can the chinese team create a miracle by fighting with courage?
2024-09-04
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at 18:35 on the 5th, in the first round of the world cup asian qualifiers, the chinese men's football team will play against the japanese men's football team away.
this is not a close match. the last time china beat japan was in a friendly match in 1998. so far, china has not won 15 consecutive matches against japan, and 9 of them ended in defeat. tonight, they will face a japanese team with 20 european players.
win? score? neither is an easy option. only by fighting with courage can the chinese team create a miracle.
we won't give up easily
from the gathering on august 23 to the competition on september 5, the chinese team was the first team to gather in this group. the early bird catches the worm. coach ivankovic led the players to train hard in dalian. except for the first two days of recovery training, the team's training volume was quite large every day.
during the training, the chinese national football team clarified the defensive counterattack style. from overall defense, rapid transition from defense to offense, to increasing local passing and receiving, set-piece drills and shooting, the players are also trying to keep up with ivan's rhythm and strive to get into the best condition before the game.
finally about to step onto the field, ivan, who once had experience in leading a team to defeat the japanese team (he led croatia, iran and oman to defeat the japanese team as an assistant coach and head coach), said: "i do have a lot of experience playing against the japanese team. especially in 1998, the japanese team was on the rise, led by zico, and there were many stars. when we play against the japanese team, the key is whether we can meet the requirements put forward in training, whether we can show courage and passion for football, this is the key. anything can happen in a football match, the key is to have the courage to dare to do it."
captain wu lei also expressed his confidence: "the team is in a good state psychologically. japan is indeed very strong, but we will not give up easily when we come here. through previous training and video learning, we have understood the japanese team's playing style and hope to play well in this game."
concentration is the most important thing in the game
"from rhythm to competitive level, the round of 18 and the round of 36 are definitely completely different concepts. our recent training has been preparing for the japanese team. previous experience tells us that 1 point or even 1 goal difference are very important. these are the experiences we need to learn from." captain wu lei said this at yesterday's pre-match press conference.
in the first two matches of the top 12 matches, the chinese national football team played against south korea in 2016. zheng zhi accidentally scored an own goal in the 20th minute. in the 2021 match against australia in sharjah, the opponent scored two goals in a short period of time in the 24th and 26th minutes. both times, the chinese national football team lost the ball more than 20 minutes after the start, which shows that the chinese national football team entered the game state slowly and was not focused enough. therefore, the coaching staff also emphasized to the players that they must maintain a high level of concentration during the game.
judging from the recent training, the national football team's lineup is basically determined. in the 442 parallel midfielder position, the defense line will be gao zhunyi, jiang guangtai, zhu chenjie and liu yang. the four midfielders xu haoyang, jiang shenglong, wang shangyuan and xie wenneng who started the china-south korea match were recognized by ivan, but with li yuanyi's return, he may replace xie wenneng as the left midfielder, or replace wang shangyuan as the defensive midfielder. as for the forward line, the national football team is quite well equipped this time, with five forwards of different styles. wu lei and fernando are the most stable tactics, but zhang yuning and baihe lamu's fighting spirit is also a good choice.
japan refuses to stumble
the chinese national football team is fully prepared for the match, and the japanese team, which only officially assembled on september 2, is also not unprepared. after two consecutive world cup qualifiers, they refused to stumble again.
in the 2018 world cup qualifiers, the japanese team lost to the united arab emirates in the first round at home; in the 2022 world cup qualifiers, the japanese team lost to oman in the first round. this time, they certainly don't want to lose to the chinese team. in this regard, japan's captain endo wataru said at the pre-match press conference: "the opponent's coach (ivan) has made a good analysis of the japanese team's situation. my impression is that he will use the players' advantages to play the game. therefore, we must be prepared to deal with the opponent's counterattacks. we must have full expectations for tall players and the opponent's set-piece tactics. every detail, including the offensive kick-off, we must be fully prepared.
