China News Service, Beijing, March 24th. At 23:00 Beijing time on the 24th, the Chinese men's football team will face the Saudi team at the Sharjah Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.
At the pre-match press conference, the national football coach Li Xiaopeng said that the players' condition in training has been greatly improved recently, and he is looking forward to good results in the game, showing the will and quality of the national football team.
Data map: On the evening of February 1, Beijing time, the Chinese team played away against Vietnam in the 8th round of the Asian Top 12 World Preliminary Tournament.
The picture shows the head coach of the Chinese team, Li Xiaopeng.
Image source: Visual China
He said: "The game will be very tough against the Saudi team that ranks first in the group. Recently, the players have gone all out in training, very devoted, and their state has improved a lot. I hope the game can have a good result."
Since there are only two strikers in the national team roster this time, when asked if it means that the team will adopt a steady defense and counterattack tactics, Li Xiaopeng explained: "In football games, the balance of offense and defense is very important, it's not that we lead the way. Having fewer strikers means giving up offense, and I also value offense and defense.”
In the game against Saudi Arabia, Li Xiaopeng hopes to use some tough players who want to fight, dare to fight, and can fight to the end to show the strength and will quality of the national football team.
"This game, I think it will be a strangulation. The opponent definitely wants to win, and of course we also want to win." (End)