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The schedule of the Asian Cup is not strict. After all, if you qualify from the group stage, you will be the top eight, and if you win another game, you will be the top four.

After an unforgettable injury to the South Korean team, the Chinese team became the first team to enter the semi-finals, and their opponents in the semi-finals will appear between Japan and the United Arab Emirates.

The other half is Australia vs. Saudi Arabia and Iran vs. North Korea.

For Chinese fans, what they look forward to most is undoubtedly one thing.

It doesn't matter if you meet Japan in the semi-finals or the final, it doesn't matter if you meet anyone, whether it's Iran or Australia, they all have a high winning percentage against the Chinese team, and now, the Chinese team has to recover bit by bit!
Voting on the Internet by major websites indicated that all fans hope to meet Japan in the semi-finals—they have already beaten South Korea [-]-[-], if they beat Japan [-]-[-] to [-] or something, then It was so cool.

Under such circumstances, it seems that Japan does not want to lose as badly as South Korea. In the second quarter-finals, the Japanese team and the UAE have been entangled until the last moment, and the two sides drew two in 10 minutes Two draws, no goals in overtime, and finally in the penalty shootout, the Japanese team lost to the United Arab Emirates [-]-[-] and missed the semi-finals!
"Damn it, did Little Japan run away?" Many Chinese fans were dumbfounded and thought.

However, in this Asian Cup, the Japanese national team does not seem to pay special attention to it. Few overseas players have returned. Basically, they are mainly young players from the domestic league. The goal is to challenge the world. They have not paid much attention to competitions in Asia except for the World Cup qualifiers, especially after winning the fourth Asian Cup and becoming the Asian team that has won the most championships. The Cup often becomes their training arena.

However, in the eyes of Chinese fans, this is the game where the Japanese team began to fear the Chinese national team, for fear of being smashed by the Chinese team and deliberately lost the game!

For a while on the Internet, there will be ridicule of Japanese football, but inside the Chinese team, they have maintained a certain degree of calm.

"It's fine if Japan didn't make it to the semi-finals. Anyway, this is not the strongest Japan. It doesn't mean much to win... The UAE is not a weak team, but they are quite different from us as a whole. Apart from winning this game In addition, we must prepare well for the next finals.”

Gao Yuan said this during the team training, which made the players of the Chinese team feel very happy, and they took it for granted.

The United Arab Emirates is not considered a first-class team in Asia. In fact, they have always been in the second-tier position. They can often win against first-class teams, but they are not stable enough.

Such a team is not difficult for the current Chinese team to deal with. After all, their overall strength is limited. Even if they break out, it is difficult to shake the level of the Chinese team. However, in this game, the biggest problem facing the Chinese team is the problem of yellow cards. .

The cards received in the group stage will not be brought into the knockout stage, but the cards received in the quarter-finals of the South Korean team are effective. In that game, both sides actually fought hard, so eat There are also a lot of cards, and the on-duty referee's penalties are relatively severe, so both sides received a lot of cards. Jin Shucheng of the Chinese team was suspended for one game after accumulating two yellow cards.

In addition, the players of the Chinese team who have cards include right back Meng Zhaohui, center back Mu Qing, midfielder Zhong Bo and midfielder Yu Yingrui. They are almost the entire midfield. If they get another card, they will be suspended. Considering that the opponent in the final is very likely to be either Australia or Iran, if the main players are suspended more, then the combat power will definitely be greatly affected.

So this game is a very severe test for Gao Yuan's tactical arrangement.

Fortunately, the opponent in this game is actually not very strong.

As I said before, the UAE has never been considered a first-rate team in Asia, but a second-rate team, or a quasi-first-rate team. In the quarter-finals, they also fought Japan in a penalty shootout, and then The exhausted journey from the south to the imperial capital was enough for them to toss.

More importantly, in order to defeat Japan, they also suffered heavy losses. Although not all Japanese players have come, the players are not bad, and they are all technical players. Yes, the referees in this Asian Cup are generally strict. Their main attacker was sent off because of two yellow cards.

In the eyes of Chinese fans, this semi-final is completely tantamount to going through the motions. The only thing the Chinese team has to guarantee is not to have too many players suspended in the final, which will damage their strength.

And the starting lineup announced by the Chinese team before the start of the semi-finals also made everyone feel that Gao Yuan obviously took this into consideration...

The goalkeeper opened the book, defenders Bai Zhixun, Zuo Feng, Xu Botao, Song Pengju, midfielders Shen Wei, Gao Mingyuan, Bu Qingyun, forwards Wan Lishan, Sun Chuci, Su Yuze.

This lineup can be described as clean and flawless, not a single player has a yellow card. However, compared with the main lineup at the beginning of the Asian Cup, only goalkeeper Zhang Kaijuan, left back Zuo Feng, midfielder Bu Qingyun and forward Wan Lishan remained. The four main players, and the others are all players who have not entered the main lineup before. In such a game, can the tacit understanding really be guaranteed?
Therefore, many commentators feel that Gao Yuan is too careless. After all, although the previous wins were very good, the United Arab Emirates should not be the opponent of the Chinese team, but such a team with a lack of tacit understanding can really achieve good results. ?

However, the final result of the game proved that the current Chinese team is not just a strong main lineup, their strength is all-round!
Although there are only four Qianshan players in this lineup, and they are scattered on the four lines, there is no problem with the cooperation between the other players in the list. In terms of midfield, they only need to be obedient, while Bu Qingyun In the case of a lot of balls, he can better express his scoring ability.

Less than 5 minutes into the first half, the Chinese team scored the first goal. Su Yuze broke through and was tripped by the opposing defender. The Chinese team won a free kick. Wan Lishan made a beautiful arc with his right foot under the cover of Bu Qingyun The ball, the UAE goalkeeper can't make a save!
Twenty minutes later, there was another free kick in an excellent position. When the opponent's attention was on Wan Lishan, Bu Qingyun showed his free kick skills that were not inferior to Wan Lishan's. The ball also drew A beautiful arc flew directly into the dead corner of the goal!

Two free kicks scored twice, so that the UAE's original fighting spirit has begun to slacken, and the Chinese team's offense has begun to perform even better.

Soon after the start of the second half, Bu Qingyun took the ball and sent a direct pass. After receiving the ball, Su Yuze broke into the penalty area and knocked the ball back near the baseline. Sun Chuci followed up with a push and scored, [-]-[-].

After gaining a three-goal lead, the Chinese team began to slow down their offensive rhythm. They seemed to think that such an opponent was boring to fight. Gao Yuan was also constantly changing players. Bu Qingyun was replaced by him after a three-goal lead. , but it was not Zhu Yucheng who replaced him, but Luo Hao.

"It seems that Gao Yuan doesn't want Zhu Yucheng to play...but it's normal. In this national team, the most awkward position is actually Zhu Yucheng. After all, his position and role overlap with Bu Qingyun, plus Bu Qingyun's offensive The special status of the core, as long as there is only one such player. If Zhu Yucheng hadn't made trouble in the team, I am afraid that Gao Yuan would not consider bringing Zhu Yucheng to the national team... Such a choice is undoubtedly wise. For a team, unity is more important than anything else." The commentator said with a sigh.

There is no doubt that the Chinese national team has been quite successful so far in this Asian Cup, but amidst the success, many people seem so frustrated.

Of the 23 members of the national team, after the semi-finals ended, 20 of them had played. Except for the two goalkeepers, Zhu Yucheng was the only player who hadn't played. Luo Hao, the last substitute on the front line, also played more than 20 minutes in the game against the UAE, at least he did not sit on the bench.

It is normal for a goalkeeper to be a substitute. It is not uncommon for a team to participate in a cup match, and even if they win the championship, they only use one goalkeeper. I don't think it's a target. After all, the goalkeeper only needs to have one main force, and the two substitutes are just for backup.

Under such circumstances, the only non-goalkeeper member who has not played is very conspicuous.

Not counting the fans, it is a bit of a pity. After all, Zhu Yucheng's performance in the past few years is obvious to all. Even in that powerful Yilan team, his status is very important. There is a stronger Bu Qingyun at the core position, which makes his position too awkward.

If the performance of the Chinese team is not good, or if it is not good enough, then maybe more people will sympathize with Zhu Yucheng, or think that Zhu Yucheng should also be included in the main lineup. However, with the wonderful performance of the Chinese team so far, No matter how loyal Zhu Yucheng's fans are, they can't say that Zhu Yucheng should be in the main lineup.

So they could only regret it, and put aside Zhu Yucheng, the most frustrated person, and focused on cheering for the Chinese team.

finals.

The Chinese football team has entered the final of the Asian Cup for the third time in history.

They lost the previous two games, and the losses were quite unfair. For the Chinese football team, it is also a shame that needs to be washed away!