The young players are still too nervous and must beat India by a big score if they want to play the next game

Held the line, but didn't create any surprises either.

At the Barracuda Bay Football Stadium in Dalian on the evening of the 6th, the Olympic team and the United Arab Emirates exchanged white rolls 0-0 in the first round of the U23 Asian Cup qualifying group stage.

It was a mediocre game and, despite some complaining on social media, there is still a good chance for the Olympic team to qualify for the group – provided of course that it beats India and preferably achieves more goal difference.

Head coach Cheng Yaodong also said after the game, "The team needs to improve its form. ”

The Olympic team still has a physical advantage in the fight.

The players were a little nervous, and the mistakes caused complaints

In a 0-0 game, neither side created many chances, of course, the Olympic team still had a chance to win - in the first half, the Olympic team's attack with three consecutive shots in the box failed to convert into a goal; In the closing stage, Hu Hetao swung past the defense and obliquely plugged the back point, and Xie Wen, who was outflanked in front of goal, could not touch the ball, and the opportunity to kill was missed...

In addition, at the beginning of the first half, Yang Zihao and Liu Zhurun received yellow cards for reckless fouls, and if the referee strictly enforces the law or has VAR involved, there may even be a risk of red cards...

The referee of this match was quite polite to the Olympic team.

Liu Zhurun missed a potential one-on-one opportunity in the second half with a stoppage during a quick forward insertion... These details are naturally spit on by fans on social media.

"The first game of the group today was against the strongest team, overall, the performance was normal, the overall formation on the defensive end remained good, and the main game in attack was more conversion. Maybe in the second game, the players may be in better shape, because the first game is still a little nervous against the strongest team. ”

Coach Cheng Yaodong believes that the national Olympic team basically suppressed the technical and tactical characteristics of the opponent in this game, "We analyzed before the game, the speed and technique of the players in the front court in the UAE team are still relatively strong, and we arrange them according to their characteristics to ensure that there can be too many mistakes in the backfield." ”

Cheng Yaodong.

Cheng Yaodong also analyzed the reasons for the players' technical movements, "This is also a problem that troubles us, our team definitely has its own tactics, but it takes more time to improve and change." We may now be more suitable for converted football, more direct. ”

Attacker Tao Qianglong also believed in an interview after the game, "The team has not been able to play its full strength, there are still some problems with tactics, and there are many new players joining, including the tactics formulated according to the opponent, and it will definitely get better and better in the future." ”

"This match is held in China, it is our home stadium, so many fans have come, it is a pity that the victory did not bring them joy."

Live fans.

The next game is to beat India by a big margin

Due to the Maldives' withdrawal, the difficulty of the Chinese team to fight for the first place in the group has increased sharply - the next Olympic team will face India on the 9th, while the match between the United Arab Emirates and India will be played on the 12th, so that the UAE has the advantage in terms of both physical fitness and situation, at least they can strive for the most favorable result according to the number of goals difference between China and India.

"We actually have the initiative and believe the second game will be better. As for the Maldives' withdrawal, we still mainly think about ourselves, even if they come, it is the third game, we are now thinking about the second game. Cheng Yaodong believes that the key to the team is to do a good job of themselves, "need to improve their state." ”

Regarding the match with India, Cheng Yaodong admitted that it was an encounter battle, "The Maldives withdrew, and we had hoped to understand the opponent's thoughts through the first match, because there was not much information. But since that's the case, let's be ourselves. ”

Tao Qianglong (right) breaks through during the game.

According to the U23 Asian Cup qualifier rules, the first place in 11 groups plus the host Qatar and the four best second places will qualify for the final stage. North Korea has previously announced its withdrawal so that when comparing the second-place results of the group, the points and goal difference against the fourth-place will be removed.

For the Olympic team, there is only one game left against India, and if it can be won, it is at least the second place in the group, but to become the best four group two, the Olympic team had better beat India by a big score.

In fact, the Maldives' withdrawal not only left the Olympic team in the final round empty, but due to the time difference, many matches in West Asia were played later than the kick-off time of this group, so that other opponents could also fight for as much goal difference as possible according to the results of the Olympic team.

In this way, the possibility of Chinese football being "done" again has greatly increased.