Saudi football has made good progress in recent years, as a team that has entered the World Cup five times, the Saudi team has always been in an awkward middle position in Asia, and its fame and strength cannot be compared with traditional strong teams such as Iran, Japan, and South Korea, and there are upstarts such as Qatar, national football, and Vietnam to catch up, which makes the Saudi team very stressful and unable to get the attention of the outside world.
Finally, in this year's Top 12, the Saudi team ushered in the rise. Today they are the number one team that has overpowered Japan and Australia. Tonight, the Saudi team will usher in a decisive battle, the national football team will be honored to be their opponent, as long as they can win, saudi arabia will become the fourth team in Asia to enter the World Cup 6, which is a great honor. This time, the Saudi Football Association also learned from Chairman Chen Shuyuan, opened a huge prize for the Saudi men's football team, and even did not hesitate to charter an eight-star hotel for the team to prepare.
In the dubai cup match that just ended, the Saudi team U23 set an excellent example for the big brothers of the national team. In the match against Uzbekistan U23, the Saudi Olympic team played extremely eye-catching, although the possession rate was only 46%, less than the opponent's 54%, but in terms of the number of shots, the Saudi team 7 times, but also ahead of Uzbekistan 1 time, relying on a goal in the first and second half, the Saudi team U23 finally laughed 2-0 to the end, but also created 4 yellow cards of the opponent, such a performance is not inferior to the big brothers who are about to play the national football team.
Such positive hints also give the Saudi men's football team great confidence. Because it is a West Asian team, although it is an away game to fight in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia is far better than the Chinese team for the weather and the adaptability of the venue. What's more, the team's ace striker Sheikhri returned from injury in time the day before the start of the tournament and caught up with the final roster, which made the Saudi team like a tiger, but it was a big blow to the national football team. You know, Wu Lei, Luo Guofu, and Fernando did not come this time, and the national football team is like an aircraft carrier that lacks fighters, and the attack power is worrying.
Now, both teams have officially announced the pre-match roster, and the 24-year-old full-back on the national football side has taken over the No. 7 jersey left by Wu Lei and become the core player of the national football team. In terms of midfield, technical players Such as Arthur Junmin, Zhang Xizhe, Dai Weijun, Jin Jingdao, etc. were all selected, as well as the iron-waisted Xu Xin and Liao Lisheng. Since this game is dead to the end, Li Xiaopeng is expected to send a five-midfielder to stand, so the defensive hardness of the midfield has a decisive effect on the direction of the national football team.
Judging from the training screen exposed before the game, the players had solemn expressions, and Li Xiaopeng was also sad, and it could be seen that "cannot collapse" seems to be a simple requirement, but it is not simple for the Chinese men's football team. Of course, the big war is imminent, the national football team will never back down, Li Xiaopeng also said to the players domineeringly, although the outside world looks down on the Chinese men's football team, but he can not look down on himself, must show all his strength and courage, and Saudi Arabia to the end, in order to be able to prove for the national football team.