Following the final whistle of the 0-1 encounter with Japan, our men's soccer team's first two rounds of matches in Group B of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers came to an end. Our men's soccer team suffered two consecutive defeats, becoming one of the only two teams in the group without a win. Although Vietnam also suffered two consecutive defeats in the same group, the men's soccer team is still in the last place in the group due to the goal difference. The next match will be played in a month's time during the National Day, against Vietnam. Looking back at the two matches at this stage, our men's soccer team has suffered a total collapse, with no shots on goal, although the end of the second match showed a change and hope.
First match against Australia: Misjudged the situation and suffered the opening blackout
In China's men's soccer team and Australia's first matchup, due to the opponent in the lineup of Leckie and other main force due to the epidemic absence, coupled with China's men's soccer team in the preparation time and arrived at the field and other aspects of the superiority, so that the team up and down and the outside world generally believe that the opponent's strength is greatly reduced, China's men's soccer team ushered in the rare opportunity to get the good points.
Second match against Japan: the national football team hastily practiced the 5-back formation
The loss of the China-Australia battle brought great pressure on the national soccer team. Although the FA tried to reduce the pressure for the national football team, the chairman Chen Xuyuan and the team leaders were unable to find an effective countermeasure. The coaching team headed by Li Tie, before preparing for the match with Japan, changed the previous main 4-back formation and started to try the 5-back layout.
Never surrender your guns: the national football team for the first time 4 naturalized players at the same time on the field
In the second half of the match with Japan, Li Tie sent in both Alan and Luo Guofu as substitutes in the 60th minute. Together with Ackerson and Jiang Guangtai in the starting lineup, the national football team put four naturalized players on the field at the same time for the first time, breaking the previous rumors. This also shows the competitive attitude of the national soccer team not to give up in the World Qualification Tournament.
Second half of the second game of Japan has a change: the battle of Vietnam to see hope
The second half of the match against Japan saw the national soccer team improve on the field, especially after Artemisia Junmin, Alan and Luo Guofu came on the field at the same time. After that, the Japanese team is also difficult to get a threatening opportunity to shoot. It can be said that Li Tie's adjustments show the changes and progress in his coaching.
If our men's soccer team can continue the play of the last 30 minutes of the second half of the second match, we believe that we still have a chance to win the match against Vietnam.
However, the risks for the national soccer team are not small. In addition to the shortcomings of the back and center back positions, the players' mentality and physical fitness are all facing tests. The most embarrassing thing for the national football team is that in the two matches of the 12 strong matches, the national football team has only four shots on goal, and all of them are missed. This data in the world of any national team seems to be very embarrassing.
The next round of matches against Vietnam will be played on October 7, on the last day of the National Day holiday. If the national soccer team can beat Vietnam, the situation in the group stage will turn around. If the national football team loses, it is almost certain that they will not be able to compete for the right to go out of the group. Therefore, the next round of matches for the situation has been very bad for the national football team, is a rare opportunity to regain control of fate.
