Original title: National football coach Li Tie: the next month will be very hard practice
In the second round of the top 12 of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers in Doha on the 7th, the Chinese men’s football team lost 0:1 to the Japanese team and suffered a two-game losing streak. Li Tie, the head coach of the Chinese team, said after the game that he saw the gap with the best team in Asia through the game. The team will make adjustments in the next month to show a better state in the third game.
“Thank you very much for the players’ efforts and the fans and friends who cheered on the team in front of the TV. Through the game we saw the gap with the best team in Asia. Through the first two games, we have a better understanding of the team’s positioning. Players We will also make adjustments in the next month. I believe that when the third game comes, the team will come up with a better state.” Li Tie said.
At the opening stage of the game, the Chinese team defender Zhang Linpeng was unable to stick to the game due to injury and was replaced by Zhu Chenjie. Li Tie said that Zhang Linpeng’s injury looks serious and he will go to the hospital to check the severity of the injury on the 8th. “We prepared a plan for the injury, and Zhu Chenjie played very well as a substitute.”
In this game, the Chinese team adopted a five-guard defense in the first half to be fully passive. In the second half, Li Tie replaced many offensive players such as Alan and Luo Guofu in an attempt to strengthen the attack.
Li Tie said: “The players have implemented very well tactics and have shown their fighting will. There is no main substitute in the Chinese team. I will only decide who will play according to the state of the game and the requirements. Today, both main and substitutes are working very hard. I I’m very satisfied with the players’ hard work.”
According to the schedule announced by the AFC, the Chinese team will face the Vietnam team, which has also suffered two consecutive losses, in Sharjah, UAE on October 7. According to the plan, the Chinese team will fly to Sharjah on September 8.
Li Tie said: “I hope that the players will treat every game in the top 12 as a final for adults, as well as against the Vietnam team. This month we will practice very hard to bring the players’ physical condition to a higher level. If there is any Maybe, I hope to invite some teams better than us to play warm-up matches. In the past two games, the rhythm gap between us and the strong Asian teams is very obvious. This is what we need to improve.”
“I am very fortunate to be able to play close to 100 games for the country. I have also experienced dozens of games as a national team staff, assistant coach, and head coach.” Li Tie said, “I hope the national team will become stronger and stronger. We need to work together.”
Japan’s head coach Moriho said he was very happy that the team was able to get back to the game with a 0:1 loss in the first game. He said: “Because of our offense, the Chinese team can only focus on defense. This is not the way the Chinese team plays. We play very offensively. I know that the Chinese team will increase the intensity of the game in the second half. More offensive players. We were lucky to score in the first half without conceding the ball.” (Reporter Xiao Shiyao)
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