Recently, China's top soccer teams have been conducting frequent preparatory exercises, with both the national team and the national youth team going all out for the U23 Asian Cup. Despite the success of the Olympic qualifiers, the national youth team has set its sights higher, otherwise it will be difficult to stand out in the next stage. With this in mind, Sung Yiu Tung's coaching team must continue to sharpen their internal skills, especially the understanding between players. Looking back, Sung Yiu Tung's team is better at identifying deficiencies in matches. Having traveled to Croatia twice before to play in the local second division, the team is now planning to start exchanges with the Chinese Super League team when they return.
At the beginning of October, the National Olympic Team warm-up matches came one after another. In the first round, they faced the veteran team Guoan, once leading, but with a score of 1-2 hate. Despite the defeat, the overall performance of the National Olympic team was still praised. Two days later, the National Olympic team met the Jinmen Tigers again, who were ranked eighth in the league and were in the middle of the pack. In contrast, the National Olympic team has gathered the domestic U23 elite, high morale and tacit training, so they have the upper hand in terms of strength. Coach Cheng Yaodong expects the team to return in triumph.
In order to enhance the effectiveness of the workout, the two sides decided to have a three-quarter match. As the battle began, the Tigers were no longer willing to be a coach, and the battle in the middle of the field was particularly fierce. Jinmen Tigers were tactically sophisticated, using roundabout tactics and not rushing to attack. The National Olympic team attacked with all their might, but due to their impatience, there were loopholes in their defense. Jinmen Tigers scored many times, and after three quarters of fierce battle, finally beat the National Olympic Team 5-2, playing a cold game.
Yu Genwei also helped the players to adjust their condition through the warm-up. Similar to the last warm-up, the National Olympic team added penalty kicks to help the goalkeeper find his touch. In just three days, the National Olympic team lost both matches, and both lost to the Chinese Super League team. Despite the defeat, but face Guoan and other strong teams acceptable, but did not expect to be Jinmen Tiger scored 5 goals, quite puzzling.
Despite the National Olympic Team losing two consecutive warm-up matches, the preparation tour continues. Coaching team of Sung Yew Tung wants their players to gain more match experience and plans to complete at least 20 matches by April 2024 in order to select the best squad.
