As we enter 2023, the dynamics of the national team are constantly updated, but the arrangements for the national soccer team are yet to come out, especially the warm-up matches, as quality matches are the best way to test the strength of the current squad. In the process of transition between the old and the new, the coaching staff needs to screen out suitable international players and deploy the starting lineup through warm-up matches. Moreover, according to general practice, the national team's warm-up should be arranged in advance, at least half a year or even a year in advance, so the national football team needs to determine the annual plan as soon as possible and determine the opponent as soon as possible.
Earlier, the New Zealand national team announced its warm-up schedule in advance, involving two matches against the national soccer team in late March. Subsequently, the domestic media analyzed the fact that it was unclear whether the national soccer team would be sent to the main tournament, as it did not rule out the participation of a selection team or the Asian Games team in the tournament. Just when there were speculations, the national soccer team announced two warm-up matches, which were against New Zealand, which confirmed that the main national soccer team would participate in the matches. Not only that, apart from the national soccer team, the U23 national football team will also be participating, against the New Zealand U23s, in a four-match series between the two countries.
In terms of game time, the two matches for the national soccer team are on March 23rd at 2pm and March 26th at 11am. The level of the game is international A level and as you know, the last game of the national soccer team was in June 2019 or under the coaching of Lippi against Tajikistan, which was won by the last goal. Now the match is also 45 months away, so you can say that it is a long wait. It should be noted that the average performance of the national soccer team in the world qualifiers is directly related to the lack of quality warm-ups, and it is difficult to understand their own strengths and deficiencies.
Although New Zealand is only ranked 105th in the world, it is no worse than 80th. The confrontation between the two sides is also dominated by the New Zealand national team. Moreover, the national football team is an away challenge this time, so the difficulty is not small. As for which coach will lead the team in their 45-month debut, it is yet to be determined. After all, it's not easy to select a coach, and it takes time to select one.
Therefore, do not rule out the possibility of Li Xiaopeng continue to coach, but this is also a double-edged sword, the good side, is expected to wait for the first victory, the outside world also hope that Li Xiaopeng a year after the direct takeoff, at least for the local coach, even in the future, at least you can leave the victory; but once the failure of the Li Xiaopeng's ability to coaching will once again be affected.
