According to several domestic media reports, the Chinese team's recent training has been strengthening its defense, including positional defense and positional ball defense. As for the tactical play, according to Wang Xiaorui, a reporter from Sportsnet, the Chinese team should follow the low defense strategy on the road against South Korea, and the formation will not change much. It will still be 442 in parallel positions. Players are more positional and adaptable to this formation compared to the diamond position in the midfield. Predictably, the scenario will be very passive for China during the game, and you shouldn't be surprised even if you don't make a shot for the whole game.
Although the Chinese team has little hope of scoring on the road, Japan's head coach Mori Baoichi still gives high praise to the national soccer team. In an interview not long ago, Mori said: "China is an opponent to be wary of. Their head coach Ivankovic led Oman to beat us in the last World Qualifier. He will definitely give us a targeted tactical analysis and we have to be well prepared for that. The Chinese team has a lot of potential rising stars. Under Ivan's leadership, they will form a good team."
Hopefully, this brand new national team will surprise everyone and revitalize the sluggish Chinese soccer!
