Chapter 158 A little cold light arrives first, and then the gun shoots like a dragon!
Hao Qiang's post-match interview resonated with Chinese football fans.
So the fans started to attack the Football Association and made waves.
Wave after wave, the target is pointed at these people.
They regard the Football Association and Gao Hongbo as the main culprits of "regret".
When Gao Hongbo returned to the hotel and talked directly with Hao Qiang, the new head of the Football Association also joined the conversation via video connection.
"Hao Qiang, you are now the most popular star in Chinese football. You have strong abilities, but you also have responsibilities. You should realize the achievements and progress made by the national team in this Asian Cup.
It's really a shame not to make it to the finals.
But if we start settling scores now and looking for a scapegoat.
Then Chinese football has no future, we cannot afford to lose any games, we always look for an excuse, a reason, a sinner when we lose.
And some outsiders who join in the fun will always put the label of fake gambling on Chinese football.
This is too detrimental to our living environment.
I believe you are just acting on impulse.
You are still young, but you should also grasp your limits."
The calm tone of the new head of the Football Association is educating Hao Qiang.
Hao Qiang just watched the news and knew how bad the public opinion environment was.
Objectively speaking, if he is a fan, the Chinese team's achievement of reaching the semi-finals of the Asian Cup should be satisfactory.
After all, the gap exists objectively.
Japan, South Korea, and Australia’s top positions in Asia are also unshakable.
The Chinese team has no reason to win.
But Hao Qiang was still helpless.
“I think I’m being led along, or someone is confusing the concept.
What I'm trying to say is not that we have to advance to the finals.
But we didn’t give everything to advance to the finals!
If we're going to discuss this, I have to defend myself.
Just using the most mainstream voice in the media, who can tell me why Zheng Zhi is not included?
He may not be the best midfielder in Asia, but he must be the best in China.
Why not bring Shao Jiayi?
The principle is the same. There may be someone in Chinese football who performs better on the left wing than him, but this time among the left wing players in the national team, which one is better than Shao Jiayi?
It was only two years ago that Sun Xiang set a record for a Chinese player to land in the Champions League, although it didn't mean much.
But again, where is the left back in China who is better than Sun Xiang?
Not to mention Li Weifeng.
One more person can't change anything.
But these people combined can change half the national team.
If you think the impact on overall strength is insignificant, then there is no need for us to continue talking.
If you are not in the same tune, it will be useless to talk too much."
The strength of a team ultimately depends on the players.
The best players make the best teams.
This is the most basic understanding of football.
Otherwise, why are good players so expensive?
Why earn more?
Why do those players who stand at the top of the pyramid always win the championship?
Hao Qiang finished speaking.
Gao Hongbo immediately smoothed things over for the leader.
"I can answer your question. Shao Jiayi was seriously injured in September last year and only recovered recently. His condition is a mystery.
In fact, the most important thing is that these players you mentioned are too old.
Our goal is to reach the 2014 World Cup.
By then, the youngest of them will be 32 years old and the eldest will be 35.
This is not in line with the team building policy for long-term development.”
Hao Qiang scratched his head and sighed helplessly: "Since we are discussing, I have the right to express my views and opinions.
I'm not necessarily right.
But you could also be wrong.
My idea is very simple, if our goal is to reach the 2014 World Cup.
Then we should not first think about what to do after entering the World Cup.
We should concentrate on doing well in the World Cup preliminaries!
Show your strongest combat effectiveness in the preliminaries!
As I said, are these four the strongest fighters in the country?
You be the judge!
If not, then the person you choose must perform better than them, right?
If so, is age an excuse?
The so-called long-term development team building policy should always recognize the most basic reality of football, right?
Age is not an absolute criterion for measuring a player's strength.
Strength is strength!
Strength and weakness are not judged by age, but by specific performance and performance!
Understand this and then respect the laws of football.
I'm not just messing around and giving you problems, I want to win.
If you think that if these four people are here, the national football team will not perform better and its strength will not be stronger.
So do you want to know my opinion?
One-sided, arbitrary, and I don’t know what force is affecting your decision-making.
Fans want to see the strongest Chinese team, and I also want to play in the strongest Chinese team. Regardless of victory or defeat, there will be no regrets.
There are no other messy things.
In the next three years of World Cup qualifying, do you think clearly how the Chinese team should enter the World Cup?
Training and entering the World Cup at the same time?
Does the Chinese team have such luxury?
See what other national teams do?
Our competitors are not Japan, South Korea, or Australia.
They are way ahead!
They can definitely make it to the World Cup.
What about the national football team?
Our opponents are Qatar, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Jordan, North Korea...
Will they train for the World Cup preliminaries?
Are they going to leave some of the best players in the country unused?
From the perspective of responsibility, I think my questions are also to reduce your pressure.
You don't seem to have thought about what would happen if you failed.
If we fail in our bid for the World Cup.
Today, there will be waves of crusade outside!
The reason is still the same.
Two years later, everyone is asking, why not bring Zheng Zhi? Sun Xiang? Shao Jiayi? Li Weifeng? Or maybe others.
How to reduce controversy? Reduce doubts from outsiders?
You should think more than I do."
Hao Qiang's words caused the head of the Football Association and Gao Hongbo to fall silent.
The truth, in fact, Hao Qiang has already made it very clear.
It definitely makes sense.
Gao Hongbo doesn't have much say in this kind of dialogue.
Everything depends on the leader’s face.
"Hao Qiang, I understand your thoughts, and the national team will make corresponding adjustments.
Now you are the leader of the national team, and we are gratified by your responsibility.
I hope you can keep it up in the future.
Okay, it’s okay, you can go back and rest, I’m looking forward to your performance in the third and fourth place finals.”
After hearing this, Hao Qiang went back to his room to rest.
Gao Hongbo was a little surprised at the attitude of the head of the Football Association towards Hao Qiang.
If this were placed on Zheng Zhi, Li Weifeng and the others, I'm afraid the Football Association would be furious.
Due to historical reasons in China, the heyday of the feudal dynasty and the long span of time, there is a hierarchical relationship between superiors and subordinates in various fields.
Hao Qiang’s questioning has always been a taboo in workplaces across all walks of life.
If a leader is tolerant, he is open-minded.
It is normal for a leader to be angry.
While Gao Hongbo was still surprised, the head of the Football Association spoke.
"The tasks of this Asian Cup have been overfulfilled. The next task is the World Cup preliminaries. Communicate more with Hao Qiang. If he insists that some players must be brought, then bring them. If we can enter the World Cup, all problems will not be a problem.
"
Gao Hongbo was frightened when he heard this.
Is the Football Association compromising?
What if you can't make it to the World Cup?
Do all problems turn into bombs?
End the conversation.
Gao Hongbo thought for a night before he understood why the Football Association had given in.
Benefit.
Hao Qiang represents the national football team and brings great benefits to the national team!
What is visible is the sponsor.
What you get is real money.
What is invisible is the support and attention of fans, and the restoration of the image and reputation of the national team.
In other words, if there is a conflict between the Football Association and Hao Qiang, or simply Hao Qiang opens fire on the Football Association.
The Football Association may not dare to take action against Hao Qiang.
That would probably put the Football Association into dire straits.
Not to mention how many fans there are in China, the Football Association will always be at the forefront of the storm.
I'm afraid even the AFC will ask about this matter.
The strongest star in Asia, the most popular star, how dare the Chinese team not use it?
Just like this Asian Cup, the ratings brought by Hao Qiang have reached a new high.
This is also very helpful to the AFC.
Therefore, although the Chinese team lost in the semi-finals, the AFC official website still gave Hao Qiang very high evaluation and expectations.
They did not slander, ridicule, or add insult to injury to Hao Qiang.
It's ironic that he failed to stand in the finals.
That's what Japanese, Korean and Australian fans are doing.
Instead, the AFC said, "Hao Qiang first showed his talents in the Asian Cup. When he becomes more mature, he will have his own Asian Cup!"
This is the attitude of the AFC.
They hope to package and maintain Asian stars who have performed well in European football as idols.
The same goes for the Chinese Football Association.
Especially after they met and communicated, they discovered that Hao Qiang actually didn't have a complicated position.
It's very simple, as he said, just to win.
In the football world, strength speaks for itself.
Australia and Japan meet in the final.
The day before the final.
China and South Korea ushered in the third and fourth place finals.
The Chinese team was defeated miserably in the semifinals.
However, the Korean team had to fight Japan in a penalty shootout before losing unfortunately.
Competing for third place in the Asian Cup is indeed a bit unnecessary.
There is no third or fourth place finals in the European Cup.
The purpose of the Asian Cup is simply to increase the number of matches. After all, there are only 16 teams in the main tournament, so there are too few matches.
Gao Hongbo seemed a little absent-minded in the locker room before the game.
Hao Qiang saw that this was not possible.
Start mobilizing immediately.
"Our Asian Cup is not over! I feel sad losing to Australia, and I will never accept losing to South Korea again!"
Cheer up, everyone, and finish the last game well!
Go home with victory.
That’s what we’re here for.”
Through the Asian Cup, although Hao Qiang did not wear the captain's armband, he has become the backbone of the locker room.
When he speaks, no player dares not to listen, at least on the surface.
Everyone responded immediately and positively.
The South Korean team still used its main force and had no obvious intention to train.
Their star striker Son Heung-min is sitting on the bench.
The Chinese team made a small amount of rotations.
After the game started, the Chinese team came up with the technical and tactical arrangements for playing against Australia.
Conservative.
There is no problem with the idea. After all, South Korea and Australia are both top teams in Asia.
The pace of the game is slow.
The Korean team may have lost their ticket to the finals and the huge consumption of 120 minutes of fierce battle.
causing them to enter the state slowly.
Hao Qiang was keenly aware of this.
The Korean team's midfielder is also very creative.
Li Qinglong, Ki Sung-yong, and Koo Ja-cheol are all players who can have a place in Europe's top leagues.
Ji Dongyuan on the striker looks average, but he is also a guy who can compete in the European leagues.
Just look at the ranking and grade of the clubs the players play for, and you can see how big the gap in strength between the two teams is.
However, the competition does not necessarily mean you will win if you are strong.
When the Chinese team's defense line began to appear in danger, Hao Qiang decisively used the golden card: Kaka!
He won three games in January.
Two group matches and one knockout round.
If he can win today's third or fourth place finals.
Then he gained a lot from playing in the Asian Cup.
Score enough goals to earn the maximum number of monthly tasks.
If you win this one again, you can get the full reward for winning the game.
Whether it's for honor, face, or points, he thinks he can take a gamble.
There was no gambling environment at all in the last game.
He was already defeated before he even started.
Even if he shows his superb strength and condition, he still cannot defeat Australia by himself.
But the situation in today's game is different.
The Korean team did not take the Chinese team seriously.
The South Korean team has not yet shown its absolutely overwhelming state and strength.
When Hao Qiang used Kaka, every time he touched the ball on the court, his dribbling attacks turned the Korean team's defense upside down.
He strides forward for the ball, changes direction just right to pass by, and fights against blocking positions to grab the line.
Chinese football fans watched with excitement.
South Korea's defense line was in a state of panic all of a sudden.
The South Korean team's back line is dominated by full-backs Cha Du-ri and Lee Young-pyo. The former is a jack-of-all-trades and can play as a goalkeeper when he was young. He also played for Bayer Leverkusen.
The central defenders Lee Jung-soo and Hwang Jae-won are among the best in Asia, but they are still far from the second-rate players in Europe.
When Hao Qiang's aura was astonishing and he frequently staged long-distance attacks, the two central defenders were so overwhelmed that they doubted their lives.
Hao Qiang scored two goals in 15 minutes!
National football fans are extremely excited!
"Hao Huang went berserk and turned into nothing!"
"The Korean team is stupid!"
"Who dares to say whether Zheng Zhi, Li Weifeng, and Sun Xiang are all the same?
Just based on Hao Huang's performance, if his teammates can gain some momentum, Japan, South Korea, and Australia can be wiped out with a snap of their fingers!"
On the bench of the South Korean team, Son Heung-min clenched his fists and gritted his teeth secretly.
He is eager to appear on the stage to compete with Hao Qiang.
Especially seeing Hao Qiang's momentum sweeping thousands of armies.
The South Korean team's defense could not withstand it, and Hao Qiang's eyes were full of fear!
I'm also envious at the same time.
If they had Hao Qiang.
Entering the World Cup?
They dare to dream of winning the World Cup!
The South Korean team strengthened its defense and shrank its defense line.
It seems that every time Hao Qiang dribbles forward, a bit of cold light arrives first, and then the gun shoots out like a dragon!
As Hao Qiang fell into the encirclement and suppression by the Korean army, his threat plummeted.
Halftime is over.
The Korean team regrouped in the second half.
Quickly enter the state and pick up the rhythm.
The national football defense line is gradually falling apart.
In the 60th minute of the game, it was announced that the city gate had been lost.
Seeing that the defense line is in danger.
Hao Qiang knew that the team could not hold on, so he signaled to Yang Xu and Gao Lin, his two forward partners today.
Let the two of them frequently push forward to counter offside.
He himself took out Totti.
In the 72nd minute of the game, Hao Qiang pulled the ball while dribbling in the frontcourt and turned around. Then he knocked the ball with his heel and sent a wonderful through ball to tear the South Korean team's defense.
Yang Xu and Gao Lin cut inside the penalty area at the same time. The two completed nanny-level assists and Gao Lin sent the ball into the goal.
Chinese team 3:1 South Korean team!
Five minutes later, South Korean team's new star Son Heung-min rode inside and seized the opportunity to score.
Substitutions for the Chinese team.
Changes 451.
Hao Qiang was at the front alone.
In the 85th minute, Hao Junmin's long pass once again gave Hao Qiang a singles opportunity.
He crushed Li Zhengxiu in the frontcourt, controlled the ball and changed direction to break through Huang Zaiyuan, and went to the meeting alone!
Huang Zaiyuan and Li Zhengxiu couldn't stop Hao Qiang even by pulling and placing shovels.
Hao Qiang, who embodies the aesthetics of violence, stepped into the penalty area and scored with a powerful shot!
hat trick!
Chinese team 4:2 Korean team!
The Chinese team started a full defensive mode.
Hao Qiang also returned to the backcourt to participate in defense.
In stoppage time, the South Korean team scored another goal against the Chinese team with a set kick.
