March 22nd, the wind is rising. In a report by Beijing Youth Daily, Li Xiaopeng has been busy with tactical drills in order to find the best lineup layout for the crucial battle against Saudi Arabia. Among them, "hardness", "rhythm" and "set-piece" have become the three core words in the preparation stage.
In the intense training, the practice of positional ball has become the top priority in the preparation of the national football team. Facing the technical superiority of Saudi Arabia, the Chinese team is difficult to take the lead through the ground attack, so the coaching team decided to seek a breakthrough in the tactics of the positioning ball. During the training in Haikou, the training of set piece tactics has taken up a large proportion, Artemisia Junmin, Zhang Xunzhe, Dai Weijun and other players with outstanding footwork have become the manipulator.
In addition to the positioning of the ball, the other two key words of the national football team are "hardness" and "rhythm". In terms of hardness, Li Xiaopeng emphasized that "who can fight, who is on", which is undoubtedly the highest requirement for players. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why in the 15th and U23 national football teaching match, Tan Long, Dai Weijun, Zhu Chenjie and other international players will fight to injury. As for the rhythm, the coaching staff asked the players to be both courageous and resourceful in the game, to keep the rhythm of the whole game on their side, and try to avoid being controlled by the opponent's rhythm and being passive.
Li Lei's injury absence has left coach Li Xiaopeng with a new challenge, as he will not be adding new players to the squad, and the lineup for the next two games will be created from the existing 24-man roster. The absence of captain Wu Xi also makes it necessary for the coaching staff to select a new field captain among Artemisia Junmin, Yu Dabao and Zhang Linpeng.
Recently, some members of the team revealed that despite the fact that the team has failed to qualify for the World Cup, the entire team has felt guilty since the painful loss in Hanoi and said that they will meet the next challenges with the mentality of "knowing the shame before the courage". One member of the team said the team will defend their dignity in the last home game of the season to avoid becoming a stepping stone for their rivals.
