According to Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Nan, China’s national team head coach Ivanković will be watching the Chinese Super League match between Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and Qingdao West Coast on July 27th, primarily to assess the performance of naturalized striker Alan.
According to reports, in order to address various contingencies, including player injuries, the national team coaching staff plans to select nearly 55 players for the preliminary roster for the 18th round qualifying matches, including several newcomers such as Guoan goalkeeper Han Jiaqi and Sanzhen striker Tao Qianglong. However, with one month to go before the training camp starts on August 23rd, the coaching staff has yet to finalize the final 28-man training roster.
As planned, the coaching staff led by Ivanković will use this time to continue in-depth assessments of the performances of potential national team players. For this reason, he will travel to Tianjin on July 27th to watch Tianjin Jinmen Tiger’s home match against Qingdao West Coast. The primary purpose of this trip is to observe the performance of West Coast’s naturalized striker Alan.
This season, Alan has made 18 appearances for West Coast in the Chinese Super League, scoring 8 goals and providing 4 assists. Previously, he also appeared in the national team’s 36th round qualifying match at home against Thailand, but he left the team early due to injury.
In addition, national team assistant coach Zheng Zhi will travel to Shenzhen on the 26th to watch Shenzhen New Pengcheng’s home match against Beijing Guoan.
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