Chapter 556 Besides Yang Yang, Who Else?
On July 10, the first round of the Asian Cup group stage.
The Chinese team faces host Malaysia.
Alihan played in a half-main half-substitute lineup. The goalkeeper was Li Leilei, the back line was Sun Xiang, Feng Xiaoting, Li Weifeng and Sun Jihai, the three midfield players were Zheng Zhi, Zhou Haibin and Wang Dong, and the frontcourt was Shao Jiayi, Han Peng and Mao Jianqing.
The Chinese team has hidden the number one brand in the team. Liverpool's core Yang Yang, who just won the Champions League in Europe, Chen Tao, who performed very well in Anderlecht, and Gao Lin, who performed well in Alkmaar, all give Alihan Putting it on the bench also showed the confidence of the Dutch coach in the team.
Facts have proved that after the opening, the Chinese team firmly controlled the situation on the field.
Since Alihan took office, the Chinese team has been insisting on passing and controlling the ball, which allowed the team to win the last Asian Cup championship, and then Klauchen also insisted on this style of play. In 2008, he performed very well in the Netherlands World Youth Championship and won the World Youth Championship.
It can be said that Chinese football has never been so determined to choose the pass-and-control style of play as the mainstream style of national-brand teams at all levels, and Alihan also insisted on continuing this style of play into this year.
In the past two years, he has seldom called foreign international players and concentrated on polishing the domestic lineup, which also allowed the team to show results in this game.
Although they did not do their best and many main players did not start, the Chinese team still firmly controlled the situation on the field and the possession of the ball, attacking Malaysia again and again, and in the 15th minute, Wang Dong took over Shao Jiayi passed the ball, made a cross from the bottom right wing, and assisted Han Peng with a header.
Afterwards, the Chinese team continued to get opportunities. Although the grasp of opportunities and the efficiency of shooting were still lacking, Shao Jiayi scored a goal again and again in the 36th minute.
After changing sides in the second half, the Chinese team continued to maintain their overall advantage. Wang Dong scored twice and Han Peng scored another goal. In the end, they beat Malaysia 5-0 and won the Asian Cup debut.
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The first game was won by five goals. The Chinese team played as a substitute, but handed over an unforgettable answer.
Whether it is the ability to create chances, the passing and controlling style of the ball on the court, or the active running and coping of the players, they have left a deep impression on people.
So much so that the Malaysian head coach publicly stated after the game that in the face of the mighty Chinese team, Malaysia was as immature as a child and had no power to fight back.
And when the news came back to China, the whole country rejoiced again.
Domestic media and fans have given high praise to the national team's debut in Southeast Asia. Many people believe that the Chinese team has every hope of successfully defending the title and adding honor to Chinese football.
Whether it's the media or fans, confidence comes from the team's performance and Yang Yang sitting on the bench.
Judging from the performance against Malaysia in the first game, the Chinese team created more opportunities, but lacked in grasping the ability to score. Therefore, some media believe that if Yang Yang is replaced, the goal may be more than Double digits.
More importantly, the defensive line headed by Sun Xiang, Feng Xiaoting, Li Weifeng and Sun Jihai was very stable. Coupled with the midfielders of Zheng Zhi and Zhou Haibin, Wang Dong even scored twice, and the whole performance was very good. People left a lasting impression.
Everyone believes that as long as Yang Yang is on, the Chinese team will only perform better!
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On the evening of October 15th, in the second round of the Asian Cup group stage, China played against Iran.
Alihan made adjustments on the basis of the first game.
There is no change in the midfield and backcourt, the goalkeeper is still Li Leilei, the back line is Sun Xiang, Feng Xiaoting, Li Weifeng and Sun Jihai, and the midfield is still Zheng Zhi, Zhou Haibin and Wang Dong, but the frontcourt has been adjusted, Yang Yang replaced Mao Jianqing, Team up with Shao Jiayi and Han Peng to form a frontcourt trident.
What is quite surprising is that Yang Yang did not appear in the left winger position that he is good at, but returned to the right winger.
This is the position he played at Ajax.
The sudden change completely failed the Iranian team's arrangements for Yang Yang before the game.
As soon as the game started, they found themselves completely miscalculated.
In just 22 seconds, the Chinese team, who took the lead in kick-off, fell continuously in the middle and backcourt. After controlling the ball, it was assigned to the right and handed to Sun Jihai. The latter saw the opportunity to pass the penalty area diagonally.
Yang Yang got rid of the defending player very quickly, slanted into the penalty area, faced Sun Jihai's incoming ball, and shot directly into the air.
The ball went straight to the Iranian team's goal!
One to zero!
No one thought that in the face of a powerful Iran, scoring a goal would come so easily!
The first shot at the opening, the first chance, turned into a goal directly.
Yang Yang celebrated with excitement on the pitch, and hundreds of millions of Chinese fans jumped up and down at home, cheering for his goal.
too suddenly!
And this sudden goal also completely disrupted the Iranian team's position.
The Chinese team made a decisive attack, and the offensive players headed by Yang Yang actively created opportunities in the frontcourt and launched a wave of offensive.
Just five minutes later, Yang Yang suddenly dribbled the ball inward from the right front of the penalty area. After attracting the attention of the Iranian team's defensive players, he passed it to Han Peng at the front of the penalty area. A free kick opportunity in the frontcourt, Shao Jiayi personally took the free kick and hit, further expanding the score.
Two to zero.
After scoring two goals in a row, the Chinese team played more patiently, firmly controlled the ball on the field, and kept organizing and creating opportunities.
In the 32nd minute of the game, Wang Dong gave Zheng Zhi the ball. After the latter took the ball forward, he suddenly went straight into the penalty area. Shao Jiayi pushed it horizontally and passed it to Yang Yang, who ran out of space.
Yang Yang didn't even need to adjust at all, he directly took advantage of the situation and sent the ball into the Iranian team's goal again, three to zero!
And Yang Yang himself also scored twice!
Although it is in Southeast Asia, as the top star of the Premier League, Yang Yang still attracted a large number of fans to the scene, including not only fans from Southeast Asia, but also a large number of Chinese fans. , and Yang Yang did not disappoint them, scoring twice in the first half.
Even the second goal came from a foul he planned.
However, in the half-time stoppage time, Li Weifeng fouled when he was fighting for the top, and gave Iran a free kick outside the penalty area. The Iranian team took the opportunity to pull back a game, 1-3.
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After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, the Iranian team changed two players in a row and launched an offensive decisively.
Having been able to dominate the Asian arena for many years, the overall strength of the Iranian team should not be underestimated, especially when the team broke down and attacked with all their strength, the Chinese team was also very difficult to cope with, and was forced to be very embarrassed for a time.
Alihan decisively replaced Wang Dong with Zhao Junzhe in the 60th minute to strengthen the team's midfield defense, and then replaced Shao Jiayi with Chen Tao, Yang Yang was switched to the left, and the right was handed over to Chen. Tao.
But even so, in the 71st minute, the Iranian team seized an opportunity and pulled back another round.
After pulling two goals in a row, the Chinese team stabilized the formation slightly.
The three midfielders led by Zheng Zhi, Zhou Haibin and Zhao Junzhe exerted their strength at the same time, pressing the overall formation forward and giving support to the frontcourt.
Alihan quickly replaced Han Peng with Gao Lin, further strengthening the control of the frontcourt.
The adjustment quickly paid off.
Gao Lin played less than five minutes. After the Chinese team intercepted the ball in midfield, they quickly played a counterattack from the right.
Chen Tao dribbled the ball from the right and forced a pass from the bottom. Gao Lin leaned on the opponent's player in the middle of the penalty area and stopped the ball to the outside of the penalty area.
Yang Yang plugged in in the back row, facing Gao Lin's pass, and shot a straight shot.
This sudden long-range shot from the top of the penalty area caught Iran's goalkeeper Rod Barian by surprise and was completely powerless to parry.
Yang Yang's wonderful long-range shot from the outside again pierced the Iranian team's goal, and at the same time restrained the Persian Army's counterattack, securing a victory for the Chinese team.
In the end, the Chinese team defeated Iran 4-2, allowing the team to get the initiative to qualify for the group.
Yang Yang also scored a hat-trick in the first game of the Asian Cup, allowing everyone to see the strength and style of his world's top star. After the game, he was unanimously praised by everyone, including his opponent Iran.
And everyone also firmly believes that under the leadership of Yang Yang, this Chinese team has the strength to go further.
If you don't enter, then you will enter three as soon as you enter!
Looking at this Asian Cup, besides Yang Yang, who else?
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Alihan is extremely satisfied with the state of the national team in the Asian Cup.
Originally, his prudent strategy was to ensure the team's combat effectiveness in the next two games, but now the team has won the first two games, especially the victory over Iran, which basically can be said to have steadily sent the team to the knockout stage.
After the two rounds of the group stage, the Chinese team ranked first with two wins and two games, Iran with one win and one loss, Uzbekistan with one win and one loss, and Malaysia with both losses.
Since there is basically no suspense for Iran to play Malaysia in the last round, Uzbekistan must win the Chinese team in the last game to have a chance, but the Chinese team only needs to get a draw to qualify for the first place.
It can be said that the initiative of the game is completely in the hands of the Chinese team.
Alihan also rotated the team's lineup again in this game. In addition to Li Weifeng's suspension, Zhou Haibin was also put on the bench by him, and the three midfielders of Zhao Xuri, Zheng Zhi and Zhao Junzhe were discharged.
There is basically nothing to say in the game. The Chinese team responded with a defensive counterattack, giving full play to the speed advantage of Yang Yang in front, and after taking the ball from the left in the first half, he suddenly kicked the goal and scored a personal goal. The fourth goal of this Asian Cup, for the Chinese team to take the lead.
After changing sides in the second half, it was Yang Yang who assisted Gao Lin to score again and rewritten the score to 2-0.
After determining the advantage, Yang Yang was substituted in the 65th minute.
Then Uzbekistan launched a wave of rushing attacks. Although they broke the goal of the Chinese team in the 71st minute, they never scored again. In the end, they could only return with a vengeance.
With an impressive record of three wins, the Chinese team qualified from the group stage with their heads held high.
In the subsequent eight-quarter knockout draw, the Chinese team drew their arch-rival South Korea.