On the evening of September 12, the national football team will usher in the second opponent of the September Phoenix Hill Sports Park professional soccer stadium warm-up Syria. It is worth noting that Li Shuai, Lin Liangming and Gao Junyi, the three left side players of the national football team, are absent from the training. In this match with Syria, the left side of the national football team is facing a huge change.
For national soccer fans, Syria is an old familiar rival in recent years:Syria won 1 and lost 1 in the last World Cup qualifying round of 40, and then the national football team played an internal teaching match with Syria on the eve of the Top 12 and drew 1-1. Although it was just a warm-up match, it became crucial against the backdrop of the national soccer team's last draw with Malaysia and under a lot of public pressure. The national football team needed to change its mental outlook and technical and tactical skills, and the generals of the national football team expressed their determination. In the pre-match press conference, Yankovic looked ahead to the game: "The team West Malaysia and today reviewed the whole game."
Japan beat Germany 4-1 after the national soccer team drew 1-1 with Malaysia in their last match. The contrast has left fans feeling helpless, but Jankovic has a different understanding of the situation. He said: "We are not in a position to underestimate any opponent and there is no need to overestimate any opponent. Asian teams did well in last year's World Cup. For example, Saudi Arabia beat Argentina, but China beat Saudi Arabia before."
"Now we will focus on Syria and on ourselves, correcting our problems like defensive tactics and adjusting them accordingly, like practicing attacking sets better. We will use our strengths and utilize experienced players like Wu Lei. He plays a very important role in the development of young players. Now, we are also open and transparent about the problems that exist in Malaysia and then look for solutions to solve the problems and give a clear indication to each player." Yankovic said.
Jankovic also pointed out that as a head coach, his biggest pressure before was not being able to play, and now there is no pressure: "We have to play our own style of play, for example, with Malaysia, the last two chances were to grab a win. I could say the same old thing about how we try to win, but it doesn't make sense. The most important thing is to get useful information from each game, as long as we gather enough information before the preliminaries to complete our tactical jigsaw."
Wu Lei, who attended the press conference with Jankovic, also looked ahead to the game: "Whether it's 10, 20 or 50 minutes, each of us wants to do our best for this team. In the 60th minute, everyone will try their best to take more responsibility. I also hope that tomorrow's game will be a good one, bringing more confidence to the team and more joy to more fans."
Wu Lei added: "I also understand the fans' expectations. Scoring goals is the responsibility of the striker. At the same time, the coach emphasized from the first day that defense is not only the responsibility of the defenders, but also the responsibility of the strikers. We need to work together, and that's the overall tactical idea that the coach brought to us. Now in my role in the national team, I hope to set a better example in leading the young players and play my role, not only on the pitch but also in life."
During the pre-match acclimatization training, the field became soft due to the rain in Chengdu. In order to protect the field, the international players did not train on the field, but only on the turf next to the field for physical training. Because the interval between the two matches is only two days, the most important thing for the national soccer team is to adjust their thoughts and develop more targeted technical and tactical skills.
It is worth noting that there were three injured players in the match against Malaysia.12 On the morning of December, Shanghai Port just officially announced that Li Shuai was injured. He was initially diagnosed with a concussion, cervical spine injury and severe root damage to multiple teeth, and has now returned to Shanghai. Not only Li Shuai, Lin Liangming and Gao Junyi were also injured during the game. Lin Liangming was replaced at half-time and Gao Junyi suffered a back injury. It can be said that in this match with Malaysia, the left side of the national football team is "all gone". Left center back, left wingback and left wing forward, of which Li Shuai and Lin Liangming can not play, Gao Junyi also can not play. Of course, the national football team also has the corresponding players, such as Stanley Wang, Li Lei, Chen Pu, Barton.
