Thumped! 5:0！

The day after the Chinese team's 5-0 victory over Indonesia, the authoritative domestic party newspaper published an uplifting headline, giving the national football team a very high evaluation of the performance in the second game of the Asian Cup on home soil.

Compared to the first game, the performance in the second game was impressive.

"Like the second half of the Bahrain team, there were two very obvious changes in the starting lineup of the national football team in this game, that is, Shao Jiayi of the Liuyang Army and Yang Yang, a teenager who was only 17 years old, started the game."

"And it was the outstanding performance of these two foreign players that helped the Chinese team win a hearty victory, especially the 17-year-old Yang Yang, who used a long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area to penetrate the Indonesian goal and open the door to victory for the Chinese team shortly after the opening."

"After the game, many football veterans agreed that Yang Yang's goal was very important, not only relieving the psychological pressure and burden of the Chinese team, but also bringing huge psychological pressure to the Indonesian players, and then the Chinese team's attack became smoother and more threatening."

In an interview after the game, national team coach Alihan also highlighted Yang Yang's goal, which he believes not only reflects Yang Yang's personal ability, but also a booster for the national team's victory.

Regarding the 5-0 victory of the national team, Alihan said that the main factor is that the players are more determined to implement the team's tactics, and the team basically played the tactical ideas he wanted, which is very important.

A number of football professionals also believe that flying with both wings is the key to the Chinese team's ability to beat Indonesia.

After the game, the reporter interviewed the former national team coach Horton, he believes that the key to the Chinese team's victory is to activate the right side, Yang Yang's breakthrough on the right side is very sharp, one-on-one ability is very strong, and the left side of Yan Song at the same time, causing a huge threat to Indonesia's defense, but also for the middle of the forward and middle to create opportunities.

"Houghton said that he had heard of Yang Yang when he was in Europe, he had watched the Champions League final, and Yang Yang's performance left a deep impression on him, but compared with when he was at Ajax, he believes that Yang Yang has obviously improved a lot now, and his confidence is also more sufficient, and he is one of the few players in the Chinese team who dares to take the ball and directly impact the opponent's defense."

Horton said that looking at Yang Yang's performance in the national team, it is difficult to believe that he is only 17 years old, and he still has some shortcomings, but this just proves that he still has great potential to tap, and he believes that it will not be long before Yang Yang will become the leading player of the national team.

At the end of the report, the party newspaper reporter also said that behind a big victory, Indonesia's overall strength is indeed not enough to shake the Chinese team fighting at home, and the national football team should guard against arrogance and rashness, continue to play steadily and steadily, and strive to play every game.

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Almost at the same time as the authoritative party newspaper, many domestic newspapers of all sizes have reported on the national team's victory.

The outstanding performances of Yang Yang and Shao Jiayi have also been unanimously recognized, especially Yang Yang's goal.

The goal set a record for the youngest goalscorer in the history of Chinese football, and many media reporters and fans described it as ushering in a new era of Chinese football.

"In the selection of the best player of the game after the game, the older Shao Jiayi defeated his younger brother Yang Yang and was elected, which made many fans who like Yang Yang feel unconvinced, because they think Yang Yang has a greater role."

"Judging from the statistics after the game, Yang Yang played 65 minutes, made four steals, made seven threatening passes, made nine one-on-one breakthroughs, and all of them were successful, and there was also a direct shot on goal, and the number of violations reached the team's highest five times, no fouls, and three offsides."

"It can be said that from the data, Yang Yang is definitely the most active and outstanding player in the team, in contrast, Shao Jiayi, who won the best player of the game, is better than Yang Yang in steals and shots, but he played ten minutes more than Yang Yang."

"Although the data cannot represent everything, it can show that Yang Yang and Shao Jiayi have performed quite well."

"Coincidentally, the five jury commissioned by the AFC sat behind the press box at the time, and after the game, they were quite controversial about who would win the Man of the Match award, because Yang Yang and Shao Jiayi did perform quite well."

"In the end, they decided the best player based on their age and awarded it to Shao Jiayi."

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Regarding Yang Yang's failure to become the best player of the game, it quickly sparked controversy among fans on the Internet, and many people believed that Yang Yang was too young and had too little game time.

In the post-game rating of an influential sports media in China, Yang Yang also ranked best in the team with a score of 9.5 points, and Shao Jiayi, who won the best in the game, only scored 9 points.

At the same time, the world's three major news agencies covering this game, in a brief report, all invariably focused on Yang Yang, who played for Ajax, especially his record-breaking first goal.

AFP also said in the article that Yang Yang continued his excellent form in the Toulon Cup, played an amazing attack on the right side of the Chinese team, and led the Chinese team to a hearty victory with one pass and one shot.

The most influential newspaper in the Netherlands also reported on the game, giving high praise to Yang Yang's performance and interviewing Yang Yang's coach at Ajax II, now Dutch national team coach Van Basten.

Van Basten said he had watched the highlights of the game and he thought Yang Yang had clearly improved a lot better than before.

'I've spoken to him on the phone a lot and I know he's been training hard and staying fit, he's hungry for the game, which is a good thing, and from the game he really shines and I think he's going to be one of the most important players for Ajax this season.'

Ajax coach Ronald Koeman also said in an interview with the media that he watched the game.

'Yang Yang has put in a fantastic individual performance, he has shown the world how far he has progressed, and he is clearly better now than he was when he left the team, so I am very happy to see this and I am looking forward to his return.'

When the news from abroad came back to China, the domestic media and fans couldn't help but have a higher opinion of Yang Yang.

Countless fans have said that Alihan should put Yang Yang in the position of the core and main force of the national team, so that he can play a greater role, and everyone believes that Yang Yang can lead the Chinese team to success.

But while media reporters and fans are highly affirmed, Yang Yang himself seems relatively calm.

According to the arrangement of the national team, in an interview with national television, Yang Yang said that Shao Jiayi deserved to win the best in the game, and he was convinced, and missing this honor would make him more motivated.

"How so? I haven't played for a month from the Toulon Cup to the Asian Cup, and now I'm hungry for it, I'm nowhere near my best and I'm sure I can do better. ”

As for the expectations of this Asian Cup, Yang Yang said that he hopes to be able to keep the Asian Cup in China.

"This should be not only my personal goal, but also the common expectation of all the people in the team and all the fans in the country."

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The Chinese team won Bahrain first and then Indonesia, winning two consecutive victories in the group stage.

In the other two matches, Indonesia beat Qatar 2-1 in the first round, and Qatar drew 1-1 with Bahrain in the second round, which led to the Chinese team finally winning two consecutive victories to advance from the top of the group.

In other words, the Chinese team will continue to stay in the Beijing competition area.

Due to the early qualification from the group, there was little point in the final round against Qatar, so Alihan rotated the team's lineup, and many players, including Yang Yang and Shao Jiayi, failed to get a chance to play.

The Chinese team also relied on Xu Yunlong's goal to defeat Qatar 1-0.

In the other game, Bahrain defeated Indonesia 3-1 and joined the Chinese team to qualify from the group.

In the subsequent knockout draw, the Chinese team avoided Bahrain in the same group as the group leader, and at the same time avoided the strongest Iran in the draw and drew Iraq.

In the remaining three matchups, Uzbekistan drew Bahrain, Japan drew Jordan, and South Korea had the worst luck and drew Iran.

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July 30, Beijing Workers' Stadium.

In the packed Gongti Stadium, the Asian Cup quarterfinals and knockout rounds officially ignited the fire.

The Chinese team once again lined up in a 442 formation, with Yang Yang and Shao Jiayi getting the start again.

Only two minutes into the opening game, Yan Song on the left side broke through with the ball and passed to the front of the penalty area, Shao Jiayi gently rubbed the back of the penalty area, Yang Yang inserted the penalty area diagonally with extreme speed, and after stopping the ball on his chest, he hit a volley with his right foot.

After hitting this shot, Yang Yang turned around and ran without hesitation, rushing all the way to the bottom of the stands where his parents were from afar, sliding and kneeling on the turf on the sidelines, and raising his hands high.

Behind him, his teammates also rushed out, shaking Yang Yang constantly.

1 to 0!

No one would have thought that in just two minutes of the opening game, Yang Yang would score!

Only Yang Yang himself knows very well that his current state is really good.

He couldn't explain this phenomenon because he had never encountered it before, anyway, how to play and how to have it.

Moreover, it has to be said that the defense of Iraq just now was really not tight enough.

After seeing Yang Yang score at the beginning, the fans of the Gongti Stadium also rushed out of their seats and applauded him vigorously, and countless fans in the audience were chanting his name.

The live TV camera also specially gave Yang Yang's parents in the stands, as well as Su Ye sitting next to his mother, they all looked extremely excited, and in front of the TV, there were countless fans who were fascinated by the delicate and refined Su Ye.

After Yang Yang celebrated the goal, he turned around and hugged his teammates who caught up one by one, especially Shao Jiayi, who provided him with an assist, and Zheng Zhi, his roommate Zheng Zhi, who transferred a long diagonal pass to the left side after the opening and planned this attack.

It can be seen that Zheng Zhi has begun to gradually adapt to the role of central defender.