Green Dragon

Chapter 80 The Winter is Coming
Time flies by in the intensive schedule.

On November 11, Ajax swept Heerenveen 22-5 at home.

On the 24th, they had no time to rest and ushered in the fifth match of the UEFA Champions League group stage. Because the distance was too close, Van Basten had to send a rotation lineup.

This is the advantage of advancing in advance. They don't have to pursue the outcome too much. They can use the remaining two games as practice matches for substitute players, so that the main lineup can get a proper rest.

Although Long Shute shouted that his body was fine, he was still excluded from the starting lineup. He could only sit in the stands with Suarez and watched as Sim de Jong, who replaced him, was beaten by the Lyon team. Pjanic can't find North with his delicate foot skills...

The final score was fixed at 0-1. Lyon, who played all the main players, got the points he wanted, while Ajax got the rest time. The two teams had 12 points after five games. From this The group of death join hands to qualify!
As for the original favorites in the group, the Premier League giants who won the Champions League five times, the Red Army Liverpool only won 2 victories against the big team Debreson. They can only participate in the Europa League as the third place in the group. game on...

Five days later, on the 29th, Ajax went to the away game and beat Carlos Tevez 3-1.

While Van Basten's team won consecutive victories in the league, Twente also won consecutive games, always leading the standings with a one-point advantage.

Under the leadership of head coach McClaren, Twente is full of grievances. They want to revenge on Van Basten and Ajax!

As for last season's league champion, Alkmaar... Their meritorious coach Van Gaal was hired away by the Bundesliga overlord Bayern Munich with a high salary after winning the championship. The team's performance immediately experienced a huge decline. Ranked sixth in the standings, there is as much as 15 points behind Twente at the top of the list; it was even more tragic in the Champions League, with three draws and two losses in five games and only three points. It's hard to keep the position...

Everyone understands: the 2009-2010 Eredivisie Championship will only be produced by Twente and Ajax!
Others just need to compete for the third place in the league!
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"It's already December..."

Long Shute looked up to the sky and let out a breath, stirring up a cloud of white mist.

The winter in the Netherlands is longer than that in southern European countries. After entering December, the days shorten rapidly and the temperature drops significantly. But if you compare it to the HLJ desert river that he grew up in since he was a child... sorry, it is almost spring here.

Take a look at the temperature in Amsterdam today: overcast with light rain, the highest temperature is 11 degrees, and the lowest is... 7 degrees.

"Hey, little guy, are you sure you don't need to wear thicker clothes?"

Old Sam, Ajax's facilities manager, frowned.

The 19-year-old young man is only wearing short-sleeved shorts and is doing warm-up exercises, but the 50-year-old Sam is already wearing a fluffy and warm winter down jacket...

"As for?"

Long Shute waved his fist indifferently, and continued to concentrate on sitting and stretching his limbs.

Bergkamp has emphasized to himself many times that if he wants to learn his chic, elegant and agile movements, he must ensure the flexibility of his body. If Long Shute even turns around with the simplest stop of the ball, his thigh muscles will be strained. , then don't learn...

In order to make a good impression on the new teacher, Long Shute, who was already very serious about warming up, became even more serious now.

Then he heard Bergkamp's voice:
"Hey, little guy, are you sure you don't need to wear thicker clothes?"

When Long Shute looked up, Bergkamp, ​​who was just 40 years old, was wearing the same down jacket as Old Sam in his 50s, wrapping his muscular figure tightly.

He couldn't help but rolled his eyes:
"Aren't you the ice prince? Why are you so afraid of the cold?"
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"Winter has come, there is a lot of rain and snow in Amsterdam, and the court is even more slippery. As the head coach, I think I have the responsibility to remind you that you should pay attention to protecting yourself whether it is training or competition, as well as in daily life... "

Van Basten also emphasized a few words to the players before this day's training session, and then he glanced at the only player in the team wearing thin short-sleeves, and frowned slightly:
"Hey, little guy, are you sure you don't need to wear thicker clothes?"

The corners of Long Shute's eyes hurt so much, he can't move his eyes anymore!
At least ten people said that about themselves today!

My hometown, Damohe... is at least minus 20 degrees now!

How can I be afraid of the cold? ! -
Of course Long Shute wasn't afraid of the cold, but that didn't mean that other people weren't afraid.

Romedal and Lindgren are both from Denmark, Sweden and other Nordic countries, so the wind and rain are nothing to them.

But Suarez, Silva, Atuba, Aino, these guys from South America and Africa can't do it.

For example, their captain Suarez, Bao Yasu's feet seemed to be frozen by the severe winter cold, and the omnipotent state at the beginning of the season completely disappeared. Instead, the Serbian striker Pantridge, who just joined the team, made continuous progress. ball.

Seeing the expressions of these teammates in the southern hemisphere, "I'm freezing to death, why is the temperature only 10 degrees", Long Shute, who had received two years of youth training in England, almost didn't want to admit that he knew them!
But no one can do anything, they have long been accustomed to warm weather, such a wet and cold winter is simply hell for them!
Despite repeated reminders from the coaching team, the guy who is afraid of the cold still shows timidity and cannot devote himself [-]% on the training ground.

And the consequence of these people being lazy is that they don't warm up enough, their movements are not in place... and then they get injured.

The Ajax team, which has been basically healthy for more than four months, suddenly suffered some injuries inexplicably after entering December.

First of all, the captain who has been traveling between the northern and southern hemispheres for a long time, Suarez was overwhelmed by exhaustion and unfortunately got flu, and then his Uruguayan compatriot Silva also fell ill. In order to prevent the disease from spreading, the two unlucky guys had to According to the order of the team doctor, I went home to recuperate for ten days and then saw the effect.

I don't know if it has really spread. Sime De Jong, Emmanuel Sen, and Blind in the Netherlands have also fallen ill one after another. The symptoms are all colds!

Atuba and Aino from Cameroon both slipped and sprained their muscles during a training match. They had to go home and rest together. The Cameroon national team was so frightened that they called the Ajax club to ask whether the injuries of the two players would be okay. Will affect the upcoming 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.

At this time Van Basten was finally dumbfounded.

Ajax's wounded barracks were overcrowded in just a few days, and half of the squad was lying on the hospital bed!
He is also preparing to overtake Twente in one breath after the end of the Champions League group stage!

Now let me go to the hospital to play mahjong?

God!
Why am I, Marco Van Basten, so miserable!

(End of this chapter)