Wuhan Three Towns in the Asian Cup: Challenges and Opportunities
The fiery Asian Cup tournament is filled with smoke from the eighth-quarter finals. While our national soccer team has returned, a Chinese Super League team is experiencing a different challenge in West Asia - that of Three Towns in Wuhan. The former Chinese Super League (CSL) champions seemed to be replicating the national team's trip to West Asia when they endured two tough matches in the Dubai Cup, finishing fourth after being defeated 1-3 and 0-1.
Participating in warm-up matches in West Asia was supposed to be an opportunity for Wuhan Three Town to improve their team. However, on their debut in the Dubai Cup, they encountered a tough defense from Jeddah National Team and lost 1-3 despite leading at one point. On their warm-up trip to West Asia, Wuhan 3 Town suffered their first defeat and failed to qualify for the final of the Dubai Cup.
In the second match against Morocco, Wuhan Three Town did not play conservatively, but sent their strongest lineup. Aifeldin, Tao Qianglong and other main players appeared on the field. However, only 26 minutes into the match, the opponents won a penalty kick and made the score 1-0, and the fans of Atletico Lagarde went crazy in the stands. Wuhan Sanzhen had a chance to equalize the score, but finally lost 0-1 and regretted to get the fourth place.
Wuhan Three Town didn't have many chances in this Dubai Cup journey. In the end, they missed the third place by one goal and became the second last place in this tournament. Meanwhile, our national soccer team's performance in the Asian Cup was also disappointing, with three games of granules, ranking third in the group.
Nevertheless, failure is not terrible. As long as we Chinese soccer face up to our own shortcomings and bravely face the reality, we still have a chance to rise on the stage of Asian soccer. At present, we urgently need to find a correct development path, clear planning and reasonable plan, in order to let the soccer business really recover.
