soccer king

"Bergkamp go home!"

"Who will stop Henry?"

"Vieira will test the Ajax midfield star!"

"The duel between beautiful football and offensive football, who will be the king?"

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On the day before the Champions League match, the Dutch local sports TV station was full of reports on Arsenal.

Including Arsenal's amazing 26-round unbeaten run in the Premier League this season!

In the league, Arsenal have not lost a game.

At the same time, Arsenal's golden left is shocking the world, and the combination of Ashley Cole, Pires and Henry's left has frightened the Dutch football media.

There is also the double midfielder combination of Vieira and Gilberto Silva, which can be called the top in the world.

Although the young Ajax is unstoppable in the local league, facing the mature and powerful Premier League giants, there is no doubt that this will be an extremely difficult game.

Qin Xiong and his teammates will see these reports in the gym, is there any pressure?

No!Some are motivation and excitement, which makes people tremble uncontrollably!

If Arsenal are not strong, they will be disappointed.

There is no need to sweat so hard after the winter break, waiting for the upcoming battle!

In the pre-Champions League press conference, the mild-mannered Wenger hit back at Ajax by complimenting them on their quality and insisting they were the toughest draw The mainstream media claimed that Arsenal had drawn a top pick.

Koeman also appeared extremely low-key, claiming that Arsenal is difficult to deal with, and Ajax must pay more and more than the opponent if they want to advance!

Although the Dutch media believed that Ajax should take advantage of the home court and establish an advantage in the first round, in fact, Koeman did not deliberately emphasize this in his pre-match training.

Because he knows very well that in the Champions League knockout round, the two rounds are 180 minutes, or even 210 minutes plus a penalty shootout. The most important thing in the competition is mentality!

Whoever has an unbalanced mentality will be in an extremely passive situation.

In the face of such a big battle, the first thing is to stay calm.

Fully recognize the reality and don't be swayed by external factors.

That's right, Ajax had home court advantage in the first leg, and it will be even more difficult to go to Highbury in the next leg.

However, can they play aggressively at home in the first round?

No!

Absolutely not!

Koeman has done a lot of research on Arsenal. Arsenal's so-called beautiful football only exists in England.

It is because of the overall style of English football that Arsenal's football style is more beautiful.

This does not mean that Arsenal are playing offensive football, and there is no equal sign between offensive football and beautiful football.

Arsenal have abandoned the traditional British long pass offensive style, and instead use the ground to pass and cut. However, in terms of tactics, they still take the counterattack as the mainstream. In the counterattack, they have more space to play their players. Advantages of passing and cutting running position and speed impact.

If Ajax rushes forward with the whole army, for Arsenal, this is exactly what they want!

On the evening of December 2rd.

Ajax and Arsenal arrived as scheduled, gathered at the Amsterdam Arena, and the peak battle is about to be staged.

When the players of the two teams were earnestly warming up, fans had already entered the field early and began to cheer for the team in the stands.

The extremely serious Qin Xiong, when he was about to go back to the locker room after the warm-up, saw some nostalgic old fans in the stands unfurl a banner, welcoming Bergkamp home!

The 35-year-old veteran Bergkamp is still the main force of Arsenal. He is very famous. In European football, there is a saying that in today’s increasingly utilitarian football era, only art football masters are left. If you want to To appreciate artistic football, either go to the Bernabeu and watch Zidane play, or go to Highbury and watch Bergkamp play.

This statement has changed recently, and one more person can go to the Nou Camp to appreciate Ronaldinho playing football.

In any case, this represents Bergkamp's style of play and his status in the hearts of fans, which is not about honor.

Qin Xiong put on his sneakers again in the locker room, tidied up his jersey, and stood up energetically. Captain Van der Vaart walked up to each teammate, stretched out his hand, and clapped hands with everyone with a serious expression. Use silent expressions and actions to cheer up.

Koeman left early after his speech. Just as he has been letting the players relax and face the game with a normal mind recently, he naturally didn't want to put too much pressure on the players at this time before the game.

Qin Xiong walked to the door of the locker room, and other teammates also stood up one after another, and everyone was about to leave the locker room.

Qin Xiong slightly bowed his head and closed his eyes, took a deep breath, raised his head and opened his eyes, full of energy, with obvious burning flames of battle in his eyes.

The Ajax generals who had the same expression as him did not urge Qin Xiong. After Qin Xiong reached out to open the door of the locker room, they heard the voice from the player tunnel, which was the enthusiastic noise in the stadium.

That was the sound of the horn from the atmosphere of the battlefield.

They walked out of the locker room with their heads held high, and stood in line in front of the exit of the player tunnel without saying a word. Their expressions were focused, and they did not glance at their opponents.

The Arsenal generals have already lined up.

This gunner, who has received great praise in England, someone cast his eyes on Ajax and examined them. It was Vieira, who looked like a king of the jungle, sizing up his prey.

Henry, the most famous, stood in the front row. He just glanced at Ajax lightly, and then looked away. This outstanding gun king on the field is as cold as a killer, and his posture is not tepid in normal times. Fire, maybe when it comes to the field, there will be a sudden and shocking killing intent!

The referee checked the time, confirmed that the starting players of the two teams had arrived, and then entered the field together with the referee team.

When the two teams stepped into the stadium, the cheers erupting from the entire stadium were deafening.

Walking into the stadium, standing in a horizontal line, the melodious and high-pitched Champions League theme song echoed in the stadium, Qin Xiong looked up slightly with a solemn expression, at this moment, he could not imagine the attention he received.

In addition to the European fans' attention to the Champions League, there are also Chinese fans far away in China, even if they are not fans of Ajax and Arsenal, they are paying close attention to him through the broadcast on sports TV.

When he stood on this battlefield, on the highest stage in Europe, he may not have realized that a flag had been quietly raised behind him.

Countless Chinese fans regard him as the flag bearer of Chinese football!High hopes for him!

"The first round of the 2003-2004 UEFA Champions League 1/8 final kicked off. Today we came to the Amsterdam Arena. Ajax, who is at home, faced the giants Arsenal from England. Both teams have excellent records in the league. Ajax only lost one game in 22 rounds of the league, while Arsenal created an astonishing 26 rounds unbeaten. In England's top league, Arsenal's defeat is hard to come by. However, Arsenal is more glorious than the history of the Champions League. , is still not as good as Ajax. Today, Arsenal, a century-old giant, has not yet won the Champions League trophy, but Ajax has not only won four Champions League trophies, but also created three consecutive championships. Today Unlike in the past, since the Bosman rule, Ajax's competitiveness on the top European stage has been declining. Arsenal have made a new leap after Wenger took over. They challenged the Red Devils' supremacy in the Premier League. Zhong is also looking for new breakthroughs. Now, Arsenal's overall strength is stronger than Ajax. Ajax has talent, but it is still too young after all, but football games are played, and any result may happen.

Let's introduce the starting lineups and rosters of both sides.

Ajax 433.

Goalkeeper: Robinte.

Defenders: Grigera, Heitinga, Escuder, Maxwell.

Midfielders: Garasek, Qin Xiong, Pienaar.

Forwards: van der Vaart, Ibrahimovic, Sneijder.

Arsenal starting 442.

Goalkeeper: Lehmann.

Defenders: Lauren, Campbell, Toure, Ashley Cole.

Midfield: Ljungberg, Vieira, Silva, Pires.

Forwards: Bergkamp, ​​Henry.

Well, with the whistle of the referee, the first round of this UEFA Champions League 1/8 knockout round kicked off, and Arsenal kicked off first! "

When Arsenal kicked off, Henry passed the ball back, he ran forward, Vieira passed the ball back to Henry, Henry took the ball and turned around, moving like a rabbit.

Qin Xiong pointed to his back position in the middle to indicate to Pienaer to return to defend and make up for the position, while helping to defend the side. He and Henry, who was rushing forward with the ball, were about to encounter each other!

The war between Ajax and Arsenal has begun!