After the East Asian Cup was finalized in Japan yesterday, it has been confirmed that the national football team will send U23 to compete.
U23 national team coach Jankovic revealed in an interview with Xinhua News Agency that in order to prepare for the Hangzhou Asian Games, Wu Xi, Zhang Yuning and Zhang Linpeng, three adult national team internationals, have joined the training of the U23 national team. Following Zhu Chenjie and Dai Weijun, two U23-age internationals, participating in the U23 national football preparations, Zhang Yuning, Wu Xi and Zhang Linpeng are also expected to join the U23 national football team as overage players, and the three will report to the U23 national football team as soon as April 20.
Today, the East Asian Football Federation, the Japan Football Association and the Chinese Football Association have successively announced the timetable and venue of the 2022 East Asian Cup through official channels. After the Chinese men's football team did not qualify for the Qatar World Cup finals, the U23 national football team Hangzhou Asian Games participated in the work, becoming the most important competition task of the national men's football team this year. The U23 national football team is looking forward to achieving a good result at the Hangzhou Asian Games to boost the morale of Chinese football at its lowest point, so the demand for overage players with good ability and will quality is obvious.
Yankovic selected three over-age players, of which Wu Xi and Zhang Linpeng are born in 1989 are already 33 years old, it is unlikely to play the next World Preliminary Tournament, Yankovic brought them is to see two people with a wealth of experience, can bring a young player, as Yankovic said, hope they can become a role model for young people.
According to the Japanese media "Tokyo Sports", the East Asian Cup event in July will be the last chance for many J-League players to compete in the World Cup. These Japanese players will show themselves in order to be able to play the World Cup for four years, and will definitely do their best, this is the strongest opponent of the Chinese team in the East Asian Cup, and the strong team can train the team to prepare for the Hangzhou Asian Games.