Re: Asian Cup 2011 I forgot to ask why your best player is not in the squad? Where is Shao Jiayi? Is the coach stupid or is there something else behind it?
Re: Asian Cup 2011 I think this is all prep for World Cup qualifying. Shao would be too old. Players like Shao and Zheng Zhi aren't playing for the NT anymore.
Re: Asian Cup 2011 i think another reason is gao hongbo want less 大牌 (big shots) in the group to disturb the harmony within the squad. hence li weifeng (famous for his temper) wasn't included to replace the injured feng xiaoting.
Re: Asian Cup 2011 yes shao's set piece, foreign experience, and passing would definitely be an asset to the squad. as xfactor mentioned, he is old, and looking at shao' stats he could last for 70 minutes maximum per game. since this asian cup will be hosted in qatar, with the unbearable hot weather, i think shao, if he made into the squad, could only play as an impact sub. gao hongbo would rather offer the place to a youngster who would be able to cope with the weather and who will play in the future world cup qualifiers.
Re: Asian Cup 2011 Yeah I guess. Who do you consider to be the most important players now then? Who will be the captain?
Re: Asian Cup 2011 Squad number http://sports.sina.com.cn/n/2010-12-28/17325385209.shtml 1. Yang Zhi 2. Li Xuepeng 3. Wang Qiang 4. Zhao Peng 5. Du Wei 6. Zhou Haibin 7. Zhao Xuri 8. Hao Junmin 9. Yang Xu 10. Deng Zhuoxiang 11. Qu Bo 12. Guan Zhen 13. Liu Jianye 14. Wang Song 15. Yu Tao 16. Huang Bowen 17. Zhang Linpeng 18. Gao Lin 19. Yang Hao 20. Rong Hao 21. Yu Hai 22. Zeng Cheng 23. Li Jianbin
Re: Asian Cup 2011 There's no reaction from Gao so far, apparently he's adopted xfactor's "silence is golden" doctrine.
Re: Asian Cup 2011 Cool, I think he is good. But I will remember him most for his failure at Celtic :/
Re: Asian Cup 2011 It's not a fight per se both are doing what they have to. Gao is playing down expectations, though they've been greatly reduced by the number of injuries. I like Gao as a coach, probably more so because I loved him as a player vs how well he's coached, but reality is this is his first real test and before the injuries, expectations should be high. Zhu, on the other hand, is a cocky, outspoken media presence and so he can get away with saying things like he said. Gao's been given a pass so far, if his team fails to perform in Qatar, it will bring up some questions. Shao is far from China's best player. Granted, he's doing okay in the German 2nd division, but so what? Shao hasn't really been capable of playing 90 minutes in 5 years and are midfield is stacked enough that taking him as a "super sub" doesn't make a ton of sense, especially because Gao's looking longterm with his squad. Yang Zhi is going to be the guy who keeps China in a lot of matches they probably shouldn't be in and his importance is made greater by the shit defense that will be in front of him. The player that China absolutely needs a big performance from is the starting striker, whether its Gao or Yang. We've relied almost exclusively on goals from the midfield, its not going to work in a tournament like this, we need the striker to produce.
Re: Asian Cup 2011 every players have their problem in plying their trade in a different culture: du wei, li weifeng, zhou haibin. btw, keep an eye on deng zhuoxiang, he was the person who scored against france. his set piece ability is ok and he has the potential to go euro if he continue to improve.
Re: Asian Cup 2011 opponent watch (uzbekistan): uzbekistan final 23. (bolded players are the one to watch for) Uzbekistan squad: Goalkeepers: Ignatiy Nesterov (Bunyodkor), Murotzhon Zukhurov (Nasaf), Temur Juraev (Pakhtakor). Defenders: Sahob Juraev (Bunyodkor), Jaroslav Krushelnitsky (Shurtan), Shaukat Mulladzhanov (Almalik), Anzur Ismailov (Bunyodkor), Farrukh Nurlibaev (Almalik), Victor Karpenko (Bunyodkor), Aziz Ibragimov (Bohemians, Czech Republic). Midfielders: Timur Kapadze (Bunyodkor), Stanislav Andreev (Pakhtakor), Server Djeparov (FC Seoul, Korea Republic), Sanjar Tursunov (Volga, Russia), Aziz Haydarov (Bunyodkor), Jasur Hasanov (Lekhwia, Qatar), Odile Akhmedov (Pakhtakor), Shaukat Salomov (Nasaf), Marat Bikmaev (Alania, Russia), Vagiz Galiulin (Sibir, Russia). Forwards: Olim Navkarov (Kyzylkumoltin), Alexander Geynrikh (Pakhtakor), Maksim Shatskikh (Arsenal, Ukraine). uzbek will be our 3rd opponent, if we are able to capitalize the first two games we can send a second string to rest the first team.
Re: Asian Cup 2011 so for this asian cup the management has been promoting the 'team bus' where there will be a slogan listed on each country's bus our bus came: http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-news/31923-slogan-decked-team-buses-unveiled-in-doha# The Rising Dragon 永遠的東方巨龍 (direct translation: forever eastern big dragon) mmm i prefer a quote from confucius instead..
Re: Asian Cup 2011 doesn't matter for me. the chinese netizens will just 恶搞 it anyway. besides slogans don't win you games.
Re: Asian Cup 2011 agree. imo, there isn't any key or iconic player in team china à la gerrard or cesc but deng is someone i'm keen to watch out for. hoping he will have a breakthrough in this tournament.
Re: Asian Cup 2011 yo shingkei bigbig (can't see your photo) and jarek and others, can you all please think of a quote for china team? (my written chinese is freakin primary level because i never took formal education in hong kong before) i am thinking of making a photoshop of china team and it would be nice to incorporate a 霸氣 quote from the recommendation from you guys (i havn't photoshop for a while, please dun expect masterpiece from me)
Re: Asian Cup 2011 kk got it i just finish 95% of the photoshop blueprint i will add this tomorrow in my 2nd version once i have time (i will try and find a specified chinese font for this)
Re: Asian Cup 2011 link: http://i56.tinypic.com/2a1g2d.jpg this is a guideline of the some of the important players (sorry chengb i dont have space to include Yang Zhi) definitely not the best, but i hope you guys will like it.
Re: Asian Cup 2011 deng zhuoxiang - fever, might not feature in iraq's friendly zhao peng - thigh sprain, could not attain high physical training, might not feature in iraq's friendly
Re: Asian Cup 2011 為國爭光. another noob photoshop when i have nothing to do at home. (sorry shingkei i can't incorporate your quote because my photoshop wont allow me to install new chinese font)