U23 Asian qualifiers | It is a consensus to strengthen defense against Australia, can the Chinese team successfully block it

Qilu Evening News·Qilu One Point reporter Yin Chengjun

Antonio (left) attaches enough importance to the Australian team. (Expand piece) Xinhua News Agency

7:35 pm on the 9th, the Chinese team will usher in a battle with the Australian team in the third round of the U23 Asian Cup qualifiers. Regarding how to firmly grasp the initiative in qualifying, the Chinese team has reached a consensus from coaches to players, that is, to fight back quickly with a stable defense.

For the Australian team, the old opponent, the Chinese team has had many matches with them at all ages. Especially the Chinese player born in 2005 and 2006, he has had many matches with the current U23 Australian team, and Kuai Jiwen is one of them. In an interview, he said: "Australia is a strong team. In the last game, we must first do a good job of defense, and then try to play some offensive routines on this basis."

Wang Yudong also said: "Playing this kind of game is to do a good job of defense first, and then find opportunities to fight back."

coach Antonio began to focus on studying the Australian team after the group draw of the Asian qualifiers. He knew that in Group D, they were the only team that could be called an opponent. "In this qualifier, Australia won 14 in the first game and 6 in the second game. All data show that Australia is very strong. The only thing we can do is to prepare ourselves," said Antonio.

The Australian team defeated two "bottom teams" almost without any blood in the first two rounds. This time, many good players of the age, including Segesic, were recruited by the Australian national first team and did not come to Xi'an at all. In the current lineup, the main players Prestman and Drew did not play in the first two rounds. Their goal is obviously the same as the Chinese team, which is to accumulate strength and fight to the third round.

In the AFC event, Australia is a strong team of all ages. Therefore, in this game, the Chinese team needs to use the fast forward speed to counterattack while focusing on defense. The current good news is that Xu Bin recovers from injury and can play in this game. The Chinese team has an excellent back midfielder to instigate the midfield and backcourt when counterattacking, and then uses the personal abilities of Kuai Jiwen and Wang Yudong to find opportunities for counterattack.