May 28, Capital
national security
The soccer team's preparatory training at the Fengti base entered its tenth day, and head coach Bilic is laying a solid physical foundation for his players through intensive training. Witnessing each player's full commitment, Bilic is looking forward to the upcoming Chinese Super League.
Since the assembly on May 19, the coaching team's primary goal has been to strengthen the players' physical fitness. This is not only to prepare for the second phase of the league restart in mid-June, but also to help the players improve their physical fitness in order to ward off future injuries that may be caused by fatigue.
Physical trainer Ivo directs training
According to Ivo Katujic, the coach in charge of physical training, the focus of the team's training at this stage has always been on physical reserves in conjunction with the intensity of the game. High-intensity folding and sprinting runs are a must in every training session. The total running distance of each player in each training session is more than 6,000 meters, and the sprint running distance in each training session is not less than the sprint distance in the official game. In response to the effect of the training, Ivo said, "With this amount of training, every player performed very well, I give them full marks."
After completing the high-intensity running training, the coaching team will also be interspersed with a variety of technical and tactical training, the training rhythm is compact, a comprehensive simulation of the actual battle. According to the coaching team's plan, the next two weeks of training will continue to maintain a higher intensity to help players do a good job of physical reserves.
Ivo also revealed that he has established an effective communication channel with the physical fitness coach of the Chinese men's national team in order to get hold of the training and match data of the six Guoan international players in the national team, so as to remotely monitor the physical condition of the international players.
Park Sung participates in confrontation training
In addition, several injured players in the team are now actively recovering. Park Sung, the core midfielder that fans are looking forward to, has kept up with the team's training rhythm and participated in group confrontations, and is expected to return to the field in the next stage of the league.
Seeing that the players' physical training has achieved stage-by-stage results, Bilic said that the team's combination of ball training and physical strengthening at this stage has had a significant effect. The players have a very positive attitude towards training, which will help them in the next stage of the league.
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The team achieved 2 wins and 2 losses in the first four rounds of the first phase (the fifth round of the match with Hebei was postponed), which included injuries to key players such as Bieira and Wang Gang. It can be said that this offseason is crucial for Guoan to play well in the league this season.
Bilic and his team of assistant coaches are in a race against time, assisting injured players in their active recovery while gripping the team to get several newcomers and late returners into the system.
Bilic said that the team has improved in each of the first four rounds of the league, and especially in the match against Wuhan, has shown the smooth and precise teamwork that he expected. Despite two consecutive losses, he and his players have not lost confidence, but have regained their rightful place in the team with two consecutive wins.
Now, Bilic is facing the difficulties of injuries to the main players and the inability of the foreigners to play at full strength. In this regard, Bilic admitted that the club may seek to bring in new foreign aid, but considering the impact of the epidemic and the problem of bonding time with the team, there are certain difficulties in bringing in new aid. Therefore, he hopes that core players such as Bieira can recover soon so that the team's lineup can maintain strong competitiveness at the beginning of the second stage of the league.
Bilic will also have to contend with the uncertainty of the form and fitness of six internationals following their participation in the World Qualifiers, all of which will need to be targeted before the league resumes.
In response to these possible problems, Bilic remains optimistic. He said that with the experience of the first four rounds of matches and an overall understanding of the Chinese Super League, the team will continue to improve its competitiveness in the second phase and continue to move towards the goal of competing for the title.
