On August 21, Beijing time, the coach of the Chinese men's football team, Ivankovic, announced the new 27-member training list of the national team through live broadcast. These internationals will also represent the Chinese men's football team in the first two rounds of the round of 18 against Japan and Saudi Arabia, so what are the highlights of this list that fans should pay attention to?
Aspect 1: Shenhua 8 people become big international players, Luneng 6 people, 4 people in Haigang, and 0 people in Rongcheng
In this national football team's 27-person training list, as many as 8 people from Shenhua were selected. They are Bao Yaxiong, Zhu Chenjie, Jiang Shenglong, Yang Zexiang, Xu Haoyang, Xie Pengfei, Wang Haijian, Fernando, but Shenhua's outstanding Gao Tianyi, Wu Xi, and Yu Hanchao did not have a chance. Taishan ranks second with 6 people, while the Chinese Super League leader Shanghai Port has only 4 people, and the old giant Guoan has only 3 people. In addition, due to the defeat of Wei Shihao and Ackerson, Chengdu Rongcheng, which ranks third in the Chinese Super League this season, rarely has no one selected.
Aspect 2: 2 newcomers were selected, 7 people were given up by Ivan, and Wei Shihao was in the list
Compared with the list of the previous training camp,Wang Zhenao, Li Shuai, Wei Shihao, Aikeson, Gao Tianyi, Fang Hao, Xie Weijun, etc7 people were unsuccessful. The new players are:Wei Zhen, Li Lei, Wang Haijian, Lin Liangming, Zhang Yuning(Li Lei and Zhang Yuning were later called up to the squad), of which Wei Zhen and Wang Haijian were selected for the first time for the Chinese men's football team coached by Ivan, and Wang Haijian was selected for the national team for the first time in his career.
Aspect 3: Based on defense Ivan brought 4 midfielders
In this issue of the national football training list, Ivan brought four backs, Wang Shangyuan, Li Yuanyi, Huang Zhengyu, Wang Haijian, in the face of Japan and Saudi Arabia, which are much stronger than themselves, Ivan finally returned to pragmatism and no longer insisted on playing the aggressive single back.
Aspect 4: The average age of the new phase of the national football team is 28.7 years old, 0.4 years older than the previous period
The average age of the 27 international players on the current training list of the national football team is 28.7 years old, which is obviously a bit older. According to previous media reports, the average age of the previous national football team was 28.3 years old, and the average age of the new national football team increased by 0.4 years. The work of updating the national football team still has a long way to go.
Aspect 5: There are as many as 5 post-00s in the list of the national football team in this issue
These 5 post-00s are Zhu Chenjie, Jiang Shenglong, Wang Haijian, Xie Wenneng, and Bai Helamu. Among them, Baihelam was born in 2003 and is the youngest international player to compete in the round of 18. These five people are expected to be reused by Ivan in the round of 18 and carry the flag in the national team.