Changsha International Football Invitational Tournament’s first match saw Aifelding score the opening goal, followed by He Xiaoke coming off the bench to score the winning goal, ultimately leading China U21 to a 2-1 victory over Vietnam U21. Let’s take a look at how media figures evaluated this game.
Chen Yong: The U21 national team managed to score the winning goal with a fine combination play, but there were indeed many issues throughout the entire match, especially in the midfield and defense which were truly a headache, with fans even calling it painful to watch. Of course, this is just the first training camp, firstly, the players in this age group are not complete, secondly, the future team will certainly include younger players from the 05 and 06 generations. Right now, the most important thing is the opportunity for training and growing through these opportunities.
Du Liyan: In this match, Chengdu Rongcheng’s defender Hu Hetao performed poorly. Apart from initiating the second goal with a through pass, he did not have many standout performances, making multiple mistakes such as crossing out of bounds, being nutmegged by Vietnamese players, and receiving a yellow card for pulling. It seems that Hu Hetao playing as left back was a failed experiment. On the left-back position, Wang Shichen from Chongqing Tongliang Long is more outstanding; I wonder if Antonio has noticed this?
Wang Xiaorui: Are the 05 National Youth Team players learning to kick long balls here after playing short passes under Djur?
Li Xuan: Let’s see how Antonio adjusts.
Chen Hua: Really had quite some luck.