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Chapter 559 Defending the Asian Cup

Super Yang Yang, present the lore ball at the critical moment!
Losing two consecutive Asian Cups to one player, the Japanese coach said frankly that the Chinese superstar could not stop it!

Two passes and one shot, the Chinese superstar shines in the Asian Cup!
Japan equalized twice to highlight the fighting spirit, but the national football team holds invincible magic soldiers!
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On the second day of the game, the national media reported on the national authoritative party newspapers and TV stations, as well as regional TV stations and county and city newspapers, all reporting that the Chinese team narrowly beat Japan [-]-[-] and once again reached the crucial battle of the Asian Cup final.

Yang Yang's outstanding performance in this game once again aroused the appreciation and heated discussions of domestic fans.

This is Yang Yang's second Asian Cup.

Three years ago, Yang Yang was only 17 years old, but he had already shown his strength better than other Asian players, and was elected as the best player in the Asian Cup. Now, three years later, Yang Yang once again showed his amazing strength.

Before the final, Yang Yang only played four games for the Chinese team, but he has already scored seven goals and provided three assists.

It can be said that he is the number one contributor to the Chinese team's ability to enter the finals.

The authoritative party newspaper publicly stated that Yang Yang stood up at the critical moment and led the Chinese team to break through the siege of Japan and reach the final again. At the same time, it also made the Chinese team once again the number one favorite to win the Asian Cup.

Because in another game, Iraq unexpectedly drew Saudi Arabia [-]-[-], and defeated the opponent in the penalty shootout, which was a big upset and went all the way to the final.

When China meets Iraq, everyone believes that the Chinese team is a veritable favorite.

"Because he has just experienced a brilliant and dazzling season, Yang Yang is still in the adjustment period of his state and physical fitness, but it is obvious that Yang Yang, who is not in his best state at all, still has the top strength that surpasses other players in Asia."

"Whether it is Iran, South Korea, or Japan, they have not been able to find an effective way to restrain Yang Yang."

"The head coach of the Japanese team, Osim, threatened before the game that the Japanese team had found a way to freeze Yang Yang, but it turned out that Yang Yang couldn't stop him at all. Osim also had to admit after the game that Yang Yang couldn't be stopped."

"Osim said that Yang Yang is too comprehensive. He has almost no obvious weaknesses. He can pass from the bottom, cut inside and hit the goal.

"Osim also said that in football, no one can stop a player who can do everything."

"Yang Yang's ability is a well-deserved leader even in the Premier League and in the top leagues like the Champions League. On the stage of the Asian Cup, although he is not at his best, he is still able to handle it with ease."

"With seven goals and three assists, Yang Yang has led the Chinese team to play an amazing attack in four games, and has become a strong opponent that other Asian national teams are talking about."

"Everyone, even our opponents, have to admit that the Chinese team with Yang Yang is definitely one of the strongest teams in Asia, and also the most competitive team."

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The high praise from the authoritative party newspaper has once again improved Yang Yang's status and influence in the national team and in China.

If we say that in the Asian Cup three years ago, the 17-year-old Yang Yang was just a fledgling, and many people were not convinced enough about him, then three years later, now, with many glittering honors such as the top scorer in Eredivisie history, the top scorer in the Premier League, the Champions League Golden Boot, and the best player in the Premier League, Yang Yang has become the most important trump card of the Chinese team.

The national TV station not only broadcast live the entire match of the Chinese team in the Asian Cup, but also gave special attention to the news reports. On the second day of the game, the national TV station not only praised the outstanding performance of the Chinese team and Yang Yang, but also broadcast Yang Yang’s remarks in an interview with a TV reporter after the game.

"To reach the finals of the Asian Cup for two consecutive times, this must be a surprising result, but the finals have not yet been played. Iraq can reach the finals, and it will definitely be a difficult opponent. We should not think too much, nor have the slightest carelessness."

"There is no doubt that after reaching the finals for two consecutive years, many people will think that we are already a strong team in Asia, and even have the top strength in Asia, but I think we are not good enough, and the team still has a huge room for improvement."

"In this Asian Cup, we are younger and have a group of young teammates in the team. Whether it is facing Iran, South Korea or Japan, we have exposed some places that are not as good as our opponents."

"For example, in the just-concluded match against Japan, we were obviously inferior to our opponents in terms of technical and tactical capabilities. In the end, we relied on the team's overall performance and tenacious defense to defend this victory."

"Of course, we don't need to underestimate ourselves. To be able to enter the final, our goal must be to hit the championship, but we can't be blindly arrogant. We should see the gap and the trend clearly."

"I still think that we still have a long way to go, whether it is the league or the youth training. We are still far behind Japan and South Korea in the entire football industry. Compared with these, championships and honors are not the most important."

No one remembered that this was the first time Yang Yang made such an appeal.

Calls for football reform have always been heard, but many things in domestic football are intricate, intertwined, and unreasonable. Every time after Yang Yang issued an appeal, there was a heated discussion in the country, but it disappeared after a short time.

For this, Yang Yang was also mentally prepared. He didn't want to go into this muddy water at all, so he then proposed that he hoped that more outstanding young players would bravely go abroad and enter the European League.

He believes that with the training and training of European leagues, the strength of Chinese players will be further improved, and the overall competitiveness of the Chinese national team will also be able to rise to a higher level.

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Yang Yang has never been a person who likes to speak in front of the media. Considering his status today, if he doesn't say some things, no one really will say them. Maybe they will be forgotten at some point.

For example, for players to study abroad, this journey has been very difficult. Finally, the General Administration of Sports and the Football Association came forward, and finally got the club to cooperate. As a result, more and more players began to go abroad one after another.

If Yang Yang felt satisfied because of this, then at some point, the road would be cut off again.

If he doesn't say these words, who will say them?

If he doesn't speak, can others hear it?

Of course, if you can hear it, you may not be able to listen to it. Yang Yang is just doing his best, as long as he has a clear conscience.

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On July 28th, the Asian Cup ushered in the No.3 final. The Japanese team drew with Saudi Arabia 4-[-], but lost to the West Asian team in the penalty shootout, and finally only got No.[-].

A day later, on the 29th.

Facing Iraq, Arihan formed his most powerful offensive lineup.

The striker is still Yang Yang, Gao Lin and Chen Tao, the midfielder is Shao Jiayi, Zheng Zhi and Zhou Haibin, the defense is Sun Xiang, Feng Xiaoting, Li Weifeng and Sun Jihai, and the goalkeeper is Li Leilei.

The summer temperature in Southeast Asia is very high, humid and hot, but the Chinese team launched a fierce attack on Iraq's goal from the first minute of the game. The offensive trident headed by Yang Yang frequently created threats inside and outside the Iraqi penalty area.

Iraq is obviously also very clear that fighting against the Chinese team is definitely looking for a dead end, so they adopted the tactic of defending and counterattacking. Facing the menacing Chinese team, Iraq behaved very calmly.

This is also the characteristic of the dark polo team.

Through a series of upsets, the Iraqi players became more confident than ever. They firmly guarded their penalty area and easily refused to give the Chinese team any chance.

Throughout the first half, the Chinese team took turns attacking Iraq's penalty area and goal, creating shot opportunities again and again, but most of them were long-range shots. There were not many threatening shots in the penalty area.

The most threatening thing was that Yang Yang dribbled the ball into the penalty area alone in the No. 203 minute, causing Iraq's defense to lose control. But at the end, he passed Gao Lin with a kick. As a result, Gao Lin missed an excellent scoring opportunity.

In terms of the efficiency of grasping the blow in front of the goal, Gao Lin is still lacking.

After changing sides to fight again in the second half, the Chinese team continued to maintain a strong pressure.

Everyone knows very well that in the face of the strict defense of Iraq, just one goal can completely change the situation.

As long as it can take the lead, Iraq will have to take the initiative, and this is the opportunity for the Chinese team.

But in the face of Iraq's defensive defense, the Chinese team was struggling to find opportunities to score.

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The game time is passing bit by bit, and an hour passed quickly.

The Chinese team has taken advantage of the field, but has never been able to find a chance to score.

The mentality of the players became somewhat impatient, and Iraq even started to fight back.

But when the momentum was not good, at the critical moment, Yang Yang stepped forward again.

No.603 minutes, after Shao Jiayi pulled the ball to the left to get the ball, he passed it diagonally to Yang Yang's feet in the left corner of the penalty area.

At the same time, Yang Yang was facing two Iraqi players attacking left and right, but while stopping the ball, he suddenly started, using his excellent explosive power and flexible ball control, he abruptly killed a bloody path between the two defensive players.

After a stop, Yang Yang dribbled the ball obliquely into the penalty area, and suddenly volleyed vigorously with his right foot, directly blasting the ball into Iraq's goal.

Everyone in the stadium stood up and applauded!
Yang Yang excitedly rushed out of the court again, celebrating the goal non-stop along the way.

He knew very well that this goal would completely crush Iraq.

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One goal behind, Iraq intended to counterattack, but the Chinese team began to defend and counterattack, and the situation suddenly reversed.

And until the end, Iraq failed to threaten the goal of the Chinese team. Although they once played offensives one after another at the last moment, only one of the eight shots was on target.

As for the Chinese team, there were 23 shots in the audience, and [-] shots were on target.

And Yang Yang's goal helped the Chinese team successfully defend the Asian Cup champion!

(End of this chapter)