18 minutes, QiaoWenKe found it very difficult to control the ball, and despite his teammates' passes being well-placed, he struggled to make a decision and chose to shoot from a narrow angle, only for it to be saved by goalkeeper Tim Howard. At 38 minutes, Eli Manning jerseys, QiaoWenKe once again displayed his brainless side; despite facing a well-positioned U.S. defender, he refused to pass on the right and instead made continuous feints, which ultimately led to him losing possession. Four minutes into the second half, Andrea Pirlo back-passed to attacking midfielder Thiago Motta, who then sent another pass to QiaoWenKe. The "no-brain ant" directly opted for a shot but missed the goal. Marco Motta, after witnessing the wasted opportunity, could no longer contain his anger and roared at QiaoWenKe! As the game continued, his performance remained consistently brainless. Watching QiaoWenKe's performance, many fans might be reminded of a player long since abandoned by Inter Milan (the Po), Sara. Sara, a Serie A notorious brainless winger, would almost always attempt flashy moves with the ball, only to end up losing possession, allowing the opposing players to directly "show off". In this game, QiaoWenKe was even more so, and he could just as well be called Italy's Sara.
After the match, experts from Corriere dello Sport criticized that "QiaoWenKe is unworthy to be an Italian player!" He stated: "QiaoWenKe is a good player, capable of making the list of 18, but should not start. Italy cannot take QiaoWenKe and Matt as an attacking duo to the Euros." A few days before the game, QiaoWenKe's agent Alessio Secco gave an interview to Tuttosport about the possibility of his client moving to Chelsea (the Po). He said: "If I were Roman Abramovich, I would bring QiaoWenKe to Chelsea, where he would be the new Zola." When talking about the possibility of QiaoWenKe returning to his former club Juventus (the Po), unexpectedly, conditions were set: "When considering his new club, guarantees must come from both the coach and the club." It remains unclear whether Juventus will still view him as a potential first-team member in future years after seeing his performance, and even if Abramovich knew nothing about football, he wouldn't possibly consider giving QiaoWenKe the chance to become the "new Gianfranco Zola." If there's no love lost, lean closer, and virtual shell Li Ming YuDaBao confirmed the fee to be less than 10 million Euros. Female fans, of course, love the game...