Original title: "Interview" Yang Zihao returns! Who did he contact most frequently in Croatia?
At the end of October, the Chinese U21 national youth team, which had traveled to Croatia for 84 days, returned to China. After medical isolation and observation in accordance with the entry epidemic prevention measures, the U21 national youth team was temporarily disbanded on the spot, and the players returned to their respective teams. Among them, including Yang Zihao, the young player of the Tianjin Jinmen team. After nearly three months of overseas competitions, returning to the Jinmen team and returning to the Chinese Super League, Yang Zihao has a new goal.
After previously travelling to Croatia with the U21 national youth team, Yang Zihao was quite valued by coach Cheng Yaodong in the first half of the training game and got a lot of opportunities. Unfortunately, Yang Zihao suffered injuries since then, resulting in a decrease in the number of appearances. Fortunately, his injury is not serious, and he is currently recovering, and he did not miss the team's training after returning to the team.
Yang Zihao
Member of Tianjin Jinmen football team
Previously, when I was in Croatia, I had a little strained calf in the final stages of the match. Now that I have almost recovered, I can train with the team normally after returning to the team.
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As the U21 national youth team, which is tasked with the Paris Olympic Games, this trip to Croatia is to give these young players more opportunities to compete. During their time in Croatia, the U21 youth team mainly played against Croatian teams from the second or third division. Although the opponent is not a top-flight team, it is not weak. The players generally reflected that the strength of Croatian second-tier teams is stronger than that of Chinese Super League teams. The national youth team played 26 games during the training period, achieving 9 wins, 3 draws and 14 defeats. Although there are fewer wins and more losses, the U21 national youth team has really worked. Specific to Yang Zihao, he himself also felt that he benefited a lot from this trip abroad.
Yang Zihao
Member of Tianjin Jinmen football team
There are still a lot of gains, because after all, it is a foreign league team, and I feel that there are many differences from playing in the domestic league. Their offensive and defensive conversion pace is faster than at home, and they still see a lot through the game.
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According to the schedule, the sixth edition of the U23 Asian Cup and the Paris 2024 Men's Asian Qualifiers will begin next September. Next year, the U21 national youth team will continue to train and scout the players through training and competitions. Yang Zihao, like the rest of the team, wants to play for the country and try to win a ticket to the football competition at the Paris Olympics.
Yang Zihao
Member of Tianjin Jinmen football team
I definitely want to stay in this U21 team. I think it's up to the coaching staff, so I try to be myself, and then complete every training session, every game, and ultimately it's up to the coaching staff to decide.
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The training and competition of the U21 national youth team has come to an end, and Yang Zihao has returned to the team. In fact, during his time in Croatia, Yang Zihao was also watching the movements of the Jinmen team. At the same time, he has been in constant contact with his teammates and is also communicating with the coaching staff.
Yang Zihao
Member of Tianjin Jinmen football team
At that time, I had been communicating with the coaching staff, among which I communicated with Tan Wangsong and Brother Tan the most. He would also contact me often to find out how I was playing in Croatia and then help me summarize and find mistakes for me.
Yang Zihao's return also means that the Jinmen team will re-implement the U23 policy in the next matches, that is, at least one U23 player is on the field in each game. Compared with last season's outstanding performance, Yang Zihao has experienced injuries and overseas training this season, and his participation in the league is objectively not as high as last season. Now after more than half a season of running-in, the lineup of the Jinmen team has been finalized, and the young player Shi Yan has also had a lot of bright performances in the game. After his return, Yang Zihao also faced a lot of competition and challenges, and he was ready.
Yang Zihao
Member of Tianjin Jinmen football team
There must still be pressure to compete, because after all, the body has just recovered, and it is necessary to recover its state. All you have to do now is to get back to your form and try to play more of the remaining 10 Super League games, including the FA Cup.