China U23 was disappointing when they lost 0-1 to Japan U23 in the match. The opening match in Group B of the U23 Asia Championship. Notably, in this match, the team in the country of billions of people played better from the 17th minute when Nishino received a red card for cold action.
But in Nearly 80 minutes later, China’s U23 was completely helpless in penetrating Japan’s U23’s net. They could not penetrate the opponent’s net and accepted a 0-1 loss.
Notably in the deadlock, coach Cheng Yaodong of China U23 decided to “go underground”. He decided to put a 2m tall goalkeeper Yu Jinyong on the field to play striker.
Maybe this coach wanted to take advantage of the height of “stunt striker” Yu Jinyong in the hope of making a difference. doubt. In the deadlock, China’s U23 only had one attack, which was to hook the ball into the penalty area of Japan’s U23.
However, this plan was not effective when Japan’s U23 organized the game. Very good defense against high balls. Yu Jinyong did not have any notable touches that could make a difference.
According to the Chinese press, coach Cheng Yaodong asked Yu Jinyong to practice playing striker in recent training sessions. China U23 has prepared two jerseys for this goalkeeper in two different roles (keeper and striker). Obviously this team wants to take advantage of Yu Jinyong’s height in the deadlock.
After losing to Japan U23 China U23 faced difficulties. In the following match, U23 Korea won 1-0 against U23 UAE. In the next match, U23 China will clash with U23 Korea at 8:00 p.m. on April 19. If they continue to fail, the team in the country with billions of people may be eliminated.
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