The first defeat in 2024 came a little earlier than usual. The New Year's Day on January 1, 2024 is a day worthy of beautiful meaning, but Chinese football (mainly men's football) still adds to the congestion of the majority of fans!
The national football team was reversed by Hong Kong, China scoring 2 goals in a row with a lead of 1 goal, and what is even more infuriating is that the national football team not only lost but also lost, and 3 people were sent off with red cards, including Wang Shangyuan and Wu Shaocong. It is worth mentioning that this is the second time in the history of the national football team that it has lost to Hong Kong, China, and the first time is the famous "519", which directly led to the failure of the national football team to qualify for the World Preliminary Tournament.
The national football team lost 0-2 to Oman in the last game, and in this game Jankovic (head coach of the national football team) changed a number of starters, Liu Dianzuo, Xu Haofeng, Wu Shaocong, Jiang Guangtai, Li Lei, and Wu Xi rotated. The first half of the game went relatively smoothly, Tan Long received a pass from Wu Lei and took the lead, and the national football team led Hong Kong, China 1-0, but this was also the only goal of the national football team.
In the second half, Hong Kong player Pan Peixuan scored two goals in a row and scored two goals, scoring two goals, and it was during this period of time that national football players Wang Shangyuan and Wu Shaocong were sent off one after another, resulting in the national football team playing 9 to 11 for a long time.
In addition to Wang Shangyuan and Wu Shaocong who were sent off with red cards, there was also an assistant coach of the national football team who was sent off, so in this seemingly uneventful game, the national football team was sent off 3 people in a row, which can be said to be a loss and a loss, losing face. In addition, the captain on the field, Wu Xi, was also injured in the game and was replaced in advance, and the national football team lost many generals in one game.
Like the last game against Oman, this game is also closed to the public, it is said that it is not the reason of the national football team, but the request of Hong Kong, China, because the Asian Cup is about to start, and Hong Kong, China wants to maintain enough "mystery".
Because the two consecutive warm-up games are not open to the public, ** and fans have very little understanding of relevant information, and can only know the game process through a general description. In general, the performance of the national football team in these two games was not up to par, Jankovic used two sets of starting lineups in two games, especially the back line was almost all replaced, but it was still scored by Oman and Hong Kong, China, which were not very attacking, indicating that Jankovic's tactics still have big problems.
On January 13, the national football team will usher in Tajikistan, the first opponent in the group stage of the Asian Cup, this opponent is really not easy to play, the overall comprehensive strength is above the national football team, and Jankovic's tactical arrangement is quite tested, and it is more reasonable to get a point. The current strength of the national football team is considered in Asia.
The third- and fourth-rate level, coupled with the fact that Jankovic has no real skills, there is a possibility of losing any team he plays, and fans still don't have too much hope.
One thing to say, Jankovic's coaching level is very limited, and he was pushed to the position of head coach of the national football team by the Football Association is also in danger, if the Asian Cup performance is not good this time, it is very likely that the class will be left in place, which is definitely not a joke!