After eliminating the Qatar U23s 1-0, the National Asian Football Team advanced to the last eight, where they will face our old rivals, the South Korea U23s, in the quarterfinals.
Although there are three overage players in this National Football League Asian Games, the overall strength is still much worse than the South Korean U23. And South Korea is the defending champion of the Asian Games, so this game is difficult to imagine for the National Football League Asian Games.
But even so, the National Football Asian Games will do their best to fight against South Korea on the pitch. With Jiang Shenglong and Gao Tianyi suspended, coach Djurdjevic will make some changes to the starting lineup for the National Football Asian Games.
In the first four matches, the National Football Asian Games has been using the "4231" formation, and I believe that Djurdjevic should not change the team's formation in the South Korea U23 match. In the front line, 35-year-old center forward Tan Long is still the best candidate for the starting center forward of the National Football Games.
In the midfield, Dai Weijun will continue to be the starting front man. One of the two wingers is Tao Qianglong, who scored a goal in the last game, while the other side of the flank is played by the impactful Fang Hao.
Two midfielders, Shenhua teenager Wang Haijian will continue to be reused by Djurdjevic. Due to Gao Tianyi's suspension, Xinjiang teenager Abra Khan from Shanghai Harbor should partner with Wang Haijian.In season 2021, Abra Khan was reused by foreign coach Leco and used to be the main midfielder of Harbor. His performance in the league was commendable, so he has been a regular in the national team.
Abraham's characteristics are somewhat similar to Gauthier's. They both have strong defense and good goal scoring ability. When Gao Tianyi was banned for 2 yellows, Djurdjevic should have put Abra Khan in Gao Tianyi's place.
In the backline, Jiang Shenglong received a red card in the last game, which will have a big impact on the national football team for the Asian Games. Zhu Chenjie, who has not yet recovered from a leg strain, is likely to play with an injury and replace Jiang Shenglong in the starting center back position. Huang Jiahui from Dalian will continue to start, partnering Zhu Chenjie.
On both flanks of the backline, overage player Liu Yang will definitely continue to be the starting left back, while the right back will be Wang Zhenao from Dalian. He has strong breaking ability and can play a very important role in the right side of the national soccer team's offense.
In the end, Han Jiaqi from Beijing Guoan will be the best choice for the national soccer team's starting goalkeeper for the Asian Games. Although Han Jiaqi sometimes does not play consistently enough and often makes cheap mistakes, he is a big game player. The higher the pressure of the game, the more stable his performance will be.
In the last game of the National Football Asian Games and Qatar U23, Han Jiaqi performed quite well and did not make any undue mistakes. In addition, Han Jiaqi's aura is very adequate, not only can he do the goalkeeper's job, but also often can encourage his teammates to cheer on the pitch, which is also very important for the National Football Asian Games and South Korea U23.
The quarterfinals of the men's U23 Asian Games in South Korea will be held at 8:00 p.m. Beijing time on October 1, and will be broadcast live on CCTV Sports.
Although the national soccer Asian Games victory was not big, they played two warm-up matches against South Korea in June this year and won one and lost one. Therefore, the national soccer team is not completely out of the question to beat Korea U23. At that time, I hope fans will watch the game in front of the TV and cheer for the youngsters of the national soccer team!
