soccer king

The atmosphere in the Ajax dressing room was very gloomy.

Ibrahimovic was sitting in a corner wearing only his underwear, leaning against the wall with a dazed face, surrounded by Nesta, Maldini, and Gattuso's defensive triangle, even though he had [-] martial arts skills, he couldn't perform well. [-]% out.

It would be a huge blow to his confidence.

But maybe after a buffer of time, he should cheer up and continue to embark on his dream of becoming the world's number one center forward.

After returning to the locker room, Sneijder slammed his fist on the closet. Van der Vaart took off his jersey and sat in front of the closet. The proud captain lowered his haughty head and stared at his feet. to his expression.

Qin Xiong is also in a bad mood, losing, nothing can make people feel worse than this.

In particular, this kind of negative emotion will be contagious to each other. Ajax has lost the spirit of winning in the league in the past half month. Their expressions and state are like just attending the funeral of their relatives...

Veteran Litmanen sat on the bench for 90 minutes. He brought new news at this time, trying to cheer up this young and psychologically fragile team.

"it's not finished yet!"

His words were resounding and attracted everyone's attention, but the teammates stared at this veteran who was actually on the fringes of the team in addition to his previous qualifications, and his eyes were still a little indifferent.

Litmanen just encouraged his teammates as much as he could. He walked to the middle of the locker room and said seriously: "In the other game in the same group, Celta drew with Brugge. Now, we are 5 behind Brugge. Points, 4 points behind AC Milan, and two rounds of matches, our Champions League journey this season is not over yet!"

Maxwell, Grigera, Escuder, Heitinga and others straightened up and cheered up a little.

Two rounds.

Ajax and AC Milan played two back-to-back games, Ajax was double-killed, AC Milan scored all 6 points, this is the worst situation.

And the other two opponents in the same group.

Bruges and Celta.

They played two draws.

This is simply a lose-lose result!

It is conceivable that even if they win a game with each other, both teams can get 3 points, which will be 2 more than 1 points.

Then, Brugge will now have 6 points more than Ajax, as long as they get another draw, they will be able to qualify.

And Celta will also surpass Ajax with 4 points!

However, these two teams played two draws, which made AC Milan and Ajax a profitable result in a sense.

Litmanen looked around each teammate with calm eyes, and said: "Now we shouldn't be discouraged, depressed, lost, and helpless! If we have to do this, please do these things when we are completely out and lose all hope of qualifying for the knockout round. , At that time, we will have enough time to cry. Let us face the current situation rationally. In the next two rounds, our opponent is the same as AC Milan. The difference is only playing first and then playing, home or away. AC Milan is the strongest , as long as they win the next game, they will definitely be able to advance, and we will challenge Celta in the next game, we must win! In the same round, Brugge will face AC Milan at home, I do not believe that AC Milan will accept being defeated by Brugge I believe that the defending champion will not be willing to fight a life-and-death battle in the final round. Even if Brugge does not lose at home and wins a draw, their points will only be 9 points. As long as we beat Celta Vigo in an away game in one round, we will have 6 points! In the last round, we will face Bruges at home, and if we beat them, we will have the same points as Bruges, so in terms of the total score of the battle, we will If you have the upper hand, you can advance!"

Litmanen analyzed well.

Anyone who understands the group points situation and the future schedule can make such an analysis.

But this is not absolutely the case.

Not to mention that Ajax must win both games, but also hope that AC Milan will not lose in the away game. After all, fate is not in their own hands.

Some teammates were inspired by Litmanen and cheered up.

But like Qin Xiong, Sneijder, van der Vaart, and Ibrahimovic, these four players are the main players, and their expressions have not changed.

They won't feel better about hearing Litmanen's analysis.

Perhaps Litmanen is really getting old.

What comes out of his mouth is reality, yes, very reality.

He couldn't understand that the loss of the proud geniuses at this moment may not have much to do with whether the Champions League can advance to the knockout round. Yes, it is a realistic consideration in the future.

But at this moment, the haze in their hearts comes from failure!

Double-killed by AC Milan in two rounds, I can't hold my head up!

If they consider reality from the very beginning, their thinking is very utilitarian.

Well, they probably won't go for the win!

The opponent is so powerful, why do you want to fantasize about victory?

180 minutes to defend, no matter how ugly the scene is, it doesn't matter, put on an iron bucket formation to defend!

and then?

Ajax may also get two draws, with 5 points in points, and AC Milan will only have 3 points.

But that's just not losing!

Their hearts are higher than the sky, and they want to win!

Football games should be about pursuing victory!

Their ambition is to conquer!

Therefore, Litmanen's words may be able to inspire some teammates, but Qin Xiong's ears cannot touch him.

He went to the shower room to take a bath, quickly changed into casual clothes, and Qin Xiong left the dressing room with his newly bought casual bag.

The game was held at night, and when Qin Xiong returned to Wardell Street, it was already close to midnight, he and Freddy had some supper together, and then went back to the apartment to sleep and rest.

The next day, the first team had a holiday in the morning.

Qin Xiong has kept a calm face since the morning exercise, he is recalling the game.

The details of the 70-minute game were played repeatedly in my mind.

How did you lose?

Koeman's tactical loss to Ancelotti occupies a certain factor, which also reflects the strength and status of the two teams in European football.

AC Milan is better than Ajax.

From coaches to players.

Until noon, Qin Xiong often fell into a state of contemplation. He looked like a thinker, sitting outside the restaurant and distracted, but outsiders didn't know that his brain was engaged in violent brainstorming.

Every opponent, every teammate, and himself, how to break the enemy, how to improve, how to make himself stronger?

His state made Freddy look worried. Although he had been by Qin Xiong's side all the time, perhaps it was because he was too familiar. When he opened his mouth, Qin Xiong could guess what he would say, and Freddy knew what he was going to say. Skimpy omits the corny encouragement.

What Freddy worried about was that Qin Xiong was too immersed in his own thought world. He could guess that Qin Xiong was recalling the game, but it was too brain-intensive, and it was too easy for Qin Xiong to go back to the state of being lonely and isolated from the outside world when he was a child. , which is not good.

At this time, something from the outside world is needed to distract Qin Xiong's attention, so that he can relieve the heaviness in his heart and his attachment to thinking.

When Freddy was distressed, someone sat down on the seat opposite Qin Xiong. When Freddy saw that person, he immediately stretched his brows, smiled at the person, and then got up and left, leaving space for the young couple. men and women.

Sylvia was sitting opposite Qin Xiong. She knew that in the past, when Qin Xiong was sitting on tables and chairs outside the restaurant, he would secretly stare at her.

Maybe it's because she's used to being stared at by the opposite sex, but Sylvia doesn't think Qin Xiong is rude, after all, from the day the two met, Qin Xiong has always been very gracious.

Today, Qin Xiong didn't secretly watch her, not even once.

The feeling in her heart was strange, but instead, she would pay more attention to Qin Xiong.

She knew the results of last night's game at home. According to her understanding of the football circle, at this time, most of the players should be drunk all night or use other means to vent their anger.

It is too rare for Qin Xiong to meditate like a sculpture for a long time.

Qin Xiong didn't notice that Sylvia was sitting in front of him, his eyes were lowered, and he was stirring a cup of coffee with a small spoon in his right hand. The coffee was already cold, and he had stirred it for almost half an hour.

He seemed to be in a different space dimension from Sylvia, and the distance between the two was less than two meters, but it seemed that Qin Xiong couldn't notice her existence.

This state made Sylvia close her eyes and smile, but it was a pity that Qin Xiong missed her soft smile.

Sylvia had no choice but to take Qin Xiong's coffee away, which made Qin Xiong "wake up" from his contemplation.