By the time Tokyo was ready to travel to the UAE, Alwahda had already progressed to the second round by beating Oceania champions Hekari United in the first round of the Club World Cup.

This result is not particularly unexpected. The quality of the Oceania League is not very high. Oceania has few countries and poor strength, and Australia, the football hegemon among them, is still participating in the AFC Champions League. It was originally a strong team selected from a group of weak teams, and its strength was not much stronger.

Their opponents, Alwahda, are not a strong team either, but they are not easy to deal with. The UAE team may be a little worse than the Iranian team, but it is not a problem to beat such a team.

No matter what, they are also a strong team in West Asia, and they still have a certain strength. Of course, this certain strength is not so easy to use in front of Tokyo.

The match against Alwahda was not as difficult as expected, and Tokyo easily won the game with a 3-1 victory. After a season of AFC Champions League baptism, facing opponents also from Asia, Tokyo played with ease and won without much effort.

And if there is anything that is not very satisfying, it is that Gao Shunyao did not score a goal in this game.

In this game, Gao Shunyao's luck can be said to be back home. Although he wanted to try to play to his strengths, he tried to score as hard as he could as soon as the game started. Unfortunately, his luck seems to have been running low.

He played well after the start of the game. Less than ten minutes into the game, he found an opportunity for the opposition midfield's defensive misposition and blasted the ball towards the goal with a long-range shot. This shot on goal. It can be said that the game was very good, but unfortunately, the angle of the shot was a little positive, and the football was blocked by the goalkeeper. And he used all his strength to kick the opponent's goalkeeper out, but unfortunately, it was not Gao Shunyao who completed the follow-up shot, but Kenyu Nagai.

The first goal of the opening period. It wasn't Gao Shunyao who shot in, but the next one. The second ball was even more depressing. This time, Gao Shunyao stood in front of the point and succeeded in grabbing the header, but his header hit the opponent's defender. So. The ball became a rebounding refraction ball, and such a shot was counted on the opposing defender, becoming an own goal.

His two best chances were missed, and the team's third goal was a long-range shot from Hiroshi Kiyotake on a quick counter-attack, which had little to do with him. Gao Shunyao's idea of scoring a goal for the team did not materialize in this game.

'There's no guarantee that you're going to score every game, so it's not a big deal.

on this. Cheng Fuhao is very open-minded, and he doesn't think that this is Gao Shunyao's problem. But. Gao Shunyao was a little stupid about this, "I can't score a goal in this game, let alone the next game." If nothing else, we can't beat Inter Milan and want to score. That's getting harder and harder. ”

Gao Shunyao is of course very concerned about the result of the game. Speaking of which, this game against Alwahda is arguably the easiest game in the Club World Cup, and if there is no goal in this one, it will be even more impossible to score in the following games.

Gao Shunyao thought it was impossible, but something unprecedented did happen, Mazembe defeated Brazil International, a 2-0 match, making the final of the Club World Cup, for the first time in history, not a duel between South America and Europe.

And this news also caused an uproar in the Tokyo team.

"The South American team lost to the African team. It's incredible, what kind of wind did Brazil International smoke so that even Africans can't kick it? ”

In the team, when they heard the news, everyone was also surprised. The Club World Cup has always been played by teams from Asia, Africa, North America, and Oceania, and the final championship is produced between Europe and South America. This is the first time that a South American team has not made it to the final. Before coming to the game, none of the Tokyo players thought that such an accident would happen, and the birth of this accident also made the players think about it.

"Internacional is already on our knees, so if we win Inter Milan, doesn't that mean we could win the Club World Cup?"

Although it seems to be bad news, in fact, if you think about the good, it seems to be a good thing. No country other than Europe and the United States has ever won the Club World Cup, maybe this tournament can set a precedent?

The players are very concerned about the result of the game. There are even many people who are eager to try and want to impact the Club World Cup: after winning the AFC Champions League, Gao Shunyao has certainly successfully transferred, and many people in this team have been examined. They want to be able to express themselves and make some efforts for their future careers.

It's just that they think a little too much.

"Don't even think about it, it's an African team. The physiognomy of the group of people in Africa met our team, and it was completely adults beating children. Gao Jun is the strongest among us, but I bet he still doesn't have an advantage over the blacks, not to mention those of us who are too weak to carry the Koreans, and want to compete with the African champions? ”

For this fantasy, Yasuyuki Konno directly shattered people's minds. In fact, compared to Inter Milan and Inter Brasil, Mazembe is a bigger enemy for them. Inter Milan has a lot of injuries and aging personnel, and even if Benitez wants to play high counter-robbing, those old arms and legs are also a limited threat. Internacional Brasil is a Brazilian team that is more technical and doesn't have too many physical collisions. Compared to them, Mazembe is a complete nightmare for Tokyo, with two international and 1% hope of victory, and it is a good thing that the players will not get hurt when they meet Mazembe.

There are definitely teams in the world that can compete with Africans and win, but they are definitely not in the J-League.

"Maybe lucky? What do you think? "That being said. Kenyu Nagai still refused to give in so lightly, he shrugged his shoulders and opened his mouth to Gao Shunyao.

"I think you're thinking too much. Don't you think it's too much to think about the finals right now? Is Inter Milan such an easy team to deal with? ”

In this regard, Gao Shunyao just said a simple sentence and blocked his problem back. And hearing Gao Shunyao's words, Nagai Kenyu could only giggle, "I mean, just in case, since Mazembe can win the Brazilian International." Why can't we win against Inter? Inter Milan is not the treble they won half a year ago, they are playing poorly now. ”

There is nothing wrong with this quote from Kensuke Nagai: Inter Milan are really playing poorly right now – and not just now. Inter Milan have played quite poorly in half the season.

After Inter Milan won the treble, the mentality of the whole team was already wrong. On the one hand, they are proud of their achievements, think that their team is good enough, and can't wait to show off their achievements to the world. Regardless of the fact that it was a big tournament year, the players were extremely tired and had to travel to other continents to play friendlies, and at the same time, they refused to spend money on reinforcements, believing that their team was good enough.

But on the other hand, in their bones, Inter Milan didn't like the current tactics, although they won the treble by defending and counterattacking. However, Moratti still wants to make the team play beautifully, and even expressed Guardiola's favor on many occasions. Such ambivalence. Entangled with Inter Milan, making it difficult for them to get the right route.

From the top, their mentality is crooked, and the players at Inter Milan are even more so. Because of the treble, some players started to be half-hearted and decided that they should play in a better team after the treble. And some are because of participating in the World Cup, and their form has declined greatly. Such a state. Coupled with the heavy impact of Mourinho's departure, as well as their age, Inter Milan have played very poorly this season.

At the same time, because Barcelona's tactics are about to change, AC Milan this season can be said to have picked up an Ibrahimovic for nothing. An Ibrahimovic made AC Milan completely reborn, completely throwing off Inter Milan and going all the way.

At this time, Tokyo will meet Inter Milan, and the opponent will definitely not be able to play at the level of the summer. It is precisely because of this that Kenyu Nagai is a little eager to try.

Gao Shunyao admires his desire to win, but he knows very well in his heart that even if Inter Milan's strength declines, it is still second in Serie A, and if they can't play the Treble, it doesn't mean that they can't play Tokyo. Not to mention anything else, a happy Eto'o is enough to make the whole Tokyo team helpless.

Gao Shunyao is not without self-confidence, but he knows that he can't be too optimistic. If Asian football is really so light that it can beat Europe, then he will go to Europe with enough to eat? In this game, Tokyo's chances of winning are very small, and now Kensuke Nagai is dancing happily, but he is afraid that the cruel reality will teach him a lesson as soon as the game starts.

Compared with him, Gao Shunyao's mentality is much calmer. The reason why he calmly analyzes is because he wants to make a difference.

His idea of wanting to score goals hasn't changed, even if the opponent is strong. Moreover, he has another idea in his heart: he is going to play in Europe, and he will play against European teams. Inter Milan were known as the best defensive team in Europe in the summer, so let yourself see if you can adapt to the European level of defense.

Gao Shunyao wants to score, and only has a chance in the remaining two games, and after the Brazilian International loses, the remaining two games in Tokyo are likely to be consecutive matches with Inter Milan and Brazil International. If you can't win this game, you have to score against Brazil International, and it is not easy to score. Gao Shunyao wants to score, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to get to the sky. The failure of Brazil International is actually equivalent to forcing Gao Shunyao to the edge of the cliff. He has no way back, and if he wants to score, he can only fight hard.

Of course, Gao Shunyao could give up his own ideas, but that would seem a bit too embarrassing to him. He still wants to score goals and should try hard anyway. And for Gao Shunyao, instead of scoring in the third or fourth place final, how can it compare to the excitement of the game against Inter Milan?

For him, this game is to play for Tokyo, but also to test himself. (To be continued) R466