Beiqing: FA Leadership Will Not Travel to Japan for Supervision, Hoping National Team Can Reduce Pressure and Perform Well

According to the Beijing Youth Daily, Xu Jiren, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), recently made a special trip to Dalian to visit the entire national team preparing for the World Cup qualifiers. Additionally, the leadership of the CFA will not be traveling to Japan this time to supervise on-site, hoping that the national team can prepare and perform well in a pressure-free environment.

It is understood that before the start of training on the evening of the 28th, CFA Vice Chairman Xu Jiren appeared at the training ground to cheer on the national team’s coaches and players who are about to embark on their journey. Previously, he also gave a speech during lunch to mobilize the entire team, encouraging everyone through storytelling based on his own experiences, hoping they could put aside their mental burdens and perform well in the top 18 matches.

According to the schedule, the Chinese men’s national team will fly from Dalian to Tokyo early on September 2nd to prepare for the match against Japan scheduled for September 5th at 18:35. This time, members of the CFA leadership will not travel to Japan for supervision. According to insiders, the CFA does not wish to add pressure to the team, hoping that the team can focus on preparation and strive for good results.

In terms of training, with Xie Wen able to recover from his cold, all 27 national team players have now participated in joint training. The players focused on training in local passing coordination, flank-to-center combination, shooting, and other content yesterday.