National Football League coach Li Tie sticks to May 31 training program.
With the change of venue for the 40-team tournament, Suzhou jumped into the spotlight, but at the heart of the storm, national football coach Li Tie and his players remained calm. the afternoon of May 31, the day after the match with Guam, the national football team trained according to the original plan, with the participating players recovering indoors, and the non-participating players carrying out technical and tactical training on an outdoor pitch, just like any other day.
After confirming the change of the tournament venue, the CFA responded quickly by setting up a protection team covering six departments, namely epidemic prevention, logistics, tournaments, media, business and foreign affairs, to assist the team in various matters such as preparations for the tournament and matches. Together with the 60-member team from the national soccer team, the delegation had a total of 90 people traveling to Sharjah.
According to the plan, the national football team will take a chartered flight to the United Arab Emirates tomorrow (June 3) to prepare for the next three group matches. Traveling with the team will be the Maldives team as well as the AFC officials and referees who are working at the Suzhou tournament this time.
The impact of the change of location of the Top 40 is significant, the brunt of the home atmosphere created by the fans. After the end of the battle, Li Tie repeatedly expressed his gratitude to the nearly 30,000 fans on the scene, saying that this is a "lifetime will not forget" the game. An international player also told reporters after the game, although the league will also have fans watching the game, but the national team game tens of thousands of people all over the field to cheer for the team's shock, is unique: "Especially when the flag was raised, tens of thousands of people sang the national anthem, I feel like my body hairs are standing up, too excited."
With the transfer of the 40-team tournament from Suzhou to Sharjah, the national soccer team's home field advantage no longer exists. Worse still, the Maldives and Syria, who were originally traveling to Suzhou to compete in the tournament, have changed from "away" to "home", while the Chinese team will have to face the challenges of long-distance flights, jet lag, and high temperatures, coupled with the inconvenience of anti-epidemic measures, it is difficult to imagine how the national football team can achieve a good result in the next three matches. In addition to the inconvenience caused by the epidemic prevention measures, the national football team wants to achieve good results in the next three matches, the difficulty can be imagined.
However, in Li Tie's opinion, no matter how many difficulties encountered, the most critical issue is whether the Chinese team can do well for themselves. 2001 World Qualifying Tournament Asian Zone 10, as a player Li Tie followed the then national football team boss Milu in West Asia to participate in the tournament, encountered a lot of difficulties. "Iron needs to be hard, you are strong, many difficulties are not difficulties."
On June 1, Children's Day, Li Tie wished all the children playing soccer through his personal social media to feel the joy and beauty of soccer, and also mentioned the fans' words to him, "Where you are, the home field is where you are!" Thank you for the support of all the fans and friends! Playing football since childhood, the dream is to one day enter the national team, which is the highest honor a player or coach can get! When chatting with familiar reporters, Li Tie was even more domineering, saying, "Where to play is not to play?"
