In the AFC Champions League final, a two-legged match, the first away game was 2:1, which is undoubtedly a very advantageous result. In the second round, Evergrande's chances with the opponent should be at least 64 open. However, among them, the World Preliminary Tournament may become the X factor that affects the final championship.

After Dai Zhiwei signed the endorsement contract with Yueda Company, he did not rush back to the club, but went directly to Changsha to prepare for the two world preliminaries on the 12th and 17th.

Together with Dai Zhiwei, there are 8 Evergrande players including Zheng Zhi who joined the training camp of the national football team. After playing the match with China's Hong Kong Island team on the 17th, these 9 Evergrande players can return to the Evergrande team.

At that time, Cannavaro had only three days to prepare, and he needed to correct the problems exposed in the first game.

And the two games in the national team are crucial.

First, the two matches and the two legs of the AFC Champions League final are almost "seamless", and Evergrande players will be tired of coping.

In a high-intensity game, how to ensure that he does not get injured and maintains a good physical and competitive condition is probably the biggest headache and worry for Cannavaro at present.

Second, the results of the two world preliminaries will also largely affect the direction of the AFC Champions League. Especially the away match with the Hong Kong Island team on the 17th is likely to be a life-and-death battle for the Chinese team.

After winning, the morale of the national football team is high, and the Evergrande soldiers will also be encouraged, so that they can travel lightly and devote themselves to the second round of the decisive battle.

Once the national football team is won by the Hong Kong Island team, the qualifying situation will be tight, which will inevitably cause a high degree of dissatisfaction among fans, and the mood and confidence of Evergrande players will naturally be affected.

"Tomorrow we play Bhutan, do you want to watch the game?" Dai Zhiwei was on the phone in the hotel arranged by the national team.

After coming to Yang Chaoyue's WeChat, within a few days, the two chatted hotly, after all, the current Yang Chaoyue is still underage, just like a little lamb without much defense, naturally not the opponent of a reborn old fox like Dai Zhiwei.

Scumbag?

Dai Zhiwei is not sure whether he is or not, but he can be regarded as taking what he needs.

After hearing Yang Chaoyue on the other end of the mobile phone say that he wanted to watch the national team game tomorrow night, Dai Zhiwei said: "Then are you coming to Changsha?" I will provide on-site tickets, including round-trip expenses! ”

Yang Chaoyue on the other end was very entangled with his mobile phone, he had only known the man on the phone for a few days, and he had only met once.

Besides, from the information found on the Internet, Dai Zhiwei should have a model girlfriend, right?

Sensing Yang Chaoyue's hesitation, Dai Zhiwei didn't force this little girl anymore, and chuckled: "It's okay, if you are busy with work and can't ask for leave, it's okay to cheer me in Yancheng during the competition." After the game, we have to rush to Hong Kong Island, and I can't accompany you, and I don't blame you for going back and forth alone. ”

"Well, I'll be rooting for you!" On the phone, Yang Chaoyue's tone returned to brightness, and he also made a cheering gesture, but unfortunately Dai Zhiwei couldn't see it.

"Hehe, I'll bring you a gift when I come back from Hong Kong Island, what kind of gift do you like......"

On the evening of the 12th, at Changsha Helong Stadium, the Chinese team ushered in the fifth battle of the top 40 in the Asian region of the World Preliminaries.

Although Changsha Helong Stadium upgraded its lawn facilities to host the home matches of the World Preliminary Championships, the quality of the turf and drainage facilities were not ideal.

When it comes to the field issue, Dai Zhiwei, who is already the first star of the national team, said bluntly: "Because of the rain in Changsha for several days, the venue situation is not very good, but there are also a lot of rainy days in our southern Guangdong, and I am more accustomed to the rain war, so it is not a big problem." The opponent has to deal with such unfavorable weather, doesn't it? ”

Dai Zhiwei is very disgusted with the national team once it loses, and often blames the weather for the reasons, such as snow, rain, hail, the sun is too good, cold, hot, lukewarm and so on.

It seems that this weather only works on your own side, and the opponent is playing in another dimension of space with excellent weather conditions.

The weather conditions were average, but the enthusiasm of the fans remained.

In terms of the starting lineup, considering that the Evergrande players had just finished the first leg of the AFC Champions League finals, coach Perrin only arranged Mei Fang, Zou Zheng and Dai Zhiwei 3 Evergrande players, and in other positions, Luneng's main Wang Dalei and Yang Xu won the starting position, and Shuntian general Wu Xi replaced Zheng Zhi as the captain of the Chinese team.

The Bhutanese team, made up of amateur players, was clearly no match for the Chinese men's team, and after just 10 minutes, Mei broke the deadlock for the Chinese team, and then scored a hat-trick in the half.

For Dai Zhiwei at the moment, Bhutan's defensive players are too weak.

The tiger shot, the high-altitude header, went in to grab the point, Dai Zhiwei contributed 3 goals in 3 ways!

In addition, Yang Xu scored twice and Yu Dabao added the icing on the cake, and the national football team led 7:0 after halftime.

At half-time, Dai Zhiwei was replaced, and it was clear that Evergrande's pressure on Peilan played a role.

With 45 minutes remaining, Dai Zhiwei, who put on his coat, watched Yang Xu, Wang Yongbo and Zhang Xizhe score in succession.

In the end, the national football team defeated the opponent 12:0, which was also the second double-digit win for the Chinese team after 2000.

The big win over Bhutan is not a good thing, because rivals Hong Kong Island of China also won in this round, although it was only a small victory by one goal, but Hong Kong Island of China still ranked third in Group C with a disadvantage of three points with one more game, so the Chinese team still could not qualify for the group ahead of schedule.

For the Chinese men's football team, if they want to advance to the top 12 and even lock in the first place in the group, the away game against Hong Kong Island, China on the 17th cannot afford to lose.

In terms of strength, the Hong Kong Island team is obviously not comparable to the national football team. In this game, the guest was at the Malé National Stadium, and Hong Kong Island, China, can be said to be the strongest lineup.

However, for Chinese football, which has suffered a lot, most of the "history repeating itself" is once again repeating sadness. On November 17, the scars of Chinese football about the World Cup deepened again: on this day 11 years ago, the national football team defeated the Hong Kong Island team 7:0, but still could not enter the World Cup in Germany; Now, facing the same opponent, the Chinese team is facing another game that cannot be lost.

In this national team, only Zheng Zhi has experienced that game 11 years ago. 11 years have passed, and Zheng Zhi's position is still irreplaceable.

The premature elimination 11 years ago was devastating for Chinese football.

Since then, the Chinese team has not had the experience of qualifying for the World Cup qualifiers, and every time it has started preparing for the next cycle of the World Cup seven years in advance, which is a torment for Chinese football and fans.

The match with the Hong Kong Island team is a game that the Chinese team cannot afford to lose, as long as they do not lose this game and get 1 point, they will be able to lock the first place in the group in advance and reach the top 12.

In the face of the situation that only 1 point can be promoted, whether it is the national football coach Perlan's lineup or the team's offensive routine, he has not shown the desire to go all out to win.

Even, because Dai Zhiwei got a mild cold on Hong Kong Island, Perrin did not put the current No. 1 Chinese star in the team's starting list.

The game was played steadily, except for the unnecessary increase in possession and passes, the Chinese team did not pose much substantial threat to the goal of the Hong Kong Island team.

After the game, the Chinese team could be entangled in hitting the opponent's post 4 times in 90 minutes, and an obvious goal was fished out by the opponent's goalkeeper, but in the face of such an opponent whose strength is not on the same level, it should show more blood and desire to win.

If 11 years ago, it was because of intelligence mistakes that led to the early exit of the Chinese team, this time it has lost the determination and courage to win, because Chinese football is too lacking the opportunity to hone in a tough battle, and it is difficult to show the momentum of others in this kind of game that must be won.

But for the Chinese team, as long as they can enter the top 12 of the Asian region of the World Preliminaries, it is enough!

Since the 2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup, the Chinese team has missed the final stage of the Asian region of the World Cup for three consecutive years, and finally entered the top 12 again and launched an attack on the World Cup!

After the game, the media surrounded all the players.

Huang Bowen was the first to be stopped by reporters and said: "The head coach told us on the first day that the 85-89 age group may be our last, so let's not give up if we have 1% hope, and we are very happy that we can advance." ”

Although Dai Zhiwei had a cold today and did not appear in the game, the reporters around him were the most.

Facing dozens of microphones in front of him, Dai Zhiwei said: "Our group of people are very capable, we are going to the top 12 to compete and play with the best teams in Asia." Now that our Chinese football is getting better and better, thank you to the fans across the country, and hope they will continue to support us. I am very happy, this joy cannot be expressed in words, and I hope that Chinese football will get better and better. ”

Since 2001, when it participated in the top 10 of the final stage of the Asian World Preliminary Tournament and finally advanced to the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, the Chinese team has failed to reach the Asian finals in the next three World Preliminaries. After "drawing" the Hong Kong Island team to advance, the Chinese team is so close to the World Cup again after 15 years!