As night falls, our soccer team will start a fierce duel with Japan at the Saitama Arena in Saitama Prefecture, Tokyo tomorrow at 6 p.m. Beijing time. This is the second round of group stage encounters in the 12-team tournament, and both coaches Li Xiaopeng and captain Wu Xi have been scheduled to appear at a pre-match press conference at 4:30 p.m. on the 26th.
Faced with the first away challenge to Asia's top-ranked opponents, Li Xiaopeng frankly: "Tomorrow night we play away, the players do not need to redundant mobilization, only need to focus on input. Tactically, we will go all out to show their own level, and strive to show the style of the national football team in the game."
Talking about the situation of naturalized players and returnees, Li Xiaopeng revealed: "naturalized players and returnees are in good condition, physical fitness and athleticism are up to standard, tomorrow can play."
Facing the Japanese media's question whether the unfamiliarity with Li Xiaopeng's tactical style is beneficial to our team, Li Xiaopeng responded, "The key to soccer lies in the strength of the players and the overall strength of the team. Tomorrow I will do my best to impart my understanding of soccer to the players and strive for a good game. As for the final result, we still need to look at tomorrow's clinical play."
Discussing the strategy for tomorrow's match, Li Xiaopeng said, "There is still a silver lining for our team, and we will formulate our tactics around retaining our hopes of advancing."
Facing the Japanese media's question about the absence of naturalized players due to the domestic league, Li Xiaopeng countered, "That reporter just now only saw the negative side, not the positive side. The fact that naturalized players return to the team across the oceans just shows their love for the national football team and their desire to contribute to the national football team."
