On July 19, the East Asian Cup will kick off, and at the same time, the first phase of the Chinese Super League will also be concluded on July 12th. Part of the international players where the club's 10th round of Super League matches will be concluded on the 11th, which means that the upcoming trip to Japan's national football "mixed lineup" will be formally assembled on the 12th. Originally our country is the host of the East Asian Cup, but affected by the epidemic, the Chinese Football Association had no choice but to give up the right to organize. Just in time for the World Cup year, Japan and South Korea two teams are expected to use the East Asian Cup to test the strength of the national team's replacements and marginal players to determine the final list to participate in the World Cup in Qatar. The level of competition in this year's East Asian Cup should not be underestimated.
After repeated training sessions and long periods of isolation in the Top 12, the international players are physically and mentally exhausted. If they go to Japan to participate in the East Asian Cup, they also need to face up to 20 days of isolation, so it is understandable that there is resistance. However, for this "mixed national football team", due to the formation of the team time is short, the players will inevitably have resistance, coupled with the strength of the opponents (Japan, South Korea) is not bad, the first two matches of the East Asian Cup is likely to end in a loss. In such a premise, the players can mobilize the enthusiasm to face Hong Kong, China, in front of the hard target must win, "mixed national football" and can show what kind of state, these are full of doubts.
Attachment: China Men's Football East Asian Cup Fixtures (Beijing Time)
July 20 18:00 China vs South Korea
July 24 18:20 Japan vs China
July 27 15:00 China vs Hong Kong, China
