After getting off to a good start in the group stage of the Asian Cup, Qin Xiong became the focus of Asian media attention with a savior-like attitude.

There were four days left before the second game, and Qin Xiong's training with the whole team began to gather stronger combat effectiveness.

He will not relax because of the joy of his new marriage, and after coming to the green field, he is a gladiator who pursues victory!

July 15th.

Bukit Jalil Stadium, Malaysia

The Chinese team takes on the Iranian team.

Qin Xiong wore the captain's armband and started the game.

He is still not at his best, especially after a season in Europe and a previous injury.

But he has recovered at least eighty percent of his strength.

In fact, the positive effect he brings on the pitch is by no means a bonus to the strength of the individual into the team.

The Chinese team is now relatively stable, especially in the midfield.

Han Peng, Zhang Pengfei, Shao Jiayi, Zhao Junzhe, Liu Yi, plus Qin Xiong, Qin Xiong is the backbone, the absolute core, he can let this team find resonance, and give everyone a strong self-confidence.

This is the insurmountable gap between Zhou Haibin and Qin Xiong, who started in the last game!

In the second game, the overall performance of the Chinese team was very good, the team scored 3 goals in 90 minutes, Qin Xiong only contributed a direct free kick to score, but the outside world still praised him, thinking that Qin Xiong's self-confidence and mental strength to the team can not be ignored.

China 3:1 Iran.

Win all two games and take the lead in advancing to the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup!

The final match of the group stage will be against one of the weaker hosts, Malaysia.

Alihan gave Qin Xiong a holiday to avoid the battle and recuperate, and the Chinese team also went into battle to practice lightly.

In a state where there is no pressure and mental baggage. The final game of the Asian Cup group stage of the Chinese team played a surprising effect.

5:1 sweep of the Malaysian team!

This is still the case when Qin Xiong did not appear. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the Malaysian team will collapse under pressure in the home game.

The Chinese team, which has won all three games, has become the favorite to win the Asian Cup.

However, the Chinese team's signing luck is a bit back.

In the quarterfinals, they met the South Korean team, which is also the favorite to win the championship.

Qin Xiong, who attended the pre-match press conference with Alihan, was asked by reporters if the Chinese team was afraid of the Korean team's revenge!

Asian qualifiers for the last World Cup. China almost knocked South Korea out, and if it weren't for South Korea's thrilling play-offs, South Korea would have missed the 2006 World Cup.

Facing the reporter's question, Qin Xiong asked inexplicably: "Why don't you ask the South Korean team if they are afraid of the Chinese team?" We were able to beat South Korea on their home turf, let alone at neutral ground. ”

Qin Xiong worked hard to play the role of captain, he knew that the psychological quality of the Chinese team was very fragile, and the ability to resist pressure was also a little weak, so he would carry everything!

Don't dare to say it. The dreams that you dare not do, the ambitions that you dare not realize, are all handed over to him!

July 22nd.

Bukit Jalil Stadium, Malaysia

The Chinese team and the South Korean team met unexpectedly.

The South Korean team's lineup for the Asian Cup is still dominated by local leagues, while most of the Chinese team are returnee players, which reflects the construction concept of the two countries in football.

Naturally, it is impossible for them to send all the elite soldiers and strong generals just to defeat the Chinese team, which seems too presumptuous, the real goal. It's all for the long-term construction and the World Cup stage to compete with the world's leaders.

Although the South Korean team is under the banner of revenge, it still despises the Chinese team in its posture.

The Chinese team, led by Qin Xiong, played their established tactical policy: anti-counterattack!

This also reflects the Chinese team's strategic contempt for their opponents. Tactically value the mentality of the opponent.

After all, South Korea and Japan are the stronger football countries in terms of overall strength, and the Chinese team cannot afford to rely on just a few wins and an Asian Cup title to think that they can easily defeat their opponents.

Tactical targeting is essential.

The South Korean team suppressed the Chinese team all over the field, but the Chinese team played more efficiently in the counterattack.

The trend of this game was commented by ball critics as: The overall strength of the South Korean team is not enough to crush the Chinese team, but the individual strength of the stars of the Chinese team stands out from the crowd!

Qin Xiong contributed a classic individual run to score in this game.

In a counter-attack, he started with a dribble from the midfield, first past Kim Jong-woo and then cut into the middle, shook off Kim Nam-il and then broke through Kim Won-gyu and Kim Ji-kun in succession, and finally blasted the ball into the South Korean team's goal.

The counterattack of the Chinese team under the leadership of Qin Xiong turned the defense of the South Korean team upside down, and the targeted tactical restraint worked, which is also the mainstream tactics that the Chinese team will adhere to for a long time in the future, and the main goal is also aimed at the World Cup stage!

In the end, the Chinese team defeated the South Korean team 2:0, in addition to Qin Xiong's running goal, Zhang Pengfei responded to Qin Xiong's midfield and assisted Han Peng's goal, which also reflected the counterattack ability that the Chinese team has been honing.

After the game, the South Korean media unanimously belittled the Chinese team's tactics for being too conservative and relying only on superstars to move forward.

The Chinese media are too lazy to engage in a verbal fight with the South Korean media, but Chinese fans take it for granted.

If you have the ability, you can also produce an emperor superstar!

After reaching the semi-finals of the Asian Cup, the Chinese team faced their old rivals Iraq in the semi-finals, and they played against them in the last Asian Cup.

See you again in three years, the Chinese team is more mature, and its comprehensive strength has become stronger for all to see.

July 25th.

Bukit Jalil Stadium, Malaysia

The schedule of the Chinese team in this Asian Cup is really unique, from the group stage to the semi-finals, they are all in Malaysia, saving the physical consumption of the tiring journey, and even the stadium has not been changed.

When it came to the semi-finals, the Iraqi team did not dare to take the enemy lightly, and appeared to be conservative and cautious in tactics.

The Chinese team can only rely on limited opportunities to try to threaten the opponent's goal.

It wasn't until the 13th minute of extra time that the Chinese team knocked on the door to victory with Qin Xiong's long-range shot from outside the penalty area.

Qin Xiong defeated Iraq in the world wave and sent the Chinese team to the Asian Cup finals!

The morale of the Chinese team is at an all-time high.

July 29th.

Pontano Stadium, Glora, Indonesia

The Chinese team and the Saudi Arabian team will meet in the final.

In Asia, there are really no strange opponents.

The Saudi Arabian team is also familiar with the Chinese team, having met in the World Cup qualifiers.

The final also became extremely difficult, but Qin Xiong, who had reached his best condition, became unstoppable.

In the 57th minute of the second half, Qin Xiong dribbled into the penalty area and fell into the penalty area after being surrounded by the Saudi team.

Qin Xiong's main punishment was achieved overnight.

After the Chinese team took the lead, the Saudi Arabian team launched a crazy counterattack, and the Chinese team's defense got more good opportunities, but unfortunately it was perhaps the pressure of the final that caused Han Peng and Zhang Pengfei to miss a chance to score.

Fortunately, the Chinese team withstood the frantic offensive of the Saudi team and finally maintained the score of 1:0 until the end of the game.

After reaching the top of the Asian Cup in 2004, the Chinese team achieved the feat of winning the Asian Cup in the summer of 2007!

Qin Xiong was elected the best player and top scorer of the tournament!

It was also after this Asian Cup that Qin Xiong began to be praised by the Asian media: the emperor of Asian football! (To be continued......)