Stop the ball ten meters away, the goal depends on Meng

Chapter 253 Fighting Japan in Korea
"Coach, I suggest that in this East Asia semi-finals, you can try to let me play as a forward."

On July 7, before the first training camp, Su Changwei made suggestions to Camacho in a one-on-one conversation.

After all, Camacho is also a famous football player. He does not obey unconditionally, but puts forward his own opinions:
"Judging from the current team configuration, only by having a forward to attract firepower can you better utilize your flexibility!"

Su Changwei shook his head:
"Our forwards are not fast enough, and our retreating defense is not active enough. Sometimes it is just a decoration. It is better to let me do it all."

"Of course, according to my physical fitness, I will definitely not be able to play for 90 minutes, so in the first game... I can continue to use the previous tactical arrangement."

Camacho shrugged:

"As long as you don't mind the hard work, of course I have no objection!"
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After three days of training in Xianghe, on July 7, Yu Hongchen, vice chairman of the Football Association, led the team to the expedition.

The East Asian semi-finals, this is the traditional name, and now the official name is the East Asian Cup.

This tournament not only covers the four countries of China, Japan, North Korea and South Korea, but also includes Mongolia, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, the two enclaves of the United States, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and... Australia, with a total of 11 teams.

However, Mongolia was punished by FIFA and could not participate in this event, so in the end only 10 teams were shortlisted.

Even though there are only 10 teams, the competition process is not sloppy at all.

The competition is divided into three stages.

The first stage was held a year ago in July 2012. The weakest countries, Guam, Macau, and the Northern Mariana Islands, competed for a spot and advanced to the second round.

The second stage was held in December 2012. Guam, the winner of the first stage, started a single round-robin competition with Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and North Korea. Australia, which had the most points in the end, advanced to the third round.

According to the international rankings, the top three companies, China, Japan and South Korea, are seeded players and directly advance to the final third stage.

So... what is finally presented to Chinese fans is the "East Asia Final Four"!
As the champions of the last East Asian Cup in 2010, the Chinese team certainly aims to defend its title, achieve two consecutive championships, and establish itself as the dominant player in East Asia.

This time, Japan, South Korea and Australia have all paid more attention to it. Instead of using domestic players as their team, they have recruited most of the players in Europe to prepare to break the dominance of Chinese football in East Asia.

Especially the Chinese team’s first opponent-the Japanese team!

They are very eager to avenge the tragic defeat a month ago...! -
At 7 pm on July 21st, Seoul Athletic Stadium.

Su Changwei has great feelings for this stadium.

Just last year on National Day, he led the Chinese team here and bloodbathed the Korean team with a score of 8:0, making the entire Han River flow with blood!
Not only that, after that game, he also enjoyed the spoils provided by the Korean chaebol.

Although this matter has not been widely reported, it has been widely circulated in folk gossip. Fans of these three actresses all hate Su Changwei and criticize him for tarnishing the pure flower of the Korean nation!

But not only have these three actresses not been hidden in Korea, their net worth has tripled!
South Korean dignitaries and chaebols are vying to queue up to sign up, hoping to become like-minded with the biggest superstar in today's football!
This world has always been crazy.
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"...I really underestimated the sticks?"

Looking at the almost full audience, Su Changwei was a little surprised.

He really didn't expect that there would be so many Korean fans coming to enjoy the peak battle between the Chinese team and the Japanese team!
In the stands, there were even many posters and flags of Su Changwei, plus "Su Changwei" in various fonts, making him almost think this was China...

It is a pity that Su Changwei did not enter the starting lineup in this game, but acted as the water dispenser manager.

Camacho is worthy of being a real coach. He expected that the Japanese team would be aggressive and well-prepared this time, and would probably resort to killing tactics at the beginning, so he simply avoided its sharp edge and let Su Changwei catch the opponent off guard with another kill in the second half!
Sure enough, the Japanese team, which was in a desperate posture, fell into a state of confusion after seeing Su Changwei sitting on the bench.

They had prepared killing tactics for more than a month, but they had completely lost their effect!
In this case, the Chinese team took advantage of the opening. In the 4th minute, "Fortunate General" Yu Dabao created a penalty kick opportunity. Wang Yongpo, who missed the penalty kick against Thailand last time, did not let go this time and held the ball steadily. Kicked in, 1:0!

After coming back to their senses, the Japanese team quickly adjusted their tactics, gradually stabilized their position, and tried to launch a fierce attack.The Chinese team, which had already predicted, refused to engage in ineffective attacks and instead chose to defend and counterattack.

With a ball in hand, they were very relaxed.

But the Japanese team became more and more anxious as they played!
[Su Changwei didn’t even show up, so we gave up? 】

[We are the Asian champions, but we can’t even win against the second team of the Chinese team? 】

[If this result is sustained to the end, we will have to bow and apologize in public after returning home! 】

The unbalanced Japanese team gradually exposed many flaws and was continuously counterattacked by the Chinese team.

It's a pity that Wang Yongpo and Yu Dabao's ability to seize opportunities is still too poor. Five threatening counterattacks only turned into one goal...

In the 43rd minute, the Japanese team finally tore through the Chinese team's defense through quick passes and tied the score to 1:2.

Only 10 minutes into the second half, Su Changwei began to warm up on the sidelines, triggering a burst of cheers from the Korean fans in the stands.

The Japanese team was flustered on the field. Shinji Kagawa even passed the ball directly to Feng Xiaoting's feet. The latter made a long pass and found Hao Junmin advancing from the right.

Hao Junmin's attempt to break through Nagatomo Yuto failed, and he could only find an opportunity to lob the ball into the middle. Qu Bo, who was standing on the line of the penalty area, wanted to fight for a header, but was cleared by the 1.8-meter-[-] Yoshida Maya.

After Zheng Zhi grabbed the spot, he did not rush to launch a second attack. Instead, he passed the ball back and patiently fell in the backcourt.

When the Japanese team's formation was pressing forward, the left back Rong Hao drove forward at high speed, passed the defender, and made a pass!
This time, Qu Bo did not waste the opportunity. Although the former trend-chasing boy was already 32 years old, he seemed to have returned to his peak in an instant. He used his speed to throw away Maya Yoshida and grab some shovel shots in front of the goal!
3: 1!

"Ha, can I continue to rest?"

Su Changwei, who had just warmed up for 3 minutes, saw the score widened again and sat back on the bench with a smile.

His teammates gained a clear advantage without him. This scene was simply precious, and he really wanted to see it again.

Unfortunately, the fans at the scene disagreed.

More than 5 Korean fans shouted in somewhat broken Chinese:

"Su Changwei, Su Changwei, Su Changwei!!!"

Their thoughts are probably:

"If you don't show up, I'll ask Geneva to refund the money!"
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Considering that the overwhelming support from the fans was hard to resist, Su Changwei finally took off his vest and replaced Qu Bo, the hero of the goal, in the 62nd minute of the game.

At this moment, all the fans stood up and gave him warm applause!

Qu Bo took the towel handed over by his teammate and wiped the sweat from his head, feeling a little puzzled:

"Am I so famous in Korea?"

Qin Sheng, who didn't get a chance to play, rolled his eyes:

"Brother, can you feel a little more confident?"

(End of this chapter)