Chapter 1252
Chapter 1252
When the Chinese team faced Iraq at home, they defeated them 2-0. Today's Iraq is no longer the Iraq that won the Asian Cup four years ago. The golden generation of Iraqi football is fading.
Although their leader Younis performed well, it doesn't change anything.
The same is true for the home game this time.
Due to the bad political situation in Iraq, they couldn't even play in their own country.
They can only borrow Qatar's stadium as their home court.
This is no longer a tragedy for one team, it is a tragedy for a whole country.
Eight years ago, when the United States, a superpower, declared that Saddam Hussein's government was secretly developing and possessing weapons of mass destruction, and then sent troops to Iraq, the country's tragedy was doomed.
The entire country fell into endless turmoil for the next eight years.
A year ago, when the U.S. combat troops withdrew from Iraq, what they left behind was not the democratic, free, peaceful and prosperous Iraq they claimed at the beginning, but a devastated city, bombings, terrorist attacks and panic after losing order, and tens of thousands of orphans and widows.
But football is football, and the Chinese team will not show mercy to the team because of the turmoil in Iraq.
In Doha, the capital of Qatar, the Chinese team led by Rong Guang defeated the opponent 10:2 after 1 and [-] minutes of fighting.
The top [-] started four games, and the Chinese team won all of them.
There is no suspense about getting a place in the top ten competition from this group.
After the match against Iraq, the Chinese media and fans began to look forward to the top ten match.
The top ten game used to be a name very familiar to Chinese fans and the media. Many stories happened in Chinese football during the top ten game, such as the famous "Golden State Tears" and "Li Tie"...
But once upon a time, the top ten games became strange to Chinese fans.
After careful calculation, since the top ten match in 2001, Chinese football has not played the top ten match for ten years.
In the past, the top ten matches were a matter of course for Chinese football, and all people thought about was how to break into the World Cup finals.
And later, being able to participate in the top ten competitions is already a victory.
It has to be said that although there have been successful overseas players such as Rong Guang and Gao Lin in Chinese football in recent years, the overall level of Chinese football is declining, far inferior to that of Chinese football ten years ago.
The media and fans who care about Chinese football now hope that the appearance of Rong Guang and Gao Lin can rekindle everyone's hope for football and make football popular in the land of China again.
The Asian Cup championship at the beginning of this year is a good start, but what Chinese fans value more is the World Cup. When the Chinese team can enter the World Cup finals again, there will inevitably be another football boom in China.
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After the match against Iraq, Gao Hongbo considered that the team had won four consecutive victories and ranked first in the group with [-] points.The second-ranked Jordan has nine points from four games, three wins and one loss, and is seven points away from the Chinese team. The gap is huge.
Not to mention the performance of third-ranked Iraq with one win and three losses and only three points.
According to the rules, the top ten match is composed of five groups in the top twenty match, and the top two in each group form.
There are two games left in the Top [-], an away game against Singapore and a home game against Jordan. Even if the Chinese team loses both games, it will still not affect the final result of qualifying, and it will not even affect the Chinese team's first place in the group.
Under such circumstances, Gao Hongbo found Rongguang after the game, and told him that under such circumstances, he would not have to go to Singapore with the Chinese team in Laoshi's expedition, which was meaningless.
The remaining two games are already garbage time, and it is just to win a few more goals if Rongguang goes, there is no need.It's better to take more rest. In addition, it can also give the other players of the Chinese team the opportunity to exercise. We can't let the players of the national team always rely on glory, which will create a dependent mentality.
Rong Guang felt that what Gao Hongbo said made sense.For the Chinese national team, he naturally hopes that his teammates will become stronger and stronger and can become his good helpers, not a group of parasites who only know how to make leg pendants.
So he has been working hard to help his teammates during the Asian Cup.
Now that Gao Hongbo said this, Rong Guang agreed without any hesitation.
Therefore, after the game against Iraq, Rong Guang will not go to Singapore with the team, but return directly to Manchester from Doha, Qatar, to get enough rest time.
Gao Lin also left the team with him.
Gao Hongbo gave up almost all the overseas players and went to Singapore with a lineup consisting entirely of domestic league players.
When the two sides played against each other for the first time in the Top [-] match, because Gao Hongbo did not let Rong Guang start the game, the Singapore media still criticized them, thinking that the Chinese team looked down on Singapore.
I don't know if they saw Rong Guang and Gao Lin didn't go to Singapore at all this time, do they think the Chinese team is too bullying?
The mentality of a small country will inevitably worry about gains and losses.The Chinese team played Rong Guang and Gao Lin. They felt that the opponent was too strong and had no hope of winning. If the Chinese team sent all substitutes, they would feel that the Chinese team looked down on them...
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When the reporters found that Rong Guang and Gao Lin did not go to Singapore with the national team, they were surprised at first, thinking that they had conflicts with the national team coaching staff and were kicked out in advance.
However, Gao Hongbo quickly explained: "After our research, we believe that under the current situation, it is most important for Rong Guang and Gao Lin to get more rest and try not to affect their games in the club, so they went to the club in advance."
He didn't say this clearly, but everyone could hear his implication.I just feel that the Chinese team has already emerged as the number one in the group ahead of time, and the rest of the game is not so important. Even if it is an away game against Singapore, Rongguang and Gao Lin don’t need to play, so they will go back to the club first.
When this news was spread to Singapore, it really stirred up waves. The Singaporean media reported the news one after another, and wrote articles accusing the Chinese team of disrespecting their opponents.
In this regard, after arriving at the airport in Singapore, Gao Hongbo clarified: "I did not say that the Chinese team underestimated the opponent. On the contrary, we attach great importance to every opponent, even Singapore. We will go all out in the game."
Glory in Manchester also voiced its support for Gao Hongbo: "This is a decision made by the coaching staff and me. Of course, I want to participate in the competition, but I think it is more important to allow more teammates to get the opportunity to exercise. I don't think that if I don't participate in the competition, I despise the opponent. The Chinese team is a whole and will not become weaker because of the absence of anyone."
Then the Chinese team took practical actions to prove the words of Gao Hongbo and Rong Guang.
They beat Singapore 6-0 with an all-domestic lineup away.
Singapore failed to score a goal at home and was conceded six more.
The Chinese team has indeed proved that they do not underestimate the enemy, but in the hearts of Singaporean fans, I am afraid that they really underestimate the enemy, right?
At this time, many Singaporean fans complained about their own country's media. It's okay to criticize the Chinese team for underestimating the enemy?It made people insist on using a 6-0 game to prove that they did not underestimate the enemy!How hypocritical!do!As a result, kill yourself!
What a bunch of bitch media!
After the game, some Singaporean fans yelled at the media in their own country on the Internet.
Of course, these things have nothing to do with Rong Guang.
After the game in Singapore, the Chinese team set off directly to return home.
Rong Guang has been training at Manchester City's Carrington training base for several days.
Benitez was very satisfied with this. He did not participate in the second meaningless game, which saved him tens of thousands of kilometers and reduced the chance of injury. Now he is training in the Carrington training base in a healthy and healthy way. There is nothing better than this.
This season, Manchester City needs to go further, and the pressure on Benitez is unprecedented.
Manchester City had already achieved great success last season, and it is very difficult for them to be more successful than last season, or to replicate the previous success.
Benitez is well aware that in the process, he needs a healthy glories.
Rongguang is healthy, so he has a bottom in his heart, feeling that there is nothing in this world that cannot be achieved.
Another thing that reassures him is that Kaka participated in the two friendly matches of the Brazilian national team. He doesn't care about Kaka's performance in these two friendly matches, he only cares about whether Kaka is injured.
In the two games, Kaka didn't play the whole game. His performance was not bad, not particularly outstanding, but not bad.
The most important thing is that there was no injury during the game, and there was no news of injury during training. After playing two games, he returned to the club safely.
At the Carrington training base, Kaka saw the glory of returning four days early.
"We have already qualified from the top [-]!" Rong Guang said triumphantly to Kaka.
Kaka said lightly: "Seeing how happy you are, I thought you had already qualified for the finals in advance."
"Hmph, that's not too difficult!" Rong Guang said confidently with his head held high. "See you in Brazil then!"
(End of this chapter)