China Men's Soccer Tournament Analysis
At the crack of dawn on October 13, at 1 a.m. BST, the 2022 Qatar
World Cup
In the fourth round of Group B of the Asian qualifying round, the Chinese men's soccer team was defeated by Saudi Arabia with a score of 2-3 on the road, regrettably failing to win, while the opponents won four consecutive victories, leading the standings. Sohu Sports' "No Spit Soccer" program invited reporters Wang Xiaorui, Bai Guohua, and Xiao Blush for a live link to provide in-depth analysis and wonderful comments on the game.
Talking about the Chinese team's return home after 48 days of closed training overseas, Xiao Xie pointed out that the preparation in the context of the epidemic is in an extraordinary state, and the 48-day quarantine has already reached a critical point, so if they do not come back, the team's abnormal state may be intensified, and the damage will be even greater. Xiao Blush also emphasized that as fans, they may not know the real situation of the team, so their comments should remain rational.
In reviewing the game, Xiao Blush said: "The result is within the normal range of soccer, and the process also has some surprises. The competitive situation of the whole top 12 tournament shows that the overall strength of the Chinese team against their opponents, the result is within the normal range of soccer, soccer relies on hard power, and the results of the game reflect the contrast between the strength of the two sides. The surprise lies in the play of several naturalized strikers, Alan and Luo Guofu really showed their characteristics in their limited playing time. The Chinese team showed some offensive characteristics and attacking ability in the first four rounds of the tournament, but whether it can be translated into success is still unknown."
Xiao Blush also mentioned that Li Tie brought 32 players with him on this trip, including Wu Lei from La Liga, which is a sufficient reserve of personnel to meet the needs of the game. In the four rounds of the game tried different starting lineups, Li Tie in the team game at the same time, but also in the trial and test formation, during which there is a cycle of trial and error and error correction. For Li Tie in his capacity as head coach and many players in the team, this is the first time for this 12-team tournament, so the instability of the formation is normal. At the same time, high-intensity training in the injury is inevitable, the starting lineup change is also normal, but this also triggered the fans and media dissatisfaction.
However, Xiao Blush, from the perspective of a media person, called on fans and the media to remain rational: "As fans, we are far away from the game and the training site, we do not understand the situation of the team, and our evaluation and suggestions are more on paper. If we can go to the state of close to the reality of the advice, Li Tie should be more tolerant to listen to the mentality. But if we just complain and criticize, it is meaningless. The difficulties of the Chinese team now are not only on the technical and tactical level, the players have been overseas for 48 days, the impact on their psychological level is great, the coaching team, in addition to making good technical and tactical arrangements, but also need to be guided on the psychological level, so this time, the Chinese team's preparatory process is 'abnormal', and the forward operations team this time has also experienced the unprecedented test."
Xiao Blush believes that the Chinese team is now in an extremely difficult stage, which can be seen from the return of overseas training after 48 days: "In addition to the naturalized players, the overall age of the local players have risen compared to the previous session, we are in the stage of the green and yellow, and now the most important thing is how to distribute the existing strength to play the role of 1 + 1 > 2. I think it's really difficult, Li Tie through these four rounds of matches, has been deeply appreciate the 12 strong match, the players are also the same. In the context of the epidemic, the Chinese team's preparation is in an extraordinary state, 48 days back is obviously has reached the tipping point, do not come back, the team's abnormal state may continue, the damage will be more serious. Although our technical ability is limited, but our spirit can not collapse. Whether we can play at home or not, mental adjustment is very necessary.
Talking about the role of naturalized players, Xiao Blush said: "For example, Alan, to the level of the 12 strong tournament, the score of each game bites very tight, in addition to China's first round of the 0-3 loss to Australia's competition, that is a not quite normal score. As a head coach, what needs to be considered is the balance between offense and defense, and the fact that we conceded nine goals in four rounds of the competition is also because we are more extreme in some parts of the game. Wu Lei, Zhang Yuning, these offensive players, the head coach before the game have put forward the requirements of defense, but Alan and Luo Guofu not too participate in the defense, which is contradictory to the national team's thinking. Make fewer mistakes to have more chances, as a defensive player, Li Tie has this kind of thinking is really logical, but should also see the opportunity."
For the matches against Oman and Australia in November, Xiao Blush predicted, "I asked my friends in Suzhou during the National Day, and they are indeed making preparations in accordance with the continued hosting (of the home competitions), but anything can happen until the last-minute official announcement. The most important thing now is to prevent epidemics, soccer will not be higher than life, not higher than the health of citizens. The Chinese team has 1 3 points in hand, there is still a ray of hope, in the November game, we have to take at least 4 points, but the results of the game is kicked out, grabbed out, not counted out, the Chinese team back home, back to the normal track of preparation, the mood is good, the spirit of the comfort, in order to have a better preparation. Now there is hope to host at home, the hope is still great, I hope to have a good result."
