The date of the new national football training concentration has been advanced

Only Axon and Jiang Guangtai were recruited for naturalized players

According to the plan, the Chinese men's football team will gather in Dalian City on June 6 to prepare for the upcoming two international A warm-up matches against Myanmar and Palestine on June 10 and 6. National football coach Jankovic plans to watch two Chinese Super League matches on June 16 and 20, and then officially finalize the new national team training list. It is understood that the new national football training lineup has not changed much compared with the previous training lineup. Among the naturalized (naturalized) players, only two Axon and Jiang Guangtai joined the team. Alan and Luo Guofu, two naturalized players who play in the Brazilian professional league, are affected by the long distance between China and Brazil, personal wishes and other factors, it is difficult to return to the national football team in the short term, and the chance of representing the team in the World Preliminary Round and Asian Cup is no longer high.

The first phase of the Chinese Super League ended on June 6

The national football concentration day is set for June 6

According to the calendar, the first stage (first 12 rounds) of the Chinese Super League will be played on June 6. The Chinese team had originally planned to regroup on June 9 for the two international warm-up games of the month, so that the international players could get a proper rest.

However, the national football coaching staff, with Jankovic as the main coach, decided to bring forward the concentration day to June 6 in order to "make full use of the international break cycle" and seize the time to grind the team. It is understood that after the inspection of the first 10 rounds of the league, the national football coaching staff has finalized a candidate list of players for June training at the beginning of this week. However, due to "ideas" about the selection of individual positions, the coaching staff decided to review two more games this weekend before officially finalizing the roster.

In fact, before the national football team's training in March, the coaching staff had a list of more than 3 candidate international players, which collected almost the names of the best players at present. The selection of players trained by the national football team in June was generally implemented under the framework of this squad. Therefore, compared with the March training lineup, the overall training lineup in June has not changed much. However, due to factors such as the recruitment of 40 over-age players by the men's Asian Games team and injuries in some international leagues, individual candidates are facing adjustments.

How naturalized players are recruited

It is the focus of external attention

How naturalized players are recruited is the focus of attention from the outside world. The Beiqing News reporter understands that although the current management department of the Chinese Football Association national brand team has a special person responsible for "tracking" the information of all candidates who play for overseas clubs, including naturalized players Alan and Luo Guofu, but considering the limited training time of the team in June, September and October, and the long distance between China and Pakistan, it has been confirmed that the two of them will not be recruited to participate in the training and warm-up matches arranged between the league in this and the next two periods. In other words, the range of naturalized (naturalized) players recruited by the current training center of the national football team will be concentrated on four people: Jiang Guangtai, Axon, Li Ke, and Fernando. Among them, Jiang Guangtai and Axon maintained full attendance in the league for the harbor team and Rongcheng team respectively, and there is no doubt that they were selected. However, Li Ke and Fernando are injured and affected by their physical condition, and their league appearance rate is not high, and it is difficult for them to return to the national football team for the time being.

As for whether Allan and Luo Guofu can represent the national football team in the 2026 World Preliminary Round and the 2023 Asian Cup, the situation is not optimistic at present. In addition to realistic objective factors, what determines the prospects of the two returning to the team is their personal will. Prior to this, Luo Guofu had publicly stated that he would hang up his boots after the end of this season's Brazilian professional league. Allan has always focused on family, so it is difficult to predict whether he will be willing to continue to play for the national football team at that time.

Major problems plaguing the coaching staff

It was the international who was injured and called

Relatively speaking, the main problem currently plaguing the national football coaching staff is not the selection of naturalized players, but the injury situation of the international football team and the recruitment of over-age players by the men's Asian Games team. In fact, after the 10th round of the Chinese Super League was played on May 5 (this Monday), Jankovic's coaching team has preliminarily circled a shortlist for June training based on the previous inspection of international players. However, for individual positions, the coaching staff believes that further scrutiny is still necessary. Therefore, Jankovic decided to watch two more Chinese Super League matches in Beijing and Jinan this weekend to examine the target candidates of Guoan, Yatai, Taishan and Dalian.

So far, some of the candidates have been plagued by injuries. Among them, the injury of center Zhang Yuning has always touched the heart of national football coach Jankovic. Prior to this, Zhang Yuning had only made three league appearances this season, including only one start. The Beiqing News reporter learned that although Zhang Yuning's injury has improved, he will still not be able to play this weekend's home game against Yatai team, and he will not return until June 3 when he plays Dalian Renren at the earliest. Therefore, unless he has a stunning performance in the game, he will most likely miss the June national football training and will not be able to participate in the preparation of the men's Asian Games team as an over-age player.

The choice of a back-up candidate also struggled with Jankovic. It is understood that Wu Xi, who suffered serious injuries in the league before, has not resumed normal training in the club team. Recently, he will go to the hospital to take a film to confirm the recovery of the injured part. Therefore, it is a foregone conclusion that he will not be able to participate in the June training and warm-up of the national football team. For the national football team, the work of "replenishing the waist" is imminent. From the perspective of the league situation, in addition to Xu Xin and He Chao, who have been selected into the national football team's training team in March, Wang Qiuming from Tianjin Jinmen Tigers and Gao Tianyi from Beijing Guoan team performed well, and they all entered the national football coaching staff to inspect the vision. However, since the men's Asian Games team also needs to be replaced in the same position, the specific recruitment results still need to be negotiated by the managers of the two teams.

According to the custom, the coaches and management team members of the national football team will be held in Dalian City, the training place, one day before the players report to the city, on June 1, and the match between Dalian people at home and Guoan in the 6th round of the Chinese Super League will be played on the same day. The coaching staff of the national football team does not rule out the possibility of attending the game on the spot, as there may be new international injuries during the next two rounds of Chinese Super League matches, so the coaching staff does not rule out the possibility of recruiting individual players before and after the start of training.

It should be noted that in the selection of personnel, the national football team not only pays attention to the technical level and competitive status of the candidates, but also focuses on the comprehensive quality of the players, of which the "attitude of playing for the national team" is particularly important. Under Jankovic, there are no "big names", only ordinary players who dedicate themselves to the team.

Text/Reporter Xiao Zhao

Co-ordinator/Du Rui

(Beijing Youth Daily)