Sino-Japanese rematch: To hope for a miracle, you must first do your best

Reporter Chen Yong reports from Xiamen At 8 p.m. on November 19, the second leg of the national football team and the Japanese team will start. Although the national football team regained confidence after two consecutive wins, the record of the first leg defeat of the two teams is still in sight, and the gap between the two sides is self-evident, so the outside world's expectations for scoring points in this game are actually not high.

It is in such an atmosphere that the preparation of the national football team in Xiamen is also much easier. So much so that when the on-site reporter threw out at the pre-match press conference, "What is the strategy of the national football team tomorrow, does it have a chance to beat the Japanese team?" At the last question, there was also a burst of laughter at the press conference. When you asked the question, the peers laughed," Ivan was equally smiling, but he still gave a fairly positive response: "But nothing is impossible in football, we will fight for real things, and any outcome is possible." ”

"There is no impossibility", of course, is a kind of self-intensity. When Ivan shouted that "the match with the Indonesian team is the beginning of the real battle", I am afraid that there are not many people who still have trust in the old coach, this time, can he be unexpected?

'Since coming back from Bahrain we have been preparing and recovering and we are all ready for tomorrow's game and hopefully we will give 200 per cent tomorrow in a packed stadium and hopefully we will have a good result tomorrow.' At the press conference before the game, Wang Shangyuan said.

The national football team returned to Xiamen from Bahrain on the afternoon of the 15th, and carried out adaptive training on the same day, and on the 16th and 17th, the national football team carried out active preparations, and on the 18th, it conducted pre-match adaptive training at the Egret Stadium. Although the national football team went to Bahrain, because of the four-day recovery and preparation, the national football team can basically return to its proper physical condition.

Comparatively, Japan's last game was a day later than the national football team, and the recovery may be affected. However, considering the strength of the Japanese team, especially in the game, they can completely control the game, and their physical fatigue is naturally better. In addition, the Japanese team can also carry out a relatively large rotation, and the theoretical advantage of the national football team in the recovery time may only be theoretical.

At the pre-match press conference, Ivankovic confirmed the team's injury situation, in addition to Wu Lei, Fernando and Gao Zhunyi were absent due to injury, Li Lei and Zhang Yuning are also seriously injured and will not be able to participate in this game. However, in terms of pre-match adaptation training, two players still came to the stadium for recovery training.

"Although there are so many players who cannot participate, we believe that any player in our team can play their best and the best level, reflecting the level of Chinese football." Ivankovic said.

With many injured players and the suspension of Baihelamu, the national football team has been greatly affected, so will the national football team change its tactics? Ivankovic said: "The absence of our two main strikers will definitely have an impact on us, but we have established our style of play and we will stick to our formation and style of play without drastically changing our tactics due to injuries. ”

At present, 442 is likely to be Ivan's starting formation, midfield, Wang Shangyuan and Wei Shihao's position will not change, the pre-game press conference, Ivankovic did not mention Li Yuanyi's injury, so Li Yuanyi is also expected to play, Lin Liangming and Xie Wenneng are likely to start together, according to the situation in the right forward and forward positions.

But in fact, considering the difficulty of the game with the Japanese team, the national football team is likely to shrink the defense, and the so-called position arrangement may not have much reference value at that time, after all, the fence requires full participation in the defense, the front court actively retreats, and the midfield also needs to take on more onerous defensive tasks.

In the pre-match press conference, Ivankovic also introduced the team's recent situation: "We are about to start the second round of the game, from our team's point of view, we have scored six goals in five games, which is a good performance, especially since we have the same points after five games as Australia and Saudi Arabia. We are also satisfied that our efficiency is very high, second only to Japan in this group. ”

Ivan also said: "After playing against Japan, we have more experience, and I believe that in this game, the players can play better and have more experience." “

Overall, in this match with the Japanese team, the national football team is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength, but at present, the national football team has two major advantages, one is the atmosphere created by the home fans, and the other is that the national football team is currently confident. Rather than predicting an unpredictable outcome, fans may want to see the internationals come up with an attitude that creates all possibilities, hoping for a miracle and giving it their all.