At 17:00 Beijing time today, except for goalkeeper Wang Dalei, other members of the national football team went to the Saitama Arena in Tokyo for training to adapt to the venue, which means that Wang Dalei will miss tomorrow's match with Japan. In addition, naturalized player Luo Guofu was suspended for accumulating yellow cards. The match between China and Japan will be played at 18:00 Beijing time tomorrow night.
Naturalized players Jiang Guangtai, Alain, Luo Guofu and Liuyang player Wu Lei did not participate in the shanghai training of the national football team, they flew directly to Japan to join the team. At today's pre-match press conference, Li Xiaopeng revealed when asked about the physical condition of naturalized and foreign players, "Naturalized players and returnees are in good condition, their physical condition and competitive status are good, and they can play tomorrow." ”
Affected by the financial situation of the club, Alain and Luo Guofu did not participate in the second stage of the league, and a Japanese reporter asked Li Xiaopeng what kind of negative impact this would have on tomorrow's game. Li Xiaopeng's answer once again showed his high emotional intelligence: "Just now this gentleman only saw the bad side, not the good side of China's economy." And the naturalized players have traveled thousands of miles back to the team, which can also be seen that they love Chinese football and want to help Chinese football. ”
The Sino-Japanese battle was Li Xiaopeng's first game after becoming the manager of the national football team, and his tactical arrangements and employment had a lot of suspense. Japanese team coach Mori Baoichi said at the pre-match press conference: "I know he is coaching in Wuhan, I only know such a message, as for how he leads the team to play as the head coach of the national team, we don't know. ”
Obviously, the current national football team is in the dark, while the Japanese team is in the light. However, Li Xiaopeng felt that what determined the direction of the game was the strength of both sides and the on-the-spot play of the team members. "The most important thing in football is the strength of the players and the overall strength of the team. Tomorrow's game, I will do my best to instill my understanding of football over the years into my players and strive to play a good and high-quality game. As for the final result, it depends on everyone's impromptu performance tomorrow. As for the strategy of the game, Li Xiaopeng said: "The Chinese team still has a glimmer of hope, and all the tactics of tomorrow will be formulated around retaining the first glimmer of hope." ”