On April 16, 2024, Beijing time, the first leg of Group B of the U23 Asian Cup officially started, and the first game was the national football U23 vs. Japan U23 game.
Unfortunately, in the end, the national Olympic team was unable to get points from the Japanese Olympic team when it had an absolute advantage, and the two sides finally fought 0-1, and the national Olympic team missed a good start.
In this game, Cheng Yaodong's several major operations were also questioned by fans, first of all, in the second half of 11 to 10, Cheng Yaodong did not improve the team's offensive speed, but chose to let the players continue to champ in the backfield, for fear of any mistakes being caught by the opponent, and it was completely impossible to see that the team was eager to tie the score. The desire to win, the desire to lead the team to train for so long, the technical and tactical aspects can not be mentioned, but at least the fighting spirit and the desire to win must be there, and the head coach is mainly responsible for this.
Another point is that at the last moment of the game, Cheng Yaodong also sent the substitute goalkeeper Jin Yong on the field and let him play the position of striker, to which Cheng Yaodong responded after the game that Yu Jinyong's header ability was good. What I want to say is, even if the header ability is strong, he is also a goalkeeper, let him play as a striker, standing, selection is not good, what kind of head coach can in so many training time, other tactics have not come up with, but come up with the goalkeeper to play the center forward, if this is the case, why don't you bring a center player with strong header ability, or a defender player? To be honest, it is easier to understand that letting a defender play a cameo as a center forward is easier to understand than letting a goalkeeper make a cameo. watched this game, Cheng Yaodong, as a head coach, really has no tactics and no on-the-spot command, such a "bastard" really has to leave the national team early, youth training is the future of the national football team, or hope that capable people will lead it!
After losing the first crucial match, the Olympic team will need to face South Korea and the United Arab Emirates, and there is not much hope of qualifying for the Paris Olympics.