World Cup of Great Powers

"This newspaper reported in Maojiawan on October 22 that the entire Qatar team has taken a flight and arrived at the Maojiawan Football Base."

"Despite qualifying for the quarterfinals, Qatar coach Zjatic still seems worried."

"When talking about the upcoming match against the Chinese team, he said that what he is most worried about now is that the Chinese team is too fast and he has not yet found a way to deal with it."

"Hadziatic said: 'The forwards of the Chinese team are not only fast, but also change their position on the field greatly. We cannot arrange man-to-man marking and can only conduct regional defense, which will limit the offense of our players.'"

"This will be a very difficult game. We will look for opportunities to attack, but first we have to focus on defense. As for any changes in our playing style, you will see when the game comes."

Judging from the situation of the quarterfinals, this will be a close contest between East and West Asia.

Yin Lang vs. South Korea, China vs. Qatar, Xiaoli vs. Yin Lak, the drama of the Asian Cup is getting better and better.

According to a Bamboo Shoes official, the national team has now set its sights on the finals.

Ever since the entire Qatari team arrived at Maojiawan, reporters have been swarming in with cameras in hand, taking candid "candid photos" of the entire Qatari team.

Speaking of Qatar, the most unforgettable thing for fans is naturally Dalian Golden State in 1997.

There, countless fans swallowed bitter tears.

However, Qatar also loses and succeeds in Qatar.

It was precisely because Qatar defeated Yin Lang at the last moment that Zeng Zhengcai was lucky enough to lead the team out of the group.

Therefore, the Qataris, who are regarded as enemies in the eyes of the fans, may be "benefactors" in Zeng Zheng's eyes!

In the past two years, Qatar's style has continued the same style as in the top ten competition.

The offense is hidden and the defense is tenacious.

Qatar has always had a slow-starting tradition. In the first game, they were unexpectedly tied by the underdog Uzbek team before they could enter the state;

In the second game, they faced Saudi Arabia, the leader of West Asia, and they forced the Saudis to a draw without the upper hand, who were striving for a victory. This battle fully demonstrated their tenacity;

In the third game, facing the Japanese kid who had already frightened the top players in Asia, Obailid scored an unpredictable free kick, which almost made Xiaori lose face.

In fact, there was a similar free kick that hit the goalpost before that. If not for some good luck, the winner of this battle might have been the Qataris.

Because of this, many media outlets have published long articles reminding Zeng Zheng not to take it lightly and never to be fooled by the smoke bombs released by the opponent's coach.

Of course, it would be best if we could win like we did in the three group stage games!

...

October 24, Maojiawan, China vs Qatar.

When the card team sang the national anthem, it rained moderately in Maojiawan.

Fortunately, the venue's drainage system is among the best in the world. Apart from the slippery turf, rainy days do not have much impact on the players.

Seeing it raining, Huang Jianxiang was also moved by the scene.

"...Speaking of Qatar, the relationship between the Chinese team and the Qatar team goes beyond the last World Cup."

"I remember that in the last six matches of the 1989 Rome World Cup qualifiers, the Chinese team's opponent was Qatar."

"More than 60 minutes into the second half of the game, it rained heavily."

"At that time, my senior, Comrade Han Qiaosheng, was still a little excited."

"It means God is helping the Chinese team."

"Because Qatar is a rainless country located in a desert, the rainfall throughout the year may not be as heavy as this one, so Qatari players are generally not good at water fighting."

"What I didn't expect was that with the last three minutes of the game left, Qatar, who was not good at water battles, took advantage of the Chinese team's pressure and aggressive attack to use two quick counterattack opportunities to score a single goal within three minutes.

"

"If it hadn't been for those three minutes, the Chinese team would have reached the World Cup finals as early as 1990."

"Only one step to Rome...tsk tsk tsk."

Having said this, Huang Jianxiang smacked his tongue a few times and cheered up again.

"So today, the theme of the Chinese team is revenge!"

"On our own soil, in a football stadium built by our own people."

"Use our own coaches, use our own young players."

"I believe that the Chinese team will definitely win today! Let's avenge our past humiliation!"

As a rare radical commentator on the stage, Huang Jianxiang's speech really whetted the appetite of many fans.

Isn’t that what football is like?

The scene was hot and full of passion.

Like the group stage, Zeng Zheng still adopted the 442 formation in this game.

Qatar, like Kuwait and South Korea, uses 352.

Zeng Zheng has scored a huge difference more than once when facing a formation like 352, but now it is too late for Qatar to change the formation, so they can only bite the bullet and go on the field to fight.

"As the referee blew his whistle, the Chinese team took the lead to kick off."

"return..."

"Ah, Shen Si was pulled down by the opponent as soon as the game started."

"It looked like the Qataris were in game form from the start."

...

"Zhao Junzhe picked up the ball and passed it back to Li Weifeng."

"Zhang Minghua..."

"It was passed to Li Tie's feet on the other side."

...

"Qatar took the ball out of bounds, and the Chinese team's frontcourt sideline ball."

"The opponent is very defensive."

"Ma Mingyu picked up the ball from the wing, passed the ball, and was pushed out by the opponent."

"Pass it again!"

"Corner kick, this is the first corner kick that the Chinese team has received."

...

"Shen Si took the penalty and passed it to the middle..."

"Li Weifeng!"

"It's a bit biased."

"Li Weifeng, 1.87 meters tall, 21 years old, from Jianglong, Harbin, is also a former Jianlibao player."

...

"Qatar made a long pass and went straight out of the sideline."

"Eh? Shen Si was pulled down?"

"The referee actually awarded the ball to the opponent."

"Qatar plays more long passes and is relatively easy to defend against."

"OK!"

"Zhang Minghua kicked the ball out of the sideline the moment before it went out of the baseline and did not give the opponent a corner kick."

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"Qatar's frontcourt touchline."

"Today Zhou Ning is still a time bomb for the Chinese team."

"This foul shouldn't happen!"

...

"Qatar received a free kick in the frontcourt, but it was far away from the goal."

"Choose a cross."

"I was pushed out by Zhang Minghua."

...

"The Chinese team played a series of coordination in the frontcourt."

"Hit the ball into the penalty area..."

"Yang Chen!"

"The ball is in!"

"The Chinese team scored first!"

"At the 10th minute of the game, Yang Chen succeeded in countering offside."

"After receiving a second pass from Shensi, he directly took the shot and the Qatar goalkeeper was beyond his reach."

"The Chinese team scored for the second time in the first half."

"10 minutes!"

"Coach Zeng still continues the tradition of fast break and fast play in the opening game."

"This is already the fourth time the Chinese team has scored in the first 10 minutes of a game!"

Conceding the ball so soon after the start, all Hazyatic's plans were disrupted.

At first, they wanted to use shrinking defense to weaken the Chinese team, and then used counterattacks to deal a fatal blow to the Chinese team.

When they implemented this tactic, they discovered how far it was from what they imagined.

The level of the Chinese team is no longer limited to the players jumping high and running fast.

The smooth cooperation between the players, the extremely clear tactical purpose, and the simple, smooth and efficient offensive mode.

All Asian opponents are hard to guard against.

The most important thing is that in this offensive mode, the Chinese team's defense did not make any big mistakes.

Although left back Zhou Ning always seemed out of tune with the team, Li Tie's wide range of running defense made up for this.

So far, Li Tie has completed 3 steals.

And his "low-level mistakes" that have always been a problem for the fans did not occur once in this game.

When I saw Li Tie once again using his own strength to cleanly complete a tackle and interception.

The fans in the stands couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"Okay, Tiezi, this kick is good!"

Hearing the fans chanting Li Tie's name, Huang Jianxiang couldn't help but sigh:

“Today’s Maojiawan is no longer the Jinzhou it used to be.”

"Today's Tiezi is no longer the same Li Tiezi as before."

Three years ago in Jinzhou, there were loud calls to "replace Li and Iron".

Three years later in Maojiawan, the fans took off the word "change" and still shouted loudly.

"This is all thanks to Coach Zeng!"

In the stands, Qi Yousheng couldn't help but wipe his tears.

Seeing the strong performance of the Chinese team, Qi Yousheng wished he had finished class earlier.

Speaking of which, Qatar and Kuwait have similar strength levels and characteristics.

He is quick with his feet, has good technique, is very flexible, and is very capable of grinding. He is very good at pressing in the midfield and frontcourt.

But now, Zeng Zheng's national team's main focus is to strengthen the midfield.

After many competitions, at least the player holding the ball in the middle can be completely calm when faced with the opponent's pressing.

Coupled with the tacit cooperation between teammates, no matter how "sticky" the opponent's forward is, he can only run around behind the ball like a headless chicken.

Secondly, facing the opponent's 352, the Chinese team completely contained the opponent's attack on both wings.

As a result, Qatar, whose offensive was suppressed, would find it difficult to mount a decent counterattack.

In the 20th minute of the first half, Yang Chen, Ma Mingyu, and Shen Si played exquisite cooperation at the front of the Qatar penalty area. Unfortunately, Yang Chen's last shot went too far and hit the Qatar goalkeeper's arms, causing the fans to sigh.

The Qatar team also got a good chance in the 26th minute.

The attack was still launched from the wing. After passing Zhou Ning with speed, the Kas forward forward almost got a single shot.

Facing Ou Chuliang's life-saving attack, No. 27 Mubarak forced his kick to push.

After the ball hit Ou Chuliangping's outstretched toe, it was controlled by Zhang Minghua, who returned to defense in time, and then cleared out of the penalty area.

On the coaching bench, Zeng Zheng sighed.

The others didn't say a word when they saw this.

Everyone knows that this is almost Zhou Ning's last chance.

Fortunately, no goals were conceded.

If he had really lost the ball just now, Zeng Zheng might have replaced him immediately.

Fortunately, there were very few threatening attacks from Qatar, and the rhythm on the court was once again controlled by the Chinese team.

In the 28th minute, Shu Chang, who came forward with an assist, made a pass from the right. Yang Chen and Su Maozhen both jumped up to grab the point. The Qatar goalkeeper beat the two of them and hit the ball out of the penalty area with one punch. The Qatar defender immediately chose a big move.

Foot clearance.

In the 30th minute, Shen Si and Ma Mingyu continued to hit the wall on the left, and finally stretched out a kick first, kicked the ball out, and was knocked down by the opponent, winning a set kick in the frontcourt.

Shensi took the initiative to stand in front of the ball and take the penalty in person, and the ball he shot was firmly held in the arms of the Qatar goalkeeper.

Immediately afterwards, the Chinese team received another corner kick.

Shensi sent the ball to the center, and Su Maozhen, who was leaping high, headed the ball, and the ball missed the crossbar and flew out of the baseline.

After landing, the golden-headed Lao Mao wiped the rain off his face and stamped his feet fiercely.

"Damn it, my foot just slipped!"

If his foot hadn't slipped, with his jumping ability, he would never have kicked as low as he just did.

In this way, the Qataris escaped a disaster.

But success is also rain, failure is also rain.

In the 39th minute, Ma Mingyu suddenly shot a cold shot from outside the penalty area.

According to the previous rhythm of the Chinese team, no matter how the ball was played, it would have to be passed twice, and then it would go straight into the penalty area or something.

But this time, the horse took a long shot from 30 meters away from the goal.

The eagle strikes the sky and roars thousands of miles away.

Due to the rain, the Qatar goalkeeper could barely see the path of the ball until the ball flew into the penalty area.

And when he saw the path of the ball clearly, it was already too late!

The ball roared past with a whoosh and rushed into the net.

2 to 0.

Huang Jianxiang finally got the hang of it.

"pretty!"

“What a beautiful world wave!”

"At the end of the first half, the Chinese team exceeded the score again."

“The long-range shot this time is from the Sichuan team’s veteran Ma Mingyu.”

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"2 to 0."

"The Chinese team is now on double insurance."

"The sweet rain in Maojiawan seems to be cheering the team up."

After Huang Jianxiang finished speaking, he raised his head, opened his mouth, and let the rain fall into his mouth.

After three black minutes in 1989, Singapore was hailed as an "ominous place" by Chinese fans;

Today, the same rain, the same opponent, different venue.

Maojiawan has long become a blessed place in the hearts of countless fans.

Amid cheers from all the fans, the horse ran to the sidelines and knelt down, pointing his hands in the sky.

From then on, there was no shadow of Jinzhou in my heart.

During the halftime break, Zeng Zheng replaced Zhou Ning with Wu Chengying, completely making up for the only loophole in the Chinese team's field.

In the second half, the Chinese team made persistent efforts.

In the 55th minute, Yang Chen received a pass from Shen Si in the penalty area and hit the net with the ball.

3 to 0!

Yang Chen scored twice!

Seeing this, the fans' hearts finally fell back into their stomachs.

Qatar is still the same Qatar.

The Chinese team is no longer the Chinese team it used to be!

In the 64th minute, Zeng Zheng replaced veteran Ma Mingyu and replaced him with Zhang Ran to strengthen midfield support.

At the same time, the Chinese team began to slow down the pace of the game to preserve its strength and face the next semi-finals.

Faced with a three-goal deficit, Qatar's victory over the Chinese team at the beginning and advancement to the semi-finals turned into a "face-saving" goal.

But after playing for more than 70 minutes, there was still no goal scored.

Seemingly seeing that it was too difficult for the Kasa side to attack, Zeng Zheng unexpectedly played the last substitution card in the 75th minute, replacing Ou Chuliang with Fu Bing.

Seeing Fu Bing appear, everyone understood Zeng Zheng's intention.

"Coach Zeng wants every player to have experience playing in the Asian Cup!"

In the stands, the fans were also talking a lot.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, there are still more than 10 minutes until the end of the game."

"Will Ou Chuliang be replaced now?"

“Coach Zeng is really confident!”

The fans were just joking, and no one was really worried.

In the 92nd minute of the game, the rain stopped in Maojiawan.

At the last moment of the game, Captain Kuvari, No. 10 of the Cards team, tried to imitate Ma Mingyu and took a cold shot from outside the penalty area.

Facing the opponent's overwhelming attack, Fu Bing stepped forward and hit the ball out of the sideline of the penalty area with a single punch.

Such a powerful shot did not even result in a corner kick. Seeing this, the referee from Malaysia did not give the Qataris any chance and directly blew the whistle to end the game.

So far, the Chinese team has become the first team to advance to the semi-finals of this Asian Cup.

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