按照计划，由扬科维奇率领的中国男足选拔队将于7月13日在青岛市集中，随后乘坐7月17日早8点半起飞的航班飞往日本名古屋，准备参加在日本举办的新一届东亚杯足球锦标赛。受各种条件制约，国足选拔队从集中到出征，一共只有3次合练机会。这支年轻队伍中，只有4名球员拥有国际A级赛事参赛经历。    Vijay Deverakonda's next, directed by filmmaker Ravi Kiran Kola, is being produced by Dil Raju via Sri Venkateswara Creations. While the movie's rumoured title (Rowdy Janardhan) will be made official a few days from now, the director's confessional "note" has piqued interest in the character being essayed by the Geetha Govindam and Kingdom star.               Flawed, angry and wounded     I have been waiting for a long time to tell this story about a man. I found him in my memory. He is very personal, and I have watched him and grown up seeing him. He is not perfect, but he is real. Flawed, angry, wounded - and more than I hated him, I loved him. This story had to be told. You will meet him," the director shared.     "Flawed, angry, wounded" is what Vijay's character is going to be in the year 2026 release. Since Vijay has not played such a character in years (his character was wounded in Kingdom but it was not flawed), the characterization is expected to be layered. Strained relationships involving a complicated yet self-assured adult might be portrayed in the film. Themes of forgiveness, trauma, growth, and the complexity of love in imperfect domestic settings make for delectable stories. Rowdy Janardhan could well be one. Keerthy Suresh is the film's heroine.               Vijay working on two films simultaneously     The film's director, Kola, has previously made Raja Vaaru Rani Gaaru and that was six years ago. Vijay Deverakonda is also acting in a movie directed by Taxiwala and Shyam Singha Roy fame Rahul Sankrityan. Since the story is set in Rayalaseema region, this one is a first for the actor. Rashmika Mandanna is its female lead. This is the first time in his career that Vijay is filming for two movies at a time; they have been "extremely demanding" and have "taken up my life."     Also Read:  Vijay Deverakonda Lauds Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar, Says The Boys Were on Fire。此次参赛无疑面临着巨大的挑战与困难。主帅扬科维奇在接受现实的同时，也把主要希望落在广大年轻球员的拼搏态度上。7月8日深夜，中国足协公布了国足选拔队新一期集训暨备战东亚杯赛的24人球员报名名单。原计划被征调的5名“超龄国脚”中，只有蒋光太、谭龙两人入选，吴曦、张琳芃、张玉宁因在联赛中受伤而无缘入选。报名信息显示，在24名球员中，除谭龙、蒋光太外，也只有朱辰杰、戴伟浚拥有国际A级赛事出场记录。

B | 22名U23适龄球员的平均年龄只有22.5岁。除了球员普遍缺乏国际比赛经验外，国足混编队还面临了赛前磨合时间短的难题。

C | 赛历显示，本赛季中超首阶段比赛于7月12日结束。虽然部分俱乐部队的比赛分别在10日、11日结束，考虑到队员们刚刚经历了一段日程格外紧凑的联赛征程，需要适当休整，因此教练组放弃了于13日，也就是全队集中日当天训练的计划。

D | 这样一来，从集中到出访日本前，国足选拔队只有3次合练机会。扬科维奇如何在如此短时间内找到“最佳组合”应对东亚杯？这个问题的解析极具技术含量。与同赴日本参赛的中国女足一样，中国男足选拔队此次出访还需面对来自防疫工作的考验。按照计划，两队将一同乘坐于7月17日上午8点半起飞的包机离开青岛市，飞赴日本名古屋市。因东亚杯男、女足赛事分别安排在爱知县丰田体育场、茨城县鹿岛足球场，两支国字号球队于当地时间17日下午入境日本后，将分别乘车前往各自驻地酒店。

E | 为确保全队人员出访期间健康安全，中国男足选拔队将借鉴国足在世预赛期间的相关经验，做好各项防疫工作。不过在日本期间，男、女两支国字号球队很可能受现实因素影响，无法置身于“气泡式”防疫闭环之中。在这种情况下，全员在当地将全程集体行动，吃、住均安排在驻地内。每天的行动轨迹均保持在驻地、训练场馆、比赛场馆三点之间。文/本报记者 肖赧