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after returning to dalian from tokyo, japan on the afternoon of september 6, the chinese football team went to the outdoor field of the barracuda bay stadium for training that evening. in addition to expressing the attitude of "knowing shame and then being brave" through hard training, the chinese team also needs to repair its confidence in time at this moment. after the team experienced the darkest moment of "0 to 7", the chinese football association expressed its support for the team with practical actions. song kai, chairman of the football association, and xu jiren, vice chairman in charge of the national team, took the opportunity of lunching with the national football team at noon on the 7th to give an inspirational speech to all the generals and coaches, encouraging the whole team to unite closely and play with a good mental outlook and blood in the first home game of the top 18 (against saudi arabia).

carrying the shame of "0-7", the chinese team returned to dalian from tokyo, japan at around 3 pm on september 6, preparing to participate in the second round of the top 18 match at home against saudi arabia on the evening of the 10th.

soon after the national football team returned to the hotel, they set out at 7 pm that evening and went to the outdoor field of the barracuda bay stadium for their first training after returning home. it is reported that considering that the team had just experienced a nightmare "0-7" defeat and had just returned to china, the team did not intend to open this training to the media. however, after some consideration, head coach ivankovic decided to take the initiative to face the media. he said that when the team's performance is not good or encounters a huge crisis, as a head coach, he should set the necessary example and respond to various voices from the outside world, even doubts and criticisms, with a sincere and positive attitude to protect the team, especially the majority of players. this is also the reason why he publicly apologized to the fans during an interview.

the chinese team's goal of reaching the top four in the group stage of the 18-team finals has not changed because of the 7-goal defeat in the first round. ivan always maintains a positive attitude when communicating with his teammates or players outside of training. a team member said: "the first game is over. this experience is hard for everyone. but we must look forward. now the whole team is very united. when playing against saudi arabia, there is only one word - 'go for it.'" another international player said: "what we can learn from the japanese team is not only the technology, but also the concentration from the beginning to the end of the game, and the attitude of helping each other among teammates."
it is understood that on the evening of the 6th, song kai, chairman of the chinese football association, and xu jiren, vice chairman of the association in charge of the national team, made a special trip to the team's resident hotel in dalian. after the national football team suffered a heavy blow in tokyo, the chinese football association did not blame the team too much, but supported the team as always. the two leaders' visit to the team actually also shows that the chinese football association will unswervingly stand with the team to overcome difficulties when the team is going through hardships.

at 1:30 p.m. on the 7th, the chinese team had lunch at the hotel where they were staying. song kai and xu jiren took this opportunity to give a motivational speech to the whole team. song kai hoped that the whole team could quickly get out of the shadow of the first defeat in the top 18, maintain the stability and unity of the whole team, and devote themselves to the next preparations and games with a positive attitude, and strive to play with a good mental outlook, home court momentum, and blood in the match against saudi arabia on the 10th.
ivankovic also expressed his gratitude to the chinese football association for its support to the team and his work. he once told his colleagues that the team should not lose the courage to continue working hard and the confidence to win the remaining games because of a defeat. the coaching staff will make necessary adjustments in terms of skills and tactics based on the problems exposed in the previous games. he will also strengthen sincere communication with every member of the team.

shortly after the chinese team returned to dalian from tokyo, japan, their opponents in the second round of the world cup qualifiers, the saudi team, which took a chartered flight, quietly arrived in dalian at around 5:00 pm on september 6, beijing time. since the saudi team was unexpectedly tied 1-1 by the bottom team in the same group, indonesia, in the first round of home competition, the whole team, especially their head coach mancini, was under tremendous pressure. according to the information conveyed by the organizing committee of the event, except for the first 15 minutes of the open field adaptation training the day before the game as required, the rest of the training will be conducted in a closed environment.

in the group c match of the top 18 held in jeddah, saudi arabia on the evening of september 5 local time (early morning of september 6 beijing time), saudi arabia conceded a goal but eventually tied with indonesia, the sixth-tier team in the same group, 1-1. the unsatisfactory performance of saudi arabia also aroused dissatisfaction among some saudi fans and media, and their italian head coach mancini was under great pressure.

after about 10 hours of flight, the chartered plane of the saudi team arrived at dalian zhoushuizi international airport at around 5:00 pm beijing time on the 6th. according to the arrangement, the saudi team will stay in the crowne plaza hotel, which was the resident hotel of the dalian division of the chinese super league in previous years, during their stay in dalian.

it is understood that the saudi team has informed the tournament organizing committee that, except for the first 15 minutes of the team's training, which will be open to the media the day before the game, all other training will be conducted in a closed environment. the saudi team is clearly very cautious in its preparations.

[source: beijing youth daily sports]

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