According to Beiqing Sports, the Chinese Men’s National Football Team will conduct the third outdoor training session of this training camp at the auxiliary field of Dalian Suyu Bay Stadium on the evening of August 25th.
The report states that after two days of recovery training, the content of this training session will shift towards technical and tactical drills. Due to factors such as age affecting the old captain Wu Xi, he has clearly expressed to the team his inability to return to the team effectively and his intention to make way for younger players. Therefore, the national team coaching staff led by Ivankovic will consciously seek suitable midfielders from the existing squad to take on the role of the “new core” of the team, and also find playmakers for forwards like Wu Lei and Zhang Yuning.
It is understood that the training content on the 25th will have a relatively obvious adjustment compared to the previous two days. Drills including local attack and defense, and group confrontation training within half-field will be included in this training session.
The media also revealed that when Ivankovic communicated with his colleagues, he admitted that the Chinese team currently lacks a maestro midfielder like Modric, but the team can still form a collective strength through teamwork. As for who will provide assists to forwards like Wu Lei and Zhang Yuning? The national team coaching staff will seek answers based on the training sessions over the past few days.
In fact, the main candidates for the central midfield positions of the current national team are Li Yuanyi, Huang Zhengyu, Wang Shangyuan, Jiang Shenglong, and newcomer Wang Haijian. If tactical adjustments are needed, Wei Zhen and Xie Wennei can also play as defensive midfielders.
In addition, the coaching staff has also called up several wingers with speed or dribbling advantages for this training camp, such as Lin Liangming, Xie Wennei, Xu Haoyang, who are also considered by Ivan as potential assist providers for the forwards.
