In the third round of the group stage of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, the National Asian Football Team has completed its group stage finale. Having secured an early exit in the first two rounds of the tournament, the national Asian Games team made extensive rotations in this match. However, the result was a surprising 0-0 draw by Bangladesh, the bottom team in the group. The performance of the young players fluctuated relatively, failing to show the momentum and stability that the hosts should have. The Djurdjevic boss, who focuses on results in a competition where results have no bearing on the team's progression to the knockout stages, was forgiving of the draw as he believes that the team cannot win every match by 4-0 or 5-1 scores.
In the first two rounds, the National Football Asian Games team beat India 5-1 and Myanmar 4-0 to advance six points. In the third round of the match against Bangladesh, the national soccer Asian Games coach Djurdjevic used a 4231 formation, Zhang Wei as a center forward, Fang Hao, Liu Ruofan, Sun Qinhan partner three defenders, Wang Haijian, Li Yongjia partner double midfielder, Liu Yang, He Yupeng will be the Shenglong, Huang Jiahui partner four defenders, the goalkeeper Huang Zihao.
Facing the bottom team, Mengala State, the National Football Team Asian Games' rotating lineup has almost no field advantage. On the offensive end, the National Football Team Asian Games team was poor at seizing opportunities, and the rotating players clearly didn't gel well. Fang Hao and Zhang Wei repeatedly shocked the opposing team by scoring goals, but unfortunately, they were unable to convert; the offense failed and the pressure on the defensive end increased dramatically. The national soccer team Asian Games team was repeatedly counterattacked by Bangladesh, and the defensive line was in panic for a while. In the second half, Dai Weijun, Xu Hao Yang, Abraham, Tan Long and Wang Zhenao were the main players. The overall performance of the National Football Team Asian Games was still poor, but they had no choice but to beat the bottom team Bangladesh 0-0.
Throughout the game, the national soccer team Asian Games had 46% possession, 8-8 shots against Bangladesh and 2-1 shots on goal, which eventually became a 0-0 draw. After the win, the national soccer team still advanced to the first place in the group, but the overall form began to worry, the strength of the rotating lineup is a concern, and all the staff lacked the desire to win, so it is difficult to beat South Korea 1-0 with such a performance. This year, the national soccer team's best moment of the Asian Games was when they beat South Korea, who had almost all of their starters, 1-0 in a relatively official international warm-up match at the same level. At the time, it was felt that they were full of offensive and defensive resilience, efficient offense and tough defense.
As the new coach of the Chinese men's national team, Djurdjevic stayed confident. He even accepted Bangladesh's performance and result of 0-0 draw. He believes that the team will not win every game. This match was also rewarding, which gave more people a chance to work out, experience the game and be well prepared for the next match. On the use of personnel, Djurdjevic emphasized that there were no starters, who were in the starting eleven. When it comes to the opponent of the eight-quarter final between Qatar and Palestine, Djurdjevic did not give an answer as to which team he would prefer to play against. He only emphasized on being himself and preparing for the next match.
Djurdjevic showed excellent overall offensive and defensive skills by defeating South Korea in a warm-up match before the start of the Asian Games. Coupled with the fact that this year's Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou, he is full of confidence and has set a lofty goal of playing all seven matches and aiming to win the trophy. The national Asian Games team is about to face the real test, which is the next knockout stage.
