On May 14, the AFC officially released the news that the 2023 event originally scheduled to be held in China
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The tournament will be held in a different location. This change of heart has undoubtedly had a profound effect on the Chinese team's training program. Despite the fact that the Chinese team is in Qatar
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Out at the final stage, there is no tournament duty for the year for the time being, but given that the
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The national team's preparations continue to be daunting as its record is closely linked to its competitiveness in the 2026 World Qualifiers.
On the issue of the current head coach Li Xiaopeng's retention, it must be clarified as soon as possible, so that the team can quickly determine the direction, into the new cycle of preparation. It is reported that since the end of March
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Since the end of the 12 tournament journey, the team management did not give a clear answer on the issue of the current coaching team's retention, which also puts Li Xiaopeng in some kind of predicament.
Host status of national soccer team disappears
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After the announcement of the change of venue, the Chinese team as Qatar's World Qualifier 12 cum
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One of the 12 teams that advanced in the second phase of the qualifying round to qualify for the
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Final stage. However, due to the disappearance of the host status, affected by the fall of the international ranking to the 10th place in Asia, the Chinese team can only participate in the next year's final stage as the 2nd or even 3rd ranked team.
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The main event.
According to the opening program (final draft) reported by CFA to the higher sports management authorities on May 16, the new season
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The league will open on June 3rd. And the FIFA and AFC calendars show that the latest part of the international competition cycle will run from May 30 to June 14, which means that the
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No training and competition will be organized during this cycle.
According to the competition program, the CFA and CFA preparatory team is expected to organize five rounds in September
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regular competitions or working leagues, and therefore affected by this.
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It is also possible that training and competitions may not be organized during the International Competition Day cycle of the month. Since Qatar
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Only these two International Race Day cycles remain in the year before the start of the tournament, so in the
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With the confirmation of a trip to Japan for the East Asian Cup, the national men's soccer team is likely to have no more tournament commitments this year.
National football team "no leader" is not appropriate
However, it is indeed unusual for a national team to go more than six months without training or competition. So far, the AFC has done nothing but confirm that the 2023
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Outside of the change of venue, there is no program to change the duration of the tournament. After the end of the Qatar World Qualification campaign, the Chinese team objectively need to go through a renewal. Even if the team is affected by the epidemic and other objective factors in the short term can not carry out international warm-up matches, but still need the necessary preparatory planning, "no head of the dragon" is obviously not appropriate. In this case, Li Xiaopeng team is to stay or abdicate, need to come up with a clear statement as soon as possible.
On May 16, a media report said, "
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The odds are that a new head coach will be picked."
However, there is no such confirmation from the CFA at this time.
It should be noted that the appointment of Li Xiaopeng's team was made under a sports administration-led
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The "Leadership Operating Group" is in charge of the implementation, so even if the change of manager is confirmed, it will need to be carried out by the team management through a strict procedure. From this point of view, the decision-making power around this matter is not in the CFA, or the CFA is also waiting.
No clear answer yet on whether to stay or leave
It is understood that when the team management chose Li Xiaopeng had a clear point, that is, under normal circumstances
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There is no change of command in the short term, and its landscape is similar to that of the National
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The selection of Shui Qingxia as skipper is consistent.
However, so far, the team management did not give a clear statement on the issue of Li Xiaopeng's stay. Li Xiaopeng has not even received a notice to "report on the final 4 rounds of the final 12 rounds of the team's work". In other words, Li Xiaopeng himself has no clear answer as to whether he will stay or leave his post. From a strict sense, Li Xiaopeng is still
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The manager, so should he then continue with all the preparatory work for the next stage of the team's preparations?
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Lok Kwok Fu gets his first start in his return to the Barclays Premier League
In the 6th round of the Brazilian Primera A soccer tournament, which ended in the early morning of May 16th, Minero Americas lost 0-1 to Coritiba on the road at the Cueto Pereira Stadium. Chinese naturalized player Luo Guofu, who plays for the visiting team, made his debut and was substituted in the 62nd minute. This was the first time that Luo Guofu made his debut for his new club after returning to Brazilian professional soccer.
In the fifth round of the Barclays Premier League on May 8, Minero Americas had defeated Atletico Mineiro 2-1 on the road. The two players who play for the two teams respectively, Luo Guofu and Hulk, both
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The old guard completed a special reunion in this contest. Unfortunately, both failed to score. And in that match, Luo Guofu didn't make his debut for Minero Americano as a substitute until the 57th minute.
After recent hard training, Luo Guofu's physical and mental condition has reached the standard of debut. In the 6th round of the Barclays Premier League, which kicks off at 4:30 a.m. Beijing time on the 16th, Luo Guofu will start as a debutant for the Minero Americano team.
With Nascimento's goal at the end of the half, Coritiba won the match 1-0. Lok Kok Fu was replaced by Nascimento in the 62nd minute. In the previous round, it was the same man who was replaced by Lok Kok Fu.
Although he didn't score, Luo Guofu was more active and created some chances in the hour or so of playing time. He was able to make his debut in his second game back in the Barclays Premier League, and he is looking forward to his "first goal" as soon as possible.
