With the epidemic raging, the Group A matches of the Asian Top 40 were forced to be relocated to Dubai, UAE. China's soccer national team quickly started the transfer plan, and strive to fly directly from Shanghai to Dubai, and quickly put into the preparation for the game. It is reported that if all goes well, on June 2, our men's football team will take a chartered flight to Dubai, and Chen Xuyuan, the chairman of the Football Association, will also go on the same flight to personally supervise the game. Chen Xuyuan will personally lead the team to go, highlighting the determination of the Chinese Football Association to win the 40-team tournament, even if the tournament changes, the team's determination to qualify for the group is still unshakable.
Our Football Association has a huge line-up of about 70 people for this trip, which is expected to be divided into six teams covering players, security team, epidemic prevention team, logistics, media relations, business, foreign affairs, competitions and other aspects. In addition, the Football Association may also send a professional signal production team to be responsible for the production of video signals for the tournament. The trip to Dubai is undoubtedly a massive outing.
Currently, among the three chairmen of our Football Association, Chen Xuyuan has been in charge of the national team. During the national football team's matches in Suzhou, Chen Xuyuan personally directed and coordinated on-site, and always played a key role in the tournament despite not entering the red zone.
The specific time for our team's remaining three matches has not yet been determined, but according to the requirements of the AFC, all matches must be completed by June 15th. Even if they take off smoothly on the night of the 2nd, they will have to arrive in Dubai and check into the hotel on June 3 at the earliest, and then after two days of adjustments, the first match may be scheduled for June 5-6 at the earliest. This means that in 9 to 10 days, the national football team needs to complete three high-intensity tournaments. Considering that the current temperature in Dubai is as high as 40 degrees Celsius, this poses a huge challenge to the physical fitness of the national football team.
If we can depart on the 2nd, the ideal schedule of matches for our team would be one on the 7th, one on the 11th, and one on the 15th. facing the Maldives on the 7th, playing the Philippines on the 11th, and challenging Syria on the 15th.
It is worth mentioning that the national football team has traveled to Dubai for training in March last year, and is more familiar with the local environment and field conditions, which is undoubtedly a major advantage for the national team.
