Comments on U23 China vs U23 Korea, 8:00 p.m. April 19: 'Bullying' a familiar opponent

Comments before the match U23 China vs U23 Korea

Both South Korea and China disappointed in the opening match of the 2024 AFC U23 Championship. South Korea is considered superior to UAE, with many players having just won the 19th ASIAD.

However, when they met UAE, they experienced moments of deadlock. The poor connection between the positions on the attack line prevented Korea from completely overwhelming their opponents. Luckily for them, in the last situation, Korea was still able to score to leave with the victory.

Meanwhile, China caused a humiliating disappointment with a defeat against Japan. In terms of correlation, the 0-1 loss to Japan was not surprising because Japanese football has been on the rise in recent years with many young players coming through.

But fans in the billion-people country still have reason to be disappointed with their home team when China played with more than one player for more than an hour but was completely helpless, unable to create many opportunities to keep hope alive.

In fact, their pressure was so great that the team had to send the goalkeeper to play as a striker in the final minutes of the match. All he got was two passes and both were wrong.

Form, history of confrontation between U23 China and U23 Korea

Chinese fans are very disappointed and are attacking their team. They demand a better performance in the second match but this is really difficult because in many ways China is far behind Korea.

While China lost 3 out of 5 recent matches, South Korea won 4 in the same period. The Korean team also often dominates their opponents. In the last 5 meetings, they won 4 and most recently won in Hangzhou, where China has home field advantage.

Information on U23 China vs U23 Korea forces

Korea may not be able to bring a coherent and seamless style of play to the tournament, but at least they have the support of the level of the stars. These are the players who can shine in important moments to bring victory to the home team.

China does not have this factor. The national team of the billion-people country consists of players who have had little chance to compete in the national championship. Their skills are described as “just at a basic level, not much special”. Sohu newspaper wrote: “This generation of players do not know how to make a difference, only know how to pass back when facing difficulties”.

Today's match will prove that what the Chinese media is describing is completely correct. China will show a weak side again in the match against South Korea.

Expected lineup of U23 China vs U23 Korea

China U23:Huang Zihao, Liang Shaowen, Zhu Yue, Yang Zihao, Jin Shunkai, Duan Dezhi, Jia Feifan, Tao Qianglong, Liu Junxian, Behram Abduwei, Aifeierding Aisikaer.

Korea U23:Shin Song-hun, Cho Hyun-taek, Seo Myeong-kwan, Lee Tae-seok, Hwang Jae-won, Min Kyeong-hyeon, Jeon Byung-kwan, Kang Seong-jin, Lee Young-joon, An Jae-jun, Lee Kang-hee.

Score prediction: U23 China 0-2 U23 Korea