On July 27th, the Hangzhou Asian Games Football Grouping Drawing Ceremony is about to kick off. In this Asian Games men's soccer tournament, South Korea and China will send their strongest lineups consisting of players in the 1999 age group to compete, and our team's goal is to strive for the best record in the Asian Games. During the preparation phase, the Chinese national soccer team played a warm-up match, which resulted in a 1-3 defeat, but also recorded a narrow 1-0 win. Coach Djurdjevic will lead this strongest squad to meet the challenge of the Asian Games in Hangzhou.
The core members of China's U24 national soccer team were all born in 1999, and the lineup is full of outstanding young players like Fang Hao, Han Jiaqi, Zhu Chenjie, Dai Weijun, Wu Shaochong, and Tao Qianglong, who are strong enough to be in the national team. In order to enhance the competitiveness in the Asian Games, the three new additions strengthened the team. The addition of overage players such as Tan Long, Barton and Gao Tianyi brought new energy to the team before the warm-up match against South Korea.
Currently, Tan Long is ranked first in the Chinese Super League in terms of goals and assists, while Barton has not performed badly, ranking high in terms of goals and assists. However, in the warm-up match with South Korea, the domestic well-known offensive players such as Wu Lei, Ackerson, etc. in the national team did not perform as expected, failed to help the national football team Asian Games against South Korea.
The national team will make strategic changes in the upcoming Asian Games. Wu Lei, the national team's renowned goalscorer, is likely to be selected in the Asian Games squad instead of Tan Long. Wu Lei has previously trained with the Asian Games players and his goal-scoring ability has been well proven in the Chinese Super League this season.
Looking back at the history of the Asian Games, the addition of over-age players is not uncommon. 2018 Asian Games, the South Korean men's soccer team's addition of Hwang Yi-suk, Sun Xingmiao and other outstanding players, significantly enhanced the strength of the attack, helping the South Korean team to achieve excellent results. This time, the Chinese men's soccer team also chose the 1999 age group players to form the strongest lineup, and we also look forward to achieving good results at home.
In the process of assembling the strongest squad, Xie Pengfei has become a member of the national team with his outstanding performances, and his goals and assists this season are among the highest among local players. Li Lei, an experienced veteran who has studied at European clubs, is not to be underestimated. The Chinese men's soccer team has many experienced veterans, and Coach Djurdjevic can flexibly use the advantages of over-age players, such as Wu Lei, an excellent striker, is expected to shine in the U24 national soccer team.
This year's Asian Games in Hangzhou, the national soccer team occupies the home field advantage. Coupled with the fact that most of the Asian teams are competing with 2001 age group players, the U24 national soccer team is expected to achieve satisfactory results in order to prepare for the Olympic preliminaries. With the support of excellent over-age players, we are confident to achieve excellent results in the Asian Games and revitalize Chinese soccer.
