Entering the golden month of November, the Chinese men's soccer team is about to embark on the first leg of the World Qualification Tournament against the third and fourth ranked teams. Currently, China's men's soccer team is ranked eleventh on the Asian list, shouldering the burden of the second slot to participate in the tournament. It is noteworthy that under the leadership of Kovic, the new national team has shown significant advantages in teamwork and team spirit. If we can assemble the strongest lineup in the World Qualifier and give it our all, coupled with the help of naturalized players, it is not out of reach for our men's soccer team to break into the World Cup. Yes, we have the strength to compete with the strongest teams in Asia.
Nonetheless, the national team still lurks a huge room for development in the preparation phase of the World Qualifiers. In June's preparation, for example, Jankovic unearthed potential stars such as Lin Liangming and Chen Pu. Wu Lei and Eckerson remain the attacking duo of domestic soccer. Looking back at the last World Qualifier, our men's soccer team drew 1-1 with Saudi Arabia and Australia in the last 12 rounds of the tournament. From the perspective of the strongest squad, we did not lose to the top team in Asia. However, the current national team is facing some rejuvenation problems and is in dire need of accumulating more real-world experience.
Taking the U24 national team as an example, Tao Qianglong, born in 2001, has performed well in both offense and defense. There are also players in the midfield such as Dai Weijun, Wu Shaocong and Zhu Chenjie who are worth watching. They desperately need to gain experience through intercontinental tournaments such as the Asian Games. After the Asian Games, players who perform well are expected to join the national team. This move will undoubtedly promote the overall upgrade of the national team.
At the same time, the Football Association continued to layout all levels of national teams to go abroad to train, and invited Asian teams to warm up in China. For example, the U22 Olympic Games played two games with Uzbekistan, and the U24 national team played two games with South Korea in the Asian Games. The same goes for the national team. Under Yankovic's careful selection, the new national team not only selects talents in the domestic league, but also trains with extremely high intensity and confrontation, aiming to improve the team cohesion of players.
Increasing the number of warm-up matches will help improve the cohesion and tactical execution of the national team. In competitive soccer, victory or defeat often depends on the tactical lineup. In the upcoming World Qualification Tournament, our men's soccer team is undoubtedly competitive, especially in the face of the third and fourth ranked teams, we have a clear advantage. However, in the last 12 rounds of the last WPF, our men's soccer team lost the home field advantage, which has become a key factor in restricting our performance. But undoubtedly, we will gain home field advantage in the World Qualifiers and participate in as many international warm-up matches as possible.
As a matter of fact, Vietnam's strength should not be underestimated in the face of the third and fourth ranked teams. But if our men's soccer team is the strongest lineup, the victory over Vietnam is not unattainable. Into the World Cup, we still need to face the first Asian team. The help of naturalized players is indispensable. We look forward to the national soccer team to create brilliant in the future.
