Chapter 9 Six Rounds of the National Team

This summer,

Too many fun things happened.

For example, Greece with the highest odds won the final European Championship,

Beckham missed the penalty kick because the turf was too slippery.

And Dong Fangzhuo really wanted to make a call to Rooney,

tell him,

Be careful Ronaldo.

But he didn't think it was necessary. What should happen still had to happen. Aren't Rooney and Ronaldo still friends?

but,

Dong Fangzhuo didn't see it because he remembered it wrongly. Ronaldo and Rooney were in the quarter-finals of the 2006 World Cup in Germany, not the 2004 European Cup.

But England's results are not so good.

certainly,

He still saw the tears on Ronaldo's cheeks when he lost the European Cup at home.

this,

It was our football youth at the beginning.

guys,

do not worry,

When I get back to England,

I will rebuild the Manchester United dynasty with you.

Together against Chelsea's domination,

We will fight together against the attack of the Cosmos team Barcelona.

Then,

It was the 2004 Asian Cup.

This is the Asian Cup held in China.

When reporting to the national team, Dong Fangzhuo did not receive a cold reception.

In this team, there are too many Liaoning and Liaoning players, and the teammates take good care of him.

He has a different football future, and everyone takes good care of his little brother.

Moreover, everything is explained from the attitude of the national team to temporarily call him into the national team.

only,

After all, Dong Fangzhuo is still a marginal figure when it comes to arranging the starting lineup.

Just because he scored more than a dozen goals in Europe's third-rate leagues, he can't be the main player of the national team.

Hao Haidong is still the core of the national team's striker.

Dong Fangzhuo is very lucky to be able to sit on the bench.

Of course, Dong Fangzhuo didn't care about the starting position,

At least for this year,

He still doesn't have the ability to compete for the main position. Watching Big Brother play from the bench is actually a kind of enjoyment.

In the opening game on July 17, 2004, the national football team got off to a bad start.

Facing the newly rising upstart in West Asia, Bahrain, the national football team played very hard.

In the 41st minute, the national football team conceded the first goal;

In the 58th minute, Zheng Zhi equalized the score with a penalty kick and scored the first goal of the Asian Cup of the national football team;

In the 66th minute, Li Jinyu scored a goal and overtook;

Dong Fangzhuo got the chance to play in the last five minutes and represented the national team in advance.

but,

His appearance did not change the fate of the national team.

The Bahrain team still staged an equalizer before the end of the game, which made the national football team's wish to get off to a good start in front of the home fans.

But Dong Fangzhuo is not worried, because according to historical development, the Chinese team can at least reach the final.

The defeat in the first game made the national football team's second game even more unforgiving. Facing Indonesia, which is the weakest in the group, the national football team not only wanted to win, but also had to win a big victory, and the national football team finally achieved this.

Shao Jiayi, the new core of the national football team, showed his prowess in one game, scoring two goals alone, and Hao Haidong also scored one goal.

Veteran Li Ming, who regretted not being selected for the Korea-Japan World Cup list before, staged a corner kick and scored directly. The "Great Emperor" Li Yi who came off the bench added icing on the cake, and the national football team won this crucial victory 5-0.

Dong Fangzhuo went on for another five minutes, but still didn't make any achievements...

"Sure enough, Xiao Dong is here to brush up his playing time!"

"It seems that his injury is actually not healed, it is purely a waste of time."

Chinese fans are even more convinced that Dong Fangzhuo was called in to get playing time.

for labor certification.

After that, he played three consecutive games until the final.

Originally, he wanted to keep silent about what was about to happen as he did to Rooney, but this time because of patriotism, he decided to do something.

In the final against Little Japan, of course we can't sit idly by.

But what can you do?

He ran to Ali Han and said, I can start the game and score goals on behalf of the Chinese team?

Dong Fangzhuo himself didn't know what to do.

What's more, from the moment he joined the team, Alihan told him very seriously,

Considering that his injury has not fully recovered and may relapse, he will not let him start.

On August 7, 2004, the Chinese national team stood on the stage of the Asian Cup final for the second time in history.

20 years ago, the national football team reached the final, but lost to Saudi Arabia in the end;

Twenty years later, can the new generation of national football team fulfill the dream of their predecessors?

No,

still none.

Dong Fangzhuo could only remind his teammates during training that the Japanese team's set-pieces are terrible, and one must be careful of the Japanese's set-piece tactics.

But,

Tragedy still happened.

At that time, the Japanese team was led by Shunsuke Nakamura, who was very popular. Nohuo Kawaguchi, Takayuki Suzuki, Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, Mitoju, and Yuji Nakazawa were all players who reached the 16th place in the Korean-Japanese World Cup. A strong meritorious player, it is very difficult for the national football team to defeat this opponent.

In this game, Li Weifeng, the main defender of the national football team, was injured and missed the game. Sun Jihai, who played the main player in Manchester City, was actually a substitute! The veteran Hao Haidong, who was bloody in the semi-finals, made his comeback.

In the 21st minute, Shunsuke Nakamura used an iconic free kick to cause chaos in front of the national football goal. Fusai Takashi received a header from his teammate and scored a goal. The national football team fell behind by 1 goal;

Only 10 minutes later, the national football team equalized the score. Yan Song made a breakthrough from the left and made a low pass. Veteran Li Ming met the ball with a low left foot shot and scored 1-1!

In the ensuing game, the two sides reached a stalemate.

The balance was upset in the 66th minute by a controversial scene.

It was Shunsuke Nakamura's free kick to create a murderous intention. Koji Nakata staged a "hand of God" in front of the goal to score the ball, but the referee ruled that the goal was valid. The national football team once again fell behind in such an unjust way.

In the 78th minute, the national football team had an excellent opportunity to equalize the score again. Li Yi, who came on as a substitute for Hao Haidong, scored a single goal, but he did not choose to shoot directly. .

The national football team lost an excellent opportunity to equalize, and Li Yi also became a critic after losing this single-handedly.

At the last moment of the game, the national football team came out in full force, trying to equalize the score, but the emptiness of the defense made them pay the price.

At the last moment, Dong Fangzhuo went into battle, but he played soy sauce again!

In stoppage time, Shunsuke Nakamura sent another assist. Keiji Tamada passed Liu Yunfei with a one-handed goal and easily broke through the empty goal. The Japanese team won 3-1, and the national football team lost the Asian Cup championship at home!

"If! If Dong Fangzhuo played first instead of Li Yi, can Dong Fangzhuo score that goal?"

Fans are assuming.

But,

There are no assumptions in football.

Even if Dong Fangzhuo takes the lead, he can't guarantee that he can score that goal.

or,

May not have this opportunity.

history,

Still no change.

Then,

The nightmare begins...

It is not terrible to lose the championship. What is terrible is that for more than ten years after the defeat against the Japanese team, Chinese football has squandered generations of young talents in the muddle.

Maybe,

The only thing that makes Chinese fans happy is that

After the national team's six-round tour,

Dong Fangzhuo finally successfully obtained the labor certificate...