National football coach Ivankovic recently traveled to Dalian to personally inspect the Barracuda Bay Stadium in Dalian, which will host the first home match of the 18-team national football team. This inspection not only let Ivanovic on the Dalian district of the match conditions, more let him on the national football in Dalian preparation prospects full of confidence.
According to reports, Ivankovic was quickly put into the intense inspection work after arriving in Dalian. He not only on the Barracuda Bay Stadium turf quality, venue capacity and other hardware facilities for a detailed inspection, but also personally experienced the national football team in Dalian resident hotel conditions. For the Dalian match area in the transportation, reception and other aspects of the thoughtful arrangements, Ivankovic also gave a high evaluation.
Of particular note, Ivankovic was full of praise for the quality of the turf at Barracuda Bay. He said that the relatively cool weather in Dalian and the quality of the turf provided good conditions for the game. He also watched a video of Dalian Yingbo's match at Barracuda Bay in the China League One and praised the atmosphere of over 55,000 spectators who flocked to the stadium. This is further proof that Barracuda Bay Stadium has the ability to help the national soccer team with its overwhelming popularity and create a good home atmosphere for the players.
In order to cooperate with the national football team to prepare for the first two rounds of the 18-team tournament, Dalian Match Zone has also reserved the two best natural grass fields in Barracuda Bay Stadium as the exclusive training ground for the national football team. This initiative undoubtedly provides the national football team with more convenient and high-quality training conditions.
During the inspection period, Ivankovic also specially in the national football resident hotel "test" a night. For the hotel conditions, he was also deeply satisfied. He said that the Dalian district in the capacity of the stadium, the quality of the turf, training venues and hotel arrangements, etc. are doing very well, that the conditions of the tournament here "superb".
After the visit, Ivankovic returned to Beijing on the afternoon of July 19th. But he didn't stop there, he planned to go to Gongtian Stadium on the 21st to watch Beijing Guoan's home match against Tianjin Jinmen Tigers. This schedule shows the importance and urgency he attaches to the preparation of the national soccer team.
Through this inspection, Ivankovic not only has a more in-depth understanding and knowledge of the conditions of Dalian, but also provides valuable reference for the national football team in the next preparation work. It is believed that under the leadership of Ivankovic, the national football team will make full use of the high-quality conditions of the Dalian tournament area, go all out to prepare for the 18th round of the tournament, and bring more exciting matches to the fans.