China women's soccer team faces South Korea: double challenges and mysterious preparation
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The team is about to face a tough test in a double header.
On the afternoon of April 8, China
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Will be on the road to South Korea
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, vying for a valuable ticket to the Tokyo Olympics.
On the one hand, China has a long history of
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On the other hand, South Korea, which has never set foot on an Olympic field.
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, a fierce battle is about to unfold.
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The preparations for the war appeared to be extraordinarily low-key - secret training, no external voice, the list is not announced in advance ...... In the face of the battle of life and death, the team maintains a mystery.
With such reticent preparations, China
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Will it surprise the fans?
Wang Frost (right) will participate in this competition.
Preparing for the mystery, the list was kept secret until the last minute
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In a two-round match, China
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Choose to isolate yourself from outside interference while not revealing any tactical information.
Even the pre-tournament training to prepare for the Olympic Preliminary Round play-offs, the team did not announce the information or the list of personnel - all the players only found out if they had been selected the day before they left for Suzhou for the final training session in a low-profile manner.
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The national team announced the training list was still in October last year, at the Xianghe base.
With South Korea, who announced their roster early
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Compared to China
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The secrecy is definitely tighter, which shows the high priority the team is placing on this game.
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Solidarity.
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Will there be any unexpected tactical changes? All will have to wait until the afternoon of the 8th to be revealed on the field.
The team is also well prepared for the intensive schedule of two home and away games in a week.
At the pre-match conference held on the 7th, China
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Manager Jia Xiuquan said, "The number of days off for the game, the organization of two games in a week is the same and fair for everyone, so there is not much difficulty for us."
"After such a long period of training, we have prepared what we should have prepared for the characteristics of the Korean team. The match has been postponed for such a long time and the players and I are very keen to win by working hard."
"I represented China in the Olympics during my playing days, so I'm more than happy to go through this China
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of fighting to get a ticket to the Tokyo Olympics."
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Skipper Jia Xiuquan.
South Korea wants to use European players to realize "downward mobility"
In a previous interview with the media, China
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Both coaches and players have expressed their desire to beat South Korea.
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The determination of the
Back in February of last year to complete the group stage of the Olympic qualifying tournament, the team started the tournament against South Korea
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Technical and tactical targeted training, head coach Jia Xiuquan said at the time, "[Early targeted preparation] is beneficial for players to keep in mind the technical and tactical situation, prepare in advance, it will make your preparation afterward much better."
Now, China
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's world ranking (15th) is higher than South Korea's
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Three places higher, past meeting history, China
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cooperation with South Korea
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International A match has been played 37 times, with China
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26 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses dominate and are favored by 4 wins and 1 draw in the last 5 meetings.
Striker Wang Shanshan has also revealed that facing South Korea
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The need to play a fast offense, "to get our frontcourt out there and fight Han with quickness."
Team member Ma Jun also said, "We are not afraid of them from the determination first of all. As long as we play at our own level, there is no problem to take down the Korean team."
For South Korea, the underdog with the worst record in the past.
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For example, it is undoubtedly hoped that by staying in the ocean players to drive to realize the "under the top".
Ji Xiaoran plays for Chelsea in the English Premier League.
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This Olympic qualifying play-off, South Korea
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Against the pressure of epidemic prevention, from the Premier League
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The league recalled three overseas players, Ji Xiaoran, Lee Kim Min and Cho Cho Cho Hyun.
In this Korean
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Ji Xiaoran is the only person who has ever broken through the Chinese
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Players in goal, playing for Chelsea
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She is also a member of the Korean
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of the biggest names in the game.
Before the match, she said that her condition and all aspects of her condition were satisfactory, and also expressed her determination to enter the Olympic Games. For China
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For that matter, several of the opponents' stay-at-home players are bound to be targets that need to be looked after.
In the pre-match conference, Jia Xiuquan also confessed that he would not put South Korea
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regarded as a weak opponent, "actually focusing on Asian
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The fans and media know that China and South Korea have ranked each other in FIFA in the last decade, and I don't think the gap is too big, each has their own characteristics."
"During my time in office and Korea
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played two games, especially against South Korea at the Four Nations Tournament in Meizhou, and although China won the game 1-0, South Korea
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I'm very impressed with Korea.
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It's a strong team in Asia."
"We're going to give it our all and put these two games together in our own way and with our stated goals."
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The girls are in training.
All-around protection from vaccination to referee details
Going abroad to compete in this special period of the current epidemic, the Chinese
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A full range of guarantees is provided.
In addition to having the troops wear protective clothing and goggles during the trip, they will also reduce contact with the outside world during excursions and competitions, and complete the competitions in relatively closed conditions to safeguard the health of the troops.
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An accompanying epidemiology officer was also organized to take care of all epidemiological matters, so that the team could return home after playing the competition safely.
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After landing at the airport in Seoul, South Korea, had spent a lot of time in customs clearance due to cumbersome procedures, and was also regarded by outsiders as the South Korean side of the dish and difficult.
In response, however, Jia Xiuquan showed China
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of the atmosphere, "From another point of view, this is exactly what the Korean government and the epidemic prevention department have done for the Korean people and the Chinese
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A sign of responsibility. Even though it takes quite a long time to get through the border and there will be more things to fill out and understand, but after all, when there is an epidemic, life safety is the most important thing."
"So I can understand, there is no complaint for me, and I am grateful to the Korean epidemic prevention department for being so responsible and serious in doing these preventive work."
And in keeping with the national men's
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Preparing for the World and Olympic Qualifiers respectively, China
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A safeguard operation team was set up especially for the two teams. Among the various safeguard operations, training on refereeing and penalizing operations is also one of the important elements.
The Safeguarding Operations Team invited senior referees as lecturers to provide penalty rules courses, to explain the latest spirit of penalties and rule adjustments in the international soccer world. At the same time, the Safeguarding Team also provided the China
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Provides information on the officiating and legal features of the two ODI play-off matches, and offers a 24/7 counseling service.
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Manager Jia Xiuquan has revealed that the team will also simulate home and away in the training games, through different penalty standards to simulate the "away whistle" and other difficulties, so that the team in advance to understand the possible adverse conditions encountered.
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The goal of the trip to South Korea is to get a win on the road to take advantage of the advancement, and the team is ready for anything.
