With infinite hopes for the future, the game started with a bitter defeat, such a blow to the countless Chinese fans waiting in front of the TV set to feel doubly lost. In the first match of the World Preliminary Round 12, the
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The defense was pierced three times as they encountered strong pressure from Australia and eventually tasted defeat with a score of 0-3.
Although the gap in strength is obvious and the loss was not entirely unexpected, such a crushing defeat is indeed hard to accept. What's more worth pondering is that
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How did this national team, which is coached, suffer such a heartbreaking three-goal defeat?
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After suffering a three-goal defeat to Australia in the early hours of this morning, the all-sports graphic
The Price of Blind Optimism
Australia, as the second-ranked team in the group, while China is ranked in the fourth rank; in the Asian Top 40, Australia easily advanced with eight consecutive victories, while China barely made it through through the ups and downs. From international rankings, player value to individual ability, the
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Far inferior in every way.
However, in the run-up to the match, there was a sense of optimism, from within the national team to the fans: we were going to beat the Kangaroos in the first match. This is
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This is the first time since he took office that he has led a team to such a high level intercontinental tournament. Despite his youthfulness, he lacks the experience of a "veteran" like Lippi. In interviews, he repeatedly emphasized: "Football is round, and history is full of examples of weak teams beating strong teams. We go to the Final 12 with the purpose of proving that we have to fight for victory."
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Calling the shots from the sidelines, the all-sports figure
Perhaps infected by this spirit of his, the main players including Wu Lei, Wei Shihao and Yu Dabao also said about the first match, "We are not afraid of our opponents, we have a chance to win the game."
Many Chinese fans were also generally optimistic about this national team before the match, believing that they were capable of drawing or even defeating Australia. They seem to have forgotten that for years
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Crucial battles for the right to qualify for the World Cup, especially against top Asian teams, often end in defeat.
A segment circulating on the Internet cleverly reflects this mentality. How strong is the Chinese team? Commander-in-Chief
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Wu Lei is the current main striker of the top five league team Espanyol, Ekerson is the best scorer in the history of China's top league, Alan is the former UEFA Cup Golden Boot, and there are also Artemis Artemisia, "former Bundesliga Schalke 04 star", Zhang Xiezhe, "former Bundesliga Werder Bremen star", Zhang Yuning, "former Portuguese Premier League star" Wei Shihao, "former La Liga giants", Zhang Yuning, "former Portuguese Premier League star", and Zhang Heizhe. "Zhang Xizhe, former Bundesliga Werder Bremen star Zhang Yuning, former Portuguese Premier League star Wei Shihao, and former La Liga giants Atletico Madrid star Xu Xin. ...... According to this algorithm
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Undoubtedly a strong Asian team that brings together the best of the best from the sea!
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Seems overly optimistic before the game, All Sports Figure
The result of this blind optimism is that the team is prone to suffer heavy losses. If they can set their mindset right and take on their opponents in a more low-key, pragmatic spirit, then Australia will want to score in this encounter.
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Three goals, and how easy is that?
Why abandon naturalized players?
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The scheduling and hiring strategies always seem to boggle the mind.
In the first match of the 12 games, he suddenly made a change to the back line, changing the previously used center back combination of "Jiang Guangtai + Zhang Linpeng" to "Jiang Guangtai + Yu Dabao". However, as a striker, Yu Dabao did not perform well in defense in such an important game, and the first goal he conceded had a lot to do with it. At the beginning of the second half
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He was then replaced, which could be seen as a self-corrective move on his part.
What's even more confusing is that
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Use of several naturalized players. The game.
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Of the starting eleven, only striker Ackerson and central defender Jiang Guangtai were naturalized players, while Alan and Luo Guofu were placed on the bench.
Photo: Eckerson in action, All Sports Photo
The whole game.
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Five substitutions were used up and never replaced with the two naturalized players. Fans watched anxiously, why not send out the naturalized players to make an impact? They are strong in one-on-one combat, why not at least give it a try?
Since they are naturalized, naturally, it is because it is recognized that their ability is higher than that of the domestic players. After spending so much effort on naturalization, why not use them? Strikers like Alan and Lok Kwok Fu are really better than domestic players in terms of impact and scoring ability, so why do they keep them under the radar?
In fact, in the previous 40-team tournament, these naturalized players did not get
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The company has never served as a starter and has had very little playing time. I can't help but ask: are "former UEFA Cup Golden Boot scorer" Alan and "former Barclays Premier League double Golden Boot" Luo Guofu really much worse than Wu Xinghan and Yin Hongbo? Not even a minute's chance?
Are these expensive naturalized players just "mascots" and "cheerleaders" for the team?
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Should the hiring strategy change? (Xinmin Evening News reporter Guan Yin)
After the "opening black"
In the early hours of this morning
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Before the start of the game, the results of another game in the same group gave many Chinese fans a "stick in the head": known as "Asia's No. 1" of the Japanese team, actually lost to Oman 0-1!
Photo: Japan 0-1 defeat to Oman, web photo
So the fans were in a frenzy - if Oman in the fifth slot could beat Japan, why couldn't China beat Australia?
However, reality is always more cruel than imagination. A cold game becomes a cold game precisely because it doesn't happen very often.
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This 0-3 defeat showed everyone that it is strength that ultimately decides the winner on the soccer field.
After the loss, some of the original optimistic "prophets" immediately changed the wind direction, pessimistically predicted: the Chinese team is finished, out of the game, no chance!
From the current situation.
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The prospects for the team's exit are not optimistic. The first two matches against Australia and Japan, the two strongest opponents, there is a high probability of suffering two consecutive losses, the mentality is very easy to break down; Oman team in the "cold" defeat of Japan, but also became the
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rivals; and Japan is bound to have a fierce battle with China in its next match, or the coach is feared to be at risk of being dismissed.
But calm down and think about it, in fact, there is no need to be prematurely pessimistic. Looking at the big picture, even if China loses its first two matches, it won't be an obstacle to fighting for a top-three ranking in the group. After all, there are 10 rounds in the group stage, and the most important thing is to win the matches against Oman and Vietnam and win those crucial victories.
The fear is that you will be overconfident before you even play the game, and then you will be disheartened and devastated when you lose the game. In this regard.
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In the first round of the 1997 Final Ten, the Chinese team took a 2-0 lead in a good situation, was Iranian team 4 goals, and finally lost 2-4. This loss was a huge blow to the strong Chinese team at the time, seriously affecting the morale of the team afterward. In fact, if they had played the later matches seriously, the Chinese team would have had a chance to qualify.
Therefore, after the "open black", the most important thing is to give the players a good "psychological massage". Don't give up hope just because of one loss. After all, losing to a strong Australian team is a common occurrence on the soccer field.
The Chinese team still has to maintain the pursuit and goal. At least, the next can lose, but do not lose miserably; can not get out of the line, but do not bottom of the group, right?
