There is a belief called football

Chapter 127 AFC Champions League Finals First Round ([-])

Only 3 days before the final of the AFC Champions League, the whole team of FC Seoul has settled in the best hotel in Guangzhou. The city of Guangzhou before the war was calm on the surface, but everyone understands what this game means?
Although the Chinese national team once stood on the final stage of the Asian Cup in 2004, it is the first time to stand on the top of Asia at the club level.

At this time, the mainstream TV, print, and Internet media in Asia have already settled in Guangzhou, and it is even more difficult to find a room in Guangzhou's large and small hotels. Most of the rooms have been booked a month ago.

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Although the news of Stan and Li Qiao going to Germany was tightly sealed by Guangzhou Tianbao, the media still took photos of Stan and Li Qiao going in and out of Sebena Avenue and Wolfart Clinic.

Rumors and rumors were raging, facing these, Stan was not only not angry, but felt that he could use it as a smoke bomb to confuse opponents, which is not uncommon in world football.

Under the arrangement of the club, Stan accepted an interview with CCTV reporter "Shen Fangjian" at this time.

"Going to Germany because Li Qiao was injured"?Shen Fang asked with a sword.

"yes",
"I think fans across the country are most concerned about whether Li Qiao will be able to play in the final"?
"It's not sure yet, I will make arrangements before the game based on the club's medical team's opinion,"
"So where is Li Qiao's injured part?"
Stan replied with a fake look of worry: "It's very similar to the injury before the 2010 Robben World Cup, with a strained calf muscle."

Shen Fangjian is a professional football reporter. He knew what this meant. After a moment of silence, Shen Fangjian asked: "Is there still a possibility of Li Qiao playing in the final, or what percentage?"

Stan was silent for a moment, then said, "Probably only [-] percent."

"Then if Li Qiao doesn't play, who will take his place?"
"Park Han-sung or Eunice," Stein said.

"Will you consider a change?"
"It's possible," Stein said.

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After the content of Stan's interview was broadcast, Li Qiao's injury was made public. Many Guangzhou Tianbao fans came to the club's training base to express their concern for Li Qiao.

The club received a flood of cards and gifts from all over the country, all from Li Qiao's fans, and they all wished Li Qiao a speedy recovery.

Of course, one of the gifts is the most special, that is, the flower basket given to Lee Qiao in the name of Choi Yong-soo, head coach of Seoul FC.

When Stan learned about all this, he suddenly felt that he was too good at playing. However, Stan did not intend to let Li Qiao start. After all, Li Qiao had just recovered from his injury. He decided to be conservative and put Li Qiao on the bench. If the game goes well, then Li Qiao can not play.

Stan predicts that even without Li Qiao, the team is one of the best in Asia. What he wants to ensure is that the team can have a healthy Li Qiao in the Club World Cup.

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At 11:7 BJ time on November 8th, the AFC Champions League final kicked off on Chinese soil for the first time. Guangzhou Tianbao’s home stadium was packed. Do you still remember the two pictures that the fans put up when they played against Buriram at home?Now the fans still form two huge pictures, but the content has changed. The south stand is a mighty South China tiger, while the north stand is an abstract picture of people holding a trophy high.

According to the rules, there are 1 tickets for Koreans in this game, and almost 1 Red Devils cheerleaders appeared in the stadium. They were led by the team leader before the game and shouted slogans uniformly, and Guangzhou Tianbao must not lose. Guangzhou Tianbao fans started rehearsing half a month earlier under the organization of the fans association, and the cheerleaders they imitated were German.

At this time, the Red Devils cheerleaders shouted loudly: "this`is`Korean".

On the other side, Guangzhou Tianbao fans also shouted: "super`china".

The players were still lining up in the player tunnel, and the "war" on the field had already begun. At this time, a discordant scene appeared. A few Korean fans put up a banner in the stands. The banner was black on a white background, and three big characters were written in Chinese on it, "Koreaphobia".

This does not violate the regulations of the AFC. According to the regulations, if the slogans prepared by the fans in the stadium involve politics or religion, the stadium security has the right to ask him to leave the field. When necessary, a little violence can be used.

And these three words did not violate any regulations, but they really hurt the hearts of Chinese fans.

Although only a small number of Korean fans put up banners, everyone knows that it must be intentional, and it also represents the aspirations of most Korean fans. They deliberately used such behavior to disgust Guangzhou Tianbao.

People who play football are very superstitious. For example, there is a law in the UEFA Champions League, that is, if the final is held in that city, the team in that city will definitely not win the championship.

Another example is the Italian penalty spell and so on.

From the 90s to the beginning of the 21st century, Chinese football also produced a group of good players, and even entered the World Cup. Do you think Chinese football was really inferior to South Korea in terms of strength?In fact, not necessarily, but decades of victories in South Korea have made players feel tremendous pressure on the court. People are prone to blame others under pressure, and it is easy to attribute it to fate.

But Stan, who has done a detailed inspection of Seoul, is very happy with the provocation of the Koreans. The only thing he is dissatisfied with is that there are too few banners. Of course, if the Koreans dare to make a big show on Chinese soil, they will not be beaten to death.

The opponent's provocation is often an incentive, but Stan is not going to use this trick to motivate the players in this game, because those white banners were quickly confiscated by the Chinese stadium security.

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"Director Tao, how do you feel now?" Shen Fangjian asked.

"Excited",
"Me too. The last time I was so excited was when China played against Costa Rica for the first time in the 2002 World Cup. When the national anthem was played, I was really excited," Shen Fangjian said.

"Let's invite Director Tao to introduce to you the starting lineup of Guangzhou Tianbao just obtained," Shen Fangjian said.

"Guangzhou Tianbao's starting lineup is the same as before, except that the injured Li Qiao cannot play, and Park Han-sung will replace him," said Tao Wei.

"The loss of Guangzhou Tianbao due to Li Qiao's inability to play is not a problem of missing a left winger, but a problem that the newly formed "Baggio combination" cannot present," Shen Fangjian said.

"It's really a pity that the combination of Recoba and Li Qiao was dismantled as soon as it was formed. This is indeed a great loss to Guangzhou Tianbao," Tao Wei said.

"I hope Stan has made some plans in training. Park Han-sung is also very familiar to us. He is a very fast player and he also has a strong free kick."
"In short, football matches are for 11 people. No matter who is injured, we all hope that Guangzhou Tianbao will keep the AFC Champions League trophy in China," Tao Wei said.

"The game will start soon, let us look forward to a wonderful battle."

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In the first half, FC Seoul kicked off first. The lineup of FC Seoul was exactly the same as the one that Stan watched when he visited South Korea.

After the striker kicked off in the middle circle, De Yang returned a pass to Ha Dae-sung, and then Ha Dae-sung took a few steps and then gave it to the side. Judging from the opening minutes, Seoul FC played calmly and very calmly.

Seeing that Seoul FC treats itself like Barcelona, ​​tossing and turning in the midfield, Guangzhou Tianbao's midfield is a bit impatient. Before the game, Stan specifically emphasized that the home game must establish an advantage, and only the away game against South Korea will have a psychological advantage.

At this time, Nei Kenan took the initiative to stick it up, trying to squeeze He Dacheng with his strong body. In the Chinese Super League, Nei Kenan's close defense would make the opponent uncomfortable, but facing He Dacheng, Nei Kenan did not grab the ball, because He Dacheng's physical fitness is also excellent, and more importantly, his ability to protect the ball is very good.

So where did Brahimi go?It turned out that Stan had arranged a special task for Brahimi before the game, which was to stare at the opponent's No. 10 Dejan.

Dejan, known as Ibrahimovic of Montenegro, has the ability to crush all defenders and midfielders in Asia. The greatest ability of a center is to hold the ball with his back, but Deyang does not need to play with his back to play in the AFC Champions League, until he met Prahimi.

As soon as Brahimi's strong body came into contact with Dejan, Dejan found that he couldn't hit him, and the opponent was very solid. At this moment, Dejan knew that he had met his opponent today!
So in order to get the ball, Dejan had to retreat, retreating from the penalty area of ​​Guangzhou Tianbao to outside the penalty area, and retreated from the 30-meter area of ​​the goal to near the center line, until he retreated to the position of his own midfielder, Prahimi let him go.

But De Yang, who retreated to this position, not to mention no threat, also overlapped with the two defensive midfielders of the team, which interfered with He Dacheng.

Cui Yongzhu on the sidelines looked at the situation and complained in his heart. The opponent's midfielder was too strong, and it was Makelele, the player who swept the entire half.

Choi Yong-soo called De Young over, whispered a few words, and then De Young returned to Guangzhou Tianbao's half, and of course Prahimi posted again.

Did Choi Yong-soo think of a way?Of course not. If you look at Real Madrid in the Makelele era, you will know that there is really no good way to deal with such players, but Cui Yongzhu doesn't want De Yang to interfere with He Dacheng's trip.

After all, for Cui Yongzhu, the 0-0 result of this game is completely acceptable.

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