It was observed that our soccer team showed a more active competitive posture in the match on the 12th compared to the first match. In particular, Zhang Yuning, the main striker who had nothing to show for his efforts in the first match, broke the deadlock with a beautiful shot in the 14th minute. Then, star center back Zhu Chenjie scored his second goal from a penalty kick in the 29th minute, while Tan Long added another in the 41st minute. Finally, Zhang Xizhe scored in the 53rd minute and Wu Xi in the 76th minute.
In the second half, Coach Li Xiaopeng replaced Zhang Xizhe, Wu Xi, Jin Jingdao, Wang Shenchao, Artemis Junmin and other veterans one after another. At the same time, the eye-catching performance of the young back Gao Tianyi, Yan Dinghao was rested in this game.
From a technical point of view, the coaching team was most pleased that the players maintained a high level of execution and concentration throughout the game. The team went through personnel changes, but the formation did not look disorganized as a result.
As planned, our national team will play the final game of this training session in Haikou on the 15th of this month, which is the key warm-up game before the western expedition.
Considering that the naturalized players, except for central defender Jiang Guangtai, will probably not be able to travel with the team to West Asia, the coaching team might try to introduce a starting lineup closer to the 12-team tournament for the 15-day match.
According to recent training and warm-ups, young players such as Dai Weijun, Gao Junyi, Zhu Chenjie and Zhang Yuning and veterans led by Zhang Linpeng are expected to realize a "combination of the old and the new" and become the main lineup against Saudi Arabia.
Our national team's starting formation for this warm-up (343): goalkeeper - Yan Junling; center backs - Zheng Zheng, Zhu Chenjie, Zhang Linpeng; wingbacks - Liu Yang, Gao Junyi; backs - Xu Xin, Liao Lixiang; strikers - Liu Binbin, Zhang Yuning, Dai Weijun.
