No. 116: The first match of the Asian Cup group

The Chinese men's football team will face the Kuwait team in the first group stage.

The strength of the Kuwait team is not weak, and now at the level of the Chinese men's football team, any opponent in the first group will have to go all out for them.

Before this game, many media said that this game with Kuwait is very important, and if this game cannot be won, then the Chinese men's football team can go home directly.

And the head coach of the Chinese men's football team, Gao Hongbo, is also like that, before the game, he said in an interview with media reporters: "Kuwait is very strong, they are a strong team in West Asia. And our Chinese team is a young team, we are behind the Kuwait team in terms of strength and experience, this game, it is very difficult for us, we have to fight the opponent, otherwise we have no chance in this game. ”

Gao Hongbo also said: "Kuwait's results have been very good recently, and this time they came to the Asian Cup is definitely a very strong opponent for our Chinese men's football team." ”

In the history of the Asian Cup, Kuwait won the Asian Cup in 1980 and was runner-up once in 1976, but in the last Asian Cup, Kuwait failed to reach the finals. However, as Gao Hongbo said, Kuwait's recent results have been very good.

Since the beginning of the year, the Kuwaiti team has been in good form and strong upward momentum, first winning the West Asian Championship and then winning the Gulf Cup football tournament after a 12-year absence.

Kuwait are now coming with the power of still playing the championship, and it is clear that their goals in the Asian Cup are very ambitious, and the Chinese team will be the first opponent they want to conquer.

The most powerful player in the Kuwait team is Ennazi, as the team's core striker, the 1.80-meter-tall Ennazi is 22 years old, very young, he represented Kuwait in this year's West Asia Championship and the Gulf Cup, and both won the MVP title, can be said to be the team's number one attacker and frontcourt pillar.

Gao Hongbo, the head coach of the Chinese team, also said before the game: "The most noteworthy thing in the Kuwait team is Ennazi, his strength is very good, and he is very young, he is definitely the opponent of our Chinese team in the next ten years, we will definitely pay special attention to him." ”

Gao Hongbo also said: "Our first group is definitely a group of death, we must go all out in every game, this time we will definitely go all out to win, and absolutely not add to the Chinese fans." ”

Before the game, Comrade Gao Hongbo showed weakness vigorously and put the Chinese team in the weakest position in the first group, which made Chinese media reporters very unhappy, and they condemned Gao Hongbo, saying that this guy is simply a typical example of his ambition to destroy his prestige.

Moreover, many Chinese media reporters said that Gao Hongbo was making excuses for the Chinese men's football team, and at this time, the guys of the Chinese men's football team were looking for a way out for themselves, which is simply a cowardly behavior, in their opinion, the Chinese team has no future at all.

And the media reporters also said that before the Chinese men's football team went out, the Chinese Football Association also gave everyone a preventive shot and made a good excuse, saying that this Asian Cup is the training ground of the Chinese team and they want to prepare for the World Cup. Haha, okay, at this time, the Chinese Football Association has already foreseen that the Chinese men's football team will be out of the group.

These media are frantically criticizing the Chinese men's football team, I knew that this was the case, what Asian Cup did Nima go to participate in, and how good would it be to stay in China and play?

Many Chinese fans are also very dissatisfied with Gao Hongbo's remarks, and Gao Hongbo's remarks are indeed suspected of making excuses for himself. They are angry, but they are still cheering for the Chinese men's football team, and they are looking forward to a major breakthrough for the Chinese men's football team in this Asian Cup.

Du Wei, a player of the Chinese men's football team, also gave an interview to media reporters before the game, and he said: "Kuwait's strength is indeed very strong, they are the champions of the Gulf Cup, and this is definitely not an opponent to be underestimated." Of course, we're not going to throw in the towel, we're going to fight for our opponents and we need this win as well. ”

Du Wei also said: "Of course, Director Gao is also right, our Chinese team is indeed a relatively young team. However, we also have the strength, I think our Chinese team still has a chance, at least the group can still qualify. ”

Du Wei said: "In this game, we will definitely strive for victory, which is very important for us to qualify from the group, very, very important. ”

Du Wei's words still make Chinese fans more satisfied, what Chinese fans want now is the hard work of the Chinese players, as long as the boys of the Chinese team do their best, they will be satisfied.

The biggest player in the Chinese team, Dongfang Chen, naturally also accepted an interview with media reporters, he is the object of crazy pursuit by media reporters, and he naturally can't escape the pursuit of media reporters.

In front of the media reporters, Dongfang Chen said: "Kuwait's strength is very good, but the strength of our Chinese team is not weak, this game is a game that cannot be lost for our Chinese team, this game, we must win!" Have to! ”

Dongfang Chen's words are loud, which makes Chinese fans and media reporters very happy, they just want to watch. This confidence of the Chinese men's football players. And the confidence that Dongfang Chen has come out of Xiàn makes them have a spectrum in their hearts.

Dongfang Chen continued: "Our group is indeed a relatively difficult group, but this can't stop our group from qualifying. From this game, we have to work hard to qualify from the group. ”

The players of the Chinese men's football team are still very confident about this game, at least in the pre-match interviews.

And the Kuwaiti side began to show weakness in the Russian-style collective, yes, the Kuwaiti team also began to show weakness.

The head coach of the Kuwait team, Goran Tufigzic, said in an interview with media reporters before the game: "The Chinese team is definitely the biggest dark horse in this Asian Cup, their strength is very strong, and they definitely don't want to be like the third-rate Asian ones they say!" Have you ever seen a third-tier Asian team that can beat France? ”

Goran Tufigzic continued: "Moreover, the Chinese team is also the champion of the East Asian semi-finals, and the teams in the top four of East Asia are all participating teams in this Asian Cup, including strong teams such as Japan and South Korea. China's draw with Japan in the East Asian Cup and a three-goal win over South Korea shows their strength, which is definitely not an opponent to be underestimated. ”

Goran Tufigezic also said: "This Chinese team is definitely the biggest opponent of our Kuwaiti team, and whether our Kuwaiti team can qualify from this group mainly depends on the results of the match against the Chinese team." ”

Goran Tufigzic also said: "The Chinese team has very strong players, such as their striker Dongfangchen, which is the strongest striker in Asia at this stage, and no team dares to underestimate him with him. China. ”

Goran Tufigejic continued: "We attach great importance to Dongfangchen, and we will definitely make targeted arrangements for Dongfang Chen in this game, hoping to watch him and not give him a chance. ”

It can be seen that Goran Tufigedzic is really showing weakness, and the weakness is very obvious, as if he is really very scared of the Chinese team.

Perhaps after receiving orders from Goran Tufigzic, the Kuwaiti players also tried their best to show weakness when they were interviewed by media reporters to confuse the Chinese team.

Mutawa, the absolute core of the Kuwaiti team, also said in an interview with media reporters: "The Chinese team is a very strong team, they will be the biggest opponent of our Kuwait team, we will definitely treat this team carefully, we must strive for victory." ”

Mutawa added: "Dongfang Chen in the Chinese team is a very strong player, we have to keep an eye on him, otherwise it will be really difficult for us to win this game. ”

Another core of the Kuwaiti team, Ennazi, also accepted an interview with media reporters, he said: "As our head coach said, the Chinese team is a difficult team to deal with, they will be the biggest dark horse in this Asian Cup, we must treat this opponent strictly, play seriously, and strive to win a game." If we win this game, I think we will be able to get out of the group with ease. ”

Ennazi also admired Dongfang Chen very much, he said: "Dongfang Chen in the Chinese team is very good, he is a very strong player, he will pose a great threat to our Kuwait team, we must try to keep an eye on him and not give him a chance." ”

The Kuwait team is showing weakness in an all-round way, which makes many foreign media think that Kuwait has no temper and even shows weakness to the Chinese team, which makes them look down on the Kuwait team, and even some media criticize the Kuwait team for not having the demeanor of the Gulf Cup champion at all.

However, there are still many people who support the Kuwait team, for example, when it comes to the head coach of the Uzbek team, he claims that the Chinese team is a very good team and is the biggest opponent of their Uzbek team.

At the same time, Ji Chengyong and Li Qinglong of the South Korean team also said that the pair is a very strong opponent, and this Chinese team must not be underestimated.

In such a situation, the match between the Kuwait team and the Chinese team is finally approaching and is about to officially begin.

Even in West Asia, there are still a lot of Chinese fans who go to the Al Gallafa Stadium to watch the stadium. The Chinese team's game, go to the scene to support the Chinese team.

Located in Qatar's Al Kharafah district, about 10 kilometres northwest of Doha, Al Gharafa Stadium was originally built in 1979 as the Al Ittihad Sports Centre and rebuilt in 2004 in preparation for the Asian Games in Doha.

Now home to Qatar's famous football club Al-Ittihad, the 25,000-seat Al Ghalafa Stadium hosted the Asian Games in 2006 and now hosts the Asian Cup in Qatar.

Today, Qatar's Al Al-Garrafa Stadium is not full, but there are more than 10,000 Chinese fans who came to the scene today, even more than Kuwaiti fans, and it is almost the home of the Chinese men's football team.