soccer king

Fifth more.

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At the end of the day's training, Qin Xiong returned to Wardell Street. He was already exhausted, but after seeing a haunted figure, he was refreshed.

He stood outside De Coize's restaurant, watching the ebullient girl go about her business.

Sylvia Sloat.

It appears she has been hired by De Coizer.

Wearing restaurant work clothes, she showed every guest an angelic smile, as if she could bring everyone meticulous care.

That has made De Coizer's restaurant business significantly better.

Freddy was sitting in front of the table and chairs in the open air. He was also observing Sylvia. He only knew of such a girl before, and he also knew her appearance from Qin Xiong's sketches. Seeing it with his own eyes today made him feel relieved, and especially pleasure.

He would be worried, afraid that the girl Qin Xiong fell in love with would not be a good girl, after all, this is Amsterdam, the world-famous city of freedom, and also, the capital of sex.

He looked at Sylvia like an elder, warm and generous, full of affinity, and beautiful.

What a girl!

What a perfect match with Qin Xiong!

As Freddy thought so, his shoulders were suddenly held down. He turned his head and saw that it was Qin Xiong who had returned from training. He immediately indicated the direction of Sylvia with his eyes, which were full of ridicule.

Qin Xiong put down his shoulder bag on the chair, and walked over to greet Sylvia.

"Hey, are you still used to it?"

Sylvia turned her head and saw that it was Qin Xiong, and quickly thanked him.

"It's great here, thank you for recommending me to come here."

Qin Xiong nodded, not knowing what to say, worried about disturbing Sylvia's work, so he walked back to Freddy and sat down, ready to have dinner.

He ate this dinner very slowly, and he didn't dare to stare at Sylvia blatantly. Occasionally, he secretly glanced at her, and he still worried about being discovered by the other party in his heart, which was like being a thief.

Freddy turned his face away from time to time and snickered.

Although there are many boys in Europe and the United States who are shy and introverted, it is rare after all, but Freddie has lived in China for a long time, and he is used to Qin Xiong's "beginning of love" behavior.

After the peak meal time in the evening, Sylvia's part-time job is over. She is not full-time. When she was about to leave, Qin Xiong was pushed by Freddy, and Qin Xiong immediately understood, and took the initiative to go to Sylvia Beside him, he suggested, "Let me see you off."

Sylvia smiled at him and shook her head, and said: "I have lived in this city since I was a child, and you have only been here for two months. Are you sending me off? I am afraid that I will send you back later. I heard that you are here, yes ?"

Qin Xiong pointed to the small apartment opposite the restaurant, and said, "It's right there, the people here are very kind, I like it here."

"Well, yes, I like it here too, Qin Xiong, good night."

"Be careful on the road, good night."

Qin Xiong stood there for a long time and stared at her leaving back. He couldn't see that the corners of Sylvia's mouth were crooked when she left, and she kept a sweet smile, as if she was happier than usual.

......

Before going to the third round of the Dutch Cup, Koeman took the initiative to talk to Qin Xiong during the training break.

"In the Holland Cup match, most of the team's main players will be rested, but I plan to let you continue to start the game in order to keep you in shape. Tomorrow's game will not ask you much. Let's put it this way, what I ask of you is , First, don’t care about the outcome of the game, second, don’t consume serious energy, and third, create more opportunities for teammates drawn from the reserve team.”

Qin Xiong was hugged by Coman's shoulders, and he roughly understood.

Thanks also to the arrogance philosophy instilled in Ajax.

In fact, it is: go up and kick casually, maintain the state, winning or losing is not important, cup games, training is the main thing, don't be too nervous, and really don't take it too seriously.

Qin Xiong will be on the field, but Koeman obviously doesn't expect the Dutch Cup to train Qin Xiong. What really needs to be tempered is the players of the reserve team.

For some reason, Coman put his arms around Qin Xiong's shoulders and began to walk around the training field. After finishing the task of tomorrow's game, he turned to discussing long-term topics.

"Qin Xiong, you have been in the first team for more than a month. You have performed very well and exceeded all our expectations. During the game away from PSV Eindhoven, I realized that you can be expected to be high. The technical characteristics shown, let us start to re-examine the team's tactical system, Van der Vaart is not you, you are not Van der Vaart, Pienaar, Sneijder, every player is special, unique, and that is why , We still have to be cautious in how to let you integrate, adapt, and inspire a brand-new tactical system, alas, the disadvantage for us is that the timing is not good now."

Qin Xiong didn't understand, and asked: "The timing?"

He saw that Koeman frowned subconsciously, looked into the distance, his eyes were misty, and said lightly: "A week later, we are going to face AC Milan, so what should we change rashly? In a game with unprecedented pressure, the probability of failure It will be very high, if there is a loss in the next European game, we may declare that we will be eliminated in the group stage."

Qin Xiong understood.

What Koeman worries about is that the battle is imminent, and changing tactics on the spot, for the weaker team, it always needs to take greater risks, just like marching to fight, changing generals before the battle is a taboo for military strategists.

......

Qin Xiong searched through the team lists of the Eredivisie and Eredivisie professional leagues, but he couldn't find the name of Ajax's opponent in the third round of the Dutch Cup.

URK.

When taking the bus to the small town of Urk, Lindgren told him that URK is an amateur team in the Netherlands and does not participate in the professional league.

Qin Xiong suddenly realized that it is no wonder that Ajax will carry out a big rotation in this round. It may be that the training value of the substitute players of the first team is not very valuable, so the players from the reserve team were transferred up. If the youth team did not participate in the Dutch Cup, the system Belonging to a team different from Ajax, maybe Ajax simply let the first team rest.

Urk's mayor had mixed emotions in a pre-match interview.

"4000 tickets were sold out and we couldn't limit the rush from Ajax fans, yes, our team may not have home advantage, that's how we survive."

As the only local team in Urk, URK can enter the third round of the Dutch Cup, which is already a relatively big breakthrough. Since they are a non-professional team, there is no home protection in ticket sales, like the Eredivisie and the Netherlands. Clubs and home game ticket sales require buyers to show their membership cards. URK is an amateur team. Without this layer of protection, it is naturally impossible to stop fans of visiting teams from frantically buying tickets. Of course, from an economic point of view, URK The mayor of Ajax should still be excited. If it is another opponent, he will not be as enthusiastic as the Ajax fans.

In Europe, the measurement of fan loyalty is generally based on the frequency of going to away games. It is very convenient for local fans to cheer for the team at home, but it is rare and valuable when they go to away games, highlighting their loyalty.

This is the case for Ajax fans. URK’s stadium only has 4000 tickets, and it is estimated that more than 3000 have been snapped up by Ajax fans. It’s like a trip to the town to play around. The Netherlands itself is not big. The transportation is convenient.

Midweek cup games are played in the evening.

Just after seven o'clock, Qin Xiong had already put on his jersey, and stood in the tunnel with his teammates waiting for the game to start.

The amateur team's stadium is very simple, and it may not belong to them, but it is leased to them by the town government.

Coman asked Qin Xiong not to waste his energy or fight hard. In addition to avoiding excessive energy consumption, he also had the idea of ​​protecting him.

The site conditions are poor!

If you step on a small pit and sprain your foot while accelerating, is it a loss?

Before the game, Koeman faced Qin Xiong with repeated orders in front of everyone, and he almost said bluntly: Just take a walk on the court!

It is also to let the teammates understand in their hearts, so as not to think that Qin Xiong is not working hard on the court.

Ajax, who played today, is really a motley crew.

The main force of the first team, the substitutes, plus a few players from the reserve team.

When the referee team led the players from both sides into the field, Qin Xiong was confused by the atmosphere of the scene.

Whose home is this?

In the stands, most of the fans who shouted and cheered were wearing Ajax jerseys!

He even saw the three old men of Rutmanson and Freddy standing on the edge of the stands on the left hand side of the players' tunnel, smiling at him with beer in hand.

The management of this stadium is also very loose.