The national football team's first victory in 2024!
In the World Cup qualifiers that ended on the evening of the 26th, Beijing time, the national football team defeated the Singapore team 4:1 at home in Tianjin. In the game, Wu Lei scored twice, Fernando scored from the penalty kick, and Wei Shihao scored. The national football team kept its hopes of advancing to the round of 18 and ended its winless run of five official matches. It was also the team's first official win since entering 2024.
After the adjustment of the past few days, the whole team has come out of the haze of the last round of away draws, and winning this game is the only goal. Speaking at his pre-match press conference, coach Ivankovic said: "Our priority in this game is to get the win, which is crucial. Including the next match against Thailand, it is the same, and we must go all out to win and control the initiative to advance. ”
After being held to a draw away by Singapore, the Chinese team experienced emotional ups and downs. In the past few days of preparation for the battle, in addition to Yi Shuai's targeted "talk therapy offensive", the enthusiastic atmosphere created by the fans has also injected more energy into the national football coach. At the pre-match press conference on March 25, Yi Shuai talked about his training and life in Jincheng recently, saying: "We participated in fan activities, and through the interaction with the fans, it played a positive role in the recovery of the players' mentality. Tianjin is a football city, and we hope that this match will have as many fans as possible to support us. ”
In the last round, the Chinese team lost a good game with a two-goal lead. Yi Shuai's adjustments to the personnel and formation in the second half once sparked heated discussions. This time at home, the Chinese team must not only attack, but also defend, and the Croatian coach needs to balance the offensive and defensive ends. He said that competitive sports have both good and bad sides, and what the Chinese team needs to do at present is to inherit the good aspects. Defence requires the whole team to work together, which requires the players to be 100 per cent focused at all points of the game.
Wu Lei and Yi Shuai attended the press conference together, the former scored two goals in the away game against Singapore, which shows that in the battle of Jincheng, he will continue to take on the mission of destroying the city for the Chinese team. In this regard, Wu Lei said: "Although I scored in the last game, but I couldn't win the game, these are not important. We will continue to play our way of playing in this game. ”