Reporter Chen Yong reports The U22 national team will organize four training camps in 2024, but the first training camp in 2025 is different, the team is brand new, absorbing 9 U20 players, and this Yancheng Four Nations Tournament is a comprehensive test for the new U22 national team.

The 26-man roster of the U22 national team includes 9 U20 players, of which 8 are from the U20 national youth, namely Peng Xiao, Yang Xi, He Yiran, Yi Mulan, Chen Zeshi, Kuai Jiwen, Mao Weijie and Wang Yifan, in addition, Yang Haoyu from Shenhua was also called.

Since Wang Yudong and Liu Chengyu are on the 27-man list of the national football team, they will not return to the U22 national team to participate in the Yancheng Four Nations Tournament. In addition, the national football team also recruited Liu Haofan, Wang Shiqin and Xu Bin of the U22 national team, who have arrived in Yancheng and will participate in the Four Nations Tournament because they were not selected for the 27-man list. At present, there are 28 players in the U22 national team, and the only absentee is Wumitijan, who has suffered an injury.

In order to prepare for the U23 Asian Cup and the Asian Games, the 03 age group national team was formed last year, and four training camps were conducted that year, the first three were selection camps, and in December last year, the fourth training camp, the team became the official "U21 national men's football team", and the team was officially established.

The main attraction of the new Under-22 national team is the tactical evolution. As we all know, the 03-year-old national team focused on defensive counterattacks in the last U20 Asian Cup qualifiers and the U20 Asian Cup main stage, and almost abandoned the midfield organization, but with the growth of the players, including after last year's four training camps, the team has made some changes at the tactical level, and these are worth paying attention to.

Of course, as far as this team is concerned, the lineup is not complete, except for Baihelamu and Hu Hetao, who have gained a foothold in the national team, as well as Wang Yudong and Liu Chengyu, in addition to Wumi Tijiang, there is also Shi Songchen in terms of injuries, but these players are mainly attackers and defenders, and the midfielders are basically in the team.

Other focuses are inseparable from the U20 players, one of them, Antonio originally adopted the strategy of abandoning the midfield organization, which was related to the lack of excellent midfielders at that time, but the 05 national youth did not give up the midfield, when the U20 players came to the 03 national team, will it bring about a change in tactics? For example, whether Mulan can support the waist of the U22 national team; The second is the run-in of the U20 players and the team, and whether they can replicate the excellent performance in the U20 Asian Cup in the game.

It is worth noting that many of the players in the 03 age group are currently playing in the league, while the U20 players in the 05 national youth do not have too many opportunities in the league. Antonio also mentioned in the interview that he needs to give the Under-20 squad players to continue to gain international experience, but he also said that he needs some patience. From this point of view, it will take time for the Under-20s to develop further.

In this Yancheng Four Nations Tournament, the three opponents of the U22 national team are Uzbekistan, South Korea and Vietnam's school-age players, and their strength is not bad, which is a good opportunity for the boys to exercise.