On December 23, Beijing time, the Chinese Olympic team faced the Malaysian National Olympic Games at Shanghai Jinshan Stadium, and was finally defeated by the opponent in the last minute of injury time and lost 0-1. This is the first time in the history of the Chinese Olympic Games that the Malaysian National Olympics has been defeated, Chinese football is always on the way to create history, I have to say that there are indeed not many soft persimmons left by the Chinese men's football team in Asia, and now we are the soft persimmons in the eyes of others.
The match was an important warm-up match for the Chinese Olympic team in preparation for the U23 Asian Cup, an event hosted by the Asian Football Confederation and an Asian qualifier for the Olympic Games. In the upcoming 2024 U23 Asian Cup, the Chinese Olympic team was drawn into the "Group of Death", along with strong teams such as Japan, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.
In the face of such a strong opponent, the qualifying situation of the Chinese Olympic team can be described as grim. The U23 Asian Cup will be held in Qatar from 15 April to 3 May 2024, and will also be a qualifier for the Asian qualification for the Paris Olympics. A total of 16 teams from across Asia will qualify for the Paris Olympics and the fourth will compete with teams from the African region for another place in the play-offs. Therefore, for the Chinese Olympic Games, it is undoubtedly more difficult for the national football team to qualify for the Paris Olympics than for the national football team to enter the World Cup.
Back to yesterday's game, although we suffered a last-minute kill, it seemed like a rather unexpected result. But fans who watched the game must know that Malaysia's possession rate reached about 59%, and it can be said that the opponent had an advantage in the whole game, and the Chinese Olympic Games were very passive on the field. In the face of Malaysia, in addition to the center post of Tao Qianglong's free kick and Hu Hetao's missed opportunity, the normal performance of the National Olympic Games is like sleepwalking, and the team's tactical play and ideas under the long-term training camp cannot be seen.
And yesterday's defeat undoubtedly sounded the alarm for the Chinese Olympic team, although in the past head-to-head record, the Chinese Olympic team is undefeated against the Malaysian Olympic team, but this defeat broke this record, but also exposed the current strength of the Chinese Olympic team. We can still have a certain physical advantage against Southeast Asian teams, and now Malaysia can enjoy the thrill of beating us, but it is conceivable that in the later stage against the team whose physical condition is not inferior to ours, and the technical and individual ability is far better than that of Malaysia, we will have to be passively beaten.
The two teams will then play a rematch at 2 p.m. on December 26, and it is not known whether the National Olympic Games will be able to pull back a game. Although the strength of the national Olympic team is indeed not strong, but losing to an opponent like Malaysia is really a big surprise, for head coach Cheng Yaodong, the team has been training for so long, there is no state, no tactics, all rely on sporadic individual performance in the game, there is really nothing to say.
In the end, there is nothing to say, send a blessing, I hope that the Chinese Olympic Games can continue to improve their strength and tactical level through the lessons learned in the game, and be fully prepared for future competitions.