Chapter 702 Defending the Asian Cup

? After playing the 19th round of the league, Lu Wenbin did not return home immediately.

The tradition of the Premier League is that they try their best to play when others are resting, and arrange more exciting games for the fans during the holiday.

Therefore, on New Year’s Day in 2015, there were games in the Premier League, and a total of eight games started at the same time. Only two games were staggered, but they were not staggered by much. New Year's gift for UK fans.

The Australian Asian Cup starts on January 9. According to the communication between Leicester City and the Chinese Football Association, Lu Wenbin decided to return after playing the 20th round of the league on New Year's Day.

But at that time, there is no need to go back to China to go with the national team, but to fly directly to Australia and join the national team.

The schedule of the Premier League is not symmetrical. It is not that the opponents in the first round of the first half of the season and the opponents in the first round of the second half of the season exchange home and away games, but diverge.

Coincidentally, Leicester City's opponent on the first day of the new year in 2015 was Liverpool, the only team that Leicester City lost in the first half of the season. Lu Wenbin can lead the team to take revenge.

After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, despite the absence of two main players due to injuries, Leicester City still defeated Liverpool 3-2 away under the leadership of Lu Wenbin and captured the famous Anfield Stadium.

When Lu Wenbin used his last free kick to kill the Red Army in the 92nd minute, the entire Anfield was silent, and the diehard Red Army fans in the KOP stand could not believe their eyes.

In the entire stadium, there were only cheers from the pitifully few thousand Blue Fox fans.

But these pitiful Blue Fox fans have witnessed the team's revenge against Liverpool.

After the game, Lu Wenbin had to say goodbye to his teammates and coaches, and flew to Australia to participate in the 2015 Asian Cup.

On January 4, 2015, Lu Wenbin arrived in Canberra, Australia, and joined the Chinese men's national team to prepare for the first group match.

The Chinese team was the champion of the last Asian Cup, and won the third place in the Confederations Cup and the third place in the World Cup. Naturally, they are the No. 1 seeded team in Asia, and they are listed in the first tier for grouping.

In the end, Lu Wenbin was in a group with Uzbekistan in the second tier, Saudi Arabia in the third tier, and North Korea in the fourth tier.

no matter how you look at it,

The Chinese team with Lu Wenbin is the number one favorite to qualify.

On January 10, the first round of Group B Uzbekistan VS North Korea took the lead, and finally Uzbekistan defeated North Korea 1-0.

Then came the second match of the first round of Group B, China VS Saudi Arabia, at the Canberra Stadium.

After just 45 minutes, Lu Wenbin had already helped China lead 3-0 with two goals and one assist.

In the second half, Lu Wenbin scored another goal in the 61st minute, completing a hat-trick and leading the Chinese team to a 4-0 lead over Saudi Arabia.

Then Gao Hongbo replaced Lu Wenbin to save Lu Wenbin's energy.

In the case of ensuring the win, Gao Hongbo will give Lu Wenbin more rest time, and provide convenience for Lu Wenbin to catch up with the points he dropped during the Asian Cup after returning to Leicester City.

After Lu Wenbin left the field, the Chinese team focused on defense. Although Saudi Arabia tried its best to attack and score a face-saving goal, it failed in the end.

After the experience of the Confederations Cup and the World Cup, even without Lu Wenbin, the strength of the Chinese team has improved a lot compared to before, and successfully blocked the opponent with all-out defense.

The Chinese team won the first game with a 4-0 victory.

On January 14th, in the second group match, the Chinese team 3-0 Uzbekistan, with 6 points in both games to qualify ahead of schedule.

After playing the second group match, Lu Wenbin flew back to Europe and received the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or in Switzerland, becoming the first football player to win five Golden Globes, or even five Golden Globes in a row.

On January 18, in the third group match, the Chinese team did not even send Lu Wenbin, but rotated many substitute players.

Even so, the Chinese team still defeated North Korea with a score of 2-0. They scored 9 points, scored 9 goals and conceded 0 goals in all three games to enter the quarterfinals. Uzbekistan qualified as the second place in the group.

On January 22, in the first quarter-finals, South Korea, the first in Group A, defeated Uzbekistan, the second in Group B, 2-0, and entered the semi-finals.

Later on the same day, the second quarter-final match was held, with Australia, the second place in Group A and the host country, facing the first Chinese team in Group B.

Although Australia, which was playing at home, scored two goals amidst the cheers of the home fans, it broke the Chinese team's record of zero goals conceded in the group stage.

However, under the leadership of Lu Wenbin, the Chinese team went all out to pour Australia 4 goals.

In the end, the Chinese team won Australia 4-2 and entered the semi-finals.

The last two quarter-finals were all penalty shootouts. The final result was that Iraq beat Iran on penalties, and the United Arab Emirates beat Japan on penalties and entered the semi-finals.

On January 26, the first semi-final was held. South Korea defeated Iraq 2-0 and entered the final.

The next day, January 27, in the second semi-final, the Chinese team faced the UAE.

After 90 minutes, the score on the big screen was 4-1. The Chinese team beat the United Arab Emirates to enter the final and compete with the South Korean team for the championship.

On January 31, the 2015 Asian Cup final between China and South Korea was held as scheduled at the Australian Stadium in Sydney.

Before Lu Wenbin was born, the Chinese team had not defeated South Korea for 30 years, and Korean-phobia was regarded as a great shame by the Chinese.

In addition, Koreans rob Dragon Boat Festival, rob Confucius, rob Qu Yuan, rob the birthplace of traditional Chinese medicine, etc., so that the Chinese hate South Korea no less than Japan.

Therefore, Lu Wenbin did not hold back at all in this game. Even though he had a big lead, Gao Hongbo did not replace Lu Wenbin.

Lu Wenbin played the whole game.

As a result, the final score on the big screen was a dazzling 6-0. Lu Wenbin staged a big four and assisted Wu Lei to score a goal. Deng Zhuoxiang, who came off the bench, scored the last goal.

The Chinese team beat South Korea with 6 goals, stabbing the hearts of South Korean players and fans six times. At the end of the game, many players of the South Korean team collapsed and fell to the ground.

The Hanphobia of the Chinese team that used to be, will now become the Sinophobia of the Koreans.

The Chinese team successfully defended the Asian Cup title and became the fifth team to defend the Asian Cup title after South Korea, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Japan.

The next goal is to win three consecutive Asian Cups.

Historically, only the Iranian team has won three consecutive Asian Cups. Lu Wenbin will lead the Chinese team to equal this record and then surpass it.

At Lu Wenbin's age, he can still play two more Asian Cups. This goal is not impossible.