host must win

Chapter 368
In the world of football, every team has its own heroes.Raul in Madrid, Maldini in Milan, Totti in Bahrain...

As for the Chinese, they now have their own hero, that is Yin Jun.

With the rapid rise of Yin Jun, he has conquered more and more fans, and as the motherland, almost every football fan in China has become a fan of Yin Jun.

On July 7, the 17th Asian Cup kicked off.In the opening game, the Chinese team will face the Bahrain team.

In this world-renowned game, more than [-] fans from all over the country poured into the Workers Stadium, wanting to witness Yin Jun's Asian Cup debut.

This is already the largest influx of spectators since the Workers Stadium was built, and it is very likely to be the peak record of this stadium.Because according to the plan, the stadium will be rebuilt in two years to prepare for the Beijing Olympic Games in four years.

According to some gossip, the Workers Stadium can only accommodate about [-] to [-] fans after modernization.

This is the first time for China to host the Asian Cup. During the opening ceremony about half an hour before the game, important guests such as FIFA President Sepp Blatter and AFC President Harman made speeches, and the opening ceremony ended in a peaceful atmosphere.

China's mission in this Asian Cup is very clear, that is, to strive to win the championship.

The head coach Ali Han made some adjustments to the starting lineup. Sun Jihai unexpectedly did not start the game. Dong Fangzhuo and Li Jinyu formed the striker line. The teenager Zhou Haibing unexpectedly started. Yin Jun, Yan Song and Zhao Junzhe were the other three midfielders; Zheng Zhi and Li Weifeng lead in defense, Zhou Ting and Wei Xing serve as left and right full backs, and Liu Yunfei is the goalkeeper.

Before the game, the media were unanimously optimistic that China would beat Bahrain. This is not only because the current world ranking of the Chinese team is much higher than that of the Bahrain team, but also related to the historical confrontation record of the two teams.They met in the past four times,China got 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, being the lower hand.

The match referee was Mahad Saleh from Malaysia.

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When the Chinese team came on stage, the fans noticed that Yin Jun was the first to walk out of the player tunnel, with the captain's armband on his shoulder!

The fans were excited. Unexpectedly, Ali Han made Yin Jun wear the captain's armband in the first game of the Asian Cup.

Everyone knows that with Yin Jun's current fame and status in world football, it will be a matter of time before he wears the captain's armband of the national team, but he did not expect this day to come so early.

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At the beginning of the game, the players of the Bahrain team launched a crazy attack on the Chinese team and frequently created murderous intentions.Goalkeeper Liu Yunfei became the busiest player in the defense.

But with Zhou Haibing, Zhao Junzhe and Yan Song sitting at the front of the penalty area, the Bahrain team can only impose threats through long-range shots. Although the Chinese team's defense and Liu Yunfei did not make mistakes, they still give people a feeling of precarity.

Especially when the Bahrain team launched an attack from the left and hoisted the ball into the penalty area, Liu Yunfei quickly abandoned the goal and took the ball out of the air before the opponent's striker, which made everyone break out in a cold sweat.

Afterwards, Liu Yunfei had no extra time to think, and kicked the ball forward with a big kick.He wanted to pass directly to Yin Jun, but at this time, Yin Jun was still in his own half and couldn't catch up at all. The football went out of bounds and became a foul for the Bahrain team.

This was a mistake by the Chinese team. Liu Yunfei made a mistake in his busy schedule. Although it did not cause any losses, it also caused the team to lose the ball.

The goalkeeper of Yindu raised his left hand high and apologized to all his teammates.

Yin Jun clapped his hands vigorously, encouraging his teammates not to be discouraged, as long as they survive this period of time, the team will be stable!
Everyone in the Chinese team is also psychologically prepared for this situation. Alihan said before the game that the Bahrain team is likely to attack.And this period of time may be 10 minutes, or 15 minutes, or even if it is longer, it may be 10 minutes.

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When the head coach of the Bahrain team, Jurisic, saw that Liu Yunfei kicked the ball out of bounds, he couldn't help applauding vigorously and shouted: "Great! That's what we want, keep putting pressure on them!"

After he finished shouting, he turned around and walked to the visiting team coach's bench.

The opening attack is a game strategy he formulated, with the purpose of disrupting the rhythm of the Chinese team.

With Yin Jun, the European Golden Globe winner, the Chinese team is undoubtedly the strongest team in Group A.This can be seen from the world rankings. The Chinese team ranks 39th in the latest world rankings, which is much higher than the 51st-ranked Bahrain team and the 54th-ranked Qatar.

The slogan that the Bahrain team shouted was victory, but in fact, what they wanted was a draw.As long as they can draw with the most powerful Chinese team in the group, the Bahrain team's chances of qualifying will be much higher.

"Arihan obviously guessed that we would rush to attack, so even if it is a home game, their start is still relatively stable." The assistant coach said to Yurisic holding a small notebook full of various notes. , "The Chinese midfielder with Yin Jun is absolutely unique in Asia. Yin Jun is really good, with excellent offense and defense. When playing against these Asian teams, the Chinese team will play one more player."

Urisic kept nodding, and he also observed that the Chinese team's midfield is very stable and solid.

"Then you can only go to the side, and then turn from the side to the center." Urisic said.

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Five minutes before the start of the game, the ball was more controlled at the feet of the Bahrain players.But the Chinese team has also made sufficient preparations for this. Alihan even thought of the Bahrain team's opening attack.

Therefore, at the beginning of the game, when the Bahrain team aggressively launched an offensive against the Chinese team, the Chinese team mostly retreated.

Alihan adopted a 4312 formation in this game. Zhou Haibing, Zhao Junzhe and Yan Song formed the three midfielders. Yin Jun rushed forward and was behind the second striker.

The three of Zhao Junzhe were very active after the start of the game, firmly blocking the Bahrain team's attack with a wide range of running.

The Bahrain team couldn't break through the Chinese team's defense and could only frequently shoot long shots from the outside.In the first 10 minutes, the Bahrain team had a total of three or four long-range shots, but none of them could pose a threat. All three shots missed the goal.

After sustaining the opening attack of the Bahrain team, the Chinese team gradually stabilized their position and began to plan a counterattack.

After all, this is the Workers' Stadium!

The entire workers' stadium has completely turned into a raging sea.The stadium is like a small boat floating in the ocean with the waves rising and falling.

(End of this chapter)