After the naturalized trio", the Chinese team also conducted its first outdoor joint training after arriving in Japan on January 24. With the arrival of Alain and Luo Guofu, the coaching team was able to fully rehearse the main lineup and formation of the away Japanese team in the training on the afternoon of the 25th. Judging from the current situation reflected in the team, among the 4 overseas players, Jiang Guangtai and Wu Lei are more likely to be "ready to use". As for whether Alain can play or even start, it is up to the coaching staff to carefully weigh before the game. To be sure, in the second half of the round of 12, when the powerful Japanese team is encountered, the Chinese team still maintains a clear understanding of its own and other strengths, but it will never blindly shrink its defense at the level of technical and tactical application.
Since the "second battle" between the Chinese and Japanese teams in this year's Round of 12 is about to start on January 27, after the Chinese team arrives in Japan, there are actually only three opportunities for outdoor joint training, including the relatively low intensity of the competition venue adaptation training the day before the game. In this case, the combined practice on the afternoon of the 24th and 25th is more intense, the content is more compact, and the gold content is of course the highest.
Affected by the cancellation of individual flight segments during the journey to Japan, two naturalized players, Alain and Luo Guofu, did not arrive at the national football station until the afternoon of January 24 to report, so they missed the first away training of the whole team on the 24th. However, After Luo Guofu was suspended in this round and Alain returned to Brazil at the end of November last year, the personnel deployment of the Chinese team for this round of competitions was not greatly affected. After the regular 15-minute opening time to the media, the Chinese team's training on the same day immediately entered the technical and tactical exercise and group confrontation link.
What kind of lineup and formation will the Chinese team launch in the competition on the 27th to deal with the powerful Japanese team? In fact, the new coach Li Xiaopeng already had a relatively clear idea during the preparation of the team in Shanghai. In Shanghai, in addition to the two internal teaching competitions on the 16th and 20th of this month, the Chinese team has conducted about 10 outdoor training sessions. In addition to the "awakening of the body" in the early stage of training, most of the rest of the training is mainly based on technical and tactical exercises. Although the 44 players who participated in the training at that time were evenly scored in the red and white teams, and the two assistant coaches Li Jinyu and Chen Yang were responsible for the specific team leadership work, the two teams were generally consistent in terms of coaching philosophy or technical and tactical playing ideas. That is to say, whether it is group training or the "red and white confrontation" in the back, it is the strategic goal of away japanese teams. The teaching competition is also "simulated" according to the tactics that the Chinese and Japanese teams may use in the competition.
During the training camp in Shanghai, the red and white teams of the national football team have tried a variety of formations. Among the various formations, the 3-4-3 formation has been re-pushed. This formation is not static in practice. For example, when the game is switched from offense to defense, the formation may change to 5-4-1. It can be said that Li Xiaopeng also pays more attention to the balance of attack and defense in the process of leading the team. In this way, the use of 3-centre-back tactics should be a high probability event.
When interviewed by the media on the 24th, forward Wu Lei also stressed: "In this game, we must learn the lessons of the previous game, no matter what the result is, we must show our spirit and fighting spirit." Don't be as passive as you were in the first round. We still have to let go of ourselves. Such a statement also indicates that the Chinese team will not fully retreat in the game on the 27th as when the two teams met in the first leg.
As for the specific selection arrangement, the coaching staff is still carefully weighing. Taking the 4 "overseas players" as an example, Wu Lei and Jiang Guangtai, who arrived in Japan at the same time as the large troops, one has been preparing for the "La Liga level" with the Spanish team, and the other has participated in the second stage of the Chinese Super League with the Guangzhou team and maintained training during the visit to Dubai, UNITED Arab Emirates. The likelihood that the two will come right away is very high. As for Luo Guofu and Alain, one accumulated yellow card was suspended, and one was neglected for a long time. In terms of technical ability, Alain has the strength to play the main force, but if the physical condition is not ideal, the coaching staff may also arrange for him to play the role of a miracle as a substitute.
Due to the limited time for the reserve battle in Japan, the Chinese team also made a series of other preparations before going out. For example, in response to possible "refereeing problems", the team has also made a plan. During the training camp in Shanghai, the Chinese Football Association specially invited Ma Ning, an active international referee who has enforced many round-40 and top-12 matches, to the team to explain the essentials of the latest penalty rules and penalty scales of international football for the international football team. During the lecture, Ma Ning also combined some typical cases of the Chinese team and other teams in the first 6 rounds of the round of 12 to guide the international footballers to rationally deal with possible controversial penalties, and the international footballers generally welcomed such courses.
Text/Beiqing Sports Xiao Zhao