The AI ​​​​of simulated football taught me to be a coach

Chapter 266 European Cup Qualifiers
The club's competition is over, and the 2024 European Cup qualifier group stage will soon be ushered in.

The opponents of this round of matchday are Armenia and Serbia.

As the first match day of the European Cup qualifiers, the first opponent Armenia has become the training target of the Dutch team.Serbia, which followed closely behind, has become a key target.

Serbia excelled in last year's Nations League and, like the Netherlands, were promoted.The difference is that Serbia is upgraded from C to B, while the Netherlands is upgraded from B to A.

Armenia is currently ranked 109th in the world, and Serbia is ranked 39th, and the gap can also be reflected in the rankings.Wu Haowen hardly replaced any players in the national team roster this time, although assistant coach Waldron provided some reference lists.But Wu Haowen didn't take it seriously, after all, it was enough to win the game, who cares who he is!
The first game will be played at the Netherlands home stadium Amsterdam.The game was also as smooth as predicted before the game, and it hardly showed any intention of the game.This is why on international match days, teams with equal or higher rankings are generally selected for friendly matches, instead of teams with too much difference in strength.

The attacking horn of the Netherlands started from the very beginning of the game and continued until the end of the game.

Only 1 minute into the game, the Dutch team got a corner kick on the right.Stens kicked the ball into the penalty area. Near the left side of the small penalty area, Gus Thiel was about to jump for the ball, but was pulled by Armenian defender Taron Wattsjann and won a penalty.

Stens was unceremonious and hit the net accurately.Goalkeeper Kasparian misjudged the wrong direction, allowing the Netherlands to take the lead so quickly.

In the 4th minute, the Dutch team took a throw-in from the left.Blind threw it directly to Belwyn near the sideline of the penalty area on the left.After Belwyn received the ball, he turned around and took the ball to the middle, then suddenly made a surprise kick and kicked the ball sideways.Send the ball into the net with high speed and precision.

In the 5th minute, Armenia made a mistake in passing the ball. Troupe broke the pass and passed it to Stens on the right for the first time.Stens made a long pass from the far right to the far left and handed it to Belwyn.

Bellwyn made a cross from the left, and Tony Filchner in the middle of the penalty area stopped the ball with his chest, and then took a high-quality long shot from the inside of the sideline of the penalty area.Extend the lead of the Dutch team to 3 goals.

In the 19th minute, goalkeeper Kasparian took a goal kick with a big foot. After being received by Filchner, he quickly dribbled the ball forward.Then he made a mid-range pass and picked the ball to forward Depay.

Depay took the ball directly to the small penalty area and faced the goalkeeper directly.

I don't know if the Netherlands is too strong, the 5 goals in the opening 3 minutes stunned the goalkeeper.Facing Depay's one-on-one, the goalkeeper's reaction was obviously lagging behind.

Depay easily pushed the ball away and shot into the net with his right leg.The Netherlands team 4:0 Armenia.

During stoppage time, Armenia took a throw-in on the right side of the backcourt.

Hanishien's throw was broken by Stens of the Netherlands and quickly passed to Depay near the bottom line on the right.Depay passed back to Stens, and Stens took advantage of the opportunity to kick to Filchner outside the penalty area.

Filchner blocked the ball with his left foot, adjusted his posture, and shot directly!

The ball flies into the upper corner of the right goal.Although goalkeeper Kasparian made a save, he was powerless and could not touch the ball. 5:0, the advantage of the score continued to widen.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again.

In the 47th minute, De Jong relied on his personal ability to take a direct free kick outside the penalty area and scored.The ball flew into the upper left corner, and the opposing goalkeeper had nothing to do.

In the 87th minute of the game, Thiel passed the ball to Filchner on the left. After Filchner touched the ball, he passed the ball directly to the left side and handed it to Stens, who entered the penalty area on the right at this time.Stens started to volley vigorously, and the opponent's goalkeeper Kasparian became the busiest person in the game, but he still couldn't stop the Dutch team from scoring.

In the end, the Netherlands beat Armenia 7-0 at home and made a good start to the group stage of the European Cup qualifiers.

For this expected victory, although the Dutch fans are happy, they are also aware of the gap between the two sides. They did not make too much enthusiasm, but hope that the team will devote more energy and investment in the next game against Serbia.

After all, compared with a big team like Armenia, Serbia is a difficult bone to crack.

A few days later, at the Rajcomittic Stadium in Belgrande, the game between the Netherlands and Serbia officially began.

The Serbian Football Association is still brooding about the fact that Wu Haowen chose the Netherlands instead of them.So now they are very envious of the achievements of the Netherlands-Wu Haowen has taken over so far and has not lost a single defeat.

This is the so-called love and hate, hate because of love!They hope that their team can beat the Netherlands at home, rub the opponent's spirit, and at the same time let Wu Haowen understand that the head coach they have chosen now is also very good.

Serbia's current head coach is the local coach Dallak.After taking over, he performed eye-catchingly in the European Nations League C-level group stage. The current record is 11 wins, 9 draw and 1 loss in 1 games. For this record, the Serbian Football Association is satisfied.That's why they had the idea that they needed to defeat Wu Haowen to prove that their choice was correct.

But they ignored the strength of the opponents in the C-level league, and also ignored the strength of the current Dutch team.

The Dutch team is currently ranked 11th in the world, and it is no longer the team that was bullied at the beginning.Therefore, the match between the two teams in the group stage also attracted a lot of media attention.

Both sides were very positive and the game was competitive from the very beginning.

Only 50 seconds into the game, Serbia won a right corner kick.Zivkovic kicks the ball in the direction of the far post of the penalty area.The former captain Luka Milivojevic headed the ball from the left penalty area to the right, and sent the ball to Sergey Milinkovic-Savic who was standing near the left post at this time. Savage immediately made a push with his right foot and the ball went into the net.

Serbia leads the Netherlands 1:0.The scene immediately burst into bursts of cheers!
The audience at the scene and before the live broadcast smelled a difference: Serbia seems to be determined by the Dutch team.

Closer, the Dutch team did not dare to fall behind.

In the 3rd minute, the Dutch team took a corner kick from the right.Stens passed to Belwyn outside the penalty area on the right.Belwyn made a cross from the right, and Depay in front of the goal just headed the ball into the left goal.

Serbian goalkeeper Manojlovic responded immediately, but he was still half a beat behind.

The Dutch team quickly tied the score.

Serbian coach Dallak looked calm and clapped his hands to encourage the team.He is aware of the gap between his team and the Dutch team, but he does not believe that his team will lose, because not every team has the advantage of home court.He firmly believes that today at home in Serbia, the Dutch team will pay some price.

In the 14th minute, Nastasic passed the ball from the backcourt to the center and handed it to Savage.Savage touched the ball and immediately kicked it to the left wing to Adziqi. Seeing that his teammate on the right was free, he immediately passed a long pass to Zivkovic.

Zivkovic received the ball near the edge of the penalty area on the right and accelerated towards the penalty area.The Dutch goalkeeper Zuter took the initiative to stop the ball, but Zivkovic was not a rookie, he cleverly avoided the direction of the goalkeeper, and then pushed the ball with his right foot, and the ball flew into the empty goal.

Serbia once again led the Dutch team 2:1.

Coach Dallak showed a smile on his face. According to this momentum, the Dutch team will definitely lose their armor here.

But soon, when Serbia's Nastasic scored a goal, coach Dallak's face immediately turned green!I can't laugh anymore.

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