On September 5, Beijing time, the U22 national soccer team (National Olympic Team) announced its roster for the U23 Asian Cup Qualifier and Olympic Qualifier, identifying 23 new squad members, including three rookies from Chengdu Rongcheng's Hu Huotao, Mutalifu, and Jiantao, as well as the core of the side's wing Tao Qianglong from Chinese Super League (CSL) champions Wuhan Sanzhen. Tao Qianglong was once the best of these players, having helped the national youth team win the 2018 Panda Cup by skipping a grade, but his development has not lived up to expectations these days and he has been playing in the Chinese Super League.
Some members of the 03/04 age group national youth team have been promoted to the U22 national soccer team as they have finished the 2023 tournament, completed the U20 Asian Cup and exceeded the target. Among the 03/04 age group players, He Xiao Ke is the most promising stock. Currently, he is ready to play in West B with only the final registration process. Liu Shao Ziyang, Li Hao, Jia Bolian, Li Xiancheng, Wang Bowen and other national youth school age players are also developing in Europe.
According to the roster, U22 national soccer team coach Sung Yew Tung has transferred only one overseas player. That person is Wang Bowen of Bremen's second team. The other five overseas players will not return and will not appear in the U23 Asian Cup qualifiers and Olympic qualifiers.The detailed candidates for the U22 national soccer team's 23-man roster are Tata, Yu Jinyong, Wang Jinshuai, Hu Huotao, Liu Haofan, Liang Shaowen, Zhu Yue, Chen Yuhao, Nai Bijian Moghmaiti, Yang Zihao, Abdul Meatsuoli Abdulamu, Liu Junxian, Jia Feifan, and Abrakhan Harik, Duan Dezhi, Wang Yu, Mutalifu Yimincari, Efirdin Eskal, Tao Qianglong, Wang Bowen, Fernando, Liu Zhuyun, Xie Wenneng.
Hu Hortao and Mutalifu remain the most valuable of these players. Hu Hetao's "de transfer" is worth 450,000 euros and Mutalifu is worth 325,000 euros. Unfortunately, due to their frequent transfers and training, their form is much lower than last season when they played for Chengdu Rongcheng. Last season, both of them played as starters in the Chinese Super League. This season, they have only played a few games for Chengdu Rongcheng, basically as substitutes, and their growth rhythm has been disrupted.
Recently, the National Olympics completed two warm-up matches between 0-2 Turkmenistan and 1-0 Turkmenistan, with obvious fluctuations in form. Well-known media Oriental Sports Daily revealed that after the warm-up matches, the Olympic starting lineup has been determined, Aifeldin, Duan Dezhi, Tao Qianglong, Hu, Abraham, Jiang Zhixin, Jantao, Liu Haofan, Liang Shaowen and others may debut, in which Aifeldin will play the role of the core of the attack, such as the U20 Asian Cup.
The schedule suggests that there is little pressure on the National Olympics for the three group matches, which will be played in Dalian on September 6:19 Beijing time:the National Olympics and the United Arab Emirates against 35; September 9:thirty-five, the National Olympics against India; and September 12:the National Olympics against the Maldives is 35. All three matches will be played in Dalian, at the specific venue of Barracuda Bay Professional Soccer Stadium. The goal of the National Olympic team is to finish first in the group stage. Cheng Yaodong has prepared well for this challenge of playing in the Olympics. Half of his time over the past year has been spent undergoing intensive training in the hope of reaching the expected level of performance.
