Chapter 267 Battle of Changsha

They defeated Oman in an away game and secured the right to qualify for the World Cup two rounds in advance, but this does not mean that the next two games of the Chinese team can just go through the motions. ┡E』ΩNovelＷｗ＊Ｗ． Ω1XIAOSHUO． COM

The Chinese team returned to Beijing and spent a day recuperating at the national team's Xiangshan base before heading out again to Changsha, where their next game will be.

Here they will face a powerful enemy - the Japanese team.

Although the outcome of this game is no longer related to whether it appears or not, it is still taken seriously.

Because the opponent is the Japanese team, and because this is a game between two teams competing for the top spot in the group.

Domestic public opinion reports have also begun to gradually diverge. Some continue to celebrate qualifying, while others are focusing on the next game.

If the Chinese team can defeat the Japanese team at home, the last game against Australia will be completely meaningless. Even if the Chinese team loses to Australia away from home, they will still be first in the group.

As the Chinese team moved to Changsha, there were many reporters who had been covering the team for a long time.

Six days later, the Chinese team's home game against Japan will start in Changsha.

Some media even used the title "Battle in Changsha" to report on this game.

The Battle of Changsha was a famous battle between the Chinese and Japanese armies during the Anti-Japanese War. The entire city was burned for two consecutive days and two nights, and the Chinese and Japanese armies continued to fight four battles in the city and surrounding areas for six years. After four fierce battles in large-scale battles, the Japanese army finally captured Shangsha and opened up the mainland's communication lines.

The war is a thing of the past, but it is not forgotten.

The Chinese media used such a name to report this game, which is obviously murderous.

I hope to avenge previous disgrace in football.

Today's Chinese team is gaining momentum, making the Chinese media and fans full of confidence. The pain and anger caused by their unexpected home o:1 loss to Qatar has passed.

Although this game is not related to the right to qualify, it is related to Chinese football and even the dignity of the Chinese people.

It was a coincidence that the competition was chosen to be held in Changsha, and it seemed to be destined.

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Zhou Yi is a Chinese born in the 1990s.

He had not experienced the war years. He learned more about the Anti-Japanese War from textbooks and film and television works.

His goal is also to defeat the Japanese team in this game, but it is not because of a war that happened more than 60 years ago, because out of very practical considerations-any professional player hopes to win.

He has friends in the Japanese team, and Shinji Kagawa has a very good relationship with him.

But this does not prevent him from saying in an interview that he will never let the Japanese team regain the top spot in the group.

"...Actually, the Japanese team has already qualified ahead of schedule..." Zhou Yi told reporters.

After the last round of competition, the Japanese team drew with Australia 1:1 and accumulated 12 points. Oman, which was originally third in the group, still accumulated five points due to its loss to the Chinese team, seven points behind the Japanese team. There is only one game left for Oman, and there is no way they can beat Japan.

Therefore, the Chinese team and the Japanese team qualified early at the same time.

"Now that everyone has qualified, I hope everyone can put down the burden of qualifying and go all out to dedicate a very exciting game to the fans. Of course, my requirements are not high, as long as we win the game in the end. ." Zhou Yi said this and smiled slyly.

What does Japan think of this?

After the last game, the Japanese media began to pay attention to the game against the Chinese team.

As for qualifying for the World Cup, it is not something that is widely reported, because compared with China, Japan has become accustomed to participating in the World Cup, and neither the media nor the fans will celebrate it.

They care more about the match against the Chinese team.

The Japanese media regarded this game as a "battle of revenge."

What revenge?

Revenge for not being able to win against the Chinese team at home in the first round of the top ten.

To avenge the loss to the Chinese Olympic team in the Olympic finals.

If we can defeat the Chinese team on the road, we can take revenge.

In fact, it was not too difficult for the Japanese team to defeat the Chinese team in an away game in the past, and the media did not need to make such a big fuss. The football level gap between China and Japan is quite large.

China may have only had a slight advantage over the Japanese team until the mid-1990s, and then gradually fell further and further behind the Japanese football team that was developing at full strength.

Japanese football used to be full of awe for Chinese football, but later they discovered that Chinese football is nothing more than a paper tiger.

As long as they are a little more serious, it will be difficult for the Chinese team to get any benefits from the Japanese team.

But in the past two or three years, the situation has changed.

Japan now finds that when they face the Chinese team, their advantage has disappeared little by little.

Starting from the 2011 Asian Cup, in the final, facing the Chinese team without Zhou Yi, the Japanese team still had a difficult time. In the end, it can only be said that they narrowly defeated their opponents and took away the trophy. If Zhou Yi had not been suspended for that game, it would be hard to say who would win the championship in the end.

Then at the Olympics, the Japanese Olympic team, which reached the Olympic finals for the first time, shouldered the task of creating history. But lost to the Chinese Olympic team in the final. Both teams have a large number of returnees who played in Europe. But judging from the quality of the returnees, Japan was completely defeated.

Next is the first round of the top ten World Cup qualifying matches between the two sides. The Chinese team challenged the Japanese team away. With Zhou Yi's goal, the Chinese team tied with the Japanese team at their home court. You must know that the Chinese team at that time was not yet a "complete body", and not all returned players played. Moreover, at that time, the Chinese team had just introduced some players from the Olympic team and were still digesting and assimilating them, so they had not integrated everyone.

In this way, the Japanese team was unable to win at home.

The balance of power between China and Japan in football suddenly resembled the balance of power in the military. The Chinese team gradually gained the upper hand!

This time, facing the Chinese team, which should be the strongest lineup, Japan also fielded the strongest lineup they could.

Shinji Kagawa was asked about Zhou Yi in an interview. He smiled and said: "Zhou Yi was the best midfielder in Europe in the past season. He is in good condition. But we will not admit defeat, we are the same I will try my best, I think this is the respect for him..."

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The enthusiasm for the top ten games did not subside as the Chinese team qualified early.

The competition between China and Japan has given everyone a good reason to pay attention.

Although the Chinese Olympic team defeated the Japanese Olympic team in the Olympic finals.

But at the national team level, the Chinese team has not been able to defeat the Japanese team in recent years. Chinese fans also hope that the Chinese team can achieve an upright victory against Japan in an official game, and it will be a gold-rich victory.

However, some people are also worried that after qualifying for the World Cup finals, the Chinese team players will lose their fighting spirit and be unwilling to go all out in the game against Japan.

Some media asked the players of the Chinese team this question.

"Ha! How is that possible? The opponent is Japan! Is it possible that we don't have the fighting spirit to fight Japan?"

When asked, Sun Pan laughed and waved his hand. The big hand was like a cattail leaf fan, prompting the reporter to follow him. A gust of wind blew in front of him. He couldn't help but keep his eyes on Sun Pan's hand for a second longer. kind. I thought to myself, with such big hands, no wonder he can be the top goalkeeper in Europe...

When other people answered this question, they also gave a very firm answer: "That situation will not exist. There is no need to mobilize to play against the Japanese team."

The implication is that no mobilization is needed to keep one's morale high.

There is naturally a reason for this, but it is also inseparable from the grievances between Chinese and Japanese football.

Some of the national team players participating in the top ten games also participated in the 2o11 Asian Cup finals.

The Japanese team wants revenge, and so does the Chinese team - defeating the Japanese team in the Olympics is a matter for the Olympic team. They are the national team, and the Asian Cup is the grudge of the national team.

Both sides are desperate for revenge.

The atmosphere was hyped before the game.

With three days left before the game, all the tickets for this game were sold out.

Some tickets at good locations are even sold at sky-high prices by scalpers. Even so, it's still hard to get a vote.

This is the first home game for the Chinese team in this World Cup qualifier after qualifying for the World Cup finals. Everyone watching the game has a "celebration ceremony" in mind.

In addition, fans will pay great attention to the match between the Chinese team and the Japanese team.

The two factors combined made Changsha's Helong Stadium full of seats on the day of the game.