With the return of the international footballers who participated in the FINAL OF THE FA Cup, the training of the national football team has become more and more hot. But behind this positive scene, Li Xiaopeng is facing a reconsidering from personnel to lineup. Especially in the use of naturalized players, Li Xiaopeng himself said that he could not say how many naturalized players would eventually arrive in Japan to join the team.
On the first day of the training, Li Xiaopeng talked about two topics of concern to the outside world: first, there is no rush to change anything after taking office, which will bring negative things to the team, lead to confusion among the players, and cannot let the players have unexpected injuries affecting their preparation; second, it is impossible to ensure that the naturalized players will go to Japan, and even if they go, they cannot guarantee their status.
Neither changing the previous thing in a large area, nor determining that all the naturalized players will play, has made the outside world express certain concerns about the prospects of this national football team. Because not all of what the predecessor insisted on was valid, and the role of naturalized players in the team was very obvious. So, how does Li Xiaopeng fulfill his promise, "strive not to drop the chain during the New Year, and give fans across the country a satisfactory answer"?
Li Xiaopeng believes that there are always more ways than difficulties: "The most important thing is to focus on me, and if you can give full play to your own advantages, you will be successful." The coaching staff is also meeting in the past few days, the Football Association has also invited experts, and everyone has reached a consensus, and more importantly, the first game against Japan. ”
It is worth noting that Jiang Guangtai, who is currently vacationing in Dubai, has not slackened off, but has trained alone to maintain his physical condition, and he has also posted photos of himself wearing national football training clothes on social platforms. Not surprisingly, Jiang Guangtai will fly from Dubai to Japan on the 23rd to join the national football team.
Under the circumstances of many uncertainties, Li Xiaopeng can only use the existing personnel well to solve the difficulties. Li Xiaopeng divided the huge coaching team into two groups, red and white, of which Chen Yang took the lead in the white team, and Li Jinyu led the organization of the red team. This red-and-white confrontation is very similar to the model of the national first team and the national second team in the 1980s. When it is impossible to play a high-level warm-up match with the outside world, the direct PK between the two teams is also a good choice.
In the first confrontation match on the afternoon of the 16th, Li Xiaopeng only arranged 25 minutes of matches in the first and second halves in order to protect the players who had just finished the league. It is worth noting that Li Xiaopeng did not participate in the command of the two teams, but watched from the stands. The white team opened the record in the first half with Arthur Junmin assisting Zhu Chenjie, while the red team equalized in the second half with Xie Pengfei assisting Wang Ziming. Next, the two sides will have a second confrontation match on the 20th, when one of them will simulate the Japanese team's playing style. After these two team matches, Li Xiaopeng will determine the list of 25ers who will go to the World Preliminary Round for two consecutive away games.
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