As the training in Hainan comes to an end, the Chinese men's national team will usher in the finale of the training. 4 o'clock in the evening of March 15, the national football team will be in Haikou and the U23 national football team also prepared for the warm-up match here to play a key confrontation, which is the national football team in this training to participate in the last warm-up match. After the match, the national football team will officially determine the final list of players for the remaining two matches of the Asian Zone 12 World Qualifying Tournament, and will take a chartered flight to the United Arab Emirates on March 17 together with the U23 national football team.
At present, the national football team has a total of 30 players in Haikou to start training, but throughout the training process, the players' injuries and fatigue vary, not every training can remain full. Nevertheless, the domestic players who have the qualification to represent the national football team to participate in the 12 strong match have been fully included in the training list.
Previously, the national football team in March 9 and 12, respectively, and the Super League Changchun Yatai team played two warm-up matches, the score was 1-1 and 5-0. In these two training, the national football team used the upper and lower half of the rotating lineup of the strategy, Li Xiaopeng, the coach not only comprehensively assessed the state of the existing players, but also focus on the cultivation of the three center back tactical system. From the process and results of the warm-up match, Coach Li is more satisfied with the current overall performance of the national football team.
On the afternoon of March 15, the national football team will play the last warm-up match with the U23 national football team, which is also training in Haikou and is coached by foreign coach Jankovic, which will be the last practice before leaving for the United Arab Emirates.
U23 national football team this year's top priority is to prepare for the Asian Games in Hangzhou in September, and the "Dubai Cup" in late March is a rare opportunity for them to exercise. During the training in Haikou, the U23 national football team only arranged a warm-up match with the national football team. At the same time, the national football team also has a number of U23 age players, while the U23 national football team from the national football team loaned Jiang Shenglong, Wu Shaocong two players. From the perspective of tactical preparation, the importance of this warm-up match is self-evident.
It is reported that the national football team will announce the list of 23 to 24 players who will go to the United Arab Emirates that night after finishing the warm-up match against the U23 national football team. According to this period of training and the physical condition of the players, Wei Shihao, Chi Zhongguo and Tong Lei, three players with serious injuries, may fall out of the list, and the final fate of the other players will depend on the performance of the final game.
As for overseas players, Wu Lei has basically been excluded from the call-up list. On the one hand, Wu Lei's performance in the Top 12 was not ideal, and on the other hand, his position in the Spaniards is quite embarrassing. For the sake of protecting Wu Lei's future career development, the coaching staff decided not to call him up. Instead, Li Lei, who plays for Grasshopper Club in the Swiss Super League, will fly to Dubai to join the national soccer team.
In terms of naturalized players, apart from Jiang Guangtai who is already in Dubai for individual fitness training, the other four naturalized players will miss the last two matches of the Top 12.
According to the plan, the national football team will take a chartered flight to Dubai with the U23 national football team on the afternoon of March 17, Beijing time. At 23:00 p.m. Beijing time on March 24, the national football team will face Saudi Arabia; at 0:00 a.m. on March 30, the national football team will face Oman.
