The Chinese team's lineup is powerful, unprecedentedly powerful, unprecedentedly powerful.

Previously, Horton led the team to two warm-up matches with Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Except for Zheng Zhi who did not participate, all other overseas players were here.

After a practical investigation of the two warm-up matches of Saudi Arabia and Jordan, the main lineup of the Chinese football team in the Asian Cup that is about to start has been generally determined. Basically, the main lineup is goalkeeper, Jiang Jun; left back, Wu Chengying; right back, Sun Jihai; center back: Fan Zhiyi, Li Weifeng; center forward, Li Yin, Zheng Zhi; right forward, big Li Ming; left forward: Shao Jiayi; forward, Yang Chen, Hao Haixi.

However, in some positions, Horton may have to think carefully. For example, in the forward position, in addition to Yang Chen, should Qu Bo or Hao Haixi be used? Or Su Maozhen, Qu Shengqing, Zhang Yuming, Xie Hui? These forwards have their own characteristics and are in good condition.

Holden faces the trouble of happiness.

In the position of the central defender, Zhang Enhua is also in excellent condition. In the position of the left forward, Shen Si and Shao Jiayi are also facing competition. In addition, Ma Mingyu, Zhao Junzhe, Qi Hong and others are also in good condition.

However, the central axis is fixed, Fan Zhiyi, Li Weifeng, Li Yin, Zheng Zhi, and Yang Chen, these five players are something Horton doesn't have to think about.

In terms of the odds of winning the championship offered by major spinach companies, the Chinese team also easily ranked first, with Japan ranked second, South Korea ranked third, Iran ranked fourth, and Saudi Arabia ranked fifth.

In this Asian Cup, in addition to the suspense of which team can win the championship, there is another question that is concerning - who can become the best scorer.

In this matter, there are many experts.

The domestic Sports Weekly analyzed it:

Iran's main scorer Ali Dei currently plays for Hertha Berlin in Bundesliga, and he will be a strong contender for the top scorer. In addition, Mada Vigia, who plays for Hamburg in Bundesliga, has soared his goal rate and may become a dark horse. The newly recruited Brazilian player Santos, the host Lebanese team, is unknown whether he can appear in the Asian Cup. He scored hat tricks twice in two warm-up matches. As long as he can participate, the top scorer is likely to be his.

The South Korean team has many shooters - Lee Dong-gu, Xue Ji-hyun and Liu Sang-tie, but because they have always paid attention to overall play and the number of goals is scattered, it is difficult for Koreans to become the best scorer. Kuwait's Houwadi should have been the candidate for the best scorer, but a knee injury will affect his performance. Another striker Bashar is worth noting.

Saudi Arabia's Faratah is an old and strong killer, and Saudi Arabia's top star Jaber, who plays in the League One, may also be elected as the top scorer. In addition, Japanese team's Yasutoshi, Naota Kinabalu, Uzbek's Shaskih, and Qatar's Ennalo may all end up wearing the scorer's golden boots.

However, the one in the world who has the most hope of winning the best scorer should be Yang Chen, because behind him is the powerful Zheng Zhi.

That's enough...

This is not only the view of Sports Weekly, but also the view of Spinach Company and major Asian sports media. When they predicted the best scorer, they put Yang Chen first, and the second place was Ali Daiyi, and South Korea's Li Dongguo third.

However, in this arena, the most popular one is not the best scorer, but Zheng Zhi. Zheng Zhi is the number one star here.

Although the national situation in Lebanon is very complicated, the arrival of the Asian Cup still makes the people of this country full of enthusiasm. Many local fans turned to outside the training ground, hoping to get Zheng Zhi's signature. However, they were finally disappointed because the Chinese team could not open the training ground and would not let fans in.

Brother Long, a tycoon of the Football Association, repeatedly instructed last night that, given that the local situation is still unstable, it is recommended that everyone try to avoid going out alone and act according to the opportunity to avoid accidents. He will definitely not allow the national football team to be in danger.

But the fans were not giving up and could not satisfy themselves outside the training ground, so they ran to the hotel gate to wait, and pulled a huge banner to "demonstrate" to Zheng Zhi.

Compared with the excitement and excitement of the fans, the policeman who were armed with live ammunition at the scene had a very serious expression on his face. They don’t like to stay in this place. Do you know if something will happen suddenly?

The fans enthusiastically surrounded the Chinese team's bus. The police were all worried and quickly dispersed the fans. This made the fans at the scene very unhappy and began to confront the police.

"Zheng,"

"Zheng,"

"Zheng!"

When Zheng Zhi just got off the bus, the crazy fans immediately rushed into the temporary defense line organized by the police. It seemed that they would not give up if they could not get Zheng Zhi's signature.

Isn't this a solution?

The leading police simply came over and discussed with the Chinese team leader to see if Zheng Zhi could meet the fans' requirements. The team leader hesitated for a while, then called the leader and then approved.

At this moment, the South Korean team's bus also came here by chance.

The hotel where the Chinese team stayed in Tripoli was specially built for the Asian Cup. This five-star hotel has only 4 rooms in total. The four teams in Group B, the Chinese team, the Korean team, the Indonesian team and the Kuwait team all stayed in this hotel.

It’s no surprise that the Korean team’s bus appears.

The Korean internationals on the court saw that the door was filled with fans, all looking for Zheng Zhi to sign. Many of them were envious of them.

"Tsk tsk,"

"One day, I will play football in Europe."

The young Park Ji-sung is one of them, and his eyes are full of envy.

"Come on,"

"You haven't even become a star in Japan. Want to become a star in Europe? Don't daydream your daydream!"

With a snap, the boss behind him slapped his head hard.

"senior,"

"I'm not dreaming during the day. I will definitely find a way to go to Europe."

"Well, it's not daydreaming, so just dream at night, get out of the car quickly! Look at whether any fans ask you to sign when passing by the crowd?"

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Soon, the buses of Kuwait and Indonesia also arrived.

Four teams have gathered together!

However, when the players of these three teams walked into the hotel entrance, there was no fan asking for autographs, and there was no starlight at all. They all turned their heads and looked at Zheng Zhi enviously...

In the whole of Asia, only the Chinese team has the brightest starlight, and Zheng Zhi is the brightest one.

However, although the paper strength is very strong, the other three teams are not really bad. At least with the media, Iran and Kuwait are very good, and Indonesia is not without hope.

Regarding Kuwait, Persian Football believes that they have the strength to enter the semi-finals of the Asian Cup.

Although the Kuwait team ranked poorly at the Four-Country Invitational Tournament held in Dubai, UAE, the team's good form and strong fighting spirit won praise from the West Asian media.

"Persian Football" website commented: Kuwait team has the strength to enter the semi-finals of the Asian Cup with its high tactical qualities and tacit skills, especially the team's representative Korean team, which seems to have many ways to deal with the "dogma football". The Indonesian team is similar to the Kuwait team, but its overall strength is inferior and cannot compete with it. The Chinese team can deal with the Kuwait team in the Asian Cup group.

It is reported that in order to make a big splash in this Asian Cup, the Kuwait Football Association hired the famous Czech coach Uhlin with a high salary. The "old fox" Uhlin is accustomed to cultivating "dark horses". He once led the unknown Czech team to win the runner-up in the 1996 European Championships. Recently, Uhlin said in an interview with a reporter from the Gulf "Sports Website": "Kuwait players have very outstanding skills. Their only weakness is that they are a bit casual and lack consistent discipline. Most players are very happy when playing "cool ball", and are often easily discouraged when they are in adversity. Therefore, when playing against the Chinese and Korean teams, I ask the players to remember that strong opponents need to have strong confidence."

Kuwait team has a relatively strong forward strength, and the famous shooter Rashib has become the main killer again after returning to the team after returning from injury. The powerful forward Barcelona dominates his unique skills are grabbing points in front of the goal and forcibly breaking through. The core of the organization is Bader Haji. Uhlin's evaluation of him is "the No. 1 midfielder in the Gulf region". Compared with the powerful midfielder, Kuwait's defense is a weakness. Although Uhlin recently drew 7 young players from the National Olympic team to join, due to the short running-in time with the national team members, there is still no improvement.

As for the Korean team, there are some internal and external troubles.

Since the South Korean team failed to reach the Sydney Olympics, the team's coach Xu Dingmao was only one step away from being "suspended", and his trip to Lebanon became his only chance to prove himself. The South Korean Football Association has recently ordered the South Korean national team to enter the top three in this Asian Cup, which invisibly put a heavy burden on the team. The defensive core Hong Mingfu was strained in his leg muscles during the warm-up match against the Nigerian National Olympic Team; the forward-looking Park Jinseok also sprained his left ankle in the team's practice match; the outstanding midfielder Ahn Jung-hwan was unable to participate because Perugia Club refused to let him go. In this way, the South Korean team could only go to the Western Regions with an uneven lineup.

Although the South Korean team easily qualifies for a complete victory in this Asian Cup qualifier, Xu Dingmao's confidence is obviously insufficient in the face of Kuwait, the top opponent in the group stage. Recently, in an interview with a reporter from South Korea's Central News Agency, Xu Dingmao said with a serious expression: "We are really not sure about winning the Kuwait team. The Korean team's lineup for this Asian Cup is mainly young new players in the domestic league, and the players' ability to deal with the competition remains to be tested."

Why is Kuwait the number one opponent, not China? The reason is actually very simple, because the Chinese team is too strong, they only think about how to win Kuwait, and at least ensure that they advance to the knockout stage with the second place in the group.

In a recent fan survey conducted by South Korea's Chosun Ilbo, less than 30% of fans believe that the South Korean team can qualify as the first in the group; less than 5% of fans believe that the South Korean team can re-support the Asian Cup after 40 years.

Despite the indifference from the Chinese people, the Korean team members still showed their determination to win. The main midfielder Lee Rongpyo believes that Lebanon will become a place for South Korean football to redeem honor.

Li Rongpiao is dreaming?

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It is the third time that the Indonesian team with limited strength has entered the Asian Cup finals. Although they are the weakest in Group B, the Indonesian team has recently made bold statements to strive to qualify in the group. However, Indonesian Football Association Secretary-General Yeostro said: "Facing with many football powers in Asia, as long as our team can show a fair competition spirit, the players will complete the task well."

When talking about how to deal with the three teams of China, South Korea and Kochi in the same group, Indonesian head coach Randal recently revealed to the Indonesian media that the team has mainly strengthened the training of defensive counterattacks in the preparations for the past three months. At that time, the Indonesian team will deal with three powerful opponents with strict defense and sharp fast breaks without fail. The role of the fast break mission is Yuliantou, the main forward who is highly anticipated by Randal. This is the number one star in Indonesia.

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In China, the famous commentator Huang Jianxiang also published an article titled "The Asian Cup confirms Chinese football, the chance to win the championship is here!"

——The Asian Cup is about to start. The Chinese sports audience who just enjoyed happiness while in Sydney. What kind of mood are you waiting for the Asian Cup to come?

I'm afraid most people are excited and full of expectations!

But for me, the Asian Cup is just an opportunity, an opportunity to confirm many statements and clarify many debates. The suspenseful results will directly affect my judgment on the future of Chinese football in the next two World Cup qualifiers.

One of the statements I need to confirm is: Chinese players have strong personal abilities, they need to have physical health, and they need to have skills, at least they are first-class in Asia. Chinese players are not just Zheng Zhiqiang, but all players are very strong!

The second statement I need to confirm is: we want to win the Asian Cup! We want to prove that winning the Olympic championship is not a miracle, but by strength.

Two days later, Tripoli.

Horton announced the starting lineup of the Chinese team, which was exactly the same as the starting lineup predicted by the media.

Goalkeeper: Jiang Jun.

Defenders: Sun Jihai, Li Weifeng, Fan Zhiyi, Wu Chengying.

中场:李铭,李银,郑志,邵加一.

Forward: Hao Haixi, Yang Chen.

The starting lineup from South Korea has also come out.

Goalkeeper: Golden Dragon

Defenders: Park Jae-hong, Hong Mingfu, Shen Jae-won

Midfielder: Lee Yongpyo, Yoo Sang Tie, Park Jin Seok, Lu Ting-joon, Kim Sang-sik

Forward: Lee Dongguo, Xue Qixuan

Because the situation in Lebanon is very unstable, there are not many Chinese fans coming to watch the game, and there are only a few hundred people in the stands waving the five-star red flag. However, the enthusiasm of local fans to watch the game is indeed very high, almost filling the entire stadium. The number of Korean fans is even smaller and almost impossible to find in the camera. It seems that everyone is more afraid of death...

"CCTV, CCTV, audience friends, fans..."

At 22:05 Beijing time, the Sino-South Korea battle started on time.

"The Chinese team has a 4-4-2 formation: goalkeeper Jiang Jun, left back Wu Chengying, center back Fan Zhiyi, Fan Zhiyi, right back Sun Jihai, right forward big Li Ming, center forward Zheng Zhi, Li Yin, left forward Shao Jiayi, front forward partner Yang Chen and Hao Haixi. The South Korean team still adopts the usual 3-5-2 formation, goalkeeper Kim Longda, three defenders are Park Jae-hong, Hong Mingfu, Shen Zai-won, Li Rongpyo, Liu Sang-tie, Park Zhen-seok, Kim Sang-sik, and Lu Ting-run are in the midfield, and Li Dongguo and Xue Qi-hyun are on the front line."
To be continued...