Step by Step to Win

Qingwu Hiroshi did not waste the third chance that Gao Shunyao gave him, and it also made Tokyo the biggest upset in the AFC Champions League this season. It is not uncommon for the Japanese team to beat the Korean team at home, but it is definitely a rare event to squeeze the AFC Champions League out of the group in the group stage.

"Tokyo has proved that their strength is still very good. Although they have encountered many problems in the league, in the AFC Champions League, Tokyo's strength is still superb."

After the game, the entire Japanese media was boiling. Tokyo, as a new AFC team, suffered a death in the AFC Champions League. Originally, the entire Japanese media suspected that they were almost certainly about to break in the group stage. Who knew that they could squeeze out the AFC Champions League to defend their title. Champion, enter the knockout round, this is simply an incredible victory.

Moreover, the most inconceivable thing is that Tokyo’s luck is simply overwhelming: While Tokyo has beaten Pohang Steel in an upset, another piece of news also surprised Tokyo.

Adelaide United, who played at home, lost to Shandong Luneng!

"This is incredible..." Hearing the news, the players in Tokyo could not tell whether they were happy or shocked: it is of course to say that they are happy. Pohang Steelers and Adelaide United are both upset, which means Tokyo will be the first in the group with 12 points. Pohang Steelers and Adelaide United should have 13 points to decide who is the first in the group. Now they have to use 10 points to decide who is third in the group.

In the AFC Champions League, the 16th to 8th match is a single-game decisive system after the restructuring. The first team in the group has the home court rights, and the single-game tie-breaker has won the home court rights. For a team like Tokyo that is significantly better than the away game at home, it means that the chances of winning are greatly increased.

Before going to this group, they never thought that they could get the first place in the group. Even before the last game, they had been wondering whether they would qualify. But now they are not only qualified. First in the group, such a victory. To their surprise they almost cheered.

And to be surprised, it’s impossible not to be surprised-Adelaide United’s strength in this group is almost the first in the group. The home game against Pohang Steel and Tokyo is clean and neat, and the away game is also tied. POSCO. It was only because of carelessness that I lost to Tokyo. Such a team lost to Shandong Luneng, who lost five straight in the group stage, which is incredible in the eyes of the Tokyo players.

"Adelaide United was too careless. Their opponent in the last game was a weaker like Luneng, and Luneng failed to go with the team because of injuries and five starts. They were also careless. They were too careless. But who knows, they still didn't get it-nearly 70% of the possession, 16 to 7 shots, they just didn't get it. The substitute goalkeeper named Yang Cheng. One game was blocked. It's been blocked 6 times, it's crazy."

After watching that game, Big Xiongqing also explained the game to the players with a wry smile. Obviously. Adelaide United underestimated the enemy too much, and Luneng’s big rotation activated new blood. The players who came on the bench were all at super level performance. The substitute goalkeeper Yang Cheng blocked six times in a single game, and the substitute player Li Weiyi. The ball seals the victory. He just pulled his teeth out and won a game.

"This is called Li Wei. The last time he scored in the league has to be dated back to 2007, who could have imagined that he actually scored in this game. Adelaide United is really worthless, so he played ten more games. I bet that Luneng can't win such a ball."

Watching this game, the players are also discussing. Yasuyuki Konano is constantly evaluating this ball. Gao Shunyao didn't refute his words, but in his heart he still had some different opinions.

Luneng still has the strength, that is, their temperament is too bad. He felt it in the last game against Luneng. After four consecutive years of failure, the fifth year is still a four-game losing streak. Luneng’s heart is no longer here. Naturally it will be miserable. And now, replaced by the substitute players, they actually kicked out good results, which is their strength is inspired.

To some extent, the strength of the Super League is not a weak mess, but sometimes the mentality of these teams is not good enough to play, which is the most important issue.

"Actually, Adelaide is okay. They just lost, didn't they still get second in the group? Pohang Steelers is really dead. The defending champion, with outstanding strength, was eliminated in the group stage... "

Adelaide United didn't play very seriously in this game, largely because they also believed that Pohang Steelers and Tokyo would definitely fight desperately, and the probability of a draw is very small. And no matter who wins, they will inevitably qualify, so naturally they are not very serious. As a result, their attitude has pitted POSCO. The defending champion was out of the group stage, and Pohang Steelers has become a shame in the K-League.

However, Pohang Steelers became a shame, but Tokyo was quite happy to reap the victory. After this game, they also successfully advanced to the knockout round. What's more pleasing is that Tokyo still advances as the first in the group, which also means that they will fight at home against their opponents in the next game.

At this time, the results of other groups were also released. The Kashima Antlers team qualified for the first place. They have won all six games, and they have no opponents in the group. On the other hand, Gamba Osaka was forced to the second place in the group by Suwon Samsung. Their luck was quite bad. They wanted to start a civil war with the league in this round, and an internal decisive battle with Kashima Antlers. Following last year’s league competition, the two teams once again started fighting each other in the J-League in this year’s AFC Champions League.

Similarly, South Korea’s Jeonbuk Motors and Suwon Samsung are also in a situation of cannibalism, and if it weren’t for Adelaide United to eliminate Pohang Steelers, then Pohang Steelers, the second in the group, would also meet. Go to Chengnan Yihe and Tianma. Begin the second set of cannibalism in the same country-the four teams of the Korean team, except for Pohang Steelers, the other three teams all qualified. Within East Asia, the strength of the Japanese and Korean leagues is still extremely strong.

This year's group qualifying teams are surprisingly unanimous, and there is no matchup between Japan and South Korea, which is quite amazing.

However, this does not mean that everyone is happy, such as the current Japanese media. I am a little dissatisfied with this year's AFC Champions League-because like Seongnamichi and Tenma do not have to play their own teams, Tokyo does not have to face Hiroshima Sanfrecce in Group E. Because Hiroshima Sanfrecce was also eliminated.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima climbed to fourth place in the final moments of the league last year. Because the Emperor's Cup was taken away by Gamba Osaka, they were lucky enough to get a place in the AFC Champions League. but. Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who won the AFC Champions League spot, did not live up to his reputation as the AFC Champions League soft-footed shrimp, and was eliminated directly in the group stage. What made the Japanese media even more depressed was that it was not an Australian team like Melbourne Victory that eliminated Hiroshima Sanfrecce, but Beijing Guoan of the Chinese Super League. Relying on two rounds of home and away double-kill Hiroshima Sanfrecce, Beijing Guoan got second in the group and successfully advanced to the top 16.

The J-League originally thought that they had completely surpassed other leagues, but the facts were so cruel that it was impossible to tell them. Although Kashima Antlers and Tokyo doubled their opponents, Gamba Osaka and Changchun Yatai made two draws back and forth. The result of Beijing Guoan's double killing of Hiroshima Three Arrows is to tell people that the J-League is invincible. It’s still a long way off.

Beijing Guoan, who defeated Hiroshima Sanfrecce, is Tokyo's next opponent.

Gao Shunyao was also surprised by this result. He did not expect that Beijing Guoan, which he had never liked, would actually have the strength to qualify for this group. Combined with Shandong Luneng's victory in the final round. Gao Shunyao has also become more convinced that the domestic league should not have no potential to tap. It's just that they are too used to giving up the AFC Champions League. A little more serious, maybe the result of the game is not like this.

Now that it has reached the knockout rounds, whether Guoan is really strong or not, Tokyo has to face it carefully. Fortunately, with the home court advantage in hand, there is not much pressure on Tokyo for this game. Originally, their goal was to qualify in the group. Now they heard that they have such an advantage, but they are more minded.

However, it is a pity that although good news came from the cup, they were not able to win their opponents in the league. After the victory, Tokyo also ushered in a formidable opponent. The Nagoya Gaihachi met them on a narrow road. Last season, they played against Tokyo's opponents many times. In this game, Tokyo understood what it means to be right and wrong.

During the game, Gao Shunyao finally encountered trouble. In this game, the midfielder of the Nagoya Whales and the new player Cordoba they just introduced this summer caused too much trouble for Gao Shunyao. This player's physical confrontation ability is quite excellent, and his running is also diligent. After all, the body of the South American is very strong, and Gao Shunyao is also inextricably linked with him.

What makes Gao Shunyao even more depressed is that the outstanding defensive player of the Nagoya Whales is more than just Cordoba~www.ltnovel.com~ This summer, the Nagoya Whales has done a lot of reinforcements. They imported from Urawa Ruby The first defender of the Japanese league, Tanaka Tokasa, has left Asaya Yoshida himself and built the strongest defense line in Japan. In addition, in front of them, Cordoba is the strongest defensive midfielder in the J-League, and even Gao Shunyao can't bear this kind of defense.

These three people can be said to be the three strongest defensive players in the entire J-League, a South American, a mixed race, and a Japanese who grew up in the United States. All three of them have different physical qualities from Japanese players. Gao Shunyao finally couldn't hold it anymore. Although in the game, he also tried to overturn the opponent's defense, but the three people kept entangled with him, after all, he did not get the goal.

The existence of these people made Gao Shunyao finally misfired in this game. Japan's first defense still leaves him no choice. In this regard, he can only sigh bitterly: If Kabore is not injured and it is not Kensuke Nagai but Kabore who is responsible for the impact, this game will definitely not end like this.

Unfortunately, Kabore’s injury has determined that Tokyo will hardly have a stable performance this season. Seeing that the team did not win in the league, but they have an advantage in the AFC, Tokyo players also have a strange illusion: perhaps, compared to the results of the league, maybe the Tokyo Cup this season will be better. (To be continued)