Chapter 922: Iroh Returns!
The 2011 Asian Cup ceremony is coming to a close as AFC President Ben Hamann presents the Most Valuable Player trophy to Elo.
This was followed by four judges who presented the awards and took the stage to receive the awards.
Immediately, the live director gave the camera to the runner-up Japanese team.
It's obvious...... The next award is to award the runner-up.
The Chinese fans in the stands chanted as they looked more impatient than the Chinese players on the field.
"Now the present is the Asian Cup runners-up Japan, before the final, this team performed very well, a total of 12 goals, one of the favorites to win this Asian Cup, unfortunately they met a stronger Chinese team, which is the unfortunate ...... of the Japanese team"
After more than ten minutes of buffer time, the sadness of the Japanese players has been relieved, but they can still see some clues on their faces - unhappy.
What makes them even more frustrated is that the guest of honor, Benha Maad, a member of the Qatari royal family, is a complete king of nonsense, saying a few words every time he meets a Japanese player, such as Shinji Kagawa, Keisuke Honda and Makoto Hasebe, who have performed well in this Asian Cup, even said more than a dozen sentences.
However, they are helpless, as the players who receive the award, it is impossible to leave with their hands, and can only silently endure the destruction of Benha Made, a member of the Qatari royal family.
The more important thing is to face it with a smile......
There are no gold or silver medals prepared for this Asian Cup, and the players are all unified silver small Asian Cup trophies, which can be tightly grasped with one hand.
Wang Xiaolei, who has always liked to be funny, stood by the podium and covered his mouth and said: "Isn't Qatar very rich? Groove ...... How do you make this water cup look like this? What a slam! ”
"That's it!" It didn't take long for his statement to be echoed by his teammates.
However, in the near future, they will also have to hold such a small silver Asian Cup trophy alone, and they will also have to endure the nagging of Benha Mad, a member of the Qatari royal family.
The runners-up team of Japan quickly left the podium after receiving the silver trophy, knowing that the stage did not belong to them, except for young Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa who turned their heads to look at the Asian Cup trophy before leaving, and their eyes were full of deep reluctance.
The Asian Cup runners-up were awarded to the devastated Zaccheroni, followed by the winners.
"Well, it's about to start the championship of this Asian Cup! Oh no...... The championship award ceremony officially began, and the first to take the stage to receive the award was the captain Iro, there is no doubt about it...... The biggest contributor to this Asian Cup is Ailo, his strong goal is the foundation of the Chinese team's victory in every game, and it is the most normal choice for him to be the first to take the stage to accept the award! ”
Huang Jianxiang, who was sitting in the commentary seat, talked eloquently.
The Australian commentator said on the shoulder: "The Chinese team deserves to win the Asian Cup, they have really set countless records in this Asian Cup, the most goals, zero goals, the largest score in the final, the most goals in the final, and the only team that won the championship with consecutive wins...... This Chinese team feels like a world-class team, so it's normal to win the championship at this level of the Asian Cup......"
The South Korean commentator pouted and said: "I have to admit that this Asian Cup belongs to the Chinese team, but the future belongs to our Republic of Korea!" Gu Zizhe, Ji Chengyong, Chi Dongyuan, Sun Xingmin...... These players are a valuable asset for us, and the next Asian Cup will be the stage for our Republic of Korea! ”
Japanese narrator......
Oh no, there are no Japanese commentators anymore, and they have already cut off the signal from the scene after the game.
As the captain, Iroh was the first to take the stage to receive the award, and at this time he wanted to grow two more hands, because the medal awarded to the champion by the organizer was not a traditional medal, but a small silver trophy like the runner-up.
Previously, Iroh's two hands were occupied by the top scorer and best player trophies, and now he has to take another silver trophy......
Iroh's brain reaction is still very fast, holding the best player trophy in his left hand, the top scorer trophy is sandwiched under his left armpit, and his right hand takes the trophy handed by Benha Mad, a member of the Qatari royal family, and at the same time stretches out his right hand, pretending to listen to Benha Mad's nagging very enthusiastically.
I don't know if he is a fan of Iro, and before Iroh is about to walk to the top podium behind him, he also asked the reporter who took a photo in front of the podium to take a photo of him and Iro.
Of course, this is just a small tidbit during the awards ceremony.
Everyone looked at this with a happy mood, and it did not affect the next Chinese players to receive the award.
Three minutes later, it was still Benha Mad, a member of the Qatari royal family, who awarded the Asian Cup trophy on behalf of the AFC, only to see him holding both sides of the trophy with both hands, lifting the trophy from the podium and turning around...... Towards the passionate Chinese players are ahead.
The Chinese fans in the stands couldn't hold back the sense of rage in their hearts, and the overwhelming cheers poured down and swept the whole stadium in a very short time.
At this time, Benha Madder had already walked up to the captain of the Chinese team, Ailuo, and handed it out.
Iroh willingly took the trophy from Benha Made's hand, and then jerked it up in the air!
At the same time, a sprinkler at the edge of the podium sprayed countless gold and red confetti into the air, which then fell into the stadium and enveloped the podium in the wind.
Accompanied by the classic song "We Are the Champions" played on the live radio, all the Chinese players tiptoed up as Iroh lifted the trophy.
The reporters gathered in front of the podium hurriedly pressed the shutter in their hands and recorded the wonderful moment when all the members of the Chinese team held the trophy high just now in the camera.
Whether it was the Chinese fans at the scene or the Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV, they all danced excitedly and shouted for the Asian Cup championship with many national teams.
This night is destined to be a sleepless night......
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Since most of the players of the Chinese team are playing in European leagues, they did not follow the domestic players to take a flight back to China the next day, but took a direct flight to their team's city or nearby cities in Doha to make another transfer.
Therefore, the Chinese XX Football Association is preparing to hold a large-scale championship ceremony for the Chinese team to win the Asian Cup in China, and there are not many players involved, and there is no high-grade player.
Even so, the Chinese Football Association officials and domestic players who took the flight back to Beijing were warmly welcomed by domestic fans, but with many fewer stars.
There was an episode when the foreign players flew to the city where they played for the club, when the direct flight from Doha to Madrid was full, but Iro, the global face of the airline, was able to enjoy the extra treatment of extra seats.
Valencia will travel to Racing Santander for a league game on the 1st of next month, and three days later at the Bernabeu for a Copa del Rey semi-final second leg against Real Madrid.
According to the normal schedule, Iello and Wang Xiaolei arrived in Madrid at 3 o'clock in the afternoon on the 31st, and it was obviously not suitable to participate in the league with Racing Santander, so Ancelotti arranged them directly in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals against Real Madrid after getting in touch with Iro.
With the end of the Asian Cup and the arrival of Iello and Wang Xiaolei in Madrid, Valencia seemed to feel a great momentum, beating the home team Santander 3-0 away in the league at the Sardine Man Stadium, and leading the second place Barcelona in the league with one game in the first game to top the league table by seven points.
Unfortunately, four hours later, Barcelona also beat the home team Herkus 3-0 away to avenge the first-half defeat at home.
However, Real Madrid have gone wrong on the road, and if it weren't for Cristiano Ronaldo's late outburst, Real Madrid would have been very likely to get a defeat on the road.
In the end, it was a 1-1 draw with Osasuna.
As a result, in the 2010-2011 La Liga league standings, Real Madrid began to fall behind.
Valencia tops the league with 59 points from 19 wins and 2 draws in 21 rounds, Barcelona ranks second in the league with 55 points from 18 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in 21 rounds, and Real Madrid ranks third in the league with 51 points from 16 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in 21 rounds.
The next day, the Spanish mainstream media tacitly headlined 'Valencia's hard days are over'.
The headline in El País said: "Valencia are unbeaten in nine games after the winter break, including five in the league, four in the cup, four wins and one draw in the league, but given the league opponents they faced in January, this result can only be considered a passing result, with two wins and two defeats in four cup matches, and both victories came in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey against Almeria, where Villarreal and Real Madrid both lost 0-2 and 1-3 respectively. From this simple statistic, you can see that Valencia has had a lot of ups and downs in losing Ai......"
“…… Now that the Asian Cup has come to an end, and Ai and Wang have also arrived in Madrid, and the whole Valencia team will be reconciled, the first leg of the home 1:3 defeat to Real Madrid Valencia can turn the tables on the away game depends on the performance of this game, I believe that Valencia with Ai will re-become the team full of strategy and stability of the championship division, trembling Real Madrid, trembling Mourinho! ”
The headline of "Valencia Sport" said: "The hard January has passed, the new February is quietly coming, Valencia has achieved average results in the days without Ai, strictly speaking, it is barely passing, especially in the Copa del Rey against Villarreal and Real Madrid, the results are not qualified, Valencia's attack without Ai is like a nameless failure, and there is no way to break the goal in the face of a strong team. I think...... Be! What about you? ”