【Sports News】Lee Man, representing Hong Kong in the AFC Champions League for the first time, won last week’s victory over Bali United Yu Wei, and will be at Saitama 2002 Stadium tomorrow night at 6:30 p.m. Hong Kong time to challenge Urawa Red Diamonds. The winner can catch up with the tail Shuttle made it to the group stage. Even though it is generally expected that the strength of this battle will be very different, the home team paid great attention to the AFC newcomer from Hong Kong before the game. Polish head coach Maciej Skorza even bluntly said that tomorrow night against Lee and Man is “the most important of this season. World War I!”
Zuo Di and Yan Lefeng attended the pre-match press conference on behalf of Lee Man. (Picture: provided by the club)
Lee & Man beat the Indonesian powerhouse Bali United 5-1 at home last week to qualify, and will compete with the Red Diamonds for the group stage tomorrow night. Facing an opponent with an unknown situation, the home team did not neglect. “China and Japan News” quoted Skoza before the game as saying that this game is “the most important battle of this season”. He said: “We want to enter the AFC Champions League Cup group stage, so there is only one goal in tomorrow’s game, which is to win.” Red Diamond also sent personnel to the stadium last week to “roar the road”. Lee & Man “is a very well organized team, don’t underestimate them”.
Red Diamond is represented by Skossa and Hiroki Sakai. (Picture: Red Diamond Twitter)
“Nikkan Sports” also mentioned that Lee and Man’s front line is full of Brazilian players, and the midfielder has former Dutch league players, as well as Osaka-born left back Tachibana Rinya who has been out of work in Montenegro. Skoza reminded the players: ” The opponent’s four attacking players have very high personal abilities, and we don’t allow space for them.” The Red Diamonds have only lost one game at home this season. He said: “For us, this stadium is like magic, and I hope the magic will continue in the future. “
Sakai Hiroki, who once left the Ligue 1 Marseilles, also attended the press conference. He agreed with Skosha’s words and emphasized the need to be cautious. He, who won the AFC Champions League MVP last year, expressed his desire to win the AFC Champions League again: “We must forget ourselves I am the last champion, I have to play with a new look, and I want to do my best to win again.”
Li Wen was also flattered that the home team attached great importance to it. The team was arranged to go to the Saitama 2002 Stadium tonight for a final review, and the home team expects 20,000 people to be seated tomorrow night. Goalkeeper Chen Jiahao played against the Chinese and South Korean national teams when he played for the Hong Kong team in the East Asian Cup in Japan last year. He expects to face a more severe challenge tomorrow night: “Hong Kong teams are rarely able to play against the Japanese professional teams, let alone last year. Champion, the pressure felt on the court must be great. The opponent must be stronger than us, but we always aim to win the wave before the game. In any case, it must be a good experience to be able to compete with opponents of this level “Yan Lefeng believes that the pressure is on the home team, and Lee & Man may not have a chance of upset.
Head coach Zeng Zhaoda arrived in Japan early last Thursday, and also entered the stadium on Friday to watch the 1-0 match between the Red Diamonds and the Nagoya Whales. He pointed out that he must wake up at the beginning of tomorrow’s game: “The most important thing about the game is the start , I hope the team can avoid clean sheets when adapting to the opponent’s rhythm, if we allow the opponent to score first, we will be very troublesome.”
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2023-08-21 12:35:21
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