When the final whistle blew at the World Cup stadium in Nuremberg, the Mexican fans cheered loudly from the stands as the entire Mexican team celebrated their first group stage victory.

"At the end of the game, the Chinese team unfortunately lost 1:3 to the qualifying rival Mexico team, this game undoubtedly poured cold water on the Chinese team that had a rapid momentum before the World Cup, and the fourth game of the Chinese team on the World Cup stage also ended in failure, we have an inglorious World Cup record, four consecutive defeats.

But we also made our own record in the competition.

Qin Xiong, the captain of the Chinese team, scored the first goal of the Chinese team in the World Cup finals.

This goal will not add points to the Chinese team, but it must be admitted that it is a reflection of our progress.

There is not much time left for Alihan, he needs to sum up the experience of this defeat and then make the right decision, and in five days, China will face a strong opponent Portugal!

In an hour's time, Portugal's other match in the group will begin, and we will continue to follow the fixtures in this group. ”

Qin Xiong stood in place after the match.

He's still in great shape, because he didn't get a chance to go wild and soar on the field during the race.

The Mexican team's strategy in this game was very correct, and they pinched the seven inches of the Chinese team.

After Qin Xiong was contained, the Chinese team was in a state of disintegration.

The defense may not have much impact, but the offense is unthreatening.

Marcos suddenly walked up to Qin Xiong, and the two captains shook hands after the game, then exchanged jerseys with each other and left.

Qin Xiong wore Marcos's jersey on his shoulder. Take the initiative to greet your teammates to cheer up. Accompany him to the sidelines to thank the fans of the Chinese team.

Whether it's good or bad. They should all thank the fans for showing up for their support.

Qin Xiong did not accept an interview after the game, and he went directly back to the locker room.

Alihan praised the Mexican team after the game and admitted that the situation of the Chinese team to qualify had taken a sharp turn.

After the game, the Chinese team was greeted by verbal criticism from various domestic media.

Qin Xiong's data in this game is very unsightly.

The only thing that can be done is the statistics of the number of successful breakthroughs, which not only won this game, but also the player with the most successful breakthroughs in all matches since the start of the World Cup a few days ago!

But this will be used as a lever for some media to attack: Du, too Du!

Except for one goal that had no impact on the outcome of the game, Qin Xiong's other game statistics were terrible.

The pass completion rate has dropped below 60 per cent, compared to his average of over 85 per cent per game for the club over the past three years. The contrast is undoubtedly enormous.

If you only look at the surface data, everyone can blame Qin Xiong's performance for declining.

But if the professionals have watched the game, they will inevitably scoff at these criticisms.

Passing the ball is not just something that Qin Xiong can pass if he wants to.

Run and run.

This is also in order.

Passing first and then running, most of the time it is not possible.

Running first and then passing is the mainstream, and most teammates see the movement of the runner and then pass, which has a higher success rate.

But how many teammates in the Chinese team have excellent running around Qin Xiong?

The Mexican team has a good strength and occupies the space on the field, and there are almost no players in the Chinese team who really capture the empty running position!

Movement awareness and ability are almost the difference between an offensive player's strength.

A striker who can run can kill all sides.

A midfielder who can move is unguardable.

In contemporary football, who are the representative players who know how to seize the moment and have excellent running ability?

Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard. Qin Xiong, Kaka. Ballack, Ronaldinho and many more.

Not to mention the forwards, almost all of the strikers in the top row have excellent running awareness and ability, even the pillar center is no exception.

It's a pity that in addition to Qin Xiong, the running ability of the other players in the Chinese team is really not complimentary, and it may be okay in Asia, but on the stage of the World Cup, it is difficult to be elegant.

As a result, Qin Xiong's passing organization has always suppressed his true strength.

Can passing the ball to Henry and passing the ball to Li Jinyu be the same?

Can passing the ball to Pire and passing the ball to Shao Jiayi have the same effect?

That's the crux of the matter.

So it doesn't make sense to look at those match stats.

On the contrary, in the media debate, there was a point of view that coincided with Qin Xiong's thoughts.

The Chinese team underestimated the World Cup!

This understatement is not a lack of attention to the World Cup.

Rather, there is no firm position.

For example, before the start of the World Cup, both the media and the coaching staff of the Chinese team set the goal of the Chinese team to qualify from the group, and in terms of how to achieve the strategic goal of qualifying from the group, they formulated a strategy of undefeated against Mexico, a draw with Portugal, and a victory over Angola.

The position of the latter two opponents should be fine.

Angola must win, and if Angola can't even win, it will be completely impossible to qualify.

The star-studded Portugal is neither likely to defeat the opponent nor surrender and admit defeat, and forcing the opponent to draw may be the biggest result benefit of the Chinese team.

But with Mexico, there was a slight divergence of positions.

Undefeated has two meanings.

Draw or win.

Here's the problem!

Does the Chinese team want a draw or a win?

Undefeated?

In other words, does the Chinese team have the capital to be invincible against Mexico?

Absolutely nothing!

Therefore, the Chinese team should take a firmer stance.

If you want to win, then you have to give everything, be radical, and strive for victory, if you can't win, that's another matter, at least the ideology is unified.

If you want to get a point in a draw, you have to defend it!

Whether you can keep it or not, you can only resign yourself to fate, anyway, in a football game, no one dares to say that you will be able to get the result you want.

But the Chinese team stepped on the field with an undefeated mentality and goal.

This makes it easy for everyone to have differences in their thinking, and they are not resolute enough in the implementation of tactics.

Or that the tactics laid out before the game are simply wrong.

Facing Mexico with a defensive attitude but not absolutely defending, he was defeated by Mexico with overall strength.

Qin Xiong sat in the locker room and pondered, the game had passed, he didn't dwell on it, he was just reminiscing.

He has played for Ajax and Arsenal and the quality of the team is at the top of the domestic league.

But in both the Eredivisie and the Premier League, there are underdogs.

The survival of those weak people is actually very much in line with the Chinese team.

Pragmatic and low-key posture to play every game, with a firm stance and persistent pursuit of results, this is the way for the weak to survive.

Returning to the hotel that night, Qin Xiong went to Alihan for a detailed discussion, and the two discussed for more than two hours, and the Chinese team faced the most significant change in the "Qin team era". (To be continued......)