Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Quarterfinals!

After the competition, the first thing Lin Qi did was to learn the "Oriental Dragon".

"Dragon, dragon, I want to support you. Only dreams, no violence. Dragons, dragons, forever for you. Pursue victory and never give up......" Lin Qi hummed the team song of the Chinese Youth Team, and his heart was full of feelings.

Not only Lin Qi learned this song, but other members of the Chinese youth team also learned this song one after another. From this team song, they felt determination and strength.

In the last group game, the Huaxia youth team made a certain rotation, and Lin Heng, the most fierce player in the first two group games, was put on the bench by Liu Bo.

Lin Heng has scored three goals in the first two group games!

In the second half of the game against the Syrian team, Lin Qi and Lin Heng each scored a goal to help the Chinese youth team defeat the opponent 4:0, and Lin Qi and Lin Heng also scored three goals in the Asian Youth Championship!

However, Lin Qi's three goals were relatively easy, and Lin Heng worked hard to barely keep up with Lin Qi's pace.

In order to prepare for the more intense knockout match in the future, Liu Bo had to let Lin Heng save some strength. In this regard, Lin Heng was very dissatisfied in his heart, he easily caught up with Lin Qi, but Liu Bo didn't let him play.

Lin Qi is still the starter in this game, if he scores, wouldn't it mean that Lin Heng will be thrown off by Lin Qi again.

"Coach, I don't have a problem with my physical strength, let me play." Lin Heng protested to head coach Liu Bo before the game.

"Rotation is to make you play better in the knockout rounds, don't you want to perform better in the knockout rounds?" Liu Bo blocked Lin Heng's protest with a small question.

However, Lin Qi ...... "Lin Heng is still unwilling, he wants to say why Lin Qi can play, but he can't?" For this question, Lin Heng also has the answer in his own heart.

It can be seen from the training that Lin Qi's physical strength is quite good. And in the first two group games, Lin Qi didn't work too hard, and his running distance was almost the least in the entire Chinese youth team. Lin Heng, on the other hand, is the player with the most runs in the Chinese youth team, and he relied on his active running to score three goals in two games.

Lin Heng needed to rest, although he was very reluctant, but Liu Bo's decision could not be changed, he had been sitting on the bench for this game, watching Lin Qi's performance alone.

In the end, Lin Qi scored another goal in this game, and his goal tally reached a staggering four, occupying the top spot in the Asian Youth Championship scorer list. In addition, Luo Ming also opened up in this game, and he scored a goal.

With the goals of the two of them, the Chinese youth team easily defeated Uzbekistan 2:0. The Chinese youth team also advanced to the quarterfinals of the Asian Youth Championship with a record of winning all the groups!

At the same time, the other match in Group B was fiercely contested, with Saudi Arabia and Syria playing back and forth, and finally Saudi Arabia defeated Syria with a score of 1:0 with a solid defense and entered the knockout stage hand in hand with the Chinese youth team.

The day after the game, Huaxia was boiling again, and almost all newspapers and media were full of praise for the Chinese youth team. This is not only a sports newspaper, but even a life newspaper is full of affirmations for this Chinese youth team.

The Chinese youth team has never qualified from the group so easily, except for the Saudi Arabian team that has caused some obstacles to the Chinese youth team, the other two group games of the Chinese youth team have been very easy.

"The Chinese youth team proved that they are a well-deserved strong team with their performance in the group stage! Chinese football is about to officially rise from the beginning of this Asian Youth Championship, and the whole of China is singing the team song of the Chinese national team of 'Oriental Dragon'! So reported in the Football Newspaper.

"The outstanding performance of the Chinese youth team gives us hope for the rise of Chinese football, how far can they go in this Asian Youth Championship? Will they win their first ever title for China? Let's wait and see! "Huaxia Football Weekly" said.

At the same time, "Huaxia Football Weekly" also pointed out another problem, that is, when these players really grow up, when they all become a member of the Chinese national team, what kind of surprises will they bring us?

Huaxia fans are full of expectations for this!

The current Huaxia youth team can be said to have conquered all the fans and media in Huaxia, which was unexpected before the start of the Asian Youth Championships.

You must know that less than a month ago, when the Huaxia Youth Team was just formed, the media in Huaxia also expressed great doubts about them.

These doubts have long since disappeared with the victory of the Chinese youth team in the group stage.

In addition to training, Liu Bo held a domestic newspaper and read it carefully. The slightly flattering attitude of the Chinese media did not make Liu Bo happy, and he felt that the burden on his body was heavier.

Because he knows that flattery is only temporary before the Chinese youth team wins the championship, if the Chinese youth team can't win the championship in this Asian Youth Championship, the attitude of the Chinese media will immediately change again, and their vitriol will fall on Liu Bo.

"Champion...... It's not so easy, South Korea and Japan are not bad, and it is not easy for the Chinese youth team to win the championship. ”

Liu Bo feels that the current domestic media are too optimistic, and the Chinese youth team's victory in the group is indeed a big improvement. But it's a bit too much to talk about champions like that.

After reading this newspaper, Liu Bo threw it into the trash without hesitation. He won't let the players see the reports because it will be a huge psychological pressure on the players.

Entering the knockout stage, the Chinese youth team will definitely not be as easy as this, at this time, the players can not be disturbed in any way!

The group stage of this Asian Youth Championship has all ended, and the top eight have all been produced, they are Iraq and Thailand in Group A, China and Saudi Arabia in Group B, South Korea and Vietnam in Group C, and Japan and North Korea in Group D.

The knockout round is directly played in the quarterfinals, and the opponent of the Chinese youth team in the quarterfinals is the second in Group A, that is, the host Thai team!

This is a huge test for the Chinese youth team, and the host will always have a certain advantage on the field. Although the Thai team has never won the Asian Youth Championship before, Liu Bo did not take it lightly.

The knockout round will be held on October 11, and the Chinese youth team has three days to prepare for this knockout round. Before the start of training, Liu Bo found the footage of all three group games of the Thai team and showed them to the players of the Chinese youth team one by one.