Grass roots glory

Chapter 967
The second game of the group stage is still in Brisbane, at the Brisbane Stadium.The Chinese team faced their second opponent, Uzbekistan.

If you want to say that this opponent is the enemy of the Chinese team, there are more topics.Every time the World Preliminaries and the Asian Cup will meet, this is the third consecutive Asian Cup where the two teams are divided into one group.

And every time the Chinese media wants to mention the 2007 Asian Cup, before that, the Chinese team met Uzbekistan, and they were beaten. Only the three consecutive goals in 10 minutes was regarded as the most painful lesson.

The Chinese team returned the last Asian Cup, but at most it was a tie.

This time it is more beneficial to the Chinese team. It is still at the Brisbane Stadium, and the Chinese team is waiting for work in place.

Uzbekistan coach Babayan is much more low-key. He took the team captain and 35-year-old main goalkeeper Nesterov to the press conference. The game was not in my plans... It may seem absurd, but it is true, we have not played against the top four teams in the World Cup. Although this is an old rivalry, the Chinese team is completely different now. "

It seems that Babayan is the most sober one. He has played against the Chinese team frequently in the Asian Cup and World Preliminaries. He has participated in the last five games and should have the most say.

However, the Chinese media smelled danger, and the wind direction before the game was different, and they all reminded the Chinese team to be vigilant.The opponent didn't mention tactics at all, but kept showing weakness.To put it plainly...beware of dogs that don't bark!

In the locker room before the game, Babayan kept tapping on the tactical board to talk about the key points. This posture didn't seem to count where it hits at all, and it was very targeted.

"Attack over their midfield, remember, if you want to take the initiative, don't try to beat Zhou Tiancheng in the midfield, go over the midfield and directly face their defense line, their backcourt is not like a midfielder Powerful, you should have a deep understanding."

Several Uzbekistan players nodded slightly. A pair of main central defenders, Ismailov and Klimets, have played or are playing in the Super League.

Uzbekistan's tactics are simple and straightforward. Maybe Babayan knows that the chances of getting three points are very slim, but he is still very interested in scoring one point.

And he knows that defending is not the way to fight for a point, so from the beginning he arranged offensive tactics to try to break the goal of the Chinese team.

It is a rare opportunity to watch two Asian Cup group matches in the same stadium. The overseas Chinese in Brisbane and the fans of the Chinese team are blessed, so they did their best without reservation when cheering for the Chinese team.

The atmosphere is naturally not to be pickled, and it is completely worthy of the scene, which is more intense than imagined.

Uzbekistan put on a big offensive posture, which was unexpected by everyone before the game.

Lippi made a change in the midfield. The two partners around Zhou Tiancheng kept Hao Junmin, and Huang Bowen on the other side was replaced by Shanghai SIPG midfielder Cai Huikang. A rare player with a pure animal waist.

Lippi's tactical intention in arranging him to play is obvious. To assist Zhou Tiancheng, we have no reason to lose to the opponent. Even if the opponent directly hits the defense with a long pass from the central defender, Cai Huikang can withdraw to help protect, while Zhou Tiancheng will go up. Pressing the central defender, Hao Junmin swims back and forth in the middle, responsible for the connection between the front and back courts.

Zhou Tiancheng's high pressure in the frontcourt is not just rushing up to surround him. Even if he is at the front of the opponent's penalty area, he still exerts high-intensity physical pressure on the opponent's defender. This is beyond Ismailov's expectations.

He also wanted to hold Zhou Tiancheng at the front of the penalty area to observe the frontcourt, find a suitable counter point and directly counterattack with a long pass, but Zhou Tiancheng couldn't hold back the pressure on him at all.

Zhou Tiancheng took the ball under his control at the fastest speed while bringing down Ismailov, took a step forward, and blocked Klimetz, who was defending him, behind him.

Facing Nesterov at close range, Zhou Tiancheng calmly pushed the ball into the lower right corner of the goal. For him, all this was without difficulty.

The Uzbekistan players surrounded the referee. They thought it was a foul and it was an unreasonable penalty.However, no indication was received.

"Zhou Tiancheng's first goal in this Asian Cup, although a bit late, did not delay the matter, and such a goal is easier to destroy the opponent's defense than rushing all the way. See Ismailov in a hurry The appearance of complaining in a panic... It is estimated that this ball has made him unable to calm down, and he has never seen such a physical confrontation, which is completely beyond his cognition."

The complaint was fruitless, but the important thing is that the Chinese team has already grabbed the advantage in the score, and it just kicked off Uzbekistan.

But Babayan still sat firmly as a mountain, and even waved his hand with a smile. This situation was completely within his expectations. His team could not keep the ball against the Chinese team. He believed that there were not many teams in Asia. can do it.

What he wants to see is to continue this tactic after losing the ball... To take a step back, it would be good to fight for the right to qualify for the last game of the group stage against Saudi Arabia.

Uzbekistan's main midfielder, Ahmedov, took the initiative to retreat, and consciously assisted Ismailov to play a long pass. Seeing that the Chinese team pushed forward again and Zhou Tiancheng was in front of him, he was very happy. Confident, he is not worried about losing the ball, even if he loses, he is confident that Zhou Tiancheng will not make a quick counterattack in front of him.

Ahmedov plays for the Russian Super League team Krisnodar, and his playing style is as simple and tough as the Russian Super League style.

However, the situation was different from what he had imagined. He wanted to create a space in the backcourt, but when the man passed by, the ball was left behind by Zhou Tiancheng's outstretched leg.

In 2 minutes, two consecutive frontcourt counterattacks were successful. This time Zhou Tiancheng passed a cross to Hao Junmin, and Hao Junmin slammed into the penalty area. Wu Sanshi and Jiang Hao keenly grabbed the same point, and both wanted to grab it. With a beat of rhythm, the goal was credited to his own account. As a result, Wu Sanshi hit the crossbar with a bang. The opportunity was close at hand, but it ended in a slightly regrettable way.

"Oh! Oh, Sanshi and Jiang Hao, I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. I could finish a game in 10 minutes, but now this time has to be postponed."

The fans couldn't help laughing when they heard He Wei's joke.

Uzbekistan, ranked fifth in Asia, in 10 minutes?

"It's so cruel. Is this the Chinese team? Where is the opponent? It's a child with one knife."

"AFC: My friends in the village reported a RMB player, and the game can no longer be played. UEFA: Come to us, they are all recharged VIP users. Spain, Germany, France: Object, so what shall we do? "

There are some people who tease the Chinese team in the post bar that they can consider leaving Asia and entering Europe to play in the European Cup. Of course, some fans prefer to be more realistic and make fun of Uzbekistan. This team has a concise nickname among Chinese fans "Wuji".

In the past, it was only a homonym for the name, but now...

"Uzi has really turned into a black-bone chicken... Hahaha, it's actually not bad, the black-bone chicken soup is great tonic, after making this bowl of black-bone chicken soup, it will end with an average of three goals per game, don't win too much, people also want to save face!"

(End of this chapter)