The 27-man training roster of the Chinese national football team: veterans absent, 3 naturalized players, and few new faces
2024-08-20
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According to the requirements of the Asian Football Confederation, the teams participating in the top 18 matches should complete the initial registration of players for this stage of the competition between July 15 and August 5. Each team participating in the top 18 matches should have at least 35 initial registration candidates, and there is no upper limit on the number of candidates. Each team can register a maximum of 23 players for each game. Each team can adjust the registration list for each game at the latest 90 minutes before each game, but the specific candidates must be on the list.
After returning to Beijing from Croatia in late July, Ivan immediately discussed with his Chinese and foreign assistants the players who would participate in the new round of team training and the first two rounds of the top 18 matches. Considering the long time span of the top 18 matches and the intensive schedule of league and cup matches, in order to deal with possible unexpected situations such as injuries, the Chinese national football coaching staff learned from the lessons of the top 32 matches, selected 52 players for the roster, and handled visa procedures for them to travel to away games in advance.
After a close inspection of the Chinese Super League, Ivan finally finalized the 27-man roster for the national football team's training camp in preparation for the top 18 matches. These 27 players will report to Dalian on August 23 after the FA Cup quarter-finals on August 22. All signs indicate that the 27-man training roster finalized by Ivan will be slightly adjusted based on the team for the top 36 matches. After all, every game in the top 18 matches is a life-and-death battle for the national football team, so Ivan will adopt a prudent principle in selecting players. Compared with the lineup for the top 36 matches, there will be no major changes, only targeted fine-tuning.
The old faces of the national football team who had previously played in the top 36 and performed steadily, such as Wu Lei, Zhang Yuning, Alan, Lin Liangming, Fernando, Xie Pengfei, Zhu Chenjie, Jiang Shenglong, Jiang Guangtai, Li Yuanyi, Wang Shangyuan and others, will most likely be called up as long as they are not injured. During the top 36, Ivan selected many new players after taking over the national football team. In the 52-man preliminary list, there are as many as 7 new faces, including several U23 players who participated in this year's Olympic qualifiers. Although the renewal of the national football team is an important policy after Ivan took office, facing the dangerous situation of the top 18 games and the need to rely more on defense and counterattacks to play against strong teams, Ivan dare not be too radical. He is likely to only consider the selection of two new national football players, Wang Haijian and Wei Zhen, from Shanghai Shenhua and Shanghai Haigang from the perspective of strengthening defense.
Veterans such as Zhang Linpeng, Wu Xi, and Zhang Xizhe will not return to the team for the top 18. As for the naturalized players that the outside world is concerned about, Ivan should continue to use Jiang Guangtai, Alan, and Fernando, while Ai Kesen and Li Ke will continue to be out of the selection. Ai Kesen is currently having difficulty playing in the Chinese Super League, and Li Ke has just been suspended for four rounds by the Chinese Football Association for violating discipline in the Chinese Super League.
The Japan Football Association announced that it will officially announce the latest roster of the national team at 13:00 Beijing time on August 29. Since the beginning of the summer, Japan coach Moriyasu Ichi has been traveling between Europe and Japan, constantly inspecting Japanese players studying abroad. If nothing unexpected happens, the roster they announce will mostly be composed of overseas players. Among them, Fumio Mitoma, who has returned from injury, has been in good form recently, but it is uncertain whether Junya Ito, who was suspected of sexual assault during this year's Asian Cup, can return to the Japanese national team. In addition, several Japanese Olympic team main players who performed well in the Paris Olympics are also expected to be included in the new Japanese national football training roster.
It is worth mentioning that VAR will be used in every match starting from the round of 18 to ensure the accuracy of the game penalties. According to the information disclosed by the Asian Football Confederation, the first match between China and Japan on September 5 will be enforced by the Qatari referee team, among which the chief referee is the "victim" of the Chinese national football team, Jasim.
Text/Guangzhou Daily New Flower City reporter: Zhang Zhe
Guangzhou Daily New Flower City Editor: Du Juan
Image source: Visual China
