As 2023 approaches, the stage of Chinese soccer is about to usher in an Asian feast. By then, China will have several national teams competing in various top Asian tournaments. The youth team will compete in the U20 Asian Cup, the junior team will appear in the U17 Asian Cup, while the Olympic team will compete in the U23 Asian Cup qualifiers and the Asian Olympic qualifiers. In addition, the national soccer team will participate in the World Cup Asian qualifiers, the Asian Games soccer field will also appear in our men's football. At present, the national youth, national junior and national Olympic teams have completed their respective tournament competition, in which the national junior under the leadership of Yang Chen suffered elimination, the national Olympic in the command of Cheng Yaodong in trouble, only four points in six games, the road to promotion is full of variables.
In this feast of soccer, the national youth team under the leadership of Antonio performed brilliantly, showing tenacity in both offense and defense. They not only played against strong teams such as Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia, but also managed to eliminate the defending champion Saudi Arabia before finishing in the last eight, an achievement that far exceeded expectations. Cheng Yaodong brought the National Youth Football League's main lineup to the Olympics, but failed to achieve the expected results, which also reflects that the coaching team's ability and level need to be improved.
With September 12 approaching, the national soccer team's Asian Games preparations began in earnest. The arrival of new coach Djurdjevic has brought new energy to the team, with both the offensive and defensive ends of the game being balanced and the game becoming tougher. In the last two warm-up matches, the team defeated South Korea 1-0 and Chinese Taipei 3-1, showing tenacious defense and efficient counterattack. Sun Qinhan's goal was an added highlight for the team.
The team showed good consistency against weaker teams by beating Chinese Taipei 3-1 in the past two days. Jiang Shenglong, Liu Ruowan and Gao Tianyi are reported to have scored a goal each in the match. Djurdjevic called up 24 coaches for the Asian Games, 23 of whom were officially confirmed, with Liu Ruowan van recruited into the squad on a supplementary basis. The squad includes strong players such as Liu Yang, Tan Long, Gao Tianyi and Peng Peng.
With three group stage matches of the Asian Games about to get underway, the national football team Asian Games is in a good position to make an impact as hosts.From September 19 to 30, the national football team will take on India, Myanmar and Bangladesh in a bid to get out of the knockout stage.
However, the overlap of the Asian Games matches with the schedules of the Chinese Super League (CSL) and the Football Association Cup (F.A.C. Cup) has caused problems for many clubs. It is reported that Chinese Super League teams such as Dalian Ren and Shanghai Shenhua have been greatly affected. Teams such as Dalian Ren and Shanghai Shenhua wanted the FA to postpone their FA Cup matches, but their requests were rejected. During this period, the team will face the double pressure of the two tournaments of the Chinese Super League and the FA Cup, and stabilizing the performance will become extremely difficult.
