There is still a week to go, and the 2024 Asian Cup will kick off, but the performance of the Chinese team has worried many fans. In a friendly match held earlier, the Chinese team actually lost to the Hong Kong team of China 1-2, and at the beginning of 2024, it will give fans across the country a blow!
After a few days of adjustment, the Chinese team recently played a warm-up match against the local club Gulf Heroes FC in the United Arab Emirates. This club is the bottom few teams in the second division of the United Arab Emirates, and its strength is roughly equivalent to the relegation team in our second division. In the face of such a soft persimmon, the Chinese men's football team, which had been holding back the evil fire in its belly, finally vented fiercely. According to the reporter in front, the Chinese team defeated the opponent 6-2, of which the 27-year-old Shenfeng Zhang Yuning scored three goals and scored a hat trick, which can be said to be the biggest contributor to the victory of the Chinese team!
With this victory, the Chinese men's football team also stopped the previous two consecutive defeats and put the team back on the winning track. Although they won the game smoothly, the fans were still not satisfied with the performance of the Chinese team. Many fans believe that against such a weak team, the national football team can concede two goals in a row, if it meets those teams in the Asian Cup, won't the defense of the national football team be broken by the opponent?
Judging from Jankovic's lineup in these games, he still hasn't found the most suitable personnel match for the defense line of the national football team. He had previously used Zhu Chenjie and Jiang Shenglong, Wu Shaocong and Jiang Guangtai in the central defender position, but the effect was not too good. Therefore, in the Asian Cup, Jankovic may trust some experienced veterans, Zhang Linpeng and Jiang Guangtai are expected to appear together, Wu Shaocong, Jiang Shenglong, these young players, will return to the bench on standby.
As for the forward line, given Zhang Yuning's excellent performance in this game, he is likely to replace the previous main force Tan Long and appear in the starting position. In addition, Wu Lei and Wei Shihao will continue to be reused, as long as they are not injured, they will be the absolute main force of the national football team. The midfield position is the weakest point of this national football team, under the premise that Wu Xi's injury situation is still unclear, Gao Tianyi, Dai Weijun and Wang Qiuming are newcomers to the national football team, and there is a high probability that they will be reused.
I hope that this victory will allow the sluggish Chinese men's football team to regain its form and play its best in the first round of the Asian Cup group stage a week later!