The AFC Cup does not allow the road! National Football League training forced to be postponed, only 10 training sessions before the war against Japan
News on July 24 said that the national team's training date was forced to be postponed due to the fact that many international players will be involved in the quarterfinals of the AFC Cup, which will be held on August 21 and 22nd. The training could start as early as August 23rd. The AFC Cup does not allow the road! The national football team has been forced to postpone the training, only 10 training sessions before the battle against Japan.
Next, the Chinese team is expected to welcome the important matchups of the 18-team tournament on September 5 and 10, which are away to Japan and home to Saudi Arabia, respectively. In order to fully prepare for these matches, the national team's coaching staff and the Football Association originally planned to launch a new training session on August 18th. The 24th round of Super League matches was moved up to mid-July in order to secure time for the national team's training.
However, with clubs such as Shanghai Harbour, Shanghai Shenhua, Shandong Taishan and Beijing Guoan, the main sources of international players, advancing to the last eight of the F.A.C.A. Cup, these teams are scheduled to compete in the quarter-finals on August 21st and 22nd. Given that the AFC Cup winners can go through to next season's AFC Champions League, the clubs have expressed great importance and are proposing to send their strongest lineups, including members of their international teams. As a result, the national team has decided not to call up international players during the AFC Cup in order to respect the interests of the clubs.
In view of this arrangement, if the national team according to the original plan to gather on August 18, the initial can be there less than 10 players, it is difficult to organize effective training. After communication between the FA and the coaching team, the training time is adjusted to after the quarter-finals of the F.A.C.A. Cup, that is, no earlier than August 23rd. The international players who did not participate in the AFC Cup will get proper rest. As planned, the Chinese team will leave Dalian for Tokyo on September 2 to make final preparations for the match against Japan on the 5th.
