On the night of July 24th, the Chinese men's soccer team in the second round of the 2022 East Asian Cup, with young players as the main lineup, they fought for 90 minutes, and the Japanese team into a 0:0 draw. Even if you can't win, but in the context of our men's soccer team has not beaten the Japanese team in 24 years, as well as the current East Asian Cup first game against South Korea 0:3 defeat in a small environment, this young team handed over 0:0 report card, has made many fans doubly exhilarated.
Steady on! Chinese men's soccer team draws with Japan
In the last match with South Korea, the Chinese men's soccer team suffered a 0:3 defeat, not only "swallowed three eggs", the number of shots on goal is only a poor 1, which makes many fans of this young team!
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There are concerns. However, against a strong and hostile Japanese team, the
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It was not favored before the game. But once the game started.
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It showed a very different fighting spirit than the first game. Less than a minute into the game, the
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The goal of "equalizing the number of shots on goal in the first game" was accomplished.
For this match, head coach Jankovic made three changes to the starting lineup, with Chen Guoxi, He Yupeng, and Wu Shaocong replacing Jiang Shenglong, Xu Haofeng, and Liu Zhuyun. For Japan, it was a complete change of the starting eleven, effectively a three-team lineup to deal with the
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Yankovic still insisted on a defensive counterattack strategy. Jankovic still insisted on the defensive counterattack strategy, and the formation was adjusted to 532 or even 541 in defense, which made it very difficult for the inexperienced Japanese players. Although Japan's manager Mori Bao'ichi made frequent substitutions in the second half in an attempt to shock the Japanese players, it was not easy for him to do so.
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goal, but the backline, with Jiang Guangtai and Zhu Chenjie as the duo, neutralized the opponents' attacks time and again.
In addition, the Chinese team's offense and defense conversion in this game was significantly improved compared to the previous game. When facing South Korea, China also defended and counterattacked, but the fans only saw the defense and hardly saw the counterattack, and there was only 1 shot on goal after the match, which made Yankovic and this group of
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The players were under tremendous pressure. In this game, after successfully defending against many attacks by the Japanese team
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The lads have become significantly more offensive-minded.
Of course, it should also be seen that the first game against the South Korean team, basically South Korea's fringe international players, the overall strength is stronger. And this game facing the Japanese team, the vast majority of players are even the national team debut. Against Japan and South Korea on the road of soccer, this group of young players still have a long way to go.
△Dai Weijun (right front) breaks through with the ball in the game
Emerging! The Forces Nouvelles Shine!
This game, many
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The young players have made significant progress. This year's East Asian Cup, China's men's soccer team is called the "Chinese men's soccer selection team", in fact, it is composed of the u23 national team plus a few over-age players, aimed at training young players. Yankovic led this u23 team, the most lack of international competition experience. Due to the lack of their own strength, as well as the impact of the epidemic in recent years, this team in recent years to participate in very few international competitions, can in the stage of the East Asia Cup to see the progress of the players, so that many fans feel gratified.
First of all, the goalkeeper Han Jiaqi, before this year's East Asian Cup, many fans may not be familiar with this player, but after facing the Japanese and Korean teams, Han Jiaqi's performance is remarkable. Against Japan, the opponents took 18 shots, 7 of which were on target, including some tricky, hidden shots and set-pieces, all of which were deflected by Han Jiaqi. The player from
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Guangzhou City's 23-year-old goalkeeper, the future is expected to become a new generation of China's men's soccer "head".
△Chinese men's soccer goalkeeper Han Jiaqi (center) has an eye-catching performance
Captain Zhu Chenjie's performance was also significantly improved compared to the previous game. In the last match, an oolong goal by Zhu Chenjie broke the Chinese men's soccer team's hard-fought game. As the captain, he was under tremendous pressure after the game. In this game, Zhu Chenjie made almost no major mistakes on the defensive end, and was no slouch in front of his big brother Jiang Guangtai. On the offensive end, Zhu Chenjie's close-range shot at the end of the game grazed the crossbar, and if it had gone in, it would have rewritten the history of the Chinese men's soccer team's 24-year winless streak against Japan. Zhu Chenjie was originally the most capable player in this team, and such a player needs to use such a real game after real game to find out his mistakes and correct them.
In addition, Fang Hao on the forward line, Wu Shaocong on the back line, and Dai Weijun in the midfield are all growing up on stages like the East Asian Cup. Although the gap between the Chinese men's soccer team and Japan and South Korea is getting wider and wider, all of these players are working hard to close this gap.
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Skipper: Had a chance to win
After the match, China's head coach Jankovic commented on the game, "Today we played against a very strong team, and the young players learned from the lessons of the previous game against South Korea, and did a much better job today in the areas of defensive organization, formation, and pressing in front of the ball. If we had been more accurate and determined in this game, we could have possibly taken the win."
Regarding the changes in the team, he said, "Compared to the game against South Korea, we are not only only defending only in this game, but also strive to attack and control the ball, and we have corrected our tactics in the last game." At the same time, he expressed his satisfaction with the game, "We were determined to defend before attacking after the game with South Korea, and we corrected some problems in the last game, and we are more satisfied with the result of the game against Japan."
The next match, the Chinese men's soccer team will face Hong Kong, China on July 27 at 3:00 pm Beijing time. For this match, Jankovic said, "As you can see, this is a young team and there will be deficiencies at the physical level. Hopefully by the time we play against Hong Kong, China, our physical condition will become better."
