On October 9, Beijing time, at the pre-match press conference between the national football team and Australia in the round of 18, national football coach Ivankovic said that the national football team did not come to Australia to play, and said that the national football team needs to play against strong teams to improve itself.
Due to the tight schedule, Ivan said that there is not much run-in in the national football team, but the team will do their best to strive for a good result, and he believes that the players will show their performance in the game, "I have a lot of respect for the opponents, everyone knows it is a tough game, but I think the pressure is more on them, and I hope our players can enjoy the game." ”
Although Popovich has just taken office, Ivankovic said that both teams want to win, but the national football team is not easy to mess with, "Both teams want to win, but we are not here to play." Australia is another strong team we have come across, and we have to challenge ourselves, not only in Asia, but also against the best teams in the world. ”
Wu Lei and Alan did not come to Australia with the team due to injury, and Ivankovic said that this is a loss for the national football team, "Wu Lei is our best player, but he can only go and prepare for the game against Indonesia. But we have other players and we want other players to show their ambitions. ”
As for tomorrow's lineup, Ivankovic revealed that he is still considering, "Including Hu Hetao, we welcome them to the team, we still have a training session, maybe Hu Hetao will have his first game for the national team soon, we will decide according to the situation of all the players." ”