Chapter 276 Goodbye in the final! The flame of revenge!
The tide is over.
This was destined to be another humiliating match for the Korean team. They once again lost to the Chinese team by a huge score.
Head coach Bento still used the last substitution spot and replaced Son Heung-min.
Bento should be very clear in his heart that if Son Heung-min does not come down, the Korean team may continue to attack the Chinese team. In this case, the Korean team will lose even more miserably.
After weighing it in his mind for more than a minute, he made a decision.
Son Heung-min, who looked gloomy, walked all the way to the tunnel after getting off the field and did not return to the bench at all.
He couldn't accept this result, nor could he accept Bento replacing him.
The score is ugly, but it shouldn't be this ugly.
Bento originally wanted to hug him on the sidelines of the court, but Son Heung-min turned his head and walked over without looking back.
However, Bento didn't take it to heart, and immediately changed the tactics on the court, letting the team focus on defense and no longer fight against the Chinese team. It was meaningless. It was better to concede fewer penalties.
The South Korean team had almost no offensive in the later period. They retreated across the board with no desire or desire.
The Chinese team also played very casually and did not press forward to attack. Naturally, the two sides maintained a good tacit understanding.
At the end of the game, the score was still 8:4.
The Chinese team won all three games in the group stage and took first place in the group. Next, it depends on who their opponent is in the knockout rounds.
Definitely third in Group A.
Originally, the final round of Group A was supposed to be played before the Chinese team's game, but it was said that some security-threatening incidents occurred before the game, and the game was postponed for one day.
If you think about it with your heels, you should know what's going on, because it involves the opponent in the knockout round.
As the host nation, the UAE must protect their own interests, so they changed the time of the game in an ugly way.
But this is not what the Chinese team needs to worry about. Even if they meet the host UAE immediately, it is not a big deal.
The powerful strength lies here. Kill gods when you meet them, kill Buddhas when you meet them.
At the post-match press conference, South Korea coach Bento still said strongly:
"If the Chinese team does not have Luo Wu in this game, the Korean team can easily win. The gap between our Korean team and the Chinese team is not a gap in strength, but a gap of only one point."
"If Luo Wu is removed, the Chinese team will be nothing."
"Their backcourt was terrible. Our players created countless opportunities on it, but we didn't take advantage of it."
"If we keep playing like we did in the first half of the first half, the Chinese team will have no chance at all."
Why are you so stubborn after losing? There are so many what-ifs in this world.
Without Maradona, Argentina would not have a World Cup title.
Without the Miracle in Istanbul, Liverpool would not have won their fifth Champions League.
If Gotze had not played for the German team, the German team would not have won the World Cup in 2014.
Without Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid would not have won three consecutive Champions League titles.
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There are so many ifs.
The Chinese team really relied on Luo Wu to improve the team's strength.
Then Bento defended his favorite general Son Heung-min very contradictoryly.
"Although the South Korean team lost, Son Heung-min did not lose. I think he was the best player in this game."
If Son Heung-min is the best player, then who does Ra Wu count?
What a lie.
"If the Korean team has two Son Heung-mins, then this game can definitely be won. Of course, I am not saying that the other players played poorly, but they are not as amazing as Son Heung-min. The Korean team has many excellent players, and they can still do it.
Continue to improve. I believe that as the game progresses, the Korean team will get better and better. If we meet the Chinese team again, I firmly believe that we can beat them!"
Defeat the Chinese team in the next encounter?
Bento's tone is still very crazy.
However, according to the schedule, it is indeed very likely that the Chinese team and the South Korean team will meet.
As long as both sides don't lose, they will definitely meet again, and it will be in the final.
Can the Korean team make it to the end?
"We did an excellent job in every detail. For a long time, I thought we could win, but like I just said, we just lost to one person. There's nothing to say.
Let’s see you next time.”
Later, the paparazzi asked why Son Heung-min refused to end the game. Bento said bluntly:
"We communicated in the locker room after the game. Son Heung-min told me that he still wanted to continue fighting, he wanted to continue scoring goals, and he wanted to win, so he didn't want to end the game. In fact, I could understand his mood at the time.
Then it came true for him, and he worked very hard from behind, but he couldn't reverse the situation by working hard alone."
"Later he still came off the field. He was emotional at that time, and I would also be emotional, but we communicated well in the locker room. We have nothing to think about next. We will play well in the knockout round. We will still
There is a chance for revenge."
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While Bento was tough at the post-match press conference, Lippi seemed magnanimous.
He said in the interview: "The Korean team is indeed very strong. In terms of overall strength, they are indeed superior in skills. The reason why we won today's game is indeed because of Luo Wu."
"Yes, because we have Luo Wu, he can shorten the gap between the two teams and surpass the opponent with his personal ability."
"But this is not just an individual problem, because Luo Wu has led other teammates."
"Obviously because of the presence of Luo Wu, Zheng Zhi plays very comfortably, and Xu Xin also plays very comfortably. Wei Shihao on the left can dribble the ball calmly, break through and pass the ball, and Wu Lei on the right can also run around and look for opportunities.
The two centers can also play their roles with peace of mind."
"Bento said our defense is terrible, but I think our defense has improved. We are improving a little bit every game..."
Lippi was in a good mood and kept smiling.
But reporters always felt weird when they heard this, and felt that Lippi was not telling the truth.
Has the Chinese team's defense really improved?
You can only know if you ask Zhang Linpeng how he feels...
But how can Zhang Linpeng accept an interview? The national team will not agree to it. Hide him quickly and don't let him be embarrassed outside. What if he says the wrong thing again during the interview?
Lippi also gave the answer to why Luo Wu did not catch up with Son Heung-min's goals.
"I find that you are more anxious than Luo Wu. Luo Wu has never mentioned how many goals he will score, but you have been worried about him. He has only played two games in the Asian Cup and has already completed 9
A goal, isn’t this offensive efficiency enough?”
"Although Son Heung-min has scored 11 goals, I believe that the final top scorer is Luo Wu. We don't need to worry at all and can just quietly enjoy his performance."
"Have you ever worried about Messi and Ronaldo's goals? No, and the same is true for Luo Wu."
The press conference was very brief and ended quickly.
For Lippi, this was just an ordinary victory, nothing worth showing off.
He is even now looking forward to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He will be excited only in that arena.
He now wants to create new history and create new miracles, and his current victory has made him feel calm.
But the Chinese media is not like this. This victory has set off another wave of hype.
Luo Wu must be the traffic password. And because of the benefits brought by Luo Wu, Wei Shihao, Xu Xin, Zhang Yuning and Wu Lei were also hyped by the media.
After all, their performance on the offensive end is indeed outstanding, and they have never had such an amazing performance before.
The only person to be criticized is the defense, especially Zhang Linpeng. This guy's poor performance in two consecutive games has been completely criticized by the media.
Almost all media suggested that Lippi take Zhang Linpeng off and not let him start again.
Liu Yang’s evaluation was not much better either. He was criticized so much that he wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
Comments on the Chinese team are polarized. The midfield and frontcourt were highly praised, while the backcourt was rated as a third-rate defense.
The only exception is that Wang Dalei was affirmed and believed that Wang Dalei should continue to start in the knockout rounds instead of continuing to give Yan Junling opportunities.
In South Korea, the headlines in the Korean media basically read like this - the South Korean team lost, but Son Heung-min did not lose.
This may be the only reason Koreans can find self-comfort.
"Seoul Sports News": Personally speaking, Son Heung-min is no less powerful than the Chinese Luo Wu. He is also dragging the Korean team forward alone. We just lost this game due to luck. If other teammates can catch
More chances, the score might be the other way around.
This is the legendary spiritual victory method, and they can come up with it.
But Son Heung-min didn’t think so. Son Heung-min wrote on his social networking site: Another nightmare! We lost two consecutive games. These were the two most humiliating encounters in our career. We didn’t
Do everything we set out before. We are not strong enough! I hope we can beat them when we meet for the third time! This is a new mission that our generation must complete! See you in the finals!
Son Heung-min has long learned to keep a low profile. He has been defeated by Luo Wu in both European and Asian competitions, so he has no reason to be arrogant. He also wrote an epitaph, believing that the Korean team and the Chinese team will definitely
Meet again in the finals.
To his slight relief, after this battle, the betting company made new adjustments to his odds of winning the top scorer spot.
His odds have narrowed a lot compared to Luo Wu's, and the gap is not as big as before.
Luo Wu's odds are 1.8, and Son Heung-min's odds are 2.5.
It's indeed quite close.
I don’t know if this will encourage him. Anyway, when the reporter went to Luo Wu with this odds, Luo Wu said this:
"I traveled all the way from Europe back to Asia to play in the Asian Cup. I definitely want to win everything."
"If the Chinese team finally wins the Asian Cup and I don't win the top scorer, I feel like I have failed and I will definitely not be happy."
"So I will definitely get this top scorer honor..."
This was said lightly, but it was also categorical. I am determined to be the top scorer, no matter who my opponent is, don’t compete with me!
Many great players said this in interviews in the past. When they had to choose between national team honors and personal honors, they would all say they wanted national team honors. Even Messi and Ronaldo said so.
But Luo Wu didn't say that. Only children can make choices. Luo Wu wanted both.
He said that even if he got that week's quilt, he felt it was a failure...
The next day, all group matches of the Asian Cup were played.
After the competition in the group stage ended, the 16 qualifying teams have been selected, and the matchup situation for the quarter-finals was immediately finalized.
The specific matchups in the Asian Cup's top 16 knockout rounds are: South Korea vs. Bahrain, Iran vs. Oman, Vietnam vs. Jordan, and Japan vs. Saudi Arabia in the first half.
In the second half, China vs. Thailand, Iraq vs. Qatar; Kyrgyzstan vs. the United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan vs. Australia.
Combining the strength of each team, the outcome of three of the eight knockout games is unpredictable, and the other five games are clear-cut.
The three close matches are: Japan vs. Saudi Arabia, Qatar vs. Iraq, and Uzbekistan vs. Australia.
Although Japan qualified for the top spot by winning all three games in the group, winning all three games was a bit uncertain, and the second game was considered to have been won due to a misjudgment by the Malaysian referee. Therefore, the Japanese team is currently in average shape. Against the West Asian powerhouse Saudi Arabia,
If Japan continues its form in the group stage, it would not be surprising to lose and be eliminated.
Qatar played against Iraq. Both teams had sharp frontcourts and were equally matched in strength. Judging from the group stage results, Qatar won all three games, while Iraq won two and drew one. Both teams remained undefeated. Judging from past results, the two teams also competed against each other.
There are winners and losers. Therefore, when the two teams meet in the Asian Cup this time, it is normal for who loses and who wins.
Uzbekistan competed with Australia. Both teams were physically strong, but their playing style was a little rough. Overall, Australia seemed to have the upper hand, but Uzbekistan did not give it in vain. It was completely equal to Australia. Who can laugh at the two teams?
It’s hard to say in the end.
But such a game is still not attractive.
Not as good as China versus Thailand.
Although there seems to be a clear distinction between strong and weak teams, the Chinese team has a grudge against Thailand.
After the Thai team finished third in the group, almost all Chinese fans laughed like crazy.
People unconsciously think of 2013.
June 15, 2013, will always be an unforgettable day for Chinese football fans.
On that day, the national football team suffered a humiliating tragedy and lost to the Thai Youth Army 1:5. That game was unforgettable for the entire national football team.
Six years later, the national football team finally met Thailand in the Asian Cup. This was definitely a good opportunity for revenge.
The Chinese team is awesome, and the Thai team also seems to be improving.
And the progress is obvious.
Although in the first game of this Asian Cup, Thailand suffered a blow, losing 1:4 to India, and the team coach Rajvac also resigned sadly.
But in the second game against Bahrain, Thailand's Messi Chanati Sonkrasin seized the opportunity to score the only goal with a volley; in the last group match, Thailand drew with the United Arab Emirates, and the Thai team finished third in the group.
Then they unfortunately encountered the Chinese team. Perhaps this was fate, and they would eventually return it.
The technical and tactical style of Thai football is quick and easy. Six years ago, their youth team beat the Chinese team 5:1, mainly relying on the ball behind the ball in the counterattack. Once the national football team makes unnecessary mistakes in the midfield, it is easy to be beaten by the opponent.
Counterattack quickly.
The Chinese team played really badly at that time.
Thailand has made rapid progress in recent years, which is directly related to the growth of star players. Six years ago, 19-year-old Sonkrasin scored a long-range shot. Now he has become the first Thai to play in the J-League. Last season, he was outstanding
His performance was selected into the best team of the j1 league.
The 25-year-old Sonkrasin is nicknamed the Thai Messi. He has excellent ball control, dribbling and running abilities. He is only 1.57 meters tall and currently plays for Consadole Sapporo in Japan. In the past season, he played 30 times and contributed 8 goals.
Ball 2 assists.
It can be said that how to limit and prevent the performance of this "Thailand Messi" will be the top problem faced by the national football soldiers in the game.
In addition, the team's second star is the 30-year-old forward Dangda. He scored in the first game of the group stage against India. He currently represents the Thai national team in 98 appearances and scored 43 goals. He is 1.81 meters tall.
He can be called the team's powerful forward.
Dangda once joined Manchester City, but did not get any chance in Manchester City. Since 2009, Dangda has been playing for Muangthong United in Thailand, scoring 111 goals in 257 games.
In 2014, he was briefly loaned to Almeria in Spain and scored 1 goal in 6 appearances for the team. In the past season, he was loaned to Hiroshima Sanfrecce Club and played 32 times in the league, starting 13 times and contributing 6 goals.
He scored 3 assists and his performance was also remarkable.
But so what?
Today is different from the past! Chinese fans are now standing tall.
They just want to see the thrill of revenge!
Understand the football emperor, the enthusiasm of Chinese fans is high, and the flame of revenge is burning.
"10:0, the score must be 10:0, we have to pay back double! This will eliminate the pain in our hearts."
"We can definitely win, it just depends on how many we can win. It's best to hit double digits, but the question is, do you really believe that we can not concede a goal? Guys like Zhang Linpeng may have to concede a few more, although
Zhao Peng and his like are gone, but the defense line has not really changed much."
"Just count on Luo Wu to go on a killing spree, count on Wu Lei, Zhang Yuning and Wei Shihao to score goals on the offensive end, don't count on the defense."
"I wonder if Fan Zhiyi will live broadcast in the live broadcast room? He was in the most pain back then. This time he hopes to witness the flames of revenge!"