After the loss to Indonesia, Sun Jihai, the Manchester City legend, questioned China NT's diamond midfield line (1/2): "Wang Shangyuan was often left alone, while the two wide midfielders tucked inside — but even then, it was difficult for them to help him control the space in front of our centre-backs. After all, they also had to keep an eye on the opposition's overlapping full-backs on the flanks, which meant their ability to cut inside and assist was quite limited. "