Ivan's press conference emotionally thanked the international players: worthy of applause! Let Japan feel that victory was not easy to come by

In a key match in the 6th round of the round of 18 that ended on the evening of November 19, Beijing time, the Chinese men's football team lost 1-3 to Japan at home. After the game, the coach of the national football team, Ivankovic, also praised the performance of the players at the press conference and was proud of them.

Ivan first congratulated the Japanese team on their victory and thanked the fans at home: "I believe that the Japanese team also felt that the victory was not easy to come by, and it was not easy to win according to their ideas. I want to thank so many of our fans for the 90 minutes of shouting from start to finish, being our 12th. ”

Ivan was also proud of his disciples' performance: "I am very happy to see the performance of the players on the field, and their excellent performance can withstand the applause and encouragement from the audience. Since the start of this training camp, we have had personnel problems, so I am very proud of the players. I would like to reiterate that I am very satisfied with the hard work, passion and competitive spirit of the players. ”

Ivan bluntly said that the players executed their tactics well: "The opponent is a very strong team, I am very satisfied with the execution of the skills and tactics of the players, it is very perfect and has achieved positive results. As you can see from the course of the game, the players pressed bravely up front, the opponent was very technical, but we still executed very well and it will give us more optimism for the rest of the game. ”

Of course, Ivan also saw that the old problem of conceding goals in the corner kick defense of the national football team has not improved significantly, and he bluntly said that he will try to find a solution in the coming months: "We have also conceded goals from set-pieces before, and we are emphasizing that in training, there are also set-piece defensive training. It may be a momentary distraction that can change the result, but we will continue to work on this aspect to get the players into good habits. Some details of the game need to be analyzed and summarized in detail. ”

Although the good momentum of the national football team's 2 consecutive wins in the round of 18 has ended, the performance of many young internationals of the national football team in this game has made people see the hope of the national football team among the top 4 in the group. After the defeat, although the national football team temporarily retreated to the fifth place in the group, it has 6 points with Indonesia, Australia and Saudi Arabia, plus Bahrain with 5 points temporarily. In this group, except for Japan, the other teams are in chaos. The next four games will be crucial for the national football field. If we can maintain our excellent performance against Japan in this game, I believe that the national football team will be able to successfully enter the top 4 and achieve the goal of advancing to the next play-offs.