Is it because of "bad luck"?, The national football team lost to the Syrian qualifiers | the national football team | luck

The sound of "Chinese team, rise up" still did not bring about a victory, nor even a draw.

In the international warm-up match held in Chengdu on the evening of the 12th, the Chinese national football team lost 0-1 to their old rival Syria.

Although it was just a warm-up match, different from the previous World Cup qualifiers, this "bitter master" has left another layer of bitter memories for Chinese football.

The head coach said bad luck

At the post match press conference, Chinese football coach Jankovic stated that the defeat to Syria was due to some bad luck.

"After the match against Malaysia, we requested our players to improve their pace of the game. Unfortunately, we didn't win the game today."

"We played very aggressively and made many changes, and we were still working hard until the end. We couldn't say we didn't have a chance, but the goals we conceded were also world-class. This is a competitive game and we have collected useful information for the future."

But is it really because of bad luck? From the data, it seems that the Chinese national football team is indeed somewhat unlucky, with a ball control rate of 69%, shooting as many as 17 times, and the opponent only scoring 3 times. Among them, the Chinese national football team scored 7 goals, and the opponent only scored 1 goal.

However, how much of the ball control time is invalid? How many shots are there in the number of shots that are truly threatening absolute opportunities? How does the speed of attack and defense transition during the competition cope with the higher intensity of the World Cup qualifiers?

Objectively speaking, although the Syrian team ranks 94th in the world, the pressure it brings to the national football team on the field is not as good as the warm-up opponent Malaysia in the previous game.

Even so, the Chinese national football team appeared powerless in the game and ultimately suffered a defeat.

After the game, the home fans gave the Syrian team warm applause. Syrian coach Cooper said after the game, "This is an incredible experience. I am pleased with the generosity and tolerance of the Chengdu fans. It is not uncommon for the visiting team to receive cheers from the home team fans."

I believe that among the applause and cheers from Chinese fans, there are not only congratulations for Syria, but also perhaps condolences for the Chinese national football team.

If it's really bad luck alone, how could home fans react like this?

Avoid discussing too many veteran generals

Another unavoidable topic is that there are as many as 8 players aged 30 and above in the starting lineup of the Chinese national football team in this game. The state of these veteran players has also sparked heated discussions among the outside world, further amplifying the controversy over the aging of the Chinese national football team.

Regarding whether more young players will be used in the October training, as well as the condition of the veteran players, Yankovic did not provide a clear response after the game. He only said, "I am currently discussing how the players perform poorly, just making excuses for me."

"As we all know, other national teams also have matches. As a big family, the national team needs to cooperate with each other, and players are inclined towards the Asian Games team. Looking at the list of Asian Games teams, there are many players who have played for the national team, and they will be within the scope of future inspections."

In addition, the selection of the starting goalkeeper has also raised doubts from the outside world.

Yankovic responded by saying, "All three goalkeepers have a perfect attitude, are also very professional, have trained well, and are outstanding in their respective clubs. All three goalkeepers are worth playing, which is a difficult choice. On another level, even if Yan Junling and Wang Dalei are present, they cannot overcome this kind of world wave."

How to solve the problem?

After taking office, Yankovic has played 6 warm-up matches for the Chinese national football team. The team has won 1 draw and 1 loss against New Zealand in two away legs, with scores of 0-0 and 1:2 respectively.

In the last training session in Dalian, the Chinese national football team defeated Myanmar 4-0 and Palestine 2-0 respectively in their first home game after more than two years. In this Chengdu training, the Chinese national football team drew 1-1 with Malaysia and lost 0-1 to the Syrian team.

During each warm-up interview, Jankovic emphasized the most about discovering and solving problems through warm-up matches.

It is worth noting that the warm-up opponents chosen by the Chinese national football team during their preparation for the World Cup qualifiers are very targeted, and their strength is constantly improving, which is indeed beneficial for helping the Chinese national football team expose problems and discover them.

The current situation facing the Chinese national football team is that more and more problems have been discovered, and the previous problems have not been solved. As we approach the opening match of the World Cup qualifiers against Thailand in mid November, the Chinese national football team is still in an unruly state.

After the game, Yankovic simply replied, "Even in electronic games, problems cannot be solved just by discovering them. We must sacrifice a lot to achieve our goals. We can only continue to persist and work hard."