The Chinese newspaper is afraid that the home team will lose against “a team with a worse record than Vietnam”
In a recent article, the Sina (China) made a move to disparage the Syrian team, which is currently the worst performing team in the 2022 World Cup Final Qualifiers:
“At the 2022 World Cup Final Qualifiers, China Not the worst team. There is a team in Group A that currently has a lower score than us. They have not won a single victory and are still 1 point behind Vietnam. That is Syria, the team ranked 91st in the world.
Coincidentally, China and Syria were in the same group in the Second Qualifier. At that time, Syria was still ranked first in the group, and China only had a record of 1 win and 1 loss against this team. Many people thought that Syria would perform well when it reached the Final Qualifiers.
But currently, Syria has only got 2 draws after 8 rounds. They lost the remaining 6 matches and only won 2 points. Currently, they are 7 points behind the third-placed team in Group A, UAE. Syria’s achievement is seen as a consolation to the players of the Chinese national team.”
Syria (red shirt) only got 2 points in the Final Qualifier.
Even so, the sheet Sina also praised the Syrian team when it dared to change after the poor results at the moment. This is in stark contrast to the Chinese team:
“Syria now has no hope of competing for a place in the World Cup, and they will use young players in the remaining two matches. Their aim is to develop young players to continue trying in the World Cup. after.
After experiencing a 0-2 loss to South Korea, the Syrian Football Federation immediately reformed the team. The entire old coaching staff has been fired. Syria is determined to demolish to rebuild. This is something that Chinese men’s football has not yet dared to do.
Since Mr. Chen Xuyuan took office as President of the Chinese Football Federation, he has not contributed anything. The coaches chosen to sit in the hot seat in the Chinese team are all mediocre coaches like Li Tie and Li Xiaopeng. It can be said that, after the failures, China should have reformed. However, Chen Xuyuan remains firmly in the position of Chairman and has no intention of resigning.”
Chairman Chen Xuyuan continues to be criticized by the Chinese media.
Concluding the article, the Chinese newspaper predicts a not-so-bright future for the national team:
“At present, indeed Syria is the team with the worst record in the Final Qualifiers. But in the future, I am afraid that the Chinese team will not be able to play Syria again. Imagine a few years from now the next generation of players. If the quality opponent includes Wu Lei and his retired teammates, the Chinese team will face a crisis because there is no good enough generation to inherit.
Future World Cups will increase the number of teams and Asia will have 8.5 slots. But perhaps it is not yet the turn of the Chinese team to participate.”
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