Ahead of the game against Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan's head coach Vajim Abramov said at a press conference that they would focus on glory, and that Uzbekistan is not afraid of glory and will fight for the top spot in the group.

When asked by a Chinese reporter why he had such confidence and whether he already had a countermeasure against Rongguang, Abramov said he would not announce it in advance.

Of course, if he really mastered the way to deal with Rongguang, he didn't need to tell everyone in advance what it was, and he wasn't a fool.

But to be honest, the media was skeptical of what Abramov said, thinking that he was talking big and that the purpose of doing so was to release smoke bombs.

Because not to mention Abramov, coaches all over Europe have a headache about how to defend Glory, and they haven't found any good solutions. How did Abramov, a nobody in the coaching world, find a countermeasure?

This must be nothing more than psychological warfare.

And the means are not very clever......

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However, when the game started, everyone soon found out that the head coach of Uzbekistan really had a way, of course, whether this method was effective or not was not mentioned for the time being, but he really had the goods.

His countermeasures are simple to say, there is no mystery about them, and they are not original to him.

It's "foul play".

However, everyone is not very optimistic about this tactic of Uzbekistan.

This tactic has been used by many teams in Europe, the most famous being in the 2008-2009 FA Cup final, Manchester United vs. Manchester City, when Ferguson's team used foul tactics against Glory in the game, but who knew that Glory actually practiced a free kick?

Directly in the final, he took the opportunity of Manchester United's crazy foul on him and completed a hat-trick of free kicks!

Since then, there have been fewer teams that have fouled Glory.

Because they are indirectly helping the glory......

I didn't expect Uzbekistan to use foul tactics to stop the glory!

What a dream!

In the twelfth minute, about 36 meters away from the Uzbekistan goal, slightly to the left, Rongguang was tripped by the Uzbek player Akhmedov to the ground, the referee whistled for a foul on Uzbekistan, and gave the Chinese team a free kick in front, the free kick at this distance can be shot directly, or it can be kicked indirectly.

But Glory chose the first option.

From 36 yards from goal, he blasted with his right foot and kicked a standard lift ball.

Uzbekistan's goalkeeper Nesterov, completely confused by Glory's lift kick, pounced to the right, but the ball flew into the goal from his left.

“1：0！ Sakae's signature elevator ball! He Ping shouted excitedly. In just 12 minutes of the opening game, the Chinese team took the lead, and they took the lead in this battle of revenge! At the same time, this is also revenge on Uzbekistan! Glory's goal ended the embarrassing record of zero goals for the Chinese team against Uzbekistan in the Asian Cup! ”

"And! This is Rongguang's seventh goal in this Asian Cup! He is now just one goal away from Iran's Ali Daei's eight-goal record at the 1996 Asian Cup! ”

After the goal, Glory beckoned his teammates to come up and celebrate the goal, but in fact, he didn't need to greet him, everyone opened their arms and pounced on Glory when the football flew into the goal.

The Uzbek side was dejected, and the TV broadcast gave Uzbekistan's head coach Abramov a close-up to see his expression at this moment. Before the game, he swore that he had found a way to deal with Glory, and it turned out to be such a thing...... How about now? It was his foul tactics that gave Glory the opportunity to take a free-kick and conceded the goal!

Abramov stood on the sidelines, expressionless, unable to see what was going on in his mind. Of course, it can also be understood that he is trying to calm down.

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It stands to reason that the Chinese team after taking the lead should be like a bamboo, completely defeating Uzbekistan.

But when the game resumed, everyone didn't see this scene as a matter of course.

The table of the Chinese team suddenly changed, not for the better, but not so good......

Whether it's reporters in the media gallery, commentators, or fans, they can all see it.

In order to be sure, they also observed for a while and found that this was really the case.

The Chinese team's attack was not as sharp as before.

Especially Rongguang, who scored in the first 12 minutes of the game, should be in very good shape.

However, after the goal, the glorious cousin was not as active as before, specifically because he had fewer shots on goal, and when he directly threatened the Uzbek goal, he became less active.

So what is he doing all these times?

He's passing the ball.

After his team-mate passed the ball to him, he was not in a hurry to move forward, if it had been before, he would have rushed towards the Uzbekistan goal with the ball.

But now, he's going to stop, pause, and pass the ball out again.

Or even if he dribbles the ball, he will eventually pass the ball to his team-mates instead of shooting himself.

The reporters in the media gallery looked at each other, especially the Chinese ones, who did not quite understand why Rong Guang had suddenly kicked like this......

Even the rest of the Chinese squad didn't quite understand how hard it was to get them to keep up with glory after the game against Qatar. The glory of the game against Qatar surprised those of them who had been teammates with him for more than half a month, and it felt like they were on the hook......

So they all think that maybe they should pass the football to glory, and then go into the theater mode.

They didn't expect Glory to pass the ball to them, and they would wait for them to press it.

This kind of unexpectedness caused many mistakes in coordination, and it seems that the Chinese team's control of the game has decreased, but it is not as threatening as the attack before the goal.

"After the Chinese team took the lead, it seemed that they couldn't play football...... Why is that......" He Ping asked.

In front of the computer, many Chinese fans were also surprised.

The jokers took action and couldn't wait to express their sense of humor on Weibo.

"It's sour, it's still the familiar recipe, the familiar taste! This is the Chinese team we are all familiar with! ”

But more Chinese fans are probably in no mood to tease, and they are all frowning, not understanding why Glory has suddenly become no longer moving forward.

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Among so many people, perhaps the two people in front of the coach's seat of the Chinese team know best.

Head coach Gao Hongbo glanced at Fu Bo next to him and found that Fu Bo was also looking at him.

The two men met their eyes, and then smiled bitterly at the same time.

They understand why Rongguang did this, and Rongguang did it as if he was telling the two of them that he, Rongguang, could move forward with this team! He was going to prove it to both of them.

But now, the progress is not too smooth......

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Rong Guangcai didn't care whether it was smooth or not, he insisted on doing it according to his own ideas.

As a result, until the end of the first half, his personal statistics did not increase the number of shots on goal again, and the number of passes was much higher, and many of them failed to pass, which was due to Uzbekistan's insistence on foul tactics against him, and many of them because his teammates in the national team did not receive his ball, which of course counted as his failed passes.

Uzbekistan had some chances because of China's poor offensive performance, but they didn't score.

The first half ended with a score of 1:0.

At the end of the first half, commentators from various countries were discussing the huge changes in the first half of the Chinese team, why was the gap between them before and after the goal so big?

Could it really be that Uzbekistan's foul tactics played a role?

They don't want to admit it......

At half-time, Uzbekistan's head coach Abramov really thought so.

'Their weakness in the first half showed that our tactics worked! is very effective! As long as we continue to play like this in the second half, the balance of victory will definitely be in our favor! ”

He was thrilled and conceded a goal at the start of the first half, but then regained control of the game. This shows that he can really beat Rongguang, who is definitely not a player who is completely higher than the Asian level as the media say!

In the other locker room, Rong Guang was facing everyone's concerned gaze.

The reason was that Sun Hai asked Rongguang: "Rongguang, you won't be injured, right?" ”

After these words were spoken, the locker room suddenly fell silent, and everyone turned their heads to look at the glory.

For the change in the table of the first half of the glory, this may be the only plausible explanation.

But they didn't notice exactly when Glory was hurt.

Uzbekistan has always insisted on foul tactics against Rongguang, and all kinds of rough defenses emerge in endlessly, maybe Rongguang will be injured at any time?

It's just that Glory endured and didn't tell everyone......

Glory looked at his teammates, and he could clearly see the care and nervousness in their eyes.

Perhaps there is a utilitarian overtone in these feelings, such as if Glory is injured, their road to the Asian Cup may come to an end.

But they're a team, and rightfully so.

Gao Hongbo and Fu Bo sat in the locker room, glanced at each other, and did not speak.

They wanted to see what Glory would say.

Rongguang shook his head and said with a smile: "No, it's not hurt." ”

"Then you ...... in the first half," Sun Hai continued to ask.

These words may only be asked by Sun Hai, on the one hand, he is an old veteran in the national team, on the other hand, he and Rongguang are teammates in Manchester City, when Rongguang first went to Manchester City, he was the one who helped Rongguang adapt to life.

Rong Guang faced everyone's puzzled and concerned eyes, still with a smile on his face: "I just want to win the championship with everyone." ”

At this time, Gao Hongbo coughed and stood up, he knew that Rongguang was too clear to explain, so he simply stood up to help him out.

"Although everyone's performance in the first half was not very good, there was a problem of not being able to cooperate together. But in the second half we have to continue to play like this, it doesn't matter if the cooperation is not in place, just try a few more times, otherwise all the training we have before the start of the Asian Cup will be useless? So, boys, stick to what you practiced in training in the second half, don't be afraid to make mistakes, not daring to try is the biggest mistake! ”

He's doing Glory a hand.

Since Rongguang expressed his will, Gao Hongbo used the authority of the head coach to let the whole team cooperate with his will to complete the Asian Cup together.

After getting the latest instructions from the head coach, the players of the Chinese team, who were still a little uncertain about the situation in the first half, also put aside their doubts.

Rong Guang looked at Gao Hongbo, and Gao Hongbo smiled at him.

There is a tacit understanding formed between the two people.