At the beginning of July, AFC will unveil the results of the draw for the 12-team tournament at its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Although the national football team does not yet have the strength to challenge any opponent, but the preparation for the best results in the face of the same group of rivals can not be ignored - this from the beginning of this year's September, to the end of next year's March of the 12 strong tournament, the national football team two seasons in the most critical battle of honor.
Influenced by FIFA's policy (all continental World Cup qualifiers have a home-and-away system, with the sole exception of Asia), the AFC hopes to establish a home-and-away system for the 12-team tournament. Although in the consultation stage, there has been a national football association will be said to be home and away system is limited by a variety of factors (especially the East Asian region teams, countries enter and exit the epidemic prevention measures are different), tend to use the tournament system in stages to complete the 12 strong, but at this stage, the preparation for the 12 strong tournament still need to "home and away system" as the core.
This arrangement will lead to a further decrease in interest in this year's Super League. It is reported that a number of teams plan to return to the competition around July 12, and the new phase of the Premier League is expected to kick off on Saturday, July 17 after completing two bye matches on July 15 or 16 - two months after the suspension of the Premier League on May 14, and it will take some time for fans to get used to the rhythm of the league.
This year's Chinese Super League (CSL) opened on April 20 and was divided into two divisions, Suzhou and Guangzhou, with stadiums opening on a limited basis as planned to receive fans, making for a more lively scene than last year. after the fifth round of the league on May 14, the CSL was suspended to make way for the national soccer team to compete in the 40-team tournament, but on May 21, there was a new confirmed case of Guan Guan in Guangzhou, and the preparatory team for the Professional Football League (PFL) needed to determine whether Guangzhou would be affected according to the development of the situation. --Fortunately, this morning, Beijing time, the Guangzhou Municipal Government press conference announced that this round of outbreak has been "zero", the city is "low-risk areas", so Guangzhou will continue to The city is a "low-risk area", so Guangzhou will continue to undertake the task of the Chinese Super League.
A meeting of general managers of professional leagues is expected to be held on July 5 to discuss and confirm the route of the new phase of the league - the coaching staff of the national football team has asked the international players to be assembled on August 17, leaving two weeks for preparation for the first match of the 12-team tournament on September 2, so the restarted Chinese Super League will be suspended again in a month's time. In this month, the Super League is expected to complete nine rounds of matches (one round every three days), the time constraints can be seen.
In the new round of the pre-program, the Super League from the beginning of the season plans to play 30 rounds reduced to 22 rounds, after the league played the first 14 rounds in August, the last 8 rounds of the league will be held across the year, the game time is set in early December to early January - no surprise, this will be the first time in the history of the Super League across the end of the year record. After the end of the Super League, the seventh round of the 12 round of the tournament (January 27) will also be seamlessly connected with the league, the physical and psychological condition of the international players will face an unprecedented severe test.
The priorities of national team matches and league matches have already been determined, and the National Football Association only needs to consider how to minimize the losses of the league within a limited scope: the league matches in July and August involve whether there are enough stadiums in the region, whether the turf of the stadiums can withstand the pressure of three days of matches, and the frequent changes in the weather conditions. Take Guangzhou as an example, in July and August, the average temperature exceeds 30 degrees Celsius and the humidity is high, all the matches need to be arranged in the evening, if the team does not have enough manpower to rotate, the problem of players' injuries should not be ignored. The 8 rounds of league matches from December to January, the team also needs to additionally consider the issue of players' contracts: many players' contracts are limited to the natural year, and clubs can only lay out the layout for the next year's season in advance, but the good thing is that the 12 rounds of the tournament will end in March 2022, and the next year's new season of the Premier League will finally be able to avoid the biggest interference.
12 strong match preparation work involves a hair move the whole body, regardless of the league, cup, match system or home and away system, the national football team's goal is only one: to enter the World Cup in Qatar. The strength of the national football team is indeed not strong, but the 12 strong equal opportunities, as long as the completion of each game set goal there is a possibility of line - the last World Cup qualifiers, the national football team in the first four rounds of matches, three losses and a draw only 1 point, but after the change of command, steady and steady, and out of the playoffs with the qualification of Syria is only 1 point (Syria in the playoffs to Australia, which beat the intercontinental playoffs). (Syria lost to Australia in the playoffs, and the latter beat Honduras in the intercontinental playoffs to advance to the World Cup in Russia), so "confidence" is crucial in the preparation stage.
Returning from the United Arab Emirates, the national football team is now in isolation in Suzhou, isolated during the team's training in a closed environment normal - from the "soldiers" to find confidence, at least in the spirit of the level, the national football team has been prepared for.
