Grass roots glory

Chapter 971 The Host

The Chinese team finished the group stage very easily and returned to Brisbane again.

I won the first place in Group B, so the Chinese team will return here for the knockout round.

Speaking of which, it is really destined to be here, and the knockout opponent of the Chinese team has also come out.

Host Australia!
In the final round of the Group A group stage, Australia lost 0:1 to South Korea, and could only get second in the group and hit the Chinese team head-on.

The official website of the AFC made a key preview of this game. There is no doubt that this is the most focused matchup of the Asian Cup so far, the host and the defending champion.

The Australian media still felt that they had encountered a good opponent. During the limited training time before the game, the number of reporters was obviously more than that of the Chinese team in Brisbane. The Chinese reporters heard them chatting with each other: In their view, the Chinese team is still a good thing-to get rid of this more difficult opponent as soon as possible.

The Chinese reporters almost couldn't help laughing: Crazy enough!Haven't suffered from the Chinese team yet.

Australian coach Postkoglu also seemed confident. Although he acknowledged the strength of the Chinese team, he still couldn't hide his ambition.

"What we have to face is a strong opponent, the best players and the best coach, and they also have a lot of fans. But there is only one host for the Asian Cup, and we will definitely not accept a defeat at home, the champion Anything other than that would be imperfect."

If you say this, you don't say it, but compared with our old rivals Japan and South Korea, Chinese reporters are not so disgusted with Postkoglu's statement.

In addition to strength factors, the most important thing is that Australia's style can pose a threat to the Chinese team.

As an "outsider" in Asia, Australia has a completely European style, and its physical confrontation is extremely tough.I am not afraid of opponents coming hard, the only thing I am afraid of is this kind of playing style, if I am not prepared enough, I will suffer a hidden loss.In particular, several players in Europe were injured in the national team competition, and the impact on the club is not a joke.

Especially the Australian midfielder, what makes the media afraid is the opponent's main midfielder, Michael Jedinak, who plays for Crystal Palace.

Not surprisingly, he must be mainly focusing on Zhou Tiancheng. He has played against each other in the Premier League. The difference is that Zhou Tiancheng was surrounded by Fellaini, who was also a burly man. Jedinak did not occupy the Premier League. to what cheap.

But in the national team, Zhou Tiancheng can get limited protection. Even if a pure midfielder like Cai Huikang is arranged beside him, he will still be the most prominent one and the only focus of the opponent.

Just kidding, it must be the same in terms of height. Zhou Tiancheng's height can be called the first height on the field other than the goalkeeper.

What's more, Postkoglu formed a simple and direct 4-4-2 formation on the field today. It turned out that Jedinak appeared as the main midfielder in the midfield, and there was James Troisi, 32 years old, beside him. The bald veteran Bresciano plays the right midfielder, which is a tough style of play.

Lippi arranged Hao Junmin next to Zhou Tiancheng, and Wu Xi, a midfielder who played for Jiangsu Sainty, was characterized by being very alert and decisive in attacking from the back. Plugging in offensive awareness has become a rare presence among local players in the league.

The only thing Lippi emphasized was only one thing: to run the ball and play our rhythm.

"In this game, let go of your sense of superiority, and don't be obsessed with the skills under your feet. Many of their moves will definitely find your legs and sweep them directly. It will not be much easier than facing Brazil in the World Cup. In Asia, we are the most Great team, all eyes on us."

Lippi's warning is such a warning, and the reason is clear, but when facing Australian players with big beards, five big and three thick, they still subconsciously want to use technology to get rid of their opponents.

This is a manifestation of self-confidence, and the same is true for Zhou Tiancheng's close press against Jedinak. He subconsciously sideways to block his opponent behind him, and he is extremely confident in his ability to fight.

But Zhou Tiancheng's thinking is too simple, a kind person will never know how the opponent who wants to play tricks will plot against you.

Jedinak was very aware of Zhou Tiancheng's abilities, and never thought that he could win against Zhou Tiancheng with fighting skills. Just as Zhou Tiancheng turned sideways, he immediately fell to the ground and raised his leg. Tian Cheng let it go.

Obviously, it was not a subconscious behavior that could not be dealt with in time, but he had thought about it a long time ago. He even reacted before Lippi and Zheng Zhi on the coach's bench, and immediately raised his hand to signal after knocking down Zhou Tiancheng.

Bahrain referee Nassef only verbally warned, but did not show a yellow card. Perhaps it was the noisy environment at the scene, which was twice as many as the number of Chinese fans present, which made him unable to play hard. Or for other reasons, in short, Yedinak's yellow card action escaped due punishment.

Jedinak was "pardoned" by the referee and immediately became excited, chatting with captain Bresciano with a smile on his face.

The plan was successful.

Zhou Tiancheng got up slowly, and patted his shoulders one by one to appease his teammates: "It's nothing serious, stay steady, this is their home court."

Seeing Zhou Tiancheng's actions, He Wei couldn't help praising him: "So it's different with Zhou Tiancheng here. If the morale of the army can be stabilized, the referee must also consider the factors of the host country, but as long as we are stable, it will be fine. We are the only ones in Asia who beat the Chinese team."

This is domineering, but the Chinese team will be more confident if they can adjust.

Zhou Tiancheng just smiled. This kind of intensity is far from that of a top midfield meat grinder like Harvey Martinez.

The opponent wants to shock, but the Chinese team will naturally not give up control of the ball because of such a move by the opponent, it's just that Zhou Tiancheng has a long-term mind.

As soon as he got the ball, the opponent came up from behind and put a shovel. Zhou Tiancheng lowered his center of gravity in advance to dodge. Jedinak poked the ball. Scratched on his foot.

Stealthy and fast, and then the two fell to the ground together, but Yedinak's condition was not so good.

The spikes cut across the calf, and the leg guard was cut open, leaving a not-so-deep blood mark on the calf.

Yedinak could only step off the field for the time being, and the originally quite lively home momentum suddenly weakened a lot, turning into boos.

However, the Chinese fans did not show weakness, and confronted each other with cheers and banners one after another.

Of course, it won't have any effect on Zhou Tiancheng, he has seen this kind of scene a lot.

Host?
Do you have a lot of face?
(End of this chapter)