Since the start of the game, the shouting in the People's Stadium has not stopped - the passion of the Chinese fans ignited by the national anthem has not subsided.

Every time a Chinese player gets the ball, no matter what the situation, it will cause cheers from the Chinese fans in the stands.

Even if the Chinese fans did not specifically boo the Japanese players, such a scene was enough to make every player of the Japanese Olympic team feel a huge pressure.

A similar scene was seen in China's matches against Palestine and Vietnam.

When the Chinese team scored the first goal, the fans in the stadium cheered thunderously, and this cheering continued, creating great psychological pressure on the players of these two teams, which affected their performance in the subsequent games.

Their eventual defeat must have something to do with the frenetic atmosphere at the home of the Chinese team.

However, the atmosphere at home is more intense than before, and although it has put a lot of pressure on the players of the Japanese Olympic team, their performance has not been deterred.

After the start of the game, the Chinese team's offensive became more intense, and the Japanese Olympic team was temporarily on the defensive, but they did not panic in the slightest.

This also led to the fact that although the Chinese team's attack was very strong, it was not really able to threaten the goal of the Japanese Olympic team.

This time the Japanese Olympic team is not exactly the same as the Japanese Olympic team in last year's East Asian Cup, the original Japanese Olympic team is actually not the strongest lineup, also for the purpose of examining newcomers, the head coach of the Japanese Olympic team Koichi Sato recruited some newcomers or the original marginal figures.

For example, Junhei Morikawa, who was eaten to death by Hu Lai in the game at that time, is a complete newcomer to the national team.

And now the players of the Japanese Olympic team participating in the U23 Asian Cup are the strongest 23 selected by Koichi Sato from Japan.

They represent the strongest squad in Japanese football in the under-twenty-three age group.

After all, this U23 Asian Cup also takes into account the role of the Olympic qualifiers, and in order to ensure that the Japanese Olympic team can participate in the Olympic Games, Koichi Sato does not dare to slack off.

Among these young Japanese players, there are those who have been trained by the national high school football competition system, just like Hu Lai and Chen Xingyi. For example, the team's number one star, Japanese midfield talent Tatsuya Sugiyama, is known from Japan's national competitions. As the number one star in Japan's national tournaments, he has also entered professional football as a natural fit, and has already attracted the attention of many European clubs. It is said that after the Olympics, he may have to play in Europe.

In addition to players such as Tatsuya Sugiyama, the Japanese Olympic team also has a number of players who have been trained by Japanese professional football clubs. Their goalkeeper Hiroki Ueshima is an excellent representative of this period, he is a player who has been trained through the echelons of professional football clubs, and has not participated in a national tournament for Japanese high school students.

Japanese football, which walks on two legs, has risen rapidly and is now the hegemon of Asian football. They are also the object of learning and catching up with Chinese football.

Nowadays, Chinese football, as a student of Japanese football, finally has its own rising star after nine years of campus football reform.

Today's game has the feeling of a competition between students and teachers.

After watching the game for more than ten minutes, the commentator He Feng also had to sigh at the strength of Japanese football: "I have to say that our Chinese fans are really powerful today, and the home atmosphere created is terrifying." However, the Japanese players were still very solid, they played steadily, slowly maneuvered with us, and did not fall behind......"

Yan Kang added: "Tatsuya Sugiyama is really one of the best young players in Asia, and after his organization, the overall performance of the Japanese team is above us...... He can play a metronome when he drops back, and he can threaten our goal with a long-range shot forward, and a lot of times we have to defend him with two players...... At the same time, we had trouble organizing the offensive...... Although Guo Junfu started this game, he was injured in the game with Qatar, who was frequently targeted by Qatari players, and he played with an injury in the semifinals, and the injury has not been completely ...... In this match, he met the tenacious Junhei Morikawa again......"

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Guo Junfu remembers how head coach Shi Wuyun described his opponent in this match Junhei Morikawa to him before the game.

"He's like your shadow."

Now he feels that Coach Shi's description is really apt, and it hits the nail on the head.

Guo Junfu is also a person who has played a lot of games in the Chinese Super League, and he is not lacking in experience, but it is also the first time he has met an opponent like Junhei Morikawa.

It's like sticking to him, following him every step of the way.

Unless he retreats, the other party will not follow.

But as long as he enters the opponent's defense zone, which is also the area where he can play the most role, he will definitely be targeted by Junpei Morikawa.

The feeling that no matter whether he takes it or not, there will be a defensive player around him makes Guo Junfu very unhappy.

In addition, he still has a foot injury, and it is even more difficult to get rid of the other party.

He remembered that in last year's East Asian Cup, Hulai was also targeted by this person and did not score a goal in the first half.

He naturally remembered how Hu Lai broke the opponent's defense in the end.

So he plans to learn from Hulai and try to suppress the other party with strength.

However, he found that Morikawa has improved a lot in terms of strength compared to last year, and most importantly as a central midfielder, he does not really need to emphasize physical confrontation as much as a centre-back.

Many times, Junhei Morikawa always keeps a distance from him, defending by predicting the timing of the rush and Guo Junfu's actions in advance, and his tenacious style makes it difficult for Guo Junfu to get rid of him smoothly, even if he is passed by the first time, he will immediately reappear by his side, interfering with him and defending him with his hands and feet.

Guo Junfu even felt that Coach Shi should not compare this person to a "shadow", but to "Xiaoqiang" - the whole person is like the bronze five Xiaoqiang in Saint Seiya, exuding the atmosphere of "being knocked down again and again and standing up again and again".

Especially when he saw Junhei Morikawa's eyes, this feeling was even stronger.

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"At his age, he's already a very good midfielder......

Although Shi Wuyun had studied Morikawa Junhei before the game and made a necessary reminder to Guo Junfu, but when it came to the game, he couldn't help but sigh when he saw that Guo Junfu was still under the defense of Morikawa Junhei, as if he was trekking hard in the swamp.

"It's all so weird Hulai!" Li Zhifei muttered beside him.

Shi Wuyun couldn't help but laugh when he heard it.

This is a meme that only appeared in this U23 Asian Cup, and he has heard of it.

In the final analysis, it was because Hulai took the initiative to exchange jerseys with Junpei Morikawa after winning the East Asian Cup last year.

In a later interview, Junhei Morikawa expressed his gratitude to Hulai more than once.

Originally, a newcomer to the National Olympic Games who was beaten by Hulai and almost collapsed, he gained courage and strength, and after returning to Japan, he actually changed positions. From a mediocre centre-back to a good midfielder......

As a result, in the final of the U23 Asian Cup, the Chinese team had such a strong opponent for no reason.

However, Shi Wuyun also knew that Li Zhifei didn't really blame Hu Lai, when this stalk was popular on the Internet, few people who used this stalk believed from the bottom of their hearts that Morikawa Junhei would make the Chinese team suffer.

In fact, the person who poses the most threat to the Chinese team is Tatsuya Sugiyama. It can be said that if the Japanese Olympic team does not have Tatsuya Sugiyama, then even if Junhei Morikawa is there, the threat to the Chinese team will plummet.

Of course, if the Chinese team is still the same national Olympic team in the East Asian Cup last year, then if Junpei Morikawa really freezes Guo Junfu, it can indeed pose a huge threat to the Chinese team.

Because the Chinese Olympic team only had a midfield engine like Guo Junfu, the whole team's offense had to rely on him to organize.

If he is frozen, it will mean that the Chinese team has lost the ability to organize the attack.

But nowadays, the Chinese Olympic team's attack does not necessarily rely on Guo Junfu's organization in the midfield, in addition to the attack organized by the front midfield, they also have other offensive means. For example, use the two wings directly, or rely on the tacit understanding between the front trident.

This was reflected in China's match against Qatar after Guo Junfu's dismissal, as well as in China's match against Palestine.

Especially the offensive combination of Hu Lai, Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai, many times there is no need for Guo Junfu to pass the ball in the back, and sparks can be sparked between the three of them.

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Guo Junfu understands very well that with his current physical condition, it is very difficult to completely get rid of the opponent's No. 14 Junhei Morikawa and calmly organize an attack.

He thought about the task he had given him before the game - if he could organize the attack, he would play normally. But if you can't organise the attack, then change your tactical positioning, from a playmaker to a transitioner, mainly responsible for dividing the football, without thinking about how to organize the attack.

How to break through the Japanese team's defense and threaten the Japanese team's goal will be handed over to the trident.

Although this will make him feel that his importance has been reduced, in today's situation, it is also a helpless move. More important than myself was the team's victory, which was to win the U23 Asian Cup.

He knew very well that if he was allowed to continue to be the organizer of the Chinese team's attack, the team's attack would most likely be stuck with him.

When Junhei Morikawa pounced on him again, Guo Junfu leaked the ball from his teammates directly to Hu Lai, who retreated behind him to receive him.

Let Junhei Morikawa pounce.

Hulai passed the football to nearby Luo Kai, who then quickly turned and stepped forward, taking away the Japanese defenders and leaving Luo Kai empty in front of him.

Seeing this, Luo Kai did not pass the football to Hulai, who was inserted into the penalty area, nor did he dribble the ball himself, but picked up his right leg on the spot and shot directly from a distance!

The soccer ball sped forward against the turf and towards the Japanese goal.

Goalkeeper Hiroki Ueshima fell to the ground and pounced on the ball, using his fingertips to pull the flying ball out of the bottom line......

"Luo Kai shoots from distance...... Oops, alas! Hiroki Ueshima made a brilliant save to keep the ball out of the line...... This was the most threatening shot of the Chinese team after the start of the game, Hiroki Uejima saved a little embarrassed, and the Chinese team also won a corner kick! ”

In the broadcast footage, Luo Kai, who completed the shot, regretted that he did not score, and he was holding his head in his hands.

Just then, he heard Hulai shouting at him, "Hey, you can't do it!" ”

Luo Kai glared at the kid, then turned around and shook his head with a smile.

Because he remembered the scene when he and Hulai participated in the national competition together, it seemed familiar, and the kid questioned himself the same.

Four years later, they are still teammates, but whether it is the jersey they wear or the opponents they face, they are completely different.

But if it weren't for this kid, would he have come to this point?