Chapter 26 Australian Red Army
As the runner-up in the A-League last year, Adelaide United has not had a long history;
It was not officially approved by the South Australian Football Association until 2003 and is the only club in South Australia to participate in the A-League;
In terms of team establishment time, they are even worse than this opponent from southern China, Yucheng Yuchai, founded in 1999.
As the youngest Chinese Super League team, Yucheng is just a junior no matter who he encounters in China;
But this time in the AFC final, I could meet a younger generation who was younger than me;
It feels like after being a recruit for two years, you can finally bully the newcomer legitimately;
This is also considered a psychological hint that Yucheng found for himself before the finals. Whether it is self-deception or Ah Q's spirit, they are just a way of self-motivation.
Looking back at Adelaide's promotion path, it seems very stable without the twists and turns like Jade City:
After qualifying from Changchun Yatai in the group stage, Kashima Antlers were eliminated with a total score of 2:1 in the quarter-finals;
In the semi-finals, facing Uzbek's powerful team Ben Yudeko easily passed the score with a score of 3:1.
It is worth mentioning that Ben Yudeko was founded in 2005, two years later than the Australian team. In this good show of rookies, his seniority still ended up laughing.
In daily training, in order to activate the atmosphere and fully mobilize the enthusiasm of players, Mo Huaqiang often plays jokes like "Rookies are afraid of old birds, and old birds are afraid of eagles" to imply that Australians with low qualifications are not their opponents;
But as the so-called "strategic despise and tactical attention", he, who is self-aware, will not arrogantly believe that the other party's strength is not as strong as his own.
After the joke, Mo Huaqiang also carefully conducted a detailed study of Adelaide, making reasonable arrangements based on the opponent's strengths and weaknesses, and striving to maximize the strengths and avoid weaknesses.
The opponent's nickname is "Red Army", which is enough to show that their tough and tenacious style of playing, supplemented by the tall and strong Australian body and the impact-type playing style of high-rise play, is no different from a natural enemy for the thin Asian team;
Japanese champion Kashima Antlers are representative of Asian technical teams, while Uzbek runner-up Ben Yudeko is a team with better integration of skills and body among Central Asian teams;
Both types of teams were defeated, which showed the weakness of Asian football's fear of physical confrontation.
Adelaide, which adheres to the country's football tradition, has strong high-altitude bombing capabilities despite their rough skills. Settings are the best way to score.
After this analysis, the response strategy of "fast to strengthen" is clear;
The opponent's strength is tall and strong, and he will inevitably actively seek physical confrontation and will try every means to find opportunities to score on set pieces;
Yucheng, who suffers from a loss in figure, must resolutely use his fast and flexible characteristics to reduce physical contact with his opponent, and constantly pull his clumsy opponent back and forth by taking a quick kick.
The two teams with distinctive characteristics represent two completely different footballs. Whether they are strong or small fast spirits is the biggest suspense in Asian football this year.
For the benefit of the World Cup, Australia has long planned to join the AFC. In their opinion, cattle and sheep are everywhere, and its arrival is tantamount to wolf;
With their strong European body, it is not a problem to take it on this small slope of Asia.
In the AFC family, the majority of Australians are not welcomed, but they cannot resist the big men in West Asia;
When I raised my hands to vote, I saw that there were more people who agreed, and only a few could obey the majority. This sneaky kangaroo really jumped from Oceania to Asia.
Of course, the AFC is not the charity leader. The reason why it agrees to Australia to "get out of foreign countries and enter Asia" is that it has its own clear interest statements;
With the strong strength of the second-rate Australians, we will improve the overall performance of Asian participating teams in the World Cup, and accelerate the increase of Asia's World Cup quota to 5.
There is another unexplained purpose, which is that the AFC, which is controlled by the major forces in West Asia, does not want to threaten the interests of West Asia teams because of the growth of South Korea and Japan. They must introduce a big catfish;
By killing the majesty of East Asian football, we can achieve the ultimate goal of the rise of West Asian football and the comprehensive development of the entire Asian football world.
The Australians and the West Asians are just willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten. This combination of heaven has led to the arrival of the big catfish;
Since last year, Australia has begun to participate in competitions of various levels as the AFC member association.
Chapter completed!