In the evening of October 3, the Chinese team arrived at the outdoor training ground of the Sharjah club base to continue their intensive preparation. With only four days to go before the China-Vietnam clash in the third round of the 12-team tournament, the team's training tempo and tactical depth increased significantly. Tactical drills in group confrontation became the core part of the training. Facing Vietnam's flexible footwork but relatively thin body, the Chinese team strives for a balanced attack and defense, and does not rule out the possibility of reverting to the tactics based on 4 defenders in the later stages of the 40-team tournament.
Gradual increase in the volume of training with the introduction of two drills a day
According to the schedule, the match between China and Vietnam will be played on the evening of October 7, local time. As the date of the clash approaches, the intensity of the Chinese team's training has gradually increased in the past two days. on October 3, the coaching team once again arranged two consecutive training sessions. This meant that in the morning the players were divided into three groups and went to the gym and cycling room for physical exercise. In the evening, they headed back to the field for outdoor training.
The start time for practice on the 3rd was moved up to 7:30 p.m. from 8 p.m. on previous days. In fact, due to previous late outdoor training sessions, players usually could not have dinner until 11 p.m., and rest time was delayed as a result. In order to ensure that the players have enough rest, the coaching staff decided to move the training time forward by half an hour.
Injury situation improves as Li Lei, Wei Shihao return to training
As in the night before.
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Training on the evening of the 3rd remains at the Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium.
Young defender Zhu Chenjie, who was injured and treated with stitches in the warm-up match against Syria on September 30, continues to stay in the hotel to recuperate, and with him is defender Gao Junyi, who has tight muscles. It seems that Gao Junyi's wound has not yet been removed, and he may not be able to participate in the joint practice for nearly two days. However, the recovery of other injured players is relatively optimistic. Left back Li Lei and forward Wei Shihao, who missed the warm-up match between China and Syria, have resumed training on the night of the 3rd, and are expected to be able to participate in the match on the 7th. In addition, Yin Hongbo, who was suffering from a back injury, has also recovered basically.
Pushing the 4-back tactic, trying to get all three points
As each outdoor training session is only open to the media for 15 minutes, the outside world has limited knowledge of the team's tactical layout. It is reported that during the preparation in Sharjah, the Chinese team's coaching team and players based on the information provided by the intelligence department, conducted a comprehensive analysis of the Vietnamese team's technical and tactical. The whole team has a more unified understanding of the Vietnamese team, that is, the opposing players have excellent foot skills, but relatively weak physical conditions.
