China's men's soccer team failed to get out of the lineup early in the fifth round of the 36-team World Qualifying Tournament with a 1-1 draw against Thailand at home. Reporter Wang Nan said that the head coach
Ivankovic (name)
ahead
confidence crisis
Nan Wang noted, "
national soccer team
The biggest difficulty against Thailand was the suspensions and injuries of the players. Wu Lei and Li Yuanyi were suspended, Zhang Yuning was injured, Gao Junyi had just had appendicitis surgery, and Li Shuai had returned to his club due to injury, all of which were part of the reason why the national soccer team was unable to get three points. In addition, Wang Zhen'ao, Xu Hao Yang, Baihe Lamu and Xie Wenneng represented the national football team for the first time, although some nervousness, but it also gives these players a better growth experience."
Wang Nan added: "Towards the end of the match, the national soccer team replaced Zhang Yuning and Jiang Shenglong, players with size advantage who had a clear advantage against Thailand. Perhaps we may feel that Ivankovic's substitution was a bit late. It can be clearly felt that after 3 games, Ivankovic has faced a certain crisis of confidence."
