One Thousand One Hundred and Ninety-Two Something Went Wrong!
After the Chinese team defeated the Japanese team, Situ Yunbing gave the team a day off, so that the team can relax and play in Abu Dhabi, go shopping, look at the scenery, and then everyone will watch the other match between Qatar and the host United Arab Emirates in the hotel at night An Asian Cup semi-final.
There was almost no suspense in this semi-final. Qatar scored four goals for the UAE in the first and second half!
The host's entry into the semi-finals is already a result beyond expectations, but the 0:4 disastrous defeat still made the UAE angry.
After the game, they collected information and reported to the AFC that Qatar had illegally used naturalized players!
Moez Ali, who scored 8 goals in 6 games, and Bassam Al Rawi, the core of the defense, were listed as naturalized players by Qatar when they did not meet the naturalization rules!
The AFC suddenly had a headache!
The host can't afford to lose!
But carefully reviewing these two players in Qatar did not meet the naturalization rules!
The AFC's planning rules must meet one of four conditions.
Born on the territory of the associated association.
The biological mother or biological father was born on the territory of the relevant association.
The grandmother or grandfather was born on the territory of the associated association.
Five years of continuous residence in the territory of the relevant association after reaching the age of 18.
Moez-Ali was born in Sudan, Africa. He played in the youth training camp of the Austrian club when he was a teenager. He did not come to Qatar to play football until 2016. He has lived in Qatar for less than 5 years, and the previous 3 he did not conform to.
Bassam Alrawi was born in Iraq and was only naturalized in 2015. Although he belongs to the Qatar Rayyan player, he was loaned to the La Liga Celta B team and the Belgian League after the plan. There is no continuous training in Qatar. Five years of settled life, plus he does not meet the previous three requirements, so he cannot represent the Qatar national team.
The exposure of such a big scandal before the final of the Asian Cup will definitely make the AFC feel devastated.
UAE demands disqualification of Qatar!
At the same time, the semi-final between the UAE and Qatar is required to win the UAE 3:0!
Let's talk about the latter first,
If the requirements of the UAE are met, then South Korea will definitely not be happy. Qatar has eliminated the South Korean team before, and the South Korean team will definitely ask for a replay of the semi-finals with the United Arab Emirates!
At that time, will we meet the requirements of the South Korean team?
If the requirements of the South Korean team are met, what about the opponents eliminated by Qatar in the group stage? Do they just keep silent?
So the second requirement of the UAE must not be met!
So the first item to disqualify Qatar, can the AFC make such a penalty?
If Qatar is disqualified, who will play against the Chinese team in the final?
According to the general public's thinking, it may be that since Qatar has been disqualified, shouldn't it be enough to award the championship directly to the Chinese team?
In fact, this is not how it is played in the football world.
If Qatar is disqualified, then this competition will be yellow, and no champion will be born!
So the AFC played a time game and put the decision reply on the second day after the Asian Cup final.
Regardless of the final punishment, let's finish the final first!
In order not to make the whole world laugh if you don't even have to play in the finals!
Situ Yunbing was not affected by this turmoil. According to the urgency of the world's national football federations, it is impossible to cancel the final, and the due battle will still come. If he is distracted, it will be the most stupid behavior.
Qatar is very strong in this year's competition, it's too strong!
Scored 10 goals in the group stage, three zero-block opponents, three consecutive victories.
Scored 6 goals in the knockout round, kept the opponent clean in three games, and still won three consecutive victories.
That is to say, Qatar scored 16 goals before the final in this competition, without conceding a goal, and won six consecutive victories!
Among them, the classic is naturally the 1:0 lore of the Korean team in the knockout round!
The team's shooter Moez-Ali scored 8 goals in 6 games, and he is in a brave state. He can be called the strongest shooter in this competition!
It is no wonder that the UAE is determined to disqualify Qatar. After all, one of the parties involved in the naturalization issue is Moez-Ali.
Situ Yunbing watched all the competitions in Qatar in the few days before the final.
Qatar is also playing defensive and counterattack, so the defense is naturally nothing to say.
On the offensive side, Moez Ali, who has a strong personal ability, supports the facade, and Qatar has become a climate.
After all, it will be the host of the World Cup four years later. Even if Qatar is exposed to the scandal of bribery for the World Cup, FIFA will not disqualify Qatar from hosting the World Cup. Therefore, Qatar's current strength is naturally for the World Cup four years later.
After studying the match in Qatar, Situ Yunbing couldn't be optimistic about the final.
In fact, he does not want to play overtime, nor does he want to play penalties.
Now that we have reached the finals, we should try our best to hold our destiny in our own hands!
According to his previous coaching style in European football, if he didn't make some unique arrangements in the finals, then he really wouldn't be Situ Yunbing!
However, the aptitude and experience of the Chinese team made it difficult for him to deploy troops and use tactics.
Situ Yunbing can only carefully measure the ability circle of the Chinese team, racking his brains within the scope of ability to maximize the team's strength, and at the same time, there must be tactical changes and arrangements.
Chinese fans have frantically discussed the possibility of Qatar being disqualified on social media.
Of course, everyone will not remain optimistic about the situation. After all, it has long been known that Qatar won the right to host the World Cup by bribery.
Besides, crows in the world are generally black. The scandals that broke out in FIFA and UEFA in the past few years made Blatter and Platini disgraceful. In addition, the shady scenes of the South American football associations that were famous all over the world in the early years have continued to this day. It is impossible for anyone I think the AFC is a clean stream in this troubled world.
In addition, I can only cheer for the Chinese team, but everyone is worried that Qatar will benefit from the game. After all, they have spent real money in football. The good news is that they have pissed off the host. Although Qatar It was a family with the United Arab Emirates eight hundred years ago, but the current situation may make the finals more fair and transparent!
It is even possible that the AFC does not want Qatar to win the championship!
If Qatar wins the championship, then the report from the host United Arab Emirates will inevitably be too big.
But if the Chinese team won the championship, Qatar did not win the championship anyway, and no matter how noisy the UAE is, it will not become a hot topic in the first place and attract more attention.
On the evening of January 31, Situ Yunbing attended the pre-match press conference as usual.
When it came to the final, the Asian media gathered together. After Situ Yunbing sat down on the stage, some reporters raised their hands to ask him questions.
"What do you think of the UAE's complaint against Qatar and the expected outcome of the arbitration?"
Situ Yunbing shook his head and said: "This is not something I care about. Every place has its own rules. The rules are not made by me. I am just a member who abides by the rules of the game. Now the AFC has also given a response. All I care about now is the final tomorrow night."
"Don't you think the AFC is protecting Qatar? Put the decision after the Asian Cup final. If the AFC rules that Qatar is disqualified, then if the Chinese team wins the championship tomorrow night, the championship may be cancelled!"
Situ Yunbing smiled and said: "I like a saying very much, Jianghu is not fighting and killing, Jianghu is about the ways of the world.
The AFC will weigh the interests and impact of all parties. Football matters can be big or small. If everyone has to make trouble, then why bother the AFC?
I believe that the AFC will give most people a satisfactory answer.
As I said, now the Chinese team is only concerned about the final tomorrow night! "
The reporters still did not give up, and someone asked: "Don't the Chinese team want to disqualify Moez-Ali and Al Rawi from the competition?
Even restricting their qualifications to play tomorrow night will be of great help to the Chinese team! "
Situ Yunbing still shook his head and said, "I don't know what you want me to do. I'm just a football coach. I don't want to be involved in any disputes. My job is to lead my team to defeat the opponent and win the championship." The game wins, if you promise me that Qatar did one thing wrong, and as long as I participate in the accusation, I can win the game for the Chinese team, as long as someone can guarantee the championship to the Chinese team, then I will definitely do it.
But now I just see a media feast, you want more people to participate, and you don't care what the participants get.
You can raise this to the moral level of competitive sports, the spirit of fairness, but I still have to lead the team to face Qatar tomorrow, my time is not unlimited, my energy is not unlimited, and more importantly, I must let me The team stay calm and focus, I can not let them distracted, if you can stand in my position, you will know that now I do not want to be involved in the incident of the UAE suing Qatar, even if we have an Asian game with Qatar tomorrow night Cup final!
My responsibilities have not changed and I have not been notified that tomorrow night's game will be canceled or otherwise changed, you guys can add fuel to the flames, you can add fuel to the flames, I understand you are just doing your job, but please let me do Well my own work! "
The Asian reporters at the scene suddenly died down.
Situ Yunbing's words have already reached this point, if he is more aggressive, he will lack respect.
Due to the incident of the UAE reporting Qatar, the focus of the outside world's attention on the final has actually shifted from the competition itself to other aspects, such as football politics, football scandals, football interests and so on.
But none of this has much to do with the purest essence of the game itself.
Situ Yunbing left the pre-match press conference with some disappointment.
He always believes that the more backward the football is, the more he must focus on the most essential elements of football!
Is Asian football strong?
In terms of seniority in the world, Asian football is definitely at the middle and lower levels!
Looking up to Europe, catching up with South America, and occasionally being educated by North America or Africa.
Football with this status should not be complicated, no matter what you want to do, just kick the ball first!