In the group stage of the U23 Asian Cup, the National Olympic Games lost 0-1 to Japan with more games and fewer games. Although he won the opponent with a post-00 player, the ending of the loss still made the fans feel regretful. After the game, many fans were questioning where the national Olympic team lost this game, whether it was a problem with the technique and tactics, or the execution of the players was not good? Some people even said that if the national Olympic team can maintain high-intensity pressing throughout the game like the Japanese team, they may be able to win the opponent.
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We won't repeat the specifics of this game. Because releasing the process of the game will only trigger emotional fluctuations among fans. Everyone knew in their hearts that since the coaching staff and the media had said so much, there must be something wrong with the game. Therefore, we analyzed the defeat of this game from three aspects: tactical arrangement, player execution and coach's on-the-spot command.
Let's talk about the tactical set-up. As a match of the U23 Asian Cup, the national Olympic team should have focused on training and using victories to enhance the confidence of the team and players. However, judging from the course of the game, this is not the case at all. In the first half of the game, the national Olympic team fell behind the Japanese team in terms of alignment and ball control, and in the second half of the game, with the decline in physical fitness and technical movements, the offensive of the national Olympic team completely lost its threat. This series of phenomena shows that before coming to Japan, the national Olympic team did not carefully watch the game video of the Japanese team, nor did they make sufficient tactical preparations. In the face of such an important game, still using the same lineup and style of play, and not showing enough advantage in front of the opponent, is a failure in itself.
Let's talk about player execution. If tactical set-up is a 1+1=2 chemistry, then player execution is the ability to truly implement the coach's requirements into the game. In this game, the national Olympic team had many chances to break the ball in the siege of the Japanese team, but did not take advantage of these opportunities to form an effective attacking threat. In contrast, the Japanese players were not only able to produce high-quality ground coordination when defending, but also used their movement to continuously put pressure on the Olympic team's defence. This initiative on the field is the key factor for the Japanese team to control the game. On the other hand, the National Olympic team, not only can not organize an effective attack with the ball in the front court, but also has more and more mistakes in the back court. It can be said that if the physical and technical ability is not considered, then the performance of the national Olympic team in this game is obviously inferior to that of the Japanese team.
Let's talk about the coach's on-the-spot command. As one of the leading figures in Chinese football, Cheng Yaodong's several substitutions in the game obviously did not work. Although the newcomers such as Jia Bolt, Wei Zhen and Chen Wei have bright spots in terms of technology and physical fitness, the overall effect is to further retreat the offensive of the National Olympic team. In contrast, Japan's bench featured strong players such as Shinnosuke Higuchi and Ryota Taniguchi, who not only stabilized the situation after coming on the field, but also scored the winning goal in the 75th minute. It can be said that Cheng Yaodong's substitution idea is to overwhelm the opponent through numerical superiority, but he does not realize that in the face of stronger opponents, simple numerical superiority no longer works. From this point of view, Cheng Yaodong's on-the-spot ability and substitution level are also very problematic.