On the evening of March 28, local time, the national football team completed its last training before the game in Oman. At 12pm on March 29, they will challenge host Oman at Sultan Qaboos Stadium. In the face of this "farewell battle" in the 2018-2022 World Cup cycle, the national football team wants to go home with a victory.
Want to go home with victory
Because the away loss to Vietnam on February 1 resulted in the failure to qualify for the World Cup two rounds in advance, the Chinese men's football team is facing tremendous pressure. After the 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia in the last round, the national football team still needs to have a better performance to prove itself. Therefore, this match with Oman still requires the international players to do their best to win.
In this regard, Gao Tianyi, who made his debut for the national team in the match with saudi Arabia, said: "In the past few days, we have analyzed the video of the Oman team's game, and Li Xiaopeng's guidance has also told us that we must cherish this game, and we all hope to return home with a victory." ”
For this goal, in the training after arriving in Oman, the national football team continued to strengthen shooting training. Because naturalized players have been absent, and front-line players such as Wu Lei and Wei Shihao have not been selected, the number of people available in the national football front line is stretched. In the last game against Saudi Arabia, the team's real shot on goal was only a header from Yu Dabao. In order to be able to make a difference in the match against Oman, the coaching staff constantly emphasized in training that it is necessary to shoot when there is a chance, and not to drag mud and water. At the same time, the players who complete the shot are not limited to the forwards, and the opportunity arises, and anyone can break through the attack.
As for the team's lineup, coach Li Xiaopeng revealed at the pre-match press conference that there were certain injuries in the team after the last game, but he did not specify the specific injured players. "There have been some injuries in the team and at least two positions will be adjusted accordingly. Injuries in this intensity of the game are expected. The biggest difficulty in replacing the players is to adapt to the rhythm of the game, and the strength will not be too much of a problem. Li Xiaopeng said.
Still improve your concentration
So far, the two teams have met three times in the World Preliminary Round, and the Chinese team has won 2 and drawn 1. Playing the fourth meeting between the two teams is both necessary for the current situation and long-term significance for the Chinese team, after all, if it is to maintain the 9th ranking in Asia, it will help the next World Preliminary Round group to maintain the fourth gear and impact the third gear.
From the analysis of strength, the two teams are difficult to distinguish, and the first leg of the round of 12 is a 1-1 draw between the two sides. This time to Muscat, the national football team has not only undergone a lot of changes in personnel, but also the manager of the team has also changed. However, after three round-of-12 matches, new coach Li Xiaopeng has explored a set of practical anti-reaction tactics. In the last round against saudi arabia, the national football 5-back tactics were a bright spot, especially Zhu Chenjie, Zhang Linpeng, the new and old combination, not only full of hard work and tacit understanding, many times disintegrated the Saudi team's attack, coupled with the assistance of Liu Yang and Gao Zhunyi, the national football defense line showed a certain degree of hardness, I believe Li Xiaopeng will still use such a defensive combination. In addition, Wu Xi, who was suspended in the last round, returned from the ban this game, and he will increase the defensive hardness of the midfield.
For the national football team, enhancing attention is still the key to the game. In the first leg of the match against Oman, the national football team occupied the initiative for more than half of the time, that is, the attention dropped when defending the corner in the 75th minute, and the opponent nodded the ball in front of the equalizer, which was the same as the goal lost by the Saudi team in the previous game, which was not stared at by the front point defense. The Coaching Staff of the Chinese team has specifically studied the opponent's corner kick and free kick tactics with certain characteristics in the past few days, hoping not to make a mistake for the third time on the same issue.
The farewell battle has a special significance
In addition to stopping the downward trend of the Chinese men's football team, the match with Oman is also of special significance to half of the players in this team. If there is no accident, half of the 25 people in this national football team's western expedition will no longer be suitable for the new World Cup preparation cycle, and the replacement of the national football team has been put on the agenda. Therefore, this match with Oman will also become a real "farewell battle" for many players.
'For a lot of veteran players, this is their last chance to represent the national team in the World Cup qualifiers, and hopefully they can enjoy football and everyone should cherish it." Li Xiaopeng said at the pre-match press conference, "I hope that the whole team can have a good play and achieve good results." ”
In addition, the current Chinese team has Wang Shenchao, Zhang Linpeng, Zhu Chenjie, Xu Xin, Arthur Junmin, Zhang Yuning, Yu Dabao 7 players carrying a yellow card, if any of them in this game yellow, a total of two yellow cards, the suspension penalty will take effect in the first round of next year's Asian Cup group stage. In other words, even if the players with two yellows on their backs are selected for the Chinese team list for the 2023 China Asian Cup, they will not be able to play in the first game of the Chinese team. The yellow card problem has somewhat bound the hands and feet of the above-mentioned players, especially the "successor" players such as Zhu Chenjie and Xu Xin, who need to be careful.