Unexpected joy! On March 10th, a heavy news broke out in the Chinese soccer world. In the match between the National Youth and Kyrgyzstan, although the National Youth broke into the last eight with a win and a draw, but faced with the challenge of South Korea, reporter Ma Dexing disclosed a shocking news: the National Youth suffered adversity, two core players due to suspension and one day of rest less, which is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the National Youth.
Fans have been expecting Chinese soccer to turn the tide, and since the arrests of Li Tie and Chen Xuyuan, the light of hope seems to have resurfaced. The National Youth demonstrated the potential to rise to the top after defeating Saudi Arabia, after all, it's been a long time since our men's national team at all levels has beaten their Asian rivals. As a result, the National Youth managed to advance to the last eight, and the outside world is counting on Antonio to lead his team to victory over the South Korean National Youth and advance to the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup, and then on to the World Junior Championships.
However, the reality does not seem to be optimistic. According to reporter Ma Dexing, the two main players of National Youth, Chen Zhexuan and Baiheramu, who received yellow cards in the match in Kyrgyzstan, will miss the match against South Korea National Youth due to suspension for accumulating yellow cards. What's worse, due to the schedule, the South Korean National Youth have one more day off than the Chinese National Youth.
It is worth mentioning that Korea National Youth, as the old rival of our National Youth, has always been the underdog in the historical encounters, and has not beaten Korea National Youth since the 2004 Asian Youth Championship. Now, two of the main players left the field, China's National Youth has no advantage in terms of strength and time, to win over the Korea National Youth, seems to be a pipe dream.
As a result, there is a lot of suspense as to whether China's national youth can advance to the World Youth Championship. If you want to cross the Korean National Youth, the possibility of our National Youth advancing to the World Youth Championship is almost zero. In this situation, Antonio and Shao Jiayi also feel helpless. They have put a lot of efforts for this team, but the reality is always cruel. Compared with the Korean National Youth, our National Youth has a big gap in all aspects.
