Green Dragon

Chapter 38 This opponent is not very good

"What? There is still a fourth qualifying round?!"

When the game was over, Long Shute, who returned to the collective apartment, turned on the game console, trying to check his gains, but unexpectedly found nothing.

Only then did he understand why after the big victory over Sporting Lisbon, the club's top management and coaching staff were not as excited as the players...

Because they still have two rounds of fierce fighting!

And... the opponent this time is likely to be even stronger!

He shook his head, turned on the TV in the living room, and tuned to the sports channel.

Although there were six youth team players living in this player's apartment at the same time, they all went to other places with the team to participate in the away game tonight, so the house seemed empty, even if he was naked, he didn't have any scruples.

Highlights of the just-concluded qualifying matches were being broadcast on TV, and Long Shute's active figure also appeared on the screen from time to time.

Having lived in the Netherlands for two years, although there is no major problem with the basic language of communication, if he speaks too fast, he can only guess.

For example, he can't hear the commentators on TV saying: "It's really hard to imagine that Van Basten would reuse a defensive player from China and give up his favorite offensive style in the game. I chose to learn defensive counterattack from the Italians..."

"Although the scenes in the two rounds were not pleasing to the eye, Ajax achieved the results they wanted. For a club that has not entered the Champions League for three consecutive years, the Champions League tickets may be what they need most. ..."

Then these commentators had to admit after sighing: "Maybe we shouldn't be too demanding on Ajax. After all, there is only one Barcelona in this world. Only they can play beautiful offensive football to the extreme. Look The Premier League giants Arsenal, their offensive football can only make them fourth in the league, let alone want to make a breakthrough in the European arena, even the distance from the league championship is getting farther and farther..."

Amidst the sighs of the commentators, UEFA's draw ceremony kicked off.

The draw for the fourth qualifying round wasn't enough to turn on the TVs in large numbers, in fact the vast majority didn't even care about it, and the voices of the commentators seemed limp.

The 20 teams that entered the fourth round were divided into two tiers. Ajax, who had not participated in the Champions League for many years, could undoubtedly only be thrown into the ranks of the second tier.

Around Ajax are players such as Timisoara (Romania), Anderlecht (Belgium), Maccabi Haifa (Israel), Panathinaikos (Greece), Sophia Leves Ki (Bulgaria), Debrecen (Hungary), Ventspils (Latvia), Salzburg (Austria), Shulev (Moldova), Zurich (Switzerland), Copenhagen (Denmark) these little-known, at least dragons Sute has never heard of a third-tier league champion, and only the Celtics, a veteran Scottish team, can be regarded as frequent visitors to the Champions League.

Looking at the names of the teams on the screen, Long Shute was sure that he didn't know any of them. He had to open the domestic sports website and learn what these strange teams were called from the text live broadcast...

And in Pot [-], Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Lyon, Fiorentina, Stuttgart, APOEL... Sounds like a strong team anyway.

Of course, Ajax's opponents are these... strong teams.

Because there are only two grades, and there is no principle of avoidance of the same country, the staff's lottery work is surprisingly simple. Just grab a ball from the first pool, and then grab another ball from the second pool, and a group of opponents counts. Decided.

UEFA should be hacked by the way here.

They put together Arsenal, who played for England, and Celtic, who played for Scotland, and let the two clubs belong to England fight each other, and their ambition to suppress the British Empire was clearly revealed.

Except for the "strong dialogue" between the same country but different football associations, the rest of the groupings are meaningless.

Because there are too many weak teams, all the groups look like chickens pecking at each other.

Of course, Ajax's coach, Marco van Basten, certainly doesn't think so.

Because Ajax drew... Fiorentina.
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"what……"

The Dutch TV commentator De Cour, who was doing the live broadcast, let out a sigh.

"Ajax have drawn the opponent they least expected, the Italian team!"

But many people heard the schadenfreude in his sigh.

Although the guest Yang Sen wanted to remain neutral, he had to agree with De Cour's opinion:

"For the Dutch football, which advocates offense in its bones, the Italian clubs that are good at defense are obviously the most troublesome opponents. According to historical technical statistics, in the past 20 years of European competitions, the winning percentage of Serie A teams against Dutch teams As high as 72%, if the scope is narrowed to the past 10 years or the past 5 years, then this winning rate may be even more terrifying..."

Although the Italian economy is also in a downturn, and the Serie A league has also begun to weaken, marked by Telephone, it is still the third largest mainstream league after the Premier League and La Liga. Although Fiorentina is only No.4 in Serie A, for any second-tier league The clubs in the league are definitely behemoths.

"If Van Basten can choose, he must prefer Arsenal coached by Wenger to his Italian opponents!" The two commentators laughed, "The audience must also prefer to admire the two teams that advocate offense. Fight each other!"

Undoubtedly, in terms of strength, Fiorentina is certainly not as good as Arsenal. Although Arsenal is no longer the super giant that won 49 unbeaten rounds and advanced to the Champions League final, they have been able to participate in the Champions League for 11 consecutive years. , Entering the top [-] knockout rounds for nine consecutive years, and the qualifications to reach the semi-finals last season gave Wenger's team the confidence to blow up Viola, who can only occasionally appear in European competitions.

But if Van Basten is allowed to choose, maybe...he really would rather regard Arsenal as his opponent.

Because he is afraid of the Italian team's defensive level!

If it wasn't for the fact that the defense in Serie A was so fierce that Van Basten's legs were close to being disabled, why would the 28-year-old Dutch striker, who was just [-] years old and ushering in the golden years of his career, retire sadly in AC Milan? !

Although today's Serie A is no longer the small World Cup 20 years ago, and the players who competed with Van Basten in the Apennines have long since faded out, the defensive genes still flow in the blood of those successors. Choice, Van Basten certainly does not want to meet the Serie A team so early.

Arsenal's strength is certainly stronger, their team has Fabregas, Nasri, Van Persie, Walcott, Arshavin, Rosicky, Bendtner, Ramsey, Denilson, and even the genius Golden Boy Will. Hill and many other good attackers, but Wenger's team is far less stable than the Italians on the defensive end. Among the defenders, Gallas and Sylvester are both 32-year-old veterans. Mullen has not yet integrated into the whole team, Julu is a big colander, and Diaby is a well-known super patient. The only stable player is Sania on the wing...

Moreover, the tactical style of the French professor is even more "smelly similar" to Dutch football:
What is defense?
We just have to attack!

It must also be a beautiful offense!
Artful attack!
To make Barcelona feel ashamed of the attack!
This kind of tactics... is much nobler than Italian football, which only cares about defending!
(End of this chapter)