Reporter Wang Wei reports On the afternoon of March 11, the U17 national youth who were training in Sanshui, Foshan, Guangdong Province to prepare for the Asian Cup had the first confrontation match with the U18 elite training team at the Foshan Nanhai Sports Center, and finally the U17 national youth lost 0-2. For the U17 Asian Cup only about 20 days away, the main squad can fully return to the topic, Uemura Kenichi said, "I hope that several players are all injured and can participate in the group stage main game." ”

This internal confrontation was held at 2 pm on the 11th, and Song Kai, chairman of the Chinese Football Association, who came to Sanshui to visit the two national teams, also watched the showdown between the national brothers. Although there is only a year difference between the players and the U18 national training camp, there is still a certain gap between the players of the U17 national youth in terms of physical confrontation and height. The U17s were relatively passive in the match, and in addition to being scored two goals by the U18 elite team, a penalty was awarded, but goalkeeper Yi Hesan saved the ball.

After the game, U17 national youth head coach Kenichi Uemura said that he didn't care too much about the outcome of the training match and the teaching match, but the overall content of the team was not too satisfactory to him."Before this game, we had a training camp in a 20-degree environment, but today the temperature suddenly rose by about 10 degrees, which had a big impact on the players' thinking, running and fitness on the pitch, which is also a problem that needs to be overcome and solved next." Kenichi Uemura said.

After returning to China on February 19, the players returned to their respective teams to participate in the men's U18 group of the 2025 Chinese Football Association Youth Football Championship in Yuxi and Kaiyuan, Yunnan Province, which began on February 21. In consecutive matches, the players were physically tired, but Kenichi Uemura asked the players to show their tenacity as a national player even if they were not in good physical condition on the field.

The intensity of the training matches of the local teams is different from that of the national teams, and Kenichi Uemura believes that when the players return to the national teams for training camps, there needs to be a cycle and process of re-adaptation. "As the head coach of this Under-17 national team, I need to overcome and solve a problem."

In fact, this is also the reason why the training volume of the U17 national youth in the first few days of the training camp in Sanshui, Guangdong is not very large. "In the past few days, our overall training intensity is relatively not too large, one is because of the weather, and the turf and soil of the field are soft, and the players may be affected in the ring of pushing the ground, and there is no way to reach their maximum." Kenichi Uemura said that the next step is to gradually adjust the state.

"We are a year younger than the big brothers of the U18 national training team, they have a big advantage in terms of body and speed, and the weather is hot today, which still has a certain impact on us." Wei Xiangxin, who performed well in last year's qualifiers, said, "This time we played big with a small game, in fact, it helped us a lot, although we lost to the U18 national training team today, but we are also an accumulation of games." It is expected that the next Asian Cup competition will first strive to enter the top eight and strive to enter the World Junior Championships. ”

In fact, for the U17 national youth, the weather is hotter during the Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia, and the players need to adapt in advance. The temperature in Guangdong has risen in the past few days is also an environment for the team to adapt to in advance.

Under-17 goalkeeper Yi Hesan said after the game: "It is true that the weather was very hot during today's game, our fitness has dropped a lot, and there are more small mistakes, and then we have to correct these small mistakes." In the next 20 days we need to adjust our form and get the best out of ourselves before we play Saudi Arabia. It can be hotter or tougher in Saudi Arabia, so we'll go to Dubai to acclimatise and train every training session there. For us, we will try to qualify from the group first. ”

In the process of the U17 national youth training camp in Sanshui, the main players of the team, Wang Gengrui, Elinizar Luoheman, Yao Junyu, and Abibula all suffered injuries in different situations. According to the advice of the team doctor, the players will need some time to recover.

After the game, U17 national coach Kenichi Uemura said: "At this stage, nearly half of the main players in the team are injured and are currently in the process of recovery and treatment. Regarding the injuries the team has encountered, Kenichi Uemura said, "I hope that we can all recover from injuries and be able to play in the group stage. Team member Wei Xiangxin said: "It shouldn't have a big impact, because the injury is not very serious, and I hope my teammates will recover and return to the game as soon as possible." ”