Post by Usapang Football on Sept 28, 2010 4:32:11 GMT 8
Philippines v.s. Chinese Taipei
Overview
The Chinese Taipei national football team is the official name given by FIFA to the national football team of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Despite being one of the lowest ranked Asian nations (ranked 170th), Chinese Taipei are no strangers to success. In their first Asian Cup appearance in 1960, the small island-nation were able to win third place. They have two appearances in Asia's premier tournament to date.
The team's home matches are normally played in the Chungshan Soccer Stadium, located in Taipei. The stadium's capacity is slightly above 20,000 and is a football specific stadium. However, the stadium is currently being used to stage the Taipei International Flora Exposition; during the tournament the teams will play at the World Games Stadium in Kaohsiung.
Recent performances
Chinese Taipei's last match was against the Philippines (ranked 165th), which ended in a nil-all draw.
Prior to that, their previous games were over a year before during the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers in April 2009. They drew 1-1 with Pakistan (ranked 163rd), lost 2-1 to Sri Lanka (ranked 155th) and beat Brunei (ranked 185th) 5-0.
Key Player - Chen Po-liang
Chen Po-liang is a Taiwanese football midfielder currently playing for Taipower, a semi-professional club.
Despite only being 22, Chen is named as Chinese Taipei's key player and as a result was awarded with the captain's armband on August 2009. He is his country's youngest captain in history. Chen is also the country's most prolific goalscorer of the moment with nine goals in 19 appearances.
He has trained with the Yokohama F Marinos, which is a J-league club team. He leads his team’s attacking with his dribbling, passing and shooting with a soft touch. He can assist but his dribble and scoring are also very good. He is a threat for opposition’s defenders when he gets near the penalty area.
On 25 August 2009, in a East Asian Football Championship 2010 semi final game, he scored two goals against Guam to help Chinese Taipei secure a 4:2 win.
In August 2010, Chinese Taipei Football Association banned Chen's qualification in the 2010 Intercity Football League season due to his transfer to Taiwan Power Company F.C.
Man to match - James Younghusband
Chen organizes his attack from midfield, so from there he should already be stopped. And who else is more capable to stop than our defensive midfield maestro, James Younghusband.
A many-time member of the national team and with prior experience against top Asian sides, it is unlikely that our ex-Chelsea hero will let us down.
Other people we should keep an eye on
Aside from Chen, Chinese Taipei also have another attacking threat in Huang Wei-yi (midfielder) and Chang Han (striker). The duo are sometimes referred to as the Torres and Gerrard of their country.
The two have scored a total of thirteen goals combined.
Gameplan
Their style is similar to Hong Kong U-23's attacking. The same defense-shift-attack play should be used.
One thing to note about Chinese Taipei is that they are quite sensational in crosses, as proven when they were able to score their first goal against North Korea from a cross. Aerial defense is necessary.
Overview
The Chinese Taipei national football team is the official name given by FIFA to the national football team of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Despite being one of the lowest ranked Asian nations (ranked 170th), Chinese Taipei are no strangers to success. In their first Asian Cup appearance in 1960, the small island-nation were able to win third place. They have two appearances in Asia's premier tournament to date.
The team's home matches are normally played in the Chungshan Soccer Stadium, located in Taipei. The stadium's capacity is slightly above 20,000 and is a football specific stadium. However, the stadium is currently being used to stage the Taipei International Flora Exposition; during the tournament the teams will play at the World Games Stadium in Kaohsiung.
Recent performances
Chinese Taipei's last match was against the Philippines (ranked 165th), which ended in a nil-all draw.
Prior to that, their previous games were over a year before during the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers in April 2009. They drew 1-1 with Pakistan (ranked 163rd), lost 2-1 to Sri Lanka (ranked 155th) and beat Brunei (ranked 185th) 5-0.
Key Player - Chen Po-liang
Chen Po-liang is a Taiwanese football midfielder currently playing for Taipower, a semi-professional club.
Despite only being 22, Chen is named as Chinese Taipei's key player and as a result was awarded with the captain's armband on August 2009. He is his country's youngest captain in history. Chen is also the country's most prolific goalscorer of the moment with nine goals in 19 appearances.
He has trained with the Yokohama F Marinos, which is a J-league club team. He leads his team’s attacking with his dribbling, passing and shooting with a soft touch. He can assist but his dribble and scoring are also very good. He is a threat for opposition’s defenders when he gets near the penalty area.
On 25 August 2009, in a East Asian Football Championship 2010 semi final game, he scored two goals against Guam to help Chinese Taipei secure a 4:2 win.
In August 2010, Chinese Taipei Football Association banned Chen's qualification in the 2010 Intercity Football League season due to his transfer to Taiwan Power Company F.C.
Man to match - James Younghusband
Chen organizes his attack from midfield, so from there he should already be stopped. And who else is more capable to stop than our defensive midfield maestro, James Younghusband.
A many-time member of the national team and with prior experience against top Asian sides, it is unlikely that our ex-Chelsea hero will let us down.
Other people we should keep an eye on
Aside from Chen, Chinese Taipei also have another attacking threat in Huang Wei-yi (midfielder) and Chang Han (striker). The duo are sometimes referred to as the Torres and Gerrard of their country.
The two have scored a total of thirteen goals combined.
Gameplan
Their style is similar to Hong Kong U-23's attacking. The same defense-shift-attack play should be used.
One thing to note about Chinese Taipei is that they are quite sensational in crosses, as proven when they were able to score their first goal against North Korea from a cross. Aerial defense is necessary.