Hu Lai once again followed Zhang Qinghuan and Ding Yuanhai was recruited to the national team to prepare for the top 12 matches.
He once again sat for 90 minutes in two games without getting even a symbolic chance to play.
He witnessed from the bench that Wilson's Chinese national team first lost to Australia 1:2 at home, and then lost to South Korea 0:3 away from home.
The real "Light of Asia" Park Soon-tae scored twice in this game and shined brightly, blinding the eyes of countless Chinese fans and causing many Chinese fans to collectively eat a lemon feast.
Ever since the 1:2 loss to Australia in the first home game, the media has been full of criticism of Wilson, and fans on the Internet are even more dissatisfied with Wilson's employment and tactics.
Think he is too conservative and unwilling to take risks.
It was obviously their home court, and even though their opponent, Australia, was indeed stronger, the Chinese team still played steadily and without passion. The two commentators, He Feng and Yan Kang, kept mentioning that the Chinese team's tactics were not aggressive enough.
, need to speed up.
As a result, Wilson did not start to speed up until the end of the game with 18 minutes left, but it was too late. Australia, which was leading by two goals, played very calmly and confidently.
Although the Chinese team pulled a goal back in the 86th minute, it did not help. There was really not much time left for them. But this in turn made everyone feel that if Wilson accelerated earlier, China
Can the team turn defeat into victory? In the last ten minutes of the game, the Chinese team played very well. The loss was not due to lack of effort by the players.
After the game, some media questioned why Wilson didn't make adjustments immediately after Australia scored the second goal at the beginning of the second half, instead of waiting until there were 18 minutes left in the game before changing tactics?
Some fans believe that if Wilson replaces Hu Lai on the field when he needs to score, it may have a miraculous effect. After all, in the Chinese Super League, no one can score goals better than Hu Lai. So the Chinese team has not
Being able to win the game against Australia has a lot to do with Wilson not giving Hulay a chance.
However, some people have different opinions on this - they believe that the reason why Hu Lai is so good at scoring goals in the league is because in the Flash Star Club, the entire team plays around Hu Lai. Zhao Kangming plays in Hu Lai
He was equipped with a powerful ball-making system around him and passed the ball to Hu Lai. This way he produced a top scorer.
But in the national team, there are obviously no such conditions. There are no people and no time for Hu Lai to practice new tactics with the national team.
Therefore, the problem with the loss to Australia was not that Wilson did not replace Hu Lai, but that Wilson's home tactics were too conservative. He wanted to win but was afraid of losing. As a result, he lost momentum and was completely suppressed by his opponents at his home court.
As for losing to the South Korean team in an away game, there is nothing to say - the skills are inferior to others, it is an away game, and the morale has also hit rock bottom after losing to Saudi Arabia and Australia in succession.
At the same time, Wilson was obviously under tremendous pressure after consecutive defeats, so he chose a more aggressive and risky strategy this time when playing South Korea in an away game, hoping to compete with the South Korean team. In an interview with reporters before the game, Wilson
At that time, he also said that he would let the Chinese team show courage in the game and defeat the South Korean team in the away game.
As a result, they ran into Park Soon-tae, who was in full form, and the South Korean team finally beat the defense to a pulp.
Wilson's words after the game were ridiculed on the Korean Internet. Not only did the Chinese team lose the ball, they also lost people.
Chinese fans are really as frustrated as they want to be, and unhappy as much as they want.
Naturally, they vented all these emotions on the national football team.
Someone ridiculed on the Internet, "The National Olympic team just opened a door for Chinese football at the Olympics. Now the national team has not only closed the door, closed the window, and finally welded them all together"...
This is quite gentle, there are many words that are many times worse than this.
After all, after these two top-12 matches, the schedule of the top-12 qualifying matches for this World Cup is almost halfway over, but the Chinese team's ranking is very dangerous.
They fell from third place in the previous group to fifth place in the group, second to last, and currently only have three points.
South Korea has three wins and one draw in four games, ranking first with ten points. Australia has won two games in a row and is ranked second with eight points. Saudi Arabia was tied with Qatar away from home in the fourth round and ranked third with six points.
, Qatar surpassed the Chinese team by five points and ranked fourth. The UAE still has not won a game and ranks sixth with zero points.
Judging from this ranking, the Chinese team's chances of getting the top two in the group and qualifying for the World Cup are slim.
Angry Chinese fans demanded Wilson resign online. However, after Wilson returned from South Korea, a stubborn old German man, he said in an interview that he would not resign voluntarily. He did not think that the Chinese team had lost the opportunity to enter the United States and Canada.
The hope of the World Cup, after all, there are still six group matches left.
"I will go all out with my team and fight to the end!"
This is what he said when facing reporters' microphones and cameras.
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On the plane flying back to Jincheng from the capital, Zhang Qinghuan noticed that Hu Lai was a little disappointed because he was rarely silent the whole time, which did not fit his image.
No need to ask, Zhang Qinghuan knew why Hu Lai was like this.
Isn't it because he sat on the bench and watched the show in four consecutive top 12 games?
If the team can win, it will be fine, and being a substitute is just a substitute.
However, the team lost three of the four games, and Hu Laidu could only be a spectator in these three games. For him who is used to being the arrogant player in the club and the Olympic team, he will definitely not be able to adapt to this kind of substitution.
Days of sitting on the bench.
So he enlightened: "Don't worry, I see that many people on the Internet are calling on Wilson to give you a chance. He is under so much pressure now. Maybe we will let you play when we play Qatar? You know that you are playing
Qatar is so exciting..."
Hulay scored five goals in nine minutes against Qatar when he was in the Olympic team, and even beat Qatar to death after the game. This time he went to the Madrid Olympics and actually sent a postcard to the Qatar Football Association and told the story.
Put it on social networks, and the hatred value will be full.
Everyone will naturally look forward to how he will perform in the national team against Qatar.
Hu Lai was not in a better mood after being enlightened by Zhang Qinghuan. He shook his head and said: "Brother Huan, to be honest, if we continue to fight like this, I feel that it means nothing if I don't qualify. I'm afraid it won't change the result that we miss the World Cup again."
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What he said was a bit pessimistic, but it touched the hearts of many people.
Why is the public response so loud now? Isn't it because many people have the same worries as Hu Lai, worried that if this continues, the Chinese team will only become spectators in the next World Cup.
When the World Cup finals are bustling, everyone in China will go, except the football team. How embarrassing will that be...
Ding Yuanhai heard Hu Lai sigh. This was the first time he heard this young man say depressing words. It could be seen that he was really shocked. He quickly comforted him: "It doesn't matter, Hu Lai, you are still young. There will be many things in the future."
The chance... is better than me? I will be thirty-one when the next top 12 tournament is held, who knows if the national team will still have me or not..."
Among the three current international players in the Flash Stars, the only one who can play stably in the Chinese team is Zhang Qinghuan.
Ding Yuanhai, like Hu Lai, is a character who sits on the bench and watches the show.
As a central defender, he has not yet been able to challenge the position of captains Yao Huasheng and Mao Junzheng.
Ding Yuanhai's advantage is that in addition to being a central defender, he can also play as a right back. Bringing him alone is equivalent to bringing two substitutes, which is why he has been selected for the national team many times.
But after coming in, I didn’t play many games. I only played twice in the top 12 games, and the total time did not exceed 20 minutes.
If he cannot participate in this World Cup, then next time the Chinese team starts to compete in the World Cup, he may not even be able to enter the national team.
After all, he was old at that time, so I don't know what state he was in.
Why is the World Cup so worthy of attention for professional players, even though the technical content of the World Cup is far inferior to that of the Champions League.
In addition to the national honor, it is also because it is held every four years and is extremely rare for professional players.
How many four years can a player's career last? Except for the rookie stage when he first enters professional football and the time when he goes downhill at the end of his career, the time it takes for a professional player to mature in terms of physical fitness, technical ability, and experience level is probably no more than seven years.
In eight years, it would be considered good to be able to participate in two World Cups after playing a full game.
For many Chinese players, missing out on qualifying for the World Cup may mean missing out on the only opportunity in their entire careers.
After all, not every player can maintain his form for a long time like Qin Lin and become an indispensable person for the national team.
In Ding Yuanhai's eyes, as long as Hu Lai is not seriously injured, he is almost the next Qin Lin, with no problem at all in terms of ability.
He is only 21 years old and has already been selected for the national team and participated in the top 12 tournament.
Even if he failed to qualify in the end, he had accumulated experience to some extent. Four years later, he would only be twenty-five years old, which is the age when a professional player begins to reach his peak. By then, if he participates in the top 12 tournament again, the chances of success will be high.
It will be much higher than it is now.
That's why he comforted Hu Lai and advised him to be more open-minded and take a long-term view.
Of course what he said is correct.
But Hu Lai shook his head and declined Ding Yuanhai's kindness: "When I think of waiting four years, I get anxious..."
Li Qingqing has participated in the World Cup once, but I have not participated in it. If she misses this opportunity again, then she will participate in the World Cup twice, and I have not participated in one... I will be trapped!
Ding Yuanhai smiled: "You are only twenty-one years old, Hu Lai, what are you worried about?"
"I'm worried for Brother Huan!" Hu Lai said confidently, "Brother Huan will be twenty-eight years old in four years."
Before Zhang Qinghuan opened his mouth and had time to speak, Ding Yuanhai said: "Wouldn't that be better? Twenty-eight-year-old Zhang Qinghuan is at his peak, plus you, who are twenty-five years old..."
"But think about it, Old Ding. Brother Huan, who is at his peak, is participating in the World Cup for the first time. His peak state is all spent on experiencing the World Cup for the first time... What a waste! If you can go to the World Cup this time, accumulate experience and adapt
After the World Cup, let’s go there next time, isn’t Brother Ding Huan just useful?”
Ding Yuanhai was stunned when he heard what Hu Lai said, because he suddenly realized that the person in front of him was a super genius who had said "My dream is to wear the Chinese team jersey and win the World Cup" in front of so many media...
I always thought that if I could participate in the World Cup once, I would have no regrets for the rest of my life, but obviously the other party didn't think so.
The first trip to the World Cup was just to gain experience. They also want to participate in the second, third, and more World Cups.
Hu Lai hopes that the Chinese team can be like the two neighbors next door and never miss every World Cup finals.
This ambition...
Zhang Qinghuan closed his open mouth again, imagining what a grand occasion it would be if the Chinese team could participate in the World Cup every time.
He couldn't imagine it.
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