Night of May 19th.
China's national soccer team arrived in Gusu, settled in Taihu Tai Mei Xianggu Li Hotel Building 8. Since 20, the team officially put into the 40 strong match preparation sprint stage, at the same time, the player Wu Lei also arrived in Gusu on the same day.
Patriotism education is also indispensable in addition to war preparation
At noon on the 15th, the Chinese national soccer team assembled in Shanghai, and the first training session was held in the afternoon, mainly focusing on recovery training.
The training of the Chinese National Football Team is divided into three phases. The first phase was held in Shanghai Houpaier Sports Park, which was the team's training location in May and October 2020, and the team is very familiar with the accommodation, travel and training, which helps the team to recover and adjust without worry. This phase of the training will last for five days, four of which will be training days.
The second phase lasts for 10 days from the 19th, when the Chinese national soccer team will have a full technical and tactical rehearsal in Gusu for the final sprint. The third phase will be four official matches from May 30th to June 15th.
On the afternoon of the 18th, the Chinese national soccer team visited the Memorial Hall of the Site of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Huangpu District, Shanghai. The site has been a memorial hall since 1952, and in June 1997, it was named a national patriotic education demonstration base, and in September 2016, it was selected as one of the "first batch of China's 20th century architectural heritage" list.
The visit was aimed at enhancing the team's collective sense of honor and fighting spirit through party history learning and patriotic education. Previously, China's national soccer team has also organized similar activities, for example, had a collective watch sports inspirational film to win the championship.
It is worth mentioning that May 18 is the birthday of head coach Li Tie, and the Chinese national soccer team also sent him a blessing: "Toward that place where you had arrived 19 years ago, we set sail together!"
Gusu sprints, training and conditioning go hand in hand
Early in the morning of the 19th, the Chinese national soccer team's work team went to Gusu first, the players rested in Shanghai until the evening, and after dinner, the team collectively traveled to Gusu by car. As Shanghai and Gusu are not far from each other, the hard work of traveling long distances was avoided.
Gusu training is the final sprint stage before the Top 40, 10 days later, "Iron Army" will officially debut in front of the fans. Prior to this, despite a number of warm-up matches, but the opponents are domestic league teams, the game is also closed, it is difficult to fully understand the strength of the team. March 30th against Guam in the game, can be regarded as "Iron Army" was established nearly a year and a half since the first official debut, and June 9th with the Philippines, will be the first time! The real test, the results of the four games, will be a comprehensive test of the strength of the "Iron Army".
Due to epidemic prevention and other related requirements, during the Gusu training period, the Chinese national soccer team will be under closed management, and players are not allowed to go out. However, the Chinese National Football Team has prepared a variety of activities to regulate the atmosphere of the team, to ensure that the players maintain a good mental outlook and devote themselves to the game.
As for fans to watch the game, according to the overall situation of epidemic prevention and control security and related management requirements, tickets will be issued in phases of rationing, and the relevant parties will be informed in advance of the sale of tickets at each stage.
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
Returning and energizing the national football team
The evening of May 18, after ten hours of long-distance flight, Wu Lei arrived in Shanghai, and then carried out a nucleic acid test, the results of the physical examination are qualified. 19 evening, he also arrived in Gusu.
"From the time I entered the country last night until now, I have experienced the prudence and orderliness of the country's epidemic prevention system. I have also experienced our country's firm and meticulous attitude towards prevention and control. This is the strongest guarantee for our health! From getting off the plane to entering the hotel, every step of the way, such an organized system, I believe the world only our country can do!" Wu Lei said on his personal social media.
The Gusu hosted the 40 strong match, the strategy adopted is to enter the personnel and teams throughout the closed, in addition to Wu Lei, China's national soccer team's four rivals Guam, Maldives, the Philippines and Syria, after entering the nucleic acid test, the results of the test is not a problem, then, the four teams throughout the closed into the Gusu tournament area.
The fully closed organization will not have an impact on people outside of the Chinese population, but the Chinese national soccer team will have to take some risks. If at the end of the tournament, the four participating teams do not test positive, the Chinese national soccer team will be able to end the first time, because by then 14 days have passed since the entry of the team.
What is the significance of Wu Lei's return to the China national soccer team? At present, China's national soccer team strikers in addition to Wu Lei, there are Aixon, Alan, Zhang Yuning, Fernando, Wei Shihao, of which Aixon, Alan and Zhang Yuning belong to the center forward players, Fernando and Wei Shihao main wing, Wu Lei position is more comprehensive, able to play striker, winger, shadow striker and so on a variety of positions.
Despite the fact that Wu Lei did not play for a long time in this season's West B, and his form is not very good, he played in almost every game, and the quality of practice, intensity of confrontation, and rhythmic transition in West B is also certainly better than that in the Chinese Super League, so Li Tie won't give up on Wu Lei so easily.
What's more, Wu Lei returned more than ten days ahead of schedule, giving him enough time to understand Li Tie's technical and tactical system and to gel with the team.
