With the national team returning from West Asia, closed training in Suzhou took center stage, and as soon as the quarantine period ended on July 1, the draw extravaganza for the Round of 12 was ushered in and marked the national team's entry into the
World Cup
The journey and the burden of preparation. One of the major challenges facing Coach Li Tie is the possibility of injuries to existing international players in the upcoming league games.
The groupings for the 12-team tournament have long since been finalized, and if the tournament system is implemented, it will be very difficult for the
China Super League (soccer league)
The impact of this is relatively minor. However, the latest news from the AFC suggests that a home-and-away system will be used for the 12-team tournament due to sponsor opposition. The biggest difference between this system and the tournament system is the longer time span, with the AFC planning to start on September 2 and end on March 29 the following year, spanning six months. This will undoubtedly have an impact on the
China Super League (soccer league)
The impact is far-reaching. Professional leagues are busy adjusting their schedules, and even though leagues cannot be played in September, October and November due to the epidemic, the time left for games is extremely limited, and even with 22 rounds of events scheduled, the schedule is unprecedentedly dense.
With a possible 22 round finish scenario.
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The remaining 9 rounds of the first phase, the 5th round of the league postponed Beijing
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The games against Guangzhou must all be completed before the national team's August training. If two postponed matches are played first from July 15, followed by the 6th round of matches from July 18, and nine rounds of league matches are completed by mid-August (12), this would mean completing nine rounds of matches in less than a month, averaging one league match every three days, which is a huge step forward in the
China Super League (soccer league)
For the first time in history. This intensive schedule is a huge test of player fitness, team depth and referee enforcement.
What is particularly grim is that it will put enormous pressure on the physical state of the national players. The national team has been preparing for the match in Shanghai since May 15, arriving in Suzhou on May 19 and departing for Sharjah, UAE, on June 3. After completing three matches, the national team returned to Suzhou to begin training in isolation on the evening of June 17 after a 21-hour journey. the national players will be released from isolation on July 1, entering a seven-day home isolation observation before returning to the team, just 10 days before the restart of the league's sixth round. If the Guangzhou team and Beijing
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The bye was played on the 15th, with the start of league play just a week away when the internationals returned to the team.
This pretty much means that the internationals have to commit to the league without a break.
Non-international players are on vacation during the national team's Top 40 tournament, but international players only have quarantine time, followed by the fatigue of having to play nine matches in less than a month. Moreover, how do you ensure that international players are not injured when all of them, except for the injured ones, have to play in the league? This is not the middle
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Something that can be requested or coordinated by the president of the association - no one has the right to request that the international players who are in the team do not play, otherwise the non-scheduling of league matches in September, October and November due to the absence of the international players will become a laughing stock.
Chen Xuyuan mentioned in an interview that there are two reasons for the national team's decision to train early: "One is that Li Tie took over the
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After, although there are 6 to 7 training, but the personnel is not complete, a lot of tactics have not been implemented. This time, the personnel is complete, Li Tie hopes to play Guam and the Maldives before the lineup to grind; secondly, the international players have been focused on playing a month of the league, if you play again
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matches, the mood can be depressing. Therefore, the early training can let the players go home and rest for a few days before coming back." By the time of the Top 12, the teething problems are no longer there, and Li Tie may call up new players; the only real break for the international players will be when the league is suspended until August 17th
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A few days into the official start of the set.
Early training and extreme race schedules though for
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More grinding time was gained, but in the event of injuries to key players, the consequences were unimaginable.
We can only hope that the national players in the 6 to 14 rounds of intensive schedule to stay healthy. 40 before the game, there has been a player due to injury withdrawal, the national team urgently drafted Liu Binbin and other three players to supplement the 40 during the serious injuries of the players is regrettable, the national team can not afford to lose any personnel, especially those who are irreplaceable players.
