Chinese champion

Chapter 210 The Failed Opening Match
Although the waiting time is always difficult to pass, the time is still slowly passing away after all. At 7:17 pm on July [-]th, BJ time, after the opening ceremony that lasted for an hour and a half, the opening match of the Asian Cup, The match between the Chinese team and the Bahrain team has officially started.

After careful consideration, Ali Han still insisted on his own opinion. The goalkeeper is Wu Qi, and the four defenders except Sun Chenghai of Manchester City all use domestic players. The central defender and left back are Sun Ru, who was promoted from the Olympic team. Because Li Gang was seriously injured before the Asian Cup and needed to rest for half a year, the Shandong team’s 18-year-old teenager Zhou Hai and Hu Yong formed a double midfielder. Shaoyi, who played in Munich 1860, has right midfielder Zhang Qi, and the double forwards are veterans Hao Dong and Li Jinyu.

The [-] seats in the Workers' Stadium were all full, and most of them were fans of the Chinese team. The few Bahraini flags on the stands were almost submerged in the sea of ​​five-star red flags, and the loud and clear national anthem resounded through the sky.

Judging from the public opinion before the game, almost everyone believes that the Chinese team, which has the advantage of home court, will beat Bahrain. In the recent confrontation between the two teams, the Chinese team has two wins, one draw and one loss. Although the advantage is not obvious, But with the success of Chinese players in Europe, no one thinks Bahrain has a chance.

They all overlooked the fact that football is round and anything can happen, not to mention that Bahrain is not a persimmon.

After 5 minutes in the first half, the Bahrain team was still firmly in control of the ball. They patiently backed down in the backcourt and did not forcefully attack.

It was not until the 6th minute that Hu Yong intercepted the ball fiercely in the midfield. The long pass found Zhang Qi on the right. After Zhang Qi received the ball, he passed it directly. Zhang Qi passed the ball much faster than he expected, and the ball rolled past him and went straight out of the baseline.

Li Jinyu got up from the ground remorsefully, and gave Zhang Qi a thumbs up, indicating that he passed the ball well.

This pass also surprised Bahrain coach Yurisic. He has been preparing for this game for a long time. He can memorize almost all the game videos of the Chinese national team in the past year. In his In my mind, the most threatening player of the Chinese team is of course the current Emperor Pei Wei of Mallorca. He changed the whole situation as soon as he played in the World Cup qualifiers of the Hong Kong team in China. When he saw the Chinese team's He was relieved when there was no shadow of Pei Wei in the starting lineup, but Zhang Qi, who had never played in the national team, surprised him with his first pass.

"Sure enough, he deserves to be the main force of this season's European Champions Cup runner-up. He can cooperate so beautifully with unfamiliar teammates. It seems that this stone has to be removed first." Yuli Xiqi thought in his heart.

After Zhang Qi's pass, the Chinese team began to take the initiative on the field. In the 12th minute, Zhou Hai stole the ball in the middle and knocked it to Hu Yong next to him. Hu Yong made a breakthrough in the back row and then split to the right. Sun Chenghai, who stepped forward for an assist, stopped the ball and made a pass. Zhang Qi, who ran into the penalty area, shook his head six meters in front of the goal. The ball missed the left post, and the Bahrain team escaped again.

Five minutes later, the Chinese team made a comeback. Shaoyi’s cross was pushed out of the penalty area by the opponent’s defender, and Zhang Qi, who was pulled to the middle, volleyed the goal without waiting for the ball to hit the ground. The desperate defender blocked the baseline with his body.

Seeing that the Chinese team had an offensive advantage, the three coaches on the coaching bench were all relieved. Zhang Qi was in a very good state in this game, and Shaoyi and Shaoyi took turns to attack in the middle, one left and one right, to a large extent It made up for the problem of the connection between the midfield and the frontcourt. The three overseas players gave the Chinese team an absolute advantage in the midfield. If this continues, it will be a matter of time before they score.

But 10 minutes later, what happened on the court became the turning point of the whole game.

In an attack in the frontcourt, Zhang Qi suddenly fell to the ground after fighting with the opponent, and was carried off the field by a stretcher.

"Damn! I got hurt again!" Pei Wei and Zhu Jun jumped up from the bench and ran over to see how Zhang Qi was hurt.

Another muscle strain, and in the same location as the injury in the Champions League!
Zhang Qi lying on the stretcher wanted to cry but had no tears. He was really unlucky this year. He was injured twice in just one month, and the injury was in the same place. It seems that God will not let him appear in the Champions Cup final A breath of opportunity in here.

Ali Han's face was livid, his eyes turned around the players on the bench, and Li Liang, a veteran international player of the Dalian team, was replaced.

After Zhang Qi left the field, the Chinese team's offense was chaotic for a while. Although Li Liang played very hard, he couldn't appear on the right and the center at the same time like Zhang Qi. The disadvantages of the Chinese team's formation began to be revealed. The disconnect between the midfield and the frontcourt makes the offense a lot of thunder and little rain.

The Chinese team, which had been unable to attack for a long time, suffered a serious blow. In the 401st minute, Shaoyi's corner kick was pushed out by the defender, and the Bahrain team quickly counterattacked.

Although Hu Yong chased back desperately, the opponent's forward Huber was very fast, and the only captain who stayed in the backcourt, Li Wei's defensive impulsiveness showed again, and his reckless tackle was easily passed by the opponent , now there is only an open field of more than [-] meters long and goalkeeper Wu Qi left in front of Huber.

Wu Qi made an attack, and now Hu Yong, who is closest to Huber, is still about ten meters away. The closer Huber is to the goal, the greater the threat. Only by attacking can the ball be intercepted in advance.

Seeing Wu Qi rushing out of the penalty area, Huber flicked his ankle and shot!

A beautiful arc, maybe Huber himself did not expect to be able to shoot so beautifully. Although Wu Qi jumped up high and touched the ball with his finger, the ball still fell into the goal!

The first goal of this Asian Cup was born!Goal scorer Bahrain's No. 30 Mohamed Huber!
The Workers Stadium was suddenly silent, only the cheers of the few Bahraini fans remained in the entire stadium!
At the end of the first half, Ali Han entered the locker room with a livid face. What made him unhappy was not only the score behind, but also the fans' voices of "changing Pei Wei".In his opinion, such a call is completely disrespectful to his head coach.

"Can one player solve the problem? This group of fans who don't understand anything!"

"We played very well in the first half! The conceded goal was just an accident! Our possession rate reached 60.00%, and it was just bad luck that we didn't score. In the second half, we need to strengthen our offense and win this game!"

Ali Han loudly encouraged the players in the locker room. In the process, his eyes did not look at Pei Wei at all.

He Jin and Feng Yu shook their heads secretly. Now Ali Han is completely stubborn and angry. A coach who ignores the interests of the team is terrible.

After the start of the second half, the Chinese team started to attack fiercely, and Hu Yong also began to put in assists frequently. His forward drive made the already dominant Chinese team even more dominant.

The tenacious defense in the first half probably consumed too much physical strength of the Bahrain players. Under the fierce attack of the Chinese team, their defense line began to crumble.

Within 10 minutes, Hao Dong, Li Jinyu and Shaoyi all had three threatening shots, one shot was high, and the other two were blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper and defender respectively. The Chinese team, which had been unable to attack for a long time, finally seized a chance , Shaoyi dribbled the ball in the frontcourt and made a diagonal pass. Hao Dong crossed the middle from the left side of the penalty area.
After scoring the goal, Hu Yong shook his fist vigorously, the Chinese fans in the stands erupted, and the sound of "Come on" can be heard endlessly!
"Good shot!" Ali Han jumped up, he was happy for this timely goal, and in a way, this goal was also his victory.

The equalizing Chinese team attacked more violently than France. After another 10 minutes, the Chinese fans boiled again!

Hu Yong dribbled the ball past an opposing player and then passed the ball to Shaoyi. Shaoyi observed his teammate's running position and then sent a through ball. Li Jinyu comprehended it and put his left foot eight meters in front of the goal. Push the shot, the ball hits the inside of the right post and goes into the net!
2:1!Within 25 minutes after the start of the second half, the Chinese team successfully reversed!

This time Ali Han was even more excited as if the Chinese team had already won the championship. He rushed to the sidelines and hugged tightly with Li Jinyu who ran over!
After the celebration, Ali Han took a demonstrative look at He Jin and Feng Yu: "Look, how about it, you can still win without replacing Pei Wei!"

"I didn't need to play so tired..." He Jin sighed in his heart. The advantage of the Chinese team's offense in the second half was the result of Hu Yong's frequent intervention. In fact, in the second half of the game, Hu Yong was more The most important thing is to play the role of a midfielder, so that the Chinese team's offense can form an effective continuity.

"Forget it, as long as you can win the game, let's talk about the rest." He Jin and Feng Yu thought at the same time.

It's a pity that they failed to meet even this simple request. After taking the lead, Ali Han committed the old habit of conservatism. He replaced the veteran Hao Dong with Li Yinan, and at the same time ordered Hu Yong not to attack at will. , the Chinese team began to play control of the ball.

The scene has reached a stalemate. Ali Han is very happy to see this. The more time passes, the better the chances for the Chinese team to win the game. He did not see the other side of the field, the head coach of the Bahrain team There was a cold light in Yulishiqi's eyes.

The Bahrain team also made a substitution. On the [-]th, Hussein Ali replaced a defender, and the Bahrain team was about to break the boat to attack.

No.808 minutes, the new Hussein Ali dribbled the ball in front of the penalty area. He forcibly broke through Zheng Zhi, who was obviously not suitable for the position of central defender, and shot directly after breaking into the penalty area!
Wu Qi judged the correct direction, but when he flew to catch the ball, Li Wei rushed over from the side and stretched out his foot to block the ball!
The ball changed direction, and Wu Qi barely stopped his body, running and crawling towards the other side.

It was still too late, the ball slowly rolled into the empty goal, 2:2 tie!
The hearts of the Chinese fans suddenly fell from heaven to hell. The game is almost over. Will the hosts be tied in the first game?
Annoyed, Wu Qi drove the ball that rolled to his side. He had nothing to say to the back line in front of him. The two conceded goals gave him a feeling that he could not use his strength. As a goalkeeper , there is no one who is more angry than him.

The game is over, the Chinese team failed to bring the fans a "new enjoyment", but was tied by an opponent who was dismissive before the game under the eyes of the folks. For the Chinese team that won the championship, it was undoubtedly a failure.Fans across the country were disappointed, as were Football Association officials.

"What's the matter with this Ali Han?!" Fang Yatao slapped the table at the Football Association meeting: "So many good players can't use them. We can't even win a Bahrain game at our home court. With such a performance, we still want to win. Champion? Are you kidding me!"

Zhang Long pushed Luo Gang next to him: "Old Luo, you are a professional player. What do you think of Ali Han's on-the-spot command?"

Luo Gang thought for a while: "I haven't been a coach before, so I can't say anything, and no matter what kind of coach it is, there will be failures. We can't judge a coach just because of one game."

Fang Yatao nodded in agreement, and Luo Gang went on to say: "However, our Chinese team now has so many good players. If we can't achieve good results in this Asian Cup, it will be unreasonable. Now The current situation is that Ali Han seems to be unable to fully display the full strength of the players. Among other things, even the Chinese team that did not have these overseas players before will not be tied by the Bahrain team like this? What's more, it is our home court .”

"Actually, if Ali Han can be kind and actively accept the opinions of the assistant coaches, then there is still a lot to do. He has led the Chinese team for almost two years, and he is conscientious." Zhang Long said.

"It seems that we need to remind him. Compared with when he just became the head coach of the Chinese team, Ali Han is too stubborn now. He is too stubborn to listen to any opinions from others. You must know that both He Jin and Feng Yu have rich Commanding experience, and most of the players in this national team were brought out by the two of them, even if there is a coaching change, we are sure to minimize the impact." Fang Yatao made a decision.

"It seems that I am the only one who reminds me. Why do the villains always ask me to do it?" Luo Gang had a rare sense of humor.

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