National Football Team UAE Training Dynamics
Reporter Chen Yong reported that on December 19, the national soccer team kicked off its training in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. However, immediately after the news of Li Ke's departure for family reasons, the team then urgently recruited Xu Xin, who was playing in the port. Xu Xin left Shanghai yesterday afternoon and arrived in Abu Dhabi this morning to join the national team.
On the evening of the 18th local time, the national football team flew from Shanghai to Dubai and arrived at the resident hotel in Abu Dhabi by bus. The team arrived at the hotel only at nightfall. The following morning, the national football team began its first training session, including strength training. In the afternoon, the team had its first outdoor training session.
The national football team plans to complete recovery training, fitness training and technical and tactical training in six days. From the 25th, the team will enter the training phase of the tournament, with the first instructional match against a local club on the 25th.29 Oman's match against the national football team as an opponent in Group F of the Asian Cup will be the key to the preparation. The national football team will then play two more warm-up matches and fly to Doha, Qatar on January 7, 2024 to prepare for the opening match of the Asian Cup on the 13th.
Unfortunately, Li Ke arrived in Abu Dhabi but left the team on the 20th for family reasons. The national soccer team urgently recruited another backline player Xu Xin.
There were five back players in the initial list of the national football team, including Li Ke, Wang Shangyuan, Wu Xi, Wang Qiuming and Gao Tianyi.In the 36-team tournament, Jankovic mainly used Li Ke, Wang Shangyuan and Wu Xi, in which Wang Shangyuan acted as a defensive back, Li Ke both defended and attacked, and Wu Xi was in charge of organizing the attack.
Wang Qiuming also returned to the national team due to the tightness of the back position. Theoretically, the back-row configuration is more adequate. The national football team hopes that these players will perform well in the Asian Cup, adapt to the rhythm and intensity of international matches, and prepare for next year's 36-strong tournament.
Li Ke's departure has disrupted the national team's rhythm, but Xu Xin, as a resident player, knows Jankovic's tactics inside out and has a tacit understanding with his teammates. Xu Xin has a wide range of adaptability at the back, capable of defending as well as attacking and organizing.
Despite fluctuations at the back, the overall strength of the national soccer team has not been affected much. Yankovic needs to consider the combination of the back position. As for the center position, the team hopes that Zhang Yuning returns to form, while making targeted technical and tactical arrangements.
