At 21 o'clock in the evening of April 19, Beijing time, the second round of the group stage of the U23 Asian Cup is about to start, and the Chinese Olympic team will usher in a life-and-death battle with the South Korean Olympic team. Due to the fact that the Chinese Olympic team failed to defeat the Japanese team in the first round of the game with 11 to 10, it finally lost 0-1. In this way, the match with the South Korean team will determine the fate of the Chinese team. Losing means withdrawing from the group stage and qualifying.
For the Chinese Olympic team led by Cheng Yaodong, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the weakest national Olympic team in history. This group of players has basically lost from small to big, and there are some deficiencies in terms of self-confidence. Therefore, in the face of any opponent, even if the number is superior, it is difficult to have the determination to defeat the opponent.
In the first round of the game with the Japanese team, the Chinese team lost the goal in less than 10 minutes of the game, but in the 20th minute, the Japanese team sent off a red card, and as a result, in the remaining 70 minutes of the team, although the Chinese Olympic team had one more person to fight, it was still weak in attack, and finally lost the game 0-1. In the game, when the Chinese team was unable to attack for a long time, head coach Cheng Yaodong even sent a substitute goalkeeper to play the striker with a smile. In the helplessness of the outside world, the Chinese Olympic Games completed the Asian Cup debut with such an unbearable performance.
Next, in the life-and-death battle with the South Korean team, it is difficult to have a chance of winning with the strength of the Chinese Olympic team. First of all, the individual ability of Chinese players is limited, coupled with the lack of coaching level of local head coach Cheng Yaodong. China's Olympic hopes of winning are slim.
Relative to the opponent, there are not only players who play in overseas leagues, but also in domestic leagues, which are the main players of the team. The Chinese Olympic team is one of the few that can play in the Chinese Super League and the Chinese League. For the Chinese Olympic team, although the opponent's strength is one notch higher, it must also work hard to avoid conceding fewer goals.
At present, the Chinese Olympic team has announced an 11-man starting lineup: 22-Huang Zihao, 4-Liang Shaowen, 13-Jin Shunkai, 15-Ruan Qilong, 16-Yang Zihao, 10-Jia Feifei, 19-Duan Dezhi, 7-Tao Qianglong, 9-Baihelam Abduwaili, 20-Liu Zhurun, 23-Xie Wenneng
CCTV5 will broadcast the game live at 21 o'clock tonight.