According to the latest assembly order issued by the CFA, the only exception among the 31 international players participating in the new phase of the Chinese men's soccer team assembly is striker Wu Lei, who plays for Espanyol. They must arrive at the team's resident hotel in Shanghai before 6 p.m. on Aug. 19 to finish signing in, while international players from the first phase of the Chinese Super League in Guangzhou need to sign in one day ahead of time, i.e., before 12 p.m. on Aug. 18 to finish signing in. It is reported that the team plans to start the first outdoor training of this training period at 4:00 p.m. on the 18th at the base of Houpaier Sports Park. In the next week, the team will focus on the physical recovery and physical reserve of the players.
In order to prepare for the Qatar World Cup Asian Zone 12 tournament, which will start in early September, the Chinese team has been in Shanghai for about a week since the middle of this month. After the buildup, the team will travel to Doha, Qatar, to get fully prepared for the next two rounds of the 12-team tournament, which will be away to Australia and home to Japan. The national football coaching staff and staff have completed signing in on the 17th, while the national football players participating in the Guangzhou tournament signed in before 12 noon on the 18th. It is worth mentioning that Guangzhou and Shandong Taishan two clubs have their own players selected, respectively occupying half of this period of national football assembly lineup.
Among the remaining 17 international players, except for Wu Lei who plays for Espanyol, the remaining 16 could have delayed their arrival until the 19th due to their participation in the bye match of the 8th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) in Suzhou, which took place on August 15th. However, considering the tight time frame for preparation, head coach Li Tie still decided to schedule training from the 18th.
Similar to the previous training, although the international players in the intensive league after the general feeling of fatigue, but the impact of the Qatar World Cup final round of the desire to make them have to overcome the difficulties of the next stage of the national football preparations with full of enthusiasm. From noon on the 17th, there are international players arrived in Shanghai one after another. The earliest to sign in was Jiang Guangtai, a naturalized player from the Guangzhou team, followed by other naturalized players such as Eckerson, Luo Guofu and other players from the two clubs in the Guangzhou tournament. Head coach Li Tie also arrived in the afternoon of the 17th.
In view of the importance of epidemic prevention and control, the CFA and the national team management team have put forward strict epidemic prevention requirements for all members. Upon arrival, all members will be collectively tested for nucleic acid. During the buildup in Shanghai, and during the period when they go abroad to compete, all members will be arranged in separate rooms. In terms of meals and personal actions, there are equally strict epidemic prevention rules within the national team.
Although as of noon on the 18th, only 14 international players to the team, but in order to help the whole team as soon as possible to enter the state of preparation, Li Tie coach decided to carry out the first outdoor training in the afternoon of this training. Players after a few days of rest, although the body is still tired, but the necessary physical recovery or "wake up" training will become the focus of the next two days of training.
