In the second round of the Dubai Cup International Football Invitational Tournament held on the evening of March 26, Beijing time, the 1999 age group U23 countries were enough to beat the Thai U23 team 4-2, thus winning the international competition for the first time after more than two years. In this game, Fang Hao, a small forward who "cameo" in the center, first staged a "hat-trick" in the first half of the half, and then completed the "senior joy" in the 66th minute, and he became the biggest contributor to the team's victory. It is understood that Fang Hao's rapid growth is largely due to the careful cultivation of this "small steel cannon" by the current national football coach Li Xiaopeng during his coaching of the Wuhan team last season.
On the afternoon of March 26, local time, in the second round of the Dubai Cup on the evening of the 26th Beijing time, the Chinese U23 team significantly adjusted the starting lineup compared with the first round of matches. But Fang Hao, who is 1.72 meters tall, still makes two consecutive starts.
Who is Fang Hao? If it were not for this year's Dubai Cup, perhaps the name would be unfamiliar to many fans. However, the young attacker produced by the "Luneng Academy" is one of the most relied players of the U23 national football coach Jankovic at the moment.
In the first round of the Dubai Cup on the 23rd of this month, although the Chinese U23 team lost 0-1 to the host UAE U23 team. But Fang Hao, who plays as a left winger, is the most active one in the Chinese team's offensive line. The positive improvement in the Chinese team's attack in the second half was due to the good performance of some players, including Fang Hao, who once created the most threatening offensive opportunity in the whole team's game.
In the absence of Shan Huanhuan and Guo Tianyu, two Zhengyin centers, Fang Hao stood up in time. In the match on the 26th, Fang Hao continued to start, and his position on the field was moved from the wing to the middle. This change has had an immediate positive effect on the attack of the Chinese U23 team. Just 8 minutes into the opening, Fang Hao used his speed to grab the ball lost by the opposing center-back, and then burst into the box to break through the opponent's goal. In the 28th minute, the Thai U23 team defense once again made a low-level mistake, and Fang Hao calmed down and scored twice. Six minutes later, the Chinese team took advantage of a corner kick opportunity to be shot by Fang Hao and staged a "hat-trick". The goal largely broke the psychological defense of thailand's U23 team.
In the second half, the Thai U23 team once launched a fierce counterattack against the U23 national football team, but unfortunately it was defused by the U23 national football team. In the 66th minute of the game, Fang Hao used his personal ability to score the fourth goal of the game, thus staging the "Big Four Joy". Five minutes later, as the absolute hero of the U23 national football team, Fang Hao changed the field, and coach Jankovic gave a big hug to the general.
Before the completion of the 4 goals, the Thai U23 team had obvious defensive mistakes, but if it were not for Fang Hao's super ability to grasp the fighter, then the team's attack would also become futile. It is worth noting that the four goals showed Fang Hao's advantages of active running, calm handling of the ball, and good speed and physical confrontation ability. It is no wonder that when the opposing defender faced Fang Hao, he couldn't help but show a "desperate" look.
The unknown Fang Hao is actually a "lucky general and pacesetter" in the eyes of successive team coaches during his professional football career in recent years. Last season, under the strong efforts of Li Xiaopeng, then the coach of Wuhan and the current coach of the Chinese men's football team, Fang Hao was loaned to Wuhan Club by Shandong Taishan Club. As a young player in the game where he appears, he shows the characteristics of "plug and play". It was the "small steel cannon" in the mouth of Li Xiaopeng and Li Jinyu, the young marshal who later took over the Wuhan team. Li Jinyu once commented that Fang Hao's characteristics are diligence and strong self-confidence. As Fang Hao said in this game, "We want to win the Thai team, and we have to win beautiful." ”
In fact, this Dubai Cup is not only an important training exercise for the U23 national football team before the Hangzhou Asian Games, but also an important reference for the coaching team of the national team to examine the young reserve force. It is understood that during the match between the U23 national football team and the Thai U23 team, the national football team in Muscat, Oman, preparing for the final battle of the round of 12, just left the station hotel to go to the training ground. Although coach Li Xiaopeng could not watch the live broadcast of the U23 national football team because of his leadership, he still paid attention to his love fang hao. Also paying attention to his game is Li Jinyu, who is in China. In their eyes and in Yankovich's view, Fang Hao's blockbuster is not accidental. This diligent and spiritual little player has a promising future. Perhaps in the near future, the door of the national team will be opened to him.
Text/Beiqing Sports Xiao Zhao