The strongest winger

Chapter 904
China's 4-0 victory over Jordan to advance to the semi-finals of the No.15 Qatar Asian Cup is the expected result of everyone.

This makes those Chinese fans who temporarily go to Qatar from China very happy, because they feel that their efforts are rewarded. As long as the Chinese team defeats the winner of South Korea and Iran in the next semi-final, they can enter the Asian Cup final again after seven years!

The most gratifying thing is that the captain Ai Luo scored seven goals in the four games of the Chinese team, three goals ahead of the second-ranked teammates Gao Lin and South Korea's Koo Ja-cheol, and will likely be the top scorer of this Asian Cup.

Moreover, Ai Luo equaled the record of seven goals in a single Asian Cup created by Iranian player Fariba and South Korean player Choi Chun-ho in Kuwait Asian Cup in 1980, and is only one goal away from the record of eight goals in a single Asian Cup set by Iranian striker Ali Daei in 1996 in the UAE Asian Cup.

Chinese fans are full of confidence in Ai Luo getting the top scorer of this Asian Cup, because he can get the top scorer in the top European and world top competitions, so it is difficult to get the top scorer of the Asian Cup?
The only suspense is whether Ai Luo can break the record of scoring eight goals in a single session created by Ali Daei.

The Asian media is also quite concerned about this. After all, existence beyond history will always attract countless eyeballs. For example, when Aiello broke the single-season scoring record of La Liga, the single-season scoring record of the Champions League and the single-season scoring record of the Premier League.

Of the nine Asian Cup finals the Chinese team participated in in the past, six of them entered the semi-finals and two entered the finals.

In 1992, Japan won the Asian Cup championship for the first time in history with the advantage of the host country, and then began a detailed [-]-year training plan, transforming from the big team that was casually ravaged by the Chinese team in the past to the top Asian team.

The men’s basketball team is a good example. The Chinese team with Yao Ming is a world-class team. The Olympic Games and the Men’s Basketball World Championships can enter the quarter-finals. However, in 2009, Yao Ming was injured in the Western Conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs and his left foot was broken. This led to reimbursement for the entire season, and it may even have a huge impact on his entire career. According to reliable sources, he is likely to retire.

As Yao Ming faded out of NBA vision, the level of the national team declined. In 2009, they even lost to Iran for the first time in the final of the Men's Basketball Asian Championships, which was a humiliating battle. In the 2010 Men's Basketball World Championships, the group failed to advance with one win and five losses, which made countless Chinese basketball fans very sad.

It is difficult to develop a country’s basic football level without a championship background. Therefore, many fans have the mentality of going to Qatar to experience the Chinese team winning the Asian Cup. This will increase domestic parents’ recognition of their children’s professional football career, and fundamentally solve the problem of the population base for football choices.

After the Chinese team beat Jordan with four goals, the head coach Zaccheroni, who led Japan to advance to the semi-finals, consciously kept his mouth shut, because he led Japan and Jordan in the second round of Group B. If it weren’t for Yoshida Asahi’s No. 90-minute contribution, Japan’s undefeated golden body in this Asian Cup would have been broken long ago.

Although Japan’s 1:1 draw with Jordan and China’s 4:0 Jordan cannot be confused, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the competitive state of the Chinese players is very good. In addition, this period of time is the period when the players in the European League are on the rise. Many players in the Japanese team are playing domestically. The J-League is in a league truce at this stage, and the competitive state is not at its peak...

At this time, countless Asian media praised the Chinese team. They scored an astonishing 3 goals in four games, averaging 5 goals per game. What is even more incredible is that they did not concede a goal.

Therefore, the championship temperament of the Chinese team is stronger than that at the end of the group stage, and the media who previously questioned whether the Chinese team can advance to the next round have also kept their mouths shut. Coupled with the selective neglect of the Japanese coach Zaccheroni, it proves that the Chinese team is the most champion of this Asian Cup.

第二天进行的两场1/4决赛结果也出来了，韩国1：0力克伊朗，澳大利亚1：0险胜卫冕冠军伊拉克。

In other words, the two semi-final matches of this Asian Cup will be presented to the public.

China VS South Korea, Japan VS Australia.

But before that, the West Asian media was quite confused. The four quarter-finals of this year’s Asian Cup were all battles between East Asian teams and West Asian teams.

But there are also some senior reporters who know the root cause. As East Asian countries attach importance to youth training, more and more young players have emerged and successfully succeeded. On the other hand, the West Asian teams have been fighting all day long. The national team is old and young.
In this regard, the Chinese media secretly delighted.

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Ancelotti, who is far away in the Iberian Peninsula, always pays attention to the news of the Asian Cup. He really hopes that the Chinese team will lose to Jordan in the quarter-finals, because Ai Luo and Wang Xiaolei will return to the team early. It is about to face Real Madrid at home in the Copa del Rey semi-finals in the middle of the week. Without this absolute core, it is really difficult to deal with opponents.

But the result disappointed Ancelotti. The Chinese team beat Jordan 4-0 to advance to the semi-finals.

This also means that the Chinese team still has two games, and they will definitely miss the Copa del Rey semi-final at home against Real Madrid and the away game against Racing Santander on the [-]st of next month.

"Why-!"

Ancelotti sighed, hope had been shattered in the end, so he could only focus on the Copa del Rey semi-final without Ai Luo and Wang Xiaolei.

Back to Qatar, Gao Hongbo, the head coach of the Chinese team, looked a little ugly when he learned that the opponent in the semi-finals was the South Korean team.

It’s not that the strength of the Chinese team is inferior to that of the South Korean team. It’s that the Chinese team has been invincible against South Korea for 1978 years since it lost 0:1 to South Korea in 33. The two sides have played against each other three times in the history of the Asian Cup, with one draw and two losses.

Thinking of this unbearable time, Gao Hongbo, who was once the main striker of the Chinese team, secretly gritted his teeth and vowed in his heart that he would get rid of his shame in the next Asian Cup semi-finals. According to recent media rumors, it is only a matter of time before the Chinese team wins the championship. No matter whether it is South Korea, Japan, or Australia, they cannot prevent the Chinese team from winning the final Asian Cup championship.

In this regard, Gao Hongbo is convinced.

There is only one step away from the final, and any team will not give up this opportunity. The same is true for the South Korean team that entered the semi-finals. Their head coach Zhao Guanglai said in an interview with reporters: "The Chinese team is indeed very strong. I do not deny this, but don't forget... The Chinese team has not won against the South Korean team for 33 years. Any team will sometimes fall into a strange circle. Look at England for 43 years. Defeat the opponent in the final and win the third Asian Cup championship in Korean history!"

Manchester United star Park Ji-sung also talked about the game against the Chinese team in an interview with reporters. He said: "In the eyes of many people, the Chinese team is invincible now, but we are playing a football game, and the biggest feature of football games is uncertainty. Everyone is optimistic about the Chinese team, but we think the great South Korea is the ultimate winner."

After hearing Park Ji-sung's confidence in winning, the South Korean media immediately felt that South Korea's victory over the Chinese team was really exciting. After all, the results of football games are really unpredictable. In many cases, it may not be the superior team that wins the game. In addition, they do not think that the Korean team as a whole is obviously inferior to the Chinese team.

Former Tottenham Korean star Lee Young-pyo was interviewed by reporters. He talked normally about the result of the two people's possible meeting. He said: "The captain of the Chinese team is a famous star in the world. He is very strong. It is difficult to rely on an individual to defend him. Therefore, we will rely on a strong team to limit him. You must know that we Koreans are best at running. I believe that the final winner must be the Republic of Korea!"

Famous Korean football stars have expressed their confidence in the next Asian Cup semi-finals one after another. How could the Chinese team not respond?
The current Dortmund vice-captain Feng Xiaoting completely disdains Li Rongpyo's statement: "Some people are already old, and their words are a bit old-fashioned. If a strong team can make up for the shortcomings of the whole team, then Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal... These teams will not lose one after another! Japan will not be double-killed by us in the two rounds of the 2009 World Cup qualifiers!"

Originally, the war was between China and South Korea, but the Japanese media was upset when they heard Feng Xiaoting mention Japan's record. If your two teams are going to play in the semi-finals, what does it matter to us in Japan?

Lying down and being shot for no reason, and what's more speechless is that he can't refute, this is suffocating enough.

Indeed, for the current Chinese players, it is a great shame to lose against South Korea in the past 33 years. How can a powerful China ignore the opportunity to avenge its shame?
In the face of confident South Korean players, Chinese players can't avoid responding.

Unknowingly, Chinese players started a war of words with Korean players.

(End of this chapter)