On June 7, just as the battle between the national football team and the Philippines was about to be staged, veteran soccer reporter Ma Dexing, who is stationed at the Sharjah Frontier, and industry colleagues such as Xiao Shaun from the Beijing Youth Daily, Chen Yong from the Football Daily, and media personality Pan Weili, talked about the upcoming focus of the battle in a live program.
Madsen revealed that the Philippine team can play in the first round of this encounter only four players, almost completely new lineup, its battle is really difficult to predict.
Xiao Blush was the first to give his opinion, "The strength of the national football team is higher compared to the past, and with the naturalized player Alan Ackerson joining the team, we don't need to feel inferior." Chen Yong followed, adding, "The national team has been steadily improving, which is undeniable, and the team atmosphere is quite positive. Moving from Suzhou to Sharjah, at first everyone was worried, but then we realized that it was not as scary as we thought, and we are confident of victory." Pan Weili further analyzed, "The national team in the past in West Asia tournaments are mostly in winter, summer is not common, including the Asian Championship matches as well, the weather factor can not be ignored.
In terms of score predictions, Pan Weili favors a "3-1" result. Chen Yong and Xiao Blush predicted "2-0". Chen Yong explains, "I'm a bit cautious in my prediction, the Philippines' fighting spirit may not be up to the expectation, if we play normally, it's reasonable to win by two goals, but if we have a strong fighting spirit, it's also possible to score three goals.
Talking about the starting lineup of the national soccer team against the Philippines, Xiao Xie said, "I did not specifically ask, this game is very different from the game in Guam, it is crucial, I do not want to disturb my friends in front. Revealing the lineup too early may also reveal secrets, which is not good for the team. But I feel that it is unlikely that the Chinese team will change its lineup tonight, and even if there are adjustments, they will be minor. The team has been assembling in Shanghai since May 19, and after a period of practice, Coach Li Tie will surely strengthen the lineup he is pushing. The match against Guam is for the later matches to check the formation and sharpening, as the match goes deeper, he will further strengthen the lineup instead of overturning the whole thing." Pan Weili said: "There will not be much change in the center and back field, see the 23-man list of changes is not big, I am more assured, indicating that the coach believes that the results of the training in the past two years is remarkable, no need to make a big move.
Chen Yong then talked about Artemisia's injury: "His injury is not a big problem, but there may be a risk of playing the whole game. It should not be a problem for him to play 30 minutes as a substitute. And the 5 substitutions should be fully utilized. Midfield consumption is huge, Wu Xi and Zhang Xizhe, the two midfielders should try to rotate, the rotation of the strikers do not need to worry." Talking about Artemisia's contract renewal with Shandong Taishan, Chen Yong said, "Not only Artemisia, all players are facing great difficulties in renewing their contracts because the salary may drop significantly.
Talking about the upcoming schedule of the 12-team tournament, Xiao Blush said: "The change of venue of the tournament has given the AFC a difficult problem, that is, how to deal with this kind of extreme situation. Therefore, the arrangement of subsequent matches will depend on the situation of epidemic prevention and control. Do not rule out the possibility that the national football team will train directly during the quarantine period. The fact that the AFC changed the venue within a short period of time shows that it is quite efficient in all aspects.
Xiao Blush continued, "Failure to qualify for the Top 12 would be disastrous. Sharp drop in revenue not to mention, the Football Association in the epidemic cycle of business pressure is enormous, in this context, still launched 12 million winning prize is not easy. As a player or a person, should know how to be grateful, the Chinese team is strong, should not let the tragedy and accidents happen." Talking about the game's referee Jin Xikun, Chen Yong said: "He does not have any reason to make things difficult for the Chinese team, and does not need to favor us. If we still need the referee's help against the Philippines, the significance of our advancement to the Round of 12 will also be greatly reduced.
Finally, the program was linked to reporter Madsen, who is on the front lines in Sharjah. Madsing introduced, "The Philippines submitted a total of 21 entries, including one who was unable to make it today and may not be able to play in the match. There is also a center back who has returned from Spain and it is uncertain whether he will be able to play today. In the 0-0 draw with the national soccer team, there are only six players entered, four of whom will play in an almost completely new lineup whose battle is really hard to predict. These guys have been training together for more than ten days, I don't think they are very strong, and many of them come from Europe, where living conditions are more comfortable, and they are reluctant to take the field once the temperature exceeds 32 degrees Celsius, which makes this weather a challenge for us."
(Doraemon)
