As the draw for the Round of 12 was announced, Chinese men's national team head coach Li Tie as well as captain Wu Xi elaborated on their respective views.
Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the World Cup Asian Zone 12 draw ceremony did not invite representatives of the participating football associations and national football managers to participate in the scene, Li Tie is also through the video remote witnessed the draw process.
In response to the distribution of signatures, Li Tie initially commented, "The grouping is quite ideal, very ideal, and the Chinese team will go all out and play every game."
In fact, Li Tie's analysis coincides with the views of many soccer insiders. Currently the national football team in the group of five teams, in addition to the Australian team, are technical flow style of play, not the national football team traditionally most feared by South Korea, Iran, the kind of physical confrontation with the power of strong kicking. On the other hand, the Chinese team is facing Saudi Arabia and Oman are West Asian teams, not like the South Korean team in Group A as a full into the "West Asian encirclement".
Japan as the current world ranking Asia's first team, the overall strength is naturally above the national football team. However, since the 2004 Asian Cup final, the national football team has rarely had the opportunity to meet with the first-line main lineup of the Japanese team in important intercontinental tournaments. The 12 strong matchup, the national football team will undoubtedly increase the strong desire to compete with the opponent.
As for Saudi Arabia and Australia, the national football team in the World Cup and the Asian Cup have had encounters, and even have a record of winning, psychological will not be too afraid. As for Oman, the two teams have played each other dating back to the 2001 Top 10 match, when the national football team led by Milo "double killed" the opponent. Vietnam's youth training results this year, the team's progress is obvious, but in Asia's important tournaments, the national football team and Vietnam have not yet met, they should not be afraid of psychology.
At present, the national football team's preparation program for the 12 strong match has not yet been introduced, the team may be from late August to the end of November are required to be in a state of total confinement for the preparation and the game, and in Li Tie's view, the national football team is facing the biggest problem is the difficulty of organizing a high level of warm-up opponents. "Affected by the epidemic, we have been nearly two years without some quality friendly matches abroad, this is the biggest problem, so expect before the 12 strong match, including which training this stage, can organize a few warm-up matches to train the troops."
In addition, in an interview with the AFC, Li Tie said, "China has many fans that give us great support, which is a great motivation for us to play in the national team."
Wu Xi, the captain of the national football team, said in an interview that each of the next 12 matches will be a final, "Each of the matches is very important, but I think we still need to keep a good mentality, go back to the soccer itself, don't think too much about it, and play well with the technical and tactical skills and team spirit. If we can face the next matches with this attitude, I thought we have a fifty percent chance to kill the World Cup final round."
Wu Xi also talked about the group's opponents, "and Japan's overseas players have not played much, I am looking forward to this game. 2015 Asian Cup, we and Australia have played, and now their overall situation has some changes. We haven't played much against Saudi Arabia, but I know their strength is one of the best in West Asia, so how to limit their characteristics requires us to do better. As for Oman and Vietnam, their strength will not be as weak as outsiders think, in such a competition, we need to go all out even more, not careless."
Wu Xi said in an interview, "This is my third impact on the World Cup, more experience, experience must be richer, the understanding of the competition will also be different. 12 strong match, we must first have the determination not to be afraid of the opponent, show themselves."
He added: "In fact, it does not matter with whom we are divided in a group, we have to fight, and play the competition as if it were a final, there is no weak team that can enter the Top 12, and we will give our best. Prior to the competition in Sharjah, the team performed well in terms of unity and willpower, which is a better style for our team, and we expect it to continue."
