Unsurprisingly, the center
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The Association is about to unveil the venues for our team's two home matches in the World Qualifiers in November, with Sharjah in the UAE remaining the current Chinese
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Association's preferred venue. However, our men's soccer team is facing a difficult situation, as it missed the opportunity to play at home in Suzhou and is likely to embark on the journey again soon after the quarantine is lifted. How to fight for more points in the next two home matches and keep their promotion hopes alive as much as possible has become the core challenge facing the national football team at the moment.
Two days after unblocking to fight Sharjah again
Currently, our men's soccer team is still in closed training at the Taihu Base in Suzhou, and the team will end its 14-day quarantine on the 28th and head to Shanghai for a 7-day home quarantine. At that time, the players' families will also have the opportunity to come to the hotel where they are staying, with the
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Reunion of generals to ease thoughts.On the evening of Nov. 3, the
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The home quarantine will end and the ban will be officially lifted. However, as the next two group matches were originally planned to be played in Suzhou, but there is no hope to realize, only 2 days after the release of the ban, at the latest on November 6, the national team will again take a chartered plane to Sharjah, after 10 days of competition, will face another 21 days of isolation, which is undoubtedly a huge test for the players' psychological state.
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No new additions to the lineup for now, right back position in doubt
As of today.
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The set has not yet called up new players; instead, given the short time frame for this westward journey, the
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There will likely be personnel changes. At the right back position, though.
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The depth of the bench is still a concern. Previous players who could fill this position, Wang Gang and Zhang Linpeng, have both suffered serious injuries, and Zhang Linpeng is still recovering and unable to follow the full team training. Gao Zhunyi had to be called upon to play at right back against Saudi Arabia, and with two group matches in November, also to be completed in five days, the intensity of the matches will be high, and in the event of new injuries.
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The right back position is likely to once again face the awkward situation of having no one to replace.
Challenging Australia, a rare opportunity to stay at home.
For our team, which only scored three points in the first four group games, it is crucial for this trip to West Asia to keep the suspense of advancement as long as possible and keep the hope of advancement until the end. Currently, Saudi Arabia has 12 points in Group B, leading the way and unstoppable, Australia has 9 points and is in second place in the group, and Oman and Japan, who are in third and fourth place in the group, both have 6 points. Despite the mediocre performance in the first four group matches, our team still has the hope to reach the third place in the group if they can play well in the next two home matches.
In the next two group matches, Japan hosts Vietnam and challenges Oman on the road, while Australia hosts Saudi Arabia and challenges us on the road. Judging from the trend of the first 4 group matches, it is not a big problem for Japan to win at home against Vietnam, but it will be difficult for them to get all 3 points on the road against Oman.
Australia's match with Saudi Arabia, although the "Kangaroos" sit at home in Sydney, but the strength does not occupy a clear advantage, more importantly, this international competition window, Australia's international players will be in just one week to experience tens of thousands of kilometers of long-distance flights, which for the players of the physical and energy is a huge drain. The flight distance from Europe to Australia, averaging around 15,000 kilometers, is one of the longest routes in the world, with a non-stop flight time of more than 17 hours, plus take-offs and landings, which take even longer. And the air time from Sydney to Dubai is also more than 13 hours.
This means that Australia's European internationals will need to undergo a long flight of 17-24 hours from Europe back to Australia immediately after the league match to play against Saudi Arabia, and then again travel 13-14 hours to Sharjah to challenge our team away from home. This will be quite a test for the Australian team's fitness, focus and mental state. In contrast.
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Despite losing the opportunity to play at home, they can still sit in Sharjah, and will have a mental and physical advantage. Therefore, with good preparation and lessons learned from the first leg.
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There is every chance of stopping the Kangaroos in Sharjah.
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Still a chance to play spoiler
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Despite having only three points on the board, they still have their destiny in their own hands and need only to capitalize on the two home games that follow.
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There is still hope to play the role of "spoiler". Even if you can't break out of the group, you can try to keep the suspense of advancement until the end, which will be a big help for the current struggling Chinese team.
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It would also be of great benefit.
At present, all 12 matches completed in Group B have been divided into winners and losers, and there hasn't been a draw yet, which is undoubtedly unfavorable for the relatively weak Chinese team. In the next two group matches, the Chinese team will first have to stall their opponents and try to get points, and on that basis look for a chance to beat their opponents. Sources say that the recent training session in Suzhou, China
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It might be wise to change the formation back to the familiar 4231 to further strengthen the midfield defense. If they can steal a win from Australia while keeping Oman at bay, Group B could be in a state of instant chaos.
Of course, the worst possible outcome
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Two defeats and two wins for Japan would leave China with three points and Japan up to 12 points. China will be eliminated from the tournament as early as three rounds ahead of schedule on Jan. 27 next year when they play Japan on the road. In the last three group games, which are shaped like chicken ribs, China will also face Vietnam on the first day of the Lunar New Year on Feb. 1, and a slight mistake may cost them a heavy price.
