Reporter Chen Yong reported that at 3:30 p.m. on January 12, 2022, the Chinese national team held the first training class of the training in Shanghai Century Park, which was also the first training class after Li Xiaopeng coached the national football team, and 26 players participated in the first training session of the national football team, which was exactly half of the national football team list.
In the first training session of this training, only 26 players of the national football team participated, of which Wu Lei and Li Lei, who stayed in Europe, would go directly to Japan to meet with the national football team, and 4 naturalized players Alain, Axon, Luo Guofu and Fernando would also choose to go directly to Japan to meet the team according to their own situation. In addition, Li Xiaopeng also revealed that Jiang Guangtai returned to Dubai to visit his relatives after the end of the league, and it is planned that he will go to Japan to meet with the national football team.
The 45 players in China, the 10 internationals of Shandong Taishan and the 5 internationals of Shanghai Harbor will meet the team on the 14th. It is worth noting that there are 6 internationals in Shanghai Harbor, but Wei Zhen participated in the training of the national team in advance. In addition, Dalian player Li Shuai, who participated in the Chinese Super League play-offs, and Liu Ruovan, a Chengdu Rongcheng player, will also be able to report with the national football team later. In theory, 28 players can go to the national team to report for the first time, but Zhu Chenjie's body temperature is a little high, so he chose to go home to rest, and the 27 players who have reported, Yin Hongbo did not participate in the training due to injury and stayed in the hotel, and the remaining 26 players participated in the first training class of the national team.
Therefore, the 52-man roster of the national football team looks like there are many people, but in the training in the past few days, there are actually only about twenty-six or seven players, and these players will participate in the first internal confrontation on the 16th. According to the plan, on January 16 and January 20, the national football team will play two warm-up matches.
Which players can participate in the Sino-Japanese battle? This question mainly focuses on Dai Weijun and the naturalized players. Dai Weijun has now obtained a passport, and if the membership conversion is smooth, it is certain that he may participate in the next 12 rounds. Li Xiaopeng also said that Dai Weijun is a good attacking midfielder and will bring changes to the team in attack.
For the current Chinese national team, the biggest difficulty may be the status of naturalized players and how to recruit them. At present, they are all on vacation in Brazil, if they meet with the national football team, it can only be in Japan, Li Xiaopeng can only investigate them in Japan, and the national football team is expected to arrive in Japan on January 23, 27 to play against Japan, considering that the recovery of the state of naturalized players is a big problem, which means that even if the naturalized players return, it is likely that they will not be able to participate in the national football team and the Japanese team normally.
In fact, whether and when they will return is uncertain. Li Xiaopeng said that their private statements are very good, but the national football team and them have no written agreement, so it is not yet certain.
The return of the two foreign players is not a big problem, because this time it is originally an international match day. Li Lei has now arrived in Europe to participate in the training and warm-up of the Swiss grasshopper, in a warm-up match on January 11, Li Lei started to play the first half of the game, 45 minutes, running distance reached 6200 meters, high-intensity running distance reached 600 meters - of which in terms of high-intensity running, a player in the domestic league to run to 600 meters is already a relatively good standard. There is no doubt that European clubs are unattainable in terms of the intensity and rhythm of training and matches, and Li Lei may be in better shape than domestic players after a period of training and warm-up exercises, and the same is true for Wu Lei.
Before the training, Li Xiaopeng also accepted an interview, he talked about the team's current preparations: "The most important thing is not to bring ideological confusion to the players because they are eager to change something, in addition, improper training methods will also cause more injuries to the players, so in a short period of time, what we need to do is to let the players get a better recovery in ideology and psychology, and not to have a negative impact because they want to rush to change." ”
This means that Li Xiaopeng will not make major adjustments to the national football team, including training, nor will he carry out too high-intensity training, after all, the international footballers are very tired, and the psychological adjustment is more important. Li Xiaopeng also admitted frankly: "Such a short rest time is not enough, but we will try to adjust the competitive state of the players." ”
Li Xiaopeng also talked about the team's goal: "The most direct goal, strive not to drop the chain during the New Year, and give fans across the country a satisfactory answer." The short-term goal is to play these two games, to try to make all the players have some good play and be able to kick their own things out. In the long run, as a Chinese, I also hope that the national football team can stand at the first-class level in Asia and strive to participate in the World Cup every time. ”
As for the strategy of the Sino-Japanese battle and the Sino-Vietnamese battle, Li Xiaopeng also interpreted: "In the past few days, our coaching staff is also meeting, including the experts invited by the Football Association, and after discussion, it has reached a consensus, that is, to focus on the first game against Japan, and playing this game will greatly improve our confidence, and we will not be too nervous when playing Vietnam." ”