champion light

Chapter 1109
For the Chinese team, they must win this game, otherwise it will be very difficult to qualify for the group stage. Even if they have glory, they may not be able to take advantage of the host...

Because in last night's Asian Cup opener, the host Qatar lost 0:2 to Uzbekistan.

In this way, the host mainly wants to qualify from this group, and the next step is to win.

The second round of the group stage is their game against the Chinese team.

If they lose to the Chinese team, then they will be eliminated early.

So they will definitely beat the Chinese team, even if they use some unconventional methods-if the host team is eliminated at the end of the group stage, it will be a huge blow to the box office of the Asian Cup.

At the same time, it is also embarrassing for West Asian football.

Therefore, the Chinese team must be prepared to lose to Qatar in the second game. In this way, if they want to qualify for the group, they must beat Kuwait in the first game.

In this way, two rounds of group matches accumulate three points, and they beat Uzbekistan in the final round. They still have a chance to qualify from the group.

This is Gao Hongbo's roadmap after getting the Asian Cup group results and schedule.

First, defeat Kuwait in the first game, try to draw with Qatar in the second game, and defeat Uzbekistan in the third round to qualify from the group with seven points.

Before the start of the game against Kuwait, Gao Hongbo made a final speech to the team in a more meaningful way.

"After more than half a month of hard training, I know you are all very hard. But now, it is time to test the results of the training. If we can't even win this game, then our previous hard training will be meaningless, and all of us will become a joke. I don't think anyone wants to be laughed at? Then use the victory of this game to prove it!"

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When the players from both sides came out on the field, the TV broadcast immediately gave Rong Guang a close-up shot.

The Chinese fans in front of the TV also cheered, echoing the cheers of the Chinese fans in the stands.

This huge noise really makes people think that the Chinese team is playing at home...

Standing in front of the coach's bench, Gao Hongbo was a little nervous when he watched the players from both sides step onto the field and then pick sides.

This is his high school entrance examination, although the Chinese Football Association has repeatedly emphasized to him that no matter what the Asian Cup is, it will not affect his coaching position. He will lead the team to finish the 2014 Brazil World Cup qualifiers, so the Chinese Football Association does not have any requirements for the Chinese team in the Asian Cup.

But Gao Hongbo knew in his heart that if he did not play well in the Asian Cup, his position as coach would definitely be affected.It is unbelievable what the bureaucrats of the Chinese Football Association say.

Even if they really don't plan to replace themselves now, if they are eliminated at that time, they will have to find themselves as the scapegoat in the face of public opinion pressure from the domestic media and the leadership of the General Administration of Sports.

The reason is also very simple: "Glory has returned to the national team. This team has players from European teams such as Manchester City, Schalke 04 and Barcelona who have studied abroad. They have played like this, which means that it is definitely not the team's problem, but the coach's problem, so the coach needs to be changed..."

Therefore, in order to really be able to lead the team to the Brazil World Cup qualifiers, the Chinese team must produce some reasonable results in this Asian Cup. It may not be the champion, but if it can reach the semi-finals or the final, it can also stop many people.

Of course, it would be even better if we could win the championship.

The nervousness comes from Gao Hongbo's expectation for the results.

It also comes from his worry about this team.

Half a month of training time is still too short, he always has this kind of worry.Maybe it’s okay to deal with the weakest team in the group like Kuwait, but what if you encounter the Central European powerhouses like the hosts Qatar and Uzbekistan?
Can it still work?

Gao Hongbo would always ask himself this question in his heart.

When Gao Hongbo was distracted, the referee blew his whistle and pulled him back to the Alagarafa Stadium.

The first game of the Chinese team in this Asian Cup, their group match with Kuwait has already begun!

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Knowing that the Chinese team has players such as Rong Guang and Gao Lin who have played in the top European teams, Kuwait kept their stance very low in this game.At the beginning of the game, they shrunk their defense and played a defensive counterattack, instead of going head-to-head with the Chinese team.

In the stands and in the media seats, countless pairs of eyes were fixed on the players of the Chinese team.

They were scouts from Qatar and Uzbekistan, journalists from all over.

They want to see what the Chinese team will look like in the Asian Cup after closed training for so long.

Has the problem that the other players of the Chinese team criticized by the Chinese media not being able to cooperate with Rong Guang been resolved?
China's offense is still glorious. Do other Chinese players play soy sauce?

Understanding this problem will help them find a way to deal with the Chinese team.

The Chinese reporters were a little worried. They were afraid that Gao Hongbo hadn't solved the problems they mentioned before. Once this problem was exposed to the eyes of so many pairs, the Chinese team's match in this Asian Cup would not be easy...

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Ten minutes after the start of the game, many Chinese journalists said "Huh", a little surprised.

Because they saw that the shortcomings shown in the warm-up match had been greatly improved!
The other players of the Chinese team and Rongguang still have errors in coordination, but there are very few of them.Their offense was very smooth, and people saw the style that Gao Hongbo's national team was best at.

And Rong Guang has already integrated into it. He is in the frontcourt and can be used as the fulcrum of the team to support the offense of the entire team. He can also be the terminator of the offense and complete the shot himself.

He and Gao Lin's partner on the front line is very tacit.

As a center forward, Gao Lin can be at the forefront, but he can also pull to the side.When he was at the front, Rong Guang ambushed behind him. When he pulled to the side, Rong Guang decisively inserted into the penalty area and became the terminator.

With this series of attacks, Kuwait couldn't hold its head up at all.

No.307 minutes, the Chinese team took the lead.

Of course it's an honor to score!
After receiving a pass from Gao Lin in the penalty area, he turned around and shot. The football went in from the lower right corner of the goal.

"Glory! Great goal! The Chinese team led Kuwait 1-0!"

When Liu Hong yelled loudly, the Chinese fans in front of the TV all cheered in unison.

Fortunately, this time is around 40:[-] p.m. BJ time, not midnight.Otherwise, the wave of cheers just now would be enough to wake up many sleeping neighbors...

"This is Rongguang's first goal in the Asian Cup! He made a good start for himself and the Chinese team!"

After the goal, the players of the Chinese team rushed to Rongguang to celebrate the goal with him.

The Chinese fans in the stands were also cheering and hugging.

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The glorious goal was a heavy blow to the morale of the Kuwaiti players.After the glorious goal, the game restarted, but Kuwait did not show their fighting spirit and confidence in counterattack.

This is not unusual, this is the thought of many players who compete with Rongguang.

When you're playing against an opponent that's too strong for you to beat, you feel that whatever you do is futile and meaningless.

Because even if you can equalize the score so what?Glory can score again!
As long as he's on the pitch, he's always a threat to your goal.

Kuwait did not counterattack, and the Chinese team took the opportunity to firmly control the situation.

Then the Chinese team gave full play to the results of their training during this period, as if it was a report performance.

With Rongguang as the core of the offense, all offenses revolve around him, giving full play to his role.

At 7 minutes, Rong Guang suddenly retreated to the outside of the penalty area, and then sent the football into the penalty area with his heel. Gao Linxin made a quick move to the space and shot with his foot. The football flew into the goal for the second time.

The Chinese team has expanded its lead!

"Rongguang!" Although it was Gao Lin who scored the goal, the commentator Liu Hong immediately called out Rongguang's name, because the goal was assisted by Rongguang.

"Beautiful heel assist! As the core of the Chinese team's offense, Rong Guang can not only score goals by himself, but also assist his teammates to score goals! In the warm-up match, it is much less likely that he is fighting alone!"

At No.70 minutes into the game, the Kuwaiti fans in the stands had already started to leave early.

They know that their team will definitely not win this game, so it is better to leave the field early if they continue to watch the Chinese wreak havoc on the field.

No matter how high the level of Rong Guang is and how famous he is, no one will want to continue watching when the team he is ravaging is his own country.

They were right to leave the field early. In the 806th minute, Rong Guang shot a cold arrow from outside the penalty area, scored a goal with a long shot, and scored twice!

"Glory! Glory! The ball went in, went in, went in, went in, went in, went in, went in!" Liu Hong shouted excitedly.

The Chinese team performed so well in the first group match, which really gave the Chinese fans infinite confidence.It also made people look forward to their next game.

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In the end, the Chinese team defeated Kuwait 3:0 and got a good start in the group stage.

They also continued the tradition of winning the first game of the group stage since the beginning of the Asian Cup in 2000. The last time they lost their first group stage game was in the Asian Cup in 1996. They lost 0:2 to Uzbekistan in the first round of the group stage.

Coincidentally, this time in the Asian Cup, the two teams were assigned to the same group again.

After watching this game, Chinese fans began to hope that the Chinese team can beat Uzbekistan in this group match, and they are also full of confidence in this!

(End of this chapter)