The 23 participating players of the Chinese women's football team gathered

At 2:00 a.m. local time on January 18, Tang Jiali, a striker who plays for England's Tottenham Hotspur Club, arrived safely at the Chinese women's football team's station at the Four Points by Sheraton Mumbai, India. At this point, all 23 players of the Chinese women's football team participating in the 20th Women's Asian Cup have gathered in the front. After some adjustments, the team will also conduct a technical and tactical exercise in the second outdoor joint training on the afternoon of the 18th local time.

Late at night on January 17, Beijing time, the Internet uploaded a group photo of Chinese women's football international Tang Jiali and Japanese women's football international Iwabuchi Jina in the waiting hall of London Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom. The two men, who play for Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal respectively, took the same flight to Mumbai, India, to participate in the new Women's Asian Cup and 2023 World Cup Asian Qualifiers, which will be unveiled on the 20th.

The Beijing Youth Daily reporter learned that Tang Jiali left London for Mumbai on the morning of the 17th local time. When the plane flew to Mumbai, it was already in the early morning of the 18th local time, and by the time she arrived at the Chinese women's football station hotel in Mumbai, it was already more than 2:00 a.m. on the 18th.

With the arrival of Tang Jiali, all 23 players of the Chinese women's football team participating in this Asian Cup gathered. It is understood that after the Chinese women's football team arrived in Mumbai in the early morning of the 16th local time, it did not train on the same day because it waited for nucleic acid testing and accepted self-isolation observation for a certain period of time according to regulations.

The first training session of the Chinese women's football team in Mumbai was scheduled for January 17 at 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. local time. It takes only about 25 minutes by car from the station to the training ground. Considering that the players have been tired recently, the coaching team did not arrange a more intensive training content during this training period, and there was no ball technique and tactical training. It is understood that as long as Tang Jiali passes the nucleic acid test, she will be able to participate in the second outdoor joint training of the whole team with the team on the afternoon of the 18th local time. The coaching staff will also combine the needs of the first round of competition, consciously arrange the training of technical and tactical content, and polish the main lineup and formation.

The calendar shows that the Chinese team will face Chinese Taipei in the first round of the group stage on the 20th. In terms of strength comparison, the Chinese team has an absolute chance of winning. Of course, the first game of any major competition is not easy to play, and head coach Shui Qingxia also reminded the players at the right time not to have any light enemy thoughts.

For the Chinese team, in addition to making all-out preparations, epidemic prevention work is the top priority of all work. At present, in addition to training, the whole team will always stay in the independent area of the resident hotel.

Article/Reporter Xiao Zhao

Source: Beijing Youth Daily