On April 15, Qatar will see the passionate start of this year's U23 Asian Cup. The Olympic team, led by Yaodong, is going all out in its preparations. However, it will be difficult for this team to be directly among the Olympic stage in Paris. First of all, it is necessary to win the top three places in the U23 Asian Cup. After all, the Chinese men's soccer team is currently ranked in the international soccer world has dropped to the third rate in Asia, let alone the Olympic team.
The U23 Asian Cup, China and Japan, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates in the same group. In view of Japan, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates soccer strength has far exceeded our country, this group is undoubtedly the Olympic Games "group of death". In terms of the current strength of the national Olympic team, we can only fight with the United Arab Emirates, and strive to achieve the third or fourth place in the U23 Asian Cup. If we can make it to the top three, the National Olympic team will get a direct ticket to the Olympics. Of course, if we only finish fourth, we still need to fight with Guinea for the last ticket to Paris. In other words, the national Olympic team will be competing with France and the United States in the same group.
It's worth noting that the last time the Chinese men's soccer team stepped onto an Olympic field was in 2008, when they played as hosts. Since then, China's men's soccer team five times to the Olympic Games have ended in failure, five times to participate in the U23 Asian Cup performance is also very poor, only one win, the rest of the 14 matches are lost.
In view of this, fans do not have high expectations for the Olympic shock Paris Olympics. After all, the face of the same group of Japan and South Korea, the Olympic team almost no chance of winning, and the United Arab Emirates draw is already a good result. In addition, Cheng Yaodong's coaching ability has also been questioned. Under his leadership, the overall level of the national Olympic team declined, and even affected the performance of the players in the club.
Nevertheless, the Olympic team cannot afford to give up lightly, let alone surrender early. The only way to keep their hopes of advancing is to go all out and win every game. For the Chinese fans, as long as the young players of the Olympic team try their best, they will be applauded and cheered no matter whether they can qualify for the Paris Olympics or not, won't they?
