On March 22, the national soccer team in Singapore's World Cup qualifier away challenge, once with a two-goal lead, but in the second half by the opponent to chase two goals, and finally 2-2 handshake. After the match, Sports Weekly reporter Ma Dexing analyzed the reasons why the national football team suffered a reversal in the second half in his article.
In this game, the national football team adopted a 442 diamond midfield formation, aiming to enhance the strength of the attack. However, this formation may have caused hidden problems for the defense, further weakening the originally fragile defense line. This concern was confirmed during the match. Currently, the defensive level of Chinese players, especially their ability to play alone, makes it too risky to set up a defense in the midfield. In addition, almost no one in the Chinese Super League team is capable of carrying this burden.
With a 2-0 lead in the first half, China could theoretically make tactical adjustments. For example, former coach Ivan, who coached Oman, made his team's defense more solid by adding a defensive player. Even if Singapore pulled a goal back early in the second half, China should have been able to make tactical adjustments through substitutions. Unfortunately, in the 79th minute, the Chinese team made a substitution, but replaced Li Yuanyi, who is one of the few Chinese players who can play in the defensive midfield position, the other being Wang Shangyuan.
After Lin Liangming and Wei Shihao came on as substitutes, the defensive strength of the national football team declined further. Shortly after, Singapore equalized the score, which dealt a blow to the morale of the national football team. This is undoubtedly the most worrying issue in this match.
