The national football team, which has been out of the game early, will usher in the last two matches of the World Preliminary Round of 12. At 23:00 Beijing time on March 24, the national football team will take the lead against Saudi Arabia. At today's pre-match press conference, head coach Li Xiaopeng made it clear that he would use tough players who could fight to the end to fight for the face of Chinese football.
Li Xiaopeng said, "Tomorrow this game I think will be a hanging, the opponent will definitely hope to win, of course we also hope." Then at least some tough players, players who can fight to the end, play. I think this will at least be shown tomorrow, the team has a strong will quality, this is the minimum requirement. Although the national football team has been out of the game early after losing to Vietnam and did not qualify for the Qatar World Cup, the next two World Preliminary Round of 12 matches are related to the honor and face of Chinese football, "although we have lost the opportunity to enter the World Cup." But I think all the players still have to fight for the face of Chinese football, which is the most we have emphasized to the players recently. ”
After eight rounds of matches, Saudi Arabia overwhelmed Japan with 19 points in 6 games, 1 draw and 1 loss, ranking first in the group. In this game, Saudi Arabia will definitely strive for 3 points to consolidate its lead. "Tomorrow against Saudi Arabia, who are number one in the group, I think the game must be very tough. During this time, all the players have trained hard, are very engaged, and their status has improved a lot, and I hope that tomorrow's game can have a good result. ”
When asked whether "there are not many forwards in the team, does it mean that the national football team will use defensive tactics against Saudi Arabia", Li Xiaopeng replied, "In football, the balance between attack and defense is very important, and we cannot give up attacking because there are few forwards. ”
Today, the national football team gave up going to the competition stadium to adapt to the training of the venue, and instead arranged the last pre-match training in the Khalid Stadium. On March 20, the national football team has already conducted a training session on the playing field, and the previous top 40 and top 12 matches, the national football team also took this stadium as its "home", so the national football team should not be unfamiliar with this field.
Affected by the suspension of the accumulated yellow card, captain Wu Xi will not be able to play tomorrow night, and his position is likely to be replaced by Xu Xinlai. In addition, from the perspective of the previous preparation training, Li Xiaopeng is likely to send a system of 3 defenders to play against Saudi Arabia.