October 7th, according to Tianjin media “Jin Wan Bao,” the Chinese men’s national football team arrived in Adelaide yesterday and held their first training session that evening.
Considering the urgency of preparing for the away match against the Australian team in the Asian qualifier for the World Cup, the coaching staff is making every effort to prepare.
This time, traveling south, the Chinese men’s national team adhered to the principle of keeping everything simple, taking a night flight. Due to some national players having previously experienced an extremely tight schedule with double matches, their physical condition was already facing challenges. To avoid the physical burden of travel, the logistics team put great effort into choosing the away travel itinerary, deciding on a night flight not only to maximize preparation time, allowing players to train on the day they arrived at the away venue under normal landing conditions, but also to ensure as much as possible the team’s regular rest schedule, enabling them to get some sleep during the flight.
It can be seen from this that the Chinese men’s national team attaches great importance to this away trip. The chairman of the Chinese Football Association, Song Kai, and vice-chairman Xu Jiren traveled with the team, which is the first time since Ivankovic took office. In addition to supervising the match on-site, both hope to become a strong support for the Chinese men’s national team, thereby rebuilding team cohesion. Xu Jiren said, “Although our opponents are very strong, we came here to fight and strive for the best results.”
Currently, it is spring in Australia, with temperatures in Adelaide ranging between 10 to 20 degrees Celsius throughout the day, and there is not much of a time difference with Beijing, so the players should have little difficulty adapting to the local climate. Last night, the Chinese men’s national team held their first training session after arriving at the away venue, and there are still three days left to prepare for the crucial match against the Australian team.
The “Socceroos” have already announced a list of 26 players, but new coach Popovic made minor adjustments to the midfield lineup yesterday, with Luongo and Metcalf being dropped from the list, replaced by Bratan and Yazbek. This point requires vigilance from the Chinese men’s national team coaching staff.
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