Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 1186 First you have to be able to bear the beating!

Hasha Zayed Stadium.

The semi-final of the Asian Cup between the Chinese team and the Japanese team was held in this stadium.

Before the game, a large number of Chinese and Japanese fans had gathered in the stands. The Japanese fans wore blue jerseys, while the Chinese fans wore red jerseys.

Now the public opinion environment is better than in the past few years. In football games, it is no longer necessary to fight against Japan as it used to be, and the once national hatred has been extended to the level of sports competition.

The Chinese team has been weak in football for many years, while the football level of the Japanese team has improved by leaps and bounds in the past 20 years. Perhaps the gap has become wider and wider, which has led to outside public opinion no longer having any expectations for the Chinese team. Now the Chinese team is in Asia. The progress made people pay more attention to the level and strength of the Chinese team. Having experienced the World Cup in Russia, everyone's self-confidence has improved somewhat.

There is no need to use whoever is defeated as a milestone node to prove what level one's level has reached.

It may also be that a legendary coach like Situ Yunbing came to coach the Chinese team, which made the fans look up. There is no need to deliberately zoom in on the opponent. Focusing on yourself is the way to be strong!
When Situ Yunbing delivered a speech to the team in the locker room before the game, he also specially emphasized his sense of normalcy. In this game, he asked the team to show their own strength and not be swayed by other emotions.

When he appeared on the sidelines of the Hasha Zayed Stadium, some neutral fans were also cheering for him!
As the biggest coach of this Asian Cup, Situ Yunbing may lead the team to the semi-finals, which is just a passing line for him. If he can lead the Chinese team to the final, it will be slightly higher than expected.

However, for neutral fans, the Chinese team may be the second team that has performed exceptionally well so far in this Asian Cup. The first team is Qatar. Qatar has not only maintained a complete victory so far, but also has zero opponents every game!

As for other teams, especially strong teams, even if they win all the way, it is either because the opponent is not strong, or the win is not so strong!

Situ Yunbing and Japanese team coach Mori Baoichi nodded and greeted each other on the sidelines. After all, the two had played against each other before. This time they met and competed on the same field in this competition, and they are not strangers to each other.

The atmosphere at the Khasha Zayed Stadium reached a climax when the starters of both teams entered the field.

The players of the Chinese team and the Japanese team held their heads high and their chests tall and straight. When they lined up on the field for pre-kick-off awareness, anyone could see that they were full of fighting spirit!

"CCTV, CCTV, good evening, viewers and friends!

Welcome to the semi-finals of the 2019 UAE Asian Cup. The Chinese team and the Japanese team will compete for a final ticket today. In the other semi-final, Qatar will compete with the host UAE for another final ticket. In the quarter-finals, Qatar beat the South Korean team Surprising.

What is even more surprising is that the United Arab Emirates beat Australia to become the biggest dark horse in this Asian Cup!
Among the top four teams in this Asian Cup, except for the Japanese team that has won the Asian Cup four times, none of the other three teams have ever won the Asian Cup!

Therefore, this Asian Cup is undoubtedly an upset!

In the friendly match four months ago, the Chinese team once defeated the Japanese team in an away game. The meeting between the two teams today will definitely create a spark of passion!
Let's take a look at the starting lineups of the two teams.

The Chinese team started today with 433.
Goalkeeper: Shen Jingjie.

Guards: Zhang Linpeng, Bai Yuanfan, Cheng Renjun, Li Xuepeng.

Midfielders: Zhang Zhibang, Zhao Fenghua, Huang Bozhou.

Forwards: Luo Xin, Wu Lei, Luo Cheng.

The Japanese team also started today with 433.
Goalkeeper: Shuichi Gonda.

Defenders: Sakai Hiroki, Fukuan Kenhiro, Yoshida Maya, Nagatomo Yuto.

Midfield: Endo Ko, Haraguchi Genki, Shibasaki Take.

Forwards: Takumi Minamino, Yuya Osako, Anryu Don.

Both teams have come up with the strongest lineups to face this game today, and I hope that both teams can perform well. When Situ Yunbing was coaching in European football in the past, he would often say that he hoped that his opponent would perform well before key games, because he always It is the desire for a peak contest, a truly exciting and outstanding game, and I hope today's game is like this! "

When the referee blew his whistle and blew the whistle to start the game, the Japanese team who took the lead to kick off immediately launched a fast break to the Chinese team!

Mori Baoichi formulated a tactic for the team to grab the start. He didn't want to give the Chinese team time to enter the game. He hoped to frighten the Chinese team from the very beginning, so that the Chinese team could not find the rhythm!

Genki Haraguchi passed the ball obliquely to the right in the middle of the frontcourt. Takushi Minano stabbed the ball to the front right of the penalty area like a superficial touch when he responded in front of Li Xuepeng. The ball was passed diagonally with the foot and sent to the bottom line on the outside of the penalty area.

Li Xuepeng defended in the penalty area, Minano Takushi regained possession of the ball in front of the bottom line on the side, Dazuo Yuya advanced in the middle, and Tang Anru at the far end was also cutting in quickly!
The Chinese team's defense line naturally retreated to the penalty area, and Zhang Zhibang ran to closely guard Genki Haraguchi.

Takumi Minamino hit the ball obliquely back to the right in front of the penalty area in front of the baseline.

Before Huang Bozhou could destroy it, Shiba Qiyue hit the ball and volleyed!
The football flew straight to the near corner of the goal. The quality of the ball was extremely high, but the goalkeeper Shen Jingjie was fully prepared and concentrated, and swooped in with a single palm to save the ball out of the bottom line!

After the save was successful, Shen Jingjie calmly pointed to his teammates in the direction of the corner kick, indicating that someone should block the opponent's tactical corner kick.

"Shen Jingjie! In the last match against Iran, domestic fans said that Shen Jingjie made a contribution at the beginning of the game!
Shibazaki's long-range shot was very sudden. The Japanese team's offensive coordination is very efficient. In terms of overall teamwork, the Japanese team can be said to be the best offensive team in Asia!

As long as it is not a world-class team, the Japanese team has the capital to gain possession of the ball in front of the opponent and play a very beautiful offensive!

If Sun Xingmin of the Korean team has given the Korean team the strongest individual weapon, then the overall offensive strength of the Japanese team is the top benchmark in Asia!
And through this competition, if we want to measure which team plays the best defensive counterattack, I am afraid that we have to choose between the Chinese team and Qatar! "

The Japanese team started with a fierce momentum. Although the Chinese team was passive, they did not panic. This is a very good phenomenon.

Although the Japanese team's corner kick attack failed to pose a threat, Endo Kou controlled the ball in the midfield and the Japanese team reorganized the offensive.

In the 3rd minute of the game, Genki Haraguchi cooperated with Shibazaki Yue in the front court and hit the wall, and then suddenly sent the ball diagonally to the left.

When Zhang Zhibang assisted the side to defend Tang Anlu, the latter missed the ball, and the veteran Nagatomo quickly slammed the ball close to the sideline and waded away.

Zhang Linpeng recovered to guard the inside line, Nagatomo Yudo suddenly slammed the ball and accelerated towards the bottom line, and then sent a cross pass close to the ground.

Zhang Linpeng turned around and directly shoveled the ball out of the baseline.

Although he failed to control the ball, his defense still made Situ Yunbing slightly nodded on the sidelines.

The Japanese team continued to attack after the opening and won consecutive corner kicks.

But if the two central defenders Yoshida Maya and Fukuan Kenhiro do not come up, then the Japanese team does not have the advantage of competing for headers in the air.

This time Fukuan Jianyang came up with a corner kick attack, and Nagatomo Yuto's corner kick was pushed out of the baseline by Shibazaki Yue in front of the penalty area.

The ball doesn't pose much of a threat.

Situ Yunbing let out a long breath. The Japanese team started aggressively. The Chinese team is now in the pressure stage. As long as the goal is not broken by the opponent, the situation will gradually change to the positive side of the Chinese team.

While resisting the pressure, the Chinese team was also looking for a rhythm to integrate into the game. In the 5th minute of the game, the Chinese team made a fast break in the frontcourt.

Luo Xin took the ball and turned to the inside in an instant, but Nagatomo Yuto also changed his direction to the inside and killed it ahead of time. This surprised Luo Xin, and then Nagatomo Yuto seized his position and cut off the connection between him and the football. Interconnection completes the steal!
The fans of the Chinese team in the stands hugged their heads and sighed!
Situ Yunbing was not disappointed on the sidelines. After all, Changyou Youdu is an old fritter who has been in European football for many years. Naturally, he has a lot of experience. He has studied Luo Xin a little bit, even if it is just a gamble. The odds will not be low!
Nagatomo Yuto's successful defense reassured Mori Baoichi a little. He was really afraid that the two supernovas of the Chinese team would turn the Japanese team's defense upside down on the field!
You must know that in the last friendly match, it was these two who caught the Japanese team by surprise.

In the 7th minute of the game, the Japanese team made a quick break in the frontcourt, and the continuous pass cooperation was almost like mercury. Cut inside to grab the ball and sweep the ball in front of the goal before Cheng Renjun blocked it.

Seeing that Da Zongyong also rushed to the front of the goal to outflank the goal, and at the critical moment, Bai Yuanfan assisted in the defense and put a shovel in the front area to block the opponent's shooting angle.
Osako Yuya's shot almost hit the ball into the arms of Shen Jingjie who fell to the ground to save!
"Osako Yuya's shot was directly embraced by Shen Jingjie!
Although the Chinese team's side defense was penetrated this time, fortunately, the defense in front of the goal successfully resolved the danger!
The offensive threat of the Japanese team is clear at a glance! "

Moribao showed regret, the ball felt like it was a hair's breadth away!
Situ Yunbing clapped his hands and applauded on the sidelines to boost the morale of the team!

The Chinese team's defense now has to resist the beating. If it can survive, then the Japanese team will gradually lose its size.

Compared with the tenacity of the previous game, this game tests the defense is tenacity!

(End of this chapter)