Challenges go hand in hand with challenges, China
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Faced with both competition and epidemic prevention.
April 8, 15:00, China
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Will be away to South Korea
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, vying for the final spot on the road to the Tokyo Olympics.
On the one hand, the deep-rooted China
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On the other hand, South Korea has never touched the Olympic threshold.
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, tension was in the air.
Compared to previous competitions, this time the China
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Appear extraordinarily "low-key" - closed-door training, no external voice, not even announced in advance the list of ...... the face of the battle of life and death, the team low-profile preparations.
So, in the silence of China
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Will it be able to surprise the fans?
Wang Frost (right) will participate in this competition.
Preparations kept secret, roster not announced
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The two-legged matchup will directly determine who gets to Tokyo.
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The stage.
In the face of such a crucial matchup, China
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The choice was to isolate all outside distractions and also not to reveal any tactical information about the team to the public.
Even the pre-match training to prepare for the Olympic Preliminary Round play-offs, the team did not publicly release the relevant information and training staff list - all the players involved in the training, but also only on the day before departure to know who was selected to go to South Korea's list, all the personnel low-profile travel to Suzhou for the last phase of the training to prepare for the war.
And the most recent Chinese
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The national team released the list of training personnel is still in October last year, that period of training is still in the Xianghe base.
Compared to South Korea, which announced its competition roster early on March 16th
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China
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Undoubtedly more unpredictable to the opponent, such a high level of secrecy, but also reflects the team's high regard for this competition.
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Solidarity.
So, China
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Will there be any changes in formation and tactics that will take the opposition by surprise? All will have to wait until the afternoon of the 8th to find out.
And as for the intense journey of two home and away contests in one week, the team is ready for it.
At the pre-match conference held on the 7th, China
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Skipper Jia Xiuquan then said, "The rest of the competition, the organization of the two competitions within a week is the same and fair for everyone, so there is not much difficulty for us."
"After such a long time of training, we have prepared what we should for the characteristics of the Korean team. The competition has been postponed for such a long time and the players and I are very eager to win by working hard."
"I represented China as a player in the
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So it is more than expected that through this China
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The struggle to get to Tokyo
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of admission."
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Skipper Jia Xiuquan.
South Korea wants to use European players to "win with the weak"
In a previous interview with the media, China
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Both coaches and players have expressed their opinions about beating South Korea.
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The determination of the
After completing the group stage competition of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament back in February last year, the team embarked on a tournament against South Korean
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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, in the past history of the tournament, the Chinese
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cooperation with South Korea
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International A match 37 times, 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."
Player Ma Jun also said, "We don't fear them from determination first. As long as we play at our own level, there is no problem to take down the Korean team."
For South Korea, who have 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 "weak to win the strong".
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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Among them, Ji Xiaoran is the only one who has ever broken through China's
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Goalkeeper, 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 race, she said that her condition and all aspects of her condition were satisfactory, and she also expressed her intention to advance to the
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The determination of the For China
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For that matter, a few of the opponents' stay-at-home players will inevitably be targets to focus on.
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 in the last little decade China and South Korea have ranked each other in FIFA, 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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The game was played twice, 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 were previously in training.
From epidemic prevention to refereeing details, all guarantees are fully supported
In the current special period of the epidemic to go abroad to participate in the race, China
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A full range of support is provided.
In addition to having the troops wear protective clothing and goggles during the trip, the health of the troops will also be protected by reducing contact with the outside world during travel and competition and completing the competition in relatively closed conditions.
In addition.
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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.
previously China
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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 that, there is no complaint for me, and I am grateful to the Korean epidemic prevention authorities for being so responsible and serious about doing a good job with these epidemics."
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.
In a previous interview with a surging news reporter, the Chinese
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Manager Jia Xiuquan has revealed that the team will also imitate the home and away in the training games, through different standards of punishment to simulate the "away whistle" and other difficulties, so that the team in advance to understand the unfavorable conditions that may be encountered.
For China
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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.
