The national football team arrived in Dubai to prepare for the Asian Cup. Jankovic: Don’t talk too much, just focus on the first game
On December 19, Beijing time, nearly 50 members of the Chinese men’s football team arrived in Dubai to officially start preparations for the Asian Cup to be held in Qatar in January next year. When talking about the National Football Team’s Asian Cup goals, coach Jankovic said that he will set the goal on the first game and be down-to-earth instead of talking loudly.
Jankovic avoids talking about quarterfinal target
Instead of talking loudly, it’s better to be down-to-earth
A week ago, the Chinese team announced a roster of 26 players for the Asian Cup training. Several injured players such as Wang Qiuming and Jiang Guangtai returned. In addition, this list is smaller than the first two players in the World Cup preliminaries in November. There are almost no changes in the lineup for each game. The only one selected for the first time is the 22-year-old goalkeeper Jian Tao of Chengdu Chengdu Team. In the top 36 of the Asian World Cup preliminaries held last month, the national football team got off to a good start by defeating Thailand 2-1. Although they lost to South Korea 0-3 in the second game, the team’s tenacity and hard work on the field gave them a good start. Won a positive public opinion environment.
In the three group matches of the Asian Cup, the national football team will face Tajikistan, Lebanon and the host Qatar on January 13, 17, and 22 respectively. According to the rules, the top two teams in the group and the four third-placed teams with the best results will advance to the round of 16.
National football coach Jankovic remains cautious about the goal of the Asian Cup. When asked whether he can reach the top eight, he said: “As a team, we also have expectations. We have many small goals. Instead of talking big, Instead of talking empty words, it is better to be down-to-earth and do every detail well. We will take it step by step, set the goal on the first game against Tajikistan, and strive to be the best.”
It is understood that during the three-week training camp in the UAE, the national football team plans to conduct four warm-up matches, two of which have been finalized. On December 25, the national football team will face a UAE second-level league team and the Oman team on December 29. The final 23-man official roster will also be related to the team’s warm-up match performance.
Since it began to form a team to participate in the Asian Cup in 1976, the national football team has only failed to qualify in the group twice in previous Asian Cups (2007 and 2011), and its best result was runner-up (1984 and 2004).
The two rival teams in the group stage temporarily changed their coaches.
Another opponent remains undefeated for nearly half a year
The first opponent of the national football team, Tajikistan, also recently announced its roster for the Asian Cup. Similar to the recruitment situation of the Chinese team, Tajikistan’s roster is mainly composed of players who participated in the first two rounds of the World Preliminaries last month. There are as many as 10 overseas players on the roster. It is worth mentioning that since the Tajikistan team lost 1-5 to the Uzbekistan team in the first Central Asian Cup in June this year, the Tajikistan team has remained undefeated in recent international competitions, which also made the Croatian team Head coach Seigert’s position is more stable.
The other two opponents in the same group, Qatar and Lebanon, both chose to temporarily change their coaches with just over a month left before the start of the Asian Cup.
On December 6, Qatar, one of the strongest opponents in the national football group stage, officially announced the departure of Portuguese coach Queiroz. The Spanish coach Maguire, who has been coaching domestic clubs in Qatar for the past five seasons, took over. S Lopez.
Coincidentally, the Lebanon team has also changed its coach recently. On December 9, the Lebanese Football Association issued an announcement to terminate cooperation with the original head coach Yursevich. The reason can probably be seen from Lebanon’s two World Cup preliminaries last month: the Lebanese team was first tied 0-0 by the Palestinian team at home, and then was tied 1-1 by the Bangladesh team on the road. Although Lebanon is currently ranked second in the group, there will be two contests with seeded team Australia next year, and the situation of qualifying for the group is not optimistic. Although the Lebanese team is ranked 107th in the world and is not a strong team, in the past two World Cup preliminaries, the Lebanese team has entered the third stage of the top 12.
Subsequently, the Lebanese Football Association officially announced that Montenegro coach Miodrag Radulovic will serve as the new head coach of the Lebanese national team and lead the team in the Asian Cup. Radulovic coached the Lebanese national team from 2015 to 2019, leading the team to achieve an unbeaten record in 16 consecutive international matches. During this period, Lebanon’s world ranking also rose from 144th to 77th in the world.
The three opponents in the group stage cannot be underestimated by the national football team. Wu Xi, a veteran who represented China in the Asian Cup for the third time, said, “Qatar and Lebanon are both old rivals. Tajikistan has played less. They are both very capable teams. We still have to lower our profile and fight hard. Every opponent.”
2023-12-19 09:11:00
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