Godfather of national football

Chapter 469
After the game, Ulrich's goal was repeatedly broadcast on social media. It was indeed an offside goal, but it was not as exaggerated as Li Guo said.

The Iranian Football Association appealed to the AFC and demanded a rematch. The AFC quickly made it clear that it was impossible unless the misjudgment was proved to be deliberate.

Then the Iranians left without saying goodbye, and boarded the flight back home in the early morning of the second day after the game. Because Iran's domestic airlines were very backward, the flight would land in Qatar first, and then there was a flight back home.

After getting off the plane in Doha, Queiroz was like a dam that opened the gate, pouring out all the dissatisfaction in his heart.

"I repeat, it was not a miscarriage of justice, it was deliberate, the referee favored Australia."

"Carlos, you say that, are you not afraid of being punished by the AFC?"

"I know that as a coach, you shouldn't judge referees, but this time it's different. We were directly deprived of the qualification to advance, which is shameful."

"Will you stay? Will the Iranian Football Federation continue to appeal?"

"I don't know, I can only say that I am very disappointed, I hope the Chinese team will not be hacked again."

Queiroz's words caused huge waves, and he almost said that the AFC black eats black.

For a professional coach to say such a thing, the consequences can be imagined. Queiroz immediately received a 6-game suspension ticket.

Queiroz was punished, but he couldn't stop the public opinion. Many people also questioned the fairness of the AFC. Every misjudgment would cause many chain reactions.

It was the same this time. After the game, public opinion was discussing whether it is possible to introduce video playback, just like the NBA. If there is such a technology, then the Iranian team will not be wronged.

Li Guo was the first to jump out and express his approval, "I sympathize with Iran. In fact, they should be the final team. I think it's unfair."

Immediately, Postkoglu shouted from the air, "If the referee has to watch the video every time there is an offside, then the football game will become 180 minutes, and the game will fall into endless stagnation. In addition, I want to say that misjudgments will always exist, and we in Australia have also suffered."

Such a thing happened in such an important game as the semi-finals, the AFC's face was dull, and it became a joke on other continents, especially what Queiroz said.

So the AFC immediately held a meeting to conduct surprise training for the referees of the finals, and the referee was Yuichi Nishimura, the famous whistle who blew the World Cup opener.

There are only two most famous referees in Asia. One is Irmatov and the other is Nishimura Yuichi. Both of them played the opening game of the World Cup.

Because Irmatov has played the knockout round before, so this time it is Yuichi Nishimura's turn. Everyone has nothing to say about this arrangement. After all, the AFC has moved out of the World Cup-level referee.

Li Guo expressed his welcome, and Postkoglu also expressed his welcome to such an arrangement.

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The final was 4 days later. The first stop of the Chinese team in Australia was in Sydney. The players even went to the Sydney Opera House to take selfies. Now in the past 20 days, the Chinese team has returned here.

In order to express its welcome, the Sydney Opera House specially put on the pattern of the five-star red flag at night, which is made out of lights, and only the final team can enjoy the special treatment.

Chinese fans have also come to Sydney one after another, and there are more Chinese faces on the street. Everything is brewing for the final.

After arriving in Sydney, the Chinese team began closed training and did not receive any media, and the Chinese media were also driven away.

The outside world estimated that Li Guo was going to come up with a new tactic, but Australia felt that Li Guo was playing tricks. The Chinese team only had a few players, so what new tricks could they play.

Australia is still the same, open 15 minutes for the media to visit, Postkoglu will arrange insignificant jogging at the front for the media to shoot, and when the time is up and the media have left, Australia will start tactical training.

In fact, after the semi-finals, the Australian team was filled with this kind of bad mood, that is, they felt that they were invincible.

How much the players hoped to win a game in front of their hometown folks and then enter the finals. No one expected that they would stumble into the finals with the help of the referee.

Of course Bo Shuai saw it, he wanted to chat with the players.

"Why are you so sad? Do you feel that you owe someone else?"

"No!" replied in unison.

"Really? It's all written on your face."

The people were ashamed.

"I ask you, who was the 1966 World Cup champion?"

"U.K."

"The answer is correct, so who knows what the process of the game is like?"

Everyone was stunned, no one knew.

Bo Shuai continued: "Yes, no one knows. Suppose 50 years later, someone asks, who is the champion of the 2015 Asian Cup?"

"I think someone will answer Australia, no one will remember a controversial goal in the semi-final."

"In the same way, if someone answers that the champion is the Chinese team, then no one remembers that there was a controversy in the semi-finals."

"Does anyone in world football care about the semi-finals? No!"

The players were stunned, the head coach's logic was too strong, but it was irrefutable, because it was right, people are forgetful, they only know the winner in the end.

Bo Shuai continued: "Some people may think that the Asian Cup needs to play 6 games, but in my opinion, this is a big mistake. There is only one game in the Asian Cup, and that is the final. Other than that, it is not important. And you will stand on the stage of the final in a few days."

Postkoglu's words completely opened up the hearts of the players. Everyone understood that as long as we win the final, we are the champions and look down on all beings. It doesn't matter what other teams say.

Bo Shuai took out his mobile phone, "Look, this guy, Li Guo, he laughs so cheaply, if we beat the Chinese team, he will cry."

Bo Shuai has already PS a photo of Li Guo crying. Everyone looked at it and laughed. Although he was a bit Ah Q spirited, he was very relieved. The whole Australian team hoped to see Li Guo crying. It must be very cool.

"We came to the AFC to conquer Asian football. In fact, Kewell's generation should win the Asian Cup. It's just bad luck. We are taking back our own Asian Cup, you know?"

"Yes, boss." Everyone looked at Bo Shuai as if they were about to get angry. It was as if this group of players had been beaten to death by Postkoglu.

(End of this chapter)