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Chapter 367 If Yin Jun Is Not Here...

After the game, the performance of the Chinese team was unanimously affirmed by the domestic media.

"Football" believes that the Chinese team did not try their best in this game, because Yin Jun did not show his best form. Gotta relax.

"This is obviously at the behest of head coach Ali Han, because the Asian Cup has not yet started, and the players can't get excited too early."

The player who won the best player in this game is the teenager Dong Zhuo. This Chinese forward who helped Antwerp successfully relegation in the just-concluded season scored twice in this game.Although Li Jinyu, another striker who started the game, also scored twice, Dong Fangzhuo's tactical role was more obvious and his performance was better. He received unanimous affirmation and appreciation after the game.

In addition to the offensive personnel in the frontcourt, the performance of the players in the midfield and backcourt is also impressive.Then Sun Xiang, Zhang Shuo and others who came off the bench also scored or assisted.

In this game, the fans can be said to have seen a reassuring game.In the past, everyone watched the Chinese team's game and felt that Yin Jun's offense was completely dependent on Yin Jun, and everyone else played without knowing what to do.But in this game, there is a situation where flowers bloom everywhere.

However, various media also pointed out that this warm-up match can't explain anything, because the opponent's strength is limited, and it has not formed much of a test for China.

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A week later, the national team moved to the Xianghe base for closed training.

Reporters who followed the training situation of the national team found that even at [-] o'clock in the evening, the national football training ground at the Xianghe base was still brightly lit, and Alihan's loud voice seemed to never stop.

In order to adapt to the rhythm and time of the Asian Cup, the Chinese team has deliberately adjusted the training time in the past few days and arranged the training in the evening.

In July, the capital is already very hot, and the sunshine is strong. In such a climate, the national football team has kept the rhythm of two training sessions a day.

According to Hahn's plan, the morning is full of intense confrontational training to further strengthen the physical fitness of the international players. The evening training time is postponed from the original 4:8 for two hours, and will not end until 30:[-] p.m.

This arrangement is because all the games of the Asian Cup of the Chinese team are played at night, and two of them kick off at 9 pm. This is a rare experience for international players. Therefore, Alihan first changed the training time. Adjust the excitement of the players through this kind of training.

In addition to time adjustments, all the training of the national football team revolves around the "10% to 20%" room for improvement.Alihan further strengthened the wing attack routine.Judging from the team competition, Sun Jihai's state has improved significantly, and he is extremely active on the wing. The right flank where he and Yin Jun are located is sharp in attack and quick in defense.

However, Zheng Bing and Zhou Ting, the main left-sided partner, seemed a little dull, especially the latter's lack of assist awareness, but the youthful combination of Sun Xiang and Yan Song showed vitality.

With the main lineup of the national football team basically determined, there are still considerable variables on the left.

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Before the national team went to Hohhot on July 7 for the last warm-up match before the start of the Asian Cup, the national team's 9-man roster for the local Asian Cup was finally released.Yin Jun was undoubtedly selected. In addition, Sun Jihai, Shao Jiayi, Dong Fangzhuo and other overseas players were also included.

Of all the overseas players, only Li Tie was not included in the squad due to injuries.

On July 7th, special passages at the airport, welcome crowds dressed in colorful national costumes, 9 brand new Audi A15s... Surrounded by mountains, Hohhot finally looked forward to the national team.When the long convoy passed through the urban area under the guidance of police cars, the spectacle made pedestrians on both sides stare.

However, in the last warm-up match before the national team played in the Asian Cup in the capital of northern Xinjiang, the performance of the national team was not satisfactory.

As the "spy" of the Bahrain team was watching on the spot, Alihan arranged a mixed lineup of main players and substitutes in the starting lineup.Many core players, including Yin Jun and Sun Jihai, did not start the game.

The first half of the game was very dull. The Chinese team lacked Yin Jun and met the UAE who was fully defensive. Basically, there was no good way to score. The two teams entered the intermission with a score of 0:0.

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In the second half, in order to further confuse the opponent and rehearse the new lineup, Alihan began to make substitutions.He first replaced the two starting forwards Dong Fangzhuo and Li Jinyu with Li Yi and Ji Mingyi, and pushed the central defender Zheng Zhi to the forward line to partner with Li Yi, and Ji Mingyi replaced the position left by Zheng Zhi.

At the same time, Ali Han also replaced Wei Xin with Xu Yunlong as the right back.After Dong Fangzhuo and Li Jinyu left the field, the pressure on the opponent's defense dropped sharply. At the same time, Zheng Zhi's forward position made the Chinese team's defense line a little loose. The two successful counterattacks of the UAE team also appeared at this stage.

Only 3 minutes into the opening of the second half, the UAE team used a counterattack to break the Chinese team's goal. Twelve minutes later, the opponent once again took advantage of the Chinese team's mistake and succeeded in a long shot.

In the situation where the scene was dominant, the goal was opened twice. The players of the Chinese team were a little anxious, and their movements on the field became more and more serious.However, the leading UAE team was not in a hurry. The urgent patient met the slow doctor, and the smell of gunpowder followed.

It should be said that Alihan's substitution was the first failure of the game.Fortunately, Zheng Zhi used a direct free kick in the 63rd minute to pull back a goal for the Chinese team.

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In the 72nd minute, Ali Han made another substitution. He replaced Yan Song and Sun Xiang with Sun Jihai and Zhou Ting respectively.But this substitution was not successful.

In the 80th minute, Ali Han replaced the young player Zhou Haibing with Zheng Bing. This was Ali Han's last substitution. Yin Jun, whom the fans were looking forward to, sat on the bench all the time and did not appear on the stage.

The main purpose of this substitution is to examine who can step up to the position of the midfielder when both Li Xiaopeng and Shao Jiayi are injured, but in fact, no matter whether it is Zhou Haibing or Zheng Bing, it is difficult to satisfy Ali Han .

The most dramatic scene of the game came in stoppage time.

In the last tens of seconds of the 3-minute stoppage time, Li Yi missed the goalkeeper after receiving a through ball from his teammate.Just when Li Yi fell to the ground and patted the turf in remorse, the South Korean referee blew his whistle, indicating that the defender of the United Arab Emirates made a foul and pulled Li Yi down first. This penalty caused dissatisfaction among the opponents.

And just after Zheng Zhi scored the penalty kick, the referee also blew the final whistle.

(End of this chapter)