On January 1, Beijing time, the first day of the 2024 New Year, that is, this evening, the Chinese men's football team will play the third warm-up match in Abu Dhabi in recent times, and the opponent is the Hong Kong men's football team that will participate in the Asian Cup.
In the first two warm-up matches, the Chinese men's football team first defeated the UAE's local second division team Regional Sports 5:1, and then lost 0:2 to the West Asian powerhouse Oman. Through these two games, we can not only see some changes in the offensive of the national football team, but also expose many weaknesses of the national football team on the defensive end. In the upcoming Asian Cup, in addition to strengthening the offensive efficiency of the national football team, it is also necessary to do its homework on the defensive side.
In this game against the Hong Kong team, although in terms of overall strength, the national football team has to have an obvious upper hand, but if it really wants to fight, it is not as easy as imagined for the national football team to win against Hong Kong. 8 years ago, the Chinese men's football team was forced to draw 0:0 by the Hong Kong team in the World Preliminary Tournament, and the scene of that year is vivid. Therefore, although it is an ordinary warm-up game, the national football team needs to pay special attention.
In this game against the Hong Kong team, the author thinks that the national football team should focus on relying on two strong players. If Jankovic makes good use of these two people, it should be a high probability to win Hong Kong.
The first person Jankovic will focus on is Jiang Shenglong at the back. Although Jiang Shenglong has very little experience in the national team, far inferior to his Shenhua teammate Zhu Chenjie, judging from the previous warm-up games, Jiang Shenglong has excellent psychological quality and stable defense, and what is even more rare is that he has more offensive attributes than his teammate Zhu Chenjie. He played 26 games for Shanghai Shenhua last season, contributing four goals and one assist in addition to defending well. Jiang Shenglong is tall, with a foot of 193CM, if he masters the air supremacy in front of the Hong Kong team's goal and uses his height advantage to complete the destruction of the city, it will become a secret weapon for the national football team to defeat the enemy.
Jankovic's second key international player is Tan Long in the forward line. Although Tan Long is older, his game state is the same as before. Moreover, Tan Long, as the head of the national football team, has one of the biggest characteristics, that is, he is good at "high-altitude work" and uses excellent header kung fu to conquer the city for the team. Moreover, Tan Long's skill, especially when facing a short team like the Hong Kong team, is easier to play to the extreme. Therefore, if Jankovic focuses on Tan Long on the offensive end and uses him as the offensive bridgehead to carry out tactical deployment, it is expected to receive gratifying results.
This is the first game of the new year for the Chinese men's football team, and I hope to win and get off to a good start to the new year.