Chapter 235: Single-core breakthrough of passing and control! (Chinese National Football Team)
"There's someone behind you!"

Ryoshi Kamekawa shouted loudly, but it was too late to comfort him. Jiang Yuan, who returned to defense, put pressure on Endo Wataru, forcing Endo Wataru to pass the ball.

In this emergency situation, it was not realistic to pass a good ball. As the fans had guessed, Endo's pass went directly to Chang Feiya's feet, who pulled the ball, turned around, and passed it to Liao Lisheng behind him.

Snapped!
Liao Lisheng made a straight pass, the speed of the ball was not well controlled, but the direction was very correct. Wei Shihao on the right ran back and got the ball before Kubo Yuya.

Afterwards, Wei Shihao did not choose to dribble past the opponent. Instead, he made an arc with his right foot and sent the ball back to the backcourt, and the ball returned to Chang Feiya's feet.

"The Chinese team's counterattack was not very smooth, but it doesn't matter, the ball is still controlled by the Chinese players."

"Chang Feiya, play a wall pass with Jiang Yuan. No, it's a half wall pass. Jiang Yuan receives the pass from Chang Feiya and passes it to Liu Binbin in front. Liu Binbin passes it back. Jiang Yuan passes Yuan Chuanli and is ready to go down the field!"

"Kamekawa Ryoshi reached out to pull Jiang Yuan, my God, Jiang Yuan dragged Kamekawa Ryoshi forward"

"Cross the ball... Jiang Yuan pretended to pass the ball with his left foot, but actually passed the ball to his right foot. Kamekawa Ryoshi was knocked down!"

"Cruyff turn! Cruyff turn from Jiang Yuan! Jiang Yuan walked inside from the baseline, Wei Shihao ran to the top of the arc to ask for the ball, but Jiang Yuan didn't give it to him"

"Take the ball inside!"

"If there are viewers who like to watch the Premier League in front of the screen, then you should know that Jiang Yuan likes to cut inside near the baseline. What he is best at is cutting inside with a step. Wow! Here it comes, look at Jiang Yuan now, doing a bicycle kick, pushing Muroya Cheng away, and going straight inside."

"Ueda Naoto tried to stop Jiang Yuan, but Jiang Yuan protected him with one hand and shot!"

“GOOOOOOO—AAAAAAAAAAAA—LLLLLLLLLL!!!”

“Number7for CHN…Jiang!!!”

By the time the knockout stage came, the AFC finally arranged live commentary, and it was in English, which made Jiang Yuan feel like he was playing football in England.

After scoring the goal, Jiang Yuan jogged forward a few steps and then threw an uppercut.

Damn, we finally reversed the score.

[Fuck, awesome, King Jiang, kill these little Japanese, damn, I don’t know what these little bastards are pretending to be]

[I won’t say Jiang Yuan is awesome, but this is the fact]

[We were scared for the whole day when we fell behind just now. As expected, in the end, we still had to rely on Jiang the King of Football. This shot after cutting inside was simply perfect! ]

[It's OK, the main reason is that Japan is really bad. The favorite to win the championship played like this. No. 15 and No. 3 were like sticking to Jiang Yuan, sacrificing two people to defend one person, and they still couldn't defend him.]

[I was reminded of Iran before. 2-on-1 might be a trap for Jiang Yuan. Because there is not much difference between 2-on-1 and 23-on- for Jiang Yuan. These U players can't even get Jiang Yuan's tail gas, let alone defend his balls.]

[If two people can't defend, Moriyasu can consider three against one]

[3 defending 1? What's the difference between you and 8 against 10? What's the point of Japan? If they could defend 2 with , Iran would have done it long ago. people defending is already the limit.]

【Jiang Yuan is awesome! 】

[Outsiders think Jiang Yuan is awesome, but insiders like us only think... Damn, Jiang Yuan is really awesome, Jiang Yuan is awesome! ]

[No? He really leads the team alone, so cruel? ]

The game reached the 40th minute and Japanese fans, who were lagging behind, began to get anxious.

The Japanese team, which is good at ground control, had a ball possession rate of up to 58%, and the number of shots was exactly the same as the Chinese team, with 6 shots.

But the strength of the Chinese team lies in the high conversion rate. Among the 6 shots, 5 came from Jiang Yuan, 3 of which were on target and scored 2 goals. The other shot came from Liu Binbin, with a 100% accuracy rate.
On the other hand, the Japanese team had 6 shots that were evenly distributed, with 3 shots coming from striker Asano Takuma, 2 shots from Endo Wataru, and 1 shot from center back Muroya Masaru. However, only 6 shot on target led to a goal.

It can also be seen from these data that the shooting ability of the two teams is completely not at the same level.

In the stands, Japan's diehard fans Odagiri Joe and Ichiya Kujiro were talking: "Damn it, Jiang Yuan-kun is too strong. We can't win at this rate!"

Hearing Odagiri Joe's complaints, Yi Ye Jiujiro felt a little sad. At this time, he was in the lowest stand and saw in front of the bench, Moriyasu Hajime took out a small notebook from his trouser pocket and wrote something on it with a gel pen.

Yi Ye Jiujiro seemed to see hope: "Oda-kun, pick me up, let me see what Mr. Moriyasu wrote!"

"it is good!"

Odagiri Joe did not hesitate. He squatted down, put his arms around Yiye Jiujiro's thighs and successfully picked him up. The latter stuck his head out, eager to see Japan's new tactics in the second half.

Odagiri Joe quickly asked, "Yiyomi-kun, does Mr. Moriyasu have any new tactics? Is there any way to target Jiang Yuan-kun?"

Yi Ye Jiu Ci Lang stood back in the stands, his lips tightly closed, and he didn't speak for a long time.

"Come on, what does it say?"

Yi Ye Jiuci Lang let out a breath and spoke slowly.

[Jiang Yuanjun, you are so powerful, there is nothing we can do]

【Moriyasu-kun, come on! Come on! 】

Odagiri Joe: ???
……

Referee Jasim blew the whistle to end the first half of the game, and the players from both teams on the field and on the bench prepared to return to the locker room.

On the way to the player tunnel, the Chinese fans on the right side of the tunnel reached out to Jiang Yuan: "Come on! Beat them! Beat Japan!"

……

In the Japanese team's locker room, Moriyasu asked everyone to sit on their chairs: "Everyone, now we are 1:2 behind, but what I want to say is that for Japan, nothing is impossible!"

Ryoshi Kamekawa, who was sitting on the side, raised his hand: "Jiang Yuan is too powerful. Yajima-kun and I can't do anything to him..."

Moriyasu shook his head: "For Japan, nothing is impossible!"

Endo raised his hand: "Mr. Moriyasu, Jiang Yuan is not only a threat on the offensive end, he can even defend. I watched his first two games, he didn't participate in defense, but he participated in defense today, which made it difficult for our midfield and frontcourt."

Moriyasu Kazuo said with a serious expression, motioning for everyone to stand up: "For Japan, nothing is impossible!"

The players in the locker room gathered together and stood in a row, with Moriyasu in the middle taking the lead in shouting.

"Friendship! (Friendship)"

"団 knot することです! (Unity)"

"Loyalty! (Loyalty)"

……

"Welcome back, dear audience friends. Neither team made any substitutions in the second half, but we can see that the Japanese players made some changes in their positions."

"I don't know if it's to target Jiang Yuan, but Kubo Yuya's position is further to the right."

"..."

"Endo Wataru catches it, passes it inside, and hands it to Asano Takuma. Asano Takuma has a single move!"

"Don't! Asano Takuma has a one-on-one shot, Zhang Yinuo runs out, hey! The ball goes in!"

"Wait, the linesman raised the flag, it's offside!"

"It was a close call. The Chinese team escaped. The score is still 2:1..."

When he saw his goal being blown off, Takuma Asano covered his face with his hands, unable to hide his inner frustration.

In fact, he had a feeling when he ran out just now. Mi Haolun was a beat slow to react and did not return to defense immediately, which resulted in Asano Takuma's offside accidentally.

"wowowww!!!!"

"Come on, China, hold on!"

Regardless of the performance on the field, just look at the fans in the stands. The cheering of Chinese fans is at least two levels higher than that of Japanese fans.

There’s no way, I haven’t felt so comfortable in a national team match for a long time!

"Come on! Come on, come on!"

"Clap clap clap!"

Jiang Yuan raised his hands and clapped, cheering on his teammates and encouraging himself at the same time.

The game is still going on. It is now the 62nd minute and the score is still 2:1. On the bench, Zhang Yuning and Zhang Xiaobin have already started warming up.

Zhang Yuning was used to replace Wei Shihao, but if the Chinese team could still maintain the lead in the 70th minute, Fu Bo would choose to replace Wei Shihao with Zhang Xiaobin, changing the original 433 to 442 and strengthening the wing defense.

But is the score of 2:1 really the outcome of this game?
"Step aside!"

On the left side of the Chinese team, Jiang Yuan got the ball, used his right hand to push away Kubo Yuya on the side, and forced his way down the sideline.

"here!"

Xie Pengfei reached out for the ball in the middle. Jiang Yuan thought about it and felt that he was too far away from the middle. If he forced his way inside, it would undoubtedly give his opponent time to react.

After comprehensive consideration, Jiang Yuan found Xie Pengfei and made a cross with his left foot.

"Snapped!"

Jiang Yuan's pass was very accurate. Xie Pengfei turned sideways and stopped with his chest, then passed the ball to Liao Lisheng on the wing, who chose to move forward after getting the ball.

However, Shinya Yajima who was returning to defense stepped on his instep.

"Grass!"

Liao Lisheng cursed loudly and fell to the ground.

"The referee blew the whistle, and the Chinese team got a direct free kick opportunity in the frontcourt. It was a bit far from the goal line, but fortunately it was right in front of the goal line."

"Let's see what choice the Chinese team makes. Liu Binbin passed the ball to Jiang Yuan. If it was Jiang Yuan, then this free kick would most likely be taken directly."

"After the team doctor's examination, Liao Lisheng's injury is not serious. The two teams have set up their human walls in the penalty area, and the camera is focused on Jiang Yuan."

"Run up... kick!"

"GOOOOOOO-AAAAAAAAA-LLLLLLLL!!!"

"HAT TRICK!"

"It's a hat trick!"

The commentator at Khalifa Stadium showed off his voice to more than 1 spectators. Jiang Yuan kicked the ball directly through the Japanese goal guarded by Masatoshi Kusaburo. In the 68th minute, Jiang Yuan scored a hat trick!
"Brilliant!"

Liao Lisheng rushed over, took a running start and jumped, clamped his legs around Jiang Yuan's waist, and raised one arm: "Wuhu!"

In front of the Chinese team's bench, coach Fu Bo called out to Zhang Yuning, who was stretching behind him, "Yu Ning, sit back down first."

"Zhang Xiaobin! You can go change your clothes now."

……

"The Chinese team made substitutions. Zhang Xiaobin replaced Wei Shihao, Zhao Yuhao replaced Xie Pengfei. The Chinese team is now in a 442 formation."

"In fact, Liu Binbin's presence on the court was just a bait for Jiang Yuan, helping Jiang Yuan attract defense."

"If it weren't for this reason, I guess Fu Bo would have changed to a 541 formation. After all, the score of 3:1 is too tempting. If they can hold on to this score, then today will undoubtedly be a big win for the Chinese team."

"Iran U23 and Japan U23 are both the favorites to win this U23 Asian Cup"

"Time is running out for the Japanese team!"

At the Khalifa Stadium, the voices of fans of both teams were getting louder and louder.

This is a knockout match, and it is a game that both China and Japan cannot afford to lose.

In the 75th minute of the game, Fu Bo unexpectedly did not replace Jiang Yuan. His attitude showed that he did not want any accidents to happen.

Under the command of Moriyasu Kazuo, Japan launched a large-scale counterattack.

"Go over there, quick!"

After getting the ball, Shoya Nakajima walked forward slowly. It seemed that he was taking a stroll, but in fact he was waiting for his teammates to move.

On the right, Endo Wataru ran past Liao Lisheng and attacked the Chinese team's baseline directly.

boom!
Nakajima Shoya pushed the ball lightly with the instep and successfully sent the ball in front of Endo Kou. Then Endo Kou successfully reached the edge of the penalty area after a physical confrontation with Yang Kuo.

Just pass the ball!
In the small penalty area, Takuma Asano rushed up and fell to the ground, trying to shovel the ball in, but unfortunately his legs were a little short and the shovel shot failed.

"Wow"

so close!

This is what all Chinese fans are thinking. To be honest, 3:1 is not a particularly good score, especially in the current situation.

China must not let Japan find its shooting form!
Finally, in the 82nd minute of the game, Fu Bo replaced Jiang Yuan with Wu Xinghan and prepared to start the final defense.

Moriyasu, who was off the field, noticed the Chinese team's substitution and his eyes lit up. He turned around and shouted to the field: "Last chance! Our chance has come!"

Seeing Jiang Yuan leave the field, the Japanese players were like being injected with chicken blood, and the three words "unity", "friendship" and "loyalty" were circling in their minds.

In the eyes of these Yamato people, except Jiang Yuanjun, the rest of the Chinese U23 players do not have enough strength to win this game!
boom!
With Kubo Yuya taking a corner kick, Japan's final counterattack began.

The influence of self-confidence in football matches is even greater than expected. In the final minutes of the game, the Japanese team's possession rate was almost 80%. The double-sided defenders moved inwards, and the entire Chinese team formed a 640 formation.

Unfortunately, no miracle happened.

“Wow!!! The referee blew the whistle, and the Chinese team won the final victory with a score of 3:1!”

"Dear audience friends, we can see that the young players of the Chinese U23 youth team have officially advanced to the semi-finals. This is a milestone achievement for our youth team!"

“Oh my god, this is unbelievable!”

Before the game, few people believed that this U23 men's football team could go far in the Asian Cup, because most fans with an objective attitude believed that one person's strength could not change the fate of a team.

But now it seems that Jiang Yuan did it, and won the game with a score that most people did not expect.

China U23, semi-final!

"China! Bang! Bang!"

"China! Bang! Bang!"

……

After the game, the Chinese U23 players were not in a hurry to leave the Khalifa Stadium.

With more than 5000 diehard fans of the national team on the scene, the team must do something to give back to these Chinese expeditionary forces.

"Here, yours"

Jiang Yuan smiled as he handed the signed postcard to a little boy in the stands. The boy looked about 7 or 8 years old and was brought by his father to watch the game.

"Wow, did you stick the national flag on your face yourself?"

Jiang Yuan touched the boy's head with one hand and asked with a smile. The boy had red flags on both cheeks. Although the clothes on his body were not the children's clothes of the Dragon Team, they were also red.

“Of course I posted it myself!”

The boy's eyes were firm, and there seemed to be a faint light in his pupils.

"It's rare to see someone at this age liking football so much..."

Jiang Yuan muttered, looking up at the parent standing behind the boy: "He was influenced by you, right?"

"Ok!"

After hearing the parents' reply, Jiang Yuan reached out and shook hands with the boy's father beside his ear: "Thank you, we need parents like you!"

"No, no, no, Jiang Yuan, I should be the one thanking you. You are really amazing for carrying the Chinese team forward!"

"besides……"

The boy's parents put their hands on the boy's shoulders and said, "Thank you for letting him see the best side of Chinese football."

At this time, the boy raised his head and looked at Jiang Yuan in front of him with his bright eyes: "Brother Jiang Yuan, I heard that you might go back to Chelsea to play... Then can we still win later?"

hiss.

Jiang Yuan took a deep breath and patted the boy on the shoulder: "I don't know whether we can win or not, but Coach Fu, I, and the players on the team, we will work hard"

"Uncle, I'm sorry to have cost you money."

"Ah? Why do you say that?"

Jiang Yuan's sudden words made the boy's father a little unresponsive. Jiang Yuan smiled and explained: "You may have to stay in Qatar for a few more days."

If they were eliminated after the group stage, the fans would only need to stay for one week. Now they have entered the knockout stage and won the first game. So if they want to watch the Chinese team's semi-final, the fans of the expeditionary army will have to pay for at least 1 more days of room fees.

Considering the hotel prices in Qatar, this is a very outrageous expense!

……

"Hello Mr. Jiang!"

The female reporter handed the microphone to Jiang Yuan's mouth. Sure enough, not only did the fans not leave, but these reporters also chose to stay in Qatar.

U23 defeated Japan U23 and entered the semi-finals. Although it was not a first-team match, it caused quite a stir in the country. This interview was also part of the CCTV5 live broadcast.

"We defeated Japan U3 with a score of 1:23. This victory is definitely very meaningful for us China. Jiang Yuan, as the core player of China U23 in this game, do you have anything to say?"

The microphone was right next to Jiang Yuan's mouth, so Jiang Yuan simply took it over and said, "First of all, Xiao Ri... um, the strength of the Japanese team is definitely beyond doubt. It is not easy for us to get a score of 3:1 from Japan."

"Well, the semi-finals of the U23 Asian Cup is a very good result for China. Do you think we can continue in this tournament? Or to put it another way...will you participate in the game on the 25th?"

At this moment, Fu Bo snatched the microphone from Jiang Yuan's hand, and then motioned Jiang Yuan to go to the side first: "Well... This is a question that is worth discussing. As to whether we can continue to win, I think..."

Fu Bo’s meaning is very clear. So far, there is no definite answer as to whether Jiang Yuan will participate in the next game.

Not to mention the reporters, Jiang Yuan himself probably doesn't know what to do.

[It’s so funny, Jiang Yuan wanted to say “little Japanese”, but he finally realized it and didn’t say it out loud]

[Professional athletes are quick to react. If it were me, I would have already cursed you.]

[What does Fu Bo mean by this? Will Xiao Jiang participate? ]

[To be honest, I originally wanted Jiang Yuan to go back and play for Arsenal, but now that we have reached the semi-finals, I think it would be better to just finish the game. Damn, I'm addicted to winning, and now I really don't want to lose at all]

[After beating the Japanese, shouldn’t we stay and beat the Western? Anyway, Son Heung-min will definitely play at that time. If Jiang Yuan doesn’t participate, with the Korean lineup, China will most likely lose.]

[Chelsea fans are the most uncomfortable now]

[Why don’t Jiang Yuan go back to Arsenal in the next game? After all, there is still the third place match if they lose in the semi-finals. As long as they win the third place match, China will qualify for the Olympics.]

[Although there is Jiang Yuan, China is not far ahead of other teams. There were originally two chances. If Jiang Yuan went to play against Arsenal, there would only be one chance.]

[Will China lose without Jiang Yuan? We are still very strong, right?]

[Sorry, it won't work without Jiang Yuan. The difference in strength between the U23s is not big, but it is still there. Just look at Japan and you will know that we can't beat them in passing and controlling the ball.]

[Fuck, the Chinese team played in the game, and Arsenal became the biggest winner? ]

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CCTV：北京时间1月22日晚12点30分，U23亚洲杯四分之一决赛，我国男足U23战胜日本U23，总比分3：1，其中球队主力江远获得“帽子戏法”。

CCTV reporters reported that it is still unclear whether star player Jiang Yuan will play in the next game.

"(サッカーマガジン) Japanese Football" magazine - The Destroyer Dragon of the Empire, Jiang Yuanjun defeated the Imperial Japan U23 men's football team with a hat trick, and Moriyasu I apologized to all citizens in an interview after the game.

The front page headline of "Sports Japan" - Lost 1:3 to China U23, where is the future of Japanese football?
亚足联：伊拉克U23击败阿联酋U23晋级半决赛，将在卡塔尔当地时间1月26日下午4点半和中国U23进行半决赛的比赛。下半区，当地时间1月26日下午7点半，卡塔尔U23VS韩国U23。

Best comment from the football expert - Mr. Jiang, take us to the finals to beat Xiao Xiba!
The second headline on the front page of The Times: Jiang has been away from the club for more than a week. If he returns before the game, will Mourinho let him play against Arsenal?
《TA》-Arsenal midfielder Arteta has returned from injury and can play in the match against Chelsea on the 25th.

Chelsea legend Nevin: If Jiang is unable to return to the team to participate in the game, then Chelsea's chance of defeating Arsenal is 0%
transfermarket.com - The player values ​​update is ready and will be published 3 days before the end of the European transfer window (approximately 1:28 on January 0, Berlin time)
Chelsea reporter Smith: Kante's transfer to Chelsea has fallen through.

The front page headline of Qingshan Middle School Newspaper: Bloodline passed down! After investigation by members of the newspaper, it was found that the great-grandfather of Jiang Yuan, a student in Class 305 of our school, was the deputy captain of the th Brigade of the Qingshan City Anti-Japanese Armed Forces.

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(End of this chapter)