It took a whole afternoon for the Milan laboratory to once again conduct a detailed and meticulous all-round examination of Zhuo Yang's legs, and all kinds of instruments were put into battle, and he was tossed like a guinea pig. However, the results of the examination once again showed that Zhuo Yang was fine, and all the data indicated that he was very healthy, which left the experts puzzled.

Two days ago in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, at the end of the first half of the Asian top 10 match between the Chinese team and the Bahrain team, Zhuo Yang suddenly had calf cramps, or both legs were twitched together, and Jie Shuai Rijkaard hurriedly replaced him. There is no doubt about the importance of Zhuo Yang to the national team, he is a national treasure of Chinese football, and the slightest mistake will affect the hearts of hundreds of millions of Chinese people. Compared to his health, the top 10 or even the World Cup are insignificant.

And in this game, because of Zhuo Yang's downfall, the Chinese team won first and then drew away from home, and the draw was very difficult.

Bahrain is a small island nation, and their football in Asia is a bit like Iceland in Europe, which is inconspicuous but not to be overlooked. However, Iceland is actually not small, almost the size of Jiangsu, which is already considered a vast territory in Europe, and Bahrain is the same size as China's larger county. Bahrain's football became famous in world football because of the World Cup qualifiers four years ago.

In the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Bahrain and Uzbekistan finished third in two groups, and they had to fight for the play-off of half of the 4.5 places in Asia.

In the first leg, Uzbekistan beat Bahrain 1-0 in Tashkent, but Uzbekistan was not happy with the score, as Uzbekistan had a penalty in first-half stoppage time. At that time, Jeparov was able to do it overnight, but the referee on duty, Japanese Yoshida Toshimitsu, thought that the Uzbek player had entered the penalty area early, and ruled that the goal was invalid. Well, that's normal.

But the talented Yoshida Shoumitsu did not let the Uzbeks take a penalty as usual, but changed it to a free kick in the back of the Bahrain team, which is more nonsense and more nonsense.

After the game, Uzbekistan, who won by only one goal, felt that the second leg was not safe, and they bypassed the AFC and filed a complaint directly with FIFA, asking for the punishment of Yoshida Toshimitsu and strongly demanding that the score of the game be changed to 3:0, because this unbelievable penalty is likely to make Uzbekistan miss the intercontinental play-offs and even lose the opportunity to enter the World Cup.

The brain-bending appeal came from the instigation of their then head coach, FIFA senior lecturer and former China coach Bobby Houghton of the Englishman. So, FIFA waved its hand: replay!

The Uzbeks were dumbfounded, and the Bahrainis were smiling. This verdict is undoubtedly the worst possible outcome for the 'injured party' Uzbekistan, and it is also a result with a heavy blow. The fact that the winning team was injured by a misjudgment and had to be replayed was a very unfair verdict and unprecedented in the history of world football.

In the rematch on a later date, Talal and Shatskikh scored a goal each and drew 1-1. In the second leg, the two teams fought 0:0, and Uzbekistan was eliminated because of the disadvantage of away goals.

However, you always have to pay it back when you come out to mix. In the next play-off match with CONCACAF and Caribbean third-place Trinidad and Tobago, Asia's fifth-placed Bahrain drew 1-1 at home in the first leg, and a few days later on the road, Trinidad led 1-0 in the second half, but towards the end of the game, Bahrain's midfielder Hussein Ali scored a goal with a hand-tossed mistake by the opposing goalkeeper, which made them desperate.

However, the referee was very decisive in disallowing the goal. A minute later, the game ended.

Bahraini football does not have the strength to compete in Asia, but when it comes to disrupting the situation, they are more than enough, they are not weak when they are strong, they are not weak when they are weak, they dare to lose to Southeast Asia, and they can also beat Iran to the ground.

Zhuo Yang scored a goal in the fifth minute of the first half with consecutive breakaways, and the Chinese team took an early lead and firmly controlled the situation in the first half. But Zhuo Yang's cramping off changed all that, and the national team was passive in the second half, allowing Bahrain to bombard indiscriminately in the half.

They all scrambled for the lead, but they still couldn't keep the goal from conceding. In the 76th minute of the second half, 23-year-old midfielder Fatati, a naturalized Nigerian player and playing in the Swiss League, grabbed the point to break through the door of the Chinese team.

Throughout the second half, the Chinese team panicked and paid the price of five yellows and one red to narrowly avoid a draw.

The last game against Uzbekistan made Rijkaard and Zhuo Yang quite optimistic about the national team, thinking that the tactical reform and personnel adjustment were a great success, but this game poured cold water on their heads, and they said seriously: the future is long, and there is a long way to go.

In this second half, all the shortcomings of Chinese players were exposed. The mental quality is unstable, the level of performance is also inconsistent, and the performance between the two games feels like two completely different teams. After being forced, the pre-match tactical arrangement could not be played, the number of unforced errors increased dramatically, and the traditional height header advantage was gone.

The Chinese national team used to be known as the 'Chinese head team', although there are many jokes, but it also shows that China has an advantage in heading, especially when dealing with teams in West Asia except Iran, headers are the only way to win. However, with the rapid improvement of West Asian teams in this area in recent years, the only target that the Chinese team can bully with headers is Southeast Asia.

Not only the header, but also the most prestigious forward of the Chinese team in the past, 'one high and one fast', no longer exists. Although one high and one fast is simple and crude, but the characteristics are distinctive, the high school forward and the fast horse prodigal son are the most advantageous battles for the Chinese team in the past to face any opponent in Asia. But now, although these players are more balanced, they can no longer find such a 'one-trick' characteristic, and their speed and headers completely wipe out everyone. It feels like there's a little bit of everything, but it doesn't stand out in every way.

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After two rounds, the Chinese team, which has played one more game than Australia and Japan, temporarily topped Group A with 4 points, and the next round of China's bye will not be until January next year.

After Zhuo Yang returned to Milan, he was tied up with ropes and taken back to Milanello and pressed on the bed for examination, but everything turned out to be normal, and it looked like he was pretending. Zhuo Yang naturally couldn't cheat the injury, and he couldn't figure out why this was himself. There is no problem with physical fitness, but the legs are twisted.

Now it looks like as long as fatigue builds up to a certain level during the race, there will be problems in the legs, and it will be difficult to persevere. But after a short rest, all the symptoms will disappear without a trace, and I am completely fine.

Zhuo Yang attributed this to the fact that he was always uncomfortable after participating in the national team competition, and he was not like Little Rocca and they were 'old' national team players, maybe it would be good to get used to this rhythm. Because there is no other explanation, Rijkaard and Ancelotti can only believe this statement for the time being.

Therefore, Jie Shuai asked Zhuo Yang not to return to China next month to participate in the friendly match of the bye round, and An Shuai also let him sit on the wall in the 13th round of the league against Turin.

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