The Chinese men's soccer team will assemble on December 16 this year. And will travel to West Asia for training on December 17th. Yankovic's coaching staff is full of confidence in the national soccer team's preparation for the Asian Cup. And highly praised the national soccer team's 2-1 victory over Thailand in the world preliminaries. And it is considered that this is the national soccer team has entered the game. The national soccer team's 0-3 loss to South Korea was also widely favored by the outside world. Despite the defeat, the fighting spirit of the players was well displayed. Jankovic also openly stated in front of the media that the national soccer team is gradually getting on track and will do better in the future.
The national soccer team will welcome the Asian Cup in early 2024. Our group opponents are Qatar against Tajikistan and Lebanon. Although Lebanon is categorized into the fourth slot while Tajikistan is in the third slot, these three opponents are equally strong. Even including the Chinese men's soccer team, whoever does better technically and tactically is more likely to win.
Wei Shihao is clearly one of the best attacking players in the current national soccer team squad. Wei Shihao has performed well in the national team under Jankovic, in the Chinese Super League or in the AFC Champions League. 1997's Lin Liangming and Zhang Yuning are the best players that Jankovic values. Meanwhile, Huang Zichang and Zhong Yihao visited the national soccer coaching staff. They are also likely to help the national soccer team in the World Qualifier against Singapore next March. We need to keep an eye on the national team players for further bonding in the tactical formation against the Asian Cup.
Under the leadership of Jankovic, the Chinese men's soccer team has a new spirit. Especially on the pitch, we can fully utilize our fighting spirit, technical and tactical level. This is also supported by the fans. Yankovic's coaching is characterized by high-intensity, high-confrontation training, which is very good for the contemporary soccer game. Yankovic has a better perspective of international coaching, which is very helpful to improve the performance of Chinese soccer.
Currently, the national soccer team is doing well on defense. For example, Liu Yang in 1995 not only helped the Asian Games to participate in this year's Hangzhou Asian Games, but is also a major force in the national team. Wu Shaocong is currently an overseas player. Zhu Chenjie and Jiang Shenglong are the main defenders. Although there is still veteran Wu Xi in the midfield, young player Dai Weijun is doing well. Mid-generation players such as Xie Pengfei and Wang Qiuming, who have excelled in the domestic league, have also been recognized by Yankovic's coaching staff.
Facing the Asian Cup, the national soccer team will leave for West Asia on December 17 for training in order to better prepare for the Asian Cup. There will be three to four quality warm-up matches. At present, the warm-up match with the Omani men's soccer team has been determined. The Omani men's soccer team is outstanding, with strength similar to that of Qatar against Lebanon. Even Oman is stronger. We expect the national soccer team to prepare more aggressively under Jankovic's leadership and try to win all three matches in the Asian Cup and advance to the first place in the group.
