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The draw for the Asian Cup in early 2024 concluded on May 11th. The Chinese men's soccer team traveled to Doha to participate in the draw ceremony with a team from the Football Association led by Sun Wen. Notably, the Chinese men's soccer team was divided into the same group with Lebanon, Tajikistan and Bahrain. This is undoubtedly the signing of the Chinese men's soccer team. Because as the second Chinese team, we are divided into the same group as the first and weakest team, the host Qatar. If we are lucky, the Chinese men's soccer team is expected to finish first in the group under the leadership of Jankovic.
First, let's take a look at the Chinese men's soccer team's upcoming opponents for the Asian Cup. The strength of Tajikistan can be said to be very close to the Chinese men's soccer team. If we arrange naturalized players to help us, there is no problem to win the opponent. The latest match against Tajikistan men's soccer team dates back to June 2019. At that time, the Chinese men's soccer team defeated Tajikistan 1-0 in a warm-up match. Notably, the national soccer team arranged a purely local lineup under Lippi to beat Tajikistan 1-0 and the Philippines 3-0 in the warm-up matches.
In other words, the strongest team that the national soccer team will face in the next Asian Cup could be Tajikistan. As for the first-ranked host Qatar, he is the weakest of the first team. The most recent match of the national soccer team against Qatar was in 2018, and of course, although the national soccer team lost 0-1, the gap between the two sides was very close. The national soccer team has also adopted the strategy of naturalized players.
Currently, Iverson has been keeping up with his game and has been performing well in the CFL. Luo Guofu has said in front of the media that he will retire in 2024 and is expected to help the national soccer team. Naturalized players like Allan and Fernando are also expected to help the national football team in the Asian Cup. If the national soccer team achieves good results in the Asian Cup and other intercontinental tournaments, it will certainly promote the development of Chinese soccer more positively.
Lebanon is the weakest team in the group. Even though Lebanon beat Japan 1-0 in the World Qualifier. But that was more about its defensive counterattacking tactics. If the national soccer team can reduce its mistakes on the pitch, it will have no problem winning over its opponents. Currently, the national soccer team has seen many good 97-year-old players. Such as Lin Liangming, Zhang Yuning, and midfielder Duan Liu Yu. Wei Zhen is excellent in defense.
Some 93-year-old players are as good as foreigners in the Chinese Super League, such as Xie Pengfei. Xie Pengfei has an advantage in attacking on the wing. With the help of veterans like Wu Lei, the Chinese men's soccer team has every hope of advancing to the top of the group at the Asian Cup. What's more, the national soccer team will host several high-quality warm-up matches this year. This includes two matches against Myanmar and Palestine this June. As the third team, Palestine can practice their tactics well and better understand the strengths of other Asian teams by interacting with this team to simulate the Asian Cup.
Players aged 95-97 will undoubtedly be the mainstay of the national soccer team under Jankovic. For example, Barton and Wei at 95, Wei Zhen, Lin Liangming, Yang Liyu, Yan Dinghao, Hu Jinghang, Zhang Yuning at 97, and Zhu Chenjie at 99. If we add the help of naturalized players, the Chinese men's football team has the confidence and ability to achieve good results in the group stage of the Asian Cup, and is expected to advance to the first place in the group.
