After a narrow victory over Vietnam, the Chinese men’s football team will usher in a strong rival Saudi Arabia, but it is clear that Saudi Arabia, which has just defeated Japan, does not look at the opponent of the national football team.
Beijing time on October 10th, according to Xinhua News Agency, the national football team has arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to prepare for the top 12 matches. They will conduct their first training session in Jeddah on the 10th.
As the game approached, the mainstream media of Saudi Arabia also analyzed the national football team. The Riyadh Sports Daily stated that “the Chinese team is one of the weakest lines of defense in the group. This is the strongest and weakest contest of this group.”
Saudi media regards the National Football Team as “the weakest group”
On October 10th, Beijing time, according to Xinhua News Agency, on the afternoon of the 9th local time, the Chinese men’s football team set off from Dubai, UAE, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to prepare for the top 12 Asian qualifiers for the 2022 Qatar World Cup with Saudi Arabia on the 12th. Match. After successfully arriving at the resident hotel, all members of the Chinese team underwent a nucleic acid test.
According to reports, after some adjustments, the Chinese men’s football team will conduct its first training session in Jeddah on the 10th local time. For the national football team, this is a game in which public opinion has already “leaned to one side” before the game. Especially in Saudi Arabia, many local media regard the national football team as the “weakest team.”
The local media “Riyadh Sports Daily” wrote in the report, “The Chinese team lost 6 goals in 3 rounds and is one of the weakest defensive lines of the group. This is the strongest and weakest contest of this group. I hope the team can defeat China. , Continue to lead the standings.”
The Saudi media’s “contempt” and self-confidence in the national football came from the past three top 12 matches-Saudi Arabia won three consecutive victories, but only ranked second in Group B behind Australia with a goal difference. The score of the three games was a 3-1 victory over Vietnam, a 1-0 victory over Oman, and a 1-0 “upset” victory over Japan.
In addition to the record gap, another challenge that the national football team has to face is Saudi Arabia’s home court advantage. According to Saudi media reports, Saudi Arabia’s home game against the National Football Team will fully open the stands, which means that Saudi fans can flock to the scene to watch the game and cheer. In the first three games, the national football team played in the open field and was less affected by the outside world. This is the first time that the national football team has played away in the true sense of the top 12.
In the match where Saudi Arabia won at home against Japan, the “crazy” of Saudi fans caused a lot of trouble to the Japanese team. According to statistics, the average attendance of the Saudi team at home is currently ranked first in the top 12 matches. The average number of attendees in the first three rounds was 6,775, and the most one was more than 8,000.
In addition, the National Football team’s plan after playing Saudi Arabia has been announced: after the Saudi team on October 12, the team will charter a flight back to China on the 13th, enter from Shanghai, and then go to Suzhou for a closed isolation training camp.
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