Beijing Youth Daily's Xiao Blush has revealed that our national soccer team will embark on a journey to Abu Dhabi on December 18th to make final preparations for the Asian Cup. The team will be traveling on a civilian plane, trying to keep the trip simple and low-key. As for the training period in West Asia, the team will be warming up against which team, there is still uncertainty.
Like the previous trip to Bangkok, Thailand, the national football team will also use civilian flights, adhere to the concept of "simplicity, economy, demand security". It is reported that the national football team in the United Arab Emirates will play four warm-up matches, scheduled to face Oman on December 29th, followed by the challenge of India on January 6th. It is worth mentioning that the national soccer team was able to get in touch with these two teams quickly, thanks to the deep friendship between Jankovic and the other coach.
However, it needs to be further verified whether the scheduled match against India will go ahead as planned. This is because the national football team has made adjustments to its preparation strategy for the Asian Cup after just finishing its match against South Korea. The original plan was to depart after a week of training in Shanghai on December 10, but because some players need to participate in the AFC Cup and AFC Champions League matches, the centralized training time has been postponed to December 17, which also forced the coaching staff to make adjustments to the specific arrangements for overseas training and warm-up matches. The national football team's warm-up program in the United Arab Emirates is still shrouded in uncertainty.
It is reported that the national soccer team will be housed in a fixed training base in Abu Dhabi to prepare for the warm-up matches. The team will try to invite their opponents to the training base for a showdown, or start a match at a nearby venue.
