Why does Qatar always show mercy to the Chinese team? In the final round of the group stage of the Asian Cup, can the Chinese team seize the opportunity of Qatar? Unveil the tacit understanding between China and Qatar in football!
The Asian Cup is in full swing, the Chinese team is in the same group as Qatar, and the final round will usher in a life-and-death battle. However, for this game, many fans have a question: Will Qatar release the Chinese team for the sake of the benefits of the Asian Cup? After all, the football confrontation between China and Qatar always has a lot of human touch.
The football clash between China and Qatar can be traced back to the 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar.
In that Asian Cup, the Chinese team was in the same group as Qatar, Uzbekistan and Kuwait.
In the first round, the Chinese team defeated Kuwait 2:0, and Uzbekistan defeated Qatar 2:0. As a result, the host country Qatar is in a difficult situation, and if it loses to China in the second round, it could become the second host to exit the group stage after Lebanon in 2000. This is unacceptable for Qatar. Because, Qatar has just successfully bid for the 2022 World Cup, and the whole country is preparing for the World Cup.
Qatar has three major goals: one is to host the Asian Cup and accumulate experience for the World Cup; the second is to acquire the French Ligue 1 Grand Paris to expand the influence of Qatari football in world football; and the third is to vigorously carry out youth training to cultivate potential young football players and prepare for the local World Cup. Qatar has invested huge energy and financial resources in order to achieve these goals, but it was beaten to the ground by Uzbekistan in the first game of the Asian Cup, which made Qatar feel very embarrassed and frustrated. Qatar desperately need a win to save face and keep their hopes alive for qualification. And the Chinese team has just become a lifesaver for Qatar.
Fortunately, both sides have a tacit understanding. In the second round, Gao Hongbo, the head coach of the Chinese team, rotated all the main lineup that won the first game against Kuwait in the name of training in the world preliminaries, and put on a group of substitute players who were not strong. In the game, the Chinese team behaved very negatively, two people were replaced at halftime, and another person was replaced in 60 minutes, and the central defender Zhao Peng retired injured in the final stage, but there was no substitution, resulting in the Chinese team in the last ten minutes can only play eleven. Such a Chinese team is naturally not Qatar's opponent, and Qatar easily won 2:0 and successfully qualified. The Chinese team drew 2:2 with Uzbekistan in the final round and was eliminated from the group, which also laid the groundwork for Camacho to take office.
In the blink of an eye in 2018, in the top 20 of the World Preliminaries, the Chinese team and Qatar were in the same group again. In the final round, the Chinese team must win Qatar to get the hope of qualifying, and Qatar has already qualified for the top spot in the group ahead of schedule without any pressure. This time, the Qatari coach decisively sent a full bench lineup and expressed friendship to the Chinese team. The Chinese team replaced the main force and played their own level, defeating Qatar 2:0 and entering the top 12, and Gao Hongbo also became famous.
It can be seen that the top leaders of China and Qatar are people with tacit understanding, football is human feelings, and without affecting its own fundamental interests, Qatar would prefer to see the Chinese team qualify rather than other countries.
So, what will Qatar's attitude towards the Chinese team in this Asian Cup be? We can analyze it from the following aspects to see whether Qatar will show mercy to the Chinese team again, and whether the Chinese team can seize this opportunity to achieve a breakthrough in the Asian Cup.
First of all, Qatar's qualifying situation. Qatar have been placed in Group A at the Asian Cup, alongside China, Tajikistan and Lebanon. In terms of strength, Qatar is the top seed in this group and has a high probability of qualifying. Qatar is aiming to reach at least the last four to boost confidence in the next World Cup. Therefore, Qatar will not give up any game easily, nor will it deliberately lose to any opponent. Both sides have a tacit understanding that they will not hurt each other when they are not necessary, nor will they release water on each other when it is critical. Qatar will do their best to finish top of the group and avoid facing a strong opponent in the knockout rounds.
For the Chinese team, the last game against Qatar is not a bad thing, because the opponent qualified early, this is still an opportunity that the Chinese team can take advantage of. But having said that, the Chinese team should strive for the opportunity to qualify with their own efforts and level, and should also show the style of football with their own spirit and charm. If you still can't win in the face of the slack Qatar in the last round, you still can't have much advantage in playing with all your main forces, and then you will lose by a big score, then the Chinese team is too "nested", and this kind of performance is better than qualifying, it is better to lose completely.
To sum up, Qatar's attitude towards the Chinese team in this Asian Cup may be a friendly and competitive attitude. Qatar will show some friendship and courtesy to the Chinese team without affecting its own interests, and will also show some challenges and pressure to the Chinese team when necessary. Only in this way can the football confrontation between China and Qatar become a football feast of mutual respect, mutual learning and mutual progress.
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