As the week opens, Shanghai, which is training closely with the
China national soccer team
Has stepped into the tactical rehearsal preparation session. It is worth mentioning that Shandong Taishan's Guo Tianyu had to take a leave of absence due to personal family matters, but the rest of the 44 domestic players have all assembled.
Early in the morning of the 20th, the team will have the second internal confrontation during the training period, when the 25-member list that will travel with the team to Japan may be settled.
Liu Ruowan Vanadium and Li Shenglong are expected to come out on top in the 16th matchup.
The team was divided into two teams, red and white, coached by assistant coaches Li Jinyu and Chen Yang respectively. In the end, Zhu Chenjie of the white team and Wang Ziming of the red team scored a goal each in the first and second halves, and the two teams were tied at 1-1. It is worth mentioning that players such as Zhang Xizhe, Yin Hongbo, and Li Ang did not take part in the match due to muscle discomfort, as well as some players who participated in the final of the AFC Cup.
The possibility of several naturalized players flying directly to Japan to compete seems to be diminishing at the moment. Unsurprisingly, three of the 25 players going to Japan will be reserved for Wu Lei, Li Lei and Jiang Guangtai, who are staying in Dubai, while the other 22 players will be among those training in Shanghai.
It is worth mentioning that Liu Ruowan, who has just helped Chengdu Rongcheng to complete the super task, and Li Shenglong, who participated in the final of the AFC Cup, were given the opportunity to play in the confrontation match on the 16th despite signing up late. The coaching staff gave young players as many chances as possible to play in the match, which may mean that there will be "new faces" in the list for the trip to Japan, and it is not ruled out that a number of young players will be selected. Such a decision is not only for the absence of naturalized players to make preparations, but also for the national football team after the renewal of personnel reserves.
In the second internal confrontation on the afternoon of the 20th, some of the players who did not play in the first game are expected to debut, while a number of young players are expected to continue to play, to accept the coaching staff more detailed examination. The two internal confrontation matches will be an important reference for the coaching staff to select the players for the trip. The team will depart on the 23rd, time is short, head coach Li Xiaopeng and his coaching team will be in the 20th confrontation after the end of the game, together to determine a list of travelers, and in the departure of the actual situation according to the fine-tuning.
Although the list of travelers has not yet been finalized, all members of the team have completed the booster shots of the new crown vaccine in accordance with the requirements of the relevant authorities for those leaving the country. As a result of the epidemic, the Japanese government has banned all foreigners from entering the country since the end of November last year. However, due to the 12 strong match has "high public welfare", the Japanese relevant part of the special authorization of China and Saudi Arabia two teams to enter the competition, the game will be held in Japan on schedule. Should the Japanese side of the epidemic prevention requirements, the total number of national football team entry will be strictly limited, shall not exceed 60 people. It is understood that 51 of them are team personnel, including 25 players, and the other 9 are members of the Football Association working group. On this basis, the team coaches, logistics staff will have 26 people.
According to the plan, the Chinese men's football team will take a chartered flight from Shanghai to Japan on the afternoon of the 23rd, is expected to arrive in Tokyo in the evening. Upon arrival, the national football team will enter the "bubble" closed epidemic prevention mode, and in accordance with the frequency of once a day to accept the nucleic acid test.
