The national soccer team had 17 shots on goal to Syria's 3, but in the end the loser was the national soccer team, so why did the national soccer team lose the game when the stats were completely dominant? Coach Jankovic spoke the truth after the game and the fans said there was no mistake!
Syria is already an old rival of the national soccer team, regularly participating in world qualifiers and losing to Syria from Lippi to Li Tie. The national soccer team may also see Syria again in the World Cup qualifiers in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Because of this, Syria is one of the national soccer team's warm-up opponents.
After a 1-1 draw against Malaysia in the first of their two warm-up matches, the national soccer team was surely out to win a game in the second match. In the first match against Syria, the national soccer team did play better than in the first match and the stats were totally dominant. Shots on goal stats were 17 for the national soccer team with 7 shots on goal, while Syria had 3 shots on goal and 1 shot on target. Possession 61% for the national soccer team and 39% for Syria on goal. Passing success rate 83% for the national soccer team, 72% for Syria on goal. Corner kicks were 13 for the national soccer team and only 3 for Syria's shots on goal. But the final result was that the national soccer team lost 0-1 to Syria, once again losing to the old rival in the war.
Facing a loss despite the overall dominance of the stats, coach Jan Ravic said in the post-game press conference that the national soccer team was unlucky. The luck was really bad, 17 shots, 7 shots were not converted into goals. On the contrary, Syria had three shots and one on goal. Syria also had an offside goal that arguably went into the national soccer team's goal.
For Yankovic's explanation, fans say there is nothing wrong. The national soccer team used a 7-foot shot and didn't score, objectively, bad luck, but subjectively, kung fu wasn't at home and the goal depended on luck.
It is said that the Ball Army has been watching the Chinese Super League and found that the local strikers have no technique at all in shooting, no matter whether the shooting distance is far or near, no matter whether the space is big or small, no matter whether the chance is good or bad, no matter what, waving one foot and start shooting. As the saying goes, "No matter it has dates, take a shot first." That's how national soccer teams shoot, whether the opportunity is good or bad, try your best to shoot first. This is why most national soccer teams shoot outrageously.
A good striker will choose to shoot, push, pad, stab, high, low, left, right or any other appropriate shot depending on the situation at hand, not like the National Soccer Team, who will just keep their heads down and work wonders, with the ball either shooting high or three feet off the goal, and in some cases even on the corner flag. In this game, most of the shots taken by the national soccer team were directly at the goalie.
Wu Lei should be considered the best presence among local strikers, but he is always ridiculed by fans due to poor shooting skills! Once it doesn't go in, twice it doesn't go in, it could be luck, if it doesn't go in again and again then it really should look back at itself. Luck always prefers those who work hard and when the national soccer team is feeling unlucky, ask yourself, are you putting enough effort into your basic skills? Are you really working hard?
