China coach Marcello Lippi takes on an inexperienced Japan team with concerns over his own squad’s fitness. Photo: AFP China coach Marcello Lippi takes on an inexperienced Japan team with concerns over his own squad’s fitness. Photo: AFP
China coach Marcello Lippi takes on an inexperienced Japan team with concerns over his own squad’s fitness. Photo: AFP
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Fitness concerns force Marcello Lippi to juggle his China squad for Japan game after tough Chinese Super League season

Unlikely that all six of the players aged 22 or under will start in the second game of the East Asian Championship

Topic |   Chinese Football Association (CFA)
Michael Church
Michael Church

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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China coach Marcello Lippi takes on an inexperienced Japan team with concerns over his own squad’s fitness. Photo: AFP China coach Marcello Lippi takes on an inexperienced Japan team with concerns over his own squad’s fitness. Photo: AFP
China coach Marcello Lippi takes on an inexperienced Japan team with concerns over his own squad’s fitness. Photo: AFP
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