In this year's Qatar U23 Asian Cup, the national Olympic team defeated the UAE National Olympic Games 2-1 in the last honor game after being out of the tournament ahead of schedule, winning the first victory of this tournament and the second Asian Cup victory in the history of the national Olympic team. The last time we won was six years ago, when we beat Oman 3-0, and apart from these two victories, we haven't won or even drawn. Although this is the weakest national Olympic Games in history, it is really not the worst in terms of results, and if our opponents are not Japan and South Korea, maybe we may still be able to qualify.
As the most controversial person in this event, head coach Cheng Yaodong attended the press conference after the game and talked about the performance of the National Olympic Games. Because they knew early that they were out, the players needed to adjust to a normal mentality, and it was true in the game, the players did not have much pressure, but there was a lack of concentration at the back, which led to the team conceding goals. In addition, the players' ability to grasp opportunities is slightly poor, which is especially serious against Japan and South Korea, but overall the national Olympic team played well in this game.
Cheng Yaodong said that the National Olympic Games failed to qualify, mainly because they were in the same group as the first-class Asian teams such as Japan and South Korea, but Japan and South Korea were not as strong as they imagined, or that our gap was not so big, and the National Olympic Games and opponents were able to compete. After the game, many players also talked about the game with Japan and South Korea, and they all thought that the gap with Japan and South Korea had not been widened. The upper limit of Chinese football is definitely not high, but the lower limit is not as low as imagined, at least the 3-rate level has been maintained, and it has not slipped to the 4-rate level in Asia.
Although there are not many players available to Cheng Yaodong, and the results of this session are not too bad, Cheng Yaodong should still get out of class. At present, the level of local coaches is not very prominent, and it is more appropriate for national coaches to find foreign coaches. Moreover, the players of this National Olympic Games have been training for 5 years, and these 5 years of training are not very useful now, but if they can experience in the league, I think the experience and growth will be richer. First of all, Chinese football should respect the scientific development law of football, and no team or player will engage in long-term training without the league.
In the end, this year's players should be regarded as the end of it, there are a few outstanding players such as Xie Wenneng and Bai Helamu who will be promoted to the national team, and most of the other players are going to bid farewell to the national brand, and even survive in the league. Because this group of players is of average level, it is difficult to compete for players older than them, so they may have fewer opportunities in the future, and there is no way to get promoted. And where the next National Olympics will be is unknown.