On September 9, Beijing time, the national football team ushered in a much-anticipated match in Chengdu, hosting Asian powerhouse Malaysia. In this match, although the Chinese men's football team was behind shortly after the opening game, with Lin Liangming's goal, it finally drew 1-1 with Malaysia, although it did not win, but in this match, the men's team showed more fighting spirit and progress. In fact, in terms of the strength of the two teams, the overall strength of the national football team is obviously higher than that of the opponent, after all, the Chinese men's football team has naturalized players such as Li Ke, Axon and Jiang Guangtai. But the final result of the two teams was a draw, which many fans could not predict, after all, this game should be a victory planned by Jankovic as the head coach and the national football coaching staff.
From the process of the game, first of all, the offensive organization of the Chinese men's football team in this match is more excellent. Axon plays as a single arrow, and Wu Lei, Lin Liangming and Deng Hanwen form an attacking midfielder, and this combination is more fluid, and can find opportunities under the opponent's defense. Lin Liangming's equalizer from distance shot in the 36th minute showed his excellent long-range shooting ability and proved the potential of the Chinese men's team in attack.
Second, the Chinese men's team has made some defensive improvements. Although he scored a goal in the 11th minute, the defensive organization showed some adjustments compared to his previous performance. There has also been more improvement in the awareness and cooperation of the players. This is a trait that the national football team lacked in the past, and it is also something that the Chinese men's football team needs to continue to strengthen. Although Li Shuai left the game due to injury, the Chinese men's football team still performed well in the whole match. They showed more fighting spirit and self-confidence, and were more patient than before. The whole team also showed more maturity in the game. Although this is only a friendly match, it provides the confidence and experience that teams need to play internationally. Overall, the Chinese men's football team has made significant progress in this match, which is a positive sign for the development of Chinese football and the promotion of football culture in China. It is hoped that such performance can be more continued in future competitions and inject more impetus into the development of Chinese football.
Of course, as the strongest naturalized player in the Chinese men's team, Axen's performance did not seem to be particularly satisfactory to fans, and Axen's performance as a starter for 60 minutes was positive despite not scoring goals or key assists. But positive to positive, understand fans know very well that today's Axon on the field to deterrent opponents has dropped very much. First, Axon played longer in this game. Although he failed to directly assist or score, he was involved in the offense and made key passes relatively high, indicating that he played an important role in the team's offensive organization. At the same time, Axon's field vision is relatively wide, and the time to switch between offense and defense is very fast, which improves the team's offensive efficiency to a certain extent. Disappointingly, as a striker, Axon's ability to handle the ball on the spot and the frequency of his foot movements as he grew older showed severe sluggishness, so much so that he was often tackled by opponents.
Second, Axon excelled in both ground and air confrontations. In this match, he successfully played 2 ground confrontations and 2 aerial confrontations, which showed that he was quite good at defending and fighting for the ball. In addition to this, he also has a strong steal ability, successfully stealing opponents to reach once. In this regard, it is clear that Axon's body still has a certain advantage when playing in Southeast Asian teams.
Of course, the most disappointing thing is that Axon, as the team's single arrow, he lost 10 possessions, and the frequent touches and passes on the field also mean that many times we will see the national team weak in attack, resulting in frequent return passes. This is one of the reasons why the national football team cannot win this game. Therefore, after the match against Malaysia, some fans believed that Axon was inactive and should choose to rest next, and the restraint of the manager's tactics is also worth paying attention to. After all, the opponent's height is not as high as the national football team, but in the game, we rarely see the high-altitude ball tactics on the wing, especially the breakthrough of the wing, Li Lei basically chooses to cut inside on the side after he comes on the field, and does not dare to break through the bottom cross with the ball. Perhaps Jankovic should consider whether to use a wide player like Liu Binbin.