After a cold and windy day yesterday, Tianjin today welcomes a warm and sunny winter day. In the morning, the Zimmen Tigers completed their final training session before leaving Tianjin on the outfield of the Olympic Sports Center Stadium, and in the late afternoon, the team departed from the club's premises to take a flight to Shanghai in the evening. Over the next few weeks, the Jinmen Tigers will begin their ultimate preparation for the second phase of the league at the Kangqiao base, and at the same time warm up with the Harbor and Shenhua teams, with the first warm up match against the Harbor tomorrow.
After concluding his 14-day medical quarantine observation in Suzhou, Barton will arrive in Shanghai tomorrow to join the Tsimshatsui Tigers and enter a seven-day self-quarantine phase. He is expected to make an appearance in the afternoon warm-up match. When we contacted Barton last night, we could already feel the urgency of his return. For the warm-up game can debut, has been away from the team for more than 3 months Barton firmly said: "rest assured, nothing can be difficult to me, as long as let me have a game to play, I can overcome any difficulties, not to mention I have been in the national football team during the training."
Before departing today, players Magno, Zhou Tong and Qian Yumiao were interviewed by the media. They said that the team has gone through a long preparation period and everyone has worked very hard, hoping to finally show the results of their preparation in the game and successfully relegate. Magno also emphasized that the foreigners are also aware of the importance of unity to the team, and that despite the various difficulties that may be encountered in the future, it is believed that everyone is fully prepared psychologically. Zhou Tong mentioned that special attention should be paid to the two warm-up matches with Harbor and Shenhua to find the feeling of the game and build confidence, as well as to prevent injuries.
Recently, the CFA issued a notice to clubs requiring players whose contracts expire at the end of the year to either renew their contracts or sign a supplemental agreement in order to continue to play. The Jinmen Tigers club is actively dealing with the relevant work. When the team arrived at the airport this afternoon, the official schedule for the second phase of the Chinese Super League was released: 19:30 on December 12 to face Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic at Suzhou Sports Center, 15:30 on December 15 to face Henan Songshan Longmen at Suzhou Olympic Sports Center, 15:30 on December 18 to face Qingdao at Jiangyin Sports Center, and 19:30 on December 21 to face Cangzhou Lions at Suzhou Olympic Sports Center. After that, from December 25th to January 3rd next year, they will also play the second round of matches against the above four teams in turn.
