Beijing time on the 26th, the Chinese team arrived in Wellington, preparing for the second round of warm-up matches with New Zealand. The two teams shook hands 0-0 in Auckland, and the two sides will start a fierce competition on the following day.
Before the match, Coach Jankovic revealed that he expects the national football team to make a breakthrough on the offensive end and pursue good results.
Lin Liangming's header went just over the crossbar and the national soccer team missed a good opportunity.
After 35 minutes of play, the two sides gradually adapted to the intense confrontation, and in the second half the national soccer team became more proactive. Despite numerous threats from Wu Lei, they failed to break through and the two sides eventually exchanged a 0-0 draw, with Jankovic regretting his team's ability to miss chances.
"The goals will come eventually and as I said in the last game, my biggest worry was not creating chances. Now that the chances have come, I'm sure the goals will follow. We need to improve our scoring and goal scoring efficiency in the box." Jankovic summarized in his press conference.
Talking about the offensive tools, Yankovic said, "Whether it's positional play, organized attack, counterattack, or 45-degree angle and ribbing, we tried all kinds of offensive organizations, which shows that we have a lot of offensive tools and deserves to be recognized."
Meanwhile, Jankovic also said, "We will definitely try to improve our efficiency in front of the goal, and I am confident in improving our goal-scoring efficiency. The question now is how to break the deadlock, as long as we pierce this windowpaper, the goals will come naturally."
The national soccer team is in high spirits as they take their latest family photo.
The two warm-up matches were less than 72 hours apart, which is a severe test for the physical fitness of Chinese players.
Jankovic revealed that there will be some rotation in the starting lineup to keep the team energized. "I want to inject fresh blood into the team through rotation to maintain tactics and discipline. Every player is important in my system and you can expect some new faces in the starting lineup."
Apart from the form of individual players, the vast majority of starters and substitutes performed well and worked hard to the satisfaction of Jankovic.
Wu Lei is unafraid to spar with his opponents.
"Although I'm a little sorry about the result of the first game, the pace of the game and the effort deserves to be recognized. We have adapted to the pace of the game and the intensity of the confrontation." Yankovic said.
He expects the team to improve on their speed and intensity to improve on the issues identified in the first game.
Jankovic said, "The whole team is motivated and excited and ready for the next game."
He emphasized that the national football team should adhere to the center of me, the tactical level will not be too much adjustment, adhere to their own style of soccer.
Regarding the outcome of the match, Jankovic expects his team to improve from the first leg. "Everyone wants to win, but to win, you first have to score goals. For a long time, the Chinese team has not been scoring goals."
