U16 National Junior Team meets challenges: surge against Poland, suffers reversal, coach emphasizes defensive problems
In a challenging final matchup, China's U16 National Junior Team competed fiercely against Poland. Facing the powerful lineup of Poland, the Chinese juniors did not retreat. At the beginning of the game, they launched an onslaught of attacks, and through a subtle combination, they broke through the opponent's defense first, taking a 1-0 lead. However, the strength of the opponents should not be underestimated, and at the end of the first half, the score became 1-1. After the half-time break, the National Junior Team adjusted their tactics and replaced the substitutes, but the final score was reversed by the opponents with a score of 1-4, and they suffered a total loss in this invitational tournament and ranked at the bottom of the table.
The coach of this national junior team, Kenichi Uemura, a Japanese coach, has led the team in Germany and Japan for training. As a whole, we have many problems on the defensive end. As in this invitational tournament, some of the players looked out of their depth on man-to-man defense. From thought to action, we are not in agreement. Therefore, in the next training, we need to work harder on defense.
China's men's soccer team has been unlucky this year: poor performance in Asian Cup and U23 Asian Cup
This year, the Chinese men's soccer team seems to have bad luck. In the Asian Cup at the beginning of the year, the national team failed to win any of their three group matches and eventually left the tournament in disgrace. This poor performance led to the dismissal of Jankovic, and Ivankovic took over as head coach. In the recently concluded U23 Asian Cup, the national Olympic team only beat the UAE national Olympic team 2-1 in three matches in the group stage, and eventually exited the group stage without qualifying for the Paris Olympics. We expect the national team to perform well in the World Qualifiers. Under the leadership of Ivankovic, the team's form is gradually picking up, and it would be a great encouragement if they can beat the Thai men's soccer team in the next match and advance to the 18-team tournament!
