It is reported that the Chinese men's soccer team showed a clear competitive improvement in the 12th match compared to the first match. For example, star striker Zhang Yuning, who had no goals in the first match, broke the deadlock in the 14th minute. Then, star center back Zhu Chenjie contributed the second goal in the 29th minute in the form of a penalty kick. And Tan Long added another in the 41st minute. Finally, Zhang Xizhe completed the scoring in the 53rd minute and Wu Xi in the 76th minute.
In the second half, Coach Li Xiaopeng dispatched Zhang Xizhe, Wu Xi, Jin Jingdao, Wang Shenchao, Artemis Junmin and other veterans to play one after another. At the same time, the eye-catching performance of the young double back Gao Tianyi, Yan Dinghao was rested in this game.
From a tactical point of view, the coaching team is most satisfied with the players' high level of execution and concentration from the beginning to the end. Despite some positional adjustments, the team did not suffer from disorganized formations.
In accordance with the plan, the Chinese national team will be in Haikou on the 15th of this month for the last warm-up match of this training period, that is, the last battle before the western expedition.
Given the high probability that naturalized players other than central defender Jiang Guangtai will not be able to travel with the team to West Asia for the tournament, it is possible that the coaching team will adjust the lineup for the 15-day game to be close to the starting lineup for the next round of the 12-team tournament.
Recent training and warm-up matches have shown that the young players represented by Dai Weijun, Gao Junyi, Zhu Chenjie and Zhang Yuning, as well as the veterans represented by Zhang Linpeng, are expected to realize the "old and the new together" and become the main lineup for the home match against Saudi Arabia.
Chinese men's soccer starting lineup for this warm-up match (343 formation): goalkeeper - Yan Junling; center backs - Zheng Zheng, Zhu Chenjie, Zhang Linpeng; wingbacks - Liu Yang, Gao Junyi; backs - Xu Xin, Liao Lixiang; strikers - Liu Binbin, Zhang Yuning, Dai Weijun.
