On the night of July 24th, the Chinese men's soccer team in the second round of the 2022 East Asian Cup, with young players as the main lineup, and the Japanese team fought for 90 minutes, and finally both sides shook hands, the score was set at 0:0. Although they failed to win, but in the 24 years have not beaten the Japanese team in the historical background, as well as the first game of the East Asian Cup against the South Korean team 0:3 tragic loss of the backdrop, the young Chinese team came out with the 0:0 report card has made many fans excited! 0:0 report card, has made many fans for the excitement.
Thrilling draw! National soccer team defends its honor
In the last game with South Korea, the Chinese men's soccer team suffered a 0:3 defeat, not only the number of goals is dismal, the number of shots on goal is only a poor 1, which makes a lot of fans of the young "national football team" lost confidence. However, in the face of the same strength and home games of the Japanese team.
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A very different fighting spirit was on display right out of the gate. Although a shot by No. 16 junior Winnipeg did not pose a threat, less than a minute later
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then finished with the same number of shots on goal as the previous game.
For this match, head coach Jankovic made changes to the starting lineup, with Chen Guoxi, He Yupeng, and Wu Shaocong replacing Jiang Shenglong, Xu Haofeng, and Liu Zhuyun. Japan also completely changed their starting lineup to deal with the strength of the second team.
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.. Jankovic continued to implement the strategy of defensive counterattack and changed his formation flexibly in defense, which made the Japanese players feel the pressure. Although Japan's manager Mori Baoichi made frequent substitutions in the second half in an attempt to break the deadlock, the defense, with Jiang Guangtai and Zhu Chenjie at its core, defused the opponents' attacks time and again.
In this game, the Chinese team also improved significantly on their offensive and defensive transitions from the previous game. When facing South Korea, China also adopted a defensive counterattack, but the fans only saw the defense and almost no counterattack. Only 1 shot on goal after the match made Jankovic and this group of
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The players are under tremendous pressure. And this game.
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After successfully defending against a number of Japanese attacks, the sense of offensive and defensive transition increased significantly.
Of course, when facing South Korea, the Chinese team encountered opponents who were basically the fringe national players of South Korea, with a stronger overall strength. And this game facing the Japanese team, most players are even the national team debut. In the soccer journey against Japan and South Korea, this group of young players still need to pay more efforts.
△Goalkeeper Han Jiaqi makes a heroic save in the game
Metamorphosis! New Generation of Players on the Rise
In this game, a number of
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Young players have made significant progress. In this year's East Asian Cup, the Chinese men's soccer team sent a "Chinese Men's Soccer Selection Team", which is essentially the u23 national team plus a few over-age players, with the aim of training young players. Under the leadership of foreign coach Jankovic, this u23 team, with a lack of experience in international competitions, was able to see the progress of the players on the stage of the East Asian Cup, which made the fans doubly happy.
Goalkeeper Han Jiaqi's performance is especially eye-catching. Before the East Asian Cup, many fans may not be familiar with this player, but after the competition with Japan and South Korea, Han Jiaqi's performance is obvious to all. Against Japan, the opponents took 18 shots, seven of which were on target, with many of them from tricky angles, hidden shots, and set-pieces, all of which were deflected by Han Jiaqi. The goalkeeper from the Chinese Super League's Guangzhou City team is only 23 years old this year, and is expected to become the new generation of Chinese men's soccer "head".
In contrast, captain Zhu Chenjie's play has improved quite a bit. In the last game, an oolong goal by Zhu Chenjie broke up the Chinese men's soccer team's hard-fought game. In this game, Zhu Chenjie made almost no major mistakes on the defensive end, and was no slouch in front of his big brother Jiang Guangtai. In the offensive end, Zhu Chenjie in the end of a close-range shot grazed the crossbar, if scored, he will change the Chinese men's soccer team 24 years without victory over Japan's history. Zhu Chenjie was originally the most powerful player in the team, and such a player needs to find out his mistakes and correct them through one real game after another.
In addition, Fang Hao on the forward line, Wu Shaocong on the back line, and midfielder Dai Weijun are all growing up on the stage of the East Asian Cup. Although the gap between the Chinese men's soccer team and Japan and South Korea is getting wider and wider, all of these players are working hard to close this gap.
△Fang Hao (right) in the game of fierce scrambling
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Skipper: Had chances to win
After the match, China's head coach Jankovic commented on the game, "Today we played against a very strong team, and the young players learned from the lessons of the previous game against South Korea, and did a much better job today in terms of defensive organization, formation, and pressing in front of the net. If we had been more accurate and determined in this game, we could have won."
On the changes in the team, he said, "Compared to the game against South Korea, we didn't just play defense this time, but we also fought for offense and possession of the ball. We revised our tactics from the last game." Meanwhile, he expressed his satisfaction with the game, "We were determined to defend before attacking after the game against Korea, and we corrected some problems in the last game, and we were more satisfied with the result against Japan."
In the next match, the Chinese men's soccer team will face Hong Kong, China on July 27 at 3:00 pm Beijing time. For this match, Jankovic said, "As you can see, this is a young team and there will be deficiencies at the physical level. Hopefully by the time we play Hong Kong, China, our physical condition will become better."
