There is a belief called football

Chapter 338 Quarterfinals

The head coach of the United Arab Emirates knows that his team cannot be compared with the Chinese team at all, but he has a trump card in his hand, that is "Omar".

The ability to control the ball on the court is like riding a bicycle. When you haven’t learned it, you will keep reminding yourself that when you learn it, it becomes your instinct. After learning to ride a bicycle as a child, even if you haven’t ridden a bicycle for more than ten years, you still won’t lose this skill.

"Omar" is like this, for him to dribble and lose is an accident.Facing the three midfielders of the Chinese team, "Omar" is very calm. Wang Kong is the same size as Fellaini, but his defensive level is far worse than that of Fellaini. In Stan's heart, he is a piece of jade that needs to be polished.

Wang Kong's defense is always too ruthless. The young man is ruthless, but defense actually requires more brains. Facing the tall midfielder of the Chinese team, "Omar" either stepped on the ball lightly to avoid Wang Kong's pounce, or turned around halfway to protect the ball. In short, it is difficult for Wang Kong to grab the ball without fouling.

Stan walked up and down the sidelines, touching his chin from time to time. He knew what would happen next in this situation, that is, a yellow card or even a red card. But Stan would rather let the players make mistakes now, and he didn't want this to happen in the World Cup qualifiers. There was no turning back. Stan would never bring Zheng Zhi back.

Sure enough, at 12 minutes into the game, after being teased N times by the opponent, Wang Kong kicked Omar's ankle, and the referee gave Wang Kong a yellow card without hesitation.

"Ismail" fought for his teammates, he stepped forward and pushed Wang Kong, Wang Kong clenched his fists, the captain Zhou Dun behind him saw it, he stepped forward to stop Wang Kong behind him, then fixed his eyes on "Ismail" and pointed at the other party at the same time, "watch`out", Zhou Dun asked the other party to be careful.

Ismail is a midfielder in the United Arab Emirates. He originally wanted to make trouble, but maybe he was suppressed by Zhou Dun's aura. He did not provoke further, but the referee would not let him go. He had to be given a yellow card for pushing when the ball was dead.

One kick, two yellow cards, the atmosphere on the scene became hot, and the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup felt a little different.

The midfielder of the Chinese team received a yellow card, and Omar's possession of the ball became more calm. He felt that the midfielder of the Chinese team did not dare to use violence against him anymore.

Stan stretched out three fingers. He asked Liao Lisheng and Zhang Xizhe to help Wang Kong defend Omar. Stan didn't believe that three people defended him. How could he be so arrogant?
But this time Stan was a little too optimistic. Defense is the accumulation of experience, not the accumulation of numbers. Although Omar can't organize an offense in front of three people, he can still guarantee that the ball will not be lost.

The three members of the Chinese team saw that they couldn't grab the ball, so they could only surround "Omar" and squeeze him into their own half. Just when this trick seemed to be working well, a surprising scene happened. Omar suddenly tapped the ball with his back heel and passed the ball aimlessly.

This is called "blind passing" in football circles, that is, passing the ball without looking.

But when the three members of the Chinese team turned around, they found that the ball had been caught by "Mabhut". Obviously, this was not a blind pass, and it should be the players behind who secretly gestured to "Omar".

No matter how Omar did it, one thing is certain, that is, his wonderful pass broke the Chinese team's midfield line.

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Mabuhut observed while dribbling the ball, and only the forward "Khalil" and the right winger "Hamadi" could attack.

In just a moment, Mabuhut figured it out in his mind. The offensive line he envisioned was a triangle, assuming that the three corners of the equilateral triangle were A, B, and C.

Mabuhut is now at point A. He wants to pass the ball from Wei Xiao to point B, and then quickly insert himself into point C in the penalty area. Ideally, forward "Khalil" should pass the ball back to himself at point B.

The difficulty of football lies in this place. You think beautifully, but you don’t know if your teammates can understand it.Mabuhut pushed his arch and sent the ball to point B. Wei Xiao shoveled the ball on the rolling line, but missed it. The striker "Khalil" knew it well, and he ran to point B. Based on this, many scouts in the stands would stare at him. Scouts look at people in these aspects.

The only question left now is whether "Mabhut" can be in place by himself. "Khalil" doesn't stop the ball and sweeps directly into the penalty area. Mabhut is still close, he flies out and pokes the ball towards the goal.

The ball was very fast, Wang Dalei pounced, the ball hit Wang Dalei's palm, jumped up and flew into the goal.

1 to 0, the United Arab Emirates took the lead.

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This is the first goal conceded by the Chinese team in this Asian Cup. No one would have thought that the United Arab Emirates could cause such a big trouble to the favorites to win the championship.

After scoring the goal, the UAE celebrated like crazy. Those who didn’t know it thought they had won the championship. The whole team gathered together, and the few fans in the stands yelled “UAE” loudly, but the Chinese team did not feel any frustration. The mentality of the Chinese team, which has experienced the World Cup, is already very calm. It’s just a goal, and the players are not worried.

Wei Xiao shoveled just now, but now he was not depressed, and stepped back piece by piece of the shoveled lawn.

"That guy Wang Kong can't do it," Ding Mu said to Li Qiao.

"Stan Chosen",
"Chinese people say that he is a big fool, look at his size...",
"Hehe, it's not good for you to speak ill of the team members behind their backs like this," Li Qiao said.

Ding Mu stuck out his tongue and made a grimace.

"We are lagging behind now, why are you not in a hurry at all?" Li Qiao asked.

"Why are you in a hurry, I will watch my hero Ding Mu perform a hat-trick later",
Li Qiao chuckled, "Optimism is a good thing, but you are too optimistic."

"When there is a chance, pass it into the penalty area. It is flat and fast. The placement is not important, and I will get it," Ding Mu said.

Li Qiao nodded, perhaps after experiencing the World Cup, Ding Mu is really super confident now, and what a striker needs is this kind of self-confidence with a little "arrogance".

The middle circle kicked off, and the Chinese team organized the offense. Both teams were technical in style. No matter which side got the ball, it was difficult for the other side to grab the ball.

Now the biggest player in the Chinese team is Li Qiao. The young midfielder "Liao Lisheng" immediately gave Li Qiao the ball as soon as he got the ball. The little guy himself is still a little timid.

Li Qiao took the ball, and other teammates dared to attack. Everyone believed in Li Qiao's ability to control the ball. The UAE right back "Sankur" saw Li Qiao like a mouse seeing a cat. If a defender is always passed, his confidence will be lost. Now "Sankur" feels this way.

Li Qiao ran slowly with the ball, not to confuse "Sangkur", but to wait for all his teammates to be in place.

"It's almost there," Li Qiao thought to himself.

After thinking about it in his mind, Li Qiao took the ball one step, kicked the sole of his foot, and passed "Sangkur" in only three steps.

This time Li Qiao didn't go to the bottom and just made a direct pass. Ding Mu really rushed to shoot, but unfortunately the ball was still too high. Ding Mu gave Li Qiao a thumbs up, meaning that I want this kind of ball.

The goal was missed, and the ball returned to the UAE. You have Li Qiao's invincible winger, and I have Omar's peerless ball control. The UAE will give Omar the ball as soon as the UAE gets the ball, and then everyone runs forward. The routine is almost the same as that of the Chinese team.

The Chinese team's midfielder is still the old way-surround!
Omar turned his back and dribbled the ball back. This trick is now known all over the world. When the players in front are in place, someone will give "Omar" a signal.

But how can life be so smooth, Omar is still dreaming of repeating the old tricks, Li Qiao and Lin Zhijian of the Chinese team rushed to "Omar" together, 5 grabs and 1!At this time, let alone Omar is Messi in the Gulf, even the octopus in the sea can't control it.

The UAE players all went up and waited for Omar to hit the ball with his heel, so under the Chinese team's "dumpling-making tactics", Omar didn't have the ball to go out.

Li Qiao, Lin Zhijian saw that the goal was achieved, and immediately ran in the opposite direction. Wang Kong moved forward with his big feet, and the ball passed over Li Qiao's head, which just provided Li Qiao with a space to accelerate.

"Sangkur, I'm sorry, you won't show any tricks this time around",
Li Qiao is being raped again. Being raped on the court is the most embarrassing thing. Without fake moves, I am faster than you. What's wrong with you?

After getting past the right back, Li Qiao could have gone straight into the penalty area and shot, but he believed in Ding Mu. Trusting teammates on the court is a quality, and sometimes it is even more important than scoring goals.

A low ball was passed into the penalty area. This time, Ding Mu finally held the ball down. With one end of Ding Mu’s arch, the ball flew straight to the top corner of the goal. The UAE goalkeeper "Nasser" made a pounce, but did not fall. 1-1, the Chinese team equalized the score.

At 1-0, the UAE imagined that they could put a bus to hold the advantage, but now the UAE’s fantasy is shattered, they only have Omar, if this trick doesn’t work, then the UAE will be at the end of their rope, and the Chinese team will score 2 more goals in the subsequent game.

Ding Mu and Lin Zhijian scored these two goals respectively, and the Chinese team defeated the UAE 3-1 and entered the semi-finals.

Li Qiao's transformation in this competition is the most obvious. He has gradually transformed from a scoring player to the core of the team. When a player's football intelligence improves, he will see a wider space, instead of just keeping his head down and acting recklessly.

After the game, the AFC officially awarded the best player to Ding Mu, but in Stan’s mind, the best player in this game is undoubtedly Li Qiao. He has seen a lot of improvement in Li Qiao-no longer clumsy left foot, and the overall situation of the court. These valuable qualities were not many in Li Qiao before.

These changes make Stan very happy.

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