A six-goal victory over Mongolia, and a semi-main U19 National Youth Panda Cup won a wild start

Reporter Lu Mi reports The Panda Cup, which will be held again after five years, is a good opportunity for the Chinese U19 men's football team to prepare for next year's U20 Asian Cup. Because of the overlap with the schedule of the first Youth Three Ball Games, Djurdjevic can use relatively limited personnel, although from overseas recruited players such as Du Yuezheng who stayed abroad, but the whole team can only be regarded as a semi-main force and lack of running-in.

The team's first game against Mongolia, thanks to the poor strength of the opponent, the national youth swept the opponent 6-0 with an absolute advantage, and easily got off to a good start. However, the next two opponents, Australia and Kyrgyzstan, will be the key, as they will be in the same group as China in next year's U20 Asian Cup, and the U20 national football team will compete with them in the most valuable game of this Panda Cup.

It has been a long time since the "Panda Cup" was held, and it was held again after five years, and the U19 national youth team has also attracted attention from all walks of life. The event held at the Shuangliu Sports Center invited the U19 national teams of Kyrgyzstan, Australia and Mongolia to participate. The Chinese U19 national youth led by Djurdjevic arrived in Chengdu on the 7th of this month to start preparations, mainly to practice the lineup through these three games, so as to better prepare for the U20 Asian Cup to be held on home next year.

Because this year's "Panda Cup" overlaps with the schedule of the three major youth sports, U19 core players such as Wang Yudong, Liu Chengyu, Kuai Jiwen and Mei Shuaijun cannot participate in this training camp, and the Chinese U19 men's football team can only play with a semi-main lineup. Djurdjevic also recruited players such as Du Yuezheng from overseas to participate in the tournament. He also said before the game, "This Panda Cup is very important for us to develop our team, in addition to trying to win the game, it is also a very good opportunity to look at our players and understand how they have been playing recently. ”

On the evening of the 13th, the Chinese U19 men's football team ushered in its first opponent, the Mongolian team, which can be regarded as a "warm-up" for this Panda Cup. Since the establishment of the U19 national football team, it has played against Vietnam, South Korea, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and other teams.

In just 22 seconds of the opening game, starting midfielder Chen Shihan stole the opponent's defender and almost completed the attack in the penalty area. This also sounded the offensive horn of the Chinese team in this game, and only 3 minutes later, Tang Tianyi, who was the focus of Djurdjevic's investigation, opened the scoring for the Chinese team. In this goal, Tang Tianyi first kicked back with his right foot, and then shot with his left foot, which seemed to hit the near corner, but in fact he made an arc, and the ball went straight to the far corner into the net, and the technique at his feet was fully reflected.

After this goal was completed, the Chinese team also slowed down for a short time, in fact, because the opponent was weak, the national youth boys were also taking the initiative to adjust the pace of the game. In the second half of the first half, the Chinese team went on the offensive again, and from the 30th minute, Zhu Pengyu scored twice and Bai Yutao's goal, and the national youth expanded the score to 4-0.

At the beginning of the second half, Djurdjevic made three personnel adjustments at the same time, Du Yuezheng just came on the field, and once again helped the Chinese team rewrite the score, and in the 87th minute, Wu Yongqiang, who also came on as a substitute, locked the victory. In the end, the Chinese U19 men's football team defeated the Mongolian team 6-0.

This game is indeed because of the huge difference in strength between the two sides, giving Djurdjevic the opportunity to practice the formation and inspect key personnel. The entire frontcourt players Zhu Pengyu, Chen Shihan, Bai Yutao and Tang Tianyi have performed well and met expectations. In addition, the midfielder Yi Mulan, who played the whole game, also left a deep impression on the ball. In this game, through the confrontation with the weak team, Djurdjevic's 4231 tactics were implemented in place, which was also one of the greater gains of this team.

The tournament is mainly a preview for the U20 Asian Cup in February next year, and for the Chinese U19 men's football team, the key matches are against Australia on the 16th and Kyrgyzstan on the 19th, which are in the same group as the Chinese team in the U20 Asian Cup. Therefore, the "Panda Cup" against them has more important value for the Asian Cup in the future. It is understood that the Australian U19 men's football team has recruited a number of players in Europe, some of whom are from European giants, with good strength and a neat lineup, and the Chinese U19 men's football team will face real exercises and challenges in a game against Australia on the 16th.