Chinese national football team
The first day of training kicked off on January 12th. At this stage of training, the team's focus is on physical accumulation, so the large coaching team has not yet been clearly divided into specific duties. But one thing can be confirmed, when the national team departs from Shanghai to Japan, about half of the coaches will accompany the team, and these coaches who will be leaving the team are likely to be in charge of the second team or the second group of training tasks in Shanghai.
The so-called "first team and second team" or "one group and two groups", in fact, in the January 14th provisions of the second batch of players reported to the deadline, all personnel will be divided into two groups. The principle of grouping is to participate in the 12 strong players in a group, most of whom have experienced the 12 strong players; the other group is mainly composed of newly recruited young players, who are less likely to participate in the 12 strong.
Such a grouping arrangement is easy to understand, as it is difficult for players who have not been practiced in the Top 12 to truly appreciate the toughness of the tournament, especially the psychological pressure, which not everyone is able to withstand. Just as the national team's performance in the two matches in the UAE last November was better than in the previous months, one of the key factors is that after the first four matches, the players have already adapted to the rhythm and intensity of the Top 12 tournament.
The new coaching team in the case of time constraints, it is likely to choose "steady progress", continue to use the past lineup as a transition strategy. After all, the coaching team headed by Li Xiaopeng also belongs to the newbie, they also have not personally experienced the cruelty of the final 12, and 20 years ago to participate in the World Cup experience is far away. Therefore, in terms of players, to stabilize the main, more use of veterans to complete the immediate two games, to be after the transition period, and then gradually carry out the old and new, is not a wise move.
The purpose of this mass call-up and grouping of players is actually to allow some players to play the role of "coaches" to help the other half of the players to adjust their condition through the two warm-up matches. Of course, the players who perform well in the warm-up matches may also get the chance to join the list of Japan's Eastern Conference.
As for the follow-up developments, we will have to wait for the conclusion of the Round 7-8 matches of the 12-team tournament before discussing them, and the current priority is to prepare for the upcoming Japan-China and Vietnam-China matches.
