amaotonovel Chapter 339 The Red Dragon PKs the Blue Warrior
Chapter 339 The Red Dragon PKs the Blue Warrior
Chapter 339 The Red Dragon PKs the Blue Warrior
After the game, the two sides were very friendly, players exchanged jerseys, coaches chatted with each other, and Stan and "Ali" discussed tactics together.
"Trust me, Stan, if I had two 'Omars', the UAE would win," Ali said.
"If I were the head coach of the club, then I would definitely ask the board to buy 'Omar'," Stein said.
This is not just a compliment from Stan, but also from the heart of Stan. Born in 1991, "Omar" has a better understanding of football than many of his predecessors. This is rare and rare.
"Me too, if I am in charge of a club in the future, the player I would most like to buy is your No. 9, but...",
"Ali" didn't continue, and Stan understood, of course "but I don't think I can afford it", and the two smiled at each other.
The coach chatted happily off the court, and the players on the court also exchanged ideas with each other. As soon as the game was over, "Omar" approached Li Qiao, hoping to exchange jerseys. Li Qiao readily agreed, and the two exchanged jerseys.
Li Qiao asked friendlyly: "Are you interested in going to Dortmund? I can recommend it for you."
"Omar" smiled lightly. In fact, he prefers the Premier League. "No, but thank you."
The two admire each other, but a real hero does not need words to communicate. If words are needed to understand each other, then it is not a hero. "Omar" hangs the red No. 9 jersey of the Chinese team on his shoulder, and then walks towards the player tunnel.
At the regular press conference after the game, the head coach of the "UAE" was basically speaking. He praised the performance of the Chinese team with a series of parallel sentences.
"The Chinese team is stronger than I imagined. Personal ability, overall cooperation, and interpretation of the game are all above us, but I am very happy that we are the first to break the goal of the Chinese team in this cup."
Then "Ali" was like a professional football commentator, commenting on the players on the Chinese team one by one. A good coach will drool when he sees a good player, just like a foodie sees delicious food. From the words of "Ali", you can feel his inner admiration and envy.
Stan was not as excited as "Ali". He just said that he was very happy to go further, and at the same time felt that the strength of "UAE" was really good.
Although China's match against the "UAE" was a bit twisty, the result was not unexpected, so the reporters' attention soon shifted to the next semi-final of the Chinese team to be held at the "Newcastle Stadium". The opponent is the Japanese team!
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The Japanese team entered the semi-finals after eliminating "Uzbekistan". In this cup, the strong control shown by the Japanese team made any opponent frightened.
Many football experts said that in Asia, perhaps only the "Japanese team" is at the same level as the "Chinese team", whether it is the individual ability of the stars or the overall strength of the team.
Many people who pay attention to the Asian Cup call this semi-final an early final. Of course, the "Australians" don't agree. They think that "Australia" is the biggest favorite to win the championship.
For the AFC, this is an exciting game that can represent the highest level of Asian football today, but for the Chinese, this is a battle of revenge. 11 years ago in 2004, it was the closest time for the Chinese team to the "Asian Cup Championship". In the end, the Japanese "stealed" the championship that belonged to the Chinese team with a handball.
Saying "steal" is definitely not from the standpoint of a Chinese. Watching the replay after the game, it is very clear that the goal that "Koji Nakata" scored to overtake the score was indeed a handball, so it is a pity that the Chinese team lost that game, and the Japanese team won it.
Long before the start of the quarter-finals, the domestic media began to hype this "battle of revenge", because after the group stage, as long as the top two in the group are determined, the subsequent matchup can be guessed.
The fans were eager to try, hoping that Stan would win back the "stolen" Asian Cup that year. Even Stan's Weibo was flooded with messages from Chinese fans, and he had to temporarily close the message function.
Stan’s Weibo could not leave a message, so everyone went to Zhou Dun, Wei Xiao, Li Qiao, and the official Weibo of the Chinese national team to leave a message. In the end, all Chinese players’ Weibos were temporarily closed for commenting.
It is normal for the fans to be so excited. The Japanese team has won the Asian Cup four times, which is undoubtedly the representative of Asian football. Although the Chinese team has proved itself in the World Cup, the best way to become the king of Asian football is to step on the former boss, Japan.
Stan knew this kind of atmosphere, so after the quarter-finals, he announced that the Chinese team closed training and would not accept any media to shoot, including Chinese media.
For a mature team, any game is an ordinary game, nothing special, whether it is against Japan or Oman, it is the same for Stan, if you play with emotions, then it is very dangerous and stupid.
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After the team arrived at "Newcastle" (Newcastle, Australia), they immediately checked into the hotel. Stan asked the organizing committee to provide security to help him clear the field.
"It's a normal game, I know you guys are going online, I can't stop that, but what I want to say is that this is football, football has only fun, the goal of football is to kick the ball into the opponent's goal, that's all, I don't want any of you to play with emotion," Stein said.
Stan said very seriously, and the players nodded slightly to show that they understood.
"If you play football with your brains, then I believe no team in Asia can beat us, but if you play football with emotions, then we may only be a second-rate team in Asia",
"Coach, it is enough for you to say it once. We have been with you for so long, and I believe everyone understands," Zhou Dun said.
Stan's team is not allowed to talk back, especially when Stan is talking, except for the captain, who has the right to exchange opinions with the coach.
Stan smiled and nodded, "Then I'll stop talking nonsense and start talking about the key points."
"To be honest, I don't have the certainty of winning this game." Stan's first sentence shocked everyone.
"Coach, didn't you just say that this is just an ordinary game?"Zhou Dun asked.
"Yes, in terms of thought, this is an ordinary game, but in terms of tactics, it is not like this",
Stan further explained, "The strength of the Japanese team does not lie in the individuals. If the 11 members are separated, then we are definitely better than them, but the overall coordination of the "Japanese team" is very good, even better than us."
"In the last quarter-final of the "Japanese team", I asked someone to go to the scene to shoot. From the analysis of the video, the three lines of the "Japanese team" are very tight, and the protection between the players is in place, just like a tight army."
The faces of the players were a bit ugly. They were very convinced by Stan's analysis. Since Stan said so, there must be a reason for him.
"We eliminated England in the World Cup mainly because their team had problems. We were eliminated by "Ukraine" because "Ukraine" has a particularly good integrity. In short, a team with a good integrity is not easy to deal with."
"Does the coach have any targeted training?"Zhou Dun asked.
Stan was silent for a while, and then said: "Practice more penalty kicks these days."
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The day before the game, a large number of Asian faces poured into the streets of "Newcastle", some wore red jerseys, some wore blue jerseys, and the organizing committee ingeniously hung huge posters at the main intersections of the city.
On one side of the poster is a red Chinese dragon, and on the other side is a blue samurai. This is how the outside world sees this game-red dragon PK blue samurai.
Not only ordinary fans came, some representative players from the two countries who participated in the 2004 Asian Cup final also brought Newcastle, and Japan was their king of free kicks - Shunsuke Nakamura.On China's side it is "***".
Among them, "***" will also serve as the commentator of the Chinese team in this game, partnering with CCTV commentator "He Wei".
The opponent of the Chinese team, the Japanese team, also kept a low profile after coming to Newcastle, and conducted closed training. It can be seen that they are also under a lot of pressure. China cannot accept losing to Japan, so how can Japan accept losing to China?
This game will be broadcast in all countries in the world except North Korea. This is the first time in the history of the Asian Cup. Both teams are capable of participating in the World Cup. The duel between them can also be called a World Cup-level game.
The atmosphere on the periphery is getting more and more enthusiastic, but the Chinese players are still hiding in the ivory tower, ignorant of all this. Stan has carried out targeted training. First, the Japanese players are short in height, and Stan has strengthened the training of crossing from the side. Second, the two Japanese midfielders are relatively old.
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On the Japanese side, "Aguirre" focused on defending Li Qiao. He asked the team's strongest breakthrough ability to play Li Qiao for the rehearsal. Aguirre learned from the experience of playing in the United Arab Emirates. It is not enough to rely on one or two people to defend Li Qiao. Even if the Japanese team's full-backs are relatively strong, it is difficult to defend Li Qiao.
The only way is to defend in a zone. Two or three people form a small group and defend in different areas. Aguirre believes that there is still hope to suppress Li Qiao's breakthrough.
Aguirre's tactic worked well on the "Gan Guishi", but Li Qiao's ability was far stronger than that of the "Gan Guishi". Aguirre was not sure if this tactic would work on Li Qiao.
So Aguirre designed a second tactic for the Japanese team. This tactic is to give full play to the Japanese's midfield possession advantage. For this reason, he prepared to use a formation that the Japanese team has never used in history-4321.
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