On December 18, Beijing time, the national football team departed from Shanghai to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to prepare for the Qatar Asian Cup. Before leaving, the national football coach Jankovic was interviewed by the media, Jankovic refused to set goals for each team, saying that he would not talk big, and stressed that the 23-man list would be the strongest list.
Jankovic did not respond positively to the widely reported goal of the Asian Cup round of eight, and Jankovic only said that he would try to make the team play his technical and tactical level and show a good mental outlook, just like in the previous round of 36.
Jankovic stressed that the game is played one game at a time, and he also expects a good result like the outside world, the team has a lot of goals, but it can't be big, "It's better to put your best performance in the first game against Tajikistan and then we can do it step by step." ”
Jankovic said that now the team's preparation is to go to the first game against Tajikistan, and will not think too much, the work must be done step by step, and the second game is the team's next goal.
Speaking about the selection of 23 players from the 26 players to the final official list, Jankovic said that it needs to be screened from the preparation process, but the 26 players he selected are capable and qualified to be part of the final list, "We will make the final and most correct decision." ”
As for the group stage opponents Lebanon and the host Qatar have changed coaches, Jankovic said that all the team's energy will be focused on themselves, with me as the main focus, and will not pay too much attention to the opponent.