After the World Preliminary Round and the postponement of the Hangzhou Asian Games, the Chinese men's football team only has three matches left in the East Asian Cup this year. Although Chen Shuyuan was worried about the fiasco and chose to send the U23 national football team to participate, fans are still very concerned about the results of the East Asian Cup, which will determine whether Chinese football can make a comeback and wash away the shame, the first match will be officially played at 18:00 on July 20, CCTV5 has arranged a live broadcast.
Originally, at this stage, the U23 national football team was participating in the qualifiers of the U23 Asian Cup, but Chen Shuyuan gave up the right to participate, leaving the National Olympic Games with only the task of the East Asian Cup. In order to better prepare for the game and achieve surprising results, the U23 national football team hand-picked three senior internationals of the national football team, Wu Xi, Zhang Linpeng and Zhang Yuning, to lead the young olympic team to the East Asian Cup. In order to participate in this East Asian Cup, Wu Xi, Zhang Linpeng and Zhang Yuning will give up some of the matches in the Chinese Super League, which can also show the importance that the Football Association attaches to this competition.
Since the South Korean team and the Japanese team will participate in the Qatar World Cup at the end of the year, the two teams in this East Asian Tournament have been unusual, choosing to send the strongest squad to play, the purpose is to run into the team and test the status of the players. Facing South Korea in the first round, this will be a major challenge for the national football team, and it is no accident that Son Heung-min, the Premier League Golden Boot, will also go with the team, and the backline of the national football team will face a severe test. With Wu Xi as the back and Zhang Linpeng as the center-back, whether it can withstand the impact of the 80 million euros worth of Shenfeng is a major attraction of the game.
As the oldest and most senior Wu Xi in the national football team and with enough leadership temperament, he also naturally became the captain of the national Olympic team, and Jankovic gave him enough trust. Therefore, Wu Xi will lead the 8 young generals of the National Olympic Games to "resist Korea" together. In the history of the East Asian Cup, China and South Korea have met a total of 7 times, South Korea has won 3 games, the national football team only in 2010, 3-0 victory over South Korea, Yu Hai, Gao Lin, Deng Zhuoxiang scored, the other three games the two sides draw. Facing South Korea, which is fully main in this campaign, Wu Xi is also eager to get rid of the title of dodge + sea cucumber brother, and impact the miracle of defeating South Korea again in the East Asian Cup after 12 years.
Since the East Asian Cup matches represent the face of Chinese football, the Football Association attaches great importance to it. In order to motivate the players, Chen Shuyuan has decided to award winning awards (1 million per game), as long as they can win, the players will receive a huge amount of financial stimulation, which helps to burst out their best state. For the players of the National Olympic Games, 1 million is not a small amount, perhaps some of them are a year's salary, so unlike the national football team, the material rewards can stimulate the morale of the National Olympic Games, and the victory or defeat of the game with South Korea is unpredictable.
Now, the national Olympic team will fight for the honor of Chinese football, facing strong opponents such as South Korea and Japan, the game can be lost, but the momentum cannot be lost. I hope that in the game, we can see the domineering celebration of Wu Xi, Fang Hao and other players, when CCYV5 will be broadcast live to everyone for free, and perhaps the ratings of this game will hit a new high.