According to the plan, the Chinese team will play the second international warm-up match of this Siala practice with the Oman team in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at 7:15 p.m. local time (11:15 p.m. Beijing time) on the 29th. It is understood that the training intensity of the Chinese team has decreased significantly in the past two days. After a relaxation session with game content on the morning of the 27th, the team watched a video on the analysis of the technical and tactical characteristics of the Oman team on the morning of the next day. The outdoor training content in the afternoon was also strictly "closer" to the actual combat. It is also inferred from this that the technical and tactical play and personnel arrangements adopted by the Chinese team in this game will be close to the team's "Asian Cup lineup". And this game is actually a "competition field" for players in the same position to compete for the main force.
After completing the "two exercises in one day" on the 26th local time, the Chinese team ended a week-long physical preparation training. During this period, the players strengthened their physical reserves through content-rich, high-intensity, and high-volume training. The coaching staff with Jankovic as the coach also tested the effect of the training camp in the past week through the warm-up match between the team and the regional sports team of the UAE second-tier league club on the afternoon of the 25th local time. As for the specific results, Jankovic was generally satisfied.
According to the plan, the Chinese team will play the second warm-up match of this training camp with the Oman team, which also participated in the Asian Cup, on the evening of the 29th local time. Compared to the first instructional match, this match is a FIFA A-level match. The Chinese team warmed up with such a strong team, on the one hand, in order to further improve the team's ability to deal with "tough battles", and on the other hand, it is also an imaginary enemy with a similar style to the strongest opponent in the Asian Cup, the Qatar team.
It is precisely because the match day is approaching that Jankovic has greatly reduced the training volume and training intensity of the whole team from the 27th. During the training that morning, the laughter of the players was heard from time to time in the field. It turned out that in order to alleviate the physical and mental fatigue of the players, the coaching staff specially arranged physical exercises with the nature Xi of fun games such as "grass skiing" and "net football" during the training session. It seems to be easy and fun training, but it is also very technical and requires a lot of team spirit. Jankovic hopes to enhance the trust and understanding between the international players through fun and education.
It is worth noting that the training of the national football team on the 27th and 28th has returned to the rhythm of "one practice a day". However, unlike the previous days, where outdoor training was arranged in the morning, the training of the national football team on the 28th was scheduled in the afternoon. The main reason is that the warm-up matches between China and Argentina have been confirmed to be scheduled on the evening of the 29th local time. At 10 a.m. local time on the 28th, the Chinese team watched a video of the technical and tactical content of the Oman team in the resident hotel. It can be seen that the whole team attaches much more importance to the warm-up than in the previous game.
Compared with the teaching match on the 25th, the match between the Chinese team and the Oman team was more formal. Jankovic will obviously also design the lineup for this game with the "idea of grinding for the Asian Cup". At present, in addition to Wu Shaocong, a player from the Turkish League Club who will arrive on the 29th, the remaining 25 players, including Zhu Chenjie, a central defender who missed the game on the 25th due to health reasons, have participated in the team-wide training in the last two days. It's just that due to the excessive intensity of training in the early stage, veterans such as captain Wu Xi have obvious physical fatigue reactions. During training on the 27th, Wu Xi ran laps on the sidelines with Zhu Chenjie. "The players, especially some of the veterans, are really feeling tired and they need to adjust a little bit as well. A team insider said.
Since the overall personnel are still neat, the Chinese team can arrange as many players as possible during the warm-up match between China and Argentina as they did during the first warm-up match. I have to say that the match with the strong Oman team will, to some extent, become one of the reference bases for the Chinese team to predict the competition prospects of this Asian Cup. If they can win against this opponent, the national football team will accumulate more confidence. For the majority of international players, they also need to use such international A-level warm-up matches to prove their ability and compete for the main position.
Text/Beiqing Sports Xiao Yun