March 4th, the National Youth was reversed 1-2 by Japan in the first round of the U20 Asian Cup group match
Afterwards, The Paper published an article commenting on the performance of the National Youth League in this game, and believed that the National Youth League still lacked countermeasures at the tactical level.
Central defender Liu Haofan’s header in just 6 minutes put the Chinese captain in the lead, but the natural gap in strength between the two sides made the final 1-2 loss not so regrettable.
From the head coach Antonio to the players, the U20 national football team has done their best. As for the gap, it can only be resolved with time.
The Chinese team used the opportunity of a corner kick to score a goal. This goal was scored from the kick to the last point. Obviously, it has been drilled during the training process. Set kicks are also one of the important magic weapons for weak teams to beat strong teams.
The Japanese team had only 3 shots on target out of 12 shots in the first half, which proved that the national youth team’s defense in the first half was successful.
But in the second half, the Japanese team made 13 shots and 6 shots on target-when the opponent improved their offensive efficiency, it is reasonable to finally complete the reversal.
In terms of personal skills, the use of overall skills and tactics, and physical aspects, it should be said that there is a considerable gap between the two teams. The Chinese team only shot 4 times, and 2 shots were on target; the ball possession rate of the two sides was 77% vs. 23%…
A somewhat embarrassing phenomenon is that the Japanese team, which has always been dominated by pass control, actually has a high center forward. It was Naoki Kumada who came off the bench and scored two goals in a short period of time, helping the Japanese team to finally reverse the game.
The high center forward tactics also seemed to catch the Chinese team by surprise, and the coaching staff obviously lacked countermeasures, which also needs to be summarized at the technical and tactical level.
(Nanling cries for birth)