Chapter 307: Qualified early
In order to break through the door of Hong Kong, the Thai team did almost anything, and Chavit used up three substitutions early, and he replaced all the players in front of the goal, hoping to increase the efficiency in front of goal.
However, Hong Kong, China, is very well defended.
All the players returned to the back to participate in the defense, and even the two forwards Zhuo Zhuo and Chen Zhaoji were blocked in front of the penalty area.
Hong Kong, China, put on a strict posture of defense.
Defence and attack are two extremes, and with all the lines retreating, Hong Kong cannot afford to use the gaps to create a threat even if there is a large gap in the back of the Thai team, because they have already put all their energy on defense. Every player knows that as long as the team can ensure that the goal is not lost, they can win the game, and then seize the opportunity to counterattack, whether they can score or not, the defense will definitely be worse, then the Thai team has a chance.
The team can't have a chance, but you can't give the opponent a chance, so the most important thing is to defend.
Although the game was played very passively, Hong Kong did not play in a hurry because they were the leading side, and as long as the team did not concede a goal, they felt very relieved.
The feeling of leading the score was enough to support them to hold on until the end.
The more the Thai team is in a hurry to score, the more they can't find a good opportunity, and the continuous passing outside the penalty area makes it difficult to break through the dense defense of Hong Kong, China, and Hong Kong, China's clearance again and again can consume more time.
In this situation, time passes by minute by second.
2 minutes.
1 minute.
30 seconds.
Finally, the last wave of Thailand's attack was directly tackled by the defenders of Hong Kong, China, and then the football was kicked out of the sideline, and the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game at the same time.
The game is over.
In the second round of Group A of the Asian Cup, Hong Kong, China defeated the host Thailand team 1:0 and won the second game of the group.
At the moment when the whistle blew, all the supporters of Hong Kong, China at the scene shouted excitedly.
They understand very well what victory means - three points. And qualify!
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"This is Hong Kong's second win in the group stage of the Asian Cup, two games, two wins, they have created a miracle of Hong Kong football! Before the game, if someone said that Hong Kong, China would beat the Thai team, they would definitely be considered crazy, Hong Kong, China has already created a miracle to win Australia, they still want to continue to create a miracle, and win Thailand again? But now! We saw that Hong Kong, China won again! ”
"Two 1:0. Two wins! ”
"In Group A, Hong Kong, China has 6 points from two consecutive wins, the host Thailand team has 1 draw and 1 loss in two games, only 1 point, the match between Iraq and Australia has not started yet, Iraq has 1 point in the two teams, Australia has no points, that is, no matter who wins and who loses tomorrow's match between Iraq and Australia. Hong Kong, China has confirmed that a group qualification spot has been locked in advance! ”
"Congratulations to Hong Kong, they have miraculously become the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals!"
"This is an exciting boost for the development of football in Hong Kong, China, and it goes back to history. The last time they reached the Asian Cup finals was in 1968, and now, after nearly 40 years, they are in the Asian Cup finals. But there was also some 'luck' to it, and no one expected this team to have a chance to qualify for Group A, which is highly competitive......"
"In Group A, Australia is recognised as the strongest team. Iraq have always been good at pulling off miracles, and they are also the second-strongest team in the group, while Thailand, the strongest of the four hosts, is also the most likely to reach the quarter-finals, compared to Hong Kong, which is hardly fancied. ”
"But in such a highly competitive group, Hong Kong, China only went through two games to determine the group place, which can be called a 'great' achievement!"
"In the last game against Australia, Hong Kong showed tenacity, relying on a solid defence to allow Australia to score in the space of 90 minutes. In this match against the host Thai team, Hong Kong, China showed a positive side, they were fighting with the Thai team for most of the game, and finally they relied on the goal of striker Chen Zhaoji to defeat the host Thai team, and from this, we witnessed the first horse in the Asian Cup. Dark horses' appeared, whether this dark horse team can hold on to the end is not to say for the time being, but their color is absolutely very pure, we can't imagine what kind of performance they will have in the quarterfinals, whether they will lose to a strong team in one game, or can they go further in the Asian Cup, let them wait and see! ”
While praising the achievements of Hong Kong, China, the media commentators did not forget to analyze the reasons why Hong Kong, China can achieve good results, so it must be talked about as the coach of Hong Kong, China, Wan Sheng.
Gao Jixian, the commentator of Super Sports S Channel, attributed the reason for Hong Kong, China's good results all to Wan Sheng, because he couldn't think of why this Hong Kong team, which has no stars and has a mediocre strength, was able to defeat Australia and the host Thailand team in a row, "Hong Kong, China can win two consecutive victories, and the key person we must talk about is their head coach Wan Sheng." ”
"In April, the media rumored that the Chinese Football Association invited Wan Sheng to coach the Chinese team, and later due to various considerations, the Chinese Football Association thought that Zhu Guanghu would continue to lead the team more suitable, and then in mid-May, Hong Kong reported that Wan Sheng might lead the team to Hong Kong, China."
"It was just a rumor, and not many people believed it at the time, after all, Wan Sheng is the coach of the Premier League Manchester City club, Hong Kong, China wants to invite Wan Sheng to coach, and the Manchester City club must nod and agree, but what I didn't expect is that the Hong Kong Football Association confirmed the news in early June, Wan Sheng will lead Hong Kong, China to the Asian Cup!"
"But the news has only been hot for a while, and everyone thinks that Hong Kong, China's strength is too poor, and even if it comes to the world's famous coach, it will be difficult to achieve good results in the Asian Cup. What I didn't expect was that after preparing for training, in the first game of the Asian Cup, Hong Kong, China would be able to create a miracle to defeat the strongest Australian team in the group! ”
"We can say that Wan Sheng has come to the Asian Cup after leading Derby County and Manchester City to win the championship miracle in the Premier League in a row!"
"A lot of European media say that Wan Sheng is a manager who is good at creating miracles, we are far away from Europe, and most of the interviews and reports only know the team and players, it is difficult to really appreciate this, and now Hong Kong, China, led by Wan Sheng, is one of the Asian Cup. We were able to see the miracle happen! ”
"It's a miracle!"
"Before the Asian Cup, who would have thought that Hong Kong, China would have a chance to qualify for Group A? Taking it a step further, who would have dared to imagine that Hong Kong, China would only need two matches to determine the group places? ”
"No one! No! Apart from...... Wan Sheng yourself! ”
"At that time, when he said in front of media reporters that Hong Kong, China's goal was to win the championship, almost everyone only listened to it as a joke, but now who dares to say that Hong Kong, China has no hope of winning the championship?"
S channel commentator Gao Jixian's commentary ended with a question, but everyone was deeply touched.
Truly!
Now that Hong Kong, China has qualified for two games, no one dares to say that they have no hope of winning the championship!
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In the hustle and bustle of the stadium. Hong Kong, China, is celebrating the victory.
"Haha! We won! We won against Thailand! Australia, Thailand, two wins, we can definitely qualify ahead of schedule! ”
Fan Zhiyi shouted excitedly at the top of his throat.
Wan Sheng smiled, "Don't get too excited, aren't you mentally prepared?" ”
"It was just before the game, and I still think it's incredible!" Fan Zhiyi said, "Hong Kong, China! When I was in China, I always looked down on the Hong Kong team because they were so bad. But now we are out of the league earlier than the Chinese team. I really can't imagine what those domestic media will say, and what domestic fans will think! ”
"Doesn't the Chinese team also have hope of qualifying for two games?"
"There's just hope." Fan Zhiyi shook his head and said, "I won the first game." There was certainly hope in the second game, but it was a disappointment every time. I think China has a lot of hope of qualifying, but two games ...... Enough choke! ”
Wan Sheng patted Fan Zhiyi on the shoulder and said, "No matter what." We're already out. I'm the head coach of Hong Kong, and you're my assistant coach, and we're representing Hong Kong. We have to be happy for the team to qualify, as for the other teams, that's not what we should care about. ”
Fan Zhiyi nodded after hearing this.
After all, he has just retired, and his mentality has not been fully adjusted, and he still can't let go of the Chinese team.
As the two spoke, the rest of the dugout and the players on the field also walked over, and everyone cheered together, after which the coach and the players returned to the locker room, sorted their things and prepared to leave.
At the same time, Wansheng also went to the press conference.
Many reporters at the scene are waiting for Wan Sheng's arrival, Hong Kong, China defeated the Thai team, won two consecutive victories in Group A of the Asian Cup, and locked the group qualification place in advance, this result is really amazing, every reporter wants to interview Wan Sheng, ask him how Hong Kong, China did it.
But it's a pity that Wan Sheng is not at all interested in explaining the 'miracle creation process', and there is no need to meet the requirements of media reporters. As I said before, the Thais will have to wait for the next Asian Cup if they want to end their embarrassing record. ”
"Sure enough!"
Wan Sheng asked as he spoke, hating the Thai reporters like that, but they couldn't do anything because it had become a fact.
The Thai team lost the game, Chavit's morale-boosting slogan became empty talk, and the Chinese coach in front of him became the winner, and his Hong Kong team won both games and sealed the qualification spot early.
Anyone would be amazed to think of Hong Kong's achievements.
Thai reporters are also very unwilling, but they can only take their anger on coach Chavit, many reporters have already prepared a draft of the report, just waiting to go back, and use the report to directly question the Thai team.
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David Beckham and Ronaldo were the ones who walked out of the Rajamangala National Stadium with the fans.
As the crowd walked, neither of them spoke, as if they were recalling the game they had just played, until they turned a corner and Beckham said, "Well, Luis, or I won!" ”
Ronaldo sighed helplessly.
He didn't expect the game to be as Beckham said, Hong Kong, China finally won, although the game was very difficult, and even in the end, Hong Kong, China almost had no power to fight back, but if he won, he won, and he was more interested in Wansheng's 'magic method'.
This is the Asian Cup!
Although Ronaldo doesn't look down on the Asian Cup, he also admits in his heart that the Asian Cup still has a certain amount of gold, and Group A, where Hong Kong, China is located, is very competitive, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the group of death.
Take the strength of Hong Kong, China as an example, perhaps any group can be called the 'group of death', but in this case, the Chinese let the team determine the qualifying place in two games, which is also a bit amazing!
Like those journalists, Ronaldo wanted to ask, "How did he do it?" ”
He was puzzled.
You know, Ronaldo was at the training venue in Hong Kong, China yesterday, and watched a day of preparation training in Hong Kong, China, and there was nothing special about the training, and the tactics were very simple, but such a team created a record of defeating Australia and Thailand in a row.
It's incredible!
Ronaldo was very confused, but he also had to admit that the Chinese really had some means, so after Beckham said, he sighed and said, "Okay, okay, you win, I will fulfill my promise and stick to training here." ”
"Don't look like you're being forced, I'm doing it for your own good." Beckham laughed.
"Yes, I see."
"Still, David." Ronaldo looked at Beckham and his expression became serious, "How long do you think we can stay here?" ”
"What do you mean?"
Ronaldo shrugged.
"You're asking where Wansheng's team will go?" Beckham thought about it and said, "To be honest, I don't know. I'm sure Wansheng can lead the team to achieve good results, but it's not clear how far they can go, after all, they are only Hong Kong, China. ”
Ronaldo said, "yes, it's a miracle that they can qualify. ”
"I'd like to have stayed a little longer, and it's a vacation here. By the way, I'm going to Hong Kong in two days, Oliveira is already there, I'm going there to do some business promotion. ”
"Got a job?" Ronaldo wondered.
Beckham nodded and said, "I have promised Wansheng to be the image ambassador of the Tagore Wan Group in China." ”
Ronaldo rolled his eyes, "So you're already his employee." ”
"The contract hasn't been finalized yet, but it shouldn't be a problem." (To be continued.) )