Because of Lee, China, who lost a point against Korea, also made a mistake against Japan, pointed out the best defender in the search for criminals

Jul 14, 2025

Because of Lee, China, who lost a point against Korea, also made a mistake against Japan, pointed out the best defender in the search for criminals
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China is in a hurry to find the culprit for the defeat against South Korea and Japan.

China lost 0-2 in the second round of the 2025 East Asian Football Confederation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) against Japan at Mir Stadium in Yongin on the 12th. Even before the aftermath of the 0-3 defeat against Korea disappeared, China lost to Japan and lost two consecutive games.

Chinese media outlet Wang Yi said 'The result was 0-2, but if he had defended better, the loss could have been reduced. The second loss was when Hirokhi Mochizuki Henry's shot deflected off the feet of the main celestial body. This loss is to blame for the main ceiling. He didn't block the defense properly, and the ball deflected off his foot and became a goal. Joo Cheon-je also made several mistakes in the first half. In the 9th and 28th minutes of the first half, he almost gave his opponent a decisive opportunity with two heading mistakes.




Wang did not stop there, but began to drive Jucheonje to the root cause of the defeat in the Korean War. The media said 'The performance of the defense system was very disappointing (against Korea). The first loss was inevitable due to Lee Dong-kyung's fantastic mid-range shot, but both goals after that were Joo Cheon-je's defensive mistakes. In the 21st minute of the first half, Joo Cheon-je jumped from the left side of Lee Tae-seok's cross, but Joo Min-kyu, who was behind him, scored a goal with his head because he couldn't hit the ball. In the 11th minute of the second half, Joo Chun-je lost a point because he failed to defend Kim Joo-sung properly.
Because of Lee, China, who lost a point against Korea, also made a mistake against Japan, pointed out the best defender in the search for criminals
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Finally, Wang Yi said, `The 24-year-old Ju Cheon-je is 185 centimeters tall and is considered one of the best central defenders in the country. However, three of his five goals in the two East Asian Cup games were due to his defensive mistakes. Although he is a young player who is not even 25 years old, he strongly criticized that it may be difficult to continue using him at the current level of defense.

It is true that Jucheonje exposed disappointing performance for two games, but Jucheonje was not the only problem for China. Even if a player other than Joo Cheon-je came out, China would not be able to win against South Korea and Japan. In the match against Korea, the game was completely one-sided and failed to take advantage of the opportunity to score against Japan.
Because of Lee, China, who lost a point against Korea, also made a mistake against Japan, pointed out the best defender in the search for criminals
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If strikers such as Zhang Winning and Wang Wang Dong solved the scoring chance, China may have brought different results against Japan. China should first understand why China collapsed against South Korea and Japan, rather than approaching that it was defeated due to the defense of the main system.

Meanwhile, Joo Chun-je is a defender born in 2000 and has been a key defensive player for the Chinese national team since 2019. He debuted in Shanghai Shenhua and is active as a one-club man. He played 37 A matches. Although the Zhucheon system is being criticized strongly, China does not have the center back resources to replace the Zhucheon system.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.