After back-to-back defeats to Japan and South Korea, the Olympic team defeated the United Arab Emirates in the final game, breaking the curse of not being able to win and not score since 2018. The team, which is regarded as the weakest national Olympic team in history, has exceeded expectations.
The weakest country in history played the "most valuable battle"
Against two strong teams from Japan and South Korea, the national Olympic team was able to get 15 shots on goal and 7 good chances, which proved the team's offensive ability, but it also exposed the problems of the national Olympic team in seizing opportunities.
Cheng Yaodong analyzed, "This is actually a problem of ability, including technology, tactics, and psychology, and it is a comprehensive problem. We don't have a lot of players in big games like this, they don't play a lot at club level, and their mentality plays a leading role. It would have been much better to play at this level of competence a lot. Next game against the UAE, hopefully things will be better. ”
In the first match against Japan, in the case of playing one more person for a long time, the national Olympic possession rate reached 62%, and the opponent only had 6 shots on goal with 2 shots on target. Tao Qianglong's long-range shot hit the crossbar, and Xie Wenneng missed a good chance to go on a single shot.
Against South Korea, the Olympic team had 5 shots on target from 9 shots with only 36% possession, while South Korea had 2 shots on target from 13 shots. Baihelamu, Tao Qianglong, and Xie Wenneng all got good opportunities to score, especially Baihelamu even got three good chances to score.
Ma Dexing pointed out, "Judging from the process and content of the game, this is the most high-quality game played by the 2001 National Olympic Team since its establishment, and even the most valuable game in the direct dialogue between Chinese and South Korean teams over the years!"
"The staged high pressure and pressing, counterattack routines and cooperation shown by the Chinese Olympic team are obviously carefully prepared and practiced in an all-round way. More importantly, the national Olympic team was not in a situation of blindly being beaten passively and occasionally counterattacking once or twice in the game, but was always in a confrontation with each other throughout the game. ”
Unlike the performance of the national football team in the Asian Cup, Cheng Yaodong's national Olympic team has created enough good chances to score, which proves that in the current situation, fast and effective counterattack tactics are the most suitable tactics for national teams.
Skipping the next class or "breakthrough"
Cheng Yaodong's National Olympic team is regarded as the "weakest National Olympic team in history", and because of this, Cheng Yaodong has surpassed 10 "skipping students", including 19-year-old Du Yuezheng and 18-year-old Wang Yudong, who will be the core players of the next National Olympic Games.
Although he didn't get much playing time, Wang Yudong said, "This tournament may allow me to accumulate experience in international competitions, prepare for the next tournament, and go back to practice hard." ”
In fact, despite consecutive defeats to South Korea and Japan, the performance of the national Olympic team made the players more confident. Wang Yudong said, "We also have a chance against Japan and South Korea, and I feel that 55 is open." It may be a matter of seizing opportunities. ”
Hu Hetao also said, "I think our current level may not be as good as Japan and South Korea, but if we have a good direction, it will only get closer and closer now." ”
The last battle holds on to dignity
The most important thing is that in the battle of dignity, the national Olympic team broke the curse of 6 years of winless and won the second victory in the U23 Asian Cup in team history. Xiao Yun pointed out that "the 2001 Chinese Olympic team "defended" the victory, and of course, it also struggled to maintain its dignity. There is nothing to congratulate, but the attitude of the whole team in the last battle should be affirmed. ”
Xie Wenneng and Liu Zhurun's goals broke many curses for the Olympic team, winning their first U23 Asian Cup victory since January 9, 2018. At the same time, Xie Wenneng's goal also broke the 2,289-day U23 Asian Cup football drapeut.
In addition, the National Olympic Games also broke many curses such as never scoring 2 goals in a single game in 7 games. The most important thing is that the match against the United Arab Emirates is the last game of the 01 age group National Olympic Games, and the controversial Cheng Yaodong will also bid farewell to the National Olympic team. However, despite the problems in fitness, defense and many other aspects, a victory proves that Chinese football, which is at a low ebb, will still see spring.
The famous reporter Liu Wenchao analyzed, "The value brought by these three games in the group stage is incomparable, and the National Olympic Games are indeed more open than one game, and each one is better than the other." After squandering a single knife in the first two games, Xie Wenneng seized the opportunity today, and you can look at Liu Zhurun's hard work, including the rationality of the previous years. ”
The victory over the UAE is the "end" of this national Olympic team, but it is another "starting point" for this group of players!