Xinhua News Agency, Abu Dhabi, January 10 (Reporter Liu Ning Shuwen) the Chinese team will face the Philippines in the second round of the group match of the 2019 Asian Cup on the 11th. Zheng Zhi will start the game. The captain of the Chinese team, who missed the first game, said on the 10th that he expected the national football team to beat the opponent and win all three points.
In the first game against Kyrgyzstan, Zheng Zhi was banned because he had a red card in the previous game. His comeback is undoubtedly good news for the national football team.
Zheng Zhi said at the press conference that day: “Our team is full of expectations for tomorrow’s game. We will face the second game immediately after winning 3 points (the first game), I hope to complete the goal of the team’s exit as soon as possible. All the players are looking forward to tomorrow’s game, and we are ready for the game. Tomorrow’s game will be very difficult, but we will work towards the goal.”
When asked if coach Lippi had any special instructions, Zheng Zhi said, “In fact, there is no special communication. As you can see, we made some summaries and resumed the game after the last game. The team officially entered the Asian Cup through the first game. The game scene is very fierce. We need to adapt as soon as possible and enter the role as soon as possible. Through the first scene, we adapted to the rhythm, speed and physical confrontation. The whole team will do better in the second game.”
Zheng Zhi, who watched the battle on the scene, thought that the Chinese team did not enter the state soon in the first game of this Asian Cup, “I think we entered the state slowly in the first half of the first game, and we were passive at the beginning. Through the adjustment of the coach, return to the normal rhythm of the game. For the Philippine team, we hope that we can enter the state as soon as possible from the first minute and play training things. In tomorrow’s game, everyone should have sufficient psychological preparation and fight effectiveness from the first minute, let the game go smoothly “.