May 19, nightfall, the national football team arrived at the Gusu tournament, settled in Taihu Lake Tai Mei Xiangguli Hotel, Building 8.
On the 20th, they will officially open the dueling sprint preparation for the 40 strong match, at the same time, the player Wu Lei also arrived in Gusu on the same day.
Patriotic education is also indispensable while preparing for war
Noon on the 15th, the national football team assembled in Shanghai, the afternoon will be put into the first training session, to restore physical fitness has become a priority.
This period of national football training is divided into three phases, the first phase of the Shanghai Houpaier Sports Park, which is also the location of the national football team 2020 May and October training, accommodation, travel and training are very familiar, this sense of intimacy is conducive to the national football team at ease with the recovery and adjustment, the training length of five days, of which four days for the training day.
The second phase starts on the 19th and lasts for 10 days, where the national football team will have a full technical and tactical rehearsal in Gusau for the final push, while the third phase will be four matches from May 30th to June 15th.
On the afternoon of the 18th, the national football team visited the memorial hall of the site of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China in Huangpu District, Shanghai, which became a memorial hall in 1952, was awarded the title of National Patriotic Education Demonstration Base in June 1997, and was selected as one of the "first batch of China's 20th-century architectural heritage" list in September 2016, which was awarded the title of National Patriotic Education Demonstration Base.
The visit, through the party history and receive patriotic education, aims to improve the team's collective sense of honor and enhance the fighting force. Previously, the national football team also organized similar activities, such as collective viewing of sports inspirational film to win the championship.
It is worth mentioning that May 18 is also the birthday of the skipper Li Tie, and the national soccer team sent him a blessing: "Toward that place where you arrived 19 years ago, let's go together!"
Gusu sprints, training and conditioning go hand in hand
Early in the morning of the 19th, the national football work team rushed to Gusu first, the players are resting in Shanghai during the day, after dinner, the team collectively by car to Gusu, Shanghai and Gusu are closer to each other, to avoid the pain of running around.
Gusu training is the final sprint before the Top 40, 10 days later, "Iron Army" will be in front of the fans. Previously, although played a number of warm-up matches, but the opponents are domestic league teams, the game is also closed, it is difficult to see the whole picture. 30 March against Guam in the game, can be regarded as the "Iron Army" was established nearly a year and a half since the first official debut, and June 9 with the Philippines game, will be the first real test, 4 games of the The results of the four games will be a comprehensive test of the "Iron Army".
Due to epidemic prevention and other related requirements, during the Gusu training period, the national football team will be closed, players are not allowed to go out. However, the national soccer team has also prepared a variety of activities to regulate the team's atmosphere and atmosphere, to ensure that the players are in good spirits and fully engaged in the game.
As for fans watching the game, tickets will be issued in phases and rationed according to the overall situation of epidemic prevention and control security and relevant management requirements, and the relevant parties will be informed in advance of the sale of tickets at each stage.
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
Returning and energizing the national football team
The evening of May 18, after ten hours of flight, Wu Lei arrived in Shanghai, then carried out a nucleic acid test, the results of the physical examination are qualified. 19 evening, he also arrived in Gusu.
"From the time I entered the country last night until now, I have felt the rigor and orderliness of the country's epidemic prevention system. Also experienced our country's determination and meticulousness in fighting the epidemic. This is the strongest guarantee for our health! From getting off the plane to entering the hotel, every link, such an organized system, I believe the world only our country can do!" Wu Lei said on his personal social media on the 19th.
The Gusu hosted the 40 strong match, the strategy adopted is to enter the personnel and teams throughout the closed, in addition to Wu Lei, the four opponents of the national football team Guam, Maldives, the Philippines and Syria, after entering the nucleic acid test, the results of the test is not a problem, then, the four teams will be closed throughout the tournament in Gusu.
The full closure is organized in such a way that it will not affect our population outside of the national football team and the staff of the tournament, but the national football team will have to take some risks. If, at the end of the tournament, the four teams participating do not test positive, the National Football League will be able to close at the first opportunity, as the inbound teams will have passed the 14-day mark by then.
What is the significance of Wu Lei's return to the national soccer team? At present, the national football strikers in addition to Wu Lei, there are Aixon, Alan, Zhang Yuning, Fernando, Wei Shihao, of which Aixon, Alan and Zhang Yuning belong to the center forward players, Fernando and Wei Shihao main wing, Wu Lei position is more comprehensive, striker, winger, shadow striker and other positions can be competent.
Although Wu Lei did not play long in this season's West B, the state is not very good, but he played in almost every game, West B practice quality, confrontation intensity, the rhythm of conversion is also certainly better than the Chinese Super League, so, Li Tie will not easily give up Wu Lei.
What's more, Wu Lei returned more than ten days ahead of schedule, giving him enough time to understand Li Tie's technical and tactical system and to gel with the team.