"I'm going to take all responsibility for this loss."

"Here, I want to apologize to all the fans and media who came to China. We failed to take away the scores and failed their kindness from afar. I apologize on behalf of the team."

At the post-match press conference, South Korean coach Stilik said with a lonely expression.

In the just-concluded game, his team lost to the Chinese team by 0-3 in Changsha. This was a complete defeat. Whether it was the result or the process, it was the biggest defeat of the South Korean team in the decades of China-South Korea confrontation.

Head coach Stilek said he was willing to take all responsibilities, which was his responsibility.

Regarding this game, the German said that he had fallen into Gao Han's trap from the beginning and was also disturbed by the outside world, which made him unable to maintain enough calmness and rationality, resulting in major mistakes between him and the team in the game.

"Before the game, we had expected that this game would be extremely difficult. We were ready for a tough battle, but the Chinese team's tactics in this game still surprised us. They played more relaxed and more patient. In contrast, we were a little too hasty."

"This bad mood has affected our entire game. I know that the game in Seoul half a year ago is still interfering with us. In addition, the situation in the group stage has forced us to become more proactive, but this happened to hit the Chinese team's plan."

"After more than half a year, the Chinese team has made great progress. They performed very strongly. The players' execution ability is higher than half a year ago. There are no major mistakes in the whole game. On the contrary, we made mistakes repeatedly in the face of the opponent's tenacious defense, and we were eventually punished by our own mistakes."

"In a game like this, a goal is enough to overturn everything."

Stilek believes that the Chinese team has played very high standards in both games, which represents how successful Gao Han’s coaching in the Chinese team is. He believes that Gao Han’s step-by-step pressing has led to further imbalance in the players’ mentality.

"I haven't re-watched the foul of Hwang Hee Chan yet. I can't be sure what happened at that time, but there is no doubt that we paid the price for our lack of calmness, which was unimaginable before."

"Here, I am not trying to defend the players, but want to say that we were under too much pressure in this game, which made our players' emotions a little out of control, and eventually led to the appearance of red cards in the second half."

Regarding the two red cards, Huang Xican and Lee Rong will miss the game against Syria in their next game. Stilik said that this certainly has some impact, but he believes that the team can overcome it.

There were many media from South Korea at the scene, and some even asked Stilik publicly, believing that in the decades of Korean football history, there has never been a loss to China in two consecutive games like in the past six months, and both games were so ugly.

The first game was a home defeat, and the second game was even worse. He received two red cards away and lost three goals.

It can be said that the advantages over Chinese football that have been accumulated with great effort over the past few decades have been ruined by Stilik and his players in just two games. Korean media reporters asked Stilik if he would resign for this.

The German's face became very ugly in an instant, but he still said with grace that he was willing to take all the responsibilities. If the Korean Football Association believes that his resignation is beneficial to the team's next game, he is willing to accept it.

Stilik's dilemma made Gao Han, who was sitting aside, sigh.

Professional football is so cruel. Sometimes a loss often costs a heavy price.

This made him keep making excuse for Stilik in his subsequent comments, saying that the South Korean team performed well in this game, which put huge pressure on the Chinese team. Even after the Chinese team led by one goal, it was the period when the South Korean team performed the best and had the most obvious advantage.

But, the red card changed everything.

Gao Han’s meaning is very clear. It has nothing to do with Stilek, it is the player’s own problem.

His words brought him Stilik's gratitude to him.

Regarding this game, Gao Han said that this was a golden victory, laying a key step for the Chinese team to qualify in the group, but more importantly, the national team played very holisticly in this game.

"It can be said that this is the best game that the players have played since I coached the national team, and their skills and tactics have been implemented very well. Every player has the same confidence and philosophy and is extremely devoted to the game, which ultimately leads to our home victory."

After this round of the game, the Chinese team won all six games and scored 18 points, continuing to lead the Group A of the top 12 matches. Behind the Chinese team is Iran, who narrowly beat Qatar 1-0 away in this round, which ranked second in the group with 13 points, while Uzbekistan made a mistake in this round and lost to Syria 0-1 away.

As a result, the South Korean team continued to maintain third place in the group, while Uzbekistan failed to reverse and still ranked fourth.

Regarding the qualifying situation in the group, Gao Han said that the Chinese team is in a relatively favorable position.

According to the rules of qualifying directly in the top two in the group, with four rounds left in the group stage, the Chinese team led the third place and South Korea team by as many as 11 points, and qualifying was basically a sure win.

But even so, Gao Han still refused to shout slogans and still cautiously stated that the team still needs to continue to work hard and continue to do their best in every game.

"I'm not saying this at all humble and polite, but facts."

"There are three away games in the remaining four rounds, all of which require a long journey to the Middle East. The remaining home game is against Uzbekistan. I don't think we have any bargaining chips."

"Here, I want to call on players, fans and media reporters that since the top 12 games, we have worked hard every game. Without this fighting spirit, without the unity and hard work of everyone in the team, we cannot have the current good situation of six consecutive victories."

"And we can win six consecutive games, and we may lose four consecutive games next."

"So, I hope everyone can stay calm and rational, think carefully about what we have reached today, and what we have to rely on to continue to move forward next."

"I want to say that the top 12 games are not our goal, and entering the World Cup in Russia is not our ultimate goal. Our goal is that Chinese football can rise, and Chinese team can participate in every World Cup. We can compete with many world-class teams without losing the upper hand, so that Chinese football can rise among world-class teams."

"Now, we have achieved only a tiny little achievement, nothing to be proud of or complacency, and even if we are not careful, this little achievement is likely to be completely defeated again."

Gao Han's words convinced all the media reporters present, and many Korean reporters were even shocked.

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The next day, Korean media forwarded Gao Han's bold statement at the post-match press conference.

Regarding the progress of Chinese football over the past six months, Korean media believe that Gao Han has made great contributions, especially the six consecutive victories in the top 12 games. Each game can be seen as a reflection of Gao Han's coaching ability, and has been observed and learned by countless professional coaches.

Now, Gao Han has clearly shouted the slogan to revitalize Chinese football, which will undoubtedly represent the rapid progress of Chinese football in the next few years, or even decades.

"The Korean fear of South Korea has been completely destroyed, and the battle in Changsha caused heavy losses to South Korea."

Some Korean media believe that this is a shameful defeat, not only because of the zero-to-three score, but also because of the two completely unnecessary red cards. The Chinese team has excellent offense and defense in this game, and performed very well, and it can be said that the results and processes of the game are perfect.

Many Korean netizens also left messages online saying, "The Korean fear of South Korea has completely collapsed, and our confidence has also collapsed. This is a game where the results and content are desperate. Korean football will usher in the tertiary phobia."

Although many Korean media believe that the referee showed red cards to the two Korean players at the same time, which was suspected of taking care of the home team, they basically did not deny that Huang Xichan's foul was indeed too bad. Many Korean fans and reporters even believed that the Korean Football Association should punish the two evildoers more severely.

But more media reporters pointed the finger directly at Stilik.

This year's Korean national team is hailed as the strongest South Korean team in history and is also considered the strongest team in Asia. Especially for the first-tier European stars like Sun Xingmin, it has made everyone in South Korea look forward to it.

But unexpectedly, after several rounds of matches, the South Korean team is now ranked third in the group, and the qualifying situation is in danger, which makes South Korea unsatisfied and calls on Stilik to resign, and the Football Association should make a quick decision.

Compared with the miserable situation of the Korean media, Chinese media and fans praised the national team for their outstanding performance.

The authoritative party newspaper even stated in a high-profile manner that defeating South Korea by three goals completely witnessed the shattering of Korean fear.

"The young player Zhao Jun's match played the whole game is undoubtedly the best embodiment and proof of the Chinese team under Gao Han's rule."

"This means that the Chinese team's technical and tactical style has become more mature and stable. A group of young players led by Zhao Jun will gradually take on the leap and flag of the national team. They have been influenced by advanced youth training concepts since childhood, and are more in line with the current requirements of this national team than anyone else."

The media also believes that the offense in the midfield still has great potential to be tapped, especially in the past, when a group of overseas players, led by Zhang Yuning, Yang Xin, Wang Lei, Gao Ren, Wei Shihao and Lin Liangming, the overall strength of the Chinese team will steadily improve, which will greatly enhance the competitiveness of the Chinese team in Asia.

The battle between China and South Korea in Changsha once again triggered the ratings of domestic football matches and monopolized the hot search list on Weibo. It can be said that it has evolved into a national event. The national football team was able to defeat South Korea three to zero at home and let two opponents' red cards end. It can be said that they won all the inner and face.

After winning South Korea, the Chinese team can basically be determined to get the right to qualify. Unless the next four consecutive losses and all are defeated, the Chinese team can at least get the third place in the group with the current group situation.

It can be said that this is the best time to hit the World Cup in history.
Chapter completed!