Foresight | In the fight against Syria, the "bitter master", the Chinese men's football team needs to increase its attack firepower
With Lin Liangming's goal, the Chinese men's football team drew 1-1 with Malaysia. Photo: Chinese football team Weibo
Red Network Moment News, September 11 (Reporter Fu Huanyu) A 1-1 match with Malaysia, attracted the boos of all the fans at the Chengdu Phoenix Mountain Football Stadium after the game, originally wanted to pinch a "soft persimmon" before the World Preliminary Round to boost morale, but the Chinese men's football team once again scared the fans across the country for 90 minutes, playing Malaysia is still so hard, the subsequent World Preliminary Round against Thailand, the result is simply not much to think about.
At 19:35 on September 12, the Chinese men's football team will welcome the second international warm-up match in Chengdu, against Syria, CCTV and Migu Video will broadcast the match live.
The match between the Chinese men's football team and Syria will be played on September 12. Photo: Chinese football team Weibo
Syria has repeatedly played a roadblock for the Chinese men's football team in international competitions. Since 2016, the Chinese men's football team has played Syria 5 times, with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, but the two games lost have caused shocks in Chinese football - the 0-1 defeat at home in Xi'an on October 6, 2016 laid the groundwork for the departure of then coach Gao Hongbo; On November 14, 2019, the Chinese men's football team lost 1-2 away, and "Silver Fox" Lippi resigned angrily.
On November 14, 2019, the Chinese men's football team lost 2-1 to Syria. Photo: Xinhuanet
At the beginning of this year, since Aleksandar Jankovic became the manager of the Chinese men's football team, he has handed over a report card of 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in 5 games. The Serb, who has been in charge of the youth team for a long time, has won the trust of the Chinese Football Association for his performance in the East Asian Cup at the end of last year. In 2023, the most important task of the Chinese men's football team is to play the two Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup at the end of November (against Thailand and South Korea), and before that, the Chinese men's team has arranged Malaysia, Syria, Vietnam, Uzbekistan and other opponents to warm up and inspect the players. Jankovic needs to understand the current situation of the international players through the competition, and combine the styles of different opponents in different regions to lay the foundation for the World Qualifiers at the end of the year.
The current manager of the Chinese men's football team is Jankovic. Photo: Xinhuanet
Considering the overly conservative strategy, which led to the dissatisfaction of fans caused by the Chinese men's football team being forced to draw 1-1 by Malaysia, in the second match against Syria, the Chinese men's football team may improve the attacking firepower of the starting lineup, strive to break the deadlock as soon as possible to grasp the initiative, and stabilize the military in time through victory.
The Chinese team's forward line still needs to rely on players such as Wu Lei. Photo: Xinhuanet
The second phase of the World Qualifiers kicks off on November 16, with the Chinese men's team playing Thailand away from home to old rivals South Korea on November 21. In this competition, the winners of the Chinese men's football team are divided into Group C with South Korea, Thailand, Singapore and Guam, and the top two teams in each group advance to the third stage after six rounds and directly qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup.
Group of the second phase of the World Qualifiers. Photo: Chinese football team Weibo
In addition, on September 12 and 13, Chinese fans can also pay attention to the U23 Asian Cup qualifiers UAE Olympic vs India Olympic Games and other group matches, which will directly determine whether the Chinese Olympic Games can enter the main event of the U23 Asian Cup and retain the hope of impacting the Paris Olympic Games.