Green Dragon

Chapter 207 Preparing for the Champions League Final
5 month 25 day.

There are still four days until the final decisive battle, but the Ajax team has already arrived in London.

Thanks to the close relationship between Arsenal star Bergkamp and Wenger, they rented to Arsenal's training base as a preparation site, but Arsenal's players have left the club to start their own vacations, so Ajax did not Able to have a warm-up practice match with the Gunners.

Although Van Basten has been instilling confidence in the players, and Long Shute has also stated on many occasions that the team must be a champion, but when the final battle is imminent, everyone chose to be cautious and low-key.

Except for a small number of Dutch media who have the right to enter the venue for 20 minutes of filming every day, the Ajax staff shut out all the British reporters who know nothing about gossip and tracking players to prevent their own information from leaking , but despite this, there are still many reports under the name of "insiders" that have been continuously published in various media.

If it is the Chinese team, it must be a closed training at this time, and after a week of closed training, there is no change from before...

Although Van Basten's coaching experience is not as rich as Ferguson's, he has also experienced a lot of storms as a player. He knows what kind of environment the players need at this time.

"This afternoon is the video analysis. After the end, you are free to move around. You can go to movies, listen to concerts, go shopping and travel, and even go to the bar for a drink. But I hope everyone remembers that we are not in London for tourism. , I don't want a reporter calling me early tomorrow morning asking why my players are being photographed by the paparazzi in some indescribable venue."

Van Basten first set the rules for the disciples, and then signaled Witzger to start playing the video.

This is a highlight of Manchester United's recent games, including the league games against Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool, as well as the Champions League games against Real Madrid and Chelsea.

The clips of the coaches are very targeted, not only reflecting Manchester United's attacking routines, but also vividly showing how their defensive players work together.

"Manchester United have played like this for a long time, very much on the two wings, and their wide players are often the strongest people in the team."

Bergkamp, ​​who has been in the Premier League for many years, has played the role of commentator. He pointed to the predicted lineup on the tactical board:
"Their goalkeeper is [-] per cent Van der Sar, a legend of our Dutch football and Ajax. Even though he has announced his retirement in the summer, everyone should be aware that he is not an easy guy.

The candidates for the back line are relatively clear. As long as Evra, Ferdinand and Vidic are healthy, they are definitely the main starting players. The only change is the right back. Their captain, Neville, is in a bad state. It is difficult to play in such a game. Serving as the starter, the rest are Fabio, Rafael, and Brown, none of which are particularly reliable choices.

There may be more changes in the midfield. The left midfielder should be Giggs or Nani, the right midfielder should be Valencia, and the central midfielder can include Carrick, Scholes, Park Ji-sung, Anderson, Fletcher and others. In exchange, no one is the absolute main force, and no one can be easily ignored, so beware.

Rooney and Berbatov should have no problem at the front..."

After Bergkamp introduced Manchester United's lineup, Van Basten gave another indoctrination:
"In fact, our opponent is not very strong. Van der Sar is 40 years old, and his reaction ability is obviously not comparable to when he was young. Otherwise, Stegrunberg would not be the number one player in the Dutch national team today. goalkeeper.

Their defense line seems to be monolithic, but the characteristics are too single, and the overall age is slightly aging. I believe that Louis can easily find space among them.

In midfield, Valencia and Nani are quick wingers, but I don't think they are faster than our vice-captain, and the main point is that neither of them has Ronaldo's ability to score goals. The side threat is not too great.

As for the forwards, Berbatov has always been a slacker, I remember in many games his movement was not even as good as the goalkeeper, Rooney is probably the only player we need to pay special attention to.But don't be nervous, there is not a real superstar among these main players. Think about it, we have defeated Ronaldo, Kaka, Messi and other superstars this season, and the only golden goal in Manchester United Mister (Owen) may not even be able to enter the bench..."

Some of his analyzes are certainly not objective, but perhaps the players need such psychological hints:

Yeah, we can even beat super giants like the Cosmos and Galacticos, what's so great about a declining Manchester United? -
Since he had just taken the plane, Ajax did not conduct outdoor training. After watching Manchester United's video and analyzing relevant tactics, Van Basten announced that today's work was officially over.

The players left the training base in twos and threes, and Long Shute also slipped onto the street with Suarez, Blind, Eriksson and others.

Although Amsterdam is also an international metropolis, it is still slightly inferior to the capital of the empire on which the sun never sets that has ruled the world for hundreds of years. At least for Long Shute and others, this city is the real super city.

The former Ajax players and current Tottenham main players Van der Vaart and Pienaar received them as hosts. A group of people sat in a well-known bar in London, drinking light drinks, and talking about football and football. Life.

"Don't underestimate Manchester United. Maybe they are not top players in every position, but they can often play beyond the average strength in the game." The two old seniors kindly reminded the young people, "Their coach That's the scariest thing about this team!"

Even Suarez, who is usually indifferent, nodded slightly.

Although they have never played against Manchester United, anyone who plays in European football should have heard of the Red Devils Manchester United and their head coach, the king of the Red Dynasty-Sir Alex Ferguson.

As an unknown Scottish player, he switched careers as a coach, then coached the already declining Manchester United, and then spent the rest of his life, spending more than 20 years, building Manchester United into the super giant it is today.

There are too many stories about him and Manchester United that fans can relish:

At the beginning of coaching, he dared to utter the arrogant oath of "kicking Liverpool off the throne", the class of [-] who was single-handedly promoted, the black wind and two evil spirits, the king Cantona, the first Champions League champion and the triple crown created by virtue of the miraculous lore, His jazz title, the Ferguson time that made all his opponents helpless, being criticized for overshadowing the sky in the British Isles, the confrontation with Wenger's old generation, the new and old confrontation with Mourinho, and the subduing of Howard Webber. The referee, the BBC, the most famous media in England, was blocked for seven years, the harsh words externally made the reporters helpless, the internal iron-fisted army expelled the meritorious captain Keane, the hair dryer known as the locker room, the flying boots in the face of Beckham's rage Men, wanting to kill Wenger and Victoria at the same time with a pistol, cultivating Ronaldo Rooney, and Dong Fangzhuo...

Van der Vaart is right, as long as the old man is still the head coach of Manchester United, this Red Devils should not be underestimated!

(End of this chapter)