A 2-0 victory saw China's national football team revitalize their friendly against Vietnam, declaring their first win in nearly two months with a vengeance. The 1-3 defeat in last year's preliminaries came back like a nightmare, but this time, the national team's resilience turned the tide.
This victory is like a rainy day for Jankovic, the manager of the national soccer team. Without a win in this crucial warm-up match, Jankovic's position would have been in jeopardy. Therefore, when Wu Lei stepped up in extra time to make the score 2-0, Jankovic was so excited that it was as if the Chinese soccer team had already entered the threshold of the World Cup.
However, the performance of the national soccer team did not meet expectations throughout the match. Although Vietnam is not the main force, but the national football team in the field is still in a disadvantageous situation. The ball control rate was only 37%, the number of passes and the success rate were not as high as that of the opponents, and although there were many shots, only three of them were scored, two of which benefited from the unfortunate mistakes of the opponent's goalkeeper.
The national soccer team won, but lost in the process. Jankovic used a 3511 formation, with Wang Shangyuan, Wu Shaochong and Jiang Guangtai partnering at center back, Fang Hao and Liu Yang leading the midfield, Li Ke, Wu Xi and Xie Pengfei organizing the attack in the middle, Tan Long acting as a single arrowhead, and Wu Lei roaming between the front and the shadow striker.
On the surface, the national soccer team had five players in the midfield, which seemed to dominate the game, but in reality, the time of possession was very little. The cooperation between the players is rusty, and their technique is not as good as Vietnam's. They either miss the pass, or are robbed after a few steps with the ball. It can be said that the technical ability of the national football team has been pulled down by Vietnam, the previous height and confrontation advantage no longer exists, the team looks unusually passive.
Realizing the problem, Jankovic made changes to the lineup in the second half, with Wu Xi and Xie Pengfei being replaced by Wang Qiuming and Dai Weijun. After the substitutions, things improved for the national soccer team, as Wang Qiuming broke through Vietnam's door with the assistance of Liu Yang. Although the national football team did not have many chances on the offensive end, Wang Qiuming's goal became one of the highlights of the match.
Trailing, Vietnam's offense became more and more fierce, but failed to create better chances to break through the goal. Toward the end of the game, Vietnam's Nguyen Chin Ling was sent off with a red card for elbowing Jiang Guangtai, and the 10 to 11 national soccer team seized the opportunity to counterattack, with Wu Lei scoring again. The victory was a happy one, but it also exposed the national football team's lack of skill, awareness and reading ability. Now, in addition to the height and advantage, the national football team has no more highlights to be admired. From this perspective, although the national football team won the game, it has lost the future...
