In preparation for the upcoming two away matches against Japan and Vietnam on January 27 and February 1 next year, the Chinese team plans to re-concentrate in Shanghai around January 10 next year, and then fly to Japan on the 23rd of that month. It is understood that due to the recent site conditions of the training ground of Houpaner Sports Park in Minhang District, Shanghai, which has undertaken the training of the national football team for many times, the team's training in this period is likely to be arranged at the Century Park training ground located in Pudong New Area. At present, the Chinese Football Association has drawn a relatively large list of assistant coach candidates according to the proposal of new coach Li Xiaopeng, and plans to publish a training notice including the content of international football and assistant coach candidates after the New Year's Day.
As the 2021 season of the Chinese Super League draws to a close, the preparation for the new cycle of the national football team has also been re-mentioned in the main work schedule of the Chinese Football Association. It is understood that after the Official Announcement of the National Football Team at the beginning of this month, the new coach Li Xiaopeng really started the construction of the coaching team and the inspection of players.
About 10 days ago, the National Football Preparation Leadership Working Group, led by the sports management department and established by the sports department in collaboration with the Chinese Football Association, held a working meeting in Shanghai. Li Xiaopeng and qi Jun, the new team leader, also attended the meeting. At that time, the Chinese Football Association had preliminarily circled a relatively large list of candidates for assistant coaches of the national football team according to li Xiaopeng's personal work needs.
It is understood that most of the specific candidates for this shortlist are international footballers in different periods, including some teammates and assistants of Li Xiaopeng during his national team and club playing and coaching. It is understood that the assistant coach candidate selection also includes some former outstanding international football representatives, including a midfielder who participated in the final stage of the 2002 World Cup and the 2004 Asian Cup with the national football team.
As of December 29, the Chinese Football Association and Li Xiaopeng have not been able to confirm the final assistant coach, mainly because these candidate coaches are currently in service, and the vast majority of them play a more important coaching role in professional clubs. Even if they can assist Li Xiaopeng, they also need to communicate with their respective units (clubs) and need to complete the work tasks of the season with the team (their own unit) before they can work for the national team. What is certain is that no matter who the final candidate is, Li Xiaopeng's assistant team will be relatively large. That is to say, the coaching work of the future national football team is very meticulous.
Judging from the current situation reflected in various channels, the new national football coaching team will still most likely retain the foreign coach candidates during the previous Li Tie coaching period, they are chris Kres, the Belgian technical director of the Chinese Football Association, and his assistant Roy, and the team's British physical coach Adrian Lamb. Italian rehabilitator Coty has now been "transferred" from Guangzhou Club to Shenzhen Club, but if there is no accident, he will also continue to go to the national football team "part-time". As for the foreign teacher newcomers? The possibility of reaching the team in this period of training is unlikely.
According to the plan, the Chinese team will re-blow the rallying call in Shanghai as soon as January 10. The international footballers from Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Haigang will participate in the final of the 2021 FA Cup in Chengdu on January 9 next year, so it is likely that they will get a few days of short rest after the game, and then rush to Shanghai to participate in the national football training.
Affected by the epidemic and entry and exit conditions, the Chinese team has trained in Shanghai many times in the past two years, and the training site is concentrated in the training base of Houpaner Sports Park in Minhang District. However, it is understood that the recent site situation of the base is not ideal. In this case, the Chinese Football Association considered transferring the training site to the Century Park Training Ground in Pudong New Area. It is also the exclusive training place for the Shanghai Harbour Club team of the Chinese Super League.
Recently, Li Xiaopeng has shifted the focus of his work to the inspection of international footballers. He also made the final choice of candidates for the final rounds of the multi-league. As for several naturalized internationals who have returned to Brazil, the Chinese team still maintains contact with them. If conditions permit, they will go directly to Japan away to meet the national football team.
Text/Beiqing Sports Xiao Zhao