31 people were selected for the "Ivan Phase 1" list, 5 newcomers were included, Fernando and Exxon returned
New players + naturalized national football team’s new roster has been expanded
Yesterday afternoon, the Chinese Football Association announced through official channels the list of new coach Ivankovic for the first national football training session.
The foreign coaching team of the national football team, headed by Ivankovic, recruited as many as 31 people to participate in this training session on the recommendation of the Chinese coach.
Among them, five players including Wang Zhenao, Cheng Jin, Zhao Bo, Li Yuanyi, and Xie Weneng were selected for the first time.
Three naturalized players including Exon, Li Ke and Fernando have returned to the team.
As the team's unbeatable candidates for many years, Wu Xi and Tan Long both lost this time, marking that Ivan has accelerated the upgrading of the national football team since he took office.
31 people were included in the "Ivan Phase 1"
A few hours after Ivankovic met with the media as the new coach of the national football team, the Chinese Football Association officially announced the new national football training notice yesterday afternoon.
The above shows that a total of 31 players are included in the "Ivan Phase 1" national football training lineup.
The outside world is somewhat surprised by this list.
First of all, the training lineup of 31 people has increased to a certain extent compared with the maximum of 26 people in training during Jankovic's coaching period.
Because he took office for such a short period of time, Ivan needs to conduct intensive training to examine players at close range, especially some players he is not familiar with and who were recommended by Chinese assistants.
For example, naturalized players Exon, Li Ke, and midfielder Gao Tianyi do not have a high appearance rate in club matches, so Ivan needs to take advantage of the training camp to judge whether they have the strength to stay in the national team.
5 emerging players selected for the first time
According to a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily, when Ivan decided to accept the invitation from the Chinese Football Association, he made it clear that he was very confident in leading the Chinese team into the 2026 World Cup finals.
In his opinion, a team that aims to compete in the World Cup should obviously not score a single goal in a major competition like the Asian Cup.
Regarding future team reorganization, he made clear one requirement at that time, that is, the Chinese team should recruit aggressive players, especially those who can threaten and score goals on the offensive end.
Among the 31 players in the new national football training lineup, a total of 5 players were selected for the national football team for the first time.
Among them, Taishan team's forward Xie Weneng, Zhejiang team's offensive midfielder Cheng Jin, and defender Wang Zhen'ao are under the age of 30.
Xie Wenneng, who has gradually become an important member of the Taishan team's offense since last season, is only 23 years old. He is exactly the type of player with offensive attributes that Ivan needs.
The selection of Wang Zhenao and Zhao Bo was mainly due to their impressive performance in the Super Cup or the first round of the Chinese Super League.
The age structure of players will be optimized as soon as possible
Among the 26 people who participated in the 18th Asian Cup, as many as 8 people were not selected for the new national football team. They are goalkeeper Jian Tao, defenders Xu Haofeng and Wu Shaocong, midfielders Wu Xi, Wang Qiuming, Xu Xin, Liu Binbin and Forward Tan Long.
Among them, Liu Binbin and Wu Shaocong are currently suffering from injuries, and there is a high possibility of returning to the team in the future.
Jian Tao and Xu Haofeng currently have no advantage in the competition for their respective positions.
Among the 31 players, including Li Yuanyi and Zhao Bo who joined the team for the first time, a total of 14 players are over 30 years old.
The 35-year-old Wu Xi, the veteran captain of the national football team who started in the first round of the Chinese Super League, seemed a bit surprised to be defeated this time, but it also sent a signal-Ivan needs to optimize the age structure of the players as soon as possible.
Wu Xi was troubled by age and injuries and was unable to give the team more support in the Asian Cup.
In this case, the coaching staff selected Lee Won-il, who is good at running, has a strong desire to attack, and has a balance of offense and defense. They also recruited Cheng Jin, a technical midfielder whose style is similar to retired international Park Sung.
Like Wu Xi, Tan Long's 36-year-old age limits his performance to a certain extent. His failure to be selected is in sharp contrast to Xie Weneng's selection.
Healthy competition and adjustment will become the norm
The return of many familiar faces to the national football lineup is also attracting attention. Since Exxon returned to the Chinese Super League last year, his form has been up and down, and he was excluded from the national football Asian Cup lineup by then coach Jankovic.
After the national football team lost the Asian Cup with zero goals and zero wins, some people in the industry have spoken out, believing that if Exxon can participate in the Asian Cup, the Chinese team's offensive performance may be more ideal.
In the first round of the Chinese Super League of the new season, both Exon and Li Ke had no playing records. The national football team called them up this time. Obviously Ivan still hopes to personally inspect their abilities. The situation is similar to the situation when Gao Tianyi was called up.
It should be noted that according to the competition rules of the top 36 of the World Preliminaries and the team's participation needs, Ivan's coaching team can take up to 26 players to the away game in Singapore in the third round of the top 36.
This means that at least 5 players will be "swiped" after training in Shenzhen.
Since Ivankovic will clearly recruit 2 to 3 new players in each national football training session, healthy competition and adjustments within the national football team will become the norm.
New training list
Shanghai Seaport: Wu Lei, Zhang Linpeng, Yan Junling, Jiang Guangtai, Wang Zhenao, Li Shuai, Li Ang
Shandong Taishan: Wang Dalei, Liu Yang, Gao Zhunyi, Chen Pu, Xie Weneng, Li Yuanyi, Fernando
Zhejiang occupation: Zhao Bo, Cheng Jin
Chengdu Chengdu: Wei Shihao, Exon
Shanghai Shenhua: Dai Weijun, Zhu Chenjie, Jiang Shenglong, Gao Tianyi, Xie Pengfei
Beijing Guoan: Li Lei, Lin Liangming, Zhang Yuning, Li Ke
Three Towns of Wuhan: Liu Dianzuo, Deng Hanwen
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger: Patton
Henan Football Club: Wang Shangyuan
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Ivankovic: The goal is to advance to the World Cup
Yesterday morning, the new Croatian coach of the National Football Team Ivankovic met with the media in Tianjin.
He said that his work goal is to lead the Chinese team to the World Cup.
Ivankovic said: "The time between now and the game against Singapore is very tight. Everyone knows that the league has just started, and the players do not get into the state so quickly. They need to urgently train and adjust their state through training. Our first goal is to enter the top 18 through the game. , Our ultimate goal is to form a strong national team to achieve the ultimate goal and enable the Chinese team to appear in the World Cup."
In addition, Ivankovic specially introduced his three compatriot assistants, and also affirmed the active role of the three Chinese assistants Zheng Zhi, Shao Jiayi, and Chen Tao.
The rumors about "Ivan refusing to use Chinese assistants" are self-evident.
It is understood that another non-Croatian foreign technical analyst will also join the national football team in the near future to participate in coaching work after completing the visa procedures.
This article/reporter Xiao Nan
Coordinator/Wang Yong