In the final match of the top 12, they lost 0-2 to Oman and ended the World Preliminary Tournament with 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses. Who should pay for the defeat of the national football team?

　　In the early morning of the 30th, the Chinese team lost to the Oman team 0-2 in the final round of the World Preliminary Asian Top 12 Group Stage, and ended the current World Preliminary Tournament with a score of 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses.

　　Compared with the 12 points obtained in the last 12 rounds, the points of the Chinese team in this competition have been discounted by 50%. Whether it is a vertical comparison with the team's past records, or external comparison with other teams in the top 12 competition, the national football team has a 50% discount. The results of this year's top 12 are all unqualified. Such results are ashamed of the fans who care about and support Chinese football, and of course those practitioners in various industries who have silently paid for the team.

So, who should pay for the Chinese team's 5 consecutive defeats in the World Preliminaries?

Who should pay for this team's bottomless decline?

Questions like this require serious answers.

Combined with the failure of a series of unconventional and routine operations such as the "naturalization project" and "coaching change", the outside world needs someone to come forward and sincerely apologize for the complete defeat of the national football team.

　　2 goals defeat Oman national football team with only 6 points

　　Shortly after the national football defeat in Muscat, the Saudi team in the same group defeated the Australian team 1-0, thus securing the top spot in the group.

The Saudi team and the second-placed Japanese team in the Qatar World Cup finals have 23 points and 22 points respectively, while the Chinese team's 6 points are less than 1/3 of the two teams, and even less than the third place in the group. Half of the qualifying Australian team's points (15 points).

In this way, the early exit of the Chinese team is completely in line with the laws of football.

In other words, with the current strength, the Chinese team simply does not have the weight to compete for tickets to the World Cup.

　　Why is the result of the team's 2-goal defeat to the Oman team so bad for the majority of fans after the national football team is out?

This is because from the game process to the result, they can't see hope at all, and they can't even have the slightest optimism about the preparations for the next new cycle.

"There is no worst, only worse", similar voices have long been shrouded in the national football team.

　　By convention, the national team will face a profound or all-round summary every time it ends a competition journey.

For the current internal and external reasons for the weakness of the Chinese men's football team, the external analysis has already gone through round after round.

Compared with summarizing lessons, the national football team needs more practical solutions to solve the dilemma.

　　The coach did not leave the field for a long time after the game

　　A media person who went to the front of the national football expedition revealed that after the national football away game against Oman, coach Li Xiaopeng stood in the center of the field and did not leave the field for a long time.

At the post-match press conference, Li Xiaopeng bluntly attributed the poor record of the national football team to the current top 12 as "insufficient strength".

Even so, if the team's team building and preparations are more perfect, then even if they can't imagine qualifying, they can at least "end this World Preliminary Tournament with relative dignity and dignity" as the fans and team members expected.

　　Until the national football team left Muscat in the early morning of the 30th local time, the Chinese Football Association had not made an official evaluation of the performance of the national football team in this top 12 tour.

　　How to solve the predicament is thought-provoking

　　In fact, Li Xiaopeng, the new coach who took office after the 6 rounds of the top 12, may not be able to judge whether to stay or leave next.

Compared with disappointed and even desperate fans, Li Xiaopeng's coaching in the past 4 rounds of World Preliminary matches is tantamount to experiencing "fire".

For his use of soldiers, the outside world has more or less criticized, but it is impossible to expect him to reverse the team's decline in less than 80 days.

When Lippi, the famous coach with the halo of the World Cup champion coach, retreated after finding excuses for the top 40 in the preliminaries of the current World Cup, it was obviously unkind to expect young local coaches to turn corruption into magic.

Li Xiaopeng did not apologize after the game. To be precise, the deep responsibility of the national football team is difficult to return, which no coach can afford.

　　Judging from the re-use of young players such as Zhu Chenjie and Dai Weijun by the coaching staff in the last few rounds of the top 12, the Chinese team, which has already started preparations for the 2023 Asian Cup, will start a new round of personnel replacement after the end of the current World Preliminaries.

Among the international players in this Western Expedition, quite a number of veteran players will inevitably fade out of the national team, whether they are active or passive, to "make room" for young players.

Whether the newcomer can get on top in time depends not only on his own ability and attitude, but also on the future team construction mode and specific direction.

If the decision is made incorrectly, the rule of losing every four years will still not be broken, and the Chinese team and even Chinese football will still be in deep trouble.

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　　The national football ranking dropped to tenth in Asia

　　After Muscat lost to Oman with 2 goals away, the Chinese team ended their journey to the top 12 in the Asian region of the Qatar World Qualifiers.

The result of losing to the Oman team also made the Chinese team's world ranking be overtaken by their opponents, falling to tenth place in Asia.

　　In the 12th minute, Oman's No. 4 Allawi dribbled the ball into the penalty area from the left and swayed to shoot the far corner. The ball drew a wonderful arc and fell into the dead corner of the Chinese team's goal.

In the 74th minute, the Chinese team's back line was completely out of position and completely exposed to the opponent. Fawaz quickly plugged in to form a single-handed break.

In addition, the Oman team has also scored many good chances and is obviously stronger than the Chinese team in terms of threat. In the end, scoring two goals can also be regarded as "saving face" for the Chinese team.

　　This is also the first time that the Chinese team has lost to Oman in the competition, and it has lost to 5 opponents in the group stage of this round of 12.

So far, the group stage of the top 12 in the Asian region has all ended, and the Japanese team, Saudi team, Iran team and South Korea team have directly qualified for the World Cup.

Australia will play the UAE team in a play-off for a place in the final match against South America's fifth-placed team.

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　　Delayed return date may affect Chinese Super League

　　At 4:22 a.m. on March 30, local time, a flight carrying the Chinese men's football delegation arrived in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates from Muscat, Oman, and then the whole team rushed to the resident hotel in Sharjah.

According to a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily, due to the impact of the epidemic, the entry point of the Chinese team and the Chinese U23 team returning to China has been adjusted from Shanghai to Haikou.

Since it takes time and a series of formalities to implement the itinerary, the two national teams are likely to stay in Sharjah for a few days, and it is expected that they will not be able to return home until this weekend at the earliest.

Also affected by the epidemic, the new season of the Chinese Super League may not be able to start on April 23 according to the initial schedule. The Chinese Football Association and the Chinese Football Federation preparatory team have already made arrangements for the "League to start after the May 1st International Labor Day". 's plan.

　　On the evening of March 29, local time, the Oman team was defeated by 2 goals in Muscat, thus ending the trip to the top 12 in the Asian region of the World Preliminaries. The Chinese team left Maas at 3:30 a.m. local time on the 30th. Carter, and then flew to Sharjah, UAE.

　　Because the flight distance between the two places is only more than 300 kilometers, the entire flight time is less than an hour, and the team's flight also arrived in Sharjah at 4:22 a.m. local time on the 30th.

After arriving at the destination, the whole team immediately drove to the Four Points by Sheraton hotel.

After receiving a nucleic acid test at the hotel and having a simple breakfast, the entire team returned to the room to rest in the early morning of the 30th local time.

　　It is understood that the Chinese team and the U23 national football team who stayed in the same hotel originally planned to leave the United Arab Emirates as soon as March 31 to return to China, then enter Shanghai, and finally go to Suzhou for closed isolation and training at the same time.

However, due to the impact of the epidemic, the two national teams had to adjust their return and entry points to Haikou City.

Due to the change in the itinerary, the Chinese Football Association working group had to contact relevant parties to implement the return of the two teams.

The specific details and procedures involved in the work are more complicated and take time, so the team has to continue to stay in Sharjah for a few days, and it is expected that it will not be able to return to China until around April 3 at the earliest.

　　According to the epidemic prevention regulations, after the two national teams return to China, all members must strictly implement various epidemic prevention regulations including medical isolation and observation.

Therefore, once the two national teams return to China on April 3 or later, the quarantine will not be lifted until late April at the earliest.

If the Chinese Super League kicks off on April 23 as originally planned, it will be difficult for players from both teams to return to the club team in time to participate in the initial stage of the league.

　　In fact, affected by the national epidemic, the new season of the Chinese Super League will most likely start in a group format.

As for the start date, although the current target of the Chinese Football Association and the preparatory group of the Chinese Football Federation is still "April 23", the event organizers have still made plans for possible force majeure factors.

　　While actively promoting the preparatory work for the start of the league, the Chinese Football Association and the Chinese Football Federation preparatory team are also stepping up the selection of candidate divisions for the league.

It is reported that some cities, including Wuhan, are expected to undertake the first stage of the Chinese Super League in the new season.

As for other arrangements, it is up to all parties to adapt according to the actual situation.

　　This group of articles / reporter Xiao Xun

　　Coordination / Photo courtesy of Wang Haozhou / Xinhua News Agency