At the end of the group stage of the U23 Asian Cup, the Chinese Olympic Games ranked third in the group with 1 win and 2 losses. After the game, the coach of the Chinese team, Cheng Yaodong, said that the team had worked hard for the goal of the Olympic Games, although it failed to achieve the goal, but saw hope, and looked forward to competing with Asian strong teams in the future.
Cheng Yaodong said that although the final round was a battle of honor, the game was more difficult to play, "but after the players were out, they quickly adjusted their mentality, created scoring opportunities in this game, and seized the opportunities." The players have been training hard in the last few years and through this game, I also see hope that they will perform better in the future. ”
Cheng Yaodong believes that if it were not for the group of death, the Chinese Olympic Games would even have the possibility of qualifying, "Although we met two top Asian teams in Japan and South Korea, we played our own thing in the game against them." If the group is better, we may have a little bit more chances, but against the best team in Asia, it's also a great opportunity for our young players to develop and for a team like ours, we need that kind of work. ”
Cheng Yaodong said that he has led the team for several years and has also seen the progress of this team, "I was not optimistic when I took over, but I am very satisfied with the progress of this team. Our goal before the Games was to get to the Olympics and even though we didn't achieve it, we tried hard and we saw hope, and that's what I'm most happy with. ”
This national Olympic team in the original national youth, even failed to enter the Asian Youth Championships, has now caught up with the Asian level, Cheng Yaodong said, hope that in the future other national teams can compete with Asian strong teams in the future.