In the Norwegian youth storm, Hou Yongyong's figure frequently appeared in the youth team at all levels, from U15 to U18, he has left his footprints in the national team, the goal scoring record is even more bright.
In 2024, Hou won the Golden Boot in the Norwegian League with 19 goals in 29 matches for Lanham, with a 100% start rate, and only missed one match, and was awarded the Norwegian League's Player of the Season with 19 goals and 8 assists.
Some have questioned the level of the Norwegian League, arguing that the internationals are the equivalent of the English League One, while the Norwegian League is the equivalent of the English League Two, roughly equivalent to the Chinese League One, which is not usually considered by the national football team.
However, some members of the media have expressed a different view, believing that the level of the Norwegian League is not low, taking the Norwegian Premier League champions Bordeaux, for example, as an example, which has made a lot of achievements in Europe in recent years, and has proved the strength of the Norwegian League by defeating the Portuguese Premier League's giants Porto in the UEFA Cup in a 3:2 home match. nowadays, it is feared that none of the players who can be selected to join the national football team can be based in the Norwegian League.
Has Ivan considered this?Perhaps the Chinese staff have not given it much thought, but the media people seem to have picked up on it.But I am afraid the truth is not so simple!
In fact, compared to the offensive end, the national soccer team is currently facing the biggest problem is the defense. the first four rounds of the game, the national football team only scored 4 goals, the number of goals scored only after the six teams in group C, Japan, with Australia and Indonesia tied for second. during the same period, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain only scored 3 goals, while the national football team's 13 goals seems to be a bit too much. aside from the away game against the Japanese loss of 7 goals, the other three matches, the total number of goals conceded 6 goals, the holes in the defensive end of the obvious.
Perhaps Ivan's strategy is to start on the defensive side of the ball and solidify the back end before looking for a breakthrough on the offensive side of the ball.
