In the early morning of April 8, Beijing time, the Chinese U23 National Olympic team, which was preparing for the U23 Asian Cup and Olympic Games qualifiers in Doha, Qatar, once again came with exciting good news. In the fifth warm-up match of the trip to West Asia, they once again burst out with amazing energy, defeating the strong Jordanian Olympic team 1-0. Including the 2-0 victory over Qatar and the 2-1 victory over Malaysia in the previous two games, China's Olympic Games achieved three consecutive victories in the warm-up matches.
Although they suffered two consecutive defeats against the Saudi Olympic team, the coaching staff of the Olympic Games led by Cheng Yaodong was not discouraged, carefully summarized the problems exposed in the first two games, and encouraged everyone not to have any mental baggage, let go of their hands and feet to fight for their opponents, and try their best to show their training level.
With the return of Tao Qianglong, Xie Wenneng, who participated in the Chinese Super League, and goalkeeper Li Hao, who played in Spain, the Chinese Olympic Games finally gathered a complete lineup to play in this game.
Due to the strong strength of the opponent Jordan team, Cheng Yaodong also took the initiative to recycle the entire formation, and strengthened the pressing of the handheld players on the basis of solid defense, so as to form a defensive counterattack tactic after the ball was broken. Since the group of the national Olympic team will face a strong attack line from Japan and South Korea, head coach Cheng Yaodong also consciously practiced the technical and tactical play in the face of the two encounters between Japan and South Korea through this warm-up match.
Although Cheng Yaodong also tried to let the team press out in the first few games and launch a strategy of pressing in the frontcourt, there is no doubt that in the face of stronger opponents, this high-pressure pressing style of play is risky, and it is a test of the team's physical fitness. Therefore, combined with the team's own strength, regardless of how good the scene is, this kind of steady counterattack tactics is more in line with the characteristics of the current Chinese Olympic team.
It is worth mentioning that in the match with the Jordan team, at the end of the game, with the tacit cooperation between several players, Zhu Yue's bold breakthrough in the penalty area caused the opponent's defensive foul, and was awarded a penalty. Tao Qianglong killed the opponent and won the game 1-0 for the National Olympic team.
With the national Olympic team, which is known as the weakest in history, won three consecutive victories in the warm-up matches, the outside world was also in an uproar. Many people also feel unexpected, and even exaggerated exclaim against the sky! However, there are also some doubts, thinking that the results of the warm-up games do not mean anything. But from the perspective of the construction of the national Olympic team itself, this is undoubtedly a positive change. It is precisely because of the low-key and pragmatic style of the Chinese coaching team led by Cheng Yaodong that the players have instead traveled lightly and played an unbelievable performance against the sky without being favored by the outside world.