According to the plan, the Chinese team in Suzhou completed 14 days of closed isolation, will be transferred to Shanghai on December 2 for seven days of "independent investigation", and then the players will return to the professional league. According to a Beijing Youth Daily reporter, the second phase of the Chinese Super League will be held from December 12 to January 4, with the two rounds of the Chinese Super League play-offs scheduled for January 7 and 8 and 11 and 12 of the following year. The FA Cup final is scheduled for January 9 the following year. In view of the players' preparation and playing commitments across the year this season, the coaching team has agreed to take a short vacation after the conclusion of all domestic fixtures for the 2021 season.
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It is expected to assemble in Shanghai between January 15 and 20 the following year and travel to Japan around the 23rd for the seventh round of the 12-team tournament against Japan.
The entire team maintained their regular training during the quarantine
The Chinese team returned to China on November 18, and that evening returned to the Tai Mei Xianggu Li Hotel in Taihu Lake, Suzhou, where they underwent 14 days of closed isolation for investigation in accordance with the epidemic prevention regulations and were transferred to Shanghai on December 2 for seven days of "independent investigation".
In view of the second phase of the Super League tournament may start on December 12, the coaching staff of the national football team in isolation during the organization of the whole team to carry out regular training. As some of the Chinese Super League teams will be in Shanghai recently to prepare for the league, its international players may be in December 2, directly with the club to meet, until the end of the "independent investigation" on the 9th, and then go to Guangzhou or Suzhou to participate in the Chinese Super League tournament.
With the national football team re-entering the league, preparations for the seventh round of the 12-team tournament away to Japan and the eighth round of the tournament away to Vietnam have been quietly launched. At present, the coaching team combined with the Chinese Super League, the Football Association Cup and other events schedule, has arranged the next stage of the national football preparation schedule.
No longer than two weeks of long training will be organized next January
It is reported that the second phase of the Super League relegation group and title contenders are scheduled to open on December 12 and 13 in Suzhou and Guangzhou, respectively, and end on January 3 and 4 of the following year. The first two matches of the first round of the Chinese Super League play-offs are scheduled to be played on January 7 and 8 of the following year, and the second round matches will be played on January 11 and 12 of the following year.
As the two teams entering the final of the AFC Cup are respectively the best performers in the first phase of the Super League, Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Harbour, so the final schedule between the two teams will not conflict with the Super League play-offs, and the match was initially scheduled to be played on December 9th. As for the location of the match, it is still to be confirmed by the officials.
The schedule shows that the Chinese team will play away against Japan in the seventh round of the 12-team tournament on January 27 of the following year. As China is still not completely out of the tournament, the whole team will still prepare for this round and the next round of matches against Vietnam on the road.
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The plan is to leave for Japan on or around January 23 of the following year. Before that, the team will have to conduct the necessary training in the country. Considering that the international players have worked very hard for a year and have been closed for a long time outside the country to work, live and separate from their loved ones, they will not organize more than two weeks of long training in January next year. As for the specific training time, the probability of arranging in the week after the end of the Super League play-offs.
Determine the next phase of preparation and players based on the status of the tournament.
In addition, it is reported that the coaching staff of the national football team will be combined with the situation of the Chinese Super League, the AFC Cup final and other events to determine the next phase of preparation and participation in the list of players. Like Guo Tianyu, Zheng Zheng has entered the World Cup alternative list but due to family matters missed the previous different stages of preparation for the players, is still expected to return to the team.
Wu Lei, who plays for La Liga's Espanyol, and naturalized player Alan, who has returned to Brazil for the vacations, are likely to travel directly to Japan to join the national football team in late January next year.
