The national football team played the last game of 2023, playing in the international A-level warm-up match in Abu Dhabi at a neutral venue, the whole process was closed, there was no audience, and there was no live broadcast, losing 0-2 to Oman, Wang Dalei started, both sides did not make achievements in the first half, Alavi's long-range shot broke the deadlock, Ghassani's counterattack expanded the advantage, and the national football team failed to score and finally lost the game. After the game, Wu Shaocong, who stayed abroad, returned to the team, and all the members of the national football team arrived.
This match with the Oman team is actually very important for the national football team, the warm-up match is very close to the competitive intensity of the Asian Cup, and the Oman team simulates the Asian Cup opponents Qatar and Lebanon, which is a good opportunity to test the results of the national football team's training. It is worth mentioning that the national football team was targeted to prepare for Oman, in which set-pieces were very important, but unfortunately they did not score set-pieces in the game.
In the face of Oman, which is ranked 5 higher in the world, the national football team regretted losing, and after the game sparked heated discussions, Beiqing's interpretation said that the international players were likely to be affected by the previous high-intensity training, and the players' physical and competitive state were not at their best.
But soon some fans said that such a reason is not valid, the previous training volume of the national football team is indeed not small, two practices a day, but from the 27th, it has become one practice a day, mainly to adjust, so that everyone has a good buffer, better preparation for the game with the Oman team, during which a variety of game-based activities were also done, including grabbing circles, net football, and grass skiing competitions. The 28th is also a day of practice, video classes and normal training, and the 29th is a competition.
Therefore, the media justified that the national football team was tired because of too much training, which is not true, because 2-3 days before the game, the training volume was significantly smaller, giving the players the opportunity and time to rest and adjust, but unfortunately they were still unable to win the Oman team and lost the game 0-2.
The next warm-up match of the national football team is against Hong Kong, China, on January 1, looking forward to the performance of the players, striving to win the opponent, and get off to a good start in 2024.