Chapter 184: Giving Up the Super Cup?
When the media from various countries scrambled to discuss the two semi-finals of the AFC Champions League, the domestic games in China were in full swing again.
Quancheng and Qilu first played a Super Cup quarter-final match, in the previous Super Cup match, Quancheng and Qilu team did not use their best, but even so, they both successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the Super Cup.
Before this game, neither the Quancheng team nor the Qilu team chose to prepare actively and seriously, and Chen Song and Shen Yue seemed to have discussed it, preparing to use the rotation lineup in this Super Cup game.
In the case that the AFC Champions League entered the semi-finals and the Chinese League entered the final seven rounds, the Quancheng team and the Qilu team made the decision to give up the Super Cup game at the same time!
The Super Cup is not very expensive, but the final stage of the competition is very dense, rather than allowing its existence to interfere with the AFC Champions League and the Chinese League, it is better to abandon it as soon as possible.
Neither team is confident of winning the treble, and in their opinion, a game like the Super Cup should be easily abandoned.
No one dared to go against Shen Yue's decision, and even the senior management of the Qilu team club expressed their greatest understanding and support for Shen Yue's decision. These senior executives of the Qilu team are going crazy thinking about the AFC Champions League championship, and they have long wanted to get an AFC Champions League championship for Huaxia to come back.
Finally, this time they successfully advanced to the semi-finals, and they can no longer allow the Qilu team to be eliminated in the semi-finals.
Last year's game taught the Qilu team a profound lesson......
In last season's AFC Champions League, Qilu team also broke into the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League. However, in the semi-finals with Gamba Osaka, they were eliminated with a score of 1:3 over two legs.
In the eyes of the Qilu team's top management, the semi-final defeat was not only because the Qilu team was not as strong as Gamba Osaka, but more importantly, they were interfered with by other matches.
Last year's Super Cup final was played by the Qilu team and the Quancheng team, and the Qilu team was able to advance to the final in the Super Cup, which shows that they have put in a lot of effort in the Super Cup, coupled with the consumption of the Chinese League, the loss of the Qilu team in the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League has become inevitable.
The Qilu team do not want to repeat the mistakes of last year, and this time they are bound to win the AFC Champions League, let alone the Super Cup. When necessary. They can even give up the Chinese League just to win the first AFC Champions League trophy for China.
As a well-deserved giant in the Chinese League, Qilu team has always regarded winning the AFC Champions League as its own responsibility. They feel that China's first AFC Champions League championship trophy must belong to the Qilu team!
Today, the Quancheng team is rising day by day. The Qilu team felt a great threat. Although they do not think that Spring City will be able to win the AFC Champions League this season. But what about next year, the year after? Who knows if the Spring City team will suddenly win the AFC Champions League trophy......
The pressure brought to the Qilu team by the Quancheng team made the Qilu team's senior management feel that they must win the AFC Champions League this season. Only in this way can they ensure that China's first AFC Champions League championship trophy belongs to their Qilu team, and only in this way can they reflect the identity of the Qilu team.
They didn't want the Springs team to take the lead, and they didn't allow the Springs team to take the lead.
From the players to the head coach to the club's top management, the Qilu team is bound to win the AFC Champions League this season!
For this goal, it is not a big deal to give up the Super Cup game, even if the championship of the Chinese League is lost, it is not a big problem, they only want the championship of the AFC Champions League!
With this intention in mind, the Qilu team really gave up the Super Cup, and they lost to their opponents with a score of 0:3 in the first leg of the Super Cup quarterfinals, ending their possibility of advancing to the Super Cup semi-finals in advance.
Shen Yue didn't even want to use the rotation players too much in this game, he sent more players who could only play the second substitute in the team, and as for the players who could play the first substitute, Chen Song still had to stay in the game of the Chinese League.
If he can not give up the Chinese League, Shen Yue certainly doesn't want to lose the most valuable championship in China......
It was because of this that the Qilu team suffered their worst defeat of the season. However, this defeat did not have the slightest impact on the mentality of the players of the Qilu team, on the contrary, the players can still feel a little relaxed, they finally lost the burden of the Super Cup, and can prepare for the Chinese League and the AFC Champions League with peace of mind.
On the second day after the Qilu team's game, the Quancheng team also ushered in the Super Cup match, Chen Song coincided with Shen Yue, and he also planned to use a lot of the second substitute of the Quancheng team in this game.
Players like Luo Ming and Xu Zhen who can play as a substitute and start as the main force, Chen Song is reluctant to use it in this game. Of course, Chen Song was even more reluctant to let Lin Qi play in this game, and in Chen Song's plan, Lin Qi did not enter the squad for this game at all.
After working with Lin Qi for so long, Chen Song already has a full understanding of Lin Qi, and he knows that if he sends Lin Qi on the field, Lin Qi will definitely do his best, so he will not allow himself to play soy sauce on the field......
This kind of professionalism is very commendable, but when the AFC Champions League and the Chinese League are in the final stage, Lin Qi's role for the Quancheng team is particularly important.
His physical strength has also been seriously consumed, and if he still has to fight hard in the Super Cup, Chen Song can't guarantee that his form will not be affected in the next Chinese League and AFC Champions League.
For the sake of insurance, Chen Song still decided to exclude Lin Qi from the squad, after all, the Chinese League and the AFC Champions League are more important, and the Super Cup, which is not high in gold but highly competitive, should have been abandoned......
Chen Song had already laid out the squad and starting list for this Super Cup match, but before he announced it to the media, Lin Qi found him at noon.
"Coach, why didn't you let me play in this game, didn't you say I wouldn't be rotated?" After Lin Qi walked into Chen Song's office, he asked a little anxiously.
Lin Qi is indeed very anxious, for other players, being rotated is equivalent to resting, which is a good thing, but for him Lin Qi, being rotated means that he has to play one less game, and every time he plays one less game, Lin Qi's progress will lag significantly.
You must know that Lin Qi can only get attribute points from the Ball King system by scoring goals in the game and helping the team win the game.
If he loses a game, then his accumulation of attribute points will slow down, and the accumulation of attribute points will be slow, and it will be more difficult for him to exchange the body memory of the star.
How can this keep Lin Qi from being in a hurry?
In the face of Lin Qi's anxiety, Chen Song was a little confused, he didn't know that Lin Qi had a ball king system, but he still tried his best to appease Lin Qi.
"What are you doing in such a hurry? We're all going to give up the Super Cup, there's no need to waste your energy on the pitch anymore. Chen Song said earnestly to his proud disciple.
"Give up the Super Cup? Why give up the Super Cup? We've all made it to the quarterfinals, so how can we give up at this time? Lin Qi asked several questions in a row.
"The Super Cup will only become a burden for our AFC Champions League and the Chinese League, and it is better to give up decisively as soon as possible than to interfere with the other two competitions." Chen Song felt that Lin Qi's question was very idiotic, but he still patiently explained to Lin Qi.
"How can it be, how can the Super Cup game be a burden, although his gold content is not good, but after all, it is also a championship!" When Lin Qi heard Chen Song say this, he became even more anxious. The champion can also let the ball king system reward attribute points, if he gives up the Super Cup in advance, then his Super Cup championship reward is not in vain.
"It's the champion, but it's more important to us without the AFC Champions League and the Chinese League!" Chen Song replied very decisively, and from his tone, you could hear his determination to give up the Super Cup.
In the face of Chen Song's resoluteness, Lin Qi did not give in at all.
"Coach, I don't think we should give up any of the titles. Although this will make our situation more difficult, if we really give up the Super Cup, does it mean that we will also give up the championship of the Chinese League in the future, and we will also give up the championship of the AFC Champions League? ”
"We can't lose our desire for the title, we can't lose faith on the pitch! Even if it's just a Super Cup winner, we have to be determined to win! Lin Qi said in a straight voice.
Lin Qi's words made Chen Song fall into a momentary distraction, he felt that Lin Qi seemed to be right, a team must not lose its desire for the championship, let alone lose faith on the court.
Even though it's just a Super Cup winner...... (To be continued......)