Golden Greenery

Zhuoyang never expected that a mere Singapore would be so difficult to beat. It was almost 60 minutes into the second half, and he managed to equalize the score with a penalty kick. 1:1 was not dignified at all.

The first round of La Liga is over, and September has just entered two international match days. The Chinese team's 2014 Brazil World Cup Asian qualifiers have begun again. The cycle that occurs once every four years starts over and over again.

Because of its outstanding performance in last year's World Cup, including the runner-up in the Asian Cup, the Chinese team's ranking in FIFA has risen significantly. Therefore, this time it became one of the five seeded teams, eliminating the boring qualifying rounds. , directly entered the top 20 battle.

The Chinese team is in Group A with its old rivals Iraq, Jordan and Singapore. As per the old rules, the top two teams in the group advance to the final 10, with 4.5 spots remaining. However, this time the 0.5 is not as lucky as before. Asia will compete with the fifth place in South America for this ticket.

After playing against Zaragoza four days ago, Zhuo Yang didn't even return home and flew directly back to China from Madrid Barajas International Airport. With two consecutive qualifiers, I originally thought that Singapore was just making up the numbers, and the second game against Jordan was the highlight. After all, they had to go through a lot of effort to win 1:0 in the Asian Cup.

Unexpectedly, Singapore, which I have never taken a serious look at, is so difficult to beat.

Breaking dense defense is a problem worldwide. The Chinese team faced such a problem at Kunming Tuodong Stadium.

As one of the top 16 teams in the World Cup, it is difficult not to underestimate the enemy when hearing the name Singapore. This is not only true for players and fans, but also Zhuo Yang. At the beginning, the team did not have a lion to fight a rabbit to break open the turtle shell of the Singaporeans in one fell swoop. In addition, Zhuo Yang was not in ideal condition after running thousands of miles. The two sides just grinded back and forth, and both the offense and defense were very boring.

After last year's World Cup, several promising young people in the national team were lost in the applause. They should have been the mainstay in the past four years, but they had to be expelled from the team by Zhuo Yang and Jieshuai.

Among the veterans, Shao Zi and Dayu retired, Sun Jihai stayed away from the national team, and Shao Jiayi also fell rapidly due to the waste of the bench. Although he was only 31 years old, he had to start to retreat to the second line.

Although Shao Jiayi and 30-year-old Qu Bo still have ambitions and are still willing to fight on the court, time is not forgiving, and Chinese players especially age quickly. Looking at it, Zheng Zhi, who is still only 31 years old, is still reliable in all aspects.

Although domestic players have similar levels, 33-year-old Li Weifeng and 29-year-old Du Wei are still the best central defender combination. Their overall strength is much higher than others. But the problem is that after a prosperous World Cup and Asian Cup runner-up, their ambition seems to be gone.

I didn't indulge myself, nor did I miss fame or fortune, but I was obviously not as focused and as courageous as before on the court. Perhaps, as veterans of this age, they realize that no matter how hard they work in this qualifier, they will eventually be doing a dowry for others. Brazil three years later is already so far away.

In the first half hour, the Chinese team vigorously fired nearly 20 shots, all of which came to nothing. Most of the shots were missed, and a few were saved by Singapore's young goalkeeper Mabud. Goalkeepers from weak teams, these goalkeepers who treat the Asian preliminaries as the World Cup finals, are always very excited when they meet the Chinese team.

In the 32nd minute, the Chinese team, which had been unable to attack for a long time, became more and more lazy. Li Weifeng dribbled the ball in the backcourt and was intercepted by the unknown Fakhruddin, and the interception was very clean.

The 41-year-old naturalized striker from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Alexander Duric, may be regarded as the only star in Singapore. After receiving the pass from Fakhrudin, he simply passed the rash Li Weifeng and passed it crosswise. Got Qiu Li.

The 31-year-old Qiu Li is also a naturalized player. He was born in Shenyang. After being laid off from the Liaoning team six years ago, he followed others to Singapore. He then became the top scorer in the S League. The locals called him 'Qiu Nardo' .

When Qiu Li got the ball, he was already facing goalkeeper Yang Zhi. He used a calm fake move to dodge Li Weifeng and Du Wei, who had hurriedly blocked the block, to the ground.

There was no greed for credit, so the decision was given back to Dulic.

The 41-year-old veteran striker scored an empty goal and Singapore led the Chinese team 1:0.

Zhuo Yang couldn't believe his eyes. Was he slapped in the face by something? I am a man of 150 million who has traveled all over the world. Can all of you plus one dollar be worth more than my monthly salary?

Angrily, he called on his teammates to cheer up, but Singapore, which was leading by one goal, seemed to have been given a shot of chicken blood, and the turtle's shell became more and more solid. There is no technical content, just relying on one who is not afraid of pain and two who is not afraid of death to continue.

In the 40th minute, Zhuo Yang shot an oblique shot at the center post. Singapore also followed up with a sneak attack that scared the Chinese team into a cold sweat. Shi Jiayi also hit the lintel with a sneaky long-range shot.

Chinese players who could not play in the Chinese Professional League in those years went to the Lion City in droves. Later, many successfully established themselves there, and 28-year-old Shi Jiayi was one of them. Shi Jiayi was born in Shanghai. He and Qiu Li are the only Chinese products among the many naturalized players in the Singapore national team.

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During the halftime break, both Jieshuai and Zhuo Yang lost their temper in the locker room, so everyone really cheered up in the second half.

It didn't matter that this attack was ruthless. The main goalkeeper of Singapore, Mabude, was killed first. In order to save Zhuo Yang's header, he pinned himself on the goal post and almost died.

Substitute goalkeeper Baludin was a lot rougher. When he attacked in the 59th minute, he hit veteran Qu Bo in the face with both fists and was whistled for a penalty kick by the referee. So, after all the hard work, Zhuo Yang finally equalized the score with a penalty kick.

Next, Zhuoyang stood on the court and ordered to continue to be ruthless, and soon fucked Shi Jiayi again. Sun Xiang used a hard steel tackle to make him understand who was the boss in Shanghai.

Shi Jiayi was carried off, and the referee only gave Sun Xiang a yellow card, which made Singapore head coach Aramovich furious on the sidelines. Therefore, three minutes later, Baludin pulled down Yu Dabao in the penalty area and was awarded a penalty kick again. Aramovic jumped up and cursed and was given a red card.

Zhuo Yang scored twice from penalty kicks, and the Chinese team took a 2:1 lead.

In the 79th minute, the Chinese team finally regained their composure. After a smooth pass and cut, Zhuoyang went straight to Yu Dabao on the right side of the penalty area. Although his shot was saved by Baludin, Yu Hai's follow-up shot Let the score be fixed at 3:1.

Although a victory lived up to the expectations of the Chinese people, it can never be called satisfactory. Singapore entered Group A just to be at the bottom. He ran from the seaside to the plateau stadium and was able to score a goal. It was really shameful for the Chinese team to win.

On the night after the game, Zhuo Yang, Jieshuai and the coaching staff conspired in the secret room, and finally reached a consensus: it was time to make a major change!