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The "Youth Storm
"Sweeping through the AFC Champions League, they stunned domestic fans with a narrow win on their debut. However, head coach Jankovic is still keeping a low profile amidst the joy. According to him, the victory is certainly something to be happy about, but it is just a minor incident and need not be overly concerned. For
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This is just the beginning of the AFC Champions League journey, not the end. After all, it's hard to make an objective assessment of a team or opponent based on just one game, and it's more appropriate to wait until the end of the group stage to conduct a comprehensive analysis.
Talking about the result of the match, Yankovic analyzed that
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A key factor in being able to come back from a goal down to draw with Philippine League champions Union City FC was that the
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is a young team on the cusp of making a name for itself and may be better than its opponents in terms of fighting spirit and hustle. Despite the fact that the opponents have a lot to say about
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The lineup gave high priority to fielding a starting lineup, but perhaps due to the quick opening goal, the opponent's mindset appeared to be a bit light. And
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A great free kick by the captain was a great boost to morale and eventually helped keep the team in the game.
As a head coach, Jankovic did not set specific goals for the game before the match, after all, the opponents are not bad and have many national team players. However.
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The team did not get discouraged, they prepared carefully for the game and studied the opponent's tactics and key players in depth, believing that the Philippines is the most likely opponent they can beat in this AFC Championship. On the defensive end, the
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The team focused on limiting the play of the opposing international players and cutting off the cooperation between them, and eventually this strategy helped the team gain a valuable point.
The player who scored the goal for the team was the captain Liang Shaowen, who is also the captain of the National Youth Football League (NYFL). In the pre-match interview, Jankovic mentioned Liang Shaowen, but he did not emphasize the name of the specific player before the match to avoid putting pressure on the players. Nevertheless, he still spoke highly of Liang Shaowen's self-discipline, hard work and talent. He believed that as the captain, Liang Shao Wen showed his strength and sense of responsibility by rewriting the score at the critical moment. After all, soccer is a team sport and the subsequent equalizing goal was the result of the whole team's joint efforts. For this group of young
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The most important thing for players is to give them more practice, allow them to make mistakes, and encourage them when they do well.
If the first game's opponent was a good match for
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Some of them are a bit lightweight, so they shouldn't make that mistake again in the next match against the powerful Kawasaki Frontale. Kawasaki Strikers are not bad in Asia, and Jankovic is also impressed by them. According to him, Kawasaki Frontale is not only the strongest team in Japan, but also one of the strongest teams in Asia, with almost no obvious loopholes in both offense and defense. Facing such a strong team, Jankovic is well-prepared, and he hopes that the
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Being able to play your system and work together, enjoying the game and giving it your all to score goals.
Some fans left messages after the match, wishing Jankovic a good start and reminding him that he should lose weight. In fact, Jankovic has been training consistently, but he confessed that he has gained weight because he has more friends in China and is often invited to parties. He quipped, "If I had fewer friends, maybe I would have lost a lot of weight."
Yankovic's success in leading the young players has caught the attention of many Chinese fans, especially the Dalian fans, who hope that Yankovic can lead the Dalian youth army to better results. However, in the short term, Yankovic seems to have no chance to coach with Dalian, Wanda has been committed to the Spanish soccer route. In interviews with reporters, Jankovic has repeatedly said that he has always been concerned about Dalian soccer, and hopes that one day he can lead the Dalian team to win the championship again.
