Original title: Tonight’s World Cup qualifier against Singapore (title)
What does the national football team rely on to score three points (theme)
At 8:30 tonight, the Chinese men’s football team will play away from home against Singapore in the third round of Asia’s top 36 World Cup qualifiers. For the Chinese men’s football team, who aim to advance to the next stage of the competition, this is a game where all 3 points must be scored. After experiencing a “scoring drought” in three matches of the Asian Cup, how will the national football team win tonight?
Be prepared for difficulties
This match with the Singaporean team will be Ivankovic’s first appearance as the national football coach. Yesterday, at the press conference before the game, he said bluntly that the team’s goal is to compete in the World Cup. “I said in the first media meeting that our goal is to compete in the World Cup. the last ten years Soon, there are 8.5 more places for the World Cup (USA-Canada-Mexico).
On March 20, Chinese team coach Ivankovic (left) and player Zhang Linpeng attended a press conference. Xinhua News Agency
From taking over the team to the World Cup qualifiers against Singapore, Ivankovic and the national football team only had a preparation period of more than ten days. But Ivankovic believes that time is not a problem and the training effect is also very good. “We are very satisfied with the preparations in the last ten days. Our players have a full understanding of playing style and tactics and have shown good coordination. . Pay attention.” The strength is also very concentrated, and the old and new players are preparing for the game with all their strength. We have no injuries and Exxon has recovered. Even if he can’t play 90 minutes, I think his appearance will help the team a lot.”
The Singaporean team is ranked only 157th in the world. In the first two rounds of this world qualifier, they lost to South Korea and Thailand 0-5 and 1-3 respectively, and they are now time at the bottom of the group standings. But Ivankovic gave this opponent full attention. “There is no real strong or weak team in football, and positions mean nothing. We respect our opponents, and we also respect ourselves.” He said, “I expect the game to be difficult , and I have told those players we will progress according to the difficult game Preparation for the game We have watched the videos of the previous three games of the Singapore team The opponents in the World Cup qualifiers are all capable , and we hope to use our motivation to fight for the victory.”
Keep your mind fixed
Whether looking at the strength of the team or the FIFA rankings, the national football team should be able to score all 3 points from the Singapore team, and the only thing that can cause trouble for the team is the mentality problem .
Mental problems come from two aspects, the first being performance. In the last two World Cup qualifiers, the national football team has had problems facing weak teams due to performance pressure. For example, in the top 40 World Qualifiers 2018, the national football team drew 0-0 with the Hong Kong team from China twice at home and away; in the top 40 of the 2022 world qualifiers, the national soccer team drew 0-0 with the Philippines. The second is anxiety. Before the Asian Cup in Qatar, the national football team lost 1-2 to the Hong Kong Chinese team in a warm-up match. In that game, the national team was clearly very worried. In the second half of the game, three players received red cards and were sent off the field. Since then, this concern has continued throughout the Asia Cup group stage. As a result, the national football team was eliminated without scoring a single goal and without winning a match.
In tonight’s game against the Singapore team, the national football team still faces two mental problems: performance and anxiety, and it is especially important to maintain a stable mentality during the game. Once you get impatient, not only will your offense be disorganized, but your defense will have problems as well. In addition, on the basis of maintaining their mentality, the most important thing for the national football team is to improve their scoring efficiency, and wait patiently, whether they can successfully win the away game. (Reporter Li Li)
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