After the 1:1 draw with Malaysia, the national football team will welcome the international warm-up match with its old rival Syria on the evening of the 12th, which is the last warm-up opponent of this Chengdu training.
At the pre-match press conference, national football coach Jankovic said that he had reviewed and analyzed the last game, was ready to play against Syria, and wanted to win to reward the fans.
National football training before matches. Photo by China News Network reporter Bian Liqun
Problem solving is key
The last 1:1 draw with Malaysia, the unsatisfactory process and result made the national football team booed by the home fans.
At the pre-match press conference, national football striker Wu Lei also admitted that the process and result of the last game were not very satisfactory, and hoped that the existing problems could be solved in the match with Syria.
From a good point of view, warming up with an opponent like Malaysia is the value of this, which can fully expose the existing problems of the national football team and further "wake up" the team.
In particular, the problem of midfield, as early as the last training in Dalian, faced the limited strength of the Myanmar team and the Palestinian team, but in this Chengdu training, not only the problem has not been solved, but under the strengthening of the warm-up opponent, it has been further amplified.
There are as many as 13 players over 30 years old in this national football training, from the perspective of the match with Malaysia, most of them are in average condition, how to adjust in this case, is also a problem that Jankovic needs to think about, and the previous thinking may not work.
National football training before matches. Photo by China News Network reporter Bian Liqun
Opportunities are running out
On the bad side, there are only 2 months left before the first match of the World Qualifiers against Thailand, plus there are only 3 matches left in this match against Syria. And today's national football team has obviously not reached a smooth state.
The opponent of the Syrian team can be called the "bitter master" of the national football team, and in the past two World Preliminary Rounds, it has created many problems for the national football team and left a lot of bitter memories.
Syria is currently ranked 94th in the world and 80th in the national football team. Although the national football team has won 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in the last 5 games against the opponent, in the main match of the World Preliminary Round, the national football team has achieved 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Earlier, Syria also played a warm-up match with Malaysia, who equalised with two goals ahead. For the national football team, this warm-up match will also be a good opportunity to further polish the squad.
National football coach Jankovic in his pre-match press conference. Photo by China News Network reporter Bian Liqun
Take the win
At the pre-match press conference, coach Jankovic revealed that after the match against Malaysia, the national football team training is mainly based on recovery, and against Syria will also send players in good physical condition.
Li Shuai, who left the game injured in the last match, will not appear in the match against Syria, but fortunately will resume soon. In addition, Lin Liangming, who left early last time due to injury, will also miss the match against Syria.
National football training before matches. Photo by China News Network reporter Tu Xin
On the match against Syria, Jankovic said: "The game is played once every three days, and the team has entered the rhythm of the game, which is also to simulate the rhythm of the subsequent cup.
'The team has reviewed the issue of playing against Malaysia and is ready for the game against Syria to repay the fans with a win. Jankovic said.