As the Chinese Super League season comes to an end and the AFC Champions League takes a break, our national team is gearing up for the season, and fans' attention is still focused on the soccer field. However, a string of recent matches have made the national team a disappointment once again. The National Olympic Team suffered a 0-1 defeat against Malaysia, the 08 National Junior Team performed poorly in a friendly match against Japan, and only won one match against four varsity teams, and suffered a 0-4 defeat at the hands of the Xingguo High School U16 team. Even the Japanese varsity team was hard to beat, and with only one win in the last five international matches, the future of the national team doesn't seem to be optimistic!
In a friendly match against the Malaysian U23s, the national Olympic team unfortunately conceded a goal in the final moments to lose 0-1. This result made the Malaysian media excited, after all, they and the Chinese team before the encounter rarely win, but now created a historic victory. After the match, the Malaysian manager did not hide his joy, and his words seemed to imply that the strength of our men's soccer team is declining, and even if they win the match, it is difficult to hide their inner worries.
08 national junior team traveled to Japan to participate in a series of training and tournaments, but due to the inability to play with high-level opponents, can only play with the Japanese college ladder team. The gap is obvious, Japan trip, U15 national football team's performance is not satisfactory. In their first match, they were defeated by Momoyama Gakuen U16 team 0-1. In the second match, the U15 team of Chessing Society University drew 1-1, but the fruit of victory was insignificant. When we faced the Hoshoku Gakuen U16 team, we lost 0-4 and lost face. It was not until the last game against Osaka Sakura West U15 team that we narrowly won 3-2, but such a victory did not cause rejoicing in the hearts of the fans because the opponent was just a branch school team and the victory did not contain much gold.
The losses of the National Olympic Team and the National Junior Team are really a reflection of the poor performance of our national men's soccer team in the recent past. Not long ago, the national team even lost to South Korea, and all national soccer teams seem to be stuck in a losing quagmire. Currently, the adult national men's soccer team is preparing for the Asian Cup, and the first warm-up match is against a second division team from Abu Dhabi, which is currently ranked No. 8 in the league, and even if the national team wins against such an opponent, the exercise value is still quite questionable!
