Just as the prelude to the Big 12 kicked off, the situation became surprisingly complicated.
First of all, the national football team's own problems are exposed, from the formation adjustment, tactical use to staffing, Li Tie's command seems to be in chaos. Faced with such opponents as Australia and Japan, the strength gap is obvious, the loss of the game in the expected, but if the replacement of Lippi in charge of the marshal's seal, the result may be very different. In the match with Vietnam, the opponent's strength is limited, but the national football team nearly met Waterloo. On the road against Saudi Arabia, 2: 3 loss is not only regrettable, but also exposed the team's cowardice, if Gao Hongbo in danger, may be able to reverse the situation.
Secondly, the perception of Oman is also skewed.
Looking back to the 2001 World Qualification Asian Zone 10, Oman for the first time among the World Qualification Asian Zone final round, the national football team home and away double Oman, to ensure the qualification for the 2002 World Cup. However, 20 years later, Oman's strength is not what it used to be. In the last 4 meetings, the national football team won 2 and lost 2, with equal strength. in the friendly match on January 3, 2015, the national football team beat Oman 4: 1. But in this 12 rounds of the tournament, Oman first round will be cold away 1:0 beat "Asia first" Japan, the second round of 0:1 loss Saudi Arabia, occupy the field advantage, the third round of 1:3 loss to Australia, once equalized the score, the whole game shot 9 times, shot 5 times, the performance is noteworthy. The 4th round was a 3:1 reversal of Vietnam.
Li Tie is accustomed to using the double striker combination of Wu Lei and Aixon, and pays little attention to the two naturalized foreign aiders, Alan and Luo Guofu. However, the actual battle proved that Wu Lei and Yang Xu, like the same, are "abusive" striker. This season, he made 10 appearances in La Liga, but he didn't get anything. In the 12 strong match, facing Australia, Japan and Saudi Arabia and other strong teams, Wu Lei also can not get goals. In the matches with Japan and Saudi Arabia, Alan and Luo Guofu's performance was noteworthy, more suitable for the confrontation with strong teams.
Today, the national soccer team is facing Oman is not a weak team, like Denmark at Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup. The national soccer team, on the other hand, is like Germany at Euro 2020, and it's hard to win against opponents whose strength is lower than their own. If Li Tie has the guts, he might as well let Alan and Luo Guofu start, and put Wu Lei on the bench.
