After the Chinese team participated in the departure ceremony, they took a direct flight from Guangzhou to Sydney, Australia.

When they arrived at Sydney's Kingsford Smith International Airport, they were greeted by a fan group composed of local Chinese and overseas Chinese, as well as representatives of international students and employees of Chinese-funded companies.

They gathered together, waved the five-star red flag, and sang about the motherland, which attracted foreign media to also focus their cameras on them.

This scene is even more daughter-in-law for the players of the Chinese team.

From the red carpet in China to the welcoming phalanx at Sydney International Airport, every scene is impacting the hearts of the players of the Chinese team.

On the one hand, they realize that the image of Chinese football is being improved, and on the other hand, they also feel that the polyester on their shoulders is heavier.

The image of Chinese football is indeed gradually improving, which began after Gao Zheng joined the national team.

The previous Chinese football was basically the same level as the "street rat", which belonged to the type of everyone shouting and fighting.

The Internet is also full of all kinds of jokes, ridicule and attacks on Chinese football.

For example, a man secretly watched the Chinese team at home alone, because he was afraid that his family would find out by the broken door, and he lied that he was watching Japan.

Another example is why Messi came to China to participate in the Olympic football competition, but after he went back, he learned a very Chinese-style cheering slogan, and taught his Barcelona teammates, the cheering slogan is: "Xie Yalu class!" ”

Another example is what "Tan Wangsong, the successor of Tan Leg" and "Zheng Zhihua", such jokes are endless.

Chinese football seems to have become a toilet where everyone can come and scold, vent their emotions and then lift their belts and turn away, no one cares whether Chinese football is good or bad, they don't care about the root cause behind the scolding, no one cares how Chinese football develops☆ Chinese football seems to have become a very "politically correct" thing in China.

Some people jokingly say that the "Chinese Football Association" is the only institution that you don't have to bear any responsibility and risk after being scolded.

Of course, it is true that Chinese football is scolded like this, and it is indeed not a problem of ordinary people, but that Chinese football is really bad◎ The team has bad results, player scandals are frequent, and leading officials are shady, why shouldn't they be scolded?

In the past, the home games of the Chinese team were basically put in second- and third-tier cities, for example, Gao Zheng once felt that Ma'anshan came to play after returning to China.

Why is that?

It is because the image of Chinese football has collapsed and its reputation has become stinky, and no one wants to watch the Chinese team's games. If it is still placed in the former first-tier big cities, who is afraid of playing a cupboard, who wants to do such a loss-making transaction?

Therefore, the main Chen of the Chinese team can be like a grass stage troupe in the countryside, changing places with one shot, looking for second- and third-tier cities, and using the novelty of no one there to watch the Chinese team's games to attract local cities to host the national team's events.

And after playing a game, you have to leave, and you don't stay long. Because after a game, the novelty has passed, and even if you want to stay and play again, the local government may not be happy to stay, and feel that it is a waste of money and energy, and it is thankless.

At the beginning, Hefei hosted the match between the Chinese team and the Thai team, but as a result, the Chinese team lost to Thailand 1:5, which also damaged the image of the city of Hefei, and the anger of the fans after the game also made the Hefei police miserable.

Therefore, the dignified Chinese national team, a team representing the highest level of Chinese football, does not even have a foothold in China.

Who can be blamed for this?

Of course, they can only blame themselves for their bad grades and poor image.

After Gao Zheng joined the national team, the situation gradually improved.

For example, the last warm-up match was originally planned to be held in Chenzhou, a city below Hunan. This is not a shameful warm-up game because the opponents are too weak.

But because he heard that Gao Zheng was determined to come to this game, Hunan comb Changsha Shengsheng snatched the right to host the game from Chenzhou - how could this happen to the Chinese national team before? The former national team was a plague god, and everyone was afraid to avoid it. And today's national team has gradually become a sweet and sweet.

It is entirely conceivable that if the Chinese team performs well in the Asian Cup, the next warm-up matches of the national team, as well as the Asian qualifiers for the 2018 Russia World Cup, China's first-tier cities may have to break their heads to compete for the right to host.

At Sydney International Airport, Gao Zheng became the focus of media pursuit, he was surrounded by Chinese and foreign reporters, and it was difficult to move an inch, while the rest of the national team's teammates were completely unnoticed when they walked past him. Only a handful of Chinese domestic media outlets have gone to interview Gao Zheng without being able to get close to them.

As the number one star of the Chinese team, as well as the most famous and valuable player in this Asian Cup, it is normal for him to enjoy such treatment, and the other international players do not feel that there is anything to be done.

And it is completely expected that during the entire Asian Cup, as long as the Chinese team remains in the Asian Cup, then Gao Zheng will always enjoy such a star-studded treatment.

You must know that in the promotional picture of the Asian Cup posted by the AFC on the official website, Gao Zheng is standing in the C position, standing alone in the middle and front.

In addition, in the Asian Cup promotional video produced by the AFC, Gao Zheng is also the player with the longest time to leave the country and the most shots.

In second place is South Korea's leading star, striker Son Heung-min, who currently plays for Bayer Leverkusen.

The competition and competition between the two of them is also a highlight of this Asian Cup.

Although there are superstars like Gao Zheng, foreign media are really not very optimistic about the prospects of the Chinese team in the Asian Cup this season. Both have superstars, but the Chinese team and the South Korean team are completely different situations, aside from the two leading stars, the strength of others, the South Korean team is much stronger than the Chinese team, which is the deciding factor.

The AFC said that the goal of the Chinese team is to impact the championship, but none of the foreign media took the AFC's words seriously. After all, they even mismatched the picture in this article - they said that the Chinese team won the championship, but on the other hand, they accompanied a starting photo of the Chinese team losing to Iraq 1:3, and as many as seven of them were not selected for the 23-man squad for the Asian Cup at all

You can get a glimpse of the odds given by the bookmaker to win the championship:

Australia, Japan, South Korea and Iran are the four most favourites.

The odds for the Chinese team to win the championship are only seventh.

Reporters will not ask Gao Zheng whether the Chinese team can win the championship, because this kind of question is too stupid, and they are more concerned about the game in the virtual stage.

After all, the Chinese team's grouping this time can be regarded as the group of death - they are divided into a virtual situation with Asia's fourth Uzbekistan, the traditional powerhouse Saudi Arabia, and the tenacious North Korean team⊥.

After all, the Chinese team has not qualified for two consecutive Asian Cups, and the last time they failed to qualify was the Asian Cup held at home in 2004.

Faced with this question from reporters, Gao Zheng answered very simply: "Our goal is to return to Brisbane." ”

China's first two draws were played in Brisbane, while the third draw against North Korea was moved to Canberra. If the Chinese team can qualify, then it will face the question of where to play in the knockout round.

If they don't finish second, they don't have to change places and play the quarter-finals in Canberra.

Only if you are the first to go back to Brisbane.

The Chinese team is going to take the first place in death!

Mobile Reading Access: M.