1284 Dark Pleasure!
The Chinese team swept Uzbekistan with a hearty 6:0 victory to advance to the Asian Cup final, which made Chinese football particularly exciting!
After three World Cups, as well as winning the past two Asian Cups, coupled with the presence of spiritual leader Qin Xiong, the Chinese team's current psychological state and competitive strength have made great progress.
In the transition period of renewal after the World Cup, the Chinese team quickly entered stability and maturity, which is the biggest benefit.
Japan's 120-minute fierce battle against Australia in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup is a huge physical drain on them, which will be a certain advantage for the Chinese team when the final comes.
On January 28, the semi-finals of the Asian Cup were first staged, and the Australian team swept Uzbekistan 5-0 to win the third place.
A day later, the Chinese team and the Japanese team will meet in the final.
The media will not exaggerate the grievances and hatreds of the Sino-Japanese war, because in the past 7 years, the Chinese team has dominated Asia under the leadership of Qin Xiong!
Excluding national sentiments, if there is hatred, it should be that the Japanese team hates the Chinese team more.
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar!
The Asian Cup final was passionately staged, the stadium was full, the fans of the Chinese team became a spectacular scenery of their own, a sea of red in the stands, and the slogans of the Chinese team cheering shook the world.
Qin Xiong led the team to make a heroic debut.
"CCTV, CCTV, this is the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, I am the live commentator He Wei, I will be here to broadcast the final of the Asian Cup in Qatar live for you!
As the champions of the Asian Cup for the second time in a row, the defending champions China have a chance to equal a record that was considered impossible to break in the Asian Cup: winning three consecutive tournaments!
In the '60s and '70s, Iran won three consecutive Asian Cups, and no matter the level of competition at the time, it was recorded that Iran did dominate Asia at that time.
If the Chinese team can beat the Japanese team to win the championship today, then we will become the second team in the history of the Asian Cup to win the championship for three consecutive times!
And we will be the modern hegemon of Asia!
The Chinese team's performance in this tournament is a low start and high walk, we lost to the Australian team in the group stage, and almost had the risk of being eliminated from the group stage, after entering the knockout round. The Chinese team has performed strongly, which is also related to the fact that the Qin team can directly boost the morale of the team on the field when they enter the starting lineup.
won Iran 2:0 and swept Uzbekistan 6:0, the state of the Chinese team couldn't be better!
The performance of the Japanese team in this tournament is impressive. They haven't lost a single game, beating traditional Asian powerhouse Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the group stage, before reaching the knockout stages against favourites such as South Korea and Australia.
If you want to say that the Chinese team is like a rainbow to advance to the finals, then the Japanese team has overcome thousands of difficulties and dangers and came to the final stage with one victory after another with higher gold content.
Therefore, the outside world maintains a five-five view on who can win the championship between Japan and China.
However, considering that the Japanese team played 120 minutes in the semifinals. The Chinese team will have a certain advantage in terms of physical fitness.
Okay, let's take a look at the starting lineups for both sides.
The Chinese team started 433.
Goalkeeper: Zeng Cheng.
Defenders: Zhang Linpeng, Du Wei, Feng Xiaoting, Sun Xiang.
Midfielders: Zheng Zhi, Liu Yi, Zhao Xujun.
Forwards: Zhang Pengfei, Han Peng, Qin Xiong.
Japan's starting XI 451.
Goalkeeper: Eiji Kawashima.
Defenders: Atsuto Uchida, Maya Yoshida. Yasuyuki Konno, Yuto Nagatomo.
Midfielders: Shinji Okaki, Yasuhito Endo, Keisuke Honda, Makoto Hasebe, Jungo Fujimoto.
Forward: Ryoichi Maeda.
Japan have seen a number of rising stars emerge in the last two years, with an enviable pool of talent, with some players also playing in Europe's top leagues and experience, as well as those playing for the big clubs. For example, Yuto Nagatomo was selected by Inter Milan.
But there is no need for the Chinese team to be afraid of the opponent, in addition to having a world-class superstar like the Qin team, many players are also working hard in the European arena, and we are fully able to compete with the Japanese team head-on!
The race started right away. Let's cheer for the Chinese team, strive to win this final, and create an Asian dynasty belonging to the Chinese team! ”
The kick-off ceremony before the final has been completed.
The players of both teams opened up in half court and prepared for kick-off.
Although the Chinese team played in a 433 formation today, it was still mainly defensive and counterattacking.
And the Japanese team, despite being 451, will definitely make more fuss in the attack.
When it comes to teamwork on the offensive end, the Japanese team's individual skills are slightly stronger overall.
Like Shinji Okaki. Keisuke Honda and Makoto Hasebe are stronger than the average team in terms of ball control, speed, passing and cutting coordination in the midfield, plus Atsuto Uchida and Yuke Nagatomo, two talented fullbacks in attack, the new generation of Japanese team is looking to the outside world to have a strong rising trend!
If you add in the Bundesliga to join Borussia Dortmund, Shinji Kagawa, who performed well, the Japanese team now has a golden generation just like the "Soccer Player" manga described!
However, after Qin Xiong saw the lineup of the Japanese team, he was very calm in his heart.
What kind of opponent he hasn't seen?
Team Japan?
I really couldn't scare him, and I didn't even have a trace of fear.
The game began, and the Japanese team led by Zaccelloni took the technical flow line, and the team paid attention to control and overall coordination.
The Japanese team patiently played with their feet in the midfield to organize and cooperate, trying to tear apart the Chinese team's defense and get a great opportunity.
But the Japanese team has a fatal wound, their strikers are not strong!
Ryoichi Maeda is only working hard in Japan, and there is not necessarily anything outstanding in the Chinese team's penalty area, physical confrontation? Or foot-to-foot technology? Agility to catch opportunities?
In Europe, at best, he is a second-rate striker and will not create too many problems for the Chinese team.
On the contrary, it was Shinji Okaki who was more threatening to cut inside on the wing.
The Chinese team defended calmly, and after seizing the opportunity to play a counter-attack, Qin Xiong became a key player in the whirlwind on the left wing.
Compared with the teams in West Asia, which has a certain advantage in physical confrontation, the Japanese team cannot shake Qin Xiong in physical confrontation at all.
This made Qin Xiong's strategy for dealing with this game simpler!
In the 6th minute of the game, he controlled the ball on the left side of the front court, Keisuke Honda was the front midfield, he couldn't interfere with Qin Xiong for the first time, Endo Hohito and Hasebe Makoto were not tall and exceptionally strong midfielders, when Endo Hohito came to Qin Xiong's side for impact, Qin Xiong pushed the ball slightly oblique at his feet, and took the lead in jamming his position, and then when Endo Hohito came to fight, Qin Xiong also secretly exerted his strength!
Endo almost fell to the ground, and he felt as if he had hit an iron plate!
Not only did I bounce back on my own, but I also felt pain in my bones!
He seemed to see that Qin Xiong's eyes were full of beast light when he glanced at him!
It's a dark thrill that destroys your opponent! (To be continued.) )