wang dalei: don't let the fans across the country be disappointed again
2024-09-10
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on the evening of september 10th, beijing time, the chinese team will host saudi arabia in the second round of group c of the 2026 mexico city world cup asian qualifiers at the dalian soaring bay football stadium. at the press conference held on the afternoon of september 9th, chinese head coach ivankovic said that they must go all out to deal with every game, and the most basic thing is to do a good job of defense. captain wang dalei said that they must change their attitude and strive to repay the fans with a wonderful game. after the 7-goal defeat five days ago, if the chinese team wants to quickly get out of the trough and continue to have hope, they must start with improving their defense and attitude.
in the first round of the top 18 match on september 5, the chinese team lost to the japanese team 0:7 away. ivankovic said that the players have gradually recovered from the big loss physically and mentally, and strive to give back to everyone with good performance and positive results. "the big loss in the last game is not common, but football is unpredictable," ivankovic said about the match against saudi arabia. "football cannot only emphasize offense or defense, but doing a good job of defense in the game is the most basic."
in the other two matches of the first round of group c, indonesia tied saudi arabia 1:1 away, and australia lost to bahrain 0:1 at home, which was an upset. "after the group draw results came out, we expected that the games would be very difficult. our first three opponents are regulars in the world cup, and the performances of bahrain and indonesia in the first round also proved that their strength should not be underestimated. therefore, we cannot relax at all and must go all out to deal with every game."
ivankovic also said that the team will not change its tactics too much because of the big loss. "a real football game is not a video game. a team cannot change its playing style and tactical thinking overnight. every coach has his own coaching philosophy and every player has his own habits. they need to work together to form a tacit understanding and adapt to each other. this is a process."
the opponent saudi arabia was tied by indonesia in the first round at home and failed to get off to a good start as expected, but in ivankovic's view, the opponent should still be given special attention. "saudi players are very experienced in competitions. they defeated argentina, which eventually won the championship, in the last world cup," ivankovic said. "in addition, saudi coach mancini once led italy to win the european cup. his experience has further enhanced the strength of the saudi team." saudi coach and italian coach mancini said that although the chinese team just lost to the japanese team by a large score, it is still an excellent team and believes that the chinese team will perform better in the game on the 10th.
the match against saudi arabia was china's first home match in the world cup qualifiers. although the team had just suffered a defeat, many fans still encouraged the players in front of the hotel where the chinese team was staying before the game. "it shows that everyone still cares about us, which touches me very much," said wang dalei. he said that as the captain, goalkeeper and veteran player, he had an unshirkable responsibility for the 7-goal defeat. "with the help of the head coach, we gradually came out of the haze of the last game. i hope to give back to everyone with a wonderful game tomorrow."
wang dalei revealed that before the training session the day before, he and other veterans in the team, including wu lei, cheered up the young players in the team, encouraging them to cheer up in the following games and forget the previous defeat as soon as possible. "the only thing we want to do is to play well in the next game and not let down the fans across the country again."
