In an ups and downs match, the Chinese national football team reversed to beat Thailand with a score of 2-1. After the match, Coach Jankovic had a satisfied smile on his face as he confessed that as the team's head coach, he was very happy with the result of the match. As he foresaw before the match, this game was full of challenges. In the first half, we exposed some tactical deficiencies. However, through timely adjustments and substitutions in the midfield, these problems were effectively solved in the second half, and we managed to score a goal and finally win the game. Nevertheless, Jankovic also pointed out that we still need to strengthen in many aspects, especially in the continuity of offense.
This away win has renewed the nation's hope for the national soccer team. Although the two sides are equally strong, the national soccer team returned home with a better mindset to prepare for their next opponent, South Korea. Yan Junling continued to play as the starting goalkeeper, and this time he managed to avoid the embarrassment of "shooting dead". Throughout the game, he faced many dangerous situations and bravely took risks, showing a high degree of courage. It can be said that this game let Yan Junling's performance for their own points, but also make his starting position in the national football team more secure.
However, Wang Dalei suffered an injustice on the bench. Although the live footage did not clearly show the reason why Wang Dalei was given a yellow card, it was clear from the referee's gesture of handing out a yellow card to the bench that Wang Dalei may have offended the referee verbally. Although Yan Junling was not injured, he still did not get a chance to play.
The national team exposed the shortcomings at the back and right wingback in this tournament. The tactic of three center backs is not as solid as four backs. Liu Binbin is fast but lacks stamina, and it seems more appropriate to substitute for him in the second half at Taishan. The Thai team specializes in attacking the right side of the national football team, and some fans believe that Jankovic is not very good at using Liu Binbin.
Wu Lei scored the crucial equalizing goal, thus earning him Man of the Match. However, he also wasted many attacking chances in the game, including failing to pass to a teammate and missing a one-touch goal. The best player probably should have been Wei Shihao. If Wu Lei had been more unselfish and passed the one-touch ball to Tan Long, the national soccer team might have been able to settle the suspense of the game much earlier. Teammates are used to passing the ball to Wu Lei, but he doesn't like to pass the ball to other teammates. In the last moment of the game, Wu Lei burst into the penalty area and unexpectedly fell down.
Wu Xi, the "ball dodger", as the captain of the team, did not choose to escape again in this match. Although he fell in the penalty area, the referee decisively ruled that it was a fake fall and showed him a yellow card. Wu Xi looked innocent, but this punishment was quite controversial. Some media argued that it should have been a penalty kick. However, at the time, Wu Xi's leg did not go low on purpose, but was deemed by the referee to have dived because he jumped too high.
