National soccer team prepares for Guam tournament
May 20 Express, Beijing Youth Daily reported.
China national soccer team
Guam, the first round opponent in the second half of the 40-team tournament, recently held an internal teaching match. Observing the content of the match, we can see that some players have not played for a long time due to the impact of the epidemic, and the overall competitive state of the team looks unsatisfactory.
As scheduled, the Guam team will depart for South Korea starting today. As the new head coach Seo Dong-won is not yet in place, the team's daily training is being handled by technical advisor Kim Sang-hoon, and on May 18th, the Blue Team, with their starting lineup, defeated the White Team 8-4 in an internal scrimmage. In this match, the Guam team utilized a 541 formation, which will probably be the tactic they will use against China. After the instructional game, all members of the team will leave for South Korea today to meet up with the head coach. Meanwhile, some of the players who are playing in the United States will also meet up with the Guam team in Korea.
The Beijing media pointed out that the Guam team is mainly composed of amateur players with generally average individual abilities. Affected by the epidemic, some players have not played for a long time, the body shape is obviously fat, the overall condition is not good. However, the Chinese team should not take this lightly as the players who played in the United States have not yet returned to the team.
