The Glory of the Godfather

(The team roster in the previous chapter has been deleted, and a new plot has been added. Everyone raised their opinions in the book review area. I didn’t think carefully, and I also think it is very inappropriate. Such paragraphs will be placed in free chapters in the future. Apologies to everyone here.)

The Champions League group stage is divided into eight groups.

The seeded teams for each group will be drawn first.

The seed team in Group A is the defending champion, Serie A giants Inter Milan;

The seed pair of Group B is the Ligue 1 overlord Lyon;

The seeded team in Group C is the Red Devils Manchester United;

The seeded team in Group D is La Liga giants Barcelona;

Group E seeded team Bundesliga South Kings Bayern Munich;

The team seeded in Group F is the Blues Chelsea;

The seeded team in Group G is Serie A giants AC Milan;

The seeded team in Group H is Arsenal Arsenal;

After determining the seed teams of the eight groups, the other teams began to be drawn.

UEFA Secretary-General Infantino is in charge of the draw.

Infantino is a Swiss, a lawyer proficient in many languages.

Infantino joined UEFA in 2000 and became UEFA Secretary General in 2009.

However, this is the Secretary-General of UEFA, and his presence in UEFA is extremely low.

Because he often presides over the draw ceremonies of large-scale events such as the Champions League and the European Championship, he is well known by Chinese fans and is nicknamed the bald draw brother.

Fans all over the world's understanding of this bald secretary-general is more limited to that bald man always pulls out the death group with a sly smile...

The guests at the scene, as well as countless fans in front of the TV, watched the signed balls being taken out of the glass jar.

Open it, and then show the club name written on it to fans all over the world.

People will make a sound of exclamation, or helplessness, or a 'knowing' smile.

...

Next comes the third pot draw.

Aston Villa was drawn into Group A, a group with defending champion Inter Milan.

The camera gave Fang Jue a close-up, and then gave Inter Milan coach Benitez a close-up.

Because of the existence of Aston Villa, the probability of a death group in Group A has greatly increased.

Especially when there is a super giant Real Madrid in the second tier of teams.

Fang Jue's expression was relatively calm, showing no signs of happiness or anger.

Benitez frowned.

He is very familiar with Fang Jue and Aston Villa, so he is more aware of the difficulty of this team.

Benitez wrote 'Villa' in the notebook, and then drew a circle heavily.

...

Next comes the draw for the teams in Pot 4.

Eredivisie team Twente was drawn to Group A where Aston Villa is located.

There was a commotion at the scene.

Twente was the super dark horse of the Eredivisie League last season, and this team was the champion of the Eredivisie League last season.

In addition, Inter Milan is the treble winner of the Coppa Italia champion, Serie A champion and UEFA Champions League champion last season;

Aston Villa is the double champion of the English League Cup and Premier League champions last season.

In the case that the second-tier team has not been drawn, the group that Aston Villa is in already has the characteristics of the death group.

Fang Jue flattened his mouth.

He didn't feel that Aston Villa was being specifically targeted. Aston Villa had low points in the European competition and was ranked in the third tier. It was very likely that they would enter the death group.

Or, to put it bluntly, which group Aston Villa is in, that group is the group of death.

Of course, UEFA will definitely make use of the unstable factor of Aston Villa to make a big fuss.

...

This is followed by the draw for the second pot of teams.

Real Madrid were quickly drawn out.

Then draw out the signing of the group.

G!

Real Madrid was drawn to Group G where AC Milan is.

There was a burst of laughter.

Last season, AC Milan and Real Madrid were drawn together.

At that time, the match between AC Milan and Real Madrid had high ratings. Kaka, who transferred from AC Milan to Real Madrid, was the biggest attraction.

Unexpectedly, a year later, the two teams were drawn together again.

Moreover, in the eyes of many people, this is the birth of another group of death.

This group is AC Milan, Real Madrid, Ajax and Auxerre.

To be able to draw AC Milan, Real Madrid and Ajax into a group is a crazy thing in itself.

AC Milan has won the Champions League 7 times, Real Madrid has won the title 9 times, and Ajax has also reached the top 4 times. A total of 20 titles won by the three teams is enough to make this group full of death.

Although Milan and Ajax are a bit different now, Real Madrid, which has been firmly suppressed by Barcelona in recent years, has just changed their coach. It is really difficult for Mourinho to integrate the Galacticos. expected.

This is a proper group of death.

...

Fang Jue also laughed out loud with the others. Aston Villa entered the death group, which is impossible.

However, Real Madrid 'deservedly' entered the group of death. The Galacticos failed to rank in the top ten in the European war points ranking and fell to the second tier team. This is the biggest reason for them to enter the group of death. Who can blame this?

Seeing someone as unlucky as himself made Fang Jue feel much better.

Subsequently, the Bundesliga powerhouse Werder Bremen was drawn to Group A where Aston Villa is located, and there was another burst of laughter at the scene.

This also confirms the title of the group of death of this group.

2010/2011 UEFA Champions League group stage draw results came out.

The media are talking about Inter Milan and Werder Bremen in Group A. Aston Villa, Twente; and Group G AC Milan, Real Madrid, Ajax, Auxerre; these two groups are the death group, how fierce the competition will be.

However, in fact, if the strength gap between the teams is used as the standard, the group of death should be the first group B:

None of Lyon, Benfica, Schalke 04 and Tel Aviv Workers dare to say they will win, but everyone has the possibility of qualifying from the group.

However, due to the lack of reputation of these four teams, no one cares about their death index.

This is the cruel fact, you are not strong, you are not famous, and you can't 'get on the news' even if you die.

...

2010/2011 UEFA Champions League group draw results settled.

Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea should all stand out from the Champions League group. After the draw came out, the British media were generally optimistic, thinking that except for Aston Villa, the other three teams were all lucky.

Among the four Premier League teams, Chelsea is recognized as the team with the best signing luck.

None of the clubs in Marseille, Sparta Moscow, or Zilina can pose a real threat to the Blues.

If you have to pick a bone, it is that Chelsea's two-lane schedule is slightly unfavorable. Before and after the second round of the group stage, they need to encounter Manchester City and Arsenal in the domestic league. After the fourth round, they will play away with Liverpool.

Manchester United and Arsenal's signings are also good, but some people reserved warnings. Ferguson's good friend, Aston Villa coach Fang Jue reminded Manchester United that two league champions plus a Valencia team, Manchester United is not easy.

The Guardian believes that Fang Jue's concern is not unreasonable, because whether it is Valencia, Glasgow Rangers or Bursa, their home courts are all famous places of the devil.

Then, the newspaper asked a question: As the head coach of Aston Villa, you care so much about Manchester United. It hurts to be uncomfortable, but you have ulterior motives.

Arsenal, who are in Group H with Shakhtar Donetsk, Braga and Partizan Belgrade, have similar problems to Manchester United.

According to statistics, the Gunners have been away to Ukraine 4 times with 1 draw and 3 losses without a win, and 5 times as a guest in Portugal with 2 draws and 3 losses.

Although these are all historical data, it will indeed have a certain impact on the players from the psychological level. What's more, there is undercover Eduardo in the Shakhtar Donetsk team.

...

Aston Villa were drawn into Group A.

In the same group, there are Serie A giants, the Triple Crown Champion Inter Milan, Werder Bremen, third in the Bundesliga last season, and Twente, the Eredivisie champion last season.

For Aston Villa, who played the Champions League again after 27 years, this group is obviously not easy to pass.

Perhaps only the Eredivisie champion Twente is slightly weaker, but being able to beat Eindhoven, Feyenoord, Ajax and Alkmaar to win the championship itself shows that this team The strength of the team is not bad.

The media is also looking forward to the prospects of this group.

The defending champion Inter Milan has almost booked a group qualifying seat, and it will definitely be the first in the group.

Few people doubt this, and no one believes that Inter Milan will let the first place in the group fall.

Then the remaining qualifying seat will be produced between the three teams of Werder Bremen, Aston Villa and Twente.

It shouldn't be Aston Villa panicking about being in this (difficult) group, it's the fact that our opponents are panicking about our presence.

When interviewed by the media, Fang Jue's attitude was very tough. He did not say that it should not be that Aston Villa is afraid of the opponent, but the opponent should be afraid of Villa.

The French L'Equipe reporter immediately asked, Can I understand that you are very confident that Villa will qualify?

Of course. Fang Jue nodded confidently.

Young Marshal Villa is full of confidence in qualifying for the group!

Fang Jue threatened that the opponent should be afraid of Vera!

Fang Jue said that Villa will definitely qualify!

Similar headlines immediately flooded the newspapers.

...

Don't look at Fang Jue's confidence when facing the media.

In fact, on the private helicopter returning to Birmingham from Monaco, Fang Jue kept frowning and thinking.

This is a very tough group indeed.

If you want to qualify for the group stage and advance to the top 16 of the UEFA Champions League, you really need to plan carefully.

Fang Jue took out the document board, with a piece of paper between them, and wrote and drew by himself.

The two games against the Eredivisie champion Twente must be won.

This is the basic point. If you want to qualify, you must not lose points on the weakest opponent.

Then there is the game against Werder Bremen, Werder Bremen is the direct opponent of Aston Villa for the right to qualify for the group.

In the two games against Werder Bremen, Aston Villa must ensure at least one win and one draw.

wrong.

What if Werder Bremen explodes and wins Inter Milan?

Therefore, to be on the safe side, in the match against Werder Bremen, it is best for Aston Villa to win both rounds.

In this way, Aston Villa can basically ensure that the group will qualify.

As for the match against the seeded team and defending champion Inter Milan.

Fang Jue thought about it for a while. In the two rounds of the game, he could score one point. This is the psychological bottom line.

Being able to win a game is considered an excellent answer sheet.

Double kill Inter Milan?

Wouldn't the defending champion be so weak?

According to the schedule, Aston Villa's first game in the UEFA Champions League group stage is an away game against Werder Bremen.

This game is crucial.

It's not just the lucky draw factor that opens the door.

If they can beat Werder Bremen in an away game, Aston Villa will take the lead in competing with Bremen for a place to qualify.

...

Fang Jue is considering the team's Champions League group qualifying strategy.

The rest of Aston Villa's top ranks are looking forward to and rejoicing at the lucrative money that the start of the Champions League will bring.

According to the bonus distribution plan announced by UEFA.

All teams participating in the group stage competition will receive at least 7.2 million euros in game bonuses, including 3.9 million euros in participation bonuses and 550,000 euros per game, a total of 3.3 million euros in game bonuses for 6 games.

In addition, each participating team will also receive corresponding game bonuses according to the results of each game, which are 800,000 euros for a win and 400,000 euros for a draw.

For example, if Aston Villa can win all six games in the group stage and advance to the top 16, they will have an income of 12 million euros from the group stage game prize money alone.

In addition, according to UEFA regulations, entering the UEFA Champions League this season as the league champion can earn an additional 500,000 euros.

That's a revenue of 12.5 million euros.

This does not include ticket sales.

In addition, the bonuses for each team in terms of broadcast share are determined by factors such as the share of TV broadcast in the country where each team is located.

Take a chestnut.

Inter Milan won the UEFA Champions League last season, and the broadcast share was 18.1 million euros. However, the broadcast share of the runner-up Bayern Munich was 23 million euros, which was higher than Inter Milan.

The reason for this situation is related to UEFA's broadcast revenue distribution plan.

The distribution of broadcast income depends on the broadcast expenses of each league and the number of participating teams.

In the top 16 of the UEFA Champions League last season, three teams survived in Serie A and only two in the Bundesliga. Last season, the Serie A and Bundesliga Champions League broadcast costs were similar, both more than 60 million euros.

Before the quarter-finals, Bayern Munich split the money between two, and Inter Milan split the money between three. This is why the runner-up Bayern Munich's broadcast revenue was even higher than the champion Inter Milan's in the finals.

...

This can also explain why the teams participating in the UEFA Champions League in the same league actually wish that all other teams in the league would be eliminated early.

For example, Manchester United must be looking forward to Arsenal or Chelsea, or Aston Villa getting out in the group stage, and vice versa.

It would be great if Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal were all out of the group, Fang Jue sighed.

He listened to Papa's small lecture and learned that if the other three Premier League teams are eliminated in the group stage, Aston Villa will be able to enjoy more than 70 million euros in broadcast revenue, and his eyes are shining.

One more thing, the Champions League broadcast income of each league is not directly related to how far the team goes, because the copyright is sold in packages.

Take a chestnut.

The overall price of the Premier League's UEFA Champions League broadcast copyright this season is about 90 million euros, even if all four Premier League teams hiccup in the group stage, or if all four teams occupy the top four hopes together, this price is the same.

Therefore, in extreme cases, Manchester United, Arsenal, and Chelsea will all be out of the group stage, while Aston Villa will stop at the top 16. Then, the other three teams including Manchester United can get a total of less than 20 million euros broadcasting income, Aston Villa only played more games in the top 16, and they can get 70 million euros in broadcasting income:

Because of the broadcasting income of the knockout match, Aston Villa monopolizes 100%!

Therefore, seeing the media say that Real Madrid or Barcelona want the opponent to be out of the Champions League, this is not only because of a century-old grievances, but more importantly, it involves direct interests.

In addition, in addition to direct income, the Champions League brings social influence, business development and other factors.

This is an excellent brand promotion opportunity for the club.

...

Fang Jue attaches great importance to the team's performance in the UEFA Champions League this season and looks forward to it.

However, after returning to Birmingham, when he convened the whole team for a speech, he said it to the players.

'Don't think about the Champions League. '

'Now, our focus is on tomorrow's game. '

‘Get rid of Arsenal, keep winning in the league and keep winning, so we can focus on the Champions League. '

On August 29th, the last game of the third round of the Premier League, Aston Villa played against Arsenal at home.

This is also the only strong dialogue in the third round of the league.

The Arsenal team has arrived in Birmingham.

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger convened a meeting of the coaching staff again on the morning of the game.

The professor attaches great importance to this game.

The most criticized Arsenal in recent years is the poor performance of strong dialogue.

For this game, Arsenal will...

Wenger suddenly lost his mind, and he sighed, Pat, it is really unexpected, Villa has become an opponent that we need to pay great attention to. '

His assistant Pat Rice nodded, It should be said that he is the one we want to chase. '

‘They beat us four-to-one at the Emirates last season and at Birmingham they beat us seven-nil. '

The professor took a deep look at his close assistant, and if he can't speak, just shut up, okay? !

The atmosphere was a little awkward.

Then quickly get to the point and discuss Aston Villa's most likely starting lineup and tactics for this game.

Although such a meeting has been discussed several times, Wenger is serious and cautious, which also shows that he is very eager to win at Villa Park - to get rid of the shame.

Seven months ago, Arsenal were pressed to the ground by Aston Villa at the Villa Park Stadium, and they repeatedly and violently rubbed seven times, which is unbearable.

...

We modeled statistics on Villa's forward selection, Pat Rice said.

The combination of Costa and Ronaldo has a 60 per cent chance of starting.

Abanglaho and Ronaldo have a 19% chance of starting together.

The chances of Costa and Agbonlajo starting together are 9 percent.

These three players start together, the probability of playing in the front three is 6%.

The probability otherwise is 6 percent.

The Ukrainians have a 6 percent chance of starting? Neil Banfield, a member of the coaching staff, asked.

No, this other situation refers to the various probabilities of Mane, Bell or Shevchenko appearing on the front line to start. Rice said.

Don't think about Shevchenko. Wenger thought for a moment and waved his hand.

The Ukrainian messed up the previous two games. Although it is not certain that Fang Jue will give up Shevchenko completely, Wenger is sure that Fang Jue will not continue to give Shevchenko a chance in such an important game.

Although that guy Tony Parker is quite annoying, Wenger doesn't like this guy either, thinking that his words are too mean.

However, he still agrees with what Parker said in yesterday's article,

‘With Shevchenko, Aston Villa is equivalent to playing one less player. '

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