Yesterday was the fourth day of training for the Japanese men's basketball team, and on this day, Japan had a media day, and the overall number of people was very large, and they were paying attention to this Asian preliminaries. After all, the development of the Japanese men's basketball team in recent years is still okay, and it also entered the Olympic Games last year. Therefore, every time the national team has a mission, Japan clearly stipulates that each main team must participate, so as to achieve a run-in as much as possible.
And this time the Japanese lineup is very strong. Except for the main players who played overseas and did not come, the other players have participated in the World Cup, especially the naturalized players, in order to run in as much as possible and prepare for the Olympic Games in advance.
Under this trend, Japanese coach Horvath also made it very crisp in his interview after yesterday's media day, he made it clear: The Japanese women's basketball team to the Japanese men's basketball team, the first two times against China were lost, and they lost badly, and we want revenge. Such words are also to the point, and Japan is eager to win this Asian qualifier.
But this competition is a big challenge for us. On the one hand, it's away from home, and if Japan play with enough momentum, they're likely to have a wave and it's very difficult for us to win. On the other hand, it is to train young players, Zhang Zhenlin, Zhou Qi and other players are not there in this game, and there are too many inexperienced players, which is a huge hidden danger for us. Coupled with Qiao Shuai's lack of understanding of various players, this will hinder our performance on the pitch.
Of course, our strength is still okay, especially on the inside line, and it will be difficult for Japan to solve Hu Jinqiu alone. I also hope that at that time, Yang Hansen can stand up. And on the front line, there is also the big core of Abudu. He's been transforming in every way this season, and he's going to be a big boost to the team's forward line. But the defensive task of the back line is much bigger, and they need to limit Japan's three points. At last year's World Cup, our perimeter defense was terrible, which seriously affected the aggressiveness of the team.