At dusk on March 19th in the United Arab Emirates, the Chinese men's national team actively prepared for the upcoming final round of the World Preliminary Round 12 in Sharjah, and the team went to the Sharjah Sharon base to start training as usual. Gao Junyi, a member of the first practice who was previously absent due to injury, has returned to the team and joined his teammates in the intense preparation for the match. Now.
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For the first time, the showdown kicked off with a full lineup.
Early morning on the 19th.
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and members of the U23 national team, as well as other members of the delegation, received a nucleic acid test in accordance with epidemic prevention regulations in the hotel where they stayed. However, at this very juncture, unexpected news came from Europe that Li Lei, who plays for Grasshopper in Switzerland, was injured in training and is expected to be out of action for four weeks, unable to take part in the next World Qualifier. This unexpected situation caught the coaching team off guard. The original plan was for Li Lei to return to the team on the 21st after the Grasshoppers' league match. Considering the strength of the rival Saudi Arabia's offense, the
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There may be more focus on defense. Due to Li Lei's late return to the team, as well as jet lag and travel fatigue, he may not be able to start on the road against Oman. Nonetheless, the coaching staff still plans to utilize Li Lei's strengths on the offensive end.
It is worth mentioning that the national team has already made various plans during the preparation stage in Haikou, such as not calling up Wu Lei this time. The absence of overseas players may have galvanized the UAE's existing 24 players. In addition, Gao Junyi returned to the team and participated in the full team training due to his travel and the injury he sustained during the training in Haikou. Compared to before, the training on the 19th started at 19:00 local time, half an hour earlier than usual. From the first 15 minutes of warm-up activities, after a day of adjustment, the players' condition has obviously improved, and the technical and tactical training is also carried out as usual.
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A warm-up match will be played, but the team is now likely to change to an in-house educational match. It is also possible that the training venue will be shifted from the Khalid bin Fahd Stadium at the base to the Sharjah Stadium.
