With the onset of the epidemic, the Group A matches of the Asian Top 40 were forced to be relocated to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In the face of this sudden change, China's national football team quickly start the transfer plan, and strive to fly directly from Shanghai to Dubai, to start intense preparation. It is reported that if all goes well, on June 2, our men's football team will take a special plane to Dubai, and Chen Xuyuan, the chairman of the Football Association, will also accompany the team and supervise the game on the spot. Chen Xuyuan will personally take charge of the trip, highlighting the determination of the Chinese Football Association to win this tournament, even if the tournament changes, the team's goal of getting out of the group is still firm.
The team for the trip is huge, expected to be about 70 people, divided into six teams, including players, security team, as well as epidemic prevention, logistics, media relations, business, foreign affairs, competition and other departments. In addition, the Football Association may also send a signal production team to be responsible for the collection of video signals for the game. The trip to Dubai can be described as a large-scale military operation.
Of the three current presidents of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), Chen Xuyuan has been responsible for the affairs of the national team. During the tournament in Suzhou, Chen Xuyuan personally sat in, although he did not enter the red zone, but has been sticking to the tournament area, commanding and coordinating, coordinating the overall situation.
The exact timing of our team's remaining three matches has yet to be determined, but according to AFC requirements, all matches must be completed by June 15th. Even if the night of the 2nd successfully take off, the earliest will be June 3 to arrive in Dubai to check into the hotel, after two days of adjustment, the earliest the first game will be played on June 5-6, which means that the national football team will be in 9 to 10 days to complete three high-intensity tournaments. Considering that the temperature in Dubai is currently as high as 40 degrees Celsius, this will be a severe test for the physical fitness of the national football team.
If the 2nd departs without incident, our team's ideal schedule of matches would be against Maldives on the 7th, Philippines on the 11th and Syria on the 15th.
It is worth mentioning that the national football team went to Dubai for training last March, and is more familiar with the local environment and field conditions, which is undoubtedly more favorable to our team.
