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Since their first warm-up match in Spain against Marbella U19s on March 28, the U17s played another warm-up match against Marbella on April 10th. During this period, the U19s played warm-up matches against different club teams in Spain and performed well. In total, we achieved 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. But most importantly, we got quality matches through overseas training in Spain to make the final push for the U17 Asian Cup.
Spain's most recent warm-up game was against Marbella U19 Youth A. In this game, three excellent players, Wang Yudong, Zhang Junjie and Choi Tae-wook scored goals. Among them, Wang Yudong basically locked the starting position of the U17 national soccer team. In every warm-up match, our national football team defeats its opponents more often than not by virtue of the team's overall tactical superiority. After all, the rival teams we trained with in Spain were teams whose average age was one or two years older than ours. This is also a good way to exercise the physical confrontation ability of our U17 national football team.
In fact, our U17 national soccer team has a lot of disadvantages in preparing for the U17 Asian Cup. Because the team included not only strong AFC teams such as Saudi Arabia and Australia, but also Tajikistan, which was ranked first. But our U17 national soccer team did not give up early. Instead, we first prepared for overseas training by training at home and then going to the UAE. This included two warm-up matches against teams of the same age in Saudi Arabia to observe the gap between ourselves and the strongest teams in Asia. Then off to Spain for overseas training.
In overseas training in the UAE and Spain, more games have been played small. In the UAE's overseas training, all but two of the warm-up matches against Saudi Arabia have been played small. In overseas training in Spain, all seven warm-up games were played small. Including the first warm-up game in Spain on March 28, a 3-1 win over Malaga U19A.
On April 1, Málaga U19B's starting lineup played a warm-up match that resulted in a 1-1 draw. The last warm-up match was also against Málaga U19A. As a result, we won 3-1. In several other matches, we played warm-up matches against Granada U19A, Cadiz U19A, Cadiz U19B and Tiropizone U19. In the seven warm-up matches we lost and won, we played small and big. Not only did we train our tactical lineup, but we also increased the confidence of the U17 national soccer team by winning four matches.
Our U17 national soccer team overseas training Yang Chen coaching staff arranged all overseas training players have the opportunity to play, have improved individual strength. And the collective overseas training improves the cohesion of the team. According to the plan, our U17 National Football Team will travel to Japan in late May for more warm-up matches. Japanese soccer is the best in Asian youth training. After going to Japan for training, our U17 National Football Team will directly arrive in Thailand for the U17 Asian Cup. Although the group of U17 Asian Cup will meet strong players between Asia and Saudi Arabia. But our U17 national soccer team has given up the spirit.
What do you think of the U17 national football team's seven warm-up matches in Spain, which resulted in four wins, one draw and two losses? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.
