On March 22nd, a world qualifying match was held between the national soccer team and the Singaporean team on the road. Although the national football team had a two goal lead in the first half, the opponent scored two goals in the second half, and the two sides finally shook hands 2-2. After the game, Sports Weekly's reporter Ma Dexing made an in-depth analysis of the national football team's second-half defensive loss.
The national football team adopted a 442 diamond midfield formation in this game, with the intention of making a difference in the attacking end. However, this type of formation may cause hidden problems for the defense of the national football team, the original defense line is not solid enough in the second half exposed. At the moment, the defensive ability of Chinese players, especially the one-man defense of the midfielders, is obviously not enough to support such a risky tactical layout. In addition, the Chinese Super League teams have even fewer local defensive midfielders.
In the first half, the national soccer team was leading 2-0, which seemed to be a clear advantage, but in fact, there was a hidden crisis. If they could have adjusted their tactics in time, as Ivan did when he was coaching Oman, and added a defensive player to enhance the security of the midfield, the Chinese soccer team would have had a chance to turn the situation around. However, in the 79th minute of the substitution process, the Chinese team accidentally replaced Li Yuanyi, who is one of the few players who can play the position of defensive midfield. The absence of Wang Shangyuan made the defense even more stretched.
The debuts of Lin Liangming and Wei Shihao further weakened the Chinese defense. Soon after the substitution, Singapore equalized the score, which not only affected the team's morale, but also became the biggest regret of the game.
