The epidemic disrupted the plan & many foreign internationals were injured, and the Japanese team's preparation for the battle was severely damaged

Reporter Han Bing reported that in preparation for the 12th round of the round on January 27, Japanese coach Mori Hoichi had made a plan to visit European countries to study foreign internationals early in the beginning of last month, and to call in advance to play in the J League in mid-January, however, the outbreak of the new crown mutation virus Omicron in Europe led to the cancellation of Mori Bao's "European Tour" plan. On January 7, Mori Hoichi announced 22 players who played in the J-League in preparation for the "Kirin Cup" warm-up match against Uzbekistan in Saitama on January 21, unfortunately, also because of the temporary ban on new foreigners from Entering Japan due to The Omilon, uzbekistan's entry was not approved, and the Japanese Football Association was forced to announce the cancellation of the warm-up match.

Mori had originally planned to announce the big list for January's international match day on January 22, the day after the warm-up match, but now he can only determine the candidate based on the domestic player training camps that began this week and the latest status of players in Europe. To Mori's dismay, the European players Maya Yoshida, Furuhashi Andehashi, and Kaoru Mitsuru were basically unable to participate in the Sino-Japanese war, and it was also questionable whether Kenyo Fuan, who was infected with the new crown virus and injured in his lower leg, and Don Anlu, who had a fractured orbit, could play.

The pandemic has disrupted Japan's preparations for war

Not only did Mikron put to the death of MoriHoichi's "European Tour" plan, but it also led to the forced change of the plan to inspect domestic players with warm-up matches, and the Japanese domestic players who began training this week will train in a "fully closed loop" state isolated from the outside world for 14 days and cannot leave during the training period. After the Feb. 1 match against Saudi Arabia, they will also be quarantined for 14 days, with Kawasaki striker Shirashi Yamane and Tayotichi Ribo, urawa Red Diamonds' Hiroki Sakai and Renaka Esaka unable to participate in the Japan Super Cup on Feb. 12 if they make the final roster. Other J-League internationals will also be affected by the 14-day post-match quarantine and may not be able to participate in the new J-League season that begins on Feb. 18 in time.

In addition, the main centre-back Fuan Jianyang who played for Arsenal was infected with the new crown virus at the end of last year, although he played against Manchester City on January 1, but after the FA Cup away to Nottingham Forest, the League Cup away to Liverpool due to calf injury did not enter the big list. Although Kenyo Fuan has recovered, on Friday, goalkeeper Kawashima Nagashi, who plays for Ligue 1 Strasbourg, was also infected with the new crown virus and will be quarantined for at least five days. Nagashi Kawashima made his Ligue 1 debut this season in the match against Metz on the 9th, and was subsequently infected. Although it can catch up with the Sino-Japanese battle at the end of the month, the state is difficult to guarantee.

Omi kerong is in a period of high-speed outbreak in Japan, with as many as 20,000 new infections in a single day, and it is estimated that 50,000 people may reach in a single day in late January. At the end of November last year, Japan began to suspend the new entry of foreigners (except for foreigners with long-term status of residence) due to the influence of Olmi Kerong, and the ban was extended in early January. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that until the end of February, in principle, the ban on new entry measures for foreigners will continue. The Japan Football Association's special director Seiki Suhara said that the importance of the round of 12 is far more important than the Kirin Cup of the informal competition, when it will be allowed to "humanitarian or special circumstances" and the away team will be allowed to enter.

However, even if the game is played as usual, the Sino-Japanese battle may be played empty under the high pressure of the epidemic, and the epidemic prevention measures that the Chinese team must accept after entering the country may bring difficulties to the national football team in preparation and training. 4 naturalized players who have returned to Brazil, Axon, Alain, Luo Guofu and Fernando, have been selected into Li Xiaopeng's national football roster, but in terms of time, they are undoubtedly impossible to return to China to participate in training, because they must accept 14 + 7 isolation, can only fly directly from Brazil to Japan, meet with the national football team in Japan, at that time, their competitive status and the run-in with the new national football teammates may affect the performance of the national football team.

Core injuries have caused Moriho a headache

In addition to the impact of the new crown epidemic on the preparation of the Japanese team, the injury has caused Moriho a headache.

Striker Yukio Furuhashi, who joined the Celtics last summer, was unable to play against the Irish on the 17th due to an injury to the back of his right thigh, and it was likely that he would miss the Sino-Japanese battle. Furuhashi Was Injured During a match against St. Johnstone on December 26 last year, coach BoshiTkoglu said that the injury was not serious, but to this day Furuhashi Hastho has not returned to the team to train and continues to undergo rehabilitation.

Previously, Ma Yoshida, who played for Sampdoria, also retired from the serie A match against Cagliari and was sure to be injured for 5 weeks, and he would definitely miss the Sino-Japanese battle. Kaoru Sanji, who played for St. Gilvasser in the first division, also suffered an ankle injury and did not play in last Saturday's league, and his injury was also difficult to recover and enter the game in two weeks. Defender Murano Sari of Hannover 96 in the Bundesliga was forced to retire after injuring his right ankle in the opening 135 seconds of last Friday's match against Rostock, and coupled with a fractured eye socket in Eindhoven in the Dutch league, it is also difficult to qualify. Kenyo Fuan's injury recovery is relatively good, which is one of the few good news for the Japanese team recently.

The main injuries in Europe are constant, and the injuries of domestic players are also increasing. Sapporo Hokkaido goalscorer Kobai Tsuyoshi and Osaka Sakura defender Furuyuki Se have withdrawn from injuries, and with the transfer of Celtic flag bearers Yoshiyo and Maeda Dairan after the list was announced, the Japanese team has added two Shimizu agitators Daiki Matsuoka and Suzuki Tomihito, but after these two injuries, no additional players have been recruited to join the team. For Mori, domestic players are not the core of the national team after all.

As injuries to the European international have increased, Mori has had to consider other candidates. Takumi Minamino has only played 2 minutes in his last six Premier League games at Liverpool, but has played the league cup against Leicester City and Arsenal, and has also staged passes against Leicester City. Takuma Asano in Bochum has also had limited recent appearances, with Hisahiaki gradually rising after his injury at the end of November last year, not only scoring goals to help the team beat strong opponents Atletico Madrid on the road, but also scoring at home last Saturday to eliminate Espanyol in the Copa del Rey. Genk's Jun Ito has also improved, with Shoya Nakajima of Portimão's recently tapping into the main role and having just scored in the cup. Bielefeld's Masayuki Okukawa has also scored three consecutive goals, and has also been selected for the List of Top 10 Stars in the Bundesliga updated by the German website, and is expected to be selected for the Japanese adult national team for the first time.

In addition, the Japanese national team has also added a full-time coach of set-pieces, Daisuke Sugawara, who is responsible for the analysis and training of the team's set-pieces. Yasuji Inomachi, head of the technical committee of the Japan Football Association, said that there were many set-piece goals in the men's football competition at the Tokyo Olympics last year, and the Japanese Football Association decided to strengthen the training of set-pieces.