Lippi continued: "Uzbekistan is a very strong team as a whole and they have good individual qualities, so it's very difficult to deal with and we think that this is a game where our team will be tested like never before. ”

Lippi held Uzbekistan high and continued: "Of course, we will fight for this game, and we also want to finish top of the group and try to meet a weaker team in the knockout rounds. ”

It can be seen that Lippi is still taking his low-key line, even if the Chinese team is now purple, he is still showing himself in front of media reporters with a weak attitude.

Media reporters also flocked to the players of the Chinese team, and they interviewed Jiang Chen, the striker of the Chinese team, Jiang Chen is now the business card of the Asian Cup, and they will naturally not let Jiang Chen go.

Jiang Chen said in an interview with media reporters: "Uzbekistan's strength is indeed very strong, and they have proved it in the first two games, and we don't need to question it." ”

Jiang Chen also said: "This game will be extremely difficult, which is related to our Chinese team, whether we can qualify as the first in the group, it is very critical, this game, we must go all out to fight the opponent, in order to have a chance to win a game." ”

The media reporters are a little dissatisfied with the statement of the Chinese team, the Chinese team is so strong now, and they still want to hide it, when everyone is stupid?

Uzbekistan's head coach, Bertiev said in an interview with media reporters before the game: "The strength of the Chinese team is obvious to all, I won't emphasize it here, in short, they will be our biggest opponent in Uzbekistan, if we want to win the championship, we must break through the Chinese team." ”

Bertiev continued: "The current Chinese team is very delicate, the individual ability is very outstanding, and the most important thing is that they are more confident than before, which is the most deadly. ”

Bertiev continued: "Such a Chinese team is very difficult to deal with, and now at this time I am thinking about whether it will have a great impact on our future games. After all, our goal in Uzbekistan is to win the championship, and if we fight the Chinese team too early, it will inevitably affect our subsequent games, which is the last thing we want to see. ”

Bertiev does have this worry, they are afraid that if this game is against the Chinese team, it will make other teams sit on the advantage of the knockout round.

However, Bertiev also said: "Of course, we also really want to win the group so that we can meet weaker teams in the knockout stage, which will help us to qualify." ”

The core of the Uzbek team, Jeparov, was also interviewed by media reporters, and their views on the Chinese team are almost the same as those of their head coach.

When Jeparov was interviewed by media reporters, he said: "The strength of the Chinese team is very strong, they are a terrible team, their players are very good, and they are very skillful, very confident and calm, such a team, even against European and American teams, will not necessarily suffer." ”

Jeparov also said: "This game will definitely be very expensive for us, but we will still fight for the opponent, and I hope that in this game, we can spend the least cost and win the top spot." ”

Jeparov also said: "Jiang Chen in the Chinese team, the strength has far surpassed the Asian level, he is world-class, he is a terrible opponent, in this game, we will definitely keep a close eye on the defense, do not give him any chance." ”

Before the game, the managers and players of both teams were frantically praising their opponents, which made the media reporters and other teams very unhappy, what are you doing? Do you boast of each other like that?

In fact, what the Chinese team said is very correct, the strength of the Uzbek team is very strong, and the Chinese team must be careful.

This game will be the ninth major meeting between the two national teams of China and Uzbekistan, the Chinese team has four wins, one draw and four losses, and is equal with the opponent, but in the three confrontations in the Asian Cup, the Chinese team not only won once, but also fell behind significantly in goal difference.

From this, the strength of Uzbekistan can be seen, and at this time, the Chinese team is naturally much more cautious.

Media reporters and fans are also very concerned about this game, and they all want to see who is the king of the first group.

On the day of the match, a large number of fans came to Zayed Stadium to watch the battle for the top spot, and even some of the team's intelligence officers came here to gather intelligence.

There were also a lot of Chinese fans at the scene, who enthusiastically supported the Dragon Team, hoping that the Dragon Team could win the first place in the group of this Asian Cup and advance with three consecutive wins.

However, when everyone didn't expect it, Lippi actually let all the main players rest in rotation in this game, and he sent a substitute lineup, as if he had given up this game, which surprised many people.

The Chinese fans who came to the scene were also shocked, they really didn't expect that the Chinese team would arrange it like this, they didn't seem to have any intention of competing with Uzbekistan for the first place in the group, they chose to retain their strength at this time.

First, they want to give the main players a break, adjust their condition, and prepare for the upcoming knockout round.

The second is to allow more players to have the opportunity to play, accumulate experience in the competition, and let them find the state of the game, so that in the future knockout rounds, if they encounter unexpected situations, these substitute players can still go up.

For a team that competes in the Intercontinental Cup, it is natural that the more players available to play, the better.

Seeing the lineup of the Chinese team, the fans of the Chinese team can understand and want to understand the plans of Lippi and the Chinese team, but they really can't accept it.

The head coach of the Uzbekistan team, Bertiev, and the players were also surprised when they saw the starting list of the Chinese team, they really didn't expect the Chinese team to be so bold and give up this game directly.

The starting list of the Chinese team in this game is like this, the goalkeeper position is Wang Dalei from the Beishan Shandong team, Yan Junling sat on the bench in the last game, and Wang Dalei started this game.

At this point, the Chinese team also set a new record, that is, the first team to use three goalkeepers in three games in the group stage of the Asian Cup, not to mention in Asia, but also in the world.

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