The Chinese national football team drew 0:0 again in the second game of the group stage of this Asian Cup, which reflects that the team still has certain problems on the offensive end, especially the goal drought has not been improved. In theory, a draw is not a bad result and it brings valuable points to the team, but it is not particularly ideal from the point of view of overall performance and subsequent matches.
In the final match of the group stage, the Chinese team will face the host Qatar team, which is not only the defending champions of the last Asian Cup, but also quite strong in terms of strength. Facing such a strong opponent, it will undoubtedly be very difficult for the Chinese team to achieve victory to ensure that they advance to the round of 16.
In this game, the Chinese national football team has a clear positive change in attitude compared to the previous game, which is a positive signal. Sun Jihai, as the official commentator of the game, expressed his satisfaction with the Chinese team's turnaround, but at the same time he also pointed out several key problems in the team, which may be one of the important reasons why the Chinese team failed to score three points in this game.
First of all, Sun Jihai pointed out that the team handled the ball too casually. Although the Chinese team tried more forward passes in this game, showing their willingness to break the defensive mentality, the randomness and lack of purpose of the passing became a problem. This style of passing may be a reaction to the criticism of the previous game as a conservative and afraid to pass forward, but going too far into the other extreme is not the ideal solution.
If the strategy of the previous game was described as overly conservative, then this game was completely reversed to the extreme of aggressiveness. This is not to say that we should blindly and aggressively seek forward passes, but rather that each pass is pushed too impatiently towards the front court, ignoring the goal and strategy of passing. In addition, the lack of passing power and technical control has also led to low offensive efficiency and frequent loss of possession.
In the second point of analysis, Sun Jihai pointed out that the Chinese team had significant problems in the defense of this game, especially in the defense of the opponent's throw-in tactics. He mentioned that there are problems with the defensive position of the Chinese team, and there is often a situation where they watch the ball without looking at people, and there seems to be a lack of clear understanding of how to effectively card the position. In addition, he also mentioned that the players of the Lebanese team are good in terms of physical fitness, and they are not inferior to the Chinese team in terms of height and weight. This puts the Chinese team at a certain disadvantage in terms of physical confrontation, which makes the correct positioning even more important.
In his final comments, Sun Jihai mentioned that although the form of most of the Chinese players in this game has improved from the previous game, he specifically pointed to Jiang Guangtai's performance at the back. Sun Jihai believes that Jiang Guangtai is still too conservative in this game, and when handling the ball, he often chooses to destroy the ball directly rather than try to control the ball or pass it back to the goalkeeper. This attitude of "not seeking merit but seeking no fault" led to the loss of many balls in the backcourt of the Chinese team.
In this match, Sun Jihai paid special attention to Liu's performance, although his performance on the right side caused some controversy. Perhaps for Shandong fans, Sun Jihai's frequent comments on Liu Binbin are a bit excessive. Sun Jihai raised some problems with Liu Binbin's positioning and ball handling, which was not because he was dissatisfied with his performance, but because Liu Binbin's role on the court was highly similar to Sun Jihai's former role, which triggered Sun Jihai's resonance. As an experienced former player, Sun Jihai naturally analyzes based on his own experience when observing the game and imagines how he would respond in the same situation. Therefore, his suggestions and comments on Liu Binbin are more like the expectations and guidance of a senior player to his juniors, hoping to see Liu Binbin's growth and progress on the field.