Last night, the Chinese men's soccer team in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, preparing for the Asian Cup and Hong Kong, China, played a closed warm-up match. In the first half, the national team took a 1-0 lead, but unfortunately, they were reversed by their opponents and eventually lost 1-2, suffering two consecutive defeats in warm-up matches. In the second half of the game, Wang Shangyuan, Wu Shaochong and a member of the coaching staff received a succession of red cards were sentenced to the field, the first battle of the New Year can be described as "losing and losing".
In this match, Coach Jankovic rotated the lineup and changed the formation from 3-4-3 in the previous match to 4-4-2. the goalkeeper was chosen to be Liu Dianzuo. Xu Haofeng, Jiang Guangtai, Wu Shaocong and Li Lei made up the four defenders. Wu Xi and Wang Shangyuan have a double back. Their wings are Liu Binbin and Wei Shihao. Wu Lei and Tan Long were the front line. In the beginning stage, the national soccer team entered a relatively fast state. In the 9th minute, Wu Lei received a pass from his teammate on the left. After his shot was blocked by the keeper in front of the penalty area, senior center forward Tan Long was on the goal line for a 1-0 lead. But things started to get passive on the field for the national soccer team as Wu Xi was substituted with a right thigh strain. Pan Peixuan broke through to help Hong Kong, China equalize in the 50th minute, and before the national soccer team could adjust, Pan Peixuan scored twice five minutes later. From there, the National Team was desperate for an equalizer, but the players were clearly getting a little impatient. Three consecutive players were given red cards, including center back Wu Shao Cong, who had just returned from Turkey.
It is worth mentioning that after 39 years, the national soccer team lost again to Hong Kong, China by a score of 1-2, the last time being on May 19, 1985. Currently, the Chinese team is ranked 79th in the world and 11th in Asia, while Hong Kong, China is ranked 150th in the world and 28th in Asia. There is a big gap between the two teams. Because the game was not broadcast, the course of the game is not known, but from this result, the outside world can not help but sweat for the national football team's journey to the Asian Cup.
Four days ago, the national soccer team just lost 0-2 in an International A warm-up match against Oman. The team was eager to start 2024 on a good note with a win. Surprisingly, they suffered another blow. If you lose to Oman, it is understandable that the opponent is ranked higher than the national soccer team. On New Year's Day, they actually earned three red cards against a weaker and lower ranked Hong Kong, China team. When they were up by a goal, they still lost. It's really hard to tell.
Although it is now only a warm-up game, but continuous losses have the potential to adversely affect the players' mentality and emotions, including the construction of self-confidence. Regarding the outside world's talk about the national soccer team's goal of the top eight in the Asian Cup, it does seem to be difficult at the moment.
