After entering 2023, Chinese football is not peaceful, Li Tie was taken away for investigation in November 2022, and after the Spring Festival, senior officials of the Football Association such as Liu Yi, Chen Yongliang, Chen Jiayuan and others were arrested, and in March, I thought that Chinese football had entered a calm period, but the Chinese Super League fell again, and more than 10 players were taken away, including commentators, Chinese Super League celebrities, etc., involving too wide. It is enough to see that this football sweep is really thorough, and those Chinese football moths will also be removed, and only in this way can Chinese football usher in breakthrough development, rather than slump.
Antonio led the national youth team to the last eight of the Asian Cup, which made countless fans and practitioners in China excited because they saw the dawn of the rise of Chinese football. In the first two games of 2023, the national football team beat Meizhou Hakka 1-0 and Shijiazhuang Kung Fu 4-0, without conceding a goal in two games, and new coach Jankovic has created a good defensive system.
Next, the national football team has two big games, which is the warm-up game against New Zealand, and coach Jankovic is definitely looking forward to leading the team to three consecutive wins, first winning the first game in two days, and then considering the rematch between the two teams. The national football team is now different, and the mental outlook has changed a lot, mainly thanks to Jankovic's strict requirements for the national football players. According to domestic media reports, in the latest body fat test, all local internationals met the standard, and the body fat rate did not exceed 10%, and the rule set by Jankovic is that if there is a human fat rate that exceeds the standard, immediately quit and cannot participate in the competition.
Due to the intensity of Yankovic's training, some internationals are obviously unable to do anything, and they don't have the energy to do other things after training, which is really too tired. In fact, Jankovic's devilish training method is very suitable for the current national team, and fans do not expect the national football team to become the top team in Asia immediately, but at least they must do their best on the training ground and field, and their physical fitness needs to improve. For now, the results are good, at least not to be questioned and criticized, walking and dodging on the pitch cannot occur, Jankovic still has two brushes, and the Football Association has put him in charge of the national team, which is also one of the wisest decisions in recent years.
It is worth mentioning that there are no naturalized players in the national team list this time, such as Axon, Jiang Guangtai and others, who were previously selected into the national football squad, but because their health did not meet the standard, they were eliminated, and Li Ke is also in a similar situation, and Alan and Luo Guofu are likely not to represent the national football team in the future, especially Luo Guofu, who is close to retirement. This time the naturalized players were all excluded, not because they were not able to do it personally, but because Jankovic was strict and would not give the green light just because you were a big player. That's why Jankovic was praised, so that everyone could be convinced.
The national team arrived in New Zealand on an 11-hour flight, and Jankovic did not let the players rest, but immediately went into warm-up mode to stay in the best condition for the game. With two days to go before the first warm-up match between the national football team and New Zealand, the performance of the national football team is also highly anticipated, and if this victory can be won, then Jankovic has led the team to three consecutive wins since becoming the national football manager. Although it is not a relatively important international match, but through the national football team and the New Zealand team, can also test the training results of the national team, and how Jankovic will line up is also one of the biggest attractions, he will not shrink the defense like Li Tie, take the initiative to have a chance, and Antonio's defensive counterattack tactics can also be used as a reference.