Behind the successive home victories of Taishan and Shenhua, it was largely the manager's second-half command that played a key role. The experience of watching these two AFC Champions League matches made many fans pull their thoughts back to the recent 1-2 defeat of Saudi Arabia by the national soccer team. After the match, the national football team manager Ivan's substitution strategy was questioned by many. Now, the victories of Taishan and Shenhua have once again aroused the attention of the national football coach Ivan. As long as Ivan doesn't make any fatal mistakes in his field command, the national football team is expected to beat Saudi Arabia at home.
There is no denying that there are indeed differences between club matches and national team matches, especially since Chinese Super League teams generally have the presence of foreign aiders. However, we have said goodbye to the era of gold dollar soccer, and the foreign aid in the team has become more civilian. Even so, Chinese Super League teams with foreign aid have shown more resilience compared to the national soccer team, and even if they lose at home, they can still rely on their backbone to turn the situation around.
From this point of view, the national football team may be able to gain some insights from this: we urgently need to naturalize 2-3 strong foreign players. Once we have these naturalized players, the local players of the national football team will be more confident on the field, and it will be easier for them to adapt to the rhythm of the game in the Chinese Super League. As long as the Chinese Super League team can play their own technical and tactical level in the AFC Champions League, I believe that the national football team is expected to break through the boundaries of Asia and impact the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Two AFC Champions League victories have shown the way forward for the Chinese men's soccer team. In order to excel in the coming 18-team tournament, the national soccer team's head coach Ivan needs to get rid of his confusion about field command. At the same time, the FA should also start thinking about the strategy of naturalizing players. By naturalizing only 2-3 Chinese Super League (CSL) foreign aiders, the overall strength of the national football team will be significantly improved.
