The first round of Group B of the top 12 matches will start tomorrow morning, Beijing time, the main lineup of the national football team has not yet revealed
The Chinese team practiced positioning ball to defend against "high-altitude bombing"
The Chinese team will face the Australian team in the first round of the World Preliminary Asian Finals in Doha, Qatar, on the evening of September 2, local time, at 2 am on the 3rd, Beijing time.
On the evening of August 31, local time, in the early morning of September 1, Beijing time, the Chinese team conducted outdoor training at the Qatar University training ground. This was also the last training conducted by the Chinese team on this venue before the Australian team.
Although in the 15-minute training time open to the media, some international footballers including Wu Lei, Exon, Wu Xi, and Yu Dabao once put on white team training shirts, but in fact, group confrontation is not the focus of this training. .
For the Australian team, which has outstanding height conditions and is good at physical confrontation, how to avoid losing "air supremacy" is one of the key contents of the recent national football technical and tactical exercises.
Tactical training focuses on positioning the ball
Since the Australian Football Association announced on August 28 the list of 27 players in the first two rounds of the Australian team’s top 12. content.
Starting from the training on the evening of the 28th local time, the team targeted various technical and tactical training, including internal confrontation training.
Among them, the drill of positioning the ball is undoubtedly the top priority.
In previous interviews with the media, the main goalkeeper Yan Junling of the national football team and the attacking midfielder Zhang Xizhe also mentioned the characteristics of the Australian team that are good at "high-altitude operations".
Statistics show that Sutta, who played for Stoke City, scored 6 goals for the Australian team during the top 40, which naturally aroused the vigilance of the Chinese team.
If only relying on physical conditions, none of the defenders of the Chinese team currently with the team can compete with Sutta.
In this case, it is very important to improve the ability and efficiency of defense and pinch defense.
The positioning kick exercise of the National Football Team covers two aspects. In addition to guarding against players with outstanding "high-altitude bombing" capabilities such as Suta, the Chinese team also needs to take advantage of the limited positioning opportunities to fight for advantageous fighters for its side.
It is reported that the current national football positioning ball drills mainly include Zhang Xizhe, Yin Hongbo, Hao Junmin and other technical players.
In terms of the implementation of set-kick tactics, Exon, Wu Lei and even Yu Dabao, who has been "transformed" into a central defender, have a keen sense of goal.
Keep the opener lineup confidential outside the arena
Before the training began on the evening of August 31, local time, the head coach Li Tie handed the white team vest to Wu Lei, Exon, Xu Xin, Wu Xi, Wang Gang, Li Ang, Yu Dabao, Zhang Linpeng, Wang Shenchao and other players. A yellow vest was distributed to Zhang Xizhe.
However, combined with the actual situation of the team, this grouping is not necessarily related to the confirmation of the main lineup of the top 12 teams in the first battle.
The big game is approaching, and the coaching staff will not open the main battle line so openly from the perspective of protecting the team's competitive interests.
Especially during the team training two days ago, two strange foreigners suddenly appeared on the edge of the national football training ground. One of them claimed to be an agent and the other claimed to be a media reporter.
Although their identities have not been confirmed yet, the Chinese team obviously needs to do a good job of tactical secrecy at this time.
It is worth noting that striker Alan, who was absent from the previous night's joint training due to physical fatigue, appeared in the national football team's joint training lineup on the evening of August 31.
He smiled and greeted the reporters he met on the sidelines and said, "I have no problems."
Hidden worries
Stepping on the field before the national football game is really hanging
According to the plan, the Chinese team went to the Doha Khalifa International Stadium on the evening of the 1st local time for the only training before the match.
However, affected by the epidemic, the team may only be allowed to step on the field symbolically and cannot conduct regular training on the field.
In addition, media reporters are also banned from entering the pre-match press conference site, and specific questions will be "worked" by the team press officer.
Affected by the epidemic, the Australian team's home game against the Chinese team had to be moved to Doha on September 2.
The Australian team is the nominal home team, and Qatar is fully responsible for the specific organization of the event out of personnel prevention considerations.
The Chinese team's training on the field is also affected by the epidemic prevention.
According to the arrangement of the local event organizer, the Australian team will train at the Khalifa International Stadium from 7pm to 8pm local time on the 1st, while the Chinese team will step on the field from 8:15 to 9:15 that night.
However, the national football team received a notice that the whole team could only step on the field properly during the Khalifa International Stadium on the evening of the 1st, and they could also enter the locker room, but they could not conduct normal training on the field.
It is reported that at the pre-match joint meeting on the morning of September 1, local time, the Chinese team will still communicate with the local organizers on this matter, hoping to win the opportunity for the team to have ball training at the Khalifa International Stadium. There is also a special reason for stepping on the field, that is, the Khalifa International Stadium is an air-conditioned stadium.
In the past few days, the Chinese team has been training in the air-conditioned stadium, so they also need to adapt to the "air-conditioned stadium" objectively.
What needs to be clear is that the first two rounds of the top 12 Chinese team will be arranged at the Khalifa International Stadium.
Affected by the epidemic, all games will be played under "empty field" conditions.
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"Home team" preparation time is less than the national football
Due to the late arrival of most players in Doha, the Australian team did not conduct their first joint training after arriving at the venue until the evening of August 31 local time and the early morning of September 1st Beijing time.
Compared to the Chinese team, the Australian team as the "home team" is obviously passive in preparation.
However, the team coach Arnold still firmly believes that his team can score all 3 points in the first game.
It is understood that the Australian coaching staff headed by Arnold has arrived in Doha ahead of schedule to prepare for the team's training ahead.
However, because of the 27 players who have entered the first two rounds of the Australian team's top 12 competition, except for the defender Grant who played for the Sydney FC club, who is from the Australian Super League, the rest are all overseas players.
The starting place of their 12 round of journey is also different, so the arrival time in Doha is also different.
It is reported that when the Chinese team conducted outdoor training on the evening of August 30, local time, they had arrived at the Doha resident hotel to report to the Australian team with only 13 international players, which is about half of the entire training lineup.
When the team arrived in Doha on August 31, local time for the first training session, some players, including Smith, were still unable to participate in the team training.
This also seriously affected the quality of the team's preparation.
Although the Australian team has encountered many difficulties and troubles on the issue of recruiting players, Arnold has always maintained a high degree of trust in the abilities of his disciples.
He said: "Maybe we did encounter one or another problem in the preparation process. But this will not affect our team's combat effectiveness. After the top 40 games, the players have already established a tacit understanding." Arnold said. It is not unreasonable. Among the 27 Australian team internationals who have been recruited this time, except for a few players such as Mui, Rogic and Arzani, most of the players have participated in the 40 Strong match.
Regarding Arnold, it is a pity that the captain Lecky and the main forward McLaren were absent for some reason.
This group of articles / reporter Xiao Zhe