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When the quarter-finals of the Champions League came, Qin Xiong was placed in a slightly awkward position by the Dutch media.

"Midfield confrontation with a gap of 75 times!"

The Dutch media compared Chelsea's number one midfielder Frank Lampard with Qin Xiong.

Ha ha, still did not discuss the content of the competition itself.

Instead, use the difference in annual salary between the two to make a comparison.

After Abramovich took charge of Stamford Bridge, he immediately renewed the contracts of Lampard and Terry. The mainstay of the team got a sky-high contract, and Lampard also became the representative player with the highest salary in the Premier League.

And his annual salary is 75 times that of Qin Xiong!

Qin Xiong's weekly salary is 2000 euros. He roughly calculated the effect of the 75-fold gap. Lampard earns pounds in London, which translates to a salary of more than 10 pounds a week.

This is the reality, what he earns in a week is more than the salary Qin Xiong accumulated in half a year from joining Ajax to March.

Qin Xiong didn't quite understand the significance of the media's comparison.

It wasn't until Koeman gave an impassioned pre-match speech in the locker room before the game that Qin Xiong understood some of the media's intentions.

"Chelsea's players are millionaires! They have money, and their least-earning players earn more than our highest-earning players! But what does that mean? Are we not as good as them?"

The gap between the rich and the poor has always been a long-standing reality in society.

Of course, there are microcosms of this kind of problem in the football circle.

This can easily arouse a kind of alternative "hating the rich" mentality of the players!

Perhaps in society, if the poor ask why you are so rich, the other party will answer confidently: I have the ability, education, knowledge, background, connections, talents, whatever it is, the poor may end up speechless and acquiesced. fact.

But in the football circle, this reality will not be recognized, even the worst team still has the opportunity to subvert the facts!

Contest!

There will always be suspense in a game that hasn't started!

Even if it is the world champion against the third-rate fish belly, who dares to say that the result of the match will not be a shocking surprise?

Corresponding to Ajax, the players certainly know that even if they beat Chelsea, their income will not be equal to or surpassed by the opponent at once, but under the stimulation of "I earn less than you but can beat you" , The players will burst out with stronger fighting spirit, laugh at them with victory, and comfort themselves with idealism.

We are playing real football, we are traditional defenders of the law of football development, our strength is not a flashy pile of money.

Maybe this kind of mentality is a bit self-deceiving, because including Qin Xiong, it is hard to say that he is not tempted by money. After all, wealth survives in this society, and a better life will bring countless material and vanity.

Living in a better house, driving a fancy car, wearing the most luxurious and dazzling brands, and even attracting more enchanting beauties to spend the spring night together, doesn't the fuck need money?

FUCK!

Of course it cost bloody money!

But we don't have a rich boss, there is only one Abramovich in the world, damn it, why did he buy Chelsea?Not Ajax?

In this self-contradictory psychology of realistic ideals, after the Ajax players were stimulated by Koeman's words, in addition to their original pursuit of victory, they also aroused their desire to defeat Chelsea and even more impatiently.

If you can't get it, then destroy it!

Let those rich people who earn more in a week than us in a month, a quarter, half a year, or even a year taste the bitterness of failure, make them unable to lift their heads, and let them go back to London in despair!

The media discussed that this game was out of the scope of competition, and part of the fighting spirit aroused by the Ajax players when they walked out of the locker room did not come from pure competition.

Qin Xiong and his teammates stood in the player tunnel, Chelsea players didn't look at them, and they also dismissed their opponents.

On the one hand, there is the arrogance of the upstarts in the football world, and on the other hand, the arrogance of the former powerful, the atmosphere is very strange.

In the packed stands of the Arena Arena in Amsterdam, Ajax fans sneered at Chelsea. The fans hated Chelsea's wealth and wealth, which made Ajax, the "talent base" of European elite clubs, more visual and a place where they could ask for anything. The supply market, at any rate, when teams like Real Madrid and Milan took talent away from Ajax, the fans could comfort themselves. The players left to chase their dreams, but if they were seduced by Chelsea, he-damn, nothing but money , is there any attraction?

"The first round of the 03-04 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals is about to begin. Ajax is at home against Chelsea from England. Ajax has almost secured the league championship this season. Now they can concentrate on the UEFA Champions League. Chelsea is in the league. Neby has improved in the past. After the new owner generously provided the team with a large number of strong support, Chelsea is firmly in the top three in the Premier League this season. Although it is unlikely to compete with Arsenal for the title, at least they look like The gap between Manchester United is not too big. This is a team that attracts the attention of Europe. Everyone is paying attention to the changes in Chelsea. They are discussing whether the Russian rich man’s gold dollar offensive can shake the traditional pattern of European football. At least for now, it seems that in On the top 1 stage of the Champions League, the only team representing the Premier League is Chelsea!

Let's take a look at the starting rosters of both sides today.

Ajax start 433.

Goalkeeper: Robinte.

Defenders: Grigera, Heitinga, Escuder, Maxwell.

Midfielders: De Jong, Galasek, Qin Xiong.

Forwards: van der Vaart, Ibrahimovic, Sneijder.

Chelsea start 442.

Goalkeeper: Cudicini.

Defenders: Melchiot, Terry, Gallas, Bridge.

Midfield: Glenshire, Lampard, Makelele, Duff.

Forwards: Hasselbaink, Crespo.

Well, the opening ceremony has been completed, and the guest Chelsea will take the lead in the kick-off, and the good show has begun! "

Chelsea attacked from the right immediately after the kick-off.

The crowd was stunned when Glenshire caught the ball from the wing and started waving forward.

That kid is so fast!

The Danish Golden Wings dribbled the ball like flying, and sprinted across the wing. There was no chance for Sneijder to return to the defense. Maxwell guarded the inside line and was on guard against Glenshall dribbling inside. As a result, Glenshall dribbled the ball directly. Going down to the bottom, he decisively sent a pass.

The ball flew over the dangerous area of ​​the penalty area and landed directly outside the penalty area on the other side, and was cleared by Grigera with a header.

Ajax was slightly shocked.

Grenshall's speed is off the charts, and it is frightening after the start.

But in all fairness, the quality of his cross was really horrible.

He wasted a good opportunity to break through from the side in vain, which has the effect of thunder and rain.

Qin Xiong received a pass from De Jong in the midfield. He was not in a hurry. Ajax is a team that plays as a whole. He passed the ball to his teammates step by step to improve the team's sense of rhythm and achieve a tacit agreement. Enter the game state.

Just like Glenshire made a sharp breakthrough, but it feels like he has not entered the game with the Chelsea generals. If the cross is accidental, it means that he made a mistake. If it is not accidental, it means that his breakthrough from the side is actually efficient. Low, because no matter how sharp the breakthrough is, it must also contribute to the offense. If the ball cannot be delivered to the key players who threaten the opponent's goal, what is the point of breaking through the wing a hundred times, ten thousand times?

While adapting to the rhythm of the game and improving the team's sense of rhythm, Qin Xiong is also observing Chelsea's technical and tactical play.

In fact, he was a bit disappointed. Compared to Arsenal, who had a whirlwind attack on the left, and Bergkamp in the middle, he would be caught seven inches by the opponent and beat him to death when he really exposed his flaws. Chelsea didn't seem to have any What a superb and powerful technical and tactical style of play.

They are more traditional, flying on both wings, with Duff on the left and Glenshire on the right. The double midfielder is a typical 6 and 8, that is, a defense, Makelele, and a more offensive support, Lampard.

The combination of two strikers also looks very traditional. Although it is not like England's typical one high and one fast, at least Hasselbaink's strength and Crespo's agility also have the shadow of England with a center forward.

This set of technical and tactical systems cannot be said to be powerless, but lacks innovation. The style of play is rigid, step-by-step, and lacks the flexibility to surprise and win.