In yesterday's warm-up match, China's men's national soccer team defeated Shandong Taishan 3-0, realizing 8 consecutive wins in warm-up matches. With the end of this training session in Shanghai, the national players have returned to their respective clubs to prepare for the upcoming Chinese Super League. It is reported that the next phase of the national football training will be held around May 20 in Gusu, the competition city of the 40 strong match, when the final preparation for the 40 strong match sprint.
Warm-up matches are regarded as an effective way to test the team's technical and tactical skills and overall condition. Since Li Tie took office, the national football team has conducted a total of 8 warm-up matches, successively against Liaoning Shenyang City, Wuhan Zhuoer, Shanghai SIPG, Shanghai Shenhua, Hebei Huaxia, Henan Songshan Longmen, Shandong Taishan and other teams. 8 matches, the national football team scored 29 goals, only lost 2 goals, the overall performance is satisfactory. It is worth mentioning that, affected by the epidemic, the Chinese Super League teams are unable to go abroad for training and competition, in this long interval, the Chinese Super League teams are in the domestic training and preparation, and domestic clubs for warm-up games has become the norm.
Shandong Taishan, the team with the most warm-up matches among the Chinese Super League teams, played nine warm-up matches with two wins, three draws and four losses. During the winter training in Haikou, Taishan lost 1-2 to Kunshan FC, the third-ranked team in the Central League, and although the team played a 2-1 match against Beijing Guoan in the warm-up match on February 27, the match ended in a loss. In the subsequent preparations, Taishan shook hands with Henan Songshan Longmen 1-1 and played several warm-up matches during their stay in Shanghai in an effort to improve the team's bonding speed.
The preparation of the Chinese Super League teams during the winter break showed different characteristics. Shandong Taishan team has a poor record in warm-up matches, on the one hand, it is related to the team's main lineup can not be complete, on the other hand, Taishan team sent out substitutes and fringe players in a number of warm-up matches, the selection and investigation means a lot, it seems that they don't care too much about the results of the warm-up matches. Shanghai Harbor, on the other hand, achieved an undefeated record of 7 wins and 1 draw, in which Muy scored a hat-trick and Lopez and Arnautovic each scored a goal, showing the strength of the team.
Shanghai Shenhua brought in a number of strong players during the winter break, but manager Cui Kangxi has been holding back, focusing more on physical reserves and intra-team confrontations. As the new season draws nearer, Shenhua's warm-up matches have finally kicked off, with a 2-1 win over Henan Songshan Longmen on April 3rd. Beijing Guoan also played five warm-up matches during the winter break, with a record of two wins, one draw and one loss, including a 1-1 draw with Changchun Yatai in the most recent warm-up match.
Guangzhou team faced many objective difficulties in this winter break, such as many main players moving up to the national team, core foreign players not returning, and injuries in the team. In the warm-up match, Guangzhou and Cangzhou Lions fought to a 3-4 draw, but then in a warm-up match 4-0 victory over the Central League team Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic, showing the heritage of the eight champions. Shenzhen, on the other hand, is playing in the Chinese Super League as a dark horse, with a total of 10 foreign aiders in their squad and a warm-up match record of 6 wins and 1 draw, making their overall performance more stable.
Changchun Yatai are ambitious to achieve better results in the new season after their successful relegation from last season's Central League. They played warm-up matches against Chinese Super League teams during the winter break, with a 3-2 win over Guangzhou City, a 2-2 draw against Guangzhou, a 1-1 draw against Beijing Guoan, and a 3-3 draw against Taishan. Dalian Ren played the most warm-up matches in this winter break, but their record was not good, and the delay in getting the manager and three foreign aiders in place had a negative impact on the team's preparation.
Other relegated teams also basically chose teams close to their geographic location to warm up, such as Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic and Henan Songshan Longmen. The Chinese Super League teams' preparations for the winter break were characterized by their own characteristics, and they are well prepared for the upcoming season.
