Chapter 275 Historic Victory

He Ying's goal indeed put the Japanese team into a huge dilemma.

It's not that they didn't make enough preparations before the game. They expected the difficulty of challenging the current Chinese team away from home.

But when it came time for the game, they discovered that the preparations before the game seemed to be insufficient...

Sun Pan's frequent attacks caused their attacks to fail again and again.

Zhou Yi's outstanding performance made the Chinese team's offense very active, and Zhou Yi also scored a goal himself, which put Japan in a very passive position.

Now, He Ying has appeared again, and it is almost impossible to guard against...

Faced with this situation, Zaccheroni couldn't think of a better way.

The restrictions on Zhouyi have been tightened in the second half, but this was at the expense of defensive efforts against other Chinese players. Sure enough, He Ying's outstanding performance gave the Chinese team another victory.

There are only a few defensive forces, and Zhou Yi used up most of the defensive forces. Other Chinese team players will face the problem of a shortage of major generals.

And now it’s not as simple as simply strengthening the defense – after falling behind by two goals, should the Japanese team counterattack or attack?

If you want to attack, you have to invest more troops in the attack, and the defense will be even more stretched.

What should we do if we are attacked by the Chinese team again?

If you choose to strengthen defense and the goal is not to continue to concede goals, what about the score of 0:2 behind?

Even if they don't concede a goal, they still can't equalize the score. Will the game end with this score?

That was also a bit difficult for Zaccheroni to accept...

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The Japanese team players also found it difficult to accept this result.

They know that the Chinese team has become stronger, but no matter what, the Japanese national team has not lost to this national team. In the Asian Cup final, they defeated the Chinese team. In the first round of the top ten, they fought Defeat the Chinese team.

So when they come to the away game, they are full of confidence and want to avenge the Olympic team.

But who knew...it would be such a result.

Not only were they two goals behind in the score, the Japanese team was also at a disadvantage on the field.

This makes the Japanese players, who have always been proud, feel very hurt.

They always believe that the Japanese team is the strongest team in Asia. Judging from the number of Asian Cup wins, this seems to be the case. In the early years, Japanese football has been seeking to "leave Asia and join Europe", hoping to get rid of the low level of Asian football and go to Europe with a higher level to compete and compete with those strong teams. Only in this way can the level of Japanese football be improved. further growth.

They feel that there is nothing fun in Asia anymore, the opponents are too weak to be worth mentioning, and playing against them is a waste of time. If things go on like this, playing against an opponent with a low overall level will only lead to a decline in one's own level.

As a result, the Chinese team now gave them a solid blow.

The commentator on Japanese TV didn't know what to say about the second goal conceded. He sighed and kept repeating "Too bad."

This is really bad for Japanese football. The opponents that they looked down upon back then are now knocking them to the ground.

The Chinese fans in the stands were so excited that they soon sang a chorus called "Defend the Yellow River":

"The wind is roaring, the horses are braying! The Yellow River is roaring! The Yellow River is roaring! The mountains in the west of Hexi are tens of thousands of feet high, and the sorghum is ripe in the east and north of Hebei! There are so many anti-Japanese heroes in the mountains! In the green gauze tent, the guerrilla athletes are showing off their heroes! Local guns and foreign cannons, wielding swords and spears..."

The name of "Yellow River Cantata" may be known to many Chinese, but it is hard to say how many people can sing it in its entirety nowadays. Even "Defend the Yellow River", which is the most popular song in "Yellow River Cantata", is not necessarily popular among people. People can sing this lyrics completely. Obviously, the Changsha fans have made special preparations for this game. This song has been practiced repeatedly. At the very least, the lyrics have reached the hands of the vast majority of fans.

So this chorus song is now sung by 60,000 Chinese fans in unison. It is really majestic and reverberates throughout the world.

"...Defend the Yellow River! Defend North China!! Defend the whole of China——!!!"

The last three sentences were sung by all the fans in "roar". After they finished roaring, there was another burst of cheers from the sky above the stadium.

Chinese fans have not been so proud in front of the Japanese team for a long, long time.

Although the Chinese Olympic team defeated the Japanese Olympic team at the London Olympics, it was thousands of miles away in London, England, not in China.

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The Japanese players actually didn't understand the meaning of the song sung by the Chinese fans, but the overwhelming momentum of the fans still made them feel a little nervous.

This is the pressure of playing on the road.

On the bench, a Japanese player lowered his head and said worriedly: "Aren't they going to tear us apart, just like in the TV series?"

"I'm overthinking it. That's fake, the special effects..." His teammates comforted him, but they didn't relax their brows either. Although the Chinese may not directly tear up the Japanese with their own hands, it may not be easy to escape from here.

In the 2004 Asian Cup final, the Japanese team defeated the Chinese team. After the game, angry Chinese fans overturned cars, burned the Japanese flag... and caused riots.

What to do now if it happens again?

They are here to play football, not to fight...

The only thing they can use to comfort themselves is that the Chinese team is in the lead now, and it is better to let the Chinese team win than to let the Chinese team lose...

Wait, if we lose the game, it doesn’t seem like something worth feeling at ease about, right?

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The Japanese players on the bench were confused.

The Japanese players on the court are also confused - should they attack or defend?

Zaccheroni did not immediately offer countermeasures.

After the game restarts, they can only follow their own ideas.

Offensive players almost all advocate offense, while defensive players feel that the correct approach is to stabilize the defense first and avoid conceding the ball again in a short period of time.

As a result, the Japanese team showed a state of division during the game.

The Japanese team that is going all out will have to struggle to defeat the Chinese team, let alone the divided Japanese team.

In the next game, the Chinese team took advantage.

During this period of time, Kawashima Eiji became the busiest person.

This makes Sun Pan somewhat unhappy...

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Zaccheroni finally made a decision - attack!

We are two goals behind anyway, so what else is there to worry about? Even if they don't concede any more goals, it's still an o:2 defeat. And if he counterattacks, there is still hope of equalizing the score - at this time, he no longer expects to beat the Chinese team.

As long as he can escape from the away game, he will be satisfied.

As for whether the Japanese media and fans are satisfied with the result, he doesn't care.

He is an Italian. What grievances did Japan and China have in the past and present? What does it have to do with him?

The Japanese team is attacking with all its strength, and the Chinese team will certainly not be timid - when the Chinese team's morale is at a high level now, and everyone is full of confidence, how can they retreat when facing the Japanese team's attack? Of course I have to go head-to-head with the Japanese team.

The two sides fought so beautifully.

After all, the Japanese team's offensive firepower is among the best in Asia.

As the goalkeeper of the Chinese team, Sun Pan became happy when he saw that the Japanese team's offense was finally starting to look good, and made his presence felt with one wonderful save after another.

The result was that until the end of the game, the Japanese team failed to equalize the score, not even scoring a goal...

In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Japanese team 2:0 at home and won the battle for the top spot in the group.

"The game is over——!" Duan Xin shouted excitedly when the referee blew the whistle to end the game. Although there was no suspense about the result, he was still very excited.

"The Chinese team defeated the Japanese team 2:o at home! Not only did they get the right to qualify for the World Cup, they also ensured that they became the first in the group! The victory against the Japanese team is very important! I think the victory in this game is even historic. of!"

The Japanese commentator was very frustrated: "The game is over... The Japanese team lost 0:2 in the away game. Whether it is the score or the scene, we are at a disadvantage. Unknowingly, Chinese football has re-emerged and become a threat. Become a force in Japanese football..."

In the field, the players of the Chinese team were celebrating their victory. Zhou Yi found Shinji Kagawa and exchanged jerseys with him.

"I hope we can meet again in the World Cup. It will not be so easy for you to win by then." Shinji Kagawa took Zhou Yi's jersey and said to him.

Zhou Yi smiled: "Then it will be in the knockout rounds. For us, entering the knockout rounds will create history. At that time, we will have no desires and desires. Xiangchuan, have you ever heard of what is called 'without desires, you will be strong'?"