Playing at home after two years! The head coach of the Chinese national football team has stated that they will do their best to win at home | Jankovic | Head coach
After 747 days, the Chinese national football team finally returned to their home ground once again. On June 16th at 18:30, the Chinese national football team will face the Myanmar team in an international friendly match.
On the evening of the 15th, head coach of the Chinese national football team, Jankovic, stated at a pre match press conference that he is very pleased to be playing at home. The team is ready and will do its best to win the game.
For the Chinese national football team, this game not only means returning to home, but also serves as a new starting point for the team in the new World Cup cycle in China.
Long lost home ground
For the Chinese national football team, the feeling of being at home has indeed been a long time lost. Their last home game can be traced back to May 30, 2021, in the Asian quarter finals of the World Cup qualifiers against Guam. Time has passed, and that competition has been 747 days since then.
This game is also the first domestic debut of the new head coach of the Chinese national football team, Yangkovic. He sighed and said that he is very happy to return to home and play, and has already felt the enthusiasm of Dalian.
In this competition, Dalian Suoyu Bay Professional Football Stadium also officially made its debut. During the pre match field training, it can be seen that the players are very excited as they step onto the field, carefully looking around the perimeter of the field.
In previous interviews, both Axen and Lin Liangming expressed their eagerness to play on this beautiful professional football field.
Lin Liangming, who plays for Dalian People's team, is playing in a "double home" game and has revealed that he has already planned a celebratory move for scoring goals.
The enthusiasm of the players is high
The Chinese national football team gathered in Dalian on the 10th and began training on the 11th. Considering that the first stage of the Chinese Super League has just ended on the 9th, the national team has seamlessly entered the national team mode.
According to the reporter's understanding, in the first two days of this training session, Yangkovic arranged two exercises per day. However, the first day mainly focused on physical recovery, and the second day gradually increased the intensity, with field training combined with physical strength training. These two days, due to the approaching competition, the intensity has gradually decreased, and one practice session per day has been arranged.
National football player Lin Liangming revealed that compared to the previous first training session which focused on physical fitness training, the focus of this training session is on technical and tactical polishing.
Yankovic made such adjustments, on the one hand, to address the issues exposed during the match against New Zealand, and on the other hand, because this training session is relatively short.
From the pre match field training and previous public training, the overall atmosphere of the team is relatively relaxed. Coach Jankovic stated that every player in the team trained very hard and showed great enthusiasm.
"Compared to the previous training session, the players' physical condition during this training session is different as they are in a league state, and each player is also an important role in their respective clubs."
Go all out to win
The opponent Myanmar team is not particularly strong in this match, currently ranking 160th in the world and 81st in the national football team. It is worth mentioning that in the match between the Chinese national football team and Myanmar team at home in 2018, they only won one goal.
For the Chinese national football team, the goal of this game is not only to win, but also to win enough excitement. Coach Jankovic stated before the game that the team is well prepared and will give their all to win the game.
"In our training, we strengthened the practice of attacking and ending, while reviewing and practicing defensive tactics. Players need to demonstrate their love for the game and determination to win," said Yankovic.
For the Chinese national football team, this game is also a new starting point for the team in the new World Cup cycle.
"As a player, I don't consider what happened before or what will happen in the future. The important thing is to focus on the present, prepare for the game, and perform to the appropriate level," said veteran international Zhang Linpeng