After the game, Zhou Yi's red card and absence from the final became hot topics.

Chinese fans and media are regretting Zhou Yi's red card and worrying about the prospects of the Chinese team in the finals.

After missing the absolute core Zhou Yi, where will the Chinese team go against the Japanese team in the final?

Some people also expressed their anger at the referee of this game, believing that the AFC's approach to the Japanese team's lead to the championship. They believed that even if Zhou Yi was a foul of a milligram refutation, considering the viewing of the final, should Zhou Yi be given a yellow card?

Giving red cards directly is too strict and makes the final lose its suspense.

During these debates, the parties involved seemed very calm.

When the reporters rushed to ask him these questions, he said: "I don't think I will be inferior to the Japanese team without the finals. Of course, in terms of strength, we are indeed inferior to the Japanese team. But look at the opponents we have overcome all the way, in terms of strength, how many teams are definitely weaker than us? Football game, strength on paper cannot tell everything. What determines the final result is the players' performance in the game. In addition, I want to reiterate again that I have no objection to that red card, and I don't regret my original foul. I just did everything I should do, and I believe that my teammates will make the same choice as me in my position."

A reporter asked a slightly sharp question: "Will you feel regretful if the Chinese team eventually loses to the Japanese team?"

Zhou Yi shook his head: "No. There is nothing to regret. I'm responsible for my own decision. I'll come back four years later."

He mentioned four years later, which shows that he is very confident.

But he also has this capital. After all, he is only nineteen years old and twenty-three years later. What is impossible?

And for the entire Chinese team, they still have a chance in four years. Because the average age of this Chinese team is the youngest team in the Asian Cup in this Asian Cup.

Gao Hongbo is focusing on building the youthfulness of the national team, and obviously also focusing on the future.

Before the Asian Cup began, he said that the national team was training and warm-up for the World Cup qualifiers, but they accidentally reached the final.

This has been considered as over-completed, so...it seems that there is really nothing to regret.

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Two days later in the semi-finals, the three and four finals began between Australia and South Korea, and the South Korean team eventually defeated Australia 3-2 and won a consolation prize.

A day later, the finals began, and the Chinese team played against the Japanese team.

This game was supposed to be a revenge of the Chinese team in the 2004 Asian Cup final, but because of Zhou Yi's red card, everyone is not optimistic that the Chinese team can defeat Japan. Many people even think that compared with the strength of the Chinese team and the Japanese team, it is considered a victory if they do not lose four goals in this game.

They only ask the Chinese team to lose more decently.

Although Zhou Yi was suspended from the red card in this game, he still came to the stadium. He was arranged to sit in a private room and watched the game accompanied by several Chinese Football Association officials.

Before the game started, the TV broadcast quickly found Zhou Yi in a large box, and after the game started, the camera would be turned to Zhou Yi from time to time.

In this game, the Japanese team originally thought that the Chinese team lacking Zhou Yi would be easy to deal with. Before the game started, they felt that the Asian Cup championship belonged to them.

But when the game started, the situation was not as they thought.

After lacking Zhou Yi, Deng Zhuoxiang, who has been on the wing, came to the middle to replace Zhou Yi. In terms of passing ability, Deng Zhuoxiang is naturally not as good as Zhou Yi. However, this game has a special significance for Chinese players, so every player works very hard and hard. Their hard performance makes up for the gap in strength between them and Japanese players to a certain extent.

This is because Zhou Yi used his absence from the finals as a price to exchange for their chances of participating in the finals. How could he waste it at will?

Every Chinese player thinks so, and the spirit they show surprised the old rival Japanese team.

The Chinese team still played the same tactics, and Gao Hongbo did not choose to defend himself.

After all, the Chinese team has been practicing this tactic for more than a year or two for almost two years, and everyone is familiar with it.

The Japanese team did not expect that the Chinese team would play so aggressively and tenaciously. Their pressing in the midfield made the Japanese players, who were known for their delicate skills and tacit cooperation, feel a little embarrassed.

It took only more than ten minutes, and the Chinese fans who had no hope in front of the TV widened their eyes in surprise and found that the national team was a little unfamiliar...

Even Liu Hong couldn't help but exclaim: "The Chinese team did not give up this game, although they did not have the core Zhou Yi, and although they were far inferior to the Japanese team in terms of strength. But no one gave up. Their will qualities show made us feel unfamiliar. Is this really the national team that we have scolded countless times?"

In the past, what people scolded the Chinese team the most was that Chinese players easily gave up after encountering difficulties in the game, gave up on themselves, gave up, and had insufficient fighting spirit.

But these problems have not been seen in today's national team.

This is simply incredible.

Because although the Chinese team has been making great progress before, it was because they had Zhou Yi, and Zhou Yi helped them solve many problems. This time, Zhou Yi was suspended from the red card, and the Chinese team was immediately beaten back to the prototype. This is the "familiar formula" Chinese team.

But although the Chinese team who was beaten back to the prototype is still familiar with the recipe, it does not have the familiar taste...

Why is this?

Before the game, many Chinese players mentioned Zhou Yi in interviews with reporters.

"We must strive to use victory to contribute to Zhou Yi in this game!"

"I know the Japanese team is very powerful, but we won't give in easily, because this is the opportunity that Zhou Yi has won for us!"

"We will do our best, otherwise we would be too sorry to Zhou Yi!"

"Zhou Yi cannot play, so we have to bring his part together!"

"Even if it's for Zhou Yi, I'll fight for this game!"

Even Gao Hongbo said at the pre-match press conference: "I know the importance of Zhou Yi to this team, but we also have the same idea, that is, in the game, everyone in the team runs more and pays more than usual, so that Zhou Yi's absence can be made up for Zhou Yi's absence. Zhou Yi's red card will not be a regret or a burden for us. On the contrary, it is the clarion call that makes the team strive forward. Zhou Yi also agrees with this."

Why did there be the change mentioned before? The answer is very clear, all because of Zhou Yi.

After this young boy joined the team, it seemed like a breeze blew into this team that was carrying heavy burdens, neither favored nor expected, making everyone in this team happy physically and mentally, getting rid of the burden, neither inferior nor arrogant.

This made the team lively from the inside out.

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For this reason, the performance of the Chinese team surprised the Japanese team and caught the Japanese team off guard. In the first half, he was able to compete with the Japanese team.

But unfortunately, after lacking Zhou Yi, the team's last pass was almost in a hurry. Deng Zhuoxiang had good free kick skills, but the organization of offense was not as good as his free kicks.

It turned out that before Zhou Yi joined the national team, he was not specifically responsible for organizing the offense as a midfielder.

There is no way to send out a better last pass, and the teammates will not be able to get a better shot.

In the first half, although the Chinese team got some opportunities, they were unable to score.

Of course, the Japanese team did not score either, and the two sides scored 0:0.

The second half of the game changed sides and the Japanese team gradually gained the upper hand after adjusting the intermission.

For a while, the Chinese team was in a panic in front of the goal, which was very dangerous and could concede the ball at any time.

However, the Chinese team finally managed to survive.

The Japanese team could not defeat it for a long time, but instead became impatient.

The Chinese team also launched several threatening counterattacks, but unfortunately there was no goal.

After a while, Japanese players did not dare to make a rash move.

The game then fell into a stalemate.

After the stalemate lasted until the 85th minute, the Japanese team saw that they could not score yet, so they launched a rapid offensive, hoping to score at the last moment.

At this time, they no longer think about winning the big score. As long as they can win, even if they just win one goal!

During this period, the Chinese team recovered the entire line and contracted and defended the situation.

Hopefully drag the game into overtime.

In fact, their physical fitness has become a problem, but it is better to be defeated by the Japanese team at the last moment of the game?

They did it. When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the ninety-minute game, the score was still 0:0!

"The ninety-minute game ended! The two teams that were considered to be of great difference in strength before the game played the same game in the end!" After the whole game, Liu Hong was no longer as surprised as he was at the beginning. After watching the ninety-minute game, he was not surprised by the draw. All the Chinese team players united and it was not impossible to tie the Japanese team.

What should be surprising is that Japanese talents should be.

"It's incredible! The Japanese team didn't end the game in ninety minutes! The final was dragged into overtime!" The Japanese TV commentator was indeed very surprised and could not accept the result for a while.

"For both teams, overtime is probably difficult, because they played 120 minutes in the semi-finals... But the Japanese team may have to rest for a little longer, because their semi-finals ended earlier than the Chinese team's semi-finals." (To be continued)). If you like this work, you are welcome to Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users please read it.)
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