strictlysupreme Chapter 340 Enmity, War of Words, New Expectations
Chapter 340 Enmity, War of Words, New Expectations
Chapter 340 Enmity, War of Words, New Expectations
Before the game, the head coaches of both teams attended the press conference together. The coaches of both teams had questions that they did not want to answer but could not avoid.
The unavoidable question on Stan's side is the "revenge theme", and the Asian Cup final in 2004 will definitely be brought up.
"At that time, I was still in charge of youth training in Guangzhou Tianbao, and the head coach of the national team was the Dutch "Arihan". If you are so interested, you can ask him. I didn't personally experience that game, so I can't answer you."
"Then what do you think of the rivalry between China and Japan, the old enemies"?
"Old enemy? Hehe, this is the first time I have met a Japanese team since I took office. If this is called an old enemy, then I have nothing to say. It is still the same sentence. Please ask me some questions about what happened after I took office. It is best to ask questions about this game, otherwise don't ask."
The reporter was left speechless by Stan, so he could only turn the microphone to "Aguirre", "About your being investigated by the "Spanish prosecutors", do you have any response?"
"Aguirre" waved the microphone in front of him. Now he has been disturbed by this incident, and the reporter poked him in the heart face to face. He forced a smile and said, "Please allow me to borrow a sentence from Stan and ask some questions about this game, or shut up."
The word Aguirre used was "shut`up", which was obviously a rude answer.
"Sorry, I didn't say shut up, I'm not that rude," Stan says quickly.
"Aguirre" nodded slightly at Stan and apologized, probably because he was really angry. Although he meant the same thing as "Stan", the way he expressed it was too rude.
The "press officer" at the scene found that the atmosphere was frozen, and interjected, "May I ask you something about the game."
After the on-site reporters asked some questions about the game, the head coaches of both sides gave appropriate answers. Although "Aguirre" is full of scandals, judging from his resume, he is actually a very good head coach with serious work and strict tactical requirements.
Not to mention Stan, he would speak out his tactical ideas for reporters to report on, but he would never say anything about the specific tactical arrangements.
The pre-match press conference started off with a sour atmosphere and ended with a professional question-and-answer session.
*****
Two hours before the official start of the game, CCTV reporter "Liu Siyuan" conducted an interview at the fan center outside the "Newcastle Stadium".
He first saw the white-skinned fans, probably locals, and only after he stepped forward to say hello did he realize they were from New Zealand.
"Why come to the game"?
"I am a "Tottenham" fan, I like Wei Xiao",
"Then you support the Chinese team?"
"Of course, come on Wei Xiao",
After interviewing the fans from New Zealand, Liu Siyuan ran away and saw some people in blue jerseys, who should be Japanese fans, so he decided to interview them.
"May I speak in English"?
"Can",
"Like that team"?
"Of course Japan, the Japanese team will win 2-1",
Liu Siyuan smiled, "Then is there any player you like in the Chinese team?"
There were men and women among the Japanese, but they said "Li Qiao" almost in unison.
Almost everyone in Japan knows Li Qiao, because there is a Japanese player in "Dortmund" - "Kagawa Shinji", and "Dortmund" games are broadcast almost every weekend in China and Japan.
"I guess it's because of "Dortmund", said Liu Siyuan?
When talking about the game, these Japanese fans predicted without any hesitation that the Japanese team would win, but when it came to Li Qiao, they had disagreements, some gave thumbs up, and some walked away, maybe they didn't want to admit that Li Qiao was the biggest threat.
After Liu Siyuan interviewed the Japanese fans, he walked forward, and there was a bright red area. Needless to say, there must be a gathering place for Chinese fans.
Before he got close, a large group of fans spotted him, and they all gathered around, what are they doing?Change clothes for "Liu Siyuan".
Someone put a red top hat on him, someone put a national flag on him, in short, a group of people dressed him up like a "Barbie doll".
"Folks, can you wait a while, let me ask a few questions first",
"What are you asking, 3 to 0, minimum consumption," said a fan.
The others booed after hearing it.
"Then which player of the Chinese team do you like the most?"
"Zhou Dun",
"Wei Xiao",
"Li Qiao",
"Ding Mu",
"Liao Lisheng",
Liu Siyuan listened carefully. Anyway, everyone has it. It seems that every Chinese player has his own group of fans.
"Is there no single answer"?
"Yes, Stan",
"Stan...Stan...Stan," everyone yelled.
Finally, everyone couldn't wait any longer and pushed "Liu Siyuan" away. A group of people squeezed into the camera and shouted in unison: "3 to 0...3 to 0".
*****
Half an hour before the game, the game commentators——He Wei and *** squeezed into the small commentary booth, and He Wei had already got the official starting list of the two teams.
He Wei took a look. The starting lineup of the Japanese team in this game can be said to have undergone a big change. It is almost a Japanese team that has never been seen before, especially the two absolute cores of the past 10 years that "Aguirre" did not send to the team-"Hasebe Makoto" and "Endo Yasuhito".
For example, the status of the two of them in the Japanese team is like that of "Gerrard" and "Lampard" in the England team.
The starting lineup of the Japanese team for this game is:
Goalkeeper - Eiji Kawashima.
Defensive line - Sakai Kotoku, Yoshida Maya, Morishi Masato, Nagatomo Yuto.
Midfielders - Shinji Kagawa, Hiroshi Kiyotake, Keisuke Honda.
Frontcourt - Okazaki Shinji, Usami Takashi, Kan Takashi.
In the formation of 4321, "Shinji Okazaki" stands out.
He Wei quickly introduced the starting roster of the Japanese team and asked "***": "Haidong, why do you think the Japanese team has made such a big change? This is almost a brand new Japanese team. Whether it is "Zaccheroni" or the Japanese team in the era of "Takeshi Okada", we have never seen such a play."
"***" was very honest. He said that he was not very familiar with the Japanese team in recent years, so he couldn't explain why.
"Then leave it to Stan to think about it," He Wei said.
Then He Wei quickly introduced the starting lineup of the Chinese team. In fact, it was exactly the same as the last game, even the formation was the same.
"Now the players have come out to warm up. After 20 minutes, the first semi-final of this Asian Cup will begin. We wish the Chinese team good luck."
*****
When the players were warming up, Stan was standing on the sidelines, holding the latest starting list of the Japanese team in his hand. After a little thought, Stan saw through the intention of "Aguirre". Against a team like the Chinese team, passive defense is very difficult. "UAE" is an example, so the only way is to concede fewer goals and control more.
"Kagawa Shinji", "Kyotake Hiroshi" and "Honda Keisuke" are all players with strong ball control. The three of them can control the ball very well when they appear in the midfield together.
"Guardiola" has a famous saying-"If I have 100 midfielders in my hands, I will put them all on the field."
This is the basis of "Barcelona" success - control of the midfield.
"Aguirre, this old boy probably racked his brains to deal with the Chinese team, so he came up with such a way," Stein thought.
Of course, Stan hasn't slept well these days. He has been thinking about how I would deal with the Chinese team if I were "Aguirre".
After a short warm-up, the players returned to the locker room and waited to play. Stan did not make any more tactical deployments. He stood at the door and gave everyone a high-five. "If you encounter difficulties, just look at the national flag on the left chest." Stan repeated this sentence to every soldier who went out.
When the players of the Chinese team came to the player channel, the Japanese team had already arrived first. Li Qiao went up and patted "Shinji Kagawa". The latter extended his hand, and the two shook hands tightly.
In this game, the AFC sent the best referee - Asia's No. [-] Golden Whistle "Irmatov". Perhaps in the eyes of the AFC, this is also the final staged in advance.
At this time, Li Qiao was a little nervous. Although he had experienced many battles, wearing the national team's jersey felt different when playing.
The referee signaled that it was time to enter the field, and Li Qiao looked at the caddy beside her, a beautiful "Australian" girl, she looked at Li Qiao innocently, she put her hand into Li Qiao's hand, Li Qiao gently held it, "let`s`go", Li Qiao said to her.
When he walked out of the player tunnel, Li Qiao held his head high, and saw the red ocean and loyal fans.
After standing still, Li Qiao touched the head of the caddy in front of him. His action was to divert his attention. At this time, his heart was too turbulent, and he was afraid of crying. Li Qiao didn't want to cry before the game.
The host asked the audience to stand, and the Chinese national anthem was played first.
All the fans stood up together. As the sonorous melody sounded, Li Qiao pursed his lips. Next to him was goalkeeper Wang Dalei.
After the national anthem was played, Zhou Dun went to pick a side. In the first half, the Chinese team kicked off first. Li Qiao and Ding Mu stood in the middle circle. The referee "Irmatov" was on the watch for the last time. With his whistle, Li Qiao dialed the ball and Ding Mu returned the pass. The 2015 Australian Asian Cup semi-final officially started.
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