1-0 to 1-1, China once led Thailand with a goal from Taishan's rising star Fang Hao. This goal fully reflects the team's tactics of pressing high up front. It can be seen that the team's frontcourt pressing tactics have achieved certain results, at least more successful than the national football team. But the subsequent goal conceded also exposed the main crux of the team: lack of man at the back + weak defense.
In the second round of the Dubai Cup, the Chinese team faced the Thai U23 team. Both teams lost in the first round, with China losing 0-1 to the United Arab Emirates and Thailand losing 0-1 to Qatar. Since the final round of matches will be held at the end of this round, there is still considerable pressure on china's U23.
The starting lineup of the Chinese team in this match is: goalkeeper Peng Peng, defender Wen Xiaojun (captain), Wu Shaocong, Huang Jiahui, Ye Lijiang, midfielders He Yupeng, Land, Cai Mingmin and Fang Hao, frontcourt Chen Guokang and Tao Qianglong. It can be seen that the Chinese team made several adjustments to the starting lineup in this campaign, huang Jiahui, Ye Lijiang, Cai Mingmin, and Tao Qianglong replaced Jiang Shenglong, Xu Haofeng, Xu Yue and Liu Zhurun respectively.
At the beginning of the game, the Chinese team carried out high pressure in the front field, making it impossible for Thai players to organize the attack calmly in the midfield. In the 2nd minute, the Thai player was pulled to the ground by a wonderful combination of the middle of the road and burst into the penalty area, but the referee did not award a penalty.
In the 4th minute, Tao Qianglong broke the ball on the left side of the field, and Fang Hao burst into the box with the ball to shoot too hesitantly, and the shot was blocked by the opposing defender. Three minutes later, Fang Hao actively pressed forward to succeed, and then burst into the penalty area with the ball and faced the goalkeeper with a single knife. After scoring this goal, Fang Hao was very excited and slipped to his knees to celebrate. Subsequently, like the big brother of the national football team, he celebrated with his teammates, which made people warm their hearts.
In the 10th minute, Thailand's No. 10 Paso received the ball on the edge of the penalty area, and after shaking off the angle, he fired a furious shot that broke through the gate guarded by Han Jiaqi. For this goal conceded, CCTV famous mouth He Wei analyzed that the Chinese midfielders, especially the players in the back position, did not put enough pressure on the opponent, resulting in the loss of the goal.