Late in the evening of September 16, the first internal teaching match of the Chinese team after arriving in Sharjah came to an end, and then the team took a two-day break. During this period, China
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The coaching team held a "preparation meeting" on the 18th of local time, aiming to win the 3rd round of the 12th round of the tournament against Vietnam, which became the consensus of the whole team. In order to achieve this goal, the coaching team strengthened the quality of training on the one hand, and enhanced psychological communication with players to motivate them on the other.
The reason the coaching staff once again scheduled the team for a break was because the internal teaching match on the night of the 16th had challenged the players' fitness. Although the first and second halves of the game lasted only about 35 minutes, data from the team's research team showed that the players' fitness had dropped by more than 30%. Under these circumstances, the coaching staff felt that the team needed to "combine work and rest" to ensure the intensity and quality of subsequent training.
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The coaching staff not only refined the team's technical and tactical training content with scientific data, but also used the training gap to strengthen the psychological guidance for the players. Recently, the domestic soccer world about the Guangzhou team due to the parent company's economic crisis and facing operational difficulties, but also to the
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It has had some impact. Currently, including the four naturalized players, there are a total of eight western internationals from the Guangzhou team, some of whom are the mainstay of the national team. Therefore, it is crucial for the national team whether they can concentrate on their preparation without being disturbed by rumors. From this point of view, the
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The task of psychological construction has been added to the list.
With less than three weeks left before the Oct. 7 China-Vietnam match, China
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The coaching team held a "Preparation Deployment Meeting" on the 18th. On the one hand, it summarized the problems exposed in the team's preparation and brainstormed for the next preparation work. On the other hand, although the team is in a period of physical and mental exhaustion, considering the team's competitive situation in the Round of 12 and the difficulties faced by Chinese professional soccer, the delegation generally agreed that the China-Vietnam match in the third round of the Round of 12 is of great significance, even more than the first two rounds of the tournament.
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There is also a clear understanding internally. Despite Vietnam's remarkable progress in recent years, China has maintained a clean sweep in the previous nine official matches between the two sides. China's current international ranking is also significantly higher than that of their opponents. If the Chinese team can not take all three points from this opponent, then the goal of impacting the Top 12 will be hit hard, and the team's possibility of getting out of the tournament will be greatly reduced. From this point of view, the Chinese team facing this team, has reached the point of "can not afford to lose". Therefore, during the meeting, the delegation reached a high degree of consensus on this goal.
From a technical point of view, the Chinese team cannot rely on mere bravado but must go all out if they are to beat Vietnam.
It is reported that the kickoff for the China-Vietnam match is likely to be scheduled around 9 p.m. local time on Oct. 7, which is the same time as the initial
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The kick-off times for the final matches in the 40-team tournament here are similar. However, unlike the previous two rounds, the Club Sharjah Stadium, which hosted the China-Vietnam match, is not air-conditioned. The Chinese team will still have to contend with the "heat". Compared to their opponents in the previous two rounds, Australia and Japan, Vietnam from Southeast Asia seems to be better adapted to the hot and humid weather conditions. The Vietnamese team has shown a lot of physical strength in the two rounds of the tournament. Therefore, the Chinese team needs to further strengthen its physical reserves while designing tactics.
