However, with the confirmation of the postponement of the Hangzhou Asian Games
Players on the national team, including several overage players, can participate normally in professional leagues with their clubs during the original Asian Games soccer tournament and preparation cycle or participate in the
AFC Cup (soccer championship)
Race.
Well, this season's
AFC Cup (soccer championship)
Will the tournament still run as intensively as initially planned, with five rounds in September? During this time, will the tournament transform into an organized
China Super League (soccer league)
League matches? To this question, the tournament organizers responded, "It is still under discussion. The specific arrangement will be determined according to the opening time of the league and other factors." It should be noted that whether or not the CFA organizes the September
AFC Cup (soccer championship)
Race, or organization
China Super League (soccer league)
和
soccer league
League, the clubs have been affected by the
None of the normal participation of international players can enjoy the personnel preferential playing policy, which objectively also helps the fair competition in various events.
The postponement of the Asian Games in Hangzhou will undoubtedly have an impact on
The preparation plan of the national team at the level and the organization of personnel recruitment have had an impact. For example, the CFA's efforts to match
The national team's preparation and competition, specially from the national men's soccer team "borrowed" Zhang Linpeng, Wu Xi, Zhang Yuning three overage players to support. According to the original plan, these three overage players would have traveled with the team to Japan to participate in the East Asia Cup (East Asia Quarterfinals) soccer tournament. However, after the postponement of the Asian Games in Hangzhou was confirmed, the participation of the three became doubtful.
It is worth noting the recent news from both Japan and South Korea that there are only two international match day cycles left in the year, scheduled for June and September, due to the start of the World Cup proper in Qatar. Therefore, it is possible that both Japan and South Korea will see the East Asian Cup as an important pre-tournament practice opportunity in order to prepare well for the World Cup. In this case, the two football associations do not rule out the possibility of sending a national team with full strength or close to full strength to participate in this year's East Asian Cup. As late July is the break between professional leagues in Europe, even if the East Asian Cup is not played in the FIFA-recognized International Match Day Cycle, there is a possibility that Japan and South Korea will convince the relevant European clubs to release their national players to participate in the East Asian Cup.
CFA,
The level national team coaching staff is also keeping a close eye on both Japan and South Korea. If both opponents send their official national teams to the East Asian Cup, the
The class national team is bound to take a couple of overage internationals with them on the trip, after all, for the
For the national team and even the future Chinese team, the opportunity to play such a game is very precious.
go so far as to
There is no clear schedule for when the class national team will start the new training session, which is before the East Asian Cup. Head coach Jankovic said that if the national players are able to fully participate in the professional league, then the
The level national team is perfectly capable of regrouping before traveling to Japan, and conversely will begin training as early as possible. However, the earliest the buildup can take place is early July.
Although the postponement of the Asian Games in Hangzhou has given the CFA and CFF more room to program league and cup fixtures, the new season
China Super League (soccer league)
It is no longer a distant dream that the league will rationally organize the various stages of the cycle and complete all 34 rounds.
