Score 1 goal, get 1 point, win 1 game. This familiar trilogy is a goal that was widely recognized by everyone after the Chinese men's football team entered the World Cup in 2001. Nearly 20 years later, due to the epidemic, The Chinese Super League teams have only been forced to participate in the youth army for 2 consecutive seasons, and the record has inevitably declined seriously, scoring 1 goal, taking 1 point, and winning 1 game has once again become the goal of all Chinese Super League youth troops.
This AFC Champions League Taishan team faced greater difficulties, the first team has 8 international players to follow the national team training competition, other levels of national youth team also have a large number of players have been recruited, after applying for withdrawal but not allowed to form this U21 elite team, the average age of the whole team is less than 20 years old, born between 2000 and 2004, and most of the players 03-04. 1 draw, 5 losses, 2 goals scored, 24 conceded. The data is not good, but there are still some gains, it is necessary to say more that this team is actually not the best players in these age groups of Taishan, and some better young players have missed the AFC Champions League because they have to enter the sparsely staffed first-team training. Strictly speaking, this elite team is at most three teams of Taishan.
In addition to the 0-7 defeat to Daegu FC on its debut, the team's overall performance in the AFC Champions League is worthy of recognition, especially in the two games with the Lion City Sailors who are not so far apart in strength, there are points and goals, and the harvest is not small. This AFC Champions League Taishan team also has several players to make people shine, of which the 19-year-old striker Baihe ram is the biggest gain, the forward who has been transferred to Taishan for less than a year has a good sense of smell and play temperament.
In terms of midfielders, Yi Xianlong's speed and ability to handle the ball under his feet are good, the player born in 2001 had a good performance in the Chinese First Division last season, and after the transfer window of the Chinese Super League and the Chinese First Division is closed, Yi Xianlong is very likely to enter the first team if he does not play in the Second Division. Lu Yongtao, as the captain, has played all 6 games and is also the most stable player in this team, 22-year-old Lu Yongtao scored 7 goals in the Chinese Second League last season, his future direction may be somewhat similar to Yi Xianlong, and perhaps it will be a better choice to continue to play in the Middle B on loan.
Liu Guobao, whose final match against Urawa Red Diamonds coincided with his 19th birthday, failed to score, but his talent on the offensive end was still somewhat demonstrated. Last season, Liu Guobao was also loaned by Taishan to play in the Chinese Second Division for one year. Although goalkeeper Cao Zheng made a relatively big mistake in the first game, he played very well from the second game, and once received praise from the AFC, cao Zheng has been playing in the second division with the national youth team for the past two seasons.
Tassie and Zhang Yingkai also performed well on the defender line, and the two were given the opportunity to start in the next 5 rounds except for the first round of the game. Tacitus as a centre-back has good judgment and a good sense of position, and a slightly deficient center-back seems to be less than 1.85 meters tall, which may be a short board that limits its development. 18-year-old Zhang Yingkai is a physically strong left-footer, the style of the game is very brave, a bit of a desperate feeling, after Coach Hou Zhiqiang said that Zhang Yingkai is a good face, if it can be carefully carved there will be a good future.
Kids are good kids, but there are more quality-assured races to grow up. The above 7 players are the more prominent ones of this team, but their future development still needs to be honed and tested through the game, and they only have 3 ways left after the transfer window of the Chinese First Division and the Chinese Super League is closed. It is difficult to stay in the first team to play, if you have the opportunity to play in the second division, it is also possible, but you can only return to the football school echelon to wait for the youth league of the Chinese Football Association.