On the afternoon of January 20, the Chinese men's football team held the second internal teaching match of this training session at the Yuanshen Stadium in Pudong, Shanghai, and was also the last warm-up match before going to Japan. As a result, with Kim Kyung-do's 71st-minute goal, the red team led by coach Lee Jinyu won 1-0 against the white team led by coach Chen Yang. It is understood that this game not only played a full 90 minutes according to the official game rules, but also the details of the game from the pre-game warm-up, to the arrangement of personnel entering and leaving the locker room, to the lineup, the selection of the formation and the timing of the substitution, were all carried out in accordance with the top 12 mode. It can be said that this is a highly simulated battle for the away team against Japan. In the evening, the coaching staff of the national football team will hold a team meeting to finalize the list of "25 (preferred players) + 4 (candidates)" for the 7th and 8th rounds of the Round of 12. In addition, including Spanish assistant coach Pep, Brazilian physical coach Wilk, local coachEs Chen Yang and Zheng Zhi, a total of 7 Chinese and foreign assistant coaches went to the front to assist coach Li Xiaopeng.
From a technical point of view, the main purpose of the coaching staff to arrange this warm-up is to play a good away game with Japan on the 27th. In terms of specific formation arrangements, the red and white teams of the national football team deliberately "simulated" the formations that the two teams may launch during the Chinese and Japanese matches. However, judging from the distribution of personnel between the red and white teams, the main force of the Chinese team was "scattered" in different positions of the two teams. Through internal confrontation, the key players in the key positions can show the real ability and state level of the moment when the game rate and intensity are guaranteed, so as to provide a more reliable basis for the specific platoon deployment of the competition.
It is understood that the game is generally more consistent, the net game time is more than 55 minutes, and the red and white teams strictly refer to the top 12 in terms of substitutions. Taking the red team as an example, a total of 18 players signed up to participate, and among the 7 substitute players, except for Zhang Linpeng, who was suspended due to a small waist injury, the remaining 6 were given the opportunity to play on the bench. Among them are goalkeeper Liu Dianzuo, defender Jiang Shenglong, Wang Shangyuan, midfielder Jin Jingdao, Zhang Xizhe and striker Yang Liyu. Three of the several substitutes came on at the start of the second half, and the other three came in around the 65th minute, which was roughly close to the timing of the adjustment of the national football lineup in the first six rounds of the round of 12. The red team's winning goal was completed by Jang Se-chul assisting Kim Kyung-do.
Judging from the scene, the coaching staff is very satisfied with the training effect of this game. For the final international team candidate, coach Li Xiaopeng has also been confident through two warm-ups and training camps. It is understood that on the evening of the 20th, the coaching team will hold a working meeting to officially finalize the list of personnel for the whole team.
From the current situation, among the 7 overseas players, Wu Lei and Li Lei, two international players who play for European clubs, do not need to be examined, and as long as they are in good health, they will be ironclad into the 25-person registration lineup. Among the 5 naturalized players, Alain and Jiang Guangtai have already expressed to the team that they can participate with the team. The reason why the coaching staff has reserved four alternative international football places is mainly to deal with possible unexpected situations such as personnel injuries and visas for overseas players.
At the same time as finalizing the candidates for the international team, the Chinese team will also confirm the assistant coach candidates who will accompany the team. In addition to coach Li Xiaopeng and two foreign coaches, 5 local coaches and 2 foreign assistant coaches, including Zheng Zhi, will accompany the team.
Text/Beiqing Sports Xiao Zhao