Midfielder.

Chapter 355

Chelsea and Liverpool, AC Milan and Eindhoven, there is still a round of games between these four teams, but in the eyes of more outsiders, Chelsea and AC Milan can now book a ticket to Turkey .

To talk about the suspense of the Champions League, maybe the final championship is left now, and the rest?There is no longer any suspense.

However, both Mourinho and Ancelotti kept silent about the final battle. They were more discussing the second round of the semi-finals, rather than the peak duel that will be staged in Istanbul at the end of this month.

Compared with these two teams that are about to advance, PSV Eindhoven and Liverpool are now in a world of different moods.

PSV Eindhoven's coach Guus Hiddink maintained a sense of normalcy. He had already said before the second round that Eindhoven, the Eredivisie champions, would go to the San Siro Stadium. Went on a pilgrimage.

Especially after PSV Eindhoven won the league championship ahead of schedule, the Dutchman seemed more relaxed.

He could even joke with the Dutch media that because he broke into the semi-finals of the Champions League, he earned at least 500 million euros in bonuses for the Eindhoven team. For this money, the club should consider giving him and his players a commission .

It is not without reason that Hiddink can be so calm. Anyway, he did not expect PSV's dark horse journey to go to the end. After all, the Champions League miracle created by the Porto team last season is not so easy to replicate.

And now Hiddink has won the Eredivisie championship, securing the team's place in the Champions League group stage next season.

Not only that, they also completely suppressed Ajax, which has been in the limelight for the past two years, in the third-line battle.

PSV Eindhoven can definitely be regarded as the leader of the Eredivisie now, and this relaxed environment leaves Hiddink without any burden.

It can be said that the Eindhoven team did not have any psychological pressure, and they definitely played lightly. As for how they played in the away game, it can be said that their supporters would not have any objections, even if they lost the game , They will also cheer for the team, after all, before the start of the Champions League, they never thought that the team could reach the semi-finals.

Including Cruyff, who has always valued the Dutch team, also said that it is a miracle that PSV can reach the semi-finals.

Especially when Hiddink was competing with Lyon for the semi-finals, he didn't give his opponent a chance in home and away games.

Although the Eredivisie is not among the five major leagues, in the head-to-head confrontation with the leader of the Ligue [-], PSV Eindhoven can be regarded as a prestige for Dutch football. They have proved with practical actions that they are no worse than the Lyon team.

But this kind of miracle is just a flash in the pan. Just like the fate of the Porto team, the boss of the Portuguese Super League faced a large-scale brain drain immediately after winning the championship. In the European arena this season, Eindhoven created a series After the miracle, but this well-staffed team could not escape the fate of the disintegration of the lineup.

Now Eindhoven's midfielder Van Bommel has already decided to leave early, and he will leave as a free agent. His goal of joining is likely to be the Barcelona team led by Rijkaard.

After experiencing the defeat against Chelsea, Rijkaard clearly noticed that there were still some problems in the team's midfield defense. He needed the team to strengthen its hardness while adhering to its technical advantages.

Especially in the defense of the midfield, you can't simply rely on zone defense to stifle the opponent's offense. You must have those professional guys in the midfield and marking to do the dirty work. Van Bommel is naturally a choice.

It can be seen that Rijkaard is not willing to just win the league title after his defeat in the Champions League. In next year's Champions League, Barcelona led by this guy is bound to stage a dream team rise again.

As for PSV Eindhoven's defensive core Alex, it is estimated that he will not be able to keep it this time, especially his worth of 700 million euros is indeed not something that the Eredivisie team can afford. Kenyon took the money and entrusted Eindhoven to buy it from Brazil. Now that it has performed well, it is likely that it will be taken back by Chelsea.

However, if the Brazilian returns to the Chelsea team, the only change may be to accept the fate of a substitute. His level is good, but compared with Terry and Carvalho, his level is still a bit worse.

Anyway, Eindhoven doesn't care about these, they are too used to such transactions, Eindhoven's club's business philosophy is like this, they will always try to sell their core players for a good price when they are at their best , This is true regardless of Ronaldo and Ruud van Nistelrooy back then or Kežman and Robben last season.

Compared with the free and easy attitude of the Eindhoven team, the current Liverpool team is obviously much sadder.

Eindhoven survives by selling players. It is not afraid of the loss of players at all. Even if this group of players leaves, the next batch of seedlings may grow up soon, and they can still dominate in two or three years at most. Eredivisie.

The Liverpool team does not have such a solid personnel base. For many of them, when the transfer market opens this summer, they have to pack their bags and start another wandering journey.

Benitez is definitely going to leave. Regardless of whether he wants to leave, the players he brought from Spain are likely to leave too. After all, they are his cronies. When the next head coach comes, It is not necessary to reuse them.

What's more, like Luis Garcia's performance this season is very average, only Alonso can win the recognition of the fans.

It is estimated that a blood exchange is inevitable, and it is not just a blood exchange. The question of Gerrard's fate has always been unresolved.

Although Gerrard himself said that he did not want to affect the normal game of the team because of the consideration of contract renewal, but as long as he is a person with a brain, he can hear the implication. It is not a secret that Gerrard wants to leave. .

After all, the peak period of a player is only seven or eight years. Everyone wants to get a decent championship trophy when he is in his best state. Gerrard is also a human being, and he also needs to fill his career with various trophies. Hall of Fame.

It is very difficult for Liverpool to have such a strong competitiveness in the short term, especially under the attack of Manchester United, Arsenal, and Chelsea. Their desire to win the league or the Champions League trophy is almost empty talk.

Although the club is now acquired by the Americans, don't expect those Yankees to spend hundreds of millions of transfer funds to enrich the team's lineup. They are pure businessmen, not rich men like Abramovich.

The Americans bought the Liverpool club with a large amount of high-interest loans. They just took a fancy to the benefits it can bring, and expect them to throw a lot of money into the transfer market. This is definitely not a realistic thing .

In view of this, Gerrard wants to go, there is nothing to say, the only thing he has to consider now is the feelings of the fans.

But the call of trophies and honors seems to be difficult to change the pace of Liverpool's soul leaving. Although Gerrard has not said that he will definitely leave, many people believe that their captain has entered the countdown to leaving.

Although in front of media reporters, both Mourinho and Ancelotti said very low-key, "If we want to enter the final of the Champions League, we must play the second round at our own home court. Everything is still inconclusive. .”

"The low-key behavior of these two guys." This is Lin Yi's evaluation of Mourinho and Ancelotti.

Hypocrisy, absolute hypocrisy, and it's all about playing low-key in front of the media, and you have to pretend to be very cautious. Lin Yi definitely doesn't know what's going on with AC Milan, but Chelsea has already done so. Ready to go to Turkey, they have even set off for the service staff who went to the front station in advance.

And Abramovich, the owner of the Chelsea club, has already sent invitations to his new friends in England. He wants to enjoy the victory with them at the final venue in Istanbul.

Although Mourinho did not say that he would definitely win the championship, the Russian is completely assured of Mourinho now. In his eyes, the guy he hired for 500 million in the summer now looks like a true value.

It just so happens that this year is Chelsea's centenary birthday, and now Chelsea has two crowns in hand and is hitting the triple crown.

The League Cup trophy has been carried back by them. This weekend, they will be at home in Bolton to welcome the first top league title in 50 years. This is a matter of celebration anyway.

Although many people are now praising Mourinho's greatness, Lin Yi's outstanding performance, and Chelsea's strong overall performance, no one will forget that all of these were brought by that Russia with a lot of money.

"Abramovich, a name that was very difficult to pronounce at the beginning, has now become a milestone in the history of the Chelsea club. It is his unsparing investment that made the club start to glory."

Does anyone still say that this Russian is being taken advantage of?It is estimated that no one will say that this guy is just a spendthrift speculator, including those media critics who looked down on this Russian at the beginning, and now they are all starting to praise this guy, because the joining of such a business giant has already attracted many people. More chaebols have set their sights on the Premier League, especially those small and medium-sized clubs, and they also expect to replicate the miracle.

However, how many of the legendary Abu Dhabi consortium, as well as those buyers from the Middle East or the American continent, will end up smashing bundles of euros into the Premier League is still unknown.

At least for now, the Premier League title belongs to Chelsea. As for the future ownership, it is better to wait and see.

Now Chelsea are preparing to lift their first league trophy in 50 years on Bolton's territory.

The soon-to-be-crowned double crown is waiting for the ceremony nine or ten minutes later. When the double crown is in hand, will the triple crown be far behind?Ask God, the old man loves such guessing games. . .

(The Grizzlies were a little annoyed when they lost...the foul was, alas, a bit too strict...)
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