Football No. 10: God's Perspective

Chapter 88 Knockout, Australia
With two consecutive victories in the group stage, the record of the national football team is impressive.

Before the start of the Asian Cup, some media ridiculed that each national football competition has three battles: the opening game, the battle of life and death, and the battle of honor.

Some media even played the headline "National Football Asian Cup may stage an embarrassing invincible", which attracted people's attention, and even made a serious analysis of the three opponents in the group stage.

The current record is enough to silence all doubts.

The national football team immediately rushed to the headlines of the domestic media.

Regardless of whether it is related to the sports sector or not, the media rushed to report.

For a time, the public opinion environment faced by the national football team in the country can be said to be the best in the past ten years.

Finally raised his eyebrows for a while.

The two consecutive victories have whetted everyone's appetite, and many people have begun to look forward to this national football team.

Some media even wrote an article, starting to imagine the opponent after the group stage, with the title "Three consecutive victories? Why not?"

Blind self-confidence and exaggeration make people fall into an impetuous atmosphere.

But calm down and think about it, does this national football team really have the strength to hit the championship?
List the opponents who have the strength to compete for the championship in this Asian Cup.

Japan and South Korea have a large number of players in Europe. Needless to say, their personal abilities, combined with advanced strategies and tactics, are one of the biggest favorites this year.

Iran is well-deservedly the strongest among the West Asian powerhouses. It is tall and powerful, with a strong body and tight defense. These are the most notable features of this Persian cavalry.

Of course, another favorite for the championship is the host Australia.

This team from Oceania merged into the Asian Football Confederation not only has excellent players in Europe, but also because of its racial advantages, it is physically more aggressive than Iran, and its strength should not be underestimated.

Of course, it is too early to imagine the opponents in the knockout round. The first thing to prepare is the third round of the group stage.

The opponent in the third round of the national football team is the North Korean team.

The strength of the opponents in the first two rounds of the group stage is only strong but not weak. After all, this is a team that participated in the World Cup finals last year. The tears of player Zheng Dashi when he played the national anthem at the World Cup are still unforgettable. This is a kind of supreme honor to represent the motherland.

For this, Wang Po is full of respect. If he was wearing the national team jersey and standing on the stage of the World Cup, he might not be able to hold back his tears.

This pride is incomparable to any honor, any temptation.

Facing such a team with outstanding strength, the national football team, which has won two consecutive victories, did not let go of the pace of victory.

It was Wang Po who stood up and decided the situation with one kick, knocking on the goal of the North Korean team with a free kick of unsolvable quality.

The soldiers of the national football team finally united as one and defended the victory of the goal.

1 to 0 victory over the North Korean team, achieved three consecutive victories in the group stage.

At the same time, the opponents of the national football knockout round also appeared. Due to the last round of the group match, the host Australia team of another group was lore, and finally ranked second in the group. They will compete with the national football team for a promotion place.

Now comes the real test.

The Australian team can be said to have taken advantage of the right time, place and people.

Although the national football team has won three consecutive victories in the group stage, the strength of the opponents in the knockout rounds has obviously improved to a higher level.

What's more, looking back at the national football team's journey, the three-game winning streak is watery. There are reasons for the opponent's poor state, and there are also excellent luck.

Looking at the performance of the national football team in the three games, is there anything special about the offensive and defensive system?In fact, there is nothing too outstanding.

On the contrary, because of Wang Po's flash of inspiration, many teams were not familiar with this new national football player, and suffered some losses. All factors led to the national football team's three-game winning streak.

Facing such a strong enemy, coach Perrin, as usual, prepared the pre-match arrangements in an orderly manner.

Tim Cahill, an absolutely dangerous figure in the Australian team, the top star, 1 meters tall, is not a good physical condition among forwards, but his core strength is extremely strong, and his famous stunt is the elusive header. Whether in England or Asia, he is at the top level.

This player is definitely an existence that the national football team should be careful about in this game
Perrin also emphasized the man-marking of Tim Cahill.

At the press conference the day before the game, an interesting scene happened.

When the reporter asked if they were fully prepared for this knockout match.

The Australian coach showed a disdainful smile and said, "In the national football lineup, as long as you defend Wang Po carefully, you can easily eliminate the national football team. Moreover, I think the level of the national football team is not enough to support them in the knockout stage."

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar, and the domestic media was blown up.

The arrogant words of the Australian coach sparked outrage.

Pompous old man.

The fans who have been dazzled by the victory greeted the Australian coach cordially, and the fans of both sides engaged in a tug-of-war on the Internet.

Later in the day, the Australian coach who stood on the cusp of the storm was interviewed again.

"If I have a player like Wang Po, I even have the confidence to lead this Australian team to the semi-finals in the European Cup."

The words are mixed with love for Wang Po.

……

"Coach, can I enter the starting lineup for this game? After all, the Australian team is strong and belongs to the top class in Asia. It is not comparable to Saudi Arabia, North Korea, and Uzbekistan in the group stage."

After the preparation meeting the day before the match, Wang Po approached head coach Perrin and expressed his thoughts.

Hearing this, Perrin frowned, looking very unhappy, and said in a bad tone, "The formation of troops is my head coach's decision, are you influencing me?"

"No, no, I think you have misunderstood. I have always respected you." Wang Po quickly explained, "I just think that the Australian team as the host is definitely a super terrible opponent. We can't take it lightly. Once they open it, the consequences will be disastrous."

Perrin shook his head, "No, I think you are delusional now. You think that you can surpass the head coach after scoring a few goals in the group stage. Let me tell you, it's impossible, and I won't allow it. I won't be coerced by you."

Obviously, what Wang Po meant was misinterpreted by Pei Lan.

"I……"

Wang Po still wanted to say, but was interrupted by Pei Lan, "Okay, I might as well tell you that I put you on the bench because I don't think you are suitable for the offensive system I created. Moreover, I don't think your physical fitness is enough to support the whole court. As for the rest, you just need to obey the arrangement."

(End of this chapter)