China football team will fight for glory in Asia Cup – Dainik Savera Times

The competition of the AFC Asia Cup, a high-level football competition in Asia, will begin in Qatar this Friday, which will continue till February 10. 24 teams including hosts Qatar, China, India, Japan, South Korea and Australia will participate. The Chinese team is busy in final preparations for the Asia Cup after reaching Doha, Qatar on January 7. This is a new campaign for all members of the Chinese football team and a big challenge to regain their pride and the glory of Chinese football.

Keep in mind that the Chinese football team had reached Abu Dhabi, UAE on 19th December last and trained for 20 days to adapt to the weather of the Gulf region. During this period he played four warm-up matches. In the first match, the Chinese team easily defeated a team from UAE Football League B by 5-1. In the second match, they lost 0-2 to Oman.

In the third match, they lost 1–2 to Chinese Hong Kong, which caused great dissatisfaction among Chinese football fans. In the final match, the Chinese football team defeated a team from UAE Football League A 6-2. It is noteworthy that as per the earlier plan, the Chinese football team was to play a match with the Indian football team also. But the Indian team could not come to Adhudhabi due to the domestic league match.

The performance of the Chinese football team in the warm-up match was lackluster. But the head coach of the Chinese team, Serbian Aleksandar Jankovic, expressed strong confidence in a recent conversation with the media. He said that at present the form of the entire team is very good. Not only in mental and physical condition, but also in tactics and technique, the Chinese team has prepared a lot and has left nothing lacking. Every player has prepared for the Asia Cup with great inspiration and ambition. Now our team has gone through the boatman phase of physical training.

We are ready to fight to win and aim for the top 8. In the Asia Cup, 24 teams are divided into 6 groups. The top two teams from each group and the four best third-placed teams will advance to the next knockout round. The Chinese team is in Group A along with Tajikistan, Lebanon and Qatar. The first match of the Chinese team will be with Tajikistan on 13 January. It will be a contest of life and death. If the Chinese team can win, it will almost be certain to enter the top two in this group.

Let us tell you that Chinese football is now going through a phase of ups and downs. It has lagged behind the first-tier Asian teams. Chinese football fans are not happy with the performance of Chinese football. Last year, Tu Chotsa, the former director general of China’s State Sports Bureau responsible for football, the former president of the Chinese Football Association and the head coach of the Chinese national men’s team, was arrested on corruption charges. The Asia Cup to be held in Qatar will be a good opportunity for the Chinese team to prove itself and instill confidence in Chinese football.
(Courtesy-China Media Group, Beijing)