After about three days of careful recuperation, the Chinese men's football team will kick off its first outdoor training in Gusu on October 18 at 3:30 p.m. after returning home. At the same time, the core task of the team's preparation is also officially focused on the fifth round of the 12 strong match against Oman's key home games. It is reported that, in line with the previous mode of preparation in West Asia, our team's preparation in Gusau is equally compact. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the training, the whole team plans to have a teaching confrontation with several domestic clubs before the match.
After a voyage of nearly ten hours, carrying the
national soccer team
The team's chartered plane arrived in Shanghai at 1:38 p.m. Beijing time on October 14th. Although all members of the team quickly underwent a quarantine inspection after entering the country, the results of the nucleic acid test for all members of the team did not come out until that night, and the team arrived at the Gusu Resident Hotel in the early hours of the morning of the 15th Beijing time.
In view of the fact that the members of the team stayed in West Asia for 48 consecutive days, the CFA and the coaching team decided that the team should take a three-day break after arriving in Gusau. During this time, the players adjusted to jet lag on the one hand, and conducted physical recovery training on their own on the other.
In order to help the players quickly adjust to jet lag, the team management team has arranged the daily life of the whole team in a way that simulates the domestic work and rest schedules. For example, the players are encouraged to wake up as early as possible for breakfast, and to schedule lunch and dinner around 12:00 noon and 6:00 pm.
On the afternoon of the 17th, most of the players had been doing strength training in the gym of the resident hotel. "Maintaining a certain amount of exercise can also help the team adjust to jet lag to a certain extent", explained a team source.
According to the plan, the Chinese team will have their first outdoor training after returning to China at 3:30 p.m. on the 18th at the Taihu Lake Soccer Base's Field No. 2 and No. 3. It is reported that, in addition to Zhang Linpeng, who suffered a left thigh muscle strain in the China-Saudi Arabia match, most of the other players can participate in this training. Previously due to injury has been in the "single practice" state of the left back Li Lei recovery situation is good, as to whether to join the practice, but also depending on the site specific circumstances.
Consistent with previous training phases, the Chinese team's "first practice" is still based on "wake-up" content. Training intensity is moderate. As the preparation process advances, the team's next training intensity will gradually increase. It is worth noting that the weather conditions in Gusu have been very pleasant lately, and the players are in a happy mood for the preparation.
Combined with the situation of the first four rounds of the 12 rounds of the tournament, the Chinese team coaching team headed by Li Tie has also recently conducted an in-depth technical and tactical summary. And will be combined with the characteristics of the two rounds of November opponents, to further improve the team's preparation program.
It is reported that despite the impact of the epidemic, the Chinese team is difficult to arrange world-class warm-up matches during this phase of training, but in order to test the results of preparation, the coaching team still put forward the proposal to organize warm-up matches. At present, it seems that some of the Chinese Super League clubs are expected to have teaching matches with the Chinese team.
