【Text/Observer Network Yan Shanshan】
On the evening of December 10, in the first round of the 2019 East Asian Cup men's football competition, the national football selection team led by Li Tie lost 1-2 to the Japanese team, and in the first half of the game, the Chinese player Jiang Zhipeng made a "flying kick" japanese player, which made him eat a yellow card, which also caused a huge controversy.
For this foul of "shining the sole of the shoe and kicking the head", Jiang Zhipeng said in an interview after the game: "I first broke the ball with my foot, and then his head touched my foot, not that I directly kicked him." ”
Jiang Zhipeng was interviewed after the game (video screenshot)
Jiang Zhipeng, born in 1989, plays as a left-back and was selected for the Chinese national team in 2013 to play for Guangzhou R&F Football Club. On December 7 this year, he was selected for the national football selection team to participate in the East Asian Cup.
In the match against Japan on the evening of the 10th, the national football team that made his debut after Lippi left exposed the shortcomings of insufficient running-in, and in the 28th minute, the Japanese team played a smooth cooperation in front of the field, suzuki Musashi poked the goal and scored the first goal of the game.
However, just 3 minutes later, The Chinese team's No. 11 defender Jiang Zhipeng and japan's No. 22 defender Daiki Hashioka had a heart-wrenching scene in the competition on the flanks.
The video shows that at that time, the Japanese players had a long pass at the back, and Hashioka Daiki was ready to use the overhead ball, while on the other side, Jiang Zhipeng raised his foot too high in order to intercept the pass, and directly kicked at the head of Hashioka Daiki.
Take a look at the slow motion playback.
After the incident, the Japanese player immediately fell to the ground, looking quite painful, and Jiang Zhipeng immediately stood up and signaled to the referee, seemingly trying to show that he did not deliberately foul.
Subsequently, Jiang Zhipeng was shown a yellow card warning by the referee.
For this action, the commentator of the game, Shen Fangjian, did not protect the short, he bluntly said that "you can give a red card directly, you can kick people's heads."
After the game, Jiang Zhipeng was interviewed by reporters, and when asked about the foul, he said: "I didn't deliberately hurt anyone on that ball, I didn't hurt the player, I saw him on that ball, but I don't think in his position, he can't reach that ball." ”
Jiang Zhipeng added: "Everyone can see from the replay that I first broke the ball with my foot, and then his head touched my foot, not that I directly kicked him." Of course, this action appears in the national team match, or need to pay attention. ”
For the referee's yellow card award, Jiang Zhipeng said: "Because I did not directly kick the ball, I went to stop the ball, so such an action is still unlikely to give a red card." ”
For the controversial foul, head coach Li Tie said at the post-match press conference: "Before the players came to the training team, we all talked to the players on the phone, and they all wanted to play for the country. I also communicated with Jiang Zhipeng, who told me very definitely that he didn't see the other side and wanted to take the ball with his feet, so it wasn't intentional. ”
Li Tie said that this year, the Wuhan team he led was one of the teams with the most net play time in the Chinese Super League, with the fewest fouls and red and yellow cards, which is his coaching style. So, he has been demanding that players not use stadium violence.