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Chapter 185 That was a fantastic move!

China crushes UAE to advance to the finals; Su Hao declares a humiliating defeat for South Korea!

The whole nation is in a frenzy as the Chinese team reaches the Asian Cup final for the first time in 11 years!

Aiming for the championship, Su Hao boldly declares he will annihilate the South Korean team?

According to a well-known South Korean media outlet, So Ho has become a public enemy in South Korea!

A magnificent victory, coupled with Su Hao's wildly arrogant remarks!

Unsurprisingly, that night and in the days that followed, all the media outlets across Asia went into a frenzy, hyping up the Asian Cup final.

Of course, while media outlets in other countries were extensively reporting on Su Hao's explosive remarks, a very exaggerated anti-Su movement swept across South Korea.

Especially KBS, which is South Korea's state-run media.

Because of Su Hao's humiliating remarks by name, KBS produced a half-hour compilation of all of Su Hao's fouls from his debut with Guangzhou Evergrande to the present.

This highlight reel not only portrays Su Hao as a villain on the court, but also ends with a clip of Su Hao blatantly declaring his intention to annihilate the South Korean team.

With state media fanning the flames, naturally all South Koreans, including those who don't watch football, started smearing and even insulting Su Hao on social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram.

The Koreans launched a massive attack on Su Hao, but to the media's dismay, Su Hao, who has never been a pushover, remained completely silent despite being attacked by such a large number of Korean fans.

One day, two days, three days.
It wasn't until the final on July 6th that things began.

Su Hao didn't say anything at all!

Even at the pre-match press conference, when faced with a reporter's question, Lippi simply smiled and brushed it off.

Nobody paid any attention to these actions by the Koreans!
This complete disregard for the situation caused the entire nation of South Korea to break down!
Yes!

Su Hao had previously retaliated without hesitation when faced with challenges from Ibrahimovic and others.

But what about the South Korean team?

Su Hao and other Chinese players, whom they once looked down upon, acted as if they hadn't heard anything. This kind of disregard really broke the defenses of the self-proclaimed world's second-best South Koreans!
"Lads, enjoy the game! Enjoy your first major championship!"

There are less than 20 minutes left before the final officially begins.

After explaining some necessary tactics, Lippi smiled and lit his cigar, speaking to the national team players sitting around him.

After Lippi finished speaking, Zheng Zhi, as the team captain, stood up and gathered everyone together.

Starting with Su Hao, everyone extended their right hand and put it together.

"Brothers! The final! The Asian Cup final, I played it once back home 11 years ago!"

"That was the closest we ever came to the championship!"

"But as you know, we lost!"

"That night, the veteran teammates encouraged us, saying that we still had hope and that we would win the trophy back in the next Games. But no one expected that I would wait for this day for a full 11 years!"

"I'm old!"

"This is my last Asian Cup!"

"I don't want to have any more regrets, and I believe that all the fans in the stands and all the fans in China don't want to see a second time like this!"

"so!"

"Bros!"

"Fight!!!"

Zheng Zhi isn't very good at stirring up the players' emotions.

But I don't know why!
This somewhat hesitant and even tedious speech brought tears to the eyes of all the national team members, including Su Hao.

"Fight!!!"

"Kill the Koreans!"

"Damn it! We have to kill them!"

The final pep talk began in the Chinese team's locker room.

However, the scene inside the South Korean team's locker room not far away was quite different.

It's amazing!
Uli Stielike, the head coach, should have been standing in the center, but instead, team leader Park Jung-won was standing among the South Korean national team players.

Stielike and his translator stood by, speechless.

Park Jung-won, however, was giving orders to the national team members in Korean.

"Remember! This is a match that our Republic of Korea absolutely cannot lose!"

"Don't be afraid of competition, just like in the 02 World Cup!"

"I want you to play with the spirit of our Korean team!"

"We are the fourth strongest team in the world! Even with Su Hao on the current Chinese team, we can still beat them!"

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Although not explicitly stated, Park Jung-won's words instantly brought joy to all the South Korean players.

Same as in 02?
That means...
"The five red flags flutter in the wind!"

"How loud the victory song is!"

"Sing of our beloved motherland!"

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Sydney Olympic Stadium!

There are ten minutes left in the match.

The players from both teams had just entered the field with their caddies.

but!

At this moment, the more than 30,000 Chinese fans in the stands had completely turned this match into a home game for the Chinese team with their most enthusiastic singing.

What is the one thing that Chinese people have in abundance?
What we have in abundance is money and people!

After offering nearly ten times the price to the Australians who held tickets to the final, the tickets in the neutral stands were naturally snatched up by the excited Chinese.

It's not that South Koreans aren't willing to pay high prices for tickets, but the problem is, how could South Koreans, whose nature is inherently stingy and miserly, possibly spend so much money on a single ticket for nothing!

That's why the stands for the final were completely covered in Chinese red!
Especially during the segment on national unity!

"stand up!"

These two sentences appeared.

The chorus of tens of thousands of people immediately overwhelmed the South Koreans, who were outnumbered, and they could hardly be found.

It's 8 p.m. local time in Sydney.

As Su Hao and Wu Lei stood in the center circle, Huang Jianxiang, who was equally excited in the commentary booth, finally began what he considered to be the most important match of his commentary career with a voice that was almost trembling.

"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!"

"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!"

"This is a live broadcast of the 2015 FIFA World Cup Final in Australia!"

"China vs. South Korea!"

"After the coin toss ceremony, the players from both teams were already standing in their respective halves of the field!"

"The referee is checking his watch too!"

"Beep!!!"

"With the referee's whistle!"

"The match has officially begun!" "First, let's look at the starting lineups for both sides!"

"China's starting goalkeeper, wearing a traditional white jersey and attacking from left to right: Zeng Cheng!"

"Defensive line"

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"Facing the South Korean team, head coach Lippi still fielded the 4-5-1 formation that the Chinese team is most proficient in!"

"On the other side, the South Korean team's starting goalkeeper, Kim Jin-hyeon, is attacking from right to left while wearing a traditional red jersey!"

"Defenders: Kwak Tae-hwi, Kim Young-gwon, Jang Hyun-soo!"

Midfielders: Kim Jin-su, Park Joo-ho, Ki Sung-yueng, Nam Tae-hee, Cha Du-ri!

"Two strikers: Lee Jung-hyup and Son Heung-min!"

"It seems like Stielike is planning to go toe-to-toe with the Chinese team today, even using a 3-5-2 formation!"

"Indeed! I really didn't expect the lineup Stielike fielded today!"

As soon as the match began, commentators Huang Jianxiang and Zhan Jun unexpectedly started criticizing the South Korean team's lineup.

same!
Lippi, standing in front of the Chinese team's bench, also turned his head and glanced at Stielike, who hadn't said much at the press conference, with great surprise.

按照老爷子团队的预测，作为一名传统的德国教练，施蒂利克应该是谨慎一点的上4-5-1或者是4-4-2的，这怎么忽然来这么激进的3-5-2了？
However, the old man's surprise lasted only a few seconds.

Soon, the old man turned his attention to the football field.

Yes!

In the old man's view, no matter what formation the South Korean team uses, his current Chinese team is destined to be thrashed!

Just like what's happening on the field right now.

Even though three South Korean players were surrounding Su Hao, Su Hao managed to snatch the ball away with his incredible ball control and rhythm changes.

"Ouch!"

"Beautiful!"

"That ball!"

"First, he closely marked Son Heung-min, then used his left foot to dodge Nam Tae-hee's tackle, and finally pulled the ball back sharply and flicked it with his right foot!"

"This is the individual ability of a world-class midfielder!"

As always, commentator Lao Huang in the commentary booth launched into a fervent praise of Su Hao.

Meanwhile, on the field at the same time!

Having dodged the three defenders in the center circle, Su Hao passed the ball to Yu Hanchao, who had already accelerated on the left, just as Nam Tae-hee lunged at him again.

"Yu Hanchao catches the ball!"

"high speed!"

"In a one-on-one situation, Yu Hanchao's ability to break through defenses is also among the best in Asia!"

"Very confident!"

"Facing Cha Du-ri, a sudden stop and acceleration!"

"It's coming!"

"Cross the ball directly!"

"Su Hao!"

Old Huang roared!
The nearly 30,000 Chinese fans in the stands, who were eagerly waiting for their turn, immediately clenched their fists and jumped up.

As for the reason!

They are naturally their king!
Su Hao had already rushed into the South Korean penalty area, leaped high, and slammed his forehead into the rapidly flying football!

A 93-point balance is an unstoppable force in the Premier League, but against these South Korean defenders whose height doesn't even exceed 85.

Su Hao took his place with almost no effort.

however!
Just when everyone thought Su Hao might give all Chinese people a super surprise at the beginning of the show.

Su Hao, who was about to touch the ball in mid-air, stumbled and watched helplessly as the ball flew past him.

As soon as he landed, Su Hao spread his hands out at the unresponsive referee.

That was clearly an inquiry into why the referee, who was right next to them, hadn't made any call.
"This ball?"

"Slow motion is coming!"

"Holy crap... cough cough, this is absolutely a foul that could have been a penalty kick!"

"Why didn't the referee make a move at such close range?"

"Is the refereeing so biased right from the start?"

In the commentary booth, when he saw that Su Hao was actually grabbed and pulled around the waist by Ki Sung-yong from behind, Lao Huang couldn't hold back and started to criticize!
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[Holy crap! He really did grab him around the waist! That's like a wrestling move. It's only because Su Hao is so strong that he'd get a bicycle kick if it were Wu Lei!]
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[Huh? What's a "book"? Why is that term even around?]
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[It's basically a wrestling move; how do you explain it? It's about taking someone down!]
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[Damn it, I knew there would be something wrong with playing against South Korea. Look, they didn't even call a foul like that. This West Asian referee must have been bribed!]
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[Ugh! With the referee's actions, I suddenly feel like today's game is a bit risky. What if the Koreans really go all out and send Su Hao off?]

A clearly controversial ruling.

However, the referee remained unmoved and gestured for the game to continue with both hands forward.

Su Hao had no choice but to turn around and chase back quickly. However, what Su Hao did not expect was that the moment he turned around, the South Korean team launched a counterattack directly from the spot with a long kick from Kim Young-gwon.

With two strikers and five midfielders, the South Korean team's counter-attack speed is extremely fast!

With just two passes, Kim Jin-su on the left wing had already dribbled into the heart of the Chinese team's backfield.

What's even more dangerous is that Feng Xiaoting somehow crossed the mid-court line during the attack, thinking he could join in, which resulted in Van Dijk and Sun Xiang being surrounded by three South Korean players in the backcourt.

Van Dijk is very strong!
However, they couldn't overcome the South Korean team's numerical advantage and selfless passing.

Kim Jin-su broke into the penalty area and pretended to shoot. Van Dijk had no choice but to rush towards Kim Jin-su. But just as Van Dijk was about to pounce on him, Kim Jin-su sent the ball diagonally towards the middle!
"Kim Jin-su passes the ball!"

"It's dangerous!"

"Son Heung-min!"

"Shoot directly at the goal without stopping the ball!"

"oops!"

"The goal went in!"

"Less than 3 minutes into the game!"

"China has conceded a goal!"

"A highly controversial foul! South Korea capitalized on a counter-attack and a misplaced position in China's backfield to take the lead!"

"0:1!"

"China is behind!"
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[Damn it, I knew it! With Su Hao and the others, the Chinese team is still just the Chinese team. They conceded a goal so easily to the Koreans! That's it, that's it, the Chinese team is just not good enough!]
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[Damn it, Feng Xiaoting, this isn't the first time! Why isn't he staying in the backcourt and going to the front? Can Van Dijk defend against three of them by himself?]
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[Ugh! I was really looking forward to a good show of the Koreans getting thrashed today, but what happened? They scored right at the start, now they're going to be smug!]
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[Conceding a goal right at the start, sigh! Same old story, same old flavor! Forget it, I'm not watching anymore, going to bed. Whoever wants to watch can watch!]
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[Holy crap! No way! This has only just begun! There's still so much time left! It was the referee's missed call that gave the Koreans their chance. But don't you guys think this kind of game is more exciting? I reckon if that decision and the goal we concede happen, Su Hao is about to really go berserk!]

Sydney Olympic Stadium!

When the referee blows the whistle to confirm the goal.

The South Korean fans in the stands, who had been completely suppressed by the 30,000 Chinese fans, suddenly came back to life.

Posters humiliating Su Hao appeared one after another in the live broadcast.

It appeared in the most conspicuous position in the stands!
Many radical South Korean fans gave the middle finger to Su Hao, who was frowning on the field, and cursed him with their slang "Ashiba Ashiba".

but
That is, after each middle finger was pointed at and a shushing sound was heard.

Su Hao, who had been frowning, suddenly burst into laughter!

P.S.: Still in the village, typing this on my phone. I can't talk about it this year, there are yuzhen every day, I want to cry!
(End of this chapter)