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Although the U20 China National Football Team finished in the last eight of this year's Asian Cup, there were a number of newcomers who made their mark in the fierce competition. The likes of Efirdin, Baiheramu, Mutalipu, Hu Huotao, Li Hao, Xu Bin, etc. have shown their talents in teamwork and hard work. They deserve to be in the higher level national team, to feel the rhythm of the competition in advance, and to promote the pace of rejuvenation of Chinese soccer.
Let's first examine the performance of the men's national team coached by Jankevich with the U24 national team. The youngest member of the national team is already born in '97, with players like Lin Liangming, Wei Zhen and Chen Pu seen as newcomers. And post 95 players such as Wei Shihao also look young in today's training lineup. It is clear that the team needs to accelerate its rejuvenation, so that players such as Zhang Linpeng, Wu Xi and other players born in 89 years can consider retiring to make way for younger players.
However, the rejuvenation of the national team is not an easy task. If young players replace veterans, results may suffer. For example, at the 2022 East Asian Cup, we lost 0-3 to South Korea and won only 1-0 against Hong Kong, China, despite overage players such as Tan Long supporting the U23s. This shows that our young players are in dire need of more quality matches to gain experience.
The U20 national football team has been practicing overseas ahead of the Asian qualifiers, and has improved significantly with the tactical use of the game. However, the lack of international tournament exercise after the Preliminary 12. How can the lack of experience achieve good results? Therefore, both the national team and the U24 national team should actively train overseas to increase the opportunity to play and hone their tactics.
In fact, Efirdin and Byhramu are already in the U22 national Olympic team coached by Cheng Yaodong, but they are much more than that. Some U20 players should join the U24 national football team for the Asian Games. In order to achieve good results at the Hangzhou Asian Games, the U24 national football team has not only selected the best squad of the right age, but also introduced three veterans of the national team. However, the average age is high and some of the younger players should be replaced at the Asian Games.
Many Asian countries have arranged for younger teams to participate in the Asian Games in order to get a head start in the Olympic qualifying rounds. We should also put together the strongest squad to compete in the Asian Games, to strive for good results and help the development of domestic soccer. As a matter of fact, the U24 national team is strong enough to be the mainstay of the national team with the help of three veteran players with a high average age. Perhaps, we can let players such as Efirdin, Hu Huotao, and Bayhramu join the U24 national team for over-age training.
Do you think U20 national soccer players such as Efirdin and Byhramu should join the U22 national Olympic team, the U24 national Asian Games, or go straight to the national team? Feel free to share your views in the comments section.
