Reporter Han Bing reported that although the current ranking group is the top place, the Saudi team has not yet determined the qualification, and the team hopes to get 3 points against China and lock up the victory in advance.
On the evening of the 19th (local time, the same below), the Saudi team arrived in Abu Dhabi and began a 4-day short-term training camp. In addition to the restorative training on the evening of the 19th and the morning of the 20th, the Saudi team arranged technical and tactical training for three consecutive nights, including group-wide passing and receiving and group matches, followed by relaxation training and individual training for individual players. In order to prevent technical and tactical leakage, the Saudi team adopted a completely closed approach when conducting technical and tactical training.
According to the plan, the Saudi team will go to Sharjah on the morning of the 23rd and carry out adaptation training in the evening.
In addition to substitute striker Brikan, who was unwell and could not travel with the team to Abu Dhabi, the remaining 25 members of the Saudi team were present at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi. In an interview with "With Walid", The French coach of the Saudi team, Heinech, stressed that the Saudi team cannot be taken lightly, "The game against the Chinese team will not be easy, but I am confident that I will win with the players and advance to the Final Round of the World Cup." He said the team has five excellent defenders, enough to cope with the remaining two round of 12 matches, "we will not have any problems, although the distance between the training ground and the place of play is not short, but like I said, we will do our best because the team has not yet secured qualification." ”
As the match with the Chinese team was related to whether he could qualify directly, saudi football association president Mishaal also arrived in Abu Dhabi. Before the physical training on the morning of the 20th, Mishaal carried out pre-match mobilization, emphasizing the importance of the game, and he hoped that the international footballers would go all out, make all the plans, and strive for success.
It is worth mentioning that The big list previously announced by Heinah has triggered criticism from the Saudi media, and the focus of the controversy is that Riyadh Victory's centre-back Madu has been selected, he has missed 18 league games before, in addition, after November last year, he did not participate in the four round of 12 matches and the FIFA Arab Cup, and did not return to the field until the 17th.
'I've always been in close contact with the coaches of the clubs where the internationals are, and as for Maddu, I know his quality very well and although he has missed a lot of games at the club, I don't think there's a problem.' Hainagh said.
Maddu, the main centre-back in the first four rounds of the Saudi team's round of 12, was the hero of the dream start of the four consecutive wins, and when he played against China at home last October, he started and played well, which should be one of the reasons why Heinech insisted on recruiting him.
It should be said that the Saudi side is under pressure, the team and the media are clear, only by defeating the Chinese team, in order to ensure early qualification, if the Chinese team is forced to draw, it depends on the results of the same round of Australia's home team against Japan, if the Japanese team wins, the Saudi team and the Japanese team join hands to qualify. Other outcomes, including a loss to China, will be a tie-breaker against Australia in the final round. Of course, the Saudi team has an advantage in points, and it can qualify by drawing, but the pressure on the team will be unprecedented, and there may be uncontrollable scenes.