In a warm-up match that ended in the early morning of today (28) Beijing time, China's 2001 U22 Olympic team played the highest level during the Belgian training period against the strong Brugge B team, and despite the 1-2 defeat, the team's performance was remarkable. Xie Wen was able to score the equaliser for the Olympic team in the second half.
(1) The National Olympic Games adjusted its strategy to fight a strong enemy
The match with Brugge B team yesterday (27th) evening local time was the last match of the national Olympic team's Belgian training, and the overall strength of the team can be said to be the strongest of the six opponents during this Belgian period. The team played in the second division of Belgium under the name "NXT CLUB", finishing fifth in the regular season of the league and entering the promotion group, finishing third in the promotion group, and their previous opponents Anderlecht B were ranked sixth. Because of the strength, the National Olympic Team still managed to release a relatively strong lineup in the current relatively tight personnel, and the players also held their breath, hoping to play the last warm-up game. The game was played at the opponent's main stadium, and the Olympic team took a bus for nearly an hour and a half to the venue after lunch.
In this game, the National Olympic Team made targeted deployment, using the 541 formation to play, and due to the strong strength of the opponent, the National Olympic Team also changed its overall strategy, not from the beginning of the game to use a high-pressure method, but actively recycled to the midfield, after the opponent approached the midfield to launch the pressing, focusing on the formation to stand well. This strategy is still relatively successful, although from the beginning of the game, the Brugge B team has been more in control of the ball, and use skillful foot work to constantly reverse the ball back and forth, hoping to open the gap in the national Olympic team's defense in order to create scoring opportunities, but because the overall formation of the national Olympic team has maintained a good shape, using the overall defense to deal with the opponent, so the opponent has not created better scoring opportunities. On the basis of good defense, the Olympic team used a quick counterattack to threaten the opponent's goal.
However, from about 20 minutes, the opponent kicked a wave of climax. In the 20th minute, Club Brugge B created its first truly threatening shot with the ball on the left, when the team poured the ball to the left flank, inserted a cross, and the striker in the middle of the outflank shot directly from the foot without waiting for the ball to land, and the ball popped up in the lintel, and the Olympic team escaped. Subsequently, Club Brugge B team took a corner kick, and after the national Olympic team cleared the corner and the ball fell to the feet of the opponent, the opponent organized the attack again, and completed the shot after cooperating, but the shot was high. In the 23rd minute, Club Brugge B broke through from the left and crossed, and the No. 17 player who was outflanked by the left rib won the ball and volleyed, the ball was close to the crossbar and into the net from the far top corner, 1-0! The home team finally took the lead in breaking the deadlock on the pitch.
After conceding the goal, the Olympic team did not panic, but continued to maintain a good formation to deal with the opponent, and from time to time implemented rapid counterattacks. After taking the lead, the Brugge B team, although it continued to control the initiative on the field, did not create too good chances after that. In the first half, Club Brugge B led 1-0.
(2) Xie Wen can help tie the score
After the change of sides, the National Olympic Team did not change, but compared with the first half, the overall formation was relatively higher, and the fight in the midfield was further strengthened. Perhaps adapted to the opponent's style of play, the Olympic team took the initiative to further speed up the speed and frequency of passing and receiving the ball, and used the width of the pitch to quickly shift, so that it quickly took the initiative after the start, and the opponent received a yellow card for a foul in the 4th minute. The Olympic team seized the opportunity and used a free kick in front to create a good shot and scoring opportunity, but unfortunately it was blocked by the opponent. The National Olympic Team won a corner kick opportunity on the left side, after He Longhai opened, the ball fell to the back post, Zheng Xuejian headed the top with no one defending at the back post, and was blocked by the opposing goalkeeper from the bottom line, and the National Olympic Team once again got a corner kick opportunity.
After He Longhai took a corner kick from the right side, the opponent freed the ball to the left side, Hu Hetao organized a second attack after winning the ball, crossed after a cooperation on the left side, and Xie Wen inserted at the back point can push the ball into the net without being defended, 1-1! The Olympic team equalized the score.
After that, perhaps due to the decline in fitness on both sides, although the Brugge B team had possession longer, the Olympic team did not allow the opponent to create good chances through the overall defense. Unfortunately, in the 67th minute, Club Brugge B attacked from the left and after a beautiful two-on-one cross, the Brugge B striker inserted from the right rib diagonal snatched a spot to give the home team a 2-1 lead again.
However, the lagging Olympic team did not give up, but launched a more violent attack, and Xie Wenneng and substitutes such as Baihlamu and Mutalipu all had good scoring opportunities to tie the score. Instead, the head coach of Club Brugge B started yelling from the sidelines, expressing dissatisfaction with the on-field performance of his own players. Unfortunately, the Olympic team was unable to tie the score and lost the match 1-2.
(3) High elimination rate and pass control kick
Although the Olympic team lost 2-1, the team's performance was arguably the best match during Belgium. Moreover, although the members of the Brugge B team are generally young, it is understood that these players are selected from all over Belgium, the head coach of the team said that only 2 of the players who played in the match with the Chinese team were from Denmark, and the rest were Belgian local players, and like their team elimination rate is extremely high, almost every year to eliminate 40% to 50%, so although the longest time in the team is 9 years in the team, that is, from a young age in the club echelon, but most of the team time is short.
Of course, according to the regulations of the Belgian Football Association, the team participating in the professional league needs at least 6 "local players" per season, and the so-called "local players" are at least 3 years in the club's youth echelon, but the whole team is still more newcomers, because the team has been selecting excellent players in the elimination. And when asked how many players like these players in the current B team can enter the first team and officially represent Club Brugge in the Super League, the manager said with a smile: "About 20%, at most not more than 30%. "It's not hard to imagine how good the players are, even though they are only Club Brugge's B team and the players are relatively young. Combined with the current situation of young players in Chinese football and the almost difficult elimination rate, we also know more about why the level of Chinese football is not high. But against such an opponent, there is no need to say the significance and value of the exercise of the national Olympic team.
In fact, from the perspective of the whole game, the technical ability and technical level of the players of the Brugge B team are stronger than the previous Anderlecht B team, and the passing and control play style in the game is emotional. For the Olympic team, the Brugge B team is similar to our Japanese team in Asia, and even has better technical ability than the Japanese players. Therefore, playing against such an opponent will undoubtedly be of great benefit to the Olympic team in the future Olympic qualifiers once it encounters the Japanese team, through such a competition can find a way to deal with the Japanese team, and the physical fitness is stronger than that of the Japanese team.
After this warm-up match, the Olympic team's trip to Belgium will also be over. According to the plan, the Olympic team is scheduled to return to Zagreb this afternoon (28th) local time to continue to play in the Croatian First League, and continue to play against other Croatian A teams that have not yet clashed.
Attachment: National Olympic Team Lineup (541)
No. 1 Wang Jinshuai; No. 28 Hu Hetao (No. 17 Yang Zihao, 75'), No. 4 Liang Shaowen, No. 30 Jin Shunkai, No. 5 Zhu Yue, No. 16 Zheng Jiacheng (No. 3 Liu Haofan, 62'); No. 23 He Longhai (No. 19 Mu Talipu, 72'), No. 15 Liang Weipeng, No. 29 Zhu Qiwen (No. 25 Zheng Xuejian, 39'), No. 7 Xie Wenneng (No. 11 Baihlamu, 72'); No. 18 Liu Junxian.