This Thursday night (16th), the Chinese team will embark on a journey to challenge Thailand away from home, officially launching the first shot of the World Cup qualifiers. According to the domestic media, the national football team has adopted a "civilian" strategy, neither using chartered aircraft, nor sending a team of chefs to accompany the team, this arrangement seems to be to reduce the psychological burden of the players.
Looking back at the CFA during the Chen Xuyuan presidency, the national team would in most cases enjoy chartered flights when competing away from home, with professional chefs in charge of the players' diets to ensure their safety and health. However, since Song Kai took over the presidency of the Football Association last month, this tradition has been broken, canceled the charter system, and no longer equipped with a team of chefs, this time the team can only choose to travel to Thailand in economy class. It is worth mentioning that the FA officials did not accompany the players to Thailand to watch the match, which is said to be to reduce the psychological pressure on the players.
