On the evening of March 26, local time, our men's football team started training on the second day after arriving in Muscat, Oman. Although the core of the midfield, Jin Jingdao, did not participate in the training for two consecutive days, but the team is still in accordance with the established pace, organized preparation for the game. It is reported that, facing the Omani team, which is slightly less powerful in the same group, our team must remain undefeated in order to ensure that the ranking in Asia does not fall further. Under this pressure, head coach Li Xiaopeng and the whole team are eager to win a victory for the 12 strong tournament to draw a successful conclusion. Therefore, in the last two days of training, the team especially strengthened the offensive end of the drill, improve the conversion speed and efficiency from defense to offense became the focus of the day's training.
Upon arrival in Muscat on the afternoon of March 25, our team immediately went to the resident hotel to recuperate. That evening, the team showed up to train at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Center secondary stadium, the venue for the match against Oman on the 29th.
A total of 21 players participated in training, in which Zhu Chenjie, Dai Weijun and Jin Jingdao, who all played in the Sino-Saudi match, were absent due to injury. In the training on the evening of the 26th, Zhu Chenjie and Dai Weijun returned, while Jin Jingdao continued to stay in the hotel to recuperate.
After the start of the joint practice, Zhu Chenjie and Zheng Zheng, the left center back who made his debut in the last round, were accompanied by the team doctor on the sidelines and then jogged. From the team's feedback, the two men's injuries are not serious, and after rest and recuperation, both can participate in normal training and games. Dai Weijun, on the other hand, participated in the whole day's joint practice.
In fact, Jin Jingdao was originally one of the starting double backs considered by the coaching staff for the Sino-Saudi match. However, due to an injury that occurred during pre-match training, Jin Jingdao was ultimately unable to start. After coming on as a substitute, his thigh muscle injury further deteriorated. In this case, the coaching staff had to strengthen the protection of his body.
It should be noted that captain Wu Xi managed to make a comeback this round after being suspended in the previous round. Unsurprisingly, he will return to the starting lineup of the national football team in the away match against Oman, partnering with Xu Xin at the back.
On the evening of the 26th, the training volume of our team was significantly reduced compared to the previous. After completing the physical recovery training such as pulling and pulling, the coaching team organized special training such as small range cooperation, 7 to 7 local passing and receiving and rebounding, shooting and other special training.
Although the whole training time is not more than 70 minutes, but the arrangement of training content is very precise. It is reported that, combined with the previous preparations and the actual situation of the China-Saudi Arabia match, our team is expected to continue to play the "three center backs" tactics in the away match against Oman. Given that Oman is weaker than Saudi Arabia, our team's specific formation may change from "541" to "343". In the case of captain Wu Xi returned to the team, our team will intentionally strengthen the attack. The training on the 26th is to improve the team's conversion speed and efficiency from defense to offense.
Currently, our team and Oman are ranked 9th and 10th respectively within Asia. If our team loses in this match, according to the points rule, the two teams' rankings will be swapped. This will undoubtedly bring greater losses to the national football team. From this point of view, the national football team must improve the quality of its offense and conclude its journey to the Top 12 with a victory.
