Original title: Luneng’s three-line battle has to make early plans.
Article source: Jinan Times
After the end of a whole season, the Chinese Super League teams are currently in a rare New Year holiday. However, this holiday is not destined to be too long. With the high probability of a spring battle between the Super League and the AFC in the new season, most teams choose to regroup in mid-to-early January to start winter training. For Luneng, who returned to the AFC Champions League after a season, under the circumstances that the competition system and the game environment have changed greatly, the team also needs to make early plans for how to choose in multi-line combat.
2021 is the first season after the expansion of the AFC Champions League. The participating teams will increase from the past 32 to 40, that is, one team will be added to each of the two halves of East and West Asia. This expansion has increased the number of matches in the group stage, and will also allow Chinese Super League teams, including Luneng, to enter the knockout stage, the number of matches and schedule will face new adjustments.
After the J-League fourth place Osaka Sakura got the 2021 AFC Champions League tickets, all participating teams for the new season AFC Champions League have been produced. Among them, Ulsan Hyundai, Jeonbuk Hyundai, Pohang Steelers in the South Korean K-League, Kawasaki Forward, Gamba Osaka, and Sakura Osaka in the J-League are all teams that Chinese fans are quite familiar with.
It has been determined that the draw for the new season AFC Champions League will be held on January 27. However, the official has not yet given a clear answer on the competition schedule. According to the previous arrangement, the new season’s AFC Champions League play-offs will be held on February 2, and the first round of the group stage will be held on February 23-24. However, due to the epidemic situation in Asia, the AFC has basically determined that it will continue to complete the 2021 season with a tournament system. The two rounds of group matches will be held in the same area in May and August respectively. There is no plan for when the knockout matches will take place, but the AFC has previously determined: the 2021 AFC Champions League knockout matches will all adopt a single elimination system.
The above changes are destined to be a subject that needs to be studied for Luneng who is returning to the AFC arena. At present, the time of Luneng winter training has been basically finalized. Around January 17, the team will regroup to start winter training, and the location of winter training is likely to be in southern cities such as Guangzhou. After the adjustment of the team’s management, the preparations for the new season are being carried out in an orderly manner.
In terms of signings, Pellet’s farewell announced that Luneng’s tactical system has entered a new era, and Hao Wei’s pass-and-control style of play will be further optimized and upgraded. The joining of K-League MVP and Jeonbuk Hyundai’s core player Sun Jun-ho seems to have entered a substantive stage of operation. This is obviously Luneng’s strategic preparation for the AFC. In the new season, the teams participating in the AFC are still implementing “3+ According to the current situation, if Sun Zhunhao joins smoothly, the 1” foreign aid policy will further improve the team’s flexibility in using Fellaini and Moises’ two all-around midfielders, and it will also reduce Artemisia Junmin is suffering from injuries caused by his aging and preparations for the national football team. In addition, the team will still adjust personnel in individual positions. After Yao Junsheng, Chen Zhechao, Li Songyi and other winter training meet with the team, how to adjust the domestic players is also a highlight.
Looking at the situation in the above season, after entering the final stage of the season, there will be a “crash” situation in the domestic league and the AFC Champions League, especially the final journey of the FA Cup. If Luneng chooses to focus on the AFC, it must be guaranteed The stable performance of the league, strive to achieve a breakthrough in the league results in a period of great change, to ensure the possibility of continuing to participate in the AFC Champions League. As a result, the Football Association Cup will not be able to play in full. Of course, it is not ruled out that the Football Association and the AFC will come up with a more optimized plan, while ensuring the orderly organization of various leagues. However, in the world preliminaries, Olympics and other international competitions held in 2021, the space for such adjustments is extremely limited. .
In summary, there is obviously a lot of work to be done by Luneng after the assembly. Formulating the use plan of all players, reserve plans for various competitions, and even the detailed division of the coaching team need to be prepared in advance, so as to ensure that they will not be rushed in multi-line combat.Return to Sohu to see more
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