On June 4, the Chinese team departed quietly, arriving at the Sharjah Stadium a day before the match, and started their acclimatization training. The pre-match press conference for the match between China and the Philippines was scheduled for June 5 at 7:30 p.m. local time (23:30 p.m. Beijing time), at which time the manager Li Tie would be present in person. However, the team's training on June 6 will still be held at the Sharjah Stadium's training ground, and according to AFC regulations, the national soccer team's training will be open to the media for 15 minutes.
Despite the fact that the three matches of the group stage are scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates, the Chinese team, as the organizer of the tournament, is still in an advantageous position in terms of training venues and logistical support. Unlike the other four teams who trained outside the stadium, the Chinese team trained indoors, where the conditions were better and the logistics were more comprehensive than outdoors.
In the evening of June 4, the national football team moved into Sharjah Stadium a day early to familiarize themselves with the venue. The Chinese team is not unfamiliar with Sharjah, coupled with the fact that the UAE league has just ended, the turf of Sharjah Stadium is well-maintained, so that the players are doubly satisfied. From the training of the day, the positioning tactics and side channel passing became the focus of the national football team's drills. Given that the Philippine team may use intensive defense tactics, making full use of the width of the field becomes especially critical.
When the situation is stalemate, the positioning attack is also an important means of scoring for the national football team. Compared with the Southeast Asian players, the national football players in the physical conditions occupy a certain advantage, coupled with the team has Aixon, Zhang Xunzhe such as positioning ball masters.
After a few days of adjustment, the national football team will be calm and fighting spirit, the local high temperature conditions are also basically adapted. It is worth mentioning that every day after the end of the training bus back to the hotel, in order to avoid a cold, the national football bus will not turn on the air conditioning. This means that, after the end of training every day, the national football team will be free to enjoy a "high-temperature sauna trip". "Compared to the high temperature sauna in the bus, the night outdoor is actually much cooler", a player joked.
