In the 2024 Qatar U23 Asian Cup, the Chinese team completed its debut, facing the Japanese team that is far stronger than itself, and finally lost 0-1, this result is not unexpected, no matter which echelon at this stage, Chinese football is not the opponent of the Japanese team, but from the process of this game, this defeat is very bitter, it can be said to be very disappointing, because from the 17th minute, the Chinese team began to play one more person, 11 to 10 under the numerical advantage, although the Chinese team controlled the ball, but never been able to break the goal, the whole commentary of the game Dong Lu said after the game: At this stage, Chinese can not play pass-and-control football！
In this game, many players of the Japanese team in Europe were absent, such as Kenei Kubo, who is worth 60 million euros, and Yuito Suzuki, who is in hot form. Before the start of the U23 Asian Cup, in an interview with the media, the Japanese team also said that if they can't get together the strongest team, the game will be difficult. In the grouping, Japan, South Korea, China, and the United Arab Emirates are all in Group B, such a group is also called the group of death by Chinese fans. Looking ahead to the group stage, Japan's former international Maezono Maesung believes that the match against South Korea is crucial, completely ignoring the Chinese team. In this group, Japan and South Korea are the absolute favorites to qualify, and the strength of the United Arab Emirates is also stronger than the Chinese team, which previously competed in the 4th U23 Asian Cup, the Chinese team has a total record of 1 win and 11 losses, all of which are out of the group.
However, in the face of the Japanese team, the Chinese team is not without opportunities, although they conceded a goal in the opening 8 minutes, but in the 17th minute, Takashi Nishio elbowed Jia Feifei and received a red card, and the Japanese team was sent off, and the Chinese team had a numerical advantage very early. After the game, the Chinese team controlled the ball and continued to put pressure on the Japanese team's goal, Matsuki Jiusheng was suspected of handball, but unfortunately the referee did not think it was a foul, Tao Qianglong hit the crossbar with a world wave, Bai Helamu shook his head and attacked the goal was also saved by Kokubo Lingyang, Tao Qianglong's header shot was a fraction of a second, Zhu Yue's long-range shot was still resolved by the Japanese goalkeeper, Xie Wenneng stabbed a single knife and still could not break through Kokubo Lingyang's ten fingers, the game came to 70 minutes later, the Chinese team players began to lose physical fitness, and the Japanese team won 1-0.
It is worth mentioning that in the case of a fruitless attack, the coach of the Chinese team, Cheng Yaodong, used a strange trick and replaced the 2-meter-tall substitute goalkeeper Jin Yong in the 88th minute, and Yu Jinyong did not replace the starting goalkeeper Huang Zihao, but replaced the front-court player Duan Dezhi, Yu Jinyong appeared in the center position after coming off the bench. And the Japanese fans also hotly discussed the strange substitution of the Chinese team after the game: The goalkeeper will play in such a way, but it is really a little unbearable; this is really too advanced; and with such a realistic version of Wakashima Tsuken? Our domestic media people also ridiculed Cheng Yaodong as a tactical genius! Obviously, Cheng Yaodong's strange tricks have become a laughing stock.
Lost the first round of the group with the Japanese team, and then in the second round of the group stage, the Chinese team can only smash South Korea in the hope of a miracle, but in terms of strength, the gap between the Chinese team and the South Korean team is not a star and a half, theoretical analysis, the fastest 3 days later, the Chinese team lost to the South Korean team suffered 2 consecutive defeats, and the group stage was out of the group stage one round ahead of schedule!