For the Chinese men's national soccer team, the two warm-up matches in March are by far the two most important ones, as this team has not been coming along easily. Despite the downturn in the domestic soccer environment, the national team must continue. These two matches are friendly in nature, but the results will be very important in boosting the confidence of the domestic media and public. The next thing to say is that under the new head coach Jankovic, this team participated in his first and second official matches as coach. Therefore, from both perspectives, these two games are very important.
According to reports, the Chinese national soccer team is currently preparing for their next two matches in Auckland, New Zealand. The team's training is very strict and grueling, with Jankovic consistently insisting on physical strength training and demanding a high level of physical strength from his players.
In addition, another important characteristic of Jankovic, according to the reactions of the players within, is the emphasis on discipline. We also place great importance on team spirit and dedication. While these elements may sound a bit hollow, all this is still important for today's national soccer team. On the technical and tactical level, the new coach's idea is to make appropriate adjustments to the characteristics of the opponents, with defense and detail control now at the top of his list.
For the fans, of course, everyone is concerned about exactly what kind of lineup the coach will use when the time comes. Because many players have had injuries before, Jankovic has many constraints when it comes to selection. In the center backs, Liu Yiming, Ren Hang, Jiang Guangtai and other key players of the team before were injured, so the combination of Li Ang and Wei Zhen is his first choice for New Zealand this time. Zhang Jiaqi was mainly a club back before, but this time he spent most of his time at center back for the national team. The left back is Sun Guowen and Zhang Linpeng is still the first choice at right back. He's not young, but he's still an irreplaceable candidate.
In the midfield position, Xu Xin has developed very well in recent years. As one of the few reliable midfielders in China in recent years, the combination of Wu Xi will be what Jankovic relies on the most. The two wing-back positions are mainly contested by Lin Liangming, Xie Pengfei and Liu Binbin. Among them, Lin Liangming is more secure in the starting position. And the latter two are competing for the position of the main right forward. It is reported that Jankovic will place Deng Hanwen in this position in many cases.
The use of a two striker style of play is Yankovic's tactical philosophy. The first choice is Tan Long or Barton as the main center forward, paired with Wu Lei as the team's shadow striker, who enjoys the title of the strongest individual striker in the country. In recent years, this tactic has been less common for national soccer teams, where three strikers used to be the most common combination. Nowadays, however, Jankovic wants to use a combination of four defenders and four midfielders mainly in the center back, so there is only room for two strikers at most.
As for the effect, everything needs time to answer. At present, it is difficult for the national football team to take advantage of New Zealand. After all, the opponent strength is not very weak. For the national soccer team, the attitude of these two games is the most important, which is the most important, attitude, sincerity, and now Chinese soccer urgently needs to recover.
