Chapter 79: 1 out of 8 finals

Although the Chinese Football Association has refuted the rumors that "If the Chinese team fails to qualify in the group stage, Dong Jianhai will dismiss" rumors that have been posted on the Internet, it said that there is no such thing.
However, fans are still more willing to believe the revelations of "insiders" on the Internet.
But this also caused them to fall into the same ambivalence as Hu Lai’s mother:
Should they want the Chinese team to be out of the Asian Cup group, or to qualify?
The Chinese team qualified, and Dong Jianhai's success in renewing his life was something they didn't want to see.
However, the Chinese team was out of the group, and the unbeaten World Cup team became a laughing stock, which is also what they don't want to see.
Shi Wuyin, one of the parties involved in various rumors, also issued a personal statement through the "Goal" website at this time.
In the statement, he thanked the Chinese fans for their love and support, but he also said that after leading the team to play in the World Cup, he deeply felt the lack of personal ability. Next, he will turn his energy to recharging and improving his learning.
The implication is "I am not interested in coaching the national team again, don't bother me".
The words are very tactful, but everyone understands the meaning very clearly.
This disappointed those who still expected Shi Wuyin to come out to put out the fire.
Some people even uttered some extreme words in extreme disappointment.
Of course, such people were quickly rushed by the real Chinese fans. After all, no one knows whether those silly forks who say "cherish the feathers, but they do not expect to give guidance and emphasize personal fame over the future of Chinese football, which is somewhat disappointing" are real fans or sunspots who specialize in rhythm. .
As long as the real fans still have a brain, they know that they can't let this kind of silly fork represent themselves.
This is the same as giving up seats on buses and subways. I didn't sit in the seat for the sick and disabled. It made people feel emotional, and it was natural not to let them go. I couldn't engage in moral kidnapping.
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Under such circumstances, in the final round of the group stage, the Chinese team faced the almost fully naturalized Philippine team. After 90 minutes of fierce battle, the Chinese team finally won the opponent by a score of 2:1.
Both goals of the Chinese team were scored by Hu Lai, and he also led the Asian Cup scorer list with four goals.
With these two goals from Hu Lai, the Chinese team won the battle of life and death and also qualified to qualify for the group.
It's just that because they lost to Iraq in the first round, the Chinese team is not as good as Iraq in terms of points and can only qualify as second in the group.
This allowed them to encounter a powerful Japanese team in the eighth-finals.
There is no need to introduce more, just the three words "Japan team" are enough to explain how desperate this eighth final is.
The Chinese team, which is not in the best state, wants to fight with the strongest lineup of the Japanese team, and it is almost certain to lose!
This result also highlights the lethality of the accidental loss of the Chinese team to Iraq in the first group match-if the Chinese team can get the first place in the group, their opponent in the eighth-finals will be the Thai team.
Although the Thai team is also a strong team in Southeast Asian football, it is obviously much easier to deal with than the Japanese team.
In addition to stronger opponents, the situation of the Chinese team is also worrying.
I won’t say anything about losing the ball again in the game.
Team captain Yao Huasheng lost his balance and fell to the ground after competing with his opponent for a header. At that time, Dong Jianhai had already used up three substitutions, so Yao Huasheng could only deal with it briefly, then fixed his shoulders with bandages and continued to fight.
It is not yet known whether he can catch up with the Japanese team in the eighth-finals in three days.
In addition to Yao Huasheng, Xia Xiaoyu was also injured in the game. It is precisely because of his injury that Dong Jianhai used the last substitution place, so that Yao Huasheng could not be replaced and could only fight with injuries.
However, Xia Xiaoyu's situation is better. After inspection after the game, it was only a minor injury, which will not affect his participation in the game against the Japanese team.
It is Yao Huasheng's injury that affects people's hearts even more. After all, the defense of the Chinese team is not very good. If the main central defender can no longer play, the ghost knows what it will be like by the Japanese team.
There is no Yao Huasheng or Lin Zhiyuan on the back line, and Wang Guangwei alone is hard to support.
And from the perspective of this Asian Cup, although training in high-level leagues can also improve his own level, Wang Guangwei still obviously lacks game training. After moving to Eldrea, he has only played in two games. Get the opportunity to play off the bench. Once it was the Coppa Italia and once it was the league.
There are too few opportunities to compete, and just training makes it difficult for him to maintain a good enough state.
Defender and goalkeeper are two very special positions. Unless the main player is injured or the lineup is rotated, it is difficult to get a chance to play. However, Eldrea’s two main central defenders have a stable performance and are not injured. In addition, a non-rich team like Eldrea does not need to rotate the lineup, so Wang Guangwei’s chances of playing are few. Not much.
Before the Asian Cup, Chinese fans, Chinese football managers, and the media were all optimistic. It is believed that after the Chinese players have been trained abroad, their strength will be greatly improved, and the overall strength of the Chinese team will definitely improve, and they are fully capable of competing with strong teams such as Japan, South Korea and Iran.
Even if Wang Guangwei rarely plays at the club, but he has received high-level training, it’s no problem—I didn’t see Luo Kai’s first season in Veronica with few chances to play, and his performance in the World Cup was also very good. NS?
It turns out that training is training and competition is competition. The two are still incomparable, and they are the same...
The only good news is that the Chinese team's offensive combination in the frontcourt is in good condition-Hu Lai's two goals were assisted by Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai.
In addition to the lack of performance in the first game, the remaining two group matches scored six goals, the Chinese team's offensive firepower has not dropped too much.
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When Yao Huasheng knocked on the door of his room, Dong Jianhai seemed surprised: "Why don't you rest in the room, Dayao?"
"Guide Dong, I don't want to miss the game with the Japanese team." Yao Huasheng said straightforwardly.
"Oh, but your injury is not allowed..." Dong Jianhai pointed to Yao Huasheng's shoulder and shook his head.
There is still a bandage on him, and he can see a bulge on his shoulder, which is a misplaced acromioclavicular joint.
A slight movement of the shoulder will cause severe pain, and there is no way to play in this situation.
"I can play closed." Yao Huasheng obviously had a countermeasure already in mind.
"Dayao, you are not a simple dislocation, it is a third degree acromioclavicular dislocation, a torn acromioclavicular ligament strain. What you need to do is rest and recuperate, and then perform surgery after the swelling has subsided. Otherwise, sequelae will be left... "Dong Jianhai disagreed.
After the match against the Philippines, Yao Huasheng accepted a careful inspection, and finally reached this conclusion that both Dong Jianhai and Hong Renjie had big heads:
The right shoulder acromioclavicular dislocation is three degrees and must be treated surgically, and the recovery period is generally three months.
This means that Yao Huasheng will also bid farewell to the Asian Cup in advance.
"After the Asian Cup, I will go for surgery, guided by Dong. Besides, even if I have to do surgery, I can't do it now. Don't I have to wait for the swelling to disappear? It will take at least a week to reduce the swelling. So I will play the next one. The game does not affect my surgery." Yao Huasheng was very determined.
Dong Jianhai frowned, his expression hesitant.
Upon seeing this, Yao Huasheng further said: "Guide Dong, I know that we did not play well in this Asian Cup. As the captain, I am responsible. Our opponent in the eighth-finals is the Japanese team. If it is another opponent, forget it, but The Japanese team..."
At this point, his tone has changed: "Since the 2004 Asian Cup final, I have been waiting for this game!"
In the 2004 Asian Cup final, Yao Huasheng was only eleven years old and did not participate in that Asian Cup as a player.
But in that final, he watched the audience as a caddie from the sidelines.
It was the day of shame in Chinese football and he will never forget it.
Dong Jianhai just bowed his head in silence, but still did not make a statement.
"Originally, when I finished the World Cup, I was thinking about applying the experience I accumulated in the World Cup to the Asian Cup, and then bringing the young people around. But I didn’t expect it to be like this, and our defense became the biggest problem. ..."
Yao Huasheng laughed self-deprecatingly~EbookFREE.me~ and then said: "I hope Director Dong will give me another chance and a chance to make up for my achievements. This is my last Asian Cup. I really don’t want to. Say goodbye."
Dong Jianhai sighed: "Forget it! Just kick it if you want!"
"Thank you Dong Gui, and I hope you don't tell other people about my injury."
Dong Jianhai stared at Yao Huasheng deeply, then nodded: "Okay, I told Yuan Bo not to speak out."
Yuan Bo is the team leader of the team doctor. Because the inspection results just came out not long ago, the three of them, Yuan Bo, Dong Jianhai, and the team leader Hong Renjie, know how Yao Huasheng's injuries are. The outside world is still just speculation.
Yao Huasheng, who was promised, finally reappeared with a smile on his face, and once again expressed his gratitude to Dong Jianhai.
However, Dong Jianhai waved his hand in a bad mood, and blasted Yao Huasheng out: "Go back and rest!"
(End of this chapter)