On February 1, Beijing time, it was also the first day of the Chinese New Year, and in the 8th round of the World Preliminary Round, the national football team lost 1-3 away to Vietnam, completely losing the opportunity to compete for the qualifying place. The defeat was the first time that the national football team lost to an opponent in an official match against Vietnam, and it was also the first victory won by Vietnam in the group stage. In the first half of the 16 minutes, the national football team was scored 2 goals by the opponent, the situation behind the situation into the second half, and then scored 1 goal in the 75th minute, even before the end of the game, the national football team did not give up the attack, but until the 97 minutes of the end of the game, only scored 1 goal, but still failed to save even a little face.
Facing the weakest opponent in the group in this game, li Xiaopeng, the head coach of the national football team, actually lined up a very active lineup, Alain, Luo Guofu and Wu Lei were paired up in the front, Wu Xi, Xu Xin, Dai Weijun were partnered in the midfield, plus Jiang Guangtai and others in the backfield, the 433 lineup of the national football team looked offensive. However, the advantage of the lineup can not be converted into a goal, the first half of the national football team that underestimated Vietnam was quickly counterattacked by the opponent to break the goal, just a few minutes later, Vietnam's counterattack under the bottom cross, inverted triangle to find no one to watch Ruan Jinling, easily scored the ball, the national football team fell behind 2 goals in the first half.
After Vietnam took the lead, the overall rhythm of the national football team was completely broken, from looking at the opponent from the small to the overwhelmed, it only took ten minutes to reflect in the process of the game, that is, the defense could not find its own position, and very emotional fouls, the three yellow cards in the first half is a good proof. But from the actual situation, complaining and fouling can not solve the problem, the national football team needs to let go of the determination and cooperation between the players. In the second half, the determination of the national football team was there, and Li Xiaopeng replaced a number of players in succession, including Zhang Yuning, Wei Shihao and even Yu Dabao, who got the opportunity to play, but failed to help the national football team score goals.
The long-term offensive weakness has completely changed the mentality of the national football team, coupled with the change in rhythm is not obvious enough, it is difficult to bring too much threat to the Vietnamese team, and the opponent can easily face the attack of the national football team. In the 75th minute of the match, Vietnam once again found a loophole in the national football defense, scoring from a long distance. Although this attack has an element of luck, there are still obvious loopholes in the pressure given by the national football team and the counterattack of the opponent. It was Vietnam's sixth shot of the match and the third goal scored, and the national football team was completely defeated.
Li Xiaopeng, the head coach of the team, must stand up and take responsibility for this game, not only because of his arrangement in the lineup, but also because he made a huge mistake in the control of the player's mentality. If the players can understand the strength of the opponent and the importance of the game before the game, perhaps the Vietnamese team will not easily get the opportunity, and in the face of the relatively inferior Vietnamese team, they have not successfully used their physical advantages and have not been able to play their own characteristics. Secondly, the loss of this game, no player is innocent, and everyone's performance on the field has not met everyone's expectations. As some fans said: on the first day of the New Year, the blockage was added, can the national football team still be saved?