Saudi Arabia 0:0 Bahrain, the national football team is only 2 points apart? At first glance, the score seemed a relief – Saudi Arabia failed to win, and Bahrain failed to grab the crucial three points. But if you think about it, behind this "draw feast", there is a greater uneasiness: every next game of the national football team is basically a battle of life and death.
Looking at the standings, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Australia have the same number of points, and everyone is stuck on the delicate score line of 5 points, as if holding a half-open ticket in their hands. And what about the Chinese team? Although they are at the bottom of the 3 points, it doesn't seem to be far from that door – only 2 points off. At first glance, this looks like the starting point of a "counterattack story", giving the illusion that you can go up right away. But slowly, the gap between these 2 points seems small, but in fact, the pressure behind it is much greater than we imagined.
Looking back at the match between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, Saudi Arabia pressed the whole game, with a high possession rate of 66%, 12 shots on goal but could not score, even the penalty was saved, and missed the opportunity to take the lead. What does this mean? This means that Saudi Arabia is not unable to play a chance, but is unlucky or a near-chance kick. And what about Bahrain? They defended with just four shots on goal, but they held on and got that crucial one. If Saudi Arabia is "lacking in skills", then Bahrain is "holding to the end", and the opponents have their own characteristics, but none of them are easy to deal with.
Now, the Chinese team has opened a two-point gap with these three teams in points, but this is not a desperate situation. The next game is the real test of life and death, especially against Bahrain. If the national football team can win away from Bahrain, they can not only tie their points, but also may directly finish in the top three, at least see a glimmer of promotion in the group. But the question is, can Bahrain allow the national football team to easily snatch these three points? Looking at their performance in defending Saudi Arabia, this team is not a soft persimmon without ideas, the defense is very set, and the iron bucket formation is like a problem specially prepared for the national football team.
What's worse is that the performance of the national football team in recent years has not been reassuring. Playing a weak team is always stumbling, and it is easy to collapse when encountering a slightly stronger opponent. Although the distance in points is not large, it is really a big question mark whether the strength and state can hold on. Coupled with the "historical tradition" of the national football team habitually dropping the chain, it may be a bit difficult for people to be confident in the next games.
If we look at the overall situation of the group, Japan has long been in the dust, Indonesia is basically "rotten", and the remaining teams are fighting for the final qualification. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Australia are holding each other down, and the outcome of any one game could change the pattern. This makes the opportunity for the Chinese team seem to exist - once Australia and Saudi Arabia are separated, if the national football team wins Bahrain, the points may rise directly, and the situation is suddenly clear.
But the premise of everything is - "if Bahrain wins". But back to reality, can this "what if" be realized? At present, the national football team has to face opponents such as Australia and Saudi Arabia. Not to mention that if you want to win, in these tough battles, you have to burn high incense to keep the peace. There is another problem that cannot be ignored: Bahrain is good at defending the game, and the atmosphere of the away stadium and the pressure of the referee at home make the national football team not optimistic.
In the end, the road in front of the national football team is actually very simple: one leads to hope, and the other leads to the cliff. There is not much going back. The next game against Bahrain is really a fight.
So in the end, the editor wants to ask: Can such a national football team really break the curse of fate in the next game and turn the tables against the wind? What do you think about this?