Before this game, the Japanese team was already 6 points ahead of Australia and 7 points ahead of third-place Oman. They had already qualified early and there was no need to fight hard.
Therefore, the Japanese team did not send all its main players for this away game. Several players playing in Europe were slightly injured and were not forcibly recruited by the national team.
This also gave the Chinese team a chance to win.
However, when the Japanese media took this situation up after the game, the Chinese media retorted.
"Our starting lineup is all stars who play for the top teams in the five major leagues! It is reasonable for us to win against the Japanese team!"
Yes, let’s calculate the lineup of the Chinese national team today. The three midfielders all play for Arsenal. On the front line, there are two Manchester United players and a Juventus forward. On the back line, there is a center back combination of Depor and Milan. The left and right backs play respectively. Liverpool and Inter Milan, as well as Juventus' second goalkeeper, tried to keep the goal clean.
On the bench, there are also Depor's main forward, Monaco goalkeeper, Atletico Madrid and Schalke 04 midfielders, Hercules' attacking midfielder and other stars, ready to go.
Such an extremely luxurious lineup makes fans unable to believe it.
In less than ten years, Chinese football has blossomed in European football!
After going through many games with the national team, they finally performed their best performance in the top ten games in this game!
The Japanese team led 2-0 in the first half, but the Chinese team's offense continued in the second half.
In the 68th minute of the game, taking advantage of a corner kick, Zhang Linpeng's header in the penalty area was blocked. Zheng Zhi volleyed a supplementary shot from outside the penalty area, and the ball hit the net!
3 to 0! The combination of the two central defenders of the Chinese team helped the team continue to expand its lead!
Watching Zheng Zhi's wonderful performance on the court, Yun Sheng was very emotional.
At present, the Chinese team does not have many excellent central defenders. When Feng Xiaoting was injured, Gao Bo finally asked Zheng Zhi to withdraw and play as central defender. In the end, the Chinese captain successfully completed the defensive task and also scored a goal with a wonderful shot. .
The team had a three-goal lead and the situation was dominant, and Gao Bo began to make tactical adjustments.
Cai Huikang replaced Huang Bowen, Wu Xi replaced Wang Chuhe, and Hao Junmin replaced Chen Tao.
Gao Bo replaced the "Three Musketeers of China" who performed well in this game and replaced them with three young people.
This is not only a tactical consideration, but also to allow the three Arsenal players to get more rest time. After all, they consume a lot of physical energy in the league and European wars. If injuries occur, it will be troublesome.
The reason why Gao Bo did this was also related to Yun Sheng.
The day before the game, Gao Bo called Yun Sheng and asked for his advice on the Chinese team.
After all, Yunsheng coaches in European competitions and is more familiar with these players.
Yun Sheng talked about his views. For example, he did not force Wu Lei to start, but suggested that Yu Hai and Dong Fangzhuo play at the same time. After all, the two have a strong tacit understanding and playing at the same time will have good results.
Arsenal's "Three Musketeers of China" have been in hot form recently. Naturally, without Yun Sheng's further explanation, Gao Bo will also start them.
However, Yun Sheng made a personal suggestion. If the outcome of the game is determined, he hopes that Gao Bo can consider replacing Chinese players who are fighting on multiple fronts.
Gao Bo followed Yun Sheng's advice and made substitutions.
However, after the three new players came on the field, the Huaguo team's offense was still good.
Cai Huikang's "butcher defense", Wu Xi's running that spares no effort in covering a large area, Hao Junmin's excellent passing control and dispatching ability, the three new midfield combinations are no less impressive!
In the 81st minute of the game, Cai Huikang stole the ball and handed it to Hao Junmin. Hao Junmin passed the ball across to Wu Xi. Wu Xi suddenly stepped forward and took a long shot!
The ball hit the crossbar and bounced out. The Chinese team missed the opportunity to continue to expand the lead.
Despite this, the Chinese fans in the stands still applauded thunderously, dedicated to the Chinese players on the court today.
When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the scene became a sea of joy!
3 to 0! This score is really dazzling!
After so many years, the Chinese team finally felt proud in front of the Japanese team!
The three-goal victory made Chinese football the focus of Asia!
There were even many old fans in the stands who shed tears of excitement...
The significance of this game is not only that, after the Chinese team defeated Japan, they still maintain the hope of reaching the World Cup finals!
After this round of competition, the points situation of Group B is now very clear.
The Japanese team has 17 points, the Australian team has 14 points, the Oman team has 11 points, the Chinese team has 11 points, and Iraq has 3 points.
Now the Japanese team has played all eight games. Regardless of the result of the last game, they have already qualified early.
In this round of competition, Australia defeated the Oman team 1-0. The goal difference was 4 more than Oman and 6 more than the Chinese team. It basically qualified for the group. In the final round, Australia plays Iraq at home. If nothing else goes wrong, this game will be another goal difference journey.
Now the last suspense in Group B is whether the Chinese team or the Oman team, which both have 11 points, can finish third in the group and win half of the qualifying spots.
Although on paper the Chinese team is far stronger than Oman, Oman's overall defense is very good and the goal difference is greater than that of the Chinese team. As long as they can draw the last game, they can secure third place in the group.
However, after the Chinese team defeated Japan, both the fans and the media were full of confidence in the final top ten game.
The last game will be held on June 19. When the Chinese National Tour European Legion returns, it will be even more good news.
After this game, the reputation of Chinese football was at its peak.
The 3-0 victory over Japan made countless fans shout "We are the number one in Asia".
And coach Gao Bo is also regarded by countless people as the best Chinese coach besides Yunsheng, and he is unparalleled in the limelight.
Yun Sheng called Gao Bo privately, as well as several of his disciples such as Chen Tao, Wang Chuhe, Dong Fangzhuo, etc., to remind them not to get carried away. After all, they had not yet obtained the tickets for the World Cup, and it was not the time to be happy yet. , be sure to stay calm.
You know, falling down in the place closest to the World Cup is a situation that Chinese football is all too familiar with...
But now it is the Chinese footballers who need to calm down, and the fans are only responsible for being happy.
Since the 2002 World Cup, the Chinese national team has left the World Cup for 12 years. Countless fans are looking forward to it, looking forward to the Chinese players going all out to enter the 2014 World Cup and win greater honors for Chinese football. And this game The 3-0 victory gave everyone more expectations for Chinese football!
With the expectations of countless Chinese fans, Chinese football has taken steps and is making great strides towards the World Cup!
