The U24 men's Asian Games team went to Dubai today for overseas training

Han Jiaqi: Hangzhou Asian Games strives for championship

  On February 14th, the National Men's Football Asian Games team, which has completed its 10-day training in Sanshui, Foshan, will fly to Dubai via Guangzhou to start the second phase of overseas training and warm-up this year.

Head coach Jankovic hopes that in the next stage of overseas training, the team can play more high-quality games and accumulate more practical experience for this year's Hangzhou Asian Games.

  Overseas training to participate in 10 warm-up matches

  In order to prepare for the Hangzhou Asian Games men's football match in late September this year, the men's Asian Games team started training in Sanshui, Foshan from February 4.

This training camp lasts for 10 days, of which the first 7 days are physical training and military training, and the morning is physical training, usually 8,000 meters to 10,000 meters.

The afternoon is military training, and the last three days are physical fitness combined with technical tactics and set-piece training.

A player said: "The training rhythm is too tight. There are six days a week, and there are two training sessions a day. Only one training session on Sunday can allow you to rest for an afternoon. The rhythm of each training session is also very tight. To be honest, it is quite tiring."

  Although the training intensity was very high, the players persevered.

"When the training intensity is very high and everyone feels very tired, coach Jankovic will roar and mobilize everyone. I feel very deeply about this spirit of gnashing teeth." Captain Zhu Chenjie said.

If "Devil Training" is the A side of Yankovic's style, his B side is meticulous and gentle.

Whether it is warm-up or technical and tactical training, he is very meticulous.

  From the perspective of preparations, the team's current prominent problem is the lack of high-quality games.

In the past three and a half years, the only more formal competitions the team participated in were the Dubai Cup and the East Asian Cup last year, and there were only 7 games in total in these two events.

In the Dubai Cup, the Asian Games team lost to the United Arab Emirates U23 team in the first game, but then they defeated the Thai team 4-2.

The Asian Games team lost to the South Korean team in the first match of the East Asian Cup, but then tenaciously drew with the Japanese team.

These two events gave the players confidence.

  Entering 2023, the core task of the Asian Games preparation is to play more high-quality games. For this reason, the team arranged 8 games for Dubai training and 2 games for New Zealand. The opponents are the UAE, Kyrgyzstan and New Zealand. Wait, a total of 10 games will also improve the Asian Games team's ability to compete.

  During this training period, center Zhang Wei and midfielder Wang Haijian were also recruited by Jankovic. They will travel with the team to Dubai and New Zealand for further inspections.

The midfielder of the Shenzhen team, Dai Weijun, reported with an injury, and the injury was not ideal, so he temporarily left the team and returned to Shenzhen for further treatment.

The team decided to call up Xuchen temporarily. He will go to the UAE to participate in the training with the team, and Dai Weijun will fly to the UAE alone to join the team at a later time.

In addition, the other 23 players successfully completed the training tasks.

  Drawn 1-1 by the new team

  Yesterday, the Asian Games team had a warm-up match with the Dandong Trance Team, which is currently training in Foshan.

The Dandong Trance team was the runner-up of China B last year and qualified for this year's China A. This is the only warm-up match before the Asian Games team goes to Dubai, and it is also the team's first warm-up match this year.

  Before the game, the local area in Sanshui suddenly cooled down and rained, and the two sides braved the cold wind and rain to fight.

Since the whole team has just finished a lot of physical training, the players generally feel tired, and the rhythm and confrontation of the warm-up match cannot be compared with the normal league.

In the game, Jankovic arranged two lineups in the first half and the second half, interspersed with 3 central defenders and 4 defenders.

In the first half, the Asian Games team had a clear advantage.

In the 30th minute of the game, the Asian Games team played a match on the right side of the front court, and Liu Zhurun ​​reversed and suddenly shot into the penalty area and broke the net.

In the first half, the Asian Games team led 1-0.

  In the second half, Jankovic switched to another lineup. Goalkeeper Peng Peng from Kunshan FC played for the first time, and Wang Haijian and Zhang Wei, who were selected for the Asian Games for the first time, also played at the same time.

Although the Asian Games team still controlled the situation, the defender gave the opponent a penalty kick because of a low-level mistake and foul, and the opponent player hit it. In the end, the two sides drew 1-1.

  In this training session, the Asian Games team has added a foreign goalkeeper, Maximovich, who has worked with Jankovic in the Red Star team and the Serbian U21 team.

In addition, Li Shuai, the goalkeeper of the former Guangzhou team and Shanghai Shenhua, also joined the team as a trainer to assist the goalkeeper coach.

  Han Jiaqi, the main goalkeeper of the Asian Games team, said in an interview that the team has not had an official game for more than a month, and many players have just experienced the new crown "Yangkang" and recently participated in physical training, so the overall feeling of muscle soreness is not at their best. state.

But he feels that under the leadership of Jankovic, the team has a lot of confidence and a strong internal cohesion.

Speaking of this year's goal, Han Jiaqi believes that he will strive to win the Asian Games.

  The U24 Asian Games team set off for Dubai's 24-man roster

  Goalkeepers: Han Jiaqi, Peng Peng, Huang Zihao

  Defenders: Liang Shaowen, Ye Lijiang Shiner, Wen Jiabao, Zhu Chenjie, Jiang Shenglong, Sun Qinhan, Niu Ziyi, He Yupeng, Huang Jiahui, Wang Xianjun, Su Shihao

  Midfielders: Abdurou Suli, Xu Yue, Wang Haijian, Chen Guokang, Cai Mingmin

  Forwards: Zhang Wei, Mo Xuchen, Tao Qianglong, Fang Hao, Liu Zhurun

  Zhang Zhe, all-media reporter of Guangzhou Daily

  Guangzhou Daily