At present, the Chinese Super League is in full swing. Many of China's best young players are getting good training in the league.The U24 national soccer team will also play two warm-up matches against the South Korean men's Asian Games on June 15 and 19 this year. South Korea was the winning team of the last Olympic preliminaries. As the defending champions, the South Korean Men's Asian Games are eager to come to China early to acclimatize to the home field and get warm-up matches to practice their technical and tactical levels. For the Chinese team, we are also eager to get good results at home with our strongest lineup. So it's a win-win situation for both China and Korea in the upcoming warm-up matches with Korea, and cherish this opportunity.
For our U24 national soccer team, we participated in the Dubai Cup and the East Asia Cup in 2022. We beat our Thai counterparts 4-2. And finished in the top four of the Dubai Cup. In the East Asia Cup, the U24 National Football Team did a great job beating Hong Kong, China 1-0 and drew with Japan's second team, earning international points for the national team.
Now, our U24 national soccer team will arrange the strongest lineup to prepare for the game in compliance with the rules of the Asian Games, in order to strive for good results and revitalize Chinese soccer. In the first half of the year, striker Zhang Yuning failed to recover from an injury. Wu Xi was just injured in the Chinese Super League and missed the June games. Then the U24 national soccer team will re-draft players who have performed well in the domestic league. Wu Lei has trained with the U24 national soccer team before and is expected to help the U24 national soccer team.
Wu Lei is currently topping the scoring charts in the Chinese Super League with 7 goals. It can be said that his strength is very outstanding. His addition will undoubtedly greatly improve the strength of the offensive line of the U24 national football team. In addition, the excellent midfielder Xie Pengfei has performed well in the domestic league. He is also expected to enter the U24 national football squad.
Xie Pengfei scored two goals and provided three assists in the Chinese Super League this season. As a midfielder, he provides his team with a very high level of assisting skills. Xie Pengfei, who was born in 1993, made the national team during Lippi's tenure. If the U24 national soccer team can get Xie Pengfei's help, it can not only help the team to control the midfield, but also Xie Pengfei's attacking ability is very strong. You can organize the attack with the U24 men's soccer players and provide more help in tactics and shooting opportunities.
As for the U24 national soccer team, the backline is supported by veteran Zhang Linpeng. In this way, the midfield and the backline can be well connected. In terms of tactical formation, it can help the U24 national soccer team to improve their strength. Our U24 national soccer team not only gained the home field advantage for the Asian Games, but will most likely take advantage of it. Get more warm-up matches before the tournament to improve your strength. Good players such as Wu Lei and Xie Pengfei will likely help the U24 national soccer team to do well in the warm-up matches in June and to achieve the desired results in the Asian Games.
