In preparation for next year's January 27 and February 1 will face Japan and Vietnam's key away games in the 12-team tournament, the Chinese team plans to gather in Shanghai around January 10, and on the 23rd fly to Japan to prepare for the game. It is reported that due to the poor condition of the training ground in Minhang District's Houpaier Sports Park, the team may switch to Century Park in Pudong New District for this training session. At present, the CFA has drawn up a huge list of candidates for assistant coaches according to the suggestion of the new head coach Li Xiaopeng, and plans to announce the training list and the selection of coaches and players after New Year's Day.
As the 2021 season of the Chinese Super League draws to a close, the preparation for the new cycle of the national soccer team has become a priority for the CFA. After the new manager Li Xiaopeng took office, he quickly started the construction of the coaching team and player inspection work.
About 10 days ago, the sports administration, in conjunction with the Football Association and the National Football Association, held a working meeting in Shanghai, with Li Xiaopeng and the new leader Qi Jun in attendance. The FA has preliminarily identified a list of candidates for assistant coaches based on Li Xiaopeng's needs.
This list of candidates for different periods of international players, including Li Xiaopeng in the national team and club period teammates and assistants. There is no lack of midfielders who have represented the national football team in the 2002 World Cup and the 2004 Asian Cup.
As of Dec. 29, the FA and Li Xiaopeng had not yet decided on the final assistant coaches, as most of the coaches-in-waiting are on the job and hold important positions at their clubs. They need to communicate with their organizations and finish the season before joining the national team. It can be predicted that Li Xiaopeng's team of assistant coaches will be quite large, and the coaching work of the national football team will be more detailed.
According to sources, the new national football coaching team will most likely retain the foreign coaching candidates from Li Tie's time, including Belgian-born technical director Kreis and British-born fitness coach Adrian Lamb. Italian rehabilitation coach Corti has been transferred from Guangzhou club to Shenzhen club, is also expected to continue to serve the national football team. As for the new foreign coaching candidates, it is unlikely that they will be available for this training session.
According to the plan, the Chinese team will assemble in Shanghai on January 10 at the earliest. The international players of Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Seaport, who are participating in the final of the AFC Cup, will be given a short break after the match before heading to Shanghai for the national football training.
Affected by the epidemic, the Chinese team has been training in Shanghai for the past two years, with the training venue centered on the Houpel Sports Park training base in Minhang District. However, the recent poor condition of the base, the Football Association is considering moving the training venue to the Century Park training ground in Pudong New Area, which is also the exclusive training venue for Shanghai Harbour Club.
Li Xiaopeng is currently focusing on the examination of international players, will be combined with the last few rounds of the league to make the final choice. Several naturalized international players who have returned to Brazil, the Chinese team is still in contact with them, if conditions allow, they will join the national football team in Japan.
