To prepare for this year's preparation for the u17 Asian Cup, on January 3, the u17 soccer team began a 17-day training in Yuxi, Yunnan Province. Talking about the goal of this training, coach Yang Chen said that in addition to strengthening physical reserves and completing basic training, he also hopes to investigate newcomers and strengthen the team's defense through this training.
Due to health factors, three players from the u17 national soccer team still have not arrived at the site. Meanwhile, nearly half of the 37 players have just recovered from injuries. In this case, the team's training in the past few days was divided into two groups, with players who had a short recovery time carrying out jogging and stretching exercises, while the other group has begun to gradually carry out physical fitness and basic skills and tactics training.
In this training, the main goal of the coaching staff is to investigate newcomers and strengthen the team's defensive strength. In this regard, Yang Chen said that after the Asian Cup qualifiers, the coaching staff carried out an in-depth summary, the primary task is to absorb fresh blood and strengthen the defensive force. To this end, Yang Chen and his assistants in the first time after returning to the Zhuhai tournament and Beihai tournament, which is the first Chinese Youth Football League. 2023, u in the national soccer team for the first time in the training of the 40-person list, in addition to participate in the Asian Cup qualifiers, Wang Yudong, Ji Wen, Huang Kaijun, Kang Hua, and so on, there are 17 new faces. They were acquired by the coaching staff through the China Youth Championship. "Fresh blood".
"Only good players, we will give them the opportunity to show." Yang Chen said the key position for scouting the newcomers is the center back, "Defense is our shortcoming, especially in the final stage of the Asian Cup, our opponents are very strong, so we must do a good job in defense first. So I hope to find good defensive players among these newcomers, especially players with defensive versatility, preferably players who can adapt to two or three positions."
