At 20 o'clock tonight, the national football team will play the Singapore team again in the world preliminaries, but the mood of the fans has already been mixed.
In last week's meeting, they led by two goals, but were equalized by their opponents in the second half and lost a good game. In addition, the Thai team drew 1-1 with the South Korean team in the same round, and the situation of the national football team advancing to the round of 18 is very grim at this moment.
"Chinese players in training"
The opponent is in full swing, can the national football team withstand the pressure?
The home team was drawn at home, and the Singapore players were in full swing, which is not difficult to see in the details of the game.
Coach Tsutomu Ogura, too, has said that he is "not happy with the team's performance". On the 26th, talking about the draw in an interview, he bluntly said that the main dissatisfaction was that the Singapore team did not play the style of football they wanted in the first half.
"Singapore head coach Tsutomu Ogura at the press conference"
At the same time, he also said that the strength of the two teams is very good, each with its own characteristics. It is also said that the Chinese men's football team is an excellent team, but the Singapore team also has its own technical and tactical characteristics, and looks forward to achieving good results in the 26th World Preliminary Tournament between the two teams.
The implication of the interview revealed that he believed that the Singapore team had the technical and tactical ability to beat the national football team.
What is the new Singapore coach like?
"Singapore head coach Tsutomu Ogura in training"
Here's a timeline:
Tsutomu Ogura, who resigned from the Tokyo Green team on January 12, and then performed well in the Asian Cup under Japanese coach Masata Ishii, which also allowed the previously hesitant Singapore team to quickly complete the change of manager. On February 1, Beijing time, the Singapore Football Association officially announced: Tsutomu Ogura officially became the new coach of the Singapore national team.
His individual results are as follows:
The 57-year-old served as an assistant coach for J-League side Tokyo Green last season, helping the team finish third in the J2 League last season, and finally successfully entered the J1 League through the promotion play-offs.
In addition, he won the J1 League championship with the team during his tenure as sports director of the Yokohama Mariners in the 2019 season. As an assistant coach, he participated in the 2012 London Olympics with the Japanese Olympic team, and finally finished fourth;
From 2006 to 2010, he served as an assistant coach to the then Japanese national team coach Takeshi Okada.
These undoubtedly show that Ogura is very familiar with Asian football.
He is no stranger to Chinese football, having played against the Chinese team three times in his previous career as an assistant coach and achieved two wins and one draw. In particular, he also has a deep understanding and understanding of several active international players in the Chinese team, which is of great help to plan targeted tactics.
Will the coach show more targeted tactics in the next matchups?
"Singapore players in training"
Can the Chinese men's football team come out of the pressure of being forced to draw away in just 5 days?
Obviously, mentality is still a big problem.
Regarding the game, Ivankovic said in yesterday's press conference that the last game was an increase in motivation and confidence for the opponent, and it was a bigger challenge for us, and we will do our best to meet the challenge and play a wonderful process in this game.
The head coach of the Chinese team, Ivankovic (left), and the player Wu Lei at the press conference
However, in terms of the lineup, there is also good news for the national football team: that is, the Singapore team will have two core players who have played well at home and are suspended due to the accumulation of yellow cards.
What the international players will do on the pitch, let's look forward to tonight's game.
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