He Wei was also a little surprised when he saw He Chao on the scene: "He Chao replaced Yin Hongbo?" Although he proved his ability in the U23 Asian Cup, he has also been selected for the national team several times. But there are not many opportunities to play, does Lippi want to take this opportunity to let He Chao learn a little more defensive experience and awareness around Zheng Zhi and Liang Xin? ”

Partner Xu Yang slowly added: "Lippi should have greater considerations, don't forget that there are only three months left in the World Cup, and it is impossible for Lippi to employ people without purpose at this time." ”

Xu Yang's words are actually obvious hints, and fans naturally understand them.

Obviously, the Chinese team is still sitting on the field with more experienced and mature skills Hao Junmin, Zhang Xizhe and Huang Bowen, but Lippi chose the young He Chao!

plus Wen Zhihao and Liang Xin, as well as Liu Ruofan, who was selected for the first time...... Could it be that Lippi intends to set off a storm of youth dominated by young players on a big stage like the World Cup?

Although everyone is happy to see Lippi inject a lot of fresh blood into the national team, they are more worried about whether such an approach will help the seedlings? What's more, the World Cup is the top temple in the football world, and its status in the hearts of Chinese fans is even more extraordinary. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a football dream shared by all Chinese fans. Lippi dares to take young players to Russia, which is equivalent to betting on his own reputation in the eyes of Chinese fans.

Chinese fans are very realistic. According to the grouping of the Chinese team. The possibility of going home after all three defeats is not small, will Lippi be directly drowned in the saliva of the media and fans at that time, and will the Football Association dump the pot on the coaching staff?

This is by no means alarmist, Serbian coach Milutinovic, who led the national team to the World Cup in Japan and South Korea last time, is a lesson from the past.

After leading the group of national football teams to the 02 World Cup, Milu was called the "savior" and "dream man" of Chinese football by the media. has almost become a well-known star in China.

But after the Chinese team returned home after a heavy defeat in the World Cup, the direction of public opinion completely changed. Doubts such as Milou's aggressive tactics and over-reliance on veterans began to emerge. Li Ming, who was selected for the national team at that time, and Zheng Zhi, who had already made a name for himself in the national Olympic team, were not selected for the squad, which also became the basis for the media to criticize Milu: poor selection.

In the end, Milou started high and low in the position of coach of the national team, and the ending was not satisfactory.

There was a lesson in history that everyone worried about whether Lippi would leave the national team prematurely because of his risk. It's not about Lippi's reputation, it's about the future of Chinese football, and if Lippi is just a momentary pleasure for the fans in the position of national team manager, then what about after that? Is it like the dark cycle that lasted for more than ten years after 2002?

The original intention of inviting Lippi to coach the Chinese team is not only that, but hopes that he will inject the most advanced football concepts into the deep genes of Chinese football development, not only as the coach of the national team, but also as the "godfather" of Chinese football, with an annual salary of 20 million euros a year is really worth it.

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After He Chao appeared on the stage, his performance was not too eye-catching, but at least compared to the East Asian Cup at the end of last year, his first appearance in Lippi's national team was much more eye-catching. The Chinese team seized the Japanese team's passing mistake before the end to score the goal that sealed the win, it was from He Chao's accurate prediction of Kagawa Shinji's direct pass, and after the steal, Liang Xin's long pass to the front, after a series of cooperation, Wen Zhihao assisted Yu Dabao to break the goal, locking the score at 2:0.

The record of 20 years of winless in every day has officially ended in this one. The fans were quite happy, and after the Korean phobia was broken, the fear of Japan became a thing of the past. In Asia, the only opponent that the Chinese team did not win was Iran, which ranked first in Asia. But everyone is not in a hurry now, there will always be a day when the record will be broken. As long as it can play the upcoming World Cup in Russia, Chinese football can also win a well-known position in Asian football.

After the game, in addition to congratulating the national team on winning the game and interviewing Liu Ruofan, who made his stunning debut, Lippi's use of young players was also the focus of everyone's attention.

A reporter from Sina.com asked: "The World Cup is approaching, has the coaching staff basically determined the 23-man squad for the World Cup?" ”

This is a clever question, and it is a side-by-side test of the national team's strategy for the World Cup.

Lippi replied: "The main framework has been basically decided since the round of 12, and we need to create a team that combines old and new, suitable for the characteristics and intensity of the World Cup format, and through these games and the subsequent concentrated sprints, the coaching staff will look at the substitutions in individual positions. ”

CCTV football reporter Ai Tingting is relatively young, and the question is more direct: "Coach Lippi, please make an evaluation of Liu Ruofan's performance today." At the same time, I would like to ask you to bring in such a player who has no previous national team experience at this time, does it mean that they will also have a chance in the World Cup? ”

Contrary to what most of the people in the room expected, Lippi did not completely deny it, saying: "If the coaching staff thinks they have the ability and form to do it, of course they should get that opportunity. ”

Journalists are more interested, isn't Lippi worried that such an adventure will not end well?

The PPTV reporter then asked: "For the upcoming World Cup, does the national team have any performance indicators?" ”

After listening to the translation, Lippi showed a little displeasure and replied directly: "At present, the coaching staff has not received any news from the Chinese Football Association in this regard. Of course, we don't do such an irresponsible thing, because it will increase the psychological pressure of the players, which is extremely detrimental to the preparation and performance on the field. ”

Lippi's voice increased significantly at this point. Before all the reporters could react, he took the microphone and said to everyone: "Since everyone is so interested in the future of the national team in the World Cup, please give me a moment to say a few digressions to the reporters." ”

The deep gaze swept across the audience, and only Lippi's voice was left at the press conference: "In everyone's cognition? How old is a young player? Twenty-three years old, right? Because the Chinese Super League has an U23 appearance policy...... But in my opinion, only eighteen or nineteen years old is considered a young man. France will face in a few days, and their main winger, Kylian Mbappe, is only 19 years old but has already played a major role in the European Championship final. As long as Liu Ruofan shows enough ability, why can't he take on heavy responsibilities? Wen Zhihao only turned 18 years old after the World Cup, why don't you question whether he should play in the World Cup? ”

"If you don't give young people a chance, they will never grow, and an unbeatable stage like the World Cup is the best opportunity to learn."

"When it comes to results, I hope everyone can look at the World Cup prospects of the national team rationally. I know that Chinese fans need the World Cup very much, but not only us, but the level of football in Asia as a whole is indeed far behind Europe, and the national team will do its best to do the best we can in the face of any opponent. ”

"But what is the value of the World Cup for this team and for Chinese football as a whole?"

"After the World Cup, I still have the 2019 Asian Cup in my tenure, and this experience in Russia will be an important experience, and the national team will have a long-term vision. In 2019 and even 2022, when these young people grow up, the Chinese team will be really strong. ”

The audience was silent, everyone was ready to applaud, Lippi lifted his glasses, and continued: "Personally, I am grateful for the fate of Chinese football. Led Guangzhou Evergrande to win the AFC Champions League, which made my coaching career truly complete. Even though I may only have the next year left for the Chinese national team, I hope that through our efforts, more children will fall in love with football and go on the football field. Really realize that football is not just a sport, so that the Chinese team will have more Wen Zhihao and Liang Xin, and in the future, Chinese football will become a regular participant in the World Cup like South Korea and Japan, which is more important for Chinese football, and it is also the biggest advice I can give to Chinese football. ”