Recently, the Chinese Football Association unveiled the youngsters preparing for the East Asian Cup
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The news of the lineup has attracted a lot of attention from the Korean media. They joked that the average age of our team is only 22.6 years old, and it seems to be a "big gamble" to beat Japan and South Korea.
In-depth analysis of the article: Our country is considered "marginal" in the Asian game.
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The team is about to embark on a "reckless challenge". The young team, with an average age of 22.6 years, kicks off the East Asian Cup in Japan on the 19th.
The 24-man roster announced to
The players are the mainstay of the coaching staff, which also consists of
The team is led by skipper Jankovic. Although 34-year-old Tan Long and 28-year-old Jiang Guangtai are listed, all other players are of Asian Games age.
It is worth noting that 20 of the 24 players have no previous experience in A-level tournaments and there are no naturalized Brazilian players in the squad. The country had planned to call up some veterans such as Zhang Linpeng and Wu Xi, but they were both unable to play due to injuries.
Although the East Asian Cup is not an official FIFA tournament and cannot attract European stars to join, it is still noteworthy to send players of Asian Games age to participate.
Facing such strong opponents as Japan and South Korea, it seems to be a distant dream for our team to win. The only way to preserve the dignity of our men's soccer team is to face the weaker Hong Kong team.
