Although Chinese journalists are very satisfied with Gao Hongbo's starting arrangement, they are also very pleased, and are full of confidence in the national team.

But the situation after the game started did not develop in the direction that Chinese journalists expected.

The Chinese team, who played away, did try to face the Japanese team head-on. Under Zhou Yi's instigation, the Chinese team launched several attacks on the Japanese team's penalty area, but none of them really threatened the goal guarded by Japanese goalkeeper Nagato Kawashima.

However, the Japanese team's offense was more threatening than the Chinese team, which made Chinese goalkeeper Zeng Cheng make two saves, causing Chinese fans in the stands to exclaim.

Then the initiative in the game fell into the hands of the Japanese team.

The Chinese team can only defend more often, while the Japanese team strengthened their offensive, and for a while, the Chinese team was in danger in front of the goal.

Even the commentator Liu Hong said: "The Chinese team's goal is very nervous during this period! The Japanese team's offensive is very fast! Shinji Kagawa shot with a shot... Be careful!"

Fortunately, the shot missed the goal in the end.

But the situation of the Chinese team can also be seen from this ball.

This scene made many Chinese fans very puzzled - the same team lacked the core Zhou Yi in the Asian Cup final and could play very tenaciously against Japan. Why is this Chinese team so embarrassed to face Japan now?

The TV broadcast gave the Chinese team head coach Gao Hongbo on the sidelines a close-up shot. He sat on the chair in the coach's seat without saying a word and had a serious expression. Faced with the current situation where the Chinese team was being beaten, he did not rush to stand up and direct the game on the sidelines.

In fact, many people are surprised by one thing.

Logically speaking, the Chinese team won the runner-up in the Asian Cup and performed very well, which was beyond everyone's expectations. After all, they just went to "train" before the game. Then they also won two consecutive victories in the top ten games. For the national football team, this is a very good performance. After the training in the Asian Cup, the national team should have been almost done. It is the time to achieve results. Why at this time, Gao Hongbo suddenly recruited five players who had never been selected for the national team before?

You should know that this is a top ten match against the Japanese team, not a friendly match, which allows him to test new players. There will never be any coach who will recruit a large number of new players or use new players before such competitions.

This is why Chinese media think that there is something wrong with Gao Hongbo's approach and do not understand why Gao Hongbo did this.

But in fact, after the Chinese team's home game against Oman, Gao Hongbo was seriously considering the issue of blood exchange. So he flew to London specifically to watch the Chinese Olympic team's game, and watched all six games.

His views are different from those of the media and fans.

He does not think that the national team that won the second place in the Asian Cup has been solid, and he does not think there is anything that cannot be adjusted. The World Cup qualifiers are a long process, from June 2012 to June 2013, a whole year. If you want to play in the Asian play-offs, there are two games left in September next year.

In this process, it is normal for anyone to be in a bad state and be taken out of the national team lineup.

As for why it is easy to recruit five players who have never been selected into the national team in one go. In the game against Oman, Gao Hongbo found that the "Zhouyi dependence" of this national team is becoming more and more serious.

It’s not that relying on Zhou Yi is not good. Zhou Yi is the core of the team and should take on more responsibilities. But football is a team event after all, and it’s not far to rely on one person. Moreover, no matter how outstanding Zhou Yi is, he is also a midfield organizer. He needs someone to complete the attack he organized, and someone to protect him. If his teammates do not perform well enough, even if he tries his best, he can only play hard and win thrills, and even if he tries his best, he can’t win.

The game against Oman proves that it is so difficult to win the weakest teams in the group at home. What about Japan and Australia? To qualify for the 2014 Brazil World Cup, the Chinese team must get the top two in the group. If you get third, you have to play the playoffs. After playing the Asian playoffs, you have to play against South America. This is not a good thing for the Chinese team.

Why is the game against Oman so simple? After the game, Gao Hongbo and the coaching staff conducted a review and analysis, and everyone came to an unanimous agreement, that is, the team relied too much on Zhou Yi, and was less and less hard at work. They thought that Zhou Yi would solve any problem, so they could not show the spirit of bayonet at the critical moment. Once the tone was leaking, it would be difficult to raise it again.

Some national team players relaxed their requirements after the Asian Cup, did not train seriously enough, and thought they were stable in the national team. Some national team players gradually could not play games because of their affairs in the club, their game was in a worrying state, and their physical conditions were not as good as those in the Asian Cup. In addition, some people became unable to cope with higher requirements due to their own strength...

No matter how you train, it is difficult for the team to improve their strength to meet their requirements. This may be the so-called "bottleneck".

These are the reasons why Gao Hongbo plans to undergo a blood change to the national team.

The reason why Gao Hongbo made such a decisive decision in the end was the outstanding performance of the National Olympic team in London. He saw a team full of vitality in London, and there were many outstanding players in the team.

If Sun Pan hadn't been injured, there would have been as many as six newcomers to be recruited into the national team this time.

Zhou Yi has excellent personal abilities, but as the core of the organization, no matter how outstanding he is, he needs to have equally excellent teammates to cooperate with him, otherwise his passing intention will not be understood, and the wonderful passes he passed will be wasted... That won't work.

In Gao Hongbo's opinion, some people in this national team can no longer keep up with Zhou Yi's pace and cannot meet their own requirements. Although they may be veteran international players, it is irresponsible to the team to keep them in the national team. Therefore, they must be replaced.

This may be a bit cruel, but if it is a cup qualifier, the players can continue to return to the club to enjoy the fun and enjoy it. Gao Hongbo, the head coach, will resign, be scolded by thousands of people, and bear the main responsibility for being eliminated. If he doesn't do this, he will be cruel to himself.

So although he may offend a group of people by doing this, it is understandable for the benefit of more people.

Of course, his experience in Changchun team still gave him some experience and lessons, that is, he should not do something like blood exchange too suddenly. He should give everyone a time and opportunity to accept it and be able to take advantage of the situation. This is a necessary method for those who do big things.

He knew that there would definitely be people within the national team who were confused and dissatisfied with the recruitment of so many national Olympic team players. It doesn't matter. He didn't plan to explain this, because football itself will teach them to recognize their own. Whether someone can do it or not, if no one believes it, let football tell everyone. In this way, no matter what action he does, there will be no resistance.

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Zhou Yi focused on the game on the court, but he didn't have as many ideas as head coach Gao Hongbo. No matter who his teammates were, he insisted on playing his own football. His goal was to help the team win, no matter how strong the opponent was.

However, he can indeed feel the pressure brought by the Japanese team to the Chinese team.

Logically speaking, the national team's strength should be higher than that of the National Olympic Team, but after playing for one Olympic Games, Zhou Yi had a different feeling. He felt that all the players in the National Olympic Team were more skilled than today. He guessed that this might have something to do with more teammates he was familiar with in the National Olympic Team. After all, Sun Pan, He Ying, Guo Nu and Yang Muge were among the teammates who had been playing football together for a long time.

During this period, the Chinese team was crushed in his own half, and Zhou Yi did not have much room to play. In the offense, he could only use long passes to create some opportunities for He Ying in front of him.

But it is not easy for He Ying to face the Japanese team's defense alone. Moreover, He Ying's own condition is not good. His rhythm and feeling after getting the ball are not as good as when he was in the National Olympic Team.

Even the commentator Liu Hong saw this. Zhou Yi passed He Ying three long passes, but He Ying didn't stop at the first time. The extra adjustments delayed him more time and gave the Japanese defenders time to surround him.

Why is this happening?

Liu Hong believes that it was fatigue and the tension of making his debut in the national team for the first time, which led to He Ying's performance not being satisfactory.

But it is actually not very convincing to say this. At least the first reason is that it doesn’t make sense. I thought the team had gathered ten days ago. How could I still feel tired after ten days of traveling?

In fact, there is one reason why I don’t know if it was deliberately ignored. That is, He Ying didn’t play in Barcelona this season, and didn’t even make the roster in three consecutive rounds of competitions. Because of the lack of competition, he was unable to maintain his state and it was difficult to find the feeling of the game for a while. You should know that this national team game was He Ying’s first official game after the Olympics. It would be strange if he was in good condition.

It’s just that he was blamed for the reason why He Ying was in poor condition for staying in Barcelona. Everyone really didn’t want to admit it. They still hoped to see He Ying survived the first day in Barcelona.

Every Chinese fan has a dream of a wealthy family in his heart, hoping to have a place for our Chinese players in the real starting lineup of European giants.
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