Not long ago, our Olympic delegation unveiled its lineup of 23 athletes. However, if we want to point out the potential shortcomings of our Olympic team, the author's view is that the tactical guidance of the head coach, Cheng Yaodong, has obvious deficiencies. It is reported that Cheng Yaodong has been criticized by the media as a "three no's" coach, i.e., lack of tactical layout, coaching ability and unique insights. Since leading the team for more than two years, the team's main lineup is still not formed. Many players who had outstanding performances in the last training session were not included in the roster for the next game. In terms of tactical application, the long-term training formation adopted by Sung Yiu Tung during the European training has been completely abandoned in the official matches! As for the so-called ideological education, it was almost put into practice.
Thankfully, in this tournament, our Olympic delegation has introduced several extremely talented players to inject new energy into the team! One of them, Tao Qianglong, who was once hailed as one of the world's top 60 rising stars by the British Guardian, has become the centerpiece of this Olympics. In the Chinese Super League, Tao Qianglong's performance is remarkable. Xie Wenneng is now firmly established in the Shandong Taishan team, highly valued by Cui Kangxi, and has played in both the AFC Champions League and the Chinese Super League. Also joining the squad is former National Youth League captain Efirdin. In the previous match against Malaysia Olympics, Efirdin scored twice with two penalty kicks, helping our Olympic team to a 2-1 victory. The addition of these players certainly adds strength to our Olympic team and makes it more competitive.
