A total of 14 players participated in yesterday’s training. Photo by our reporter Li Mingshen
The national football team sounded the clarion call to prepare for the top 12 of the world preliminaries! Yesterday afternoon, the Chinese national team led by Li Tie conducted the first training session in Houpaier Sports Park in Minhang. Although there are only 14 players on the team and the personnel are not neat, Li Tie still requires all the players to follow his arrangement and meticulously complete the training content. In the next three months, the focus of Chinese football will be the top 12 matches.
There are only two weeks left before the first match against Australia on September 2. It has been basically determined that due to the isolation requirements of Australia and my country for entry, the national football team will play both games in Doha, Qatar in September. The temperature in Shanghai has been relatively high over the past two days. Although the first stage of the Chinese Super League has just been played, the international footballers are generally a little tired. Li Tie still arranges for the players to practice on the court together, hoping that they can enter the rhythm of the game as soon as possible and recover their bodies. And physical reserves will become an important part of the national football training camp in Shanghai in the coming week.
Compared to the top 40 games, Li Tie recruited many newcomers this time, and the most anticipated is undoubtedly the young high center Guo Tianyu of Shandong Taishan. His progress this season is quite obvious. At present, he has occupied the golden boots of local players with 8 goals, which is a new hope for the national football forward. His header and impact can bring changes to the team. Before the training started, Li Tie deliberately communicated with Guo Tianyu alone for a long time, and he obviously valued him very much.
As the Suzhou Division also had a make-up round, only the 14 internationals from Guangzhou Division Guangzhou and Shandong Taishan were in place yesterday. The other 16 players from Guoan, Haigang, Shenhua, Wuhan and other teams, who ended the make-up on the 15th, will report to join the team today after a short 3-day break. Before the top 12 matches, it is basically impossible for the national football team to arrange a warm-up match, and more can only rely on internal confrontations and group matches to complete the technical and tactical exercises.
In an interview with the media, veteran Zhang Linpeng said: “We are facing long-term training and isolation in this top 12 competition, which is a new challenge for us. But now everyone is ready to go all out. Fight game by game, everyone will complete the goal of each game together.” He said that every time he goes out, he must bring pictures of his wife and children, “I just hope they can encourage me and help me get into a better state.”
Regarding the pressure on the defense line of the top 12 games, Zhang Linpeng said: “As a veteran of the team, this top 12 game is also a new start. I hope to work hard with everyone. Under the epidemic, there are many changes. We used to play home and away games before. Lost the home court, but some other teams do not have a home court. Our psychological preparation may be more important than technique and tactics.”
On the 26th of this month, the National Football Team will fly from Shanghai to Doha, Qatar, the first venue. The Chairman of the Chinese Football Association Chen Xuyuan will also lead the team like the top 40 matches. In addition, there will be a coaching team, management team, medical logistics, epidemic prevention, and equipment. There are a total of 24 members including management, and 20 members of the Chinese Football Association working group. The companion also includes several Chinese chefs. Calculated in this way, the total size of the Chinese team in the West Expedition is about 75 people.
Our reporter Guan Yin
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