Chapter 1012 Dong Fangzhuo Looks for a Successor
As soon as he arrived in Doha, Qatar, Dong Fangzhuo was surrounded by Asian reporters.
The world's number one star came to Qatar to play in the Asian Cup, and of course he couldn't help but be surrounded by people. If there is anyone here who does not welcome Dong Fangzhuo, it is the people of Qatar.
Because the Chinese team's second opponent is the host Qatar. Qatar lost to Uzbekistan in the first round, and the match with the Chinese team was a life-and-death battle. They had to at least draw with the Chinese team to have any hope of emerging from the group stage.
Dong Fangzhuo remembers that in 2011, the Chinese team lost to Qatar, and then was squeezed to third place in the group rankings, missing the group qualifying.
Now?
Ha, let’s go and dream in Qatar! It's your turn to experience the feeling of being eliminated from the group.
Although Dong Fangzhuo really has no interest in the Asian Cup at all, at the national level, he will not hesitate to return and win the Asian Cup.
As for who is the top scorer in the Asian Cup? He had already broken the scoring record in the previous term, and he was even less interested.
He believes that for many years to come, the record of top scorer in the Asian Cup will belong to him, unless a super pervert comes along.
Reporters happened to ask this question as well.
"Dong, you only returned to the team in the second round of the last Asian Cup. Will you break your scoring record again?"
"This is not considered. What we are considering is defending the Asian Cup. The honor of Chinese football is much more important than personal honor!"
"The people of Qatar will hate you to death, you know? They wish FIFA would give you awards every day, at least let you pass this game before competing again."
"Ha, there's no other way... there's only one Golden Globe a year, and the Asian Cup comes once every four years. I can't miss it."
It’s okay for the people of Qatar to hate him, but it’s okay for the Chinese people to love him.
"Are you definitely going to start in the game?"
"I don't know. It depends on the head coach's arrangements. I came to Doha to play a game. I don't want to sit on the sidelines and watch the game all the time."
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At the same time, the news media are also hyping Dong Fangzhuo wildly.
Qatar's "Gulf Times" sounded the battle alarm - the world's number one man is here, what should Qatar do? Is there any way we can resist China's Dongfeng missiles?
Al Jazeera's commentator said directly on TV: Unless he doesn't play, once he does, the possibility of Qatar being upset is almost zero. It can be said with certainty that Qatar has basically been eliminated from the Asian Cup. The original organizing committee Why didn't you consider avoiding the Chinese team during the draw? I really can’t figure it out.
South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo: It’s unfortunate for the host country, they have to bid farewell to the World Cup early.
Japan's "Asahi Shimbun": The arrival of Dong Fangzhuo made the Chinese team's road to defending the title instantly smoother, and even the suspense of Asia's top scorer was gone.
Tencent: Wang Dong returns and starts the championship mode.
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In order to play in this Asian Cup, all the players in Europe have returned. It can be said that it is almost the same lineup that competed in last year's World Cup.
Unlike Japan and South Korea, China often does not bring all its main players to the Asian Cup. Every time China plays a major competition, its main players attack for the sake of results. What's more, Chinese football is now at its peak, and it will definitely strive for more good results.
Although the Chinese team won Kuwait 2:0 in the first round, the process was actually not good. The goals were scored by Zhang Linpeng and Deng Zhuoxiang, but the forwards did not score. For the powerful Chinese team, it is a shame for the forwards not to score. .
But after Dong Fangzhuo returned, everyone no longer had this idea, because Dong Fangzhuo was the guarantee of scoring goals.
However, after a long talk between Dong Fangzhuo and Krauchen, Krauchen made a new decision.
Dong Fangzhuo comes on the bench!
When the news was revealed at the pre-match press conference, reporters and fans exploded.
"Why?"
So people all have questions like this.
Why?
Why does the world's number one player need to be a substitute? Krauchen, is there water in your head? Although Krauchen is China’s godfather-level head coach,
But at this moment, everyone didn’t understand it.
Fortunately, both Dong Fangzhuo and Krauchen appeared at the press conference at the same time.
Dong Fangzhuo didn't want to make Krauchen feel embarrassed. He took the microphone and explained it himself.
"This is my decision."
"The reason is very simple. I can't always take the lead. The group stage is a good training opportunity, especially for young forwards who need training."
"Outstanding young talents like Wu Sanshi should get more opportunities."
"This is for the future of Chinese football."
This reason is very solid and there is no problem.
Chinese fans online started talking about it.
"Dong Fangzhuo is right. Giving other people more opportunities and training more talents is the future. Otherwise, after Dong Fangzhuo retires, who will take over?"
"You can't always be awesome when Dong Fangzhuo is here, and nothing when Dong Fangzhuo is away."
"Children like Wu Sanshi should be placed in the highest level competitions. Five or six years later, when Dong Fangzhuo fails, others can keep up. Although we cannot return to the time when we are as awesome as now, at least we It still maintains its leading level in Asia.”
"Dong Fangzhuo can sit on the bench and come on again if something goes wrong."
"..."
After the press conference, Dong Fangzhuo’s information was flying all over the sky again.
A special reporter from Southern Metropolis Daily commented: Righteousness! Dong Fangzhuo gave up starting for Chinese football, and he will sit on the bench with peace of mind and become a substitute.
Tencent: Wang Dong has begun to train his successor!
The Qatari side was very happy, and Qatari fans also started discussing it online.
"If Dong Fangzhuo doesn't play, then Qatar will have a chance to score two goals first, and then it will be too late when he comes up."
"Although the Chinese team without him is still a strong team, Qatar finally has the strength to fight."
There are also fans who think about this matter from a national level.
"This must be an exchange of interests. Qatar is the host. This is the Chinese team giving Qatar face, so they found such a good reason at the press conference."
"Anyway, they can kill Uzbekistan in the third round and get the right to qualify. This is a perfect exchange."
There are really many fans who think so. Even the fans in Qatar think so. Aren’t the fans in Uzbekistan even worse?
Soon, they were putting pressure on the country online.
"The Chinese say so nice things, but they are actually letting things slip! Unless the Chinese directors don't start the game against us, otherwise they are playing tacit understanding."
"Strongly urge the national team officials to quickly find the tournament committee and the AFC to explain this matter."
Uzbekistan fans do not believe that their country can beat China. They have always thought about competing with Qatar for second place in the group and gaining the right to qualify.
Dong Fangzhuo did not expect that he could cause so many troubles even as a substitute, but he and Krauchen had reached a unified opinion, and it was impossible to change their minds just because of outside opinions.
That night, Gao Lin replaced Dong Fangzhuo in the starting lineup. The other positions are basically the same as the starters in the World Cup.
Goalkeeper: Zeng Cheng
Defenders: Zhang Linpeng, Feng Xiaoting, Li Weifeng, Zhu Ting
Midfielder: Huang Bowen, Zheng Zhi, Zhao Xuri
Forwards: Deng Zhuoxiang, Gao Lin, Feng Renliang
On the bench: Wu Sanshi, Dong Fangzhuo, Hao Junmin, Shao Jiayi, Dewey...
This lineup is very strong.
"Well, we are a little not used to it. There is nothing wrong with the starting lineup, but the bench is very uncomfortable to watch, especially Dong Fangzhuo and Hao Junmin are both on the bench."
In the live broadcast room, Huang Jianxiang sighed repeatedly.
"This is the No. 1 player in the world! The No. 1 player in the world is actually sitting on the bench."
"I think other Asian teams are thinking, my God, what a waste of resources it is to not use the best player in the world, not to play at all, and leaving opportunities for others?"
"But, that's what we did, along with Hao Junmin and Shao Jiayi."
"In this Asian Cup, Chen Tao and Zhou Haibin are not here. The talent pool of Chinese football has never been so strong."
I don’t know if it was because Dong Fangzhuo was on the bench, but this game was much better than the first game.
Feng Renliang scored in the 13th minute. He made a lightning breakthrough from the left and sent the ball into the goal from the left side of the small penalty area.
"The people of Qatar really overthink it. They think that without Dong Fangzhuo, they can compete with the Chinese team. But they have forgotten that without Dong Fangzhuo, we still have Feng Renliang!"
After taking the lead, the Chinese team played better and smoother.
Before the end of the first half, Gao Lin received a cross from Deng Zhuoxiang and scored with a header, rewriting the score to 2:0. The game seemed to have lost suspense in advance.
"Sanshi, if you have the opportunity to appear on the stage later, don't be frightened. Play boldly and relax!" Wu Sanshi was sitting next to him, and he gave a few words of encouragement.
If the current situation continues, he feels that Krauchen will definitely let Wu Sanshi appear. As for himself? I might have to sit through the bench...
Sure enough, after the intermission, Krauchen asked Wu Sanshi to warm up. At the same time, Hao Junmin and others were also warming up, but there was no Dong Fangzhuo.
Chinese fans are very disappointed!
"Oh, is Dong Fangzhuo not playing?"
"If he is not on the court, the game will be meaningless, right? I want to see him score goals."
"Is he really going to give up the chance to be top scorer?"
In the 60th minute, Wu Sanshi got the chance to play, and Hao Junmin also replaced Deng Zhuoxiang.
At this time, the Chinese team's offensive power is even better, because Hao Junmin himself is the core midfielder of the national team.
After Wu Sanshi came up, he quickly received an assist from Feng Renliang from the left, but Wu Sanshi lost the single sword!
Then Zheng Zhi in the middle gave a through ball, but Wu Sanshi still couldn't grasp it.
But he caught it the third time. Hao Junmin made a low pass from the right, and Wu Sanshi hit a magic kick on the right side of the penalty area...
In the end, the Chinese team easily won Qatar 3:0, and the host nation was eliminated early.
And Dong Fangzhuo didn't play for a minute! But Mourinho suddenly called him and scolded him...
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