New head coach Li Xiaopeng will lead the Chinese men's football team at a complex pace into the first buildup of 2022, which will kick off on January 11 in Shanghai. This will be followed by a chartered flight to Japan from the 12th to the 23rd, a compact journey of just two weeks, during which the team is also scheduled to play two internal teaching matches on the 16th and 20th respectively. In this way, the time left for the team to integrate can be described as a drop in the bucket, Li Xiaopeng and his coaching team must be from the first day of training to go all out, and race against time.
After the assembly day, the team will start the first practice of this training session at the Century Park Stadium in Shanghai Pudong New Area. Due to the 16 players from Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Seaport taking part in the F.A.C.A. Cup final in Chengdu on the 9th, their arrival in Shanghai to sign in will be delayed until the 14th. In addition to the naturalized players Aixon, Alan, Fernando, Luo Guofu, who are currently in Brazil, and Wu Lei and Li Lei, who are playing in Europe, a total of 46 players will take part in the training in Shanghai.
In the coaching staff members arrived early in Shanghai on the 10th to sign in, to the national football delegation on the 23rd departed for Japan away in just two weeks, this brand new coaching team in the team before the task, the first task is to clarify the division of their respective responsibilities. In addition, part of the coaches and players, players and players also need to strengthen communication and integration, which means that the coaching staff and players to implement the technical and tactical level of the time is more urgent.
According to Beijing Youth Daily reported on the 9th, due to the impact of the epidemic, the Japanese government has implemented strict restrictions on the entry of foreign personnel since the end of November last year. As a result, the Japan Football Association (JFA) recently made a request to the CFA to reduce the size of the Chinese team's personnel to Japan. It is expected that the size of the Chinese team's lineup for the visit will be controlled at about 60 people.
As planned, the Chinese team will play two internal teaching matches in Shanghai on the 16th and 20th of this month. Considering the crucial importance of the upcoming away matches against Japan and Vietnam, the coaching staff must finalize the starting lineup and formation before traveling to Japan. After Wu Lei, Li Lei and some of the naturalized players left for Japan to assemble the team, the national football team will use the many training sessions at the venue to further adjust the lineup. Therefore, Li Xiaopeng and his assistants must seize the time to understand all aspects of the team's situation, and strive to improve the efficiency of the preparation work.
