Chinese coach calls 2 naturalized stars, 7 players attend ASIAD 19 to play against Vietnam team

Coach Aleksandar Jankovic has just announced 26 names for 2 international friendly matches in the international series in October 2023. Accordingly, naturalized midfielder Ai Kesen is still named in this training session. This is understandable because the Brazilian player, despite his age, still has 7 goals and 1 assist in the Chinese National Championship.

Some players considered stars of the country such as striker Wu Lei, center back Zhang Linpeng, or midfielder Gao Tianyi, Wang Dalei are all present. This group of players is the main frame of the Chinese team in the near future.

Wu Lei (right) is a mainstay of the Chinese team.

In addition, coach Aleksandar Jankovic also considered options from young players or rookies who are on the national team for the first time. There are 7 members who just competed for the Chinese Olympic team at the 19th ASIAD who have been called up, including Tan Long, Gao Tianyi, Liu Yang, Zhu Chenjie, Dai Weijun, Fang Hao, He Yupeng.

According to the plan, the Chinese team will play a friendly match with the Vietnamese team on October 10 and Uzbekistan on October 16. These are two particularly important friendly matches for the Chinese team and coach Jankovic personally. There are still rumors that this coach will be fired if the Chinese team's performance does not show positive changes.

In direct confrontations between the Vietnamese team and the Chinese team, the victory is clearly tilted towards the East Asian team. They won 7 out of 8 matches and the only defeat came in the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia. The Vietnamese team won 3-1 at My Dinh Stadium. This is also the most recent match between the two national teams.

After finishing two friendly matches in China, the Vietnamese team will travel to Korea to play a friendly match with the Korean team. The match will take place on October 17 at Suwon World Cup Stadium. This is also the last match of the Vietnamese team during FIFA Days in October 2023.

List of Chinese team

Fang Hao, Gao Tianyi, Li Ke, Li Lei, Tan Long, Ai Kesen, He Yupeng, Wu Shaocong, Wang Shangyuan, Yeljan Shinar, Chen Pu, Liu Yang, Wang Dalei, Jiang Guangtai, Wu Lei, Yan Junling, Zhang Linpeng, Dai Weijun, Jiang Shenglong, Wu Xi, Zhu Chenjie, Wang Qiuming, Xie Weijun, Liu Dianzuo, Wei Shihao, Xie Pengfei

Mai Phuong

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