Asia Cup 2019: Central Asian footballers enter the game
January 07, 2019 | 19:55 |567
On the seventh of January three meetings are scheduled in the calendar of the Asian Cup. China - Kyrgyzstan (2: 1), South Korea - Philippines, Iran - Yemen. The Republic of Kyrgyzstan, representing the Central Asian region, is the first of Turkmenistan’s neighbors to fight for the trophy. The expansion of the number of participants in the final of the Asian Cup to 24 national teams allowed the Kyrgyz players for the first time in the history of the tournament to break into its main part. In many respects, this is the merit of Alexander Krestinin, the head coach of the White Falcons, who in the preparation of the national team pays great attention to the current trends of football tactics. The rivals of the national team of Kyrgyzstan in the Asian Cup in Group C are China, South Korea and the Philippines.George ASLANYAN
The match of Kyrgyzstan against the team with the largest army of fans in the world ended in favor of China with the score of 2:1. Despite the fact that by the break, the Kyrgyz players were leading with a minimal advantage, the Chinese national football team showed character and gained a strong-willed victory following the results of the whole match.
In recent years, China has invested a lot of money in football. At the state level, programs have been developed to reduce income taxes for companies that develop local football. Investors for large fees attract athletes and coaches with a worldwide reputation to work in the Middle Kingdom.
Since 2012, the Chinese team is headed by the famous Italian specialist Marcello Lippi, who in 2006 led Italy to the World Cup gold, beating the French in the legendary finals with Zinedine Zidane and Thierry Henri.
So far the biggest achievement of the Italian as head coach of the Chinese team was the final, in which they lost to the hostess of the championship - the Australian team.
Experts note that the progress of the Chinese in football is visible to the naked eye, but to achieve high results in the international sports arena, they still lack quality actions in the final stages of attacks.
Meanwhile, the national team of Turkmenistan, together with the organizers of the Asian Cup-2019, took part in a press conference at which it was announced that in the first match against Japan on January 9, Turkmenistan would play in traditional green form.
