This year's U23 Asian Cup will be held on April 15 in Qatar. Currently, the Olympic team, led by Yew Tung, is actively preparing for the tournament. For the current Olympic team, it is very difficult to enter the Paris Olympics directly in order to get the top three places in the U23 Asian Cup. After all, the Chinese men's soccer team has now become a third-rate level in Asia, not to mention the Olympic team.
Because, in this U23 Asian Cup, China is in the same group with Japan, South Korea and UAE. Considering that the soccer level of Japan, South Korea and UAE has far exceeded that of China, this group is the death group of the Olympics.
With the current strength of the National Olympic team, we can only fight for the UAE and finish third or fourth in the U23 Asian Cup. If we can finish third, then the National Olympic team can advance directly to the Olympics. Of course, if you finish fourth, you can also fight with Guinea for the last ticket to board the last train to the Paris Olympics. That means that the National Olympic team will then be in the same group as France and the United States.
It's also worth noting that the last time the Chinese men's soccer team participated in the Olympics was in 2008, and the Olympics were played as the hosts, so they competed in the Olympics.After 2008, China's five Olympics appearances ended in failure, and their five appearances in the U23 Asian Cup were very dismal. They only won one game and lost the other 14.
As a result, fans do not have much hope for the national Olympic shock Paris Olympics. After all, the same group of Japan and South Korea simply can not beat, and the United Arab Emirates to play a draw is still quite good. In addition, Cheng Yaodong's coaching ability has been questioned by many fans and media. Under his leadership, the overall level of the national Olympic team is not only getting worse and worse, but also affects the performance of many players in the club team.
Nonetheless, the Olympic team cannot afford to give up on themselves and give up on the tournament early. Only by fighting hard for every game can they keep their hopes of advancing. For Chinese fans, as long as the youngsters of the Olympic team try their best, everyone will give them the warmest applause and cheers, no matter whether they can make it to the Paris Olympics or not, right?
