According to the plan, China's national soccer team will play matches against Myanmar and Palestine on June 16th and 20th. According to Oriental Sports Daily, Zhang Linpeng is likely to take the captaincy of the national team on the field.
For Jankovic, the main task at hand is undoubtedly to deal with the upcoming World Cup Qualifier 36 and the Asian Cup early next year. Before that, the two international match days in June and September are also of considerable importance. According to reports, the coaching staff didn't give the team any "breathing" time after the team's concentration, but directly started the high-intensity training twice a day. Since most of the players in this training session participated in the New Zealand tour in March, the players were familiar with the requirements and style of the head coach, especially in terms of the discipline of the whole team. Yankovic emphasized it the most.
Players such as Stanley Wang, Li Lei, Gao Junyi, Wang Ziming and Wang Qiuming made their debut in the national team coached by Jankovic. It's worth noting that the aforementioned "newcomers" will only know they have been selected after the CFA has announced the training list, rather than as in the past. The coaching staff and captains usually communicate with the selected players well in advance before the start of the training.
Because of his injury, Wu Xi is unable to participate in this national soccer team, so it is likely that Harbour center back Zhang Linpeng will captain the team in this tournament. In terms of age, among those participating in the training, Zhang Linpeng is one of the most senior among them, having been born in 1989, while the other two of the same age are Wang Dalei and Ackerson. It should be noted that they were all born in 1989. Considering that Zhang Linpeng has excelled both in terms of his overall ability and his experience with the national team, he is certainly the ideal candidate for the position.
