China coach Li Tie has admitted he is unable to enhance his squad ahead of the next round of World Cup preliminaries because of the Chinese Super League's ongoing hiatus.
The league went into a three-and-a-half month long shutdown in mid-August to accommodate the national team's preparations for the qualifiers as the Chinese attempt to advance to the World Cup finals for the first time since their debut in 2002.
"We thought about recruiting other players, but because many Chinese Super League teams are on holiday, we have very limited options," Li said, according to Xinhua.The Chinese are currently fifth among the six nations in Group B of Asia's preliminaries and, with only the first two finishers guaranteed to advance to the finals, Li's side are a long way short of their goal.
Li's team next face Oman in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on Nov. 11 before taking on Australia in the same venue five days later. China have played one of their last nine games on home soil with the rest being held either on neutral or opposition turf.
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