The 2015 Asian Cup in Australia officially kicked off on the afternoon of January 9.

China's first group game will be played the following afternoon, and they have already arrived in Brisbane to prepare for their first group stage match.

After the afternoon training, he returned to the hotel to watch the opening match between Australia and Kuwait of the Asian Cup, Tang Hong, as the captain, had to attend the pre-match press conference with Van der Shier.

Coming to the pre-match press conference, Tang Hong sat on the stage and remained silent, and Van der Shier first dealt with reporters.

He has been in the media spotlight since he came to Australia.

In addition to being recognized by the media as Asia's No. 1 star with his own traffic, because the 2014 Golden Globe Awards ceremony will be held six days later, Tang Hong, as one of the final three candidates, whether he can win the award also affects the attention of the Asian media.

Tang Hong definitely couldn't come to the Golden Globe Awards ceremony in person, and he didn't care about it, after all, the national team has a task, and the national team's official affairs are given priority.

Van der Heer coped with the media on the stage, and the outside world was very interested in the Chinese team's goal of participating in the Asian Cup, because the Chinese team recruited all foreign players into the team, and obviously wanted to make a difference.

Van der Sheer admitted that China have failed to qualify for the group stage of the Asian Cup for two consecutive years, and their realistic goal is to qualify from the group, and if they can't even achieve this goal, then there is no need to talk about more ambitious goals.

Some media are also ridiculing the Chinese team for attaching too much importance to the Asian Cup, and actually called all the foreign players back.

The implication is that the spearhead is directed at Tang Hong.

Throwing a world-class star on the Asian Cup stage is like hanging up!

Not to mention being a superstar!

When Tang Hong faced an interview, a reporter asked him about this, Dortmund was overtaken by Bayern Munich in the league, and he had to face the giant Juventus in the Champions League knockout round.

Tang Hong replied lightly: "If your values are that the interests of the club can be put above the interests of the national team, then we have nothing to talk about, and it is obvious that your question is expressing such thoughts."

As an Australian media, you can start by asking Australia if they have any reservations about their player call-ups. ”

Tang Hong was ruthless.

He has a lot of resentment against the media in the past six months.

Then a reporter asked him if he was absent from the Golden Globe because he knew he would not win the award?

Tang Hong replied with a smile: "This question is a bit idiotic!

I'm in Brisbane, Australia, and I'm here for the Asian Cup.

Do you want to wonder why I didn't go to the Golden Globes for some other reason?

Please don't speculate on my thoughts and draw conclusions for me, okay?

I really doubt there's something wrong with your thinking! ”

He was a little annoyed.

Next, a reporter gave him an example of some world-renowned stars or celebrities who expressed their recognition of Ronaldo and Messi, thinking that Ronaldo is the number one in the world, or Messi is the number one in the universe, and asked Tang Hong what he thinks about this.

Tang Hong shook his head with a smile and said, "It seems that you are determined to target me today."

You just want to embarrass me, make a fool of me, and see me angry.

I can feel the malice in every word of yours.

It doesn't matter, whether it's the Australian media, or some European media, I'm used to your double standards.

I am also accustomed to your distortion of the facts and the telling of right and wrong.

I'll just say it once, football is a competitive sport, not a debate.

No matter how many people think I'm inferior to whom, do you think I care?

When I won the Champions League, where were the people who were better than me?

When I put my name in the history of the Bundesliga, where were the people who were better than me?

I don't deny that people like to see Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the strongest representatives in football.

It doesn't matter, I've always had a lot of respect for these two stars, they really did have an extraordinary performance on the pitch.

But I don't think that when someone makes an assessment that I am inferior to the two of them, it seems that in your mouth it becomes that I am worthless!

To these media, I would like to send you a word, it is better to continue to fool your readers, to mislead your audience, not to report about my goals, my victory on behalf of the team, and especially not to express any of your opinions when I win the next championship, the next individual accolade, that will make you look like clowns! ”

After Tang Hong said this, he brushed his sleeves and left.

The Australian media's interview with Tang Hong was collectively bombarded by the Asian media!

Although Australia is affiliated with the AFC, no one would consider Australia to be Asian.

As the No. 1 star in Asia, Tang Hong is recognized by mainstream powers in Asia.

Japanese football will cultivate the next Tang Hong as a new generation of youth training goals.

South Korean football is also cheering for Son Heung-min all day long, expecting him to surpass Tang Hong.

When it comes to Tang Hong, who is in Australia's mouth, this is not good, there is a problem, which in itself is a manifestation of contempt and suppression of Asian football!

Naturally, the Asian media is not happy.

Even the official spokesman of the AFC spoke out in support of Tang Hong!

Because Tang Hong has won the Asian Footballer of the Year for two consecutive years, even if Tang Hong failed to show up to receive the award for various reasons, the AFC knows that Tang Hong is now the glory of Asian football!

The Australian media has a nose and is now waiting for the Chinese team's game to come, once the Chinese team performs poorly, then they will be able to fire Tang Hong with full firepower!

The first round of the group stage arrived, and the Chinese team faced Saudi Arabia.

Tang Hong did not appear in the starting lineup.

In the Chinese team's roster for the Asian Cup, Tang Hong is the player with the heaviest task in the club's competition.

Compared with Qin Rui and Luo Hongkai, he has more European players!

Especially considering that Tang Hong needs to play a more important role in the club in the second half of the league, Van der Heer intends to let Tang Hong rest for a round first.

Or look at what the situation is.

If the situation of the Chinese team against Saudi Arabia is unfavorable, then Tang Hong's substitute appearance may not be able to turn things around.

When Tang Hong warmed up before the game, he saw Bai Mu, Sun Rou, Chen Manhong, plus Lin Xingyu and Qian Yu sitting in the box of the stadium, Lin Xingyu hugged Tang Jinyi and waved his little hand to greet Tang Hong.

Tang Hong smiled, but it was a pity that he didn't start today.

Many Chinese fans cheered and were slightly disappointed, after all, almost all Chinese fans wanted to witness Tang Hong's heroic appearance on the field.

Tang Hong, who was sitting on the bench, watched the game calmly, and the live camera frequently focused on him, and seemed to be expecting him to be able to play early.

The Chinese team has undergone a generational change after the World Cup.

Wu Xi replaced Zheng Zhi as the main midfielder.

Zhao Hanchun became the main right wing-back, Zhang Linpeng and Liu Tao partnered to play central defender, and Zhang Binyi replaced Sun Xiang as the main left wing-back.

Other positions are largely unchanged.

As for the left winger who replaced Tang Hong today, it was the teenager Sun Ke, whose fighting spirit touched Van der Hill and became a standing player in the new national team.

On the contrary, Wei Shihao, who was highly anticipated by Van der Hill, has not been officially selected for the national team.

The Chinese team still adopts defensive counterattack tactics and plays methodically against Saudi Arabia.

Not only did it make it difficult for Saudi Arabia to create a threatening offensive on the field, but at the same time, counter-attacks frequently penetrated the opponent's defence.

In the first half, Qin Rui opened the scoring for the team, and in the second half, Wu Lei counterattacked and made contributions.

The Chinese team defeated Saudi Arabia 2:0 in the first round.

Tang Hong sat on the bench for 90 minutes.

If the World Cup more than half a year ago allowed the outside world to see the progress of the Chinese team in the past few years, then the first performance of this Asian Cup let the outside world see the strength of the Chinese team in Asia.

Van der Heer was calm about getting off to a good start in the group stage and there was no need to be complacent about a win.

After a four-day break, China played Uzbekistan on the same court.

Tang Hong continued to sit on the bench and watch the game.

After winning the first round of the game, the flexibility of the Chinese team's personnel use has become larger.

In the second group stage, the performance of the Chinese team was only stronger than the first round of the game.

Especially the forward line dares to fight and rush, whether it is Sun Ke or Wu Lei are very active on the side.

With both teams slightly conservative, the Chinese team's active attacking group and individual ability in the front court made it easier for them to open up the situation and tear apart the opponent's defence.

Luo Hongkai received Qin Rui's return ball before the end of the first half, and shot hard in front of the penalty area line, blasting the ball into the lower right corner of the Uzbekistan goal.

The Chinese team leads by one goal!

Van der Heer is happy with his team's performance, he takes the Asian Cup seriously, but he still has the next World Cup on his mind!

He believes that the peak of the Chinese team's current squad will reach its peak in the next two World Cups!

Because the personnel will be more experienced, the average player will also reach the peak of his career.

In the second half, Uzbekistan began to counterattack, which was right for the Chinese team, which is good at playing defensive counterattacks.

Wu Lei seized the opportunity twice in a row and scored twice!

The Chinese team defeated Uzbekistan 3:0 in the second group stage!

Fans all over China were excited.

The performance of the Chinese team simply made them crazy with excitement!

You must know that Tang Hong is still sitting on the bench!

The Australian media is silent.

They are now afraid of a situation that will happen, that is, once the Chinese team in Group B advances to the top of the group, then Australia in Group A cannot lose to South Korea, which has also won two consecutive games in the group stage, otherwise they may meet the Chinese team in the final round of the 14th round!

Now the strength and state of the Chinese team make the host Australia a little jealous!