Due to the absence of our Olympic delegation in the previous Olympic preliminaries, this was certainly a great challenge for our group! Looking back at the previous group draw, our Olympic team was unlucky to be in the same group as Japan, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The media even dubbed this group the "Super Death Group", not to mention the UAE Olympic team. Japan and South Korea Olympic team alone, they are like two insurmountable mountains in front of our Olympic team! To break through, the road to promotion is bound to be rough and bumpy!
The first match of the U23 Asian Cup, which will kick off on April 16, will be against the Japanese Olympic team, the dominant team in Asia. Thankfully, due to the fact that it is not an international match day, many players from the Japanese Olympic team who are studying in Europe will be absent from this match and will not be released by their clubs. However, for the Chinese Olympic team, we cannot underestimate our opponents. After all, their overall strength is significantly higher than ours. For our Olympic team, the first match of the U23 Asian Cup is undoubtedly a fight to the death if we want to advance or even win the Olympic ticket. Given the strong strength of the group and the complexity of the situation, once the first loss, basically means that with the advancement of no chance.
From the 23-player list announced by our Olympic team, the core of the team will be between Tao Qianglong and Efirdin. Tao Qianglong has been awarded the title of "The World's 60 Most Promising Rising Stars" by the British Guardian newspaper, and has been the captain of the Olympic team. However, due to the club's request, Tao Qianglong temporarily returned to China. In his absence, Efirdin has become the centerpiece of the Olympic team. In the recent warm-up match, Efirdin helped the Olympic team beat the Malaysian Olympic team 2-1 through two penalty kicks. Between Tao Qianglong and Efirdin, who will be the centerpiece of the Olympic team? Let's wait and see!
