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Chapter 752: Aiming for a 3-game winning streak in the Asian Cup qualifiers?

Chapter 752 Aiming for a Three-Game Winning Streak in the Asian Cup Qualifiers?

The Sun's front-page headline: Ronaldo and TY arrive at the national team to prepare for the World Cup qualifiers.

Today's Headline: On October 7, the Chinese national football team will host Saudi Arabia. Can the Chinese team achieve a three-game winning streak in the Asian Cup qualifiers?
Xinhua News Agency, October 5th - Reporters Liang Xiaosheng and Chang Yun: Tang Ye has arrived at the team's hotel and is expected to join the team for a warm-up match on October 6th.

Lately, most of the news in Europe has been about players leaving their clubs.

Normally, most of the World Cup finals spots would be decided by October.

But this year is slightly different because the Qatar World Cup starts in November, which is winter (because it is too hot in Qatar in the summer).

Fans can simply understand it as follows: since the 2022 World Cup was postponed for six months due to weather reasons, the qualifying matches will naturally also be postponed for six months.

It is now October 2021, and there is still more than a year before the start of the World Cup finals.

This is just the beginning!
CCTV5

"Hey, we all say that the away game against Japan is the most important game for the Chinese team this year, and we must beat Japan."

"But actually, hehe, I think it's a bit inappropriate to say it like that."

It was Zhang Lu again, proving that the CCTV commentator was in front of the blackboard analyzing the situation of Group B in the final round of 12 for the fans, with the focus, of course, on the possibility of the Chinese team qualifying.

"Currently, the Chinese team is ranked first in Group B, but in reality, we have the same points as Japan, only with a better goal difference. Moreover, judging from the past two matches, the Japanese team's overall performance has been better than ours."

Based on some data, Zhang Lu also shared his opinion.

"Actually, well... compared to the fourth round match against Japan, I think today's home game against Saudi Arabia is more important for the Chinese team."

"Because we said that beating Saudi Arabia is definitely more cost-effective than beating Japan. I strongly disagree with what the host just said, that we should save our strength for the match against Japan. Considering the actual situation, I think that is not appropriate."

Zhang Lu shook his head and pointed to several teams on the blackboard: "We're saving our energy for the Saudi Arabia game. The goal is clear: to win both matches. But the depth of the Chinese team's bench can only be described as average. We can't switch between a bunch of top players like England or France. That's impossible for us."

"Winning both games would be great, but what if you lose both games?"

"The Chinese team is currently first in Group B. If we lose both matches, where will we be ranked?"

Judging from his words, Zhang Lu clearly belongs to the conservative faction.

Compared to the greedy CCTV viewers, the experienced Zhang Lu believes that securing a victory is the most important thing for the Chinese team to accomplish right now.

If China beats Saudi Arabia, even if they lose to Japan in the fourth round, they will still have a record of 3 wins in 4 games, so there is basically no worry about qualifying.

If China loses both games, its record will be 2 wins out of 4 games.

Then there's no need to compare with Japan; we don't even know if we'll be able to rank higher than Saudi Arabia!

……

Reprinted: Pudong Stadium Viewing Guide: How to bump into Tang Ye?
Chinese fans with nothing better to do discussed their chance encounters with Tang Ye and listed several possible spawn locations for him.

First, guess a good position, then prepare the master ball.

The next step is to capture it!
Unfortunately, Tang Ye has hardly come out since entering the hotel. The only time he was spotted by fans was during the training session the day before the match.

On October 6, the Chinese team players arrived at Pudong Stadium by bus.

Although it wasn't a match day, the stadium was still packed with an astonishing 70% of its capacity.

"Why did you come to watch the warm-up match? Is it to see Tang Ye?"

The reporter interviewed the fans at the scene.

"Yes, that's right, haha!"

The two fans interviewed were male, around 20 years old, and judging from their clothes, they were probably college students.

So, you'll be in Shanghai for the next two days, today and tomorrow?

"Oh, no!"

Upon realizing they had been misunderstood, one of the boys waved his hands repeatedly: "We don't have tickets for tomorrow's game. Those tickets are too expensive. If we didn't manage to get them on Damai at the beginning, we won't have another chance."

The two fans explained that they were students.

The cheapest ticket for the match between China and Saudi Arabia is 480 yuan, but it's practically impossible to buy a ticket for that price.

When the ticket-grabbing time arrives, click to enter. If you don't get a ticket after clicking, you won't have another chance.

Of course, you can also go to second-hand platforms, where tickets priced at 480 are selling for 2470+.

To call this an exaggeration is an understatement; I simply don't understand why it's this expensive.

"So you guys didn't manage to get tickets for tomorrow's game and are only going to today's practice match?"

"Yeah, that's right, but we'll be watching from outside the stadium tomorrow. Just soaking up the atmosphere, haha!"

Fans greeted the viewers in the live stream.

The reporter slowly walked down from the second-floor stands: "From our current perspective, based on the experience of the last match against Vietnam, many of the stadiums in China are no longer able to meet the needs of the fans."

The development of football stadiums in China lags behind that of the Chinese national team, resulting in the current situation where a ticket priced at 480 is sold for as much as 2500.

Good news: The 10 stadiums for the 2023 Asian Cup are all nearing the end.

Bad news: Even with new, larger stadiums in use, ticket prices for the Chinese national football team's matches may remain high.

This is one of the biggest flaws in Chinese football.

China has a large population, and its interconnected high-speed rail network makes transportation exceptionally convenient.

The rapid development of the Chinese national team since 2017 has led to a surge in the number of fans. Assuming that the number of football fans in China has increased fourfold, that would mean tens of millions of new fans.

Convenient transportation and a large population have combined to create the current state of Chinese football stadiums – they simply can't fit everyone in.

This is also one of the reasons why China's bid to host the 2026 World Cup failed (the factor is not significant). FIFA was worried that if China hosted the World Cup, the ticket premium would exceed 800%, which would cause a lot of dissatisfaction among fans.

Is there a solution to this problem?

Switching to the next channel, Xinhua News Agency interviewed Chen Xuyuan, then president of the Chinese Football Association.

The reply I received was: There's no way.

This issue is determined by China's current overall situation.

Take concerts for example. For popular singers, a basic ticket that costs 480 can easily be resold for over 1,000.

The current situation of the men's national football team is like a Pro Max version of a popular singer.

"Well... based on the current situation, the ticket premium for the home game against Japan at the beginning of next year will be even more serious. Therefore, the Football Association plans to officially start implementing the spectator mechanism reform in November, with the aim of cracking down on scalpers."

Chen Xuyuan said this.

In an interview, Eskeriva stated: "We're not considering Japan's situation for now; our immediate goal is to achieve a three-game winning streak. China has a better chance of winning than Saudi Arabia."

……

Time quickly came to the day of the competition.

"Tang Ye!"

"Holy crap, make way! Tang, look here, over here!"

Wow!!!

GGBond is actually largely to blame for the ticket overpricing, but the despicable GGBond is still eating and shows no sign of reflecting on their actions!
"Go for it, Tang Ye!"

"Three consecutive wins! Three consecutive wins!"

Holding beef jerky in his right hand and a pen in his left, Tang Ye wrote his signature very smoothly.

After injuring my right hand, I switched to signing with my left hand, which took me a while to get used to at first.

Now that the bandage on my right hand has been removed, I just can't seem to break the habit of signing with my left hand.

It doesn't matter whether it's the left hand or the right hand, as long as I can write my name.

"Tang Ye, who are you voting for in this year's Golden Globe Awards?"

Tang Ye stood there, pondering, unsure which fan had asked the question.

"Write your name down for me, and I'll submit it for you."

"Ha ha!"

"Tang Ye, does Ten Hach have a problem with Esheng? Can you help Esheng teach Ten Hach a lesson?"

Eskeriva led the Chinese men's football team to two consecutive victories in the Asian Cup qualifiers, and he has gained many supporters in China.

"I can't answer your question."

Tang Ye waved his hand.

"So, who do you think is right, Teng Sheng or Ai Sheng?"

"Hey, don't ask that kind of question!!"

Tang Ye smiled and pushed the fans away, then distanced himself: "Don't mess with me, their conflict has nothing to do with me."

"Weren't they arguing because of you?"

"GGBond, why won't you admit your mistake!"

"xuuu!!!"

"..."

"Tang Ye! Tang Ye! Tang Ye!" The fans' questions left Tang Ye speechless for a moment.

In fact, he never felt that Eric and Ferran's argument had anything to do with him.

But after being reminded by a fan, Tang Ye noticed a problem.

That is, he couldn't find a reason to extricate himself from this matter.

"The match is starting!"

"Let's not talk about this anymore, goodbye!"

……

[The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the official sponsor of the Chinese national team, joins forces with the team to strive for the World Cup]

[Yili, the Choice of Team China]

[May the Chinese men's football team and BYD meet at the top!]

Qatar Airways, Official Partner of the Asian Football Confederation

The billboards around the stadium were flashing incessantly, and the Pudong Football Stadium was packed to capacity.

"Team China!"

"come on!"

"Team China!"

"come on!"

The Dragons and China's noisy fans are roaring, creating an exaggerated atmosphere in the stadium.

However, at this point, neither team's players had even entered the field!
"This is..."

"This is the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 Qatar World Cup..."

……

"China Media Group! China Media Group!"

"Good evening, everyone! This is a live broadcast for you..."

"Both teams have begun entering the field!"

After briefly explaining the current standings of Group B, the CCTV commentator remained silent, leaving the time for the on-site announcers.

"China's starting lineup, number 3, defender, Wang Shenchao!"

"Wow!"

"Number 19, midfielder, Chi Zhongguo!"

"Wow!"

"Number 7, forward..."

"Wu Lei!!!"

Wow!!!

Boom!

Bang bang bang!
"Number 10, midfielder and captain..."

Wow!!!!

"Wow!!"

"Bang bang bang!"

"Brilliant!"

“Awesome!!!”

"..."

The camera pans to Tang Ye on the field, where the Chinese team's number 10 is stretching and casually responding to the fans in the stands.

The announcer was a little embarrassed.

The fans are too impatient.

He hasn't even mentioned Tang Ye's name yet!

"Number 10, Tang Ye!!"

"King of Football!"

It's now crystal clear who inflated the ticket prices; GGBond, you should confess!

Someone asked me whether to choose leading the national football team to the World Cup or becoming the top scorer in the college entrance examination. I think there's no need to choose at all; Tang Ye has already given the answer.

[I really want to go to the game, but the question is, which scalper is selling these tickets for over 2000 yuan? Guys, can't we unite and not buy them if they're overpriced?]

Is it possible that the high ticket prices aren't due to the presence of cows, but rather pigs?

【Ha ha ha ha】

"Beep!!!"

The game officially begins!
After the referee blew his whistle, the Chinese national football team occupied 8 out of the top 10 trending topics on Baidu.

China (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Yan Junling
Defenders: Wang Shenchao, Jiang Guangtai, Zhu Chenjie, Zhang Linpeng
Midfielders: Wu Xi, Tang Ye, Chi Zhongguo
Forwards: Wei Shihao, Zhang Yuning, Wu Lei

Head Coach: Eskriva

Today marks the third month that Eskeriva has been coaching the Chinese national team.

Judging from the starting lineup, Riskeriva has improved his understanding of the Chinese team over the past period.

Temporarily abandoning Elkeson and using Zhang Yuning, whom he is more familiar with, and temporarily placing the inconsistent Zhang Xizhe on the bench are all adjustments made by Escriva.

"Actually, we think today's match might be Zhang Yuning's best chance."

"Yes, if Zhang Yuning performs well today, according to Escriva's habit, he is very likely to start him again in the next game."

"..."

On the right flank, Zhang Linpeng accelerated up.

"The sideline, the sideline!" (in Chinese)

Escriva emphasized in Chinese that he hoped Zhang Linpeng would draw the defense as much as possible.

Eskeriva jogged alongside Zhang Linpeng for a short distance, and when more Saudi defenders appeared nearby, he quickly signaled for Zhang Linpeng to pass the ball back.

Possession of the ball was given to Zhu Chenjie.

They must have communicated beforehand, because Zhu Chenjie made a long pass as soon as he got the ball.

The target is Tang Ye, who is coming from the middle lane to provide support.

"I rely on!"

Tang Ye shouted because Zhu Chenjie passed him a very absurd ball.

Speed up and rush over!

Just as Faraj was about to stop the ball with his chest, Tang Ye pushed off the ground and used his shoulder to push his opponent away.

He stopped the ball himself.

Pull the ball back and turn!

"King of Football!"

"Wow!!!!"

The Chinese fans in the stands seemed to have caught hyperthyroidism.