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Coach, fans and media 'give a like' to players despite defeat
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Jan 23rd 2015, 02:21

2015-01-23 11:21


China fights with the host Australia in the quarterfinal AFC Asian Cup on January 22, 2015, in Brisbane, Australia. [Photo: China News Service/Yang Yanyu]


The best team China in one decade won kudos from their countrymen despite they failed to move further at the Asian cup soccer tournament on Thursday.


The players had done what they could when facing the host team and there is no dissatisfaction from the coach, head coach of the Chinese national football team Alain Perrin said on Thursday at the press conference after China lost to Australia 0-2 in the 2015 Asian Cup quarterfinal.


The two teams failed to score in the first half. However, Tim Cahill, the Socceroos' 35-year-old striker, managed to break the balance with an acrobatic overhead kick in the 48th minute. In the 65th minute, Cahill consolidated the victory for the Socceroos with a powerful header.


"It was not a problem that your opponent scored first. What's important is how you could follow your own way of playing despite the score," said Perrin.


"The Socceroos had a wonderful performance at their home pitch. Our player, as you can see, had made their best efforts. I have no dissatisfaction whatsoever on them. They've done what they could."


He said every player had made good performance, especially Zhang Linpeng, who played the whole match despite his injury.


Perrin said that the Chinese players were distracted as one of their defenders fell inside the penalty box when Cahill performed his first successful shoot.


After the goal, the Socceroos were very much motivated and the Chinese team had encountered more difficulties in defense.


Cahill is a very talented and capable player, Perrin said, adding when facing a player like him, lost of concentration, even in a short while, will lead to a different result.


Perrin admitted that the players were very disappointed.


Goalie Wang Dalei, who made same vital saves to avoid enlarging the gap with their opponent, said his team had a chance before Australia's first goal. "We tried our best and did what our coach wants us to. Unluckily we played the host," he said during the post-match interview.


Bai Yansong, a CCTV anchor and also a sport critic said in his micro blog that China's top eight spot means more than the runner-up finish in the 2004 Asian Cup.





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