Cao Yongjing
Forwards: Zhang Yuning, Bai Helamu, Wang Ziming, Fernandinho
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