The national football team will face Japan tonight! Li Tie: Regarding this as a final, the players are in very good condition
The Paper, Song Chengliang, reporter
At 11 o'clock in the evening Beijing time on the 7th, the national football team will usher in the second opponent of the top 12. Japan.
At the press conference the day before the game, the national football coach Li Tie revealed that the team has come out of the shadow of losing the first game to Australia, "I hope to play this game as a final."
After losing the first game 0-3 to Australia, the national football team was under considerable pressure. The captain Wu Xi also admitted at the pre-match press conference, “After the first loss, everyone was in a bad mood. The conclusion is how to be more relaxed on the spiritual level and face the Japanese team with a more relaxed attitude. Everyone has done a good job these days, and I hope to play a good game with the Japanese team."
Li Tie said, “After the first game, he made a serious summary and made full preparations for the Japanese team’s game. Although it’s not a long time, the players have already adjusted and walked out of the shadow of losing the first game. The state is very good, and I hope everyone can show their best state."
The outside world generally believes that against the powerful Japanese team, the national football team needs to show far more defensive performance than against Australia. Li Tie also agrees with this.
"There is no doubt that Japan is the best team in Asia. This is also our purpose of coming to the top 12. I hope that the team will have the confidence to challenge strong opponents."
"There were some problems with the defense in the first game, and I hope to improve and adjust it through the training in the last few days."
Through this period of recovery, all the players in the National Football League have recovered from injuries. The only time before the match on the evening of the 5th was the only time to adapt to the field training. All 32 players appeared in the Khalifa International Stadium. Li Tie also revealed that all 32 players were The game is ready.
"Guo Tianyu and Wang Qiuming had previously suffered back injuries, and Li Lei has always had minor problems with his ankle. After these few days of rehabilitation, he has almost recovered almost 100%."
The national football team recently played 5 draws and 5 losses against Japan in 10 games. For the two teams that both lost in the first game, no one wants to enter the October game with two consecutive losses. Li Tie frankly hopes that the players will treat this game as the final. Come to fight.
"This game is our home court. Although there is no support from the fans, I believe that all Chinese fans will cheer us in front of the TV. This is a good opportunity for us to challenge the Japanese team, as long as the players can do their best to show their fighting spirit. ,enough."