On November 17, Beijing time, the Chinese men's football team has returned smoothly, and the national football team returning to China will be warmly welcomed by domestic fans.
After returning to China, the national football team will soon experience a greater test, and in this group stage, the national football team will face off against the strongest opponent South Korean men's football team on the evening of November 21. This match is also crucial for the national football team, the Chinese men's football team and the South Korean team have won in the first round, if the national football team can get points from the South Korean team, the situation of qualifying will be clearer. Moreover, the national football team is a home game, and the venue of the game is the Shenzhen Longgang Universiade Center Stadium, which will receive the most enthusiastic support from the fans, which also gives the national football players confidence.
And looking back at the first victory of the World Preliminaries, the face of the national football players has changed greatly, after the Thai team took the lead in scoring, Chinese football showed an indomitable spirit, not panicked because of backwardness, but played calmly and properly. This victory reflects the mentality of the national football players who want to win, like Wu Lei, the core player of the national football team, who tried his best in the game, and did not hesitate to smash his body on the door frame after shooting. And in the process of receiving a urine test after the game, Wu Lei once needed to replenish water because of excessive water consumption in his body to successfully pass the urine test. This proves the mentality of the veterans in this World Preliminaries, and if they don't fight, they may completely miss the World Cup. Therefore, I believe that in the face of the South Korean men's football team, the national football team will also do its best to fight.
Throughout the history of the confrontation between China and South Korea, the national football team is obviously at an absolute disadvantage. In the 46 matchups in history, the Chinese men's football team has a record of 6 wins, 12 draws and 48 losses, and the last victory was back in the 2018 World Preliminary Tournament. Therefore, this South Korean team will undoubtedly bring great pressure to the national football team, which can be seen from the South Korean men's football team's 5-0 victory over Singapore in the first round. And this time the South Korean media is also building momentum, and they are not friendly to the national football team. Before the start of the game, the South Korean men's football team announced a big decision. The South Korean men's football team will not arrive in Shenzhen for the first time before the start of this competition, and the team is cautious about preparing for the game, in order to prevent tactical leakage, the South Korean team decided to train in the local area first, and will only start Shenzhen on November 19. It can be seen from this that although the South Korean team has an absolute record advantage, it is quite cautious in the game and does not intend to give the national football team any chance.
Therefore, in the face of this test, national football coach Jankovic cannot be limited to the requirements of the mental level, flexible changes in tactics, and taking the initiative to improve is also an absolute requirement. In the face of this decisive battle, former international player Fan Zhiyi gave a clear hint, Fan Zhiyi said that he predicted that Zhang Linpeng would not appear in the next game, after getting older, his performance was restricted by physical fitness, and there were a lot of movements in his hands, and after the referee gave a yellow card, he did not dare to take the initiative to make moves. Fan Zhiyi is also betting on the Chinese men's football team, and the South Korean team can reach a three-seven open in this competition, but the game first needs to open up the mentality.
It is not difficult to see from Fan Zhiyi's words that the current problems of the Chinese men's football team at the back need to be solved, and when Zhang Linpeng's performance in the last game was questioned, Jankovic needs to make bold judgments. And I personally think that for the national football game, all parties should look at it with a normal heart, don't put too much pressure on the players, and dare to show themselves on the field like Wei Shihao, and the preparation of the national football team will be half successful.