After completing four days of intense training in Shanghai yesterday, our men's national soccer team is ready to move into the closed training base in Gusu to prepare for the upcoming Top 40 matches. Spanish star Wu Lei arrived in Shanghai on the evening of May 18, followed by a non-stop trip to Gusu last night to realize face-to-face communication with the team.
Since May 15, the national football team has been in Shanghai to start the closed training in preparation for the 2022 Qatar World Cup Qualifier Asian Zone 40 matches. Given that the players are at the peak of the season, the physical condition is good, four days, the team directly into the tactical integration and formation rehearsal stage, aimed at strengthening the team's overall strength of the offensive and defensive ends. Yesterday, the team had a day off, and the players were able to adjust their bodies and minds in a relaxed atmosphere. After dinner, all the players traveled to Gusu by car and stayed in the designated hotel of the national football team located in Taihu Tai Mei Xianggu Li.
The day before yesterday at 10 p.m., after 12 hours of long flight, Wu Lei safely arrived in Shanghai, which is also since a year and a half ago he again set foot on the motherland. After arriving, Wu Lei received a body check and medical isolation observation at the isolation point. Today, the results show that Wu Lei's physical condition is normal. In order to prepare for the 40-team tournament, Wu Lei ended his season in the West B in advance. According to the arrangement, Wu Lei will go directly to Gusu from Shanghai isolation point, enter the closed area and meet the team. Wu Lei's return will bring new vigor to the national football formation. Starting today, the national soccer team will start closed training in Gusu with a new lineup, sprinting to the preparation stage.
Chen Xuyuan, president of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), recently expressed his confidence in the national soccer team's advancement to the Top 12. "I think, first of all, we have the strength to do so; secondly, we should shoulder this responsibility; furthermore, from the perspective of preparation, our efforts for more than a year are all aimed at this goal (to get out of the Top 40). I think the coaching team has also learned from past successes and failures. Therefore, I expect and firmly believe that the national soccer team can achieve good results in the Top 40."
Tickets for the 40-team tournament went on sale on May 18th. In less than a day, the package tickets for the four matches of the national soccer team and the first match against Guam have been sold out. The tournament is expected to hold 30,000 spectators per game, while the other four matches between visiting teams will be closed to the public, according to reports.
