At present, the most attention is paid to the men's Asian Football Team. In the group stage, the Chinese team started with two consecutive wins, but were drawn by Bangladesh in the third round. Since the Chinese team usually only stops at the first round in the playoffs in the past 20 years, the outside world has lowered their expectations for their performance. Therefore, when China faced Qatar in the 1/8 final, outsiders had reservations and waited to see how they would perform. China scored at the start of the match, which was perfect to say the least. Although there was some luck involved, competitive sports is all about showing strength through goals. Next, it was a tug-of-war with the opponents. Qatar dominated the field for a while, but unfortunately, their attacking strength was limited and they could only be eliminated from the tournament with a score of 1:0.
After the game, players and fans alike celebrated the hard-earned advancement. After all, it was the first time in 20 years. However, if we carefully recover the game, Djurdjevic needs to summarize a lot of things, especially the competitive behavior and emotional management of the players. In this game, both starters Gao Tianyi and Jiang Shenglong played cards. Captain Gao Tianyi accumulated a yellow card and is suspended for the next round. Although foul play is unavoidable, the application of technical moves, including timing, is immature. The competition system not only looks at current matches, but also plans for future matches. Obviously, Gao Tianyi didn't think too much about it.
The case of 1.93-meter iron defender Kang Shenglong was even more striking, belonging to his own card, and the result of his nonchalant behavior was a card, Kang Shenglong got a red card and was also suspended for the next round. As you know, the same mistake happened at the 2018 Asian Youth Championship. At the end of the group stage, the national youth team's players were red-carded due to emotions over the verdict, and what was a lead became a passive situation, which was eventually reversed and won by Qatar. Although there were problems with the opponents in the process, the players still need to do well and stay calm even in difficult situations.
According to the schedule, China's opponent in the quarterfinals is South Korea, which is ranked fourth in Asia and is much stronger, targeting the championship this time. The Chinese team can only rely on the home field advantage in the match, and it is obvious that strength is the key factor in deciding the winner, so the outside world is not optimistic about our advancement.
At the moment, we are not only without two important midfielders and defenders, the difficulty is further increased, head coach Djurdjevic needs to find a solution in a short time, especially the replacement. Whether or not Zhu Chenjie, who was previously absent due to injury, will be able to return will have a direct impact on the strength of the back four. Once the two main center backs are absent, the pressure on China's defense will multiply.
