Chapter 209: World Cup Asian Qualifiers

The second round of the 2011-2012 Champions League Group F ended almost simultaneously, and Arsenal's failure to beat Marseille at home has left the qualification situation in Group F still in suspense. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Borussia Dortmund is ranked first with 10 points from 4 games, 2 wins and 2 draws from 4 games, 2 wins and 2 draws from 4 games are second with 8 points, Marseille is 3rd with 4 points from 4 games, 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, and Olympiacos is at the bottom of the group with zero points without a win in four games.

In terms of points, unless Dortmund voluntarily loses in the remaining two games, they will not lose their qualification for the last 16 of the Champions League.

In addition, Marseille need to meet the most important condition if they want to squeeze out Borussia Dortmund and qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League, which is that they must win their remaining two games and have a goal difference of more than Borussia Dortmund's remaining goal difference.

Considering Marseille's recent form, that is arguably remote.

As for Marseille squeezing out Arsenal to advance to the round of 16, it is more realistic, but it is also very difficult.

After all, Arsenal have advanced to the knockout stage of the Champions League for thirteen consecutive seasons and have five seasons of experience in the Champions League, so their chances of replacing Arsenal and advancing to the last 16 of the Champions League are not much better than reversing Borussia Dortmund to advance to the round of 16.

Therefore, it is very good for the media that Marseille will keep third in the group and participate in the round of 32 of this season's Europa League.

Tang Zheng, who scored a hat-trick, naturally became the focus of this round, and he became one of the key targets of European mainstream media.

It is worth mentioning that two other hat-tricks were scored at the same time, namely Argentine Lionel Messi, who was elected to the FIFA Ballon d'Or last year, and German international Gomez.

But only Tang Zheng and Messi made headlines in the mainstream media in Europe, because they had a contest in the European Super Cup more than two months ago, when Tang Zheng perfectly limited Messi in the game, directly helping Dortmund beat Barcelona with one less player to become the king of Europe.

At the same time, the German media also reported on the rising stars shortlisted for the 2011 European Golden Boy Award.

Of course, the focus is on German supernova international Mario Gotze.

The favourites are Thiago for Barcelona, Gotze for Borussia Dortmund, Eden Hazard for Lille and El Shaarawy for AC Milan.

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Compared to the European media's focus on the competition itself, the focus of the Chinese media is different.

Or rather, the point is different.

Nine days later, the Chinese team will usher in the most crucial group stage of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil in Doha.

If the Chinese team cannot beat Iraq at a neutral venue, the Chinese team will have to bid farewell to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil in advance and prepare for the 2018 World Cup in Russia in advance.

At this time, the Chinese sports media took advantage of Xi's previous visit to Dortmund to create pressure on the Football Association.

"According to the Dortmund staff, Xi Jinping, the vice president of the country, expressed his appreciation for Tang Zheng at the Stobelari training center, and bluntly said that he was a fan of Tang Zheng, and even took a group photo with each other, wearing the Dortmund No. 10 jersey Xi Da and Tang Zheng ......"

People Xi Da called himself a fan of Tang Zheng, wore Tang Zheng's jersey on the training ground to learn football skills, and applauded Tang Zheng who scored a hat trick in the Champions League match the next day as a compliment, how dare you ignore a small senior member of the Football Association?

Don't want to get mixed up in the system?

In fact, the Football Association has been affected by Xi Jinping's visit to Dortmund Club, so the final 23-member squad of the national team for Doha, Qatar has not been handed over to the AFC for a long time.

The national team is about to have a life-and-death battle, and Tang Zheng, as a Chinese, is naturally very concerned.

If possible, he would be willing to throw his head and spill his blood.

It's just that many times, there is a threshold for patriotism.

At the same time, the head coach of the national team, Camacho, had a headache and was satisfied with his first game in charge of the Chinese team, but the next two group stage defeats put him under great pressure.

The team's loss is inseparable from the players, but it is always the head coach who is to blame.

In the past three rounds of the group stage, one win and two losses have been obtained, and if the next away game is lost, the only thing waiting for the Chinese team is to be out in advance, and the head coach Camacho is not far from getting out of class.

As a former manager of Real Madrid, he naturally does not want to have a price drop.

The most obvious performance of the Chinese team in the two consecutive games is not only the lack of grasp of the forwards, but also the lack of control and creativity in the midfield.

If the midfielder has enough defensive hardness and super ability to deliver shells forward, even the most amateur players will hold me a chance or two.

Look at Dortmund again, how rough is Lewandowski, who joined Dortmund last summer?

Hasn't he been sent into the top five scorers in the Bundesliga by the passes of Tang Zheng, Gotze and others?

Among them, Tang Zheng contributed the most assists, and his ability in the midfield is too strong!

Tang Zheng's role in Borussia Dortmund and the interest of the European giants are reasonable, not only does he have a strong ability to cover the midfield, but also a very strong ability to deliver the ball forward.

Even the ability to cut back and grasp in front of goal is the best in Europe, and belongs to B2B all-round players such as Rand, Gerrard and Ballack.

If the Chinese team has Tang Zheng in charge, not to mention directly changing the lack of attack, the hardness and creativity of the midfield will skyrocket.

Thinking of this, Camacho decided to add fire to the senior management of the Football Association who oversaw the game and talk about the final 23-man squad.

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Borussia Dortmund have a domestic league game ahead of the international break, when they host Wolfsburg.

Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp also has to think about the league game after the international break.

Opponents Bayern Munich, Allianz Arena, German National Derby!

First meeting in the 2011-2012 season!

Bayern Munich have swept away the gloom of last season, sitting first in the league under Heynckes, and have been very strong in all competitions, but Dortmund are second due to a game less, which means that the result of this game will most likely affect the ownership of the Bundesliga title this season.

As for the fifth round of the Champions League group stage after playing Bayern, Klopp is not particularly worried, anyway, the team will not have a problem qualifying, he is more worried about the long league.

Bayern Munich, under the tutelage of Heynckes, has become more champion-like and has to pay attention.

So what worries Klopp is whether the players who play for the national team will be bothered by injuries during the international break, which left two key players out of the way during last month's international break.

The day before the home to Wolfsburg, the Dortmund fax room added an extra call-up for the international break.

This extra call-up list gave Klopp a headache......

At the same time, the Chinese Football Association announced the 23-man squad for the fourth round of Group A of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

In this list, there is only one that the Chinese media and fans are most concerned about.

That's ...... Tang Zheng!

In fact, long before the list was announced, Tang Zheng received a call from the relevant staff of the Chinese Football Association, informing him that he was shortlisted for the 23-member squad for the World Cup qualifiers.

From the tone of this staff member, Tang Zheng could feel the excitement and joy from the other party's heart.

What fan wouldn't want their country's best players to be selected for the national team?

At a time when the Chinese national team is in crisis, every Chinese fan hopes that a hero will step up and turn the tide.

And Tang Zheng is the persistence and longing in the hearts of Chinese fans.

To put it in his heart, Tang Zheng's mood is complicated.

Both excited and aggrieved.

The excitement is that he can finally put on the national team jersey, and the grievance is to be pushed to the front at a time of crisis.

Tang Zheng understands many things and truths.

The receipt is not good, that is, the Chinese Football Association pushed him out to resist the pressure.

At that time, if we lose away from home, the Chinese Football Association can confidently say, isn't this what you want to see the most?

Wave your sleeves and don't take away a cloud.

Of course, in Tang Zheng's heart, there is more excitement than grievance.

His excitement was also reflected in the league game at home to Wolfsburg.

Following a hat-trick at home in the Champions League in midweek, Tang Zheng was once again in the highlight at the Westphalic Stadium, scoring twice from long-range range and set-pieces in the first half to give Borussia Dortmund a two-goal lead.

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif even said excitedly: "Don's performance is really amazing! He scored a hat-trick in midweek and scored twice in the first half against Wolfsburg in the weekend league game! I believe he is likely to score a hat-trick in the entire 90 minutes!"

However, in the second half, Tang Zheng consciously reduced his own shots, but strengthened his cooperation with his teammates.

In the 67th minute of the game, Tang Zheng completed an assist.

He sent a delicate missile from about 50 yards out and Lewandowski volleyed home the goal.

With three goals down at Westfalun, the Wolfsburg players realised that the tide was turning.

Piszczek and Gotze helped Borussia Dortmund get on the scoresheet again.

In the end, Dortmund beat Wolfsburg 5:1 at home, laying the foundation for the next round of the Allianz Arena, and informing the Munich people that Dortmund is still the invincible Dortmund!

The Chinese fans who watched this game were very excited, and Tang Zheng's continued excellent form will mean that the state of the next World Cup qualifiers is guaranteed!

And the last time many fans saw Tang Zheng wearing the national team jersey was back in 2008, when he represented the national youth team in the Asian Youth Championships......

Now that I am about to see Tang Zheng wearing the national team jersey to compete in the World Cup, I feel very excited when I think about it.

Many older generation fans remember the last time the national team participated in the World Cup, which was back in the World Cup in South Korea and Japan ten years ago......

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The league match between Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg takes place at 3:30 p.m. on November 4, with flights from Frankfurt International Airport directly to Doha, the capital of Qatar, that evening.

During the two international breaks in November, the Chinese team had two World Cup qualifiers, and the slight disadvantage was that both were away games.

Two races in five days, and a long flight in the middle of the flight, is a great test of physical fitness.

Especially Tang Zheng, he has to fly from Germany to Doha for more than 12 hours, play a game in half a day, wait until he finishes playing in Singapore, and it will take nearly 20 hours to fly back to Germany from Singapore, which is more demanding on physical fitness.

That's what Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp is worried about, but FIFA has a clear rule.

So all Klopp can do is pray that Tang will play less during the international break, preferably on the bench for 180 minutes, and then return to Germany unharmed.

After Tang Zheng was shortlisted for the 23-member squad of the Chinese team for the World Cup qualifiers, the domestic media and fans were boiling.

When Tang Zheng arrived at Frankfurt International Airport by train, the media basically concluded that this was the rhythm of Tang Zheng's flight to Doha, the capital of Qatar.

How many flights are there from Frankfurt International Airport to Doha?

Especially for international flights, the time difference between the same place is a bit long, so the powerful media and nimble fans were able to determine the time of Tang Zheng's arrival at Doha International Airport.

As China's No. 1 star and a world-class star, Tang Zheng's appeal in Asia is still very strong.

Not only is he handsome, but he is also very good.

Can it be likable?

So at Doha International Airport, even if Tang Zheng was wearing sunglasses and a peaked cap, he was recognized at a glance by the long-awaited and sharp-eyed media and fans.

There was already a lot of traffic at this time, and now the media and fans are so excited that there is chaos at the international exits.

Fortunately, the staff at Doha International Airport responded quickly and took appropriate measures to maintain order at the airport.

"Is there any difference between being selected for the first time as an adult country?"

"The national team is in a very disadvantageous position right now, do you have the confidence to lead the national team out of the gloom?"

"I heard that you have a conflict with the officials of the Chinese Football Association, why did you get shortlisted this time?"

"Playing Iraq in Doha and then flying to Singapore, will the long flight affect your racing form?"

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At the same time as the airport control, countless media held long guns and short cannons at Tang Zheng.

Among these media are Chinese, Iraqi, South Korean, Japanese, and Qatari ......

Tang Zheng looked down at the dense crowd of reporters and fans, his head a little big.

But as a public figure, he had to cooperate appropriately.

randomly picked a few pleasing domestic reporters as answers, and then signed a few names for fans, in order to ensure the normal order of the airport, he left the airport under the escort of airport security personnel.

Finally getting rid of the enthusiastic fans and reporters, Tang Zheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, what he didn't expect was that there were still a bunch of reporters and fans waiting for the Chinese team at the hotel......

Maybe Tang Zheng can be dismissive of enthusiastic reporters, but he can't do the same to enthusiastic fans.

Since the Chinese team only handed in the 23-member squad for the game and did not announce the specific numbers of the players, the fans who supported Tang Zheng were wearing the Dortmund No. 10 jersey.

Hundreds of numbers wearing yellow-black No. 10 jerseys, what a magnificent sight does that have to be?