The day before the game, the AFC officially announced the referee of the Asian Cup final, the Asian golden whistle from Uzbekistan, Ilmatov. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

At the same time, the pre-match press conference was also underway, which was attended by Li Guo of the Chinese team and Zaccheroni of the Japanese team.

Alberto Zaccheroni, the Italian coach who has coached the top three of Serie A - Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus. He had a brilliant career, replacing his original coach Takeshi Okada after last year's World Cup.

Both teams reached the round of 16 at last year's World Cup in South Africa, so the upcoming Asian Cup final can be described as a battle at the level of the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

This has naturally become a hot topic in the media, and Li Guo's answer to this question is very relaxed.

"Shouldn't there be two strong teams on the biggest continent in the world?"

Zaccheroni modestly expressed that he was honored to coach an Asian team, "20 years ago, when I was still in Serie A, I didn't even know that there was football in Asia, but now I see that Asian football is really developing rapidly, and there are many talented players in Japan and China. ”

The reporter who asked the next question asked: "A very vulgar but not exempt question is about revenge." ”

Li Guo smiled slightly and said first: "I read the newspaper every day a few days before the game, it's like a Hollywood drama, everyone is warming up, it seems that just like Hamlet, to stage the prince's revenge, I understand very well, this is also the influence of football." ”

Zaccheroni smiled knowingly and nodded.

Li Guo continued: "But I'm afraid you may be disappointed, generally the final will not be too exciting, maybe a goal, not even a goal, there will be a penalty shootout," and then Li Guo looked at Zaccheroni, "I'm the same as Alberto, I think we care more about the result, who can touch the gold cup." ”

Zaccheroni then said: "I agree with what Li Guo said, I just want to win the championship, and I don't care about anything else. ”

Next reporter's question.

"The candidates for the best player in this Asian Cup are framed in the Chinese team's Zhou Dun, Japan's Keisuke Honda, Australia's Cahill, and public opinion generally believes that the final champion team will produce the best player, what do you think of the two?"

It was Zaccheroni's turn to say, "I'm from Italy, so maybe I prefer a good defender, so I'm voting for Zhou Dun." ”

The reporters in the audience smiled, then looked at Li Guo, waiting for Li Guo's answer.

Li Guo said: "I would like to be polite and vote for Keisuke Honda, but I can't, I really like Zhou Dun too much, I think he is a great defensive leader like Baresi." ”

Everyone thinks Li Guo is a bit bragging, although Zhou Dun is indeed very strong, but it has not yet reached the level of Baresi, but Li Guo is open-mouthed, so everyone is used to it.

The next question is about the game itself.

"Both teams are in a 4231 formation, will it be the same tomorrow, is there any specific tactical thinking?"

Zaccheroni said: "Tomorrow's game will probably be as tough as the one against South Korea, and I think the most important thing is to defend solidly and not concede first. ”

Li Guo said: "In fact, 4231 is only reported to the organizing committee, and when the real game is played, the formation will change, such as two fullbacks going up, so it can't be said that our style of play is the same as that of the Japanese team." ”

"But one thing I agree with is that you can't concede the ball first, because in the final, whoever concedes the ball first will be passive and maybe lose the game."

"Finally, I hope you two will predict the score."

The corner of Zaccheroni's mouth showed a wicked smile: "2 to 0," everyone was also happy, Zawong was modest for a long time, and finally showed his stuffing, it seems that in his heart, it may not be difficult to defeat the Chinese team.

"1-0," Mr. Li said.

Because Li Guo remembered that in his previous life, the final of the 2011 Asian Cup was decided by one ball.

*****

On the day of the final, Doha returned to dry and hot, which is the state that Doha should be, with big names in the stands, the camera swept over, and the big names blinded everyone's eyes, and the attendance of this game was also the highest, even surpassing the opening game of Qatar.

The players from both sides were already standing in the tunnel and did not greet each other, but would glance at each other from time to time.

To be honest, both teams have completed the renewal of their teams, and now the players of the two teams have basically not played each other, which is both strange and expected.

Under the leadership of referee Ilmatov, the players from both sides slowly walked out of the players' tunnel, and the Asian Cup trophy was placed on a transparent table in front of them.

The players of both sides couldn't help but look at the Asian Cup as they passed by, and it was the first time for both sides to be so close to the Asian Cup.

Li Weifeng looked at the Asian Cup greedily, and Li Guo patted him behind him, "Big head, do you blame me?" ”

Li Weifeng shook his head, "Chen Deng is indeed more suitable for starters. ”

It turned out that at the last moment before the game, Li Guo decided that Chen Deng would start in place of Li Weifeng, which was a difficult decision, and Li Weifeng also expressed his respect.

Looking at the Asian Cup in the distance from the bench, the big head remembered the final 7 years ago, but said nothing.

The starting line-up of the Chinese team in this game is:

Goalkeeper - Wang Dalei.

Back line - Mu Fei, Zhou Dun, Yin Di, Geng Chong.

Back waist - Fang Suo, Chen Deng.

Avant-garde line - Lin Zhijian, Zheng Zhi, Shen Rui.

Single striker - Kiko.

Compared with the last game, the only change is that Li Weifeng did not start, but the big head still entered the squad.

The start of the day's side of the team is exactly the same as the last game,

Goalkeeper - Eiji Kawashima

Backline - Atsuto Uchida, Maya Yoshida, Yasuyuki Konno, Yuto Nagatomo

Double back waist - Endo Hohito, Hasebe Makoto

Avant-garde line - Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa, Ryoichi Maeda

Forward line - Shinji Okazaki

After the players of both sides stood still, the ceremony of playing the national anthem began, first of all, the Chinese national anthem, or like in the last game, the Chinese players sang the national anthem side by side.

Today, the national anthem in the stadium was also the loudest, because the Chinese fans in the stands also came the most, with 10,000 people.

When the national anthem came to the end, the Doha fans at the scene felt the shock.

The national anthem of the two sides was played, and before the game, Zhou Dun picked the side on behalf of the Chinese team and the Japanese team, and finally the Chinese team was lucky, and the Chinese team kicked off first in the first half.

Zhou Dun returned to his half court and formed a circle with his teammates, and everyone encouraged each other, "Win the championship and go home for the New Year," Zhou Dun shouted.

Everyone shouted in unison, "Win the championship and go home for the New Year!" (To be continued.) )