Fox in the Penalty Area

Hu Lai used his first goal in the top twelve to help the Chinese team secure the victory.

Although the UAE continued to counterattack in the next game, they failed to score a single goal until the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

After the final whistle, the players of the Chinese team on the bench rushed onto the pitch to hug and celebrate with their teammates.

The teammates on the field are also hugging.

Everyone has a happy smile on their face.

The head coach Shi Wuyin and Li Zhifei on the sidelines looked at each other and smiled, feeling that the stone in their hearts had fallen to the ground.

The team leader Hong Renjie jumped up and down beside him, appearing more excited than the two coaches.

He bet on his future in the Football Association, and the pressure was no less than that of Shi Wuyin.

What the leader told him was that at least one game must be won. If he wins, he can consider making Shi Wuyin a full-time regular. If he can't win, he will leave get out of class and leave.

Now he really won!

We won, and won clean and beautiful, square!

The bet won!

"The game is over! The Chinese team defeated the United Arab Emirates 2-0 in the away game and scored a crucial three points!" He Feng shouted excitedly. "On the way to the World Cup in the United States and Canada, the Chinese team has not been eliminated!"

He Feng is right, these three points are indeed crucial to the Chinese team, because also in this round of the top 12 match, Qatar drew the South Korean team 2:2 at home, and Saudi Arabia drew 1:1 away draw with Australia.

None of the four competitors won, but the Chinese team won.

The Chinese team's road to qualifying for the World Cup suddenly reappeared.

Here's what the group looks like now:

Although the South Korean team tied with Qatar, they still ranked first with 12 points.

In second place is Australia with ten points.

The third place Saudi Arabia has the same points, but because of the low goal difference, it is temporarily ranked third.

Qatar has seven points after a draw against South Korea.

Fourth place.

The Chinese team, which originally had only four points, rose to seven points because of this victory. Although it is still in fifth place, it has the same points as Qatar. The points gap with the second and third in the group is only three points.

Next, the Chinese team will face Saudi Arabia, which is third in the group, at home.

Not only that, but they also have the opportunity to directly confront Australia, South Korea, and Qatar.

These are the kind of games where you can directly narrow the point gap with your opponent if you win, and you can still bite your opponent if you don't win but tie.

This is why today's victory with the United Arab Emirates is very important-if the Chinese team fails to beat the United Arab Emirates in an away game, or even draws with the United Arab Emirates, the point difference between them and their opponents will be expanded to more than one game.

It will be difficult to turn the tables in that way.

Moreover, the victory of this game gave the Chinese team hope and confidence.

This is also a positive impact of the victory in this game.

If you just win a game and get three points, it's a one-shot deal.

As a result, the confidence of the entire team has been improved, and that is the result that everyone most hopes to see. After all, every next game is not easy to play. It requires suitable tactics, as well as courage and confidence.

At the same time, after this game, some voices began to appear on the Internet.

Call on the Chinese Football Association to let Shi Wuyin become a regular, and remove the word "agent" in front of the head coach.

Anyway, there is no suitable candidate for the global coach selection now. Shi Wuyin's tactical arrangements, personnel selection and on-the-spot command in this game are also quite commendable. Why not just let Shi Wuyin lead the team through the twelve games? What about strong competition?

From the Chinese team's defeat of the UAE, it can also be seen that the Chinese team has gradually adapted to the new head coach Shi Wuyin. If there is another change at that time, no matter how good the new head coach is, he will have to re-adapt to the team, and the team will also re-adapt to him.

After such a lot of tossing, there is not much time left for the Chinese team, and those who had a chance may have no chance.

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"It's just a victory in a game, and the attitude of those people outside towards Shi's guidance has turned 180 degrees..."

In the restaurant of the hotel where he stayed, Gao Ruimin expressed emotion to several other former Olympic team teammates at the same table.

After the game against the UAE, they have returned to China for the first time, preparing for the next game against Saudi Arabia in Xingtan City, Jianshan Province.

"Normal, the winner is king." Guo Junfu said.

"Old Guo, do you think Director Shi can become a regular?" Gao Ruimin asked.

Guo Junfu shook his head: "I don't know, but I hope Director Shi can become a full-time member. His becoming a full-time member will be of great benefit to us."

"Me too..." Gao Ruimin hastily stated.

In the 81st minute of the Chinese team's defeat of the United Arab Emirates, he was substituted by Shi Gui, making his first appearance in the national team - even though he participated in the East Asian Cup before, he was also considered to represent the national team Participated in the competition, but in the hearts of all the Olympic team players who participated in the East Asian Cup, they did not regard the East Asian Cup as a national team competition at all, but as a national Olympic team competition.

It's hard to imagine, if the national team is still coached by an old-school coach like Wilson, how long will I have to wait to be selected for the national team, and how long will I have to wait to play in the national team.

A person as awesome as Hu Lai, after being recruited into the national team, sat on the bench for four games in a daze, and did not come off the bench until the fifth game, and completed his debut in the top twelve. The team's performance is not good, and the outside world is turning against Yingtian.

Then why can they have a better fate than Hu Lai?

Although Chen Xingyi, Luo Kai, Wang Guangwei, and Liu Yan at the same table did not speak, they all nodded, expressing that they had the same idea as Guo Junfu and Gao Ruimin.

This time, six of them were selected into the national team. Although Wang Guangwei, Liu Yan and Guo Junfu hadn't played yet, they all saw hope. I feel that Yi Shi knows them well, as long as they train hard, they will be sent to the field one day.

Hope is a good thing, and if you have hope, you can stick to it.

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"Little Shi, congratulations. You are now the head coach of the national team, not the acting head coach." In Shi Wuyin's room, the team leader Hong Renjie conveyed the appointment decision of the Football Association to Shi Wuyin. "The official news will be released later through the official replacement of the Football Association."

"Thank you, Old Hong." Shi Wuyin expressed his gratitude. But the whole person is relatively calm and not very excited.

After leading the team to defeat the United Arab Emirates, he more or less guessed the result.

Hong Renjie waved his hand: "Thank me for what? You won it with your own ability. You were the head coach of the Chinese team until the end of the top 12 match. But you have a heavy task - the higher-ups hope you can lead the Chinese team into the The World Cup. I know it's not easy, but why bother if it's easy?"

Shi Wuyin nodded in understanding.

In fact, he led this team for this goal.

If you can't qualify for the World Cup, then there is no need to talk about the future - there is no future!

He and Li Zhifei have long realized that this is an adventure like soldiers crossing a river, they have no way out, they can only move forward.

Either create the most glorious chapter in the history of Chinese football, or, like their predecessors, become one of the losers, buried, rotten in the mud, and no one remembers them.

"Don't worry, Lao Hong. I will do my best. However, I may adjust the staffing..."

Hong Renjie waved his hand: "You are the official head coach now, and you have the right to make any adjustments to the lineup. The superiors said they would not interfere with the coach's selection and appointment. It is the same for Wilson, and it is the same for you."

After receiving the promise, Shi Wuyin heaved a sigh of relief and smiled: "Okay. Then I will come according to my own ideas."

"You can figure it out. Anyway, a dead horse is a living horse doctor. The top 12 has been played like this, so I don't have the right to dictate and pick and choose... Do you have anyone else to recruit now?"

Shi Wuyin shook his head: "Not yet. But after the game against Saudi Arabia, isn't there still time? I plan to continue to inspect the players with Lao Li, and when we play away in Australia next time, I will check the players' performance in the league. Cosmetic adjustments to the performance in .

"It should have been." Hong Renjie had no objection. "Don't have any scruples, let it go."

After speaking, Hong Renjie laughed again: "I'm really curious to see where your young people can bring Chinese football..."

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Before the team started training in the afternoon, the team leader Hong Renjie stood beside Shi Wuyin and said to the assembled Chinese team players: "Let me introduce you again, Shi Wuyin, your head coach for the next top 12 match."

The team members looked at Shi Wuyin, surprised at first, and then many cheered.

Someone whistled, someone clapped their hands.

Most of them are young players.

Director Shi has been able to lead the team through the top twelve games, which means that not only will they not be kicked out of the national team, but they will also have the opportunity to play in the national team.

Shi Wuji raised his hands, and the commotion among the players gradually subsided.

After everyone quieted down, he said: "I won't say too much, anyway, everyone already knows me, and I know everyone. Next, we have one goal, and that is the right to qualify for the World Cup. Whether it is before the group Two qualifications, or third place to play in the play-offs... In short, to participate in the World Cup."

Hearing Shi Wuyin's words, some people in the team looked at each other in blank dismay.

"I know this is difficult, so we have to go all out for this goal. I hope to work with everyone to write my name in the history of Chinese football forever!"

It was as if an electric current was flowing through the body. After Shi Wuyin said these words, many people felt goose bumps all over their bodies instantly.

"Now start training!"

After Shi Wuyin finished speaking, Li Zhifei and other coaches led the players to start the warm-up before training.

Hong Renjie walked out of the football field and gave the field to the players and coaches. He stood on the red plastic track on the sidelines, watching the training session of the Chinese team intently.

It seems to be trying to see the future of Chinese football from this training session.

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When Shi Wuyin led the national team to start training on the field, the Chinese Football Association issued a statement on the official website, announcing that Shi Wuyin had officially become a full-time player and removed the word "agent".

At the same time, the official Weibo of the Chinese team also announced the news.

For a while, all the major news media reported, publicized, analyzed and commented on this matter.

"Shi Wuyin is officially in charge! Can he, who once led the Olympic team to achieve a breakthrough in Chinese football in the Olympic Games, continue to write glory in the national team?"

"... Shi Wuyin will lead the Chinese team to the top 12 matches. It is reported that his goal is to help the Chinese team get the right to participate in the 2026 World Cup in the United States and Canada... At this point, the coaching activity after Wilson dismissed get out of class has come to an end. In the absence of a better choice, Shi Wuyin is indeed the most suitable candidate for the national team in our country..."

"I personally think this is a helpless move, so don't put too much pressure on Shi Wuyin. In the current situation, it is too difficult to get the right to qualify for the World Cup. Let's not give this team too much The expectation, the normal heart..."

"...The most important thing is not whether we can finally participate in the World Cup, but that these young players, under the leadership of Shi Wuyin, can learn experience and grow in this top 12 match. In this way, when we participate in the top 12 again four years later During the semi-finals, you can benefit from the top 12. I think this is Shi Wuyin's historical mission in the national team..."

"I still remember how moved I was when Director Shi led the Olympic team in the Olympics, and I will always remember that when no one was willing to take over the mess of the Chinese team, it was Director Shi who stepped forward and bet on himself. Therefore, even if the Chinese team does not break out of Asia and enter the World Cup, no matter how the Chinese team plays, I will not say anything wrong to Director Shi. Bless Director Shi and Chinese football!"

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PS, I wish you all a happy Chinese New Year!