The national football team recently announced its squad for the Asian Cup, but it has sparked widespread discussion. Some have questioned whether this is a decision at the top, suggesting that the national team seems to be more inclined to take four goalkeepers than to give two naturalised players a chance. Some fans even called for head coach Jankovic to resign voluntarily after 3 games.
The national team plans to train in Shanghai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates from December 17 to January 7 before heading to Qatar for the Asian Cup. Some people originally thought that players such as Li Ke and Gao Tianyi, who did not perform well in the World Preliminaries, would be abandoned, but unexpectedly they still appeared in the list. On the contrary, Li Yuan.
1. Li Titian and two naturalized Brazilian players, Exxon and Fernando, were once again absent from the list.
There are a total of 26 people on the training list this time, and the most surprising thing is that in addition to the previous Yan Junling, Wang Dalei, and Liu Dianzuo, there is also Jian Tao from Chengdu Rongcheng. Considering that it is difficult for Wang Dalei and Liu Dianzuo to have a chance to play, people can't help but ask why they have to summon Jian Tao again?
This can't help but remind people of the scene when Li Tie summoned Dong Chunyu. Despite bringing four goalkeepers, why didn't Ackerson and Fernando be given a chance?The two have never played since Jankovic took over, and Fernando has not been selected for the squad once. Although Ackerson's form is not as good as it used to be, his on-court performance and organisational skills are still top-notch. And Fernando has been in good shape in Shandong Taishan, isn't he as good as Chen Puxiang?
Jankovic's refusal to call up Exxon and Fernando may not have been motivated by personal will, but by the arrangements of the top, otherwise it would be difficult to find other explanations. In the upcoming Asian Cup, the national team will face Lebanon, Tajikistan and the host Qatar in the group stage.
In the last Asian Cup, the national team coached by Lippi reached the top 8. If Jankovic leads the national team to fail to break through even in the group stage this time, then the prediction of the fans may come true: automatic resignation after 3 games!Indeed, if the national team loses to Tajikistan and Lebanon in the group stage, even if they can reach the round of 18, it will cast doubt on their performance in the World Qualifiers. After all, who team can match their opponents in the group stage of the Asian Cup?
At present, the national team is only ranked 3rd in the group stage of the second stage of the World Preliminary Championships, and even if it successfully advances to the round of 18, it is difficult to have much hope.