According to the plan, the Chinese team will conduct the second outdoor joint training at the side field of the Tianjin Olympic Sports Center on the evening of the 24th, and the coaching staff will arrange the specific content of the training session that night according to the rhythm of 48 hours before the second match between China and the new one. In order to avoid a 3-point deficit, the coaching staff may strengthen the offensive firepower and strengthen the defensive line by adjusting the lineup.
On the evening of the 23rd, a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily saw in the vice field of the Tianjin Olympic Sports Center, including Zhang Linpeng, the protagonist of the "Retreat Storm", and Zhang Yuning, who retired from injury in the game on the 21st, all 26 international players who went to Singapore with the team rushed to the training site that night. It's just that Zhang Yuning did not participate in the team's group confrontation training due to a soft tissue injury in his feet, but jogged on the sidelines from the beginning of the training to adjust his body.
Although the Chinese team was surprisingly forced to draw by the Singapore team away from home, in terms of the competitive situation in Group C of the round of 36, as long as the Chinese team can ensure that they can defeat the Singapore team and the Thai team at home respectively, then qualifying will be a high probability event. In this case, the national football coach and management team also constantly reminded the players not to be disturbed by negative emotions and devote themselves to the preparation for the 26th mid-rematch and the new rematch.
It is precisely in order to allow the players to play the game on the 26th with a full mental attitude, and the national football coaching staff did not arrange high-intensity training on the evening of the 23rd. After a simple physical recovery session, the team conducted a "positioning" drill. And the vast majority of the main players who participated in the 21st game did not participate in the confrontation training.
It is understood that the Chinese team will enter the final sprint stage of preparation 48 hours before the game. This means that in the training on the evening of the 24th, the coaching staff will focus on the technical and tactical play style promoted by the new game, and set up and grind the formation through high-intensity group confrontation. What kind of formation and lineup will the national football team use to face the Singapore team, the answer will be revealed in the training session on the evening of the 24th.
Objectively speaking, the Chinese team's offensive performance in the first leg of the two teams on the 21st was acceptable. If the effect of grasping the fighter is more ideal, the Chinese team can score more than 3 goals in the first half alone. As for the disconnection between the offensive and defensive ends and the "stuck" defense in the second half, it largely stemmed from the unclear sense of position of some players after the change of formation. Head coach Ivankovic has become more familiar with the technical and awareness characteristics of his players through coaching during the game, so he will also use the only three pre-match training sessions to improve the lineup.
Due to the fact that some players, including captain Zhang Linpeng and striker Zhang Yuning, were plagued by injuries to varying degrees, Zhang Linpeng also admitted that he had to play injections to meet the needs of the debut since the Asian Cup, so in the game on the 26th, Ivan did not rule out the possibility of local adjustments to the team's starting lineup. It is worth noting that during the local regional group confrontation training on the 23rd, Exxon's state has improved compared with before. In addition, Barton, an attacker who failed to play in the game on the 21st, also expressed his expectation of representing the national football team at his "home stadium" at a fan meeting on the 23rd.
In addition to strengthening the offensive firepower, the Chinese team will also strive not to concede a goal in this game. In fact, in the case of fierce competition in the same group in the round of 36, the Chinese team and the main rival Thai team have the possibility of the same number of points after the stage of the event. Since the teams with the same number of points in the same group of the World Preliminary Tournament are first ranked on goal difference, the Chinese team, which is currently temporarily behind Thailand in terms of goal difference, must score as many goals as possible, and at the same time strive to concede fewer goals, or even no goals.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Yun
Editor/Wang Haozhou