At sunset on January 7, the Chinese
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Officials have revealed a new round of
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Rally announcement. The document reveals that in addition to foreign team members such as Belgian technical advisor Kreis, assistant Roy and Italian rehabilitation specialist Cotti, two newly joined foreign coaches, Spanish assistant coach Jose Pep and Brazilian fitness coach Owen Wilk, have also joined the team. However, like a number of naturalized players, Pep was recently unable to arrive in China to participate in the Shanghai training session for some reason, and it remains unknown whether he will be able to make it in time to join the team on the road in Japan.
According to the evening of the 7th China
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In the latest assembly notice released officially, naturalized players Jiang Guangtai and Alan, who are currently under contract with Guangzhou Football Club, as well as Luo Guofu, Ackerson and Fernando, who have been released from their contracts and returned to Brazil, have all been called up by new head coach Li Xiaopeng. However, with the exception of the players who returned to Brazil last November with
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Outside of Jiang Guangtai, who returned home and represented Guangzhou in the second phase of the Chinese Super League, there is no definitive answer as to whether or not the other four naturalized players will continue to prepare for and participate in the remainder of the 12-team tournament with the team.
It is reported that Jiang Guangtai is still staying in the country, and despite the uncertainty of the future of the Guangzhou Football Club's shareholding reform, he will probably join the
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training in Shanghai and traveled with the team to Japan. The four of Allan, Lo Guofu, Ackerson and Fernando are all currently in Brazil. The first three have represented
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Participating in the previous 12-team tournament, they have also all expressed their willingness to continue to play for their country. However, as they are currently on vacation in Brazil, it is uncertain whether they will be able to participate in systematic training.
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Although they kept in touch with them, they could not accurately keep track of their physical condition. Even if they return to the team, they can only travel directly from Brazil to Japan to join the team.
A close assistant to Li Xiaopeng during his tenure at the club, Pep joins
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The news of the coaching team has been long in the air. However, it is reported that he is currently in Barcelona, Spain. Factors such as immunization policies and international travel restrictions have prevented him from arriving on time
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training ground in Shanghai. This means that at the earliest, he will not be able to arrive to meet the team on the road until after the team leaves for Japan.
In addition, 13 local coaches, including 11 former international players such as Sun Jihai, Shao Jiayi, Zheng Zhi and Zhao Junzhe, participated in the session
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of coaching, but the main purpose of their trip is to assist the huge player lineup in group training, and at the end of the Shanghai training session, some of the coaches will leave the
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, will not travel with the team to Japan.
