On the evening of September 9, the Chinese men’s football team went to the infield of Dalian Barracuda Bay Professional Stadium for on-field training before the second round of the top 18 match. Judging from the recent team training situation, goalkeeper Bao Yaxiong, midfielder W

According to the regulations of FIFA and AFC, each team participating in the top 18 can register up to 23 players for each game. Take the national football team's away game against Japan in the first round of the top 18 as an example. Among the 27 players participating in this national football training camp, midfielder Xie Pengfei, Cheng Jin, midfielder Huang Zhengyu, and goalkeeper Bao Yaxiong were assigned the same position. Affected by factors such as relatively abundant personnel reserves, the team failed to make it into the 23-man registration lineup for the game.

However, as a reporter from Beiqing Daily learned previously, the player registration candidates for each round of the National Football Team's top 18 matches will be flexibly adjusted based on competition needs, personnel injuries and other factors. Based on the team’s preparations in recent days, the national football coaching staff has finalized the lineup of players for the China and Saudi Arabia games. At present, the three players who have not been able to register for the China and Saudi Arabia games are goalkeeper Bao Yaxiong, midfielder Wang Haijian and central defender Wei Zhen. In Ivan's view, these players either have relatively little experience in international competitions, or their overall abilities are slightly inferior to other players in the same position, so the coaching staff can only reluctantly part with them.

It is worth noting that forwards Xie Pengfei, Cheng Jin, and midfielder Huang Zhengyu, who have not been able to register for the Chinese and Japanese games, will have a high probability of entering the registration list for the Chinese and Saudi games. This is actually because their technical characteristics meet the tactical needs of this game. For example, after Liu Yang retired due to injury, although Li Lei will replace him as the main left back, the national football team still needs other substitutes at the same position. In the previous group confrontation training of the team, Huang Zhengyu had played as a left back. Huang Zhengyu's almost "sticky" style of defense is deeply appreciated by Ivan. Although Xie Pengfei's physical confrontation ability is relatively weak, his personal dribbling ability and footwork are outstanding, and he has a prominent tactical role. Cheng Jin's brave style and ability to play both in and out provide the coaching staff with more options.

Source: Beiqing Sports