In the warm-up matches against Tajikistan, with one win and one draw, the U17 national youth team's midfield and defense still need final adjustments.

Reported by journalist Chen Yong The Chinese U17 national youth team, training in Zhaoqing, played two friendly matches against Tajikistan's U17 team on the 21st and 24th. The first match was a 2-0 win, and the second ended 0-0, with a 4-3 victory in the penalty shootout.

In the first match against Tajikistan, Kuang Zhaolei scored the opening goal for the U17 national team in the 31st minute, and Xie Jin, returning from overseas, scored the second goal in the 86th minute. In the second match against Tajikistan, the two sides drew 0-0. During the penalty shootout, goalkeeper Qin Ziniu performed excellently, saving two penalties, ultimately leading the U17 national team to a 4-3 win in the shootout.

For the U17 national team, the results of the friendly matches reflect the effectiveness of their training, but the current focus is on the final磨合 of the midfield and defense.

This training session for the U17 national team lasted from March 13 to April 1, with 28 players participating. Overseas players also returned to the team, including key forward Wan Xiang, standout winger Xie Jin, and defender Wang Xiuhao.

Wan Xiang and Xie Jin missed previous training sessions and matches due to their overseas commitments. However, for the U17 national team, the entire offensive line doesn't require significant changes or concern, as there are about seven or eight players available for rotation. In fact, in previous matches, the offensive performance has been relatively stable with good scoring efficiency. Even without Wan Xiang and Xie Jin, the U17 team could still produce decent attacks. With their return, the central进攻 has been further strengthened, and the wing now has a top-tier breakthrough player.

The biggest issue for the U17 national team remains the midfield and defense. Due to previous personnel changes, the midfield and defense lost several key starters and rotation players. The previously well-rotated midfield position now only has Zhou Yunuo and Xu Zhengpeng, and the once stable central defense needs重新组合. Additionally, at the right-back position,浮嶋敏 has been continuously evaluating players, indicating that there isn't a firmly established mainstay for this spot. Conversely, at left-back, Zhang Xuyao's performance has been very stable.

For instance, during recent training,浮嶋敏 has been closely assessing潘朝伟 for the midfield position.潘朝伟 is the core midfielder of the U16 national team, which is about to participate in the Montaigu Cup. Despite this,浮嶋敏 chose to include潘朝伟 in the squad. For the central defender position,刘致成, who is 1.93 meters tall, was recruited this time, and for the边后卫 position, overseas player汪修昊 was called up.

This is the final adjustment for the U17 national team's midfield and defense. After this training session, the next one will be before the U17亚洲 Cup. At that point, the possibility of further adjustments in阵容 and personnel will be quite limited. The focus will更多 be on final磨合 in tactics, adjusting the team's match condition, and practicing set plays, etc. We also hope that the U17 national team can deliver a stable performance in the midfield and defense during the U17亚洲 Cup, and have a more creative offensive端.