It has quickly become the most important news event of this Asian Cup.
Before the game, most people thought that there would be no problem for the powerful Japanese team to defeat the poor Chinese team and reach the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup.
The only thing the Chinese team can strive for is the Asian Cup Golden Boot.
Hulay has scored four goals in the previous two group matches. If he can score against the Japanese team, he can still compete for the Golden Boot.
As for the team's performance, don't expect too much.
If someone had bought the Japanese team to win before the game, everyone would probably be cursing them now.
The Chinese team actually defeated the Japanese team!
And they were defeated with a score of 3:1, beating the Japanese team by two goals!
This is also the first time in 29 years that the Chinese team has defeated the Japanese team in a national team level competition!
In the East Asian Cup in 2023, although everyone is sending the National Olympic team, it is nominally called the national team after all, and it is an international A-level event. The Chinese team successfully won the championship in that East Asian Cup, but they were not defeated in the competition.
Japan, they tied with Japan...
Now in the real national team competition, the Chinese team defeated the Japanese team with dignity!
"There are no controversial penalties, no illegal gains, and no dirty fouls. The Chinese team only received two yellow cards in this game... This is a clean victory!"
After the game, some Chinese fans left such a message online, and it was quickly forwarded by countless people.
Because he spoke out the aspirations of Chinese fans.
The last time the Chinese and Japanese teams played against each other in the Asian Cup, the Japanese team used that handball to equalize the score and finally defeated the Chinese team. Koichi Sato, who scored the goal, always insisted that he was
There was no handball, even if replay videos from various angles were placed in front of him, he would still be able to blindly say that he had no handball.
From "The video at the time was not clear enough, this cannot prove handball" to "The referee did not call a handball, which means there is nothing wrong with the ball" to "I refuse to answer this question."
Therefore, Sato Koichi's evaluation in the minds of Chinese fans is very low. That's why when Hu Lai helped the Chinese Olympic team defeat the Japanese Olympic team coached by Sato Koichi in the U23 Asian Cup final, the fans in the audience were so crazy.
Everyone has been unhappy with Sato Koichi for a long time, and that time he finally slapped the little devil hard!
Of course, on the side of Japanese football, Sato Koichi must do this again. Because if he admits that it was a handball, wouldn't it mean that Japan's only two consecutive Asian Cup championships came from a wrong path?
This can be said to be a heavy blow to Japanese football.
Therefore, judging from the national characteristics of the Japanese, of course they never admit their mistakes.
In today's game, the Chinese team won undisputedly.
This makes the Chinese fans feel particularly proud. Your victory was stolen, but our victory today is clean!
You are shameless, but we do! How can humans be the same as dogs?
We not only want to win you, but we also want to win so hard that you have nothing to say!
In the face of today's victory of the Chinese team, the shamelessness of the Japanese team is even more evident.
Because of this victory, many Chinese fans even switched sides online.
Some fans even started the topic "Apologize to Director Dong" on Weibo and "Goal", and it quickly rose to the top of the hot topic list.
One thing to say, Dong Jianhai's performance in this game was indeed outstanding.
Whether it is the tactical arrangements before the game or the substitution adjustments on the spot, they are all very convincing.
The performance of the Chinese team's players is certainly an important reason for the team's win, but the head coach's reasonable tactics and on-the-spot command are the fundamental reason why the team can win.
Soon after the game, football critics and famous journalists wrote articles praising Dong Jianhai.
Those who didn’t know the scene thought that Dong Jianhai led the team to win the Asian Cup.
So much so that there are jokes like this on the Internet:
“Before the game against Japan: The incompetent Zhu Shuai will ruin the future of Chinese football!
Leading the Japanese team 1:0: Zhu Shuai is just lucky, his crazy tactics need to be discussed!
Leading the Japanese team 2:0: Dong Jianhai’s whimsical ideas seem to be paying off...
Leading the Japanese team 3:1: Director Dong is about to lead the Chinese team to complete revenge!
After the game against Japan: The 2030 World Cup will welcome its loyal coach Dong and the Chinese team led by him!"
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"...The 2030 World Cup will usher in its loyal coach Dong and the Chinese team led by him! Hahahaha!"
After Xie Lan finished reading the joke, she couldn't help but roll over on the bed with laughter.
When Hu Lixin saw his wife like this, he couldn't help complaining: "You just performed the joke from beginning to end..."
Xie Lan lay on the bed and looked up at her husband: "Didn't you also say that Dong Jianhai has two brushes?"
Hu Lixin was speechless.
He actually said that while watching the game.
They all highly praised Dong Jianhai's two substitutions and adjustments and believed that Dong Jianhai's on-the-spot command was very good.
It can even be said that the tactics chosen before the game were not the most important reason why the Chinese team was able to defeat the Japanese team. Rather, the two substitutions and adjustments were a "magic touch."
The first substitution was to replace Bai Di with Zhou Zijing, which added a tactical fulcrum for holding the ball in the frontcourt. He directly assisted Hu Lai to score and scored the most critical goal. After the goal was scored, the Chinese team players Their tense nerves were obviously relaxed, while the Japanese team was a little panicked.
The second substitution was to replace Qu Lu with Mao Junzheng, allowing Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai to retreat and play as wing midfielders. This blocked the momentum of the Japanese team's counterattack and laid the foundation for the final victory.
As for the last substitution, it was a waste of time more than a tactical one, so it was nothing special.
But the level shown in the first two substitutions is definitely not the performance of the "national football coach" who is ridiculed by fans across the country.
After listening to her husband's analysis and explanation, Xie Lan naturally felt that she had followed others' opinions in the past and was influenced by the voices on the Internet, and was prejudiced against Dong Jianhai.
Who can make mistakes without being a sage? Just recognize your mistakes and correct them.
So Xie Lan changed his previous attitude and views, and felt that letting Dong Jianhai continue to coach the Chinese team seemed to be a good result...
At least what she saw in this game, coupled with her husband's analysis, made her think that Dong Jianhai is a qualified national football coach.
So she asked Hu Lixin: "Hey, Old Hu, do you think Dong Jianhai will renew his contract with the Football Association this time?"
Hu Lixin shook his head: "How do I know this?"
"Are you going to analyze it?"
Hu Lixin waved his hand: "I can't analyze it. I'm not a Football Association official. How do I know what others think? Besides, what does the victory of this game mean? You are not a Football Association official, so don't worry about it.
, naturally someone will worry about it, and then we only need to know one result..."
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After the game against the Japanese team, at dinner time, the chefs of the national team specially prepared a sumptuous meal for the team in the hotel as a reward.
The players who returned to the hotel also took a shower in their respective rooms, changed clothes, and went to the restaurant to enjoy the triumphal feast.
"Today's 'celebration banquet' is open to everyone, just be casual and relax completely!" Team leader Hong Renjie waved his arms and said to all the players, with an uncontrollable smile on his face.
As the leader of the Chinese national team, after achieving good results in the World Cup, he returned to the Asian Cup with a disgraced face. He was under a lot of pressure.
Now as the Chinese team defeated Japan and eliminated the defending champion, all the pressure was released.
So he specially arranged such a celebration banquet.
He also knows that the Asian Cup is not over yet, and the Chinese team has no "merit" if they want to say "merit". But the historic defeat of the Japanese team is enough to give an explanation to the above.
"In addition, the leaders of the foot management center also sent a congratulatory message... I guess your family will be able to see you on the news broadcast tomorrow!"
The players cheered in the restaurant.
Being on the news network is indeed an amazing achievement.
The Chinese men's national team has been on news broadcasts only a handful of times. That is, it has reached the World Cup finals and appeared on news broadcasts several times during the World Cup.
"Okay, I won't talk nonsense. Let's eat!" Hong Renjie gave the order, and plates of exquisite and delicious dishes were brought to the table. The restaurant was filled with the sound of clinking tableware and the laughter of the players.
Hong Renjie walked to the head coach Dong Jianhai and whispered: "Old Dong, let's talk..."
Dong Jianhai glanced at him, nodded, put down the chopsticks in his hands, stood up and followed Hong Renjie out of the restaurant.
No one in the busy restaurant noticed this scene.
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"I just had a phone call with China, and I have some good news to tell you." Hong Renjie stood in the corridor and said to Dong Jianhai.
It's very quiet here, except for the occasional foreign waiters passing by, no one will disturb them.
It's a good place to talk about things.
"What good news?" Dong Jianhai asked.
"I'm not sure, but the chance is relatively high..." Hong Renjie said with a smile on his face, "The boss is considering giving you a contract extension. You can continue to coach the national team, old Dong!"
Dong Jianhai didn't seem happy when he heard the news. He looked at the smiling Hong Renjie expressionlessly, calmly making the latter stop laughing.
"What's wrong?" Hong Renjie asked in surprise.
Dong Jianhai smiled and shook his head slightly: "I originally wanted to tell you after the Asian Cup...after all, it doesn't feel right to say it now."
Hong Renjie showed a puzzled expression: "What did you say?"
"I have decided, Lao Hong. No matter what the leaders think of my work, I will leave after taking care of the Asian Cup."
Hong Renjie looked at the other party blankly, as if he still didn't understand.
Seeing this, Dong Jianhai could only speak more clearly: "That is to say, I do not plan to renew my contract with the national team."