Array football

Chapter 107 The Netherlands
Rotterdam, Netherlands.

"The Netherlands is a country of windmills. Most of the land is below sea level, so they have no arable land here. This is a country of tulips. The warm climate makes here a faint fragrance of tulip flowers everywhere..."

On the bus, Richards, who is usually a little fresh, introduced to his teammates.

"Then what's the most beautiful thing here?" Samaras was a suitable tease.

He has been to the Netherlands several times, so he wants to introduce this beautiful country to his teammates.

"Oh, I know!" Barton's loud voice sounded: "The girls in Rotterdam have big breasts, and the girls in Amsterdam have big butts! Ha!"

The good boy Richards suddenly blushed.

There was a burst of laughter in the carriage, and the lush flowers and plants on the side of the road were sprinkled...

At the front of the car, Duncan and Jim Cassell also looked at each other and smiled.

"The Netherlands is indeed a good place. The whole country is like a big garden. Have you ever been to Holland? Steben." Jim Cassel said.

"I'm coming right now."

"My wedding was held here at that time." Jim Cassel said: "The place where it was held is the place where we are going - Volendam."

Volendam is a small town, a small town with only a few thousand people, and it is also a small Dutch club.

However, the small club also has great ambitions. In the previous season, this small club eliminated the Eredivisie powerhouses Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven one after another, and won the Dutch Cup in an upset.

At the same time, he also won a UEFA Cup ticket.

In the new season, this small Dutch second club, starting from the first round of the qualifying round, broke through four rounds in a row, eliminated four opponents, and finally reached the UEFA Cup main match.

Just one more win will qualify Volendam for the group stage draw.

In this round of group stage qualifying, their opponent is Manchester City.

From the perspective of worth, the gap between the two teams is enough to go from the earth to the sun.But football is just played game after game.

If it was just a simple comparison of worth, Real Madrid would have been invincible in the universe long ago...

"The result of the game is to rely on both sides to do it with real swords and guns!" Jean-Fernandez, Volendam's French coach, said at the pre-match press conference.

In the game, the tenacity shown by Volendam really surprised the Manchester City players.With strict defense and sharp counterattack, this small Dutch team made Manchester City's "big names" feel threatened.

But it's just a "threat".

In the 23rd minute of the first half, Sun Jihai made a steal from the backcourt and found Bianchi with a long pass. Bianchi made a cold shot and pierced Volendam's goal.

This goal made Volendam discouraged like a needle-pricked balloon.

Before the end of the first half, Manchester City used a slightly complicated coordination, and finally Shevchenko scored.

After breaking the goal, Shevchenko was stunned for a moment, and he didn't react until three or four seconds later.

After scoring the goal, the Ukrainian nuclear warhead wept with joy. He took off his jersey, ran to Busdomy, ran to the stands of the visiting team, and beat his chest...

Six games, the first goal, he waited too long...

Duncan, who had been sullen all this time, finally relaxed after seeing the goal.

This scoring method of Shevchenko is one of the "embedding methods" recently practiced.

With Shevchenko's goal, in Duncan's formation system, two tasks were completed at the same time.

First of all, the activation conditions of the five-element array are met, and this array is ready to use.

The second is [Shevchenko's concerns] After completing this task, Duncan gained the ability to "improve the fit of any player's formation", only once.

Now that Hu is opened, the next thing will be easy to handle.Can suppress Blackburn to only 15% possession rate. In this game, Manchester City intensified. Volendam's football never went out of the home team's penalty area.

In the 47th, 57th, and 62nd minutes of the second half, Shevchenko scored four more goals to help the team lead by five goals.

The other players were not to be outdone. In the 77th minute, Sun Jihai, the starting left-back, rushed to the frontcourt and shot through the goalkeeper's fingers with a powerful long-range shot.

In the 88th minute, Hargreaves scored a penalty kick, which made a strong footnote for this game!

7: 0!

Manchester City easily defeated Volendam in the away game, and also qualified for the UEFA Cup group stage.

For Duncan, a win was expected.What satisfied him most was that Shevchenko finally broke the scoring drought.

This signing with the largest amount, the point of fire that Duncan is most looking forward to, is finally going to tear away the veil of the scoring shortage, revealing his hideous face!

Of course, for the English media, it is only a matter of course that Manchester City's "expedition to the Netherlands" can beat the team that cannot be found on the map.

At most, he was slightly surprised by the score.

Only a few media have smelled the imminent crisis of nuclear warheads...

Back in the league, on September 9th, Manchester City ushered in their next opponent, Aston Villa.

Aston Villa's fleeting time is unfavorable. During the summer transfer period, captain and midfielder Barry left Manchester United. The newly introduced midfielder Leo Koke's performance was not satisfactory, far worse than people's expectations.

Lost to Bolton in the fourth round, let Martin - O'Neill suffered a crisis of confidence.

Fortunately, Aston Villa learned their shame in the next round and they beat the Blues Chelsea 2-0 at home. While pushing the opponent into the abyss, they also got a chance to breathe.

However, their opponent in this round is Manchester City, which has defeated Manchester United and Arsenal in succession.

"We were really unlucky to meet you." On the phone, Martin O'Neill complained.

"So you can give up this game and prepare for the next round against Everton. Compared to us, Everton is your opponent." Duncan said empathetically.

"Are you serious?" Martin O'Neill said.

"What do you think?"

"..."

"You sold me Hargreaves!" Martin O'Neill said.During the summer transfer period, it was precisely because Duncan robbed Manchester United's Hargreaves that Manchester United robbed Aston Villa's Barry.So Martin O'Neill hated Duncan.

"No!" Duncan said.

"Then how do you want to sell it?"

"You deliberately lost to me!"

"..."

On September 9th, the sixth round of the Premier League, the red flag was waving at the City Stadium.On the rostrum, Manchester City chairman Thaksin shook hands with Aston Villa chairman Lerner with a smile.

The big screen on the court played the score of the game.

3: 0.
Relying on Samaras's brace and Bianchi's come off the bench lore, Manchester City defeated Aston Villa at home and won three consecutive league victories.

"Hey, I lost this game. According to the agreement before the game, you can sell Hargreaves to me." Odin O'Neill said after shaking hands after the game.

"Did you lose to me on purpose?" Duncan retorted, "Abanglahuo almost shoveled Heinze's eyeball out, and the mental damage fee is here!"

"..."

Martin O'Neill felt that not only did he lose the game, but he was also thick-skinned and he was not Duncan's opponent.

(End of this chapter)