On Tuesday (16th) in the group stage of the U23 Asian Championship, there was a rare scene of the national football team against Japan.
Because the national football team has been lagging behind, coach Cheng Yaodong made a surprise move in the 88th minute: the 2-meter-tall substitute goalkeeper Jin Yong was replaced, but he was wearing a normal jersey, and the substitute position turned out to be a striker. Although he was unable to prevent a 1-0 defeat in the end, the move still caused heated discussions in China and Japan.
Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani has conquered many fans with his performance in recent years, but for domestic fans who are not familiar with baseball, they still don't understand what the star's "second knife stream" is. Many people on the Internet have said that if it is not an appropriate analogy, it is that he is both the goalkeeper and the top scorer in the league.
Of course, there are no such football players in reality, but the national football team U23 has a similar arrangement.
In this group stage, Japan opened the scoring in only 7 minutes by Matsuki Jiusheng. However, in the 17th minute, Takaya Nishio was red because of his elbow to the opponent, and Japan was already unable to participate because many players in Europe were unable to participate.
The national football team has 62% possession in this game, and the number of attacks and shots on target is more than that of the opponent, but it can't be attacked for a long time, and the coach Cheng Yaodong made a transfer in the 88th minute, but the second goalkeeper who saw the replacement Jin Yong put on a red shirt, and ran to the front after playing, which surprised many people.
People also quickly realized that No. 12's Yu Jinyong was playing as a center forward and used his 2-meter height to create a high-altitude advantage for the team, but the overall effect was not ideal, and in the end, the national football team failed to break through the Japanese gate and lost 0-1.
The move of using the goalkeeper to kick the striker also shocked the Japanese media, and "China-Japan Sport" described the transfer as "an unheard-of miracle": "The 2-meter Yu Jinyong is eyeing the door in front of the goal, threatening the Japanese gate, but because there are not many opportunities for high-altitude combat, it has almost no effect." Japanese fans even call him the live-action version of Wakashima Tsuken (a character in the manga "Soccer Player").
Some people said that this move was an insult to the substitute striker, and some people thought that the transfer was too late and there was not enough time to reflect the tactics;
In addition, since Yu Jinyong is wearing a normal jersey on the field, there is no mistake in the number and name behind him, and he is well prepared, which shows that this is not a temporary decision. Cheng Yaodong also admitted after the game that he had imagined before the game: "He is more than 2 meters tall, has a good foundation since he was a child, and has a strong header ability, and he can be used to impact the opponent in the last few minutes." ”
Cheng Yaodong said that today's game can come in handy, so he replaced him, "As for the actual combat effect, it can only be said that it is half to half, and the time is so short to fight for a few opportunities, but he is not an authentic center after all."
Zhao Zhen, a well-known football reporter, said that Yu Jinyong, 20 years old this year, is the son of Yu Ming, the famous "golden left foot" of the Liaoning football team, and has been a front-court player since he was a child.
Another reporter Ma Dexing said that this is actually the "secret weapon" of the national football U23, after the warm-up match was tied by Malaysia, the coach arranged for Jin Yong to come on as a substitute in the 37th minute, only 1 minute later, he beat the opponent to fight for the top successfully, and because the opponent's height gap is too large can only reach out, just the ball to his hand to win a penalty, the national football U23 also won the game 2-1.
Ma Dexing pointed out that the reaction from the outside world this time is so big, in fact, it can be regarded as an effect, and this secret deployment also shows that China's local coaches may not be "messing around" as the outside world says, and "China's local coaches are actually more eager than anyone else to lead a good team, play a good game, and even keep moving forward with a heavy load."