Chapter 569: Asian Cup (6)
Due to the victory of the Saudi Arabian team over North Korea in another game, the Chinese team also achieved the first place in the group in advance and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals, and the Chinese fans who came to Brisbane Stadium to watch the game were very excited and happy.
The domestic media is also very excited, and more and more people are beginning to hype the ultimate goal of the Chinese team in this Asian Cup, which may be the championship.
Zhang Yuan, who was in a good mood, did not lose his cool, the road to the championship is relatively difficult, and Asia is far from the stage where the current Chinese team can dominate.
"I hope the fans can calmly look at our qualification! I am very happy to have qualified for the quarter-finals today, and I also hope that the quarter-finals will not be the end of the line, but anything can happen on the football field, whether it is against South Korea or Australia, we are not the favorites! So after this game, I hope we can stay calm, the game is going to be played one game at a time!" Zhang Yuan said in the post-match press conference.
Head coach Pei Lan does not understand Chinese but listened to the translator said Zhang Yuan's words, he cast his eyes on Zhang Yuan with a hint of approval, Pei Lan is actually quite proud, the time to take over is not long, it has been several months, but due to the absence of the core figure Zhang Yuan, in his opinion, the team's run-in is not in place.
According to Perran's idea, he hopes that Zhang Yuan can move to the midfield, but the big game is imminent, in order to avoid chaos, he has always put Zhang Yuan alone in the front line, he thinks that this is better for the Chinese team's entire midfield defense, Zhang Yuan moved to the midfield is another tactic, it must use ball control, and he does not plan to do this in this Cup.
No matter how modest the Chinese team is, but the outside world will not see it that way, the Asian media generally regard the Chinese team as a strong contender, and the European media have also commented on the Asian Cup, and the English media said that Zhang Yuan is still scoring goals in the Asian Cup, but Liverpool's situation does not look particularly bad.
As a result of this, Liverpool has completed two league games, one draw with Leicester City, one game is a small win over Sunderland, and the FA Cup won Wimbledon 2:1 to advance to the next round, and the situation does not look so bad.
But Hyypia knows his departure is getting closer, and he has been informed by Ian Ayre that it won't be long before Jurgen Klopp will be officially in charge of Liverpool.
At the pre-match press conference against Sunderland, journalists asked questions about the Reds' new manager.
'I know the team is already in contact with a new manager!' when I took over, the agreement was that I would lead the team forward as acting manager, and in general I was happy with my performances during this time, and it was an honour to be back at Anfield, and now this mission is almost complete for me!
"Will you regret leaving?! Of course, but it was agreed at the beginning, and I think the new manager will lead the team well!"
"Is the new manager Mr. Klopp?!I don't know! It's beyond my scope, you should ask the board!"
From this statement, it is not difficult to see that Hyypia still has some dissatisfaction in his heart, he is not like an acting manager, but like a real manager, and hopes that the team can give him a little more time.
Hyypia said that he didn't know that the new coach was Klopp, but it didn't matter, everyone knew in their hearts that it was Klopp, and there have been more and more rumors about Liverpool's new coach recently, saying that Klopp has reached an agreement with the Reds today, and tomorrow it will be said that there are still some small details to discuss, anyway, it feels imminent.
The stormy Liverpool is also quite slow to move on the transfer, because the manager is not determined at all, Liverpool does not have a clear goal in the transfer market, and in the summer transfer market, Qian Huan's so-called expert team can only be described as a failure.
Liverpool's main target is Dele Alli, a homegrown star born in '96, and Milton Keynes Dons' player, who is not yet 19 years old, but he has already attracted the attention of many teams, and Liverpool are interested in him, which is an investment for the future and will not be affected by the manager's problems.
However, the new star is a sought-after commodity, and there are more teams that want him, because Milton Keynes Dons is only a team in League One, the price is not expected to be too high, but Ali has more options, and now all potential buyers are fighting in the dark, trying to close the relationship with Ali.
Far away in Germany, Klopp finally figured out his future, and finally reached a verbal agreement with Liverpool, about to sign, Klopp has his own tactical style and philosophy, but also has his own ideals and goals, to be a player is to be a great player, spend a successful player years, and the coach is the same, Klopp has been trying to continue to strengthen his tactical concept, carry forward, establish a Croatian dynasty, but in Dortmund for a full 7 years, his reputation has grown greatly, Dortmund has also been fierce in European football。
However, in the end, that's all, in addition to the domestic arena, Dortmund still failed to win a Champions League trophy in European competitions, and the root cause of all these problems is not Klopp, but Dortmund himself, like Arsenal every year, it is obviously impossible to make a breakthrough in the results.
The olive branch handed by Liverpool did not attract Klopp's strong attention at first, and his experience in Dortmund also made him physically and mentally exhausted, and he wanted to have a rest, but when he refused for the first time, Klopp secretly studied the team again, and slowly found that this team is actually promising.
The average age of Liverpool's players is relatively young, especially the main players on the field, Sturridge, the biggest on the front line, followed by Zhang Yuan, and Zhang Yuan is only 24 years old, and the current wings Sterling and Coutinho are younger than Zhang Yuan.
The same is true for the midfield, the age is generally the right age of the players, not big, such a composition is very room for Klopp to adjust, the reason why Dortmund can adapt to his tactical philosophy, the reason is that the players are young, strong learning ability, Klopp can further promote their improvement, if Bayern is changed, hehe, how did Magath get out of class?! Klopp won't be unaware, so deep down Klopp has to take over a team with an average age of not too big and a team with room for improvement, even if he wants to take over.
Some people say that even the old team can sell people?! This is just to think about it, where is it so simple, the veteran has a high status in the team, it is easy to win sympathy, on the other hand, the salary is also high, not at all times there is a team to be a pick-up man, staying in the team is not good is to affect the unity of the team.
From the point of view of the transfer market, it is also impossible to buy 11 main players on the field in a transfer period, which is an almost impossible task for the transfer department.
It's normal for Klopp to think in this way, if you want to say how famous he is, it's not that the main awards are in China, not in Europe, and Klopp is not so arrogant to produce the courage to sweep away all the old players.
Subsequently, the chairman of Liverpool's side and the boss behind the scenes personally negotiated with him, full of sincerity, Qian Huan described his ambition to him, not only to dominate in the Premier League, but also to dominate European football, and to rebuild Liverpool into the number one giant in England.
Of course, Qian Huan also has a promise, we are not bad for money, you have no problem if you want to buy players!
In fact, this problem is not that Klopp attaches too much importance to it, Klopp's concept is that money is not omnipotent, of course, it is impossible to have no money, and now let him accept Dortmund, he must not be happy, no money, otherwise he can sell people every year?!
Jurgen Klopp values his freedom more and he needs a commitment of time, as he can't guarantee that he will be able to deliver immediate results to Liverpool.