Hainan training is coming to an end, the Chinese men's national football team will usher in the last warm-up match held in Haikou. 15 evening, the national football team will compete with the U23 national football team in the same training, which will be the national football team's final battle of this training. After the game, the national football team will determine the final two matches for the Asian qualifying round of the World Cup, and the next day with the U23 national football team to fly to the United Arab Emirates.
Haikou training period, the national football team a total of 30 players to participate, but the degree of injury and fatigue vary, not all full participation in training. However, the players who have the qualification and ability to represent the national football team have been included in the training list.
The national football team had previously played two warm-up matches with the Chinese Super League Changchun Yatai team, the score was 1-1 and a draw 5-0. During the period, the national football team used the first half and the second half of the use of different formations of the strategy, not only a comprehensive test of the players' status, but also focus on practicing the three center backs tactics. The results of the two warm-up matches show that Li Xiaopeng is satisfied with the overall state of the national football team.
On the 15th, the national football team will have a final warm-up match with the U23 national football team, which is also training in Haikou and is coached by foreign coach Jankovic. This warm-up match for the U23 national football team is a valuable exercise opportunity before preparing for the Asian Games in Hangzhou in September. The national soccer team has a number of U23-age players, and the U23 national soccer team has loaned two players from the national soccer camp, Jiang Shenglong and Wu Shaochong. From a tactical level, this warm-up match is undoubtedly of greater practical significance.
It is expected that the national football team will determine the list of 23 to 24 players for the trip to the United Arab Emirates that night after the warm-up match of the U23 national football team. From the recent training and player status, Wei Shihao, Ji Zhongguo and Tong Lei are three players with complicated injuries and will probably not be selected. The other losers will have to be determined based on their performance in the final game.
Of the players who are overseas, Wu Lei has been left out of the call-up list due to his poor performance and awkward position in the Spaniards' squad. Another overseas player, Li Lei of Swiss Super League club Grasshopper, will travel to Dubai to join the national soccer team.
As for the naturalized players, Jiang Guangtai has started his individual fitness training in Dubai, while the other four naturalized players will miss the last two matches of the Top 12.
According to the established plan, the national football team will fly to Dubai on the afternoon of March 17 with the U23 national football team. At 23:00 p.m. Beijing time on March 24, the national football team will face Saudi Arabia; at 0:00 a.m. on March 30, the national football team will face Oman.
