The performance of the Cambodian team in the previous Southeast Asian Championships has always attracted a lot of attention. The coaching team carefully collected the game videos, conducted in-depth analysis and research, especially on the fast and high-pressure counter-attack tactics used by the Cambodian team, and provided special instructions and deployments for the core players in the offensive and defensive transitions in the game. After the pre-match meeting, the Cambodian team submitted the final 23-player list. The coaching team checked the list again and compared it with the list of the Southeast Asian Championship in August, and found that the players who participated in the match this time are not the same as those who participated in the Southeast Asian Championship in August.
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Of the 23 players on the roster, 20 had recorded appearances during the tournament, one did not play with the team, and the other two were temporary additions. The coaching staff is more confident in the face of this situation.
In contrast, the Cambodian team did not understand our team's coping strategies and was indeed guided by the National Junior Team in the actual game. A typical example is that the Cambodian team adjusted the No. 10 player, who was originally placed on the right side, to the left side during the half-time break, expecting to utilize the left side's specialty. However, this change was completely expected by the National Junior Team's coaching team and was handled with ease. In the end, the National Junior Team won 9-0, a result that seemed quite reasonable. Therefore, the silent dedication and pre-match preparation of the National Junior Team's coaching team, as Yang Chen said in the press conference, made the fans cheer.
2. Demonstrate the hard power of the force
Some may take a 9-0 victory for granted, but there is no such thing as "natural" in soccer. In recent years, our youth national team has rarely won by a large margin against Southeast Asian teams. When we played against stronger teams such as Thailand and Vietnam, we often suffered defeats; even when we played against relatively weaker teams such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Cambodia, we only won hard. This also makes people worry about the prospects of the national soccer team. In the Round of 12, our team lost to Vietnam 1-3, and the community criticized and cursed our men's football team to an unprecedented degree.
However, this National Junior Team did not indulge in complaints, but faced the challenges with a pragmatic mindset. Technically and tactically, they adopted a style of play that is more in line with the development trend of modern soccer, such as high pressure in front of the field and on-the-spot counter-strike. During the game, the sounds of "grabbing" and "pushing" were so loud and clear that they could be heard even in the broadcast.
In fact, the most striking thing about this national junior team may be the "3331" formation they have adopted. This kind of formation is rare in the domestic soccer world, and also not common in the world soccer world. In this formation, the coaching team only arranged the 23rd captain Liming a defensive midfielder, the rest of the players have a strong offensive ability. This makes the National Junior Team dare to boldly attack in the game.
In addition to the 9-0 scoreline, what was even more pleasing was the cooperation and variety of attacking routines that the team showed in the game. 9 goals were scored from side passes, two-player combinations, and transfers that made full use of the width of the field. In particular, the young players were able to make more than four or five consecutive passes under the opposing team's pressure. This is in stark contrast to the rare passes of more than three feet in adult team matches.
What's even more pleasing is that this national junior team has a moldable talent like Wang Yudong in the center position. He not only shows excellent strength, but also has the basic elements and characteristics of the center should have. Of course, whether he can finally become an outstanding center will depend on the future development. But the existence of Wang Yudong is the embodiment of the hard power of this national junior team.
In a way, the National Junior Team showed rare determination and hope in their 9-0 victory. It is important to realize that due to the epidemic, this National Junior Team has not participated in an international match in nearly three years, and only traveled to Australia for a practice session a month before the match. The match against Cambodia was the first official international match they had played since their formation, and a match that has
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The pressure was on for the main event. The young players did not look nervous in the game because of their first international match, which is in sharp contrast to other junior national units. This also made the outside world exclaimed "there is hope".
3. Throw the pressure on your opponent
Although it was only the National Junior Team's first match in the qualifying group stage, the 9-0 victory not only took the pressure off the National Junior Team itself, but more importantly, transferred it to direct rivals Australia.
Due to the withdrawal of Timor-Leste, the qualifying rules for this qualifying tournament have been changed so that, in addition to the group winners, the second place finishers in the six best-performing groups will also qualify. However, when comparing the second place in the group, only the results of the matches against the first and third place teams in the same group will be counted. According to the comparison of strengths, there is basically no doubt that the Cambodian team will win the third place in the group by defeating the Northern Marianas team in the same group. Therefore, our team's 9 goal difference over Cambodia will play a key role in the case of not being able to win the first place in the group. With the current situation, the National Junior Team may not be without the possibility of winning the first place in the group and directly advancing to the final stage!
After the National Junior Team's big win over Cambodia, it was more important to put pressure on their opponents, Australia. While the Aussies did not have much trouble beating the Northern Marianas, they had to beat Cambodia by more goals than our team in the second round of the tournament on Oct. 7 to ensure that they would maintain their group advantage until they faced our team. This will be a big test for Australia, after all, they lost 2-4 to Cambodia a month ago. After this 0-9 loss to our team, the Cambodian team is afraid that they will also summarize and adjust their strategy for the next match against Australia. This will definitely be a pressure for the Australian team.
9-0! It has been quite a while since our men's national soccer team has won by such a large margin in an international competition. With this kind of victory, the National Youth Football Team is full of confidence for the next two matches. After the 03 National Youth Football Team has won the ticket to the U20 Asian Cup, we hope that the 06 National Youth Football Team will be able to advance to the final stage of the tournament.
