Article source: Beijing Youth Daily
On the evening of March 26, local time, the Chinese team went to the venue for the second outdoor training following arriving in Muscat, Oman. However, due to the unsatisfactory conditions of the training ground provided by the host football association, the training of the Chinese team was carried out in a training ground relatively far away from the resident hotel.
After the national football team arrived in Muscat on the followingnoon of the 25th local time, they rushed to the Sultan Qaboos Sports Center that night, which is the second field of the game venue for the away game once morest Oman on the 29th, for recovery training. However, when the team arrived at the venue, the coaching staff found that the training conditions on the venue were far inferior to the venues used by the team to prepare for games in Sharjah and elsewhere. What worries the coaching staff most is that the course is generally potholed, with a depression in the middle of it. Training in such a venue, the internationals will undoubtedly increase their chances of injury.
It is understood that prior to this, other teams in Group B of the top 12 who had been here to prepare for the match also complained regarding the poor conditions of the venue. For example, in October last year, when the Vietnamese team, one of Oman’s current 12-round opponents, had their first training here following arriving there, South Korean head coach Park Hang-seo complained angrily regarding the poor training conditions at the venue. The Saudi team, who went to Muscat before the Vietnamese team, did not arrive there until the day before the game following understanding the local situation in advance, and went directly to the main stadium of Qaboos Sports Center that night for pre-match field adaptation training. There is no training on the side field of the field. The Japanese team and the Australian team also encountered similar problems, but they both arrived at the local area two days before the game, thus reducing the chance of players suffering from accidental injuries due to the impact of the venue to the lowest point.
The Chinese team arrived in Muscat the next day following participating in the 24-day China and Sand Games. Therefore, before encountering the Oman team, the national football team has to conduct 4 local trainings. Of course, there is one thing that needs to be explained. Affected by the epidemic, the Chinese Football Association and the Chinese team cannot assign special personnel to the competition site to inspect hotel accommodation, transportation, training, and competition conditions in advance.
It is understood that the national football working group of the Chinese Football Association has recently submitted a request to the host football association to change the training venue through the AFC. It was not until the followingnoon of the 26th local time that the team confirmed that it would change the training to a football stadium located in the “Al-Kuad area”. It is reported that this venue is not the professional stadium of any professional club, but a venue in a local court. The facilities and conditions of this stadium are difficult to describe, but compared to the secondary field of the competition venue, at least the smoothness of the turf here can be guaranteed. The Chinese team’s first practice here only lasted less than 70 minutes. The ride time from the hotel to the venue is 40 minutes. The Chinese team will continue to train here on the evening of the 27th local time as planned.Return to Sohu, see more
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