Fengba Greenery

Chapter 322 Group First
Chapter 167 Team First
The Chinese team beat Saudi Arabia [-]-[-] in the first round of the group stage. In another game of this group, Uzbekistan beat North Korea [-]-[-]. With the advantage of goal difference, the Chinese team temporarily reached the top of the group one.

The Chinese team's opponent in the second group match was Uzbekistan.

In terms of strength, the stronger opponent in this group is the team from Central Asia.This team relies on the background left over from the Soviet Union. After the separation of the Soviet Union, although Uzbekistan’s Soviet heritage is not as good as Russia and Ukraine, it should not be underestimated, especially the youth training system established during the Soviet Union. Uzbekistan The football department has been maintained to this day.

Although Uzbekistan's football style still seems to be stuck in the 90s and [-]s of the last century, which is a bit out of tune with the rapid development of modern football, but a team with a mature system must not be ignored.

In the second round of the group stage, the direct confrontation between the two teams that scored three points will be the key battle to determine the trend of this group.Neither side dared to be careless.

Needless to say, Uzbekistan has lined up the strongest lineup and strives to win.

For the Chinese team, Lippi only made personnel adjustments in one position. Hao Junmin from Shandong replaced Cai Hui and appeared in the starting lineup.

Captain Zheng Zhi still sits firmly on the bench.

In Lippi's opinion, although Zheng Zhi can play a great role for the team on the court, but when Zheng Zhi just recovered from injury, he is unwilling to take the risk of sending the 35-year-old veteran.The existence of Zheng Zhi is more to help Lippi manage the locker room.

With Zheng Zhi's status in domestic football, although he sometimes looks like a ball bully, he is indeed a role model for young players in terms of competition.

At the age of 35, he played a total of 42 times in the Super League, AFC Champions League and Football Association Cup last season, including 36 starts.

With such a super high attendance rate, it is hard to imagine that this is a 35-year-old veteran whose peak period has already passed.

But from another perspective, this is also the tragedy of Chinese football.

Even for a 35-year-old guy, there is still no young player who can definitely replace Zheng Zhi in the midfield position in China.

The debt owed by Chinese football in these years is really too big.

For both sides, this game is a game that cannot be lost.

For the Chinese team, if this game is won, no matter what the result of the other game in this group is, the Chinese team can get six points to widen the gap with the opponent by three points. You can occupy a position in advance. If Saudi Arabia beats North Korea in another game, the Chinese team can also lock in the first place in the group one round in advance.

Because in the case of the same points, the group stage is to compare the mutual records first. The Chinese team defeated Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia, and they have the upper hand in the mutual record. However, the North Korean team has both matches, so it cannot be tied in terms of points. Compared with the Chinese team.

Of course, this is the ideal state.

The first thing the Chinese team has to do is to defeat the opponent in front of them.

In the Uzbekistan lineup, the Chinese team is most wary of the two-time Asian Footballer Jeparov. Although Jeparov spent all of his career in Asia, he successively played in Chengnan Yihe, Benyou Deco, Seoul FC and other teams.These are all well-known teams in the AFC Champions League.

In the Chinese team's several losses to Uzbekistan, Jeparov was the one who brought nightmares to the Chinese team.

Probably the tragedy of Saudi Arabia in the first game inspired Uzbekistan. From the beginning of the game, Uzbekistan pressed heavily, trying to break through the Chinese team's defense in one fell swoop.

This is also their helpless move. Li Qingshan's threat to the defense line is too great. After the Uzbekistan side evaluates, it is determined that it is difficult to defend against Li Qingshan if the defense line relies on defense.

The only way is to bring up the rhythm at the beginning. As long as the team scores first, there will be more room for maneuver in the next game.

The Uzbekistan team has the style of the team in the former Soviet Union. The team plays tough and has a fast wing attack.

From the very beginning of the game, Uzbekistan's crosses kept creating threats.It brought some confusion to the restricted area of ​​the Chinese team.

However, under the guidance of Lippi, the defensive organization of the Chinese team is not the same as the old Amon. Uzbekistan's attacking tactics at the beginning of the game failed to work. back.

Lippi chose to let Hao Junmin start, of course, the purpose is to strengthen the midfielder's control and passing ability.Uzbekistan is not good at possession of the ball, so Lippi is confident that the Chinese team can control the midfield in terms of possession.

When the Chinese team gradually controlled the rhythm of the game, it was Uzbekistan who scored first.

No.20 In the second minute, Yu Hai's midfielder was intercepted. Uzbekistan made a quick counterattack. Ahmedov made a strong attack from the left. The football hit Mei Fang and produced a strange refraction. The football passed Zeng Cheng The top of the head fell into the goal.

Uzbekistan leads [-]-[-].

This is the first goal conceded by the Chinese team in this Asian Cup.

After conceding the ball, the Chinese team was not in a hurry.Lippi's training of the team for more than nine months has achieved initial results. At least now the team will not appear flustered after losing the ball.

The Chinese team is still organizing its own offense step by step.

Li Qingshan's defensive pressure in this game was much greater than the previous game. Beside him, two defensive players, Ahmedov and Haidarov, followed him every step of the way.

It's just that Li Qingshan wasn't in a hurry at all. In the European arena, he had encountered greater defensive pressure than this. He seemed very calm when the two were closely guarding.

Catch, pass, protect the ball.He does it so deftly that it's as if the two defenders around him don't exist.

But it is undeniable that the existence of two defensive players does limit Li Qingshan's performance - because the opponent's defensive pressure on him to catch the ball is not great, and the focus is on preventing him from turning around and shooting.

Li Qingshan also participated in the team's offensive organization with peace of mind, and he didn't seem to be in a hurry to shoot.

However, at the end of the first half, Li Qingshan made a gesture to turn around after receiving the ball. Ahmedov immediately became vigilant, and he immediately shifted his focus to block Li Qingshan's shooting route.

However, Li Qingshan just made a fake move, he pushed lightly with his right foot and pushed it to the side.

Yu super-speeded forward and picked up the ball directly after receiving the ball on the right side of the penalty area.

Li Qingshan in the air made Uzbekistan quite desperate. He overwhelmed the top and helped the Chinese team equalize the score.

After returning from the intermission, Uzbekistan was hit again. Huang Bowen shot a long shot from outside the penalty area and hit the defender's open arm.

penalty!

Li Qingshan stood on the penalty spot. As the captain and core of the team, facing such a penalty opportunity, he certainly did his part.

Although Li Qingshan has never specially practiced penalty kicks, in fact, penalty kicks are not a big test of skills, but mainly a game of psychology.

In this regard, Li Qingshan has always been reassuring.He didn't even have a run-up, and he shot a burst into the upper left corner, and the goalkeeper had nothing to do.

Two to one!

The Chinese team overtook the score.

After taking the lead, the Chinese team played more calmly. Uzbekistan's advantage of fast side attack could not be fully utilized under the control of the Chinese team's midfielder.

No.80 minutes, the Chinese team made another victory, Li Qingshan stopped the ball in the chest and turned around to volley, the football flew into the net again,

Three to one, Li Qingshan staged a hat-trick!

In another game, there was good news that Saudi Arabia defeated the North Korean team [-]-[-], which means that the Chinese team has secured the first place in the group one round ahead of schedule!

The last round of the group stage has completely lost its meaning for the Chinese team.

(End of this chapter)