As the U23 Asian Cup qualifiers are approaching, the preparation for the National Olympics is in its final stage. The team, which is centered on the U22 national football team, has put in a lot of hard work to prepare for the Olympic qualifiers under the leadership of Coach Sung Yeo-dong. The team has already traveled to Croatia twice for training and participated in the local secondary league. During that time, they also traveled briefly to Belgium to play warm-up matches against the echelons of luxury teams. Taken together, the results of the workouts have been evident, with the team's tactical system progressing and the strength and confidence of the players improving.
However, all the preparations are for the U23 Asian Cup Qualifier. This event is also an Olympic qualifier, which is linked to a place in the Olympics, so the Chinese team has no small task ahead of them. After careful selection, Cheng Yaodong's coaching staff chose 25 players to be on the shortlist, which was announced on August 17th. Among them, Tao Qianglong, Abdul Meat Suli, Liu Zhuyun, Mutalifu, Hu Huotao, Liang Shaowen, He Longhai and many other players have already been selected from the Chinese Super League, including China's Guangzhou team, Efirdin. It should be said that the overall strength of this National Olympics is the strongest in the last five years.
In terms of team composition, there are a total of 25 players from 12 clubs, nine of which are in the Chinese Super League, with the big player being the league's second-placed Shenhua player, who was selected with a total of five players, while Taishan, Seaport, and Dalian each contributed three players. Compared to the first two championship teams, the relegation team Dalian people's talent pool is also very eye-catching. In addition, Sanzhen, Guoan and Rongcheng also contributed two players. Zhejiang, Henan, Guangzhou, Suzhou, Dongwu and Nanjing all had one player selected.
Of course, to the surprise of the outside world, it is Biejang who is already playing in the starting lineup at Guoan. The latter was once the captain of the national team and a candidate for Golden Boy. Now, he is playing a starring role and even scoring a goal in the rich family of Guoan. Unfortunately, the 22-year-old rising star Nai Bie Jiang regretted losing the election, and the coaching staff of Sung Yeo Dong did not give a reason why.
According to the tournament schedule, the national Olympic team will start the Olympic qualifiers on September 6, where they will face the UAE, India and Maldives. At the end of the group stage, the first and the four best second-placed teams from the 11 groups will advance to the final round. It is clear to see that China's main rival is the UAE. Despite the strength of their opponents, the Chinese team has the advantage of being at home and therefore has the potential to win.
