Leon: Missing my family, but winning is the most important thing

On the evening of October 3, local time, the Chinese team continued to train outdoors in the base of the Uae Sharjah Club. Before the training began, defender Leon gave an interview to the media. He said that although he misses his family, for him and all his teammates at present, winning the game is the most important thing.

So far, the Chinese team has been stationed in West Asia for nearly 40 days. The long closed work and life has also caused a huge impact on the psychology of international footballers. Leon commented: "During this time, we have been in a very positive state of extraordinary state (training, life). After some adjustments from the first two days, we are going to get back to the next few days of training. I think by the day of the match [October 7th national football team vs Vietnam] we should be in a very good level. When there is no game, I will always actively adjust my form. The coach will let us watch some opponent profiles or game videos in time. ”

Long-term separation from relatives, especially young children, may be an ordeal for "daddies" like Leon. Li Ang said: "Basically, my family and I can only communicate through WeChat. In the past two days, I happened to meet with my second eldest, my second daughter, during the daytime local time, and in fact, I only met her twice. So I miss the kids very much, and it's good that the boss knows me. In fact, the children are at home, I am not very worried, because the family will take good care of the family or children, the whole family will give me full support and help, let me concentrate on the national team training, competition. I feel that although I miss my family now, I feel that at the moment, it is the most important thing for us to win the game. ”

Recently, the national football team has frequently been injured, and some defender players have been injured. So will the team's defensive line be adversely affected? To this, Li Ang replied: "I think Li Dao (head coach Li Tie) asked us not to put forward these two days. From the beginning of the team, he put forward very strict requirements for our backline, requiring each of our defender players to speak and communicate with each other on the field, after all, the players standing behind can see the situation on the field more clearly, and we have the responsibility to echo our teammates, which is a very important part of teamwork. Although some players have been injured, I don't think it should be a particularly big problem. ”

As for the question of how to communicate verbally with the naturalized player and defender partner Jiang Guangtai, Li Ang replied: "In fact, we have no problem with simple on-field communication in English. Therefore, there is no obstacle to echoing each other. As Jiang Guangtai said in an interview, football is a language, so I don't think we have a problem communicating with each other. ”

For the rhythm of the round of 12, Li Ang, who once appeared in the second round, also has a deep understanding. He said: "I think the feeling is definitely not the same, the top 40 and the top 12, we don't feel the same. I think the Round of 12 is an exchange between the top asian teams. Through the competition, we can recognize the gap between our team and many of the strongest Teams in Asia. It is also based on this understanding that we can face more difficult challenges with a more positive attitude, and then work hard to learn and catch up. ”

For the match against Vietnam in the third round of the round of 12, the goal of the Chinese team is very consistent, that is, it must take all 3 points. So will the international football players add psychological pressure to this? To this, Leon replied: "First of all, we must first understand the opponent. Only by understanding the opponent can we play calmly, that is to say, there will be no fear of psychology. At present, the information of the opponent has been mastered by each of us, so in recent times, we have also continued to do some targeted training for the technical and tactical play of the Vietnamese team through training. I'm very much looking forward to this match against Vietnam and I'm very much looking forward to winning this game. ”

Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Zhao

Editor/Zhou Xueshuai