Chinese football is not difficult to choose
On July 1, the AFC will hold a draw for the top 12 matches at the Kuala Lumpur headquarters. Although the national football team does not currently have the strength to defeat any potential opponents, preparations for the best results against the opponents in the same group are essential. ——The battle for tickets to the top 12 matches for the World Cup will start in September this year and end in March next year. There is no doubt that this is the most important face-to-face battle in the two growth cycles of Chinese football.
Affected by the relevant FIFA policy (the World Cup qualifiers on all continents are held at home and away, with the exception of Asia), the AFC hopes that the top 12 matches will be held at home and away. Although during the consultation period, the multinational football associations have expressed The home and away system is subject to too many restrictive factors (especially East Asian teams, where the entry and exit epidemic prevention measures are different in different countries), I am willing to complete the top 12 games in stages in the form of a tournament system, but at the current stage, the preparations for the top 12 games are still Need to be developed around the “home and away system.”
Such a result will lead to a further decline in the presence of the Super League this year. According to the reporter’s understanding, many Chinese Super League teams plan to return to the competition on July 12th, and the new phase of the Chinese Super League is expected to complete two make-up matches on July 15 or July 16, on July 17. The matches will start on Saturday-at this time, two months have passed since the suspension of the Chinese Super League on May 14. It will take a while for fans to return to the state of the league.
This year’s Chinese Super League kicked off on April 20, divided into two major competition areas, Suzhou and Guangzhou. The stadium is open to accept fans as planned, which is more prosperous than last year. At the end of the fifth round of the league on May 14, the Chinese Super League suspended to make way for the top 40 of the national football team. However, a confirmed case of the new crown appeared in Guangzhou on May 21. The professional league preparation team needs to determine whether the Guangzhou Division is affected according to the development of the situation. Fortunately, Beijing Time this morning, the information given by the Guangzhou Municipal Government’s press conference showed that the current round of the epidemic has been “cleared” and the city is a “low-risk area”. Therefore, the Guangzhou Division will still take on the tasks of the Chinese Super League in the coming time.
The professional league general manager meeting is expected to be held on July 5 to discuss and confirm the new stage of the league schedule-the national football coaching staff requires the national football team to complete the assembly on August 17 and set aside for the first game of the top 12 on September 2 Two weeks of preparation time, so the restarted Super League will be suspended again one month later. In this month, the Super League is expected to complete 9 rounds (1 round every 3 days). The time is imminent.
In the new schedule plan, the Chinese Super League has been compressed from 30 rounds at the beginning of the season to the end of 22 rounds. After the first 14 rounds of the league in August, the last 8 rounds of the league will be held in December. Early to early January-If nothing else, this is the first New Year’s Eve in the history of the Super League, and after the end of the Super League, the 7th round of the top 12 matches (January 27) will seamlessly connect with the league. , The physical state and psychological state of the national football team will have to withstand unprecedented severe tests.
The priorities of national team matches and league matches have been determined. The Chinese Football Association only needs to consider how to minimize league losses within a limited range: the July to August league involves whether there are enough stadiums in the competition area and whether the stadium turf can bear it. The pressure of 1 game in 3 days also involves changing weather conditions. Take the Guangzhou competition area as an example. The average temperature in July and August is over 30 degrees and the humidity is high. All matches must be arranged in the evening. If the team does not have enough rotation, the problem of player injuries is not a trivial matter. For the 8 rounds of the league from December to January, the team also needs to consider the issue of player contracts: many player contracts are limited to a natural year, and the club can only make arrangements for the new season next year. Fortunately, the top 12 matches in 2022 3 At the end of the month, the Chinese Super League for the new season next year can finally avoid the biggest interference.
The preparations for the top 12 matches affect the whole body. Regardless of the league, cup, tournament system or home and away system, the goal of the national football team is only one: to enter the World Cup in Qatar. The strength of the national football team is indeed not strong, but the top 12 matches have equal chances. As long as the set goals of each match are completed, it is possible to qualify. In the previous World Cup qualifiers, the first four rounds of the national football team had 3 losses and 1 tie and only scored 1 point, but the coach changed. After playing steadily and steadily, it was only 1 point away from the Syrian team that qualified for the play-offs (Syria lost to Australia in the play-offs, and the latter defeated Honduras in the intercontinental play-offs to enter the Russian World Cup), so “confidence” is preparing for the game. The stage is extremely important.
The national football soldiers who have returned from the UAE are currently in isolation in the Suzhou Division. During the isolation period, the team’s training in a closed environment is proceeding normally-from “sorrowing soldiers” to regaining confidence, at least on the spiritual level, the national football team is ready.
Our newspaper, Beijing, June 28, by wire
China Youth Daily · China Youth Daily reporter Guo Jian Source: China Youth Daily
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