Vol 4 Chapter 581: Asia Star (7)

The Asian Cup is divided into four groups, a total of 16 teams, four seeded teams, respectively, the four teams that directly entered the World Cup through the World Cup qualifiers last year, namely China, Japan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. South Korea was unlucky. It didn't enter the qualifiers. After two death trips, it finally reached the World Cup tenaciously. But in the main match of the World Cup, it is a round trip just like Japan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. As a result, South Korea lost the four seeded teams of the Asian Cup.
The South Korean team, which was fourth in the World Cup five years ago, can be described as how high it flew at the beginning and how miserable it is now. But that's all, the point is that after South Korea, the first-class Asian team, was turned into a second-rate team, the other four seeded teams were scared: don't team up with me!
In the end? The Chinese team currently ranks highest among the four seeded teams, so the South Korean team ran into the Chinese team.
No matter how the Phoenix sheds hair, it is not a chicken!
Therefore, the Chinese team is like a big enemy, and most of the preparations are directed at the South Korean team.
Even Wang Ai didn't dare to be careless. It was also the South Korean team. Although Wang Ai believed that no one in the South Korean team could contain his performance, he did not dare to guarantee that leading the team would definitely defeat his opponent. Therefore, after this small exchange of off-site matters, Wang Ai himself was actively involved in preparations.
But no one thought that the "China-South Korea Peak Battle" that started on July 15 did not live up to its name. In the first half, the South Korean team fell behind 0:3. The course of the game was quite similar to the previous match against Malaysia. As soon as the game opened, Wang Ai used his best physical and mental moments to score two consecutive goals for the Chinese team with unstoppable dribbling and shooting. Before halftime, through cooperation with Shao Jiayi, Shao Jia finally passed a good ball from the bottom and Bai Guanghai finished in front of the goal.
After this first half, Wang Ai was replaced again in midfield. As a result, the Chinese team still played well, and the South Korean team only scored a goal before the end of the game.
Coach Jin Zhiyang, who was in charge of explaining the game at Beijing TV, said in a summary after the game: "My heart was hanging in the whole game. Even if Xiao Wang scored two goals, I was not completely relieved. Until the end of the game, it was the Korean team after all. I think most of our football players in the country have almost the same mentality as me. To be honest, is the Korean team weaker than before? Not necessarily, mainly because we are stronger than before. The strong is unexpected, but it is reasonable. In."
Coincidentally, the CCTV guest Zhang Lu who was responsible for the commentary of this game also expressed a similar view: "Winning the South Korean team, South Korea is also the first-class team in Asia. In essence, there is no absolute difference in strength with us, especially in the basis of football, In terms of football echelon. Of course, we who are soberly aware of the above gaps may still be surprised at defeating the Korean team so easily today. Because in the past, our Chinese football, oh, mainly refers to the Chinese men’s football. It’s time to let us disappointed. ."
On the surface, the comments of the two experts seem unremarkable, but the domestic football is in the final game between reformers and conservatives, so their speeches support a series of views of Wang Ai before, so in the second point of view. God immediately attracted a backlash from conservatives.
However, these quarrels in the rear cannot change the relaxed atmosphere in the front team. Two consecutive victories means that the group has qualified, the last opponent is Uzbekistan, the underdog. This is especially true for Wang Ai. All quarrels in the rear are based on the record ahead. As long as the Chinese team continues to move forward, the resistance of the conservatives will eventually vanish.
So after defeating the South Korean team, the Chinese team made more long-distance calls by accident. Most of the teammates used this time to contact the agents behind them, study the value of Wang Ai's conversation, and study what they should do. Contrary to what Wang Ai himself expected, no one in the national team despised his words, and no one regarded him as bragging. Although it was a bit bragging, Wang Ai's achievements lay there. How much can a person earn 800 million advertising fees a year? The better Bai Guanghai can make 20 to 30 million, and almost like Mao Jianqing, less than half a million. Wang Ai alone can top his hair more than a thousand times. Is he bragging about being Wang Ai?
The gap widened to such an extent, even if Wang Ai was nonsense, some people would worship. Even if what Wang Ai said proves to be unworkable in practice, someone will take the initiative to explain for him: He is right, you can't!
What's more, what Wang Ai said is the prevailing rule in Europe where commercial football is prosperous? It's just that our domestic commercial football atmosphere is not enough, and our agent is not professional enough so we don't realize it. But after what Wang Ai said, they combined their professionalism, vision, and the current situation of European and American football.
The teammates are busy, and Wang Ai is not idle either. Since he will be called to talk by the leader after returning to China, Wang Ai also has to make some preparations. No matter how acquainted with Yan Shiduo, no matter how small it is in private, that is also a leader! Leaders look for conversations, no matter how easy it is, it represents the organization, so Wang Ai is not serious. It’s just that Wang Ai doesn’t know much about the Chinese Super League, so during this time he has to analyze his experience in La Liga and the Premier League, but also to contact Huang Xin, talk to Zhao Junzhe and Li Tie, and try to speak before Yan Shiduo. There is something.
While all parties are busy, the last game of the group stage is coming. The opponent is the underdog Uzbekistan. The venue of the game is in Shah Alam. Due to suspension, injuries and other reasons, Ali Hahn dispatched Goalkeepers Li Leilei, central defender Luo Tongliang, Zhang Yaokun, bilateral defenders Zhang Yonghai and Sun Xiang, the midfielder is equipped with three intercepting midfielders from Zhao Xuri, Li Tie, and Zhou Haibin and one Wang Ai. They gave up playing the left and right side midfielders. The double forward is Dong Fang Zhuojia. Mao Jianqing.
All in all, this is a large-scale rotation with a kind of training nature.
The game was still relatively easy. Wang Ai still broke Uzbekistan’s goal within half an hour, but Dong Fangzhuo and Mao Jianqing didn’t cooperate well. Both young men were both proud and arrogant. They were three-pointers in the new generation of strikers. Second, it's a bit of a sign of mutual disobedience. So at halftime, neither of them scored, and of course Uzbekistan did not score.
Wang Ai was replaced as usual, replaced by the fourth young striker Cao Yang to warm up and train.
However, after twenty minutes of playing in the second half, the situation changed abruptly.
Uzbekistan equalized the score with two consecutive set-pieces within five minutes!