Zhuoyang's performance in the Asian Cup in Qatar was not very good. He only scored two goals in the first four games, which was obviously inconsistent with his traditional image of killing people thousands of miles away. There was a lot of discussion in the media that he was affected by the failure of the FIFA Golden Ball.
However, Zhuoyang himself and Jieshuai knew very well that the national team's personnel had been adjusted too much, resulting in the midfield and frontcourt strength dropping by two levels. Zhuoyang could only return to an unsupported and disorderly singles mode in many cases.
Asia is vast and is the largest and most populous continent among the seven continents, with 29.4% of the landmass and 61% of the population. The AFC has 47 football association members, but the 15th Asian Cup has only 16 teams.
The team participated and advanced to the quarterfinals after qualifying from the group stage.
The Chinese team's opponent in the quarterfinals is Jordan. It is said that many working-class Americans cannot understand why an Arab country has to copy our basketball player when it names its country. Jordan expressed his innocence, while Jordan expressed his helplessness.
It is said that there are no weak teams in West Asia, which refers to teams like Jordan, Syria, Yemen, and Oman. If they go crazy, they can defeat Iran and South Korea, and it is not uncommon to lose to Thailand and Vietnam. The Chinese team competed in the quarterfinals.
Jordan, whom I met in the novel, has a heart as high as the sky and a fate as thin as paper.
With Zhuo Yang in charge, Jieshuai continued large-scale training. In this game, he sent young players such as Sun Ke, Yu Dabao, Zhang Xizhe, and Zeng Cheng to start. Sitting on the bench were veterans such as Shao Jiayi, Qu Bo, and Yang Jun.
Zhuoyang took over the midfield, and Jordan's little quickie couldn't get up and was ineffective, but the Chinese team still had the advantage in the frontcourt and couldn't score.
The Chinese team had six must-goal opportunities throughout the game. The 'must-goal' here means that if it were the Chinese team in Barcelona or even South Africa, it would basically be 6:0. But the final score was only 1:0, which happened on another occasion.
It was not a chance. After a chaotic scuffle in the penalty area in the 79th minute, Zheng Zhi stabbed him into the goal. Attributing it to him was determined through camera analysis, otherwise even Zheng Zhi himself would not be sure.
After this game, the domestic media, who are accustomed to touting, also saw the chaotic and jerky nature of the national team's frontcourt. It's not that they didn't understand the game, but they just didn't dare to say it before. The media carefully pointed out that the national team did not recruit Deng Shuxiang and Wang Dalei this time.
,Rong Hao and the other three, was it a mistake?
Therefore, Cheng Hao published "Please Cherish Your Jersey". The article did not name anyone to criticize, otherwise they would be dead and never recover. Zhuo Yang was able to save his life by learning from past mistakes and saving others, but they needed to save themselves.
In the article, Cheng Hao also disclosed to domestic fans for the first time Jieshuai's long-term strategy for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, making it clear that this Asian Cup is just a training trip. Zhuoyang and Rijkaard are playing chess, a very big game.
It's still just the final stage.
Zhuo Yang didn't want to worry about whether those tentative noises had ulterior motives or whether there was someone behind them. After Cheng Hao's article appeared in the newspaper, all doubts were immediately silenced. The media are all smart people, and they opposed Zhuo Yang, who was at the height of his power.
, that’s called seeking death.
Four days later, the Chinese team met their semifinal opponent Australia.
The teams representing Asia in the World Cup in South Africa were China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. West and Central Asia were completely wiped out in the qualifying rounds. In the Asian Cup half a year later, although the West Asian teams fought at home, after the quarter-finals, the Asian Cup semi-finals
It is still China, Japan, South Korea and Australia, and West and Central Asia have once again suffered a collective defeat.
The Chinese team defeated Jordan 1:0, which was the most inconspicuous. South Korea defeated its old enemy Iran 1:0 in overtime and was much more energetic. Australia also eliminated the previous champion Iraq 1:0 with a goal in overtime.
It can only be said that it was quite satisfactory, but Japan's 6:0 victory over Uzbekistan was shocking.
The Chinese team has just finished playing against Uzbekistan. We know how difficult the Central Asian wolves are, but why are they like paper in front of the Japanese? The six goals of the Japanese team were scored by different players, so they were evenly distributed.
The offensive firepower makes the Chinese team envious.
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After the World Cup, Australian head coach Welbeck, who had coached the team for three years, resigned, and German Holger Osijek was appointed as the new coach. Osijek was not an ordinary person. When the German team won the world championship in Italy in 1990,
He is Beckenbauer's chief assistant coach and is very famous in Germany. Zhuo Yang has long heard others talk about him.
The 62-year-old Osijek later served as the head of FIFA's technical department and senior lecturer for a long time, and also coached in the K-League and J-League. The Australians favored him. I don't know if it was because he was defeated 4:0 by Germany in the World Cup.
The beating was too painful and I was beaten into submission.
Maybe the Australians had the right idea, because at the Khalifa International Stadium, Osijek's Australia led the Chinese team 3:0 in the first half.
In the 5th minute, after the Chinese team failed to attack in the frontcourt, the Australians launched a quick counterattack. Matt McKay, a forward who had played for Changchun Yatai, easily dodged Hao Junmin on the wing and then dribbled the ball horizontally to pull Zheng Zhi out of the ribs.
A direct pass from the center. The famous player Kewell received the ball and walked into the penalty area. Before Li Weifeng fell to the ground to tackle, he shot through Zeng Cheng's wicket and the gate behind him, 1:0.
Falling behind at the beginning, the Chinese team was inevitably a little anxious and wanted to get the score back immediately. This played into Australia's plan, and the Kangaroos played a vigorous defensive counterattack.
In the 24th minute, Australia once again launched a high-quality counterattack. It was McKay who used two beautiful combinations to reverse the attack. After hollowing out the Chinese team's defense on the left with Jedinak, he passed the ball diagonally to the winger who quickly made the pass.
Defender Karni.
Facing the empty defense in the middle, although Karni's furious shot was blocked by Zeng Cheng with one hand, it still rolled slowly into the net after the change, 2:0.
Not to mention other people, even Zhuo Yang was anxious: Are you going to have a bloody feud with me? The furious FIFA Silver Ball player immediately launched a one-on-one mode, which suddenly made the Australians confused.
Tranquility. However, if there is no goal, everything is fake.
In the 39th minute, the Chinese team suffered another blow. It was an unusual corner kick. After McKay took it, Feng Xiaoting, who was marking Cahill, slipped during the fight for the top, allowing Cahill to easily send the header. Xinke
Asian Footballer of the Year Ognenovski took advantage. He pushed the ball with his left foot in the space to extend the score to 3:0.
Since Zhuo Yang returned to the national team, this was the most unsuccessful half for the Chinese team. These 45 minutes of frustration even ranked among the top three in Zhuo Yang's nine-year career. 3:0 defeated the few players on the scene.
The Chinese fans were beaten speechless, and the Chinese mainland was silenced in the early morning.
You can lose the ball, but you can't lose it so miserably, let alone lose it completely in the first half, because it will hurt your self-esteem and make you lose face. Not to mention facing the aggrieved eyes of the fans, those sluts will turn around and hang them up by force.
It's hard to avoid feeling guilty when you talk back.
Chapter completed!