In the friendly match yesterday afternoon, the Chinese men's national Olympic team and the Malaysian national Olympic team launched a fierce showdown. However, the result of the match was a big surprise. In the first half, Hu Hetao missed a great chance to score, which seemed to foreshadow the unfortunate fate of the national Olympic team. In the second half, Tao Qianglong's free kick hit the crossbar, and the National Olympic team threatened the opponent's goal many times, but never broke the deadlock. In the stoppage time countdown, Harris's stunner made the national Olympic team swallow the bitter fruit. In the end, the men's national football team lost 0-1 to the Malaysian national Olympic team.
It is worth noting that this is the first defeat for China U23 team to Malaysia U23 in history, after they have met 17 times with a record of 14 wins and three draws. Back 105 days ago, on September 9 this year, the national football team also failed to beat Malaysia at home, and the two sides drew 1-1. This means that in just 105 days, the national football team and the national Olympic team have only 1 draw and 1 loss against Malaysia at home, without a win.
Fan Zhiyi once predicted that the Chinese team would decline all the way, from losing to Thailand, Vietnam to Myanmar. However, I am afraid he did not expect that Malaysia, ranked 130th in the world, would "comprehensively surpass" the Chinese men's football team in this year's head-to-head match. What is even more worrying is that the Malaysian Olympic team is in the fourth gear of the Asian bracket with the Chinese team, and the national Olympic team is still unable to win.
Looking ahead, the U23 Asian Cup in April next year will undoubtedly be a severe test for the Chinese Olympic Games. They will face the likes of Japan, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates in the group stage, and the results are predictable. This series of defeats and challenges has undoubtedly sounded the alarm bell for Chinese football, and we need to deeply reflect and find strategies to solve the problem.
Overall, the recent results of the national football team and the national Olympic team against Malaysia are undoubtedly disappointing. This not only reflects our problems at the technical, tactical and psychological levels, but also reveals the dilemma of the overall development of Chinese football. In the face of such a reality, we must not run away from it, we must face up to the problem and actively seek change, in order to be able to regain our strength and confidence in the future. (Lao Qiu Super League Ball Review)