Losing 3-0 to the United Arab Emirates, the U23 national team ended up in fourth place in the Dubai Cup Invitational Tournament. Compared to our host UAE a few days ago, we lost an ugly game, but played better content, and it was a pity that we did not score goals in the case of constantly creating opportunities.
Judging from the three games of this tournament, it shows a very straightforward problem, these lads need such a game to sharpen themselves.
What does the mistake under pressure illustrate? 】
With the confidence accumulated by the great victory over Thailand's U23, we are once again facing the UAE. But it is a pity that at the beginning of the game, under the pressure of the opponent's high position, we had a series of mistakes. From the right side of the backfield was cut off, to the time When Huang Jiahui was released from the penalty area and scored by the opponent's two-point long-range shot, this just shows the success of the opponent to grab the start.
And this preemptive opening is based on the "logic of oppression". Aiming is your unstable footing, personnel structure and flustered mentality.
Similarly, when we played against Thailand U23, we constantly grabbed the opponent's backcourt mistakes and Fang Hao completed the senior year, which is also a direct embodiment of this situation. There is also tactical pertinence in the middle, using Fang Hao's impact and good confrontation ability to impact the opponent's tall center-back and play the opponent's backfield "flexibility" is insufficient.
Furthermore, this kind of oppression at the beginning or score balance is a useful routine for the "strong". The weak may be able to use the physical output of the opening stage to sacrifice the three-plate axe, but the hidden danger is often greater.
Losing a goal under pressure will put the game into the opponent's orbit. There are not many means of circumvention, but at the root, it is to improve their overall quality and the "on-the-spot temperament" accumulated by more games.
[High-level persecution "collapsed", but I hope public opinion does not jump]
Jankovic experimented with many tactics in this year's invitational tournament, and pressing at a high level is a more normal means.
In the first game of the invitational tournament against the United Arab Emirates, we still carried out a high-level pressing while the overall performance was completely inferior to our opponents, but the effect was not good. In the second war in Thailand, the effect was very remarkable. This game against the UAE, still valid. Moreover, it is a very good progress from the first leg of the meeting can only force the opposing goalkeeper to make a big mistake, to being able to steal the opponent to get a defensive turn opportunity.
However, this kind of high-level pressing is very demanding for physical fitness and attention. To put it bluntly, it is easy to collapse after excessive output.
Being scored 2 goals in a row by the opponent in the last moment is a very straightforward embodiment.
Luo Ming, a teacher from Sports Weekly, said in a blog post on March 26, "Of course, the U23 forced robbery is good, but which day when it loses big, there will definitely be many people who say 'why not fight against the anti-reaction'." ”
Whether such concerns will form a new round of harsh criticism in the fermentation of public opinion, we do not know. But enough fans gave positive support: "It's not terrible to lose, it's not scary to be afraid to fight the bayonet", "The youth team should still pursue positive tactics, pursue results but not too utilitarian".
Hopefully, we can see such a public opinion orientation.
【The progress of content shows the necessity of going out to fight】
Three Dubai Cup games, the U23 national football team is a very good improvement in the quality of the game. Especially the two-legged match against the UAE.
What have we been through?
It was the first leg of the confrontation, and the offensive and defensive ends were only left with the defeat of "fighting". What about now? We got enough chances to hit the opposing defensive hinterland frequently and then create better scoring opportunities.
An important reason is that the U23 national football team, which has not officially warmed up for more than 2 years, has made progress in the competition. If the team and players want to improve, it is very necessary to play more of this kind of game. Although it is only a friendly invitational match, the U23 national football team, the United Arab Emirates, and Thailand have shown enough attention, and there are many scenes of bayonets.
We fought to injure Fang Hao and He Yupeng, and the other side also had players who went off due to injury. It just shows that the progress of the content and quality of the competition, in this competitive atmosphere and hard work, is a ladder of progress for each other.
If we want to find more Fang Hao and Han Jiaqi, what we need is more of this kind of competition.
【Conclusion】
Chinese football is still in a chaotic period, and we all know that for a long time to come, the competitiveness of our national teams at all levels will not be strong.
Rome was not built in a day, and the revival also needed to go step by step.
The U23 national football team has made a decent start in the spring of 2022, and we hope to see a more brilliant summer and a harvest of autumn. Only in this way can we resist the cold winter of Chinese football.