The national football team is preparing for the gameAsian CupAt the critical moment, a warm-up match was played against Asia's 74th-ranked playerOmanTeam. AlthoughOmanThe team is slightly higher, but theoretically the two teams should be evenly matched. The national football team sent players close to the main lineup, and they performed relatively well in the first half of the game, showing their offensive potential. However, the second half was aberrant, conceding consecutive goals that led to a 2-0 defeat. For the national football team, the result of this warm-up match was not ideal. Although it was only a warm-up match, such a result undoubtedly made the outside world interested in the national football teamAsian CupThe outlook is worrisome.
The defensive ability of the starting lineup of the national football team is obviously insufficient. In terms of midfield, only Wang Shangyuan is a defensive midfielder, while other midfielders are better at attacking, which makes the defensive line of the national football team appear weak. InDefendersOn the line, the combination of the national football team after the substitution in the second half did not achieve good cooperation, resulting inOmanThe team scored in a row. In addition, the strikers of the national football team did not play the threat they should have and did not cause too much trouble for the opponent's defence. In contrast,OmanThe team showed better offensive ability on the counter-attack, and thus won the victory.
And for the national football team, their preparation is not sufficient. Preparing for the war on a trip to Abu DhabiAsian CupDuring this period, the national football team faced high-intensity training, and the players were physically and mentally tired. However, the coach of the national football teamYankovicThe requirements for the team are very strict, and the intensity of training has not decreased, but increased. In this case, the national football team was not ready for the game, so it was not in good shape in the game, which also led to the loss of the warm-up match.
Looking back on the past year, the national football team has played a total of 11 matches in the international A-level competition, of which 2 non-matchesAFCTeam games and the other 9 games are against each otherAFCRival. When playing against teams ranked higher than themselves in Asia, the national football team had a poor record and lost all 3 games. When playing against teams ranked lower than themselves in Asia, the national football team achieved 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. This illustrates the inadequacy of the national football team against stronger teams, as well as its relative advantage against weaker teams.
The performance of the national football team in the warm-up matches also reflected this. In the match against Uzbekistan in Asia 9th, 10thOmanAgainst Syria in 14th place, the national football team lost all the games, but against teams below 15th place in Asia, the national football team's winning rate increased significantly. This also means that the gap between the national football team and the Asian powerhouses is still very largeAsian Cupand the futureWorld CupThe national football team still needs to continue to work hard and improve.
NextAsian CupThe opponents of the national football team in the group are Qatar (6th in Asia), Tajikistan (19th and Lebanon 20th) in Asia. Despite being a strong team, the national team is still hoping to win against Tajikistan and Lebanon to boost the team's confidence. However, judging by the performance of the national football team this year, it will not be easy to beat the top 20 teams in Asia.
To sum up, the performance of the national football team in the warm-up match once again aroused the outside world's criticismAsian CupDoubts about the prospects. Although the team has a certain advantage against weaker opponents, the gap between them and the strong Asian teams is still wide. The national football team needs to improve its competitiveness in the game through more detailed tactical arrangements and the improvement of players' individual abilities. Only in this way can the national football team have a better chance to be thereAsian Cupon the good grades, but also for the futureWorld CupGain experience and strength.