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Volume 4 1997 Volume 4 Chapter 214 Fighting for Peace and Victory

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    They are in a very advantageous position. They are one point ahead of Iran and have one game less. Even if the Iranian team wins Qatar, which has basically been eliminated early, in the last game, the points will reach 13 points at most. The Chinese team only needs to win one game.  The points can reach fourteen points.  As for Saudi Arabia, as long as the Chinese team does not lose to their opponents on the road, they can overpower their opponents by winning Kuwait at home.

    Four points!  As long as the Chinese team scores four points in the last two games, they will definitely be able to directly enter the World Cup as the first place in the group!  Even if you don't get four points, as long as you defeat the Saudi team in the next game, you can still get first place in the group!

    Against Saudi Arabia in the away game, the Chinese team's points will reach 14 points if they win, while the Iranian team will only have 13 points even if they win against Qatar. Similarly, after losing to the Chinese team, Saudi Arabia will only have 13 points if it wins Qatar in the last round.  Thirteen points, Kuwait now only has eight points, and it only has 11 points for winning against China in the last round. In other words, as long as it wins this game, the Chinese team will lock in the first place in the group one round ahead of schedule.

    If there is a tie, the Chinese team will need to win Kuwait in the last round to ensure first place in the group. However, the Chinese team is at home in the last round, so the possibility of winning is quite high.

    Even if they lose to Saudi Arabia and win against Kuwait, the Chinese team can at least maintain the second position and compete for third place. In other words, the current situation of the Chinese team can be said to be the best in history!

    Pei Wei certainly doesn¡¯t want the Chinese team to qualify as second in the group, although China is not afraid of the second place in Group B now.

    "Winning against Saudi Arabia is of course the best. Even if we draw, it is an acceptable result - but we must not lose! We cannot place our hopes on Qatar pulling us in the last round or the play-offs. In 1982  We lost in the play-offs!¡±

    After arriving in Riyadh, during the national team meeting, Pei Wei said the above words, and then he threw out a goal that has been hated by fans in history: "Guarantee the tie and win."

    But unlike history, the Chinese team can accept a draw. In any case, winning against Kuwait at home is much better than winning against Saudi Arabia away from home. This is not conservative, but cautious.

    The more favorable the situation, the more cautious we need to be. After all, the strength of the Chinese team in Asia is not yet to the point where it can defeat anyone. The good situation today is achieved step by step!

    "In the game against the Saudi team, the first thing is to pay attention to defense. After all, it is an away game. We have to take into account the factors of the fans and the referee. We must counterattack quickly while maintaining a solid defense and use the speed that the Saudis are most afraid of to deal with them.  !" Benitez announced his tactics.

    The goalkeepers still use Ou Chuliang and Xie Feng as right backs. Since left back Wu Jiying and center back Zhang Enhua received a yellow card in the previous round and were both suspended, Sun Chenghai appeared at the left back position.  The central defender is composed of Xu Hong and General Fan. With the steady Xu Hong filling in behind, General Fan can take advantage of his explosive power. At the same time, General Fan can also make up for the lack of speed of the central defender.

    Midfielder, defensive midfielder and midfielder Min Min and Ma Tian returned to the main lineup again. Nie Fei played three consecutive games - two games with a goal and an assist, and each one is very important. Players like this will not continue to play the main lineup.  , then the head coach is really blind.

    The forwards are still the combination of Gao Feng and Hao Dong. One of the two scored four goals and the other scored three goals in the previous games. Both of them will definitely score as long as they play the whole game, which proves that they are the Chinese team at this stage.  The best striker in form.

    Like the game against Qatar, Benitez announced the selection of the main lineup after resuming training. This is to allow the main players to prepare early. Of course, this lineup is confidential and cannot be leaked before the game.

    And the goal of "guaranteing a tie and competing for victory" is only known to those within the coaching staff, not even the players.

    There is nothing wrong with the goal of maintaining a tie and winning, especially when one's own strength is not as good as the leader's, and it is even more true when one is challenging a strong opponent who is no less powerful than oneself in an away game. However, in history, victory is necessary to achieve success.  So when there is a glimmer of hope, it is really too fucked to shout the slogan "guaranteing peace and fighting for victory".

    When victory is necessary, the players must understand that there is only one way to win, such as when playing against Saudi Arabia and Qatar at home, and now, it is time to be cautious.

    When a draw is also very favorable, still reluctantly demanding "a victory is necessary" is not courage, but recklessness.

    There is a thin line between courage and recklessness. The only difference is whether what you pay is worth it or not.

    November 6, King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh.

    China team?The players of the Saudi team filed out. The faces of the Chinese team members looked very relaxed, while the faces of the Saudi team members were expressionless.

    As the Asian champions, the Saudi team's performance in this top ten competition is really not good. They only accumulated ten points after six rounds. Their loss to Kuwait made their originally good prospects dim. What's more terrible is that their offense  There seems to be something wrong. After six rounds of games, except for the 2-1 win against Kuwait at home in the first round, they have not scored more than one goal. So far, the goal difference is still a pitiful zero, which really puts the Asian champion on the face.  No light.

    The unsatisfactory results in the first six rounds have forced the Saudi team to a dead end. They must win the Chinese team in this game before they can hit the first place in the group. If they tie or lose, then they will not be able to win at most.  We can pin our hopes on the play-offs.

    Of course, this is what Saudi Arabia does not want to see - as the Asian champion, wouldn't it be a loss to play in the play-offs?  Therefore, this game must be won!  This is why the Saudi team members have such solemn expressions.

    The arrogant Saudis may not know that after the top ten games, they failed to even qualify for the play-offs that they have always looked down upon

    The Chinese players greeted the game with a relaxed attitude. Before the game started, the coaching staff had been decompressing them - as long as you seriously follow the tactics assigned by Benitez during the game and put yourself in the best position.  It¡¯s enough to show your best condition!  Even if they lose the game, the responsibility will still be borne by Benitez and Pei Wei. You have nothing to do with it!

    ¡°Heavy on one side and relaxed on the other, the players from both sides went on the court with completely different mentality, which also led to different performances by both sides in the game.

    The Chinese team has always played unhurriedly. They recovered a lot and relied on their physical advantages to block the Saudi team's sharp but slightly disorganized attacks time and time again. With the focus on defense, these four teams  Except for the Iranian team, the other three teams in this group really didn't have any good way to break the Chinese team's defense.

    After successfully defending the opponent's attack, the Chinese team's offense also appeared to be very organized. If there was an opportunity, they would make long passes to counterattack. If there was no opportunity, they would control the ball in the midfield and slowly push the offense to the frontcourt. They played slowly and calmly, allowing  The Saudis are furious.

    Even before the end of the first half, the Saudi team completely tore apart the Chinese team's defense through a beautiful cooperation, and then scored a goal through Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Chinese team did not appear to be too panicked, and was still very patient after the start of the second half.  Defense, offense.  Although the Saudi team took the lead, they still seemed very anxious, as if they had to score the second goal early to feel at ease.

    The different emotions of the two sides directly led to the final result of the game - during a positional attack, the Saudi team's defense line, which was eager to intercept the ball to launch a counterattack, revealed a huge flaw. Xie Feng relied on his speed to force a breakthrough from the wing.  After the pass, Hao Dong in front of the goal made a beautiful diving dive to equalize the score!

    "Well done!" Pei Wei and Benitez jumped up excitedly at the same time. What made them happy was not only the goal, but the mature psychology displayed by the Chinese players so far in the game!  Only by building strong self-confidence can the Chinese team have a real place in Asia!

    Through the transformation of Benitez and Pei Wei, as well as the good results in the previous four games, the psychology of the Chinese players finally sublimated after withstanding severe tests. This is a stable temperament, and this temperament is exactly what  This is what the Chinese team lacked in the past, and it is also the biggest reason why it has never been able to beat the Korean team and pierce that layer of window paper.

    Only with this kind of mentality of being unfazed and believing in one's own strength at all times, can the Chinese team truly become a top team in Asia!

    Good news often comes one after another.

    The equalizer put the Saudi team in chaos. The thoughts of "must win" and "neither a draw nor a loss can be accepted" made them completely lose their sense of normalcy and began to launch a full-scale attack on the Chinese team!

    In fact, this kind of head-on attack is not what the Saudi team is good at. The combination of solid defense and delicate counterattacks is the foundation for them to become a top team in Asia. Their ability to fight tough battles is far behind Iran and South Korea.  .

    The Saudi team, which was pressing hard, left too many holes in the defense. After General Fan broke the ball out of the penalty area with a fierce tackle, the senior high school player who grabbed the ball immediately distributed the ball to the fly in front.  , Nie Fei did not waste any opportunity, and made an exquisite long pass. Gao Feng quickly stepped in and single-handedly!

    Gao Feng, who entered the penalty area with a single sword, was thrown to the ground by the attacking Daiaya with the ball. "Beep¡ª¡ª" the referee's whistle sounded. He ran towards the penalty area and pointed at the penalty spot - a penalty kick.  !

    ¡°Oh¡ª¡ª¡± the Chinese team¡¯s substituteHuge cheers erupted from the crowd!
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