National Football Team vs Japan Review and Outlook
Japan's might was on display in a narrow 0-1 loss that may have been
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The best that could be achieved at this stage. Despite the losses, there were also plenty of gains, with skipper
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Straightforward, pointing out that
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The gap with the top Asian teams is obvious and needs to be improved urgently.
Post-game press conference.
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Expression of gratitude: "Sincere thanks to the players for their hard work, and thanks to the fans in front of the TV for cheering us on. Through this game, we have seen the gap between us and the top teams in Asia more clearly, and we have also clarified the positioning of the team. The players will make adjustments in the next month, and I believe that the team will be in better shape when the third game comes."
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In the post-game conference
In this game, China adopted a five-back defense in the first half, and the whole team was passive, and in the second half
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Substituting attacking players such as Allan and Lo Kok Fu to try and turn things around. Talking about hiring.
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The players executed their tactics well and showed a strong will to fight. There is no distinction between starters and substitutes in the team, I will only decide who to play according to the match condition and requirements. Both the starters and the substitutes played very hard today and I am satisfied with the players' fighting spirit."
After completing the first two rounds of the 12-team tournament, the Chinese team will next host Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on October 7 to face Vietnam, who have also suffered two consecutive defeats. The team is scheduled to depart for Sharjah on September 8th.
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The team will face "devilish training" next," he revealed, "I hope the players will regard every game of the 12-team tournament as the final of their lives, and the match against Vietnam will be no exception. We will train very hard in the next month to improve the physical condition of the players. If possible, we hope to get a warm-up appointment with some teams that are stronger than us. In the past two matches, there was a clear gap in tempo between us and the strongest Asian teams, which is the most important thing we need to improve."
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Instructing team members AFP Photo
Goalkeeper Yan Junling was interviewed after the game about the change to five backs and said, "After the last game, the coaching team put forward detailed requirements for us, which included changing the back defense to five backs, which limited Japan's offense to a certain extent, and I think this game also reflected the coaching team's adjustments."
On the topic of naturalized national players, which is of concern to the outside world, Yan Junling said, "I think that to be able to join the national team, we all fight for our country and win matches for the team. Everyone can also see that the naturalized players show the desire to win on the field." (Xinmin Evening News reporter Guan Yin)
