Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, September 27.

The 5th round of the 2002 World Cup Asian Top 10 was played here, and the Chinese team challenged the United Arab Emirates away.

This is a crucial match for the Chinese team to enter the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, before the start of this game, the Chinese team won 3 wins, 1 draw and accumulated 10 points in the first stage of the group stage.

At the end of the first stage of the group stage, the Chinese team was 4 points ahead of the second-place Uzbekistan, laying a good foundation for qualifying from the group.

However, the situation in Group B where the Chinese team is located is quite anxious, the points have not been opened, and each team has the possibility of qualifying.

At this stage of the game, either you die or I die, every game is a tough battle, and there is no difference between strength and weakness.

The UAE's win away to Uzbekistan in the opening game of the second stage of the group stage, while Qatar's win away to Oman made the group qualification situation even more delicate.

The UAE with an away win over Uzbekistan has seven points, and as long as they win at home to China, they can tie China with points with one more game, and as long as they win the last two games in one go, the points can reach a maximum of 16 points, and they can rekindle their hopes of winning the group.

If China loses this game, and Qatar wins the next two home games and reaches 14 points with one more game, they can lead China on points away from home (if China loses to the UAE, they will have a maximum of 13 points at that time).

If China can't beat Qatar at home, the final away game against Uzbekistan will become a do-or-die battle, and the pressure will be too great, and it is very likely to lose the top spot in the group, causing the dream of hitting the World Cup to come to naught again.

Based on the above considerations, although the Chinese team has an advantage in points and schedule, even if it loses the away game against the United Arab Emirates, as long as the next two home games are won, it can basically ensure qualification, but after all, it will add a lot of uncertainties, and no one dares to pack tickets.

Therefore, the battle of Abu Dhabi is the most critical game for the Chinese team to impact the 2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup, the Chinese team can't afford to lose, and the Chinese fans can't afford to lose.

Su Qingzhi sat calmly in front of the TV, listening to the commentator's analysis of the Chinese team's qualifying situation, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

In the past ten years since the professionalization of the Chinese Football League A Group A, the influence has gradually expanded, the enthusiasm of fans for football has been unprecedentedly high, and Chinese football has launched a vigorous "Great Leap Forward" movement......

But Su Qingzhi understands that all this prosperity is an illusion.

The Chinese team's entry into the 2002 World Cup was not the beginning of Chinese football's momentum, but the peak.

In the next one or two decades, every four years of the World Cup, the Chinese with the world's largest fan base can only act as spectators in the stands, that touch of Chinese red is getting farther and farther away from the world's largest football stage, and the future development of Chinese football has a long way to go.

Su Qingzhi originally had plans to enter the football field, but he didn't want to get involved in this industry with little return on investment too soon, because the next few years after the World Cup can be said to be the darkest period in the history of Chinese football.

But now, he has changed his mind.

As a fan, as a Chinese fan, he can't let Chinese football sink, he has to do something for it.

"Hey, Su Qingzhi, what about talking to you, did you hear that?"

Shen Xi's voice came from the other end of the phone, and before the game started, she made a transatlantic call, and she was also paying attention to this focus battle in a foreign country.

Su Qingzhi came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Listen, didn't you ask me to guess the score, I'm thinking about it, it is estimated that the Chinese team can get out of the way, I guess the score is 1:0, China wins." ”

"Tell me, who scored the goal?"

"Qi Hong, I have always felt that he belongs to the kind of player who plays football with his brain, and he is quite aura on the field......"

"If the score is really as you say, I guess the hero of the goal will be Sun Jihai. ”

Su Qingzhi was surprised: "If I'm not mistaken, Sun Jihai is playing as a defender, right?"

Shen Xi was unconvinced and said: "Who stipulates that defenders can't score?" This Sun Jihai I have watched him for a long time, I have watched the video of him playing in the English League team Crystal Palace, in addition to being a little thin physically, I feel that he has the ability to gain a foothold in the Premier League, but he just lacks an opportunity. ”

When Su Qingzhi heard this, he couldn't help but look at Shen Xi with admiration, this woman's eyes on people are really quite vicious.

It's 2001, and if nothing else, next year Sun Jihai will join English first-division club Manchester City for a record-breaking transfer fee of £2 million for an Asian player, and in the years that followed, he played in England and helped Manchester City get promoted to the Premier League, and was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame after retiring.

Because Su Qingzhi is a fan of Manchester City, he is more familiar with this "Manchester City celebrity".

In addition, ten years later, there will be a national leader who is particularly fond of football during his state visit to the United Kingdom, and one of the Chinese people who accompanied him at that time was Sun Jihai.

Su Qingzhi guessed that probably the leader who liked football was also a Manchester City fan, so he went to Manchester City, which was not very famous at the time, instead of Manchester United, another super giant.

I have to admit that Shen Xi has a true love for football, and when it comes to the names and technical characteristics of players, she is like a treasure, whether it is a Chinese player or a foreign demon who has not yet become famous.

Su Qingzhi listened to her gushing analysis of the technical characteristics of the UAE team players and the formation and playing style that the coach was good at, and suddenly had a bold idea in his mind, he felt that he could try it.

"If the Chinese team can win this game, there should be no problem in winning the next home game against Oman, the weakest team in the group...... In this way, the Chinese team will be able to qualify for the second round ahead of schedule, thus creating history and reaching the World Cup finals for the first time! No, I have to buy a ticket to return to China, and I must witness the opportunity to qualify at home!"

Shen Xi said excitedly on the phone: "Su Qingzhi, do you remember the agreement that we watched the game together?"

Su Qingzhi nodded: "A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase." ”

Shen Xi laughed: "Originally, I just said it casually, who knew that this Chinese team was so competitive, all the way through, seeing that the tickets for the finals were close at hand, it was exciting to think about it!"

Su Qingzhi poured cold water on her and said: "Chinese football still has a lot of room for improvement, don't kill it, and don't be arrogant." The results of the top 10 matches this time are so good, in addition to our own strength, it is also related to South Korea and Japan benzene are the hosts, these two Asian powerhouses do not have to play in the qualifiers, if they also participate in the qualifiers, the Chinese team is afraid that it will not be so smooth......"

Shen Xi smiled: "My dad said the same thing...... By the way, I forgot to tell you, my dad enrolled me in a class and wanted me to take the football coaching certificate, I didn't think about taking this path before, I recently took classes for a while, and I think it will be interesting to be a football coach in the future. ”

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