On the afternoon of March 15, the Chinese men's football team faced the last opponent of this training period in Haikou, the U23 national football team. As a result, with the goals scored by Liu Yang and Gao Tianyi in the final stage of the second half, Guo enough to win 2-0 against the opponent. Although in the three teaching games of this training camp, coach Li Xiaopeng tried different combinations of personnel, the first formation was always "343". In this tactical system, the main position of defenders Such as Zhang Linpeng, wing-back Gao Zhuanyi, Liu Yang, and attacker Dai Weijun is relatively stable, and they may constitute the main force of the national football team to complete the two games in the final stage of the round of 12. Regrettably, due to the injury of individual main players, including Zhu Chenjie, in this game, similar accidents actually gave the team a certain problem in the platoon deployment of the Western Expedition.
In order to test the quality of Haikou's preparations and grind for the last two rounds of the upcoming Round of 12 competitions in the end of this month, the Chinese team participated in three teaching competitions on March 9, 12 and 15. The opponents in the first two matches are the Changchun Yatai team of the Chinese Super League. In these two games, the Chinese team achieved a record of 1 draw and 1 win.
On the afternoon of the 15th, the Chinese team ushered in the last teaching competition of this Haikou training. The opponent is the U23 national football team, which is also preparing for the "Dubai Cup" International Invitational Tournament.
Unlike the Yatai team, the U23 national football team has a stronger desire for this warm-up, because they have not participated in international competitions for more than two years. For an Asian Games team, they especially cherish every opportunity to fight. And because the national football team and the U23 national football team have players selected for each other's teams, the two teams are more familiar with each other. Of course, for the young players of both teams, they both want to prove themselves in such a game, so the competition on the 15th was particularly fierce. As "reinforcements" sent by the national football team, defenders Wu Shaocong and Jiang Shenglong represented the U23 national football team in the first and second halfs respectively.
As in the previous two teaching matches, the national football team continued to promote the 343 battle team in this game. Among them, the team town goalkeeper is Yan Junling, the main goalkeeper who is full attendance in this round of 12. The three central defenders are Zheng Zheng, Zhu Chenjie and Zhang Linpeng from left to right; the left and right wing-backs are Liu Yang and Gao Zhunyi; the double backs are Liao Lisheng and Jin Jingdao; and the forwards are Liu Binbin, Tan Long and Dai Weijun from left to right.
As one national football person commented, "Today's warm-up match with the U23 national football team really has some real competition feeling", and the dialogue between the "division brothers" is full of competition. In the first 60 minutes of the game, the two teams were in a stalemate overall. The national football team and the U23 national football team have both obtained certain scoring opportunities. However, relatively speaking, the U23 national football team has a weak ability to grasp the fighter.
The stalemate was not broken until the second half of the second half. Liu Yang used a direct free kick to open the record for the national football team in the 75th minute, and then the youngster Gao Tianyi scored a goal that sealed the victory in the final pre-stoppage time with the assistance of captain Wu Xi. Objectively speaking, the Chinese team won more difficult. Of course, this also reflects from one side that the two sides of the warm-up match are really invested in real knives and guns, and the gold content is guaranteed. Regrettably, Zhu Chenjie, one of the main defenders, was injured in the opening 20 minutes. Forward Tan Long's toe was also accidentally trampled.
Like the previous two teaching games, the personnel of the Chinese team changed greatly in the first and second halves. With the exception of a few players such as goalkeeper Yan Junling, most of the starters were replaced.
According to the plan, after the end of this warm-up match, the Chinese team will finalize the players for the Western Expedition that night, and the specific number of players (including overseas players Jiang Guangtai and Li Lei) is about 25. At present, it is certain that Wei Shihao and Chi Zhongguo, who missed the next two warm-up matches due to injury, will not have the opportunity to visit with the team. As for the other "out" candidates, the coaching team will combine various factors to finalize. As for whether Zhu Chenjie and Tan Long, who were injured in the game on the 15th, will follow the team to the west, the coaching team also needs to think carefully.
Through nearly two weeks of preparation and 3 teaching matches, head coach Li Xiaopeng has a clear grasp of the recent state of the players. The polishing of the main thrust formation has also achieved initial results. In other words, the coaching staff of the national football team is also confident about which players are suitable for the next round of home games against Saudi Arabia. Judging from the situation of the three teaching matches, goalkeeper Yan Junling, defender Zhang Linpeng, Zhu Chenjie, Jiang Guangtai, back Jin Jingdao, attacker Dai Weijun, Liu Binbin, Zhang Yuning and other players have the strength to impact the main lineup of the national football team in the Saudi Arabian match. Of course, the final personnel arrangement is still pending the physical condition of the players after the arrival of the whole team in the UAE.
Text/Beiqing Sports Xiao Zhao