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

Chapter 289

On April 2024, 4, UEFA announced the grouping situation of this season's European Cup. Among them, the Netherlands team was assigned to Group A as the 12 No. 6 seed teams.In the same group are Türkiye, Hungary and Spain.

Obviously, Spain is the biggest test if you want to get out of the group.

As the most glorious team in the history of the European Cup, Spain has a record of winning three times.The defending champion of the European Cup is England's arch-rival France.

As soon as the group results were announced, many countries breathed a sigh of relief. At least they knew that their chances of qualifying were much higher. As for the countries in Group A, except for the Netherlands and Spain, the head coaches of the other two teams were frowning.

There is no hope of qualifying!

As a country that straddles the Eurasian plate, Turkey has actively invested human and financial resources since joining Europe.Including absorbing European balloon stars and other measures to expand their popularity in Europe.

Once the national team's record was very conspicuous, and the promotion to the European Cup this season also shows its strength.But luckily, they were assigned to this death group, and there was basically no hope of qualifying for the group.

Not to mention Hungary.

6月14日，荷兰在2:1战胜罗马尼亚、5:1大胜芬兰两场友谊赛之后，迎来了欧洲杯小组赛的首场比赛对手，匈牙利队。

Hungary is currently ranked 73rd in the world. Naturally, it is not the opponent of the Netherlands, and the current Dutch team can be said to be hard to find an opponent.Just listing the achievements will make a large group of people feel ashamed.

But the Hungarians did not give up the game, they still used a high-quality game to repay the fans who supported their homeland.

Although the game ended up losing to the Dutch team 0:3, many fans were moved by Hungary's overall hard work and never giving up.

In just 24 seconds of the opening, Velestra of the Dutch team received a pass from teammate Stens, and quickly rushed to the right penalty area to push and score, helping the Dutch team lead their opponents.

In the 19th minute, Velestra made a pass back from the bottom line of the penalty area on the left side. Belwyn stepped forward to catch the ball, and then passed the ball to the right side to Stens.Stens met the ball and volleyed with one foot, and the ball went into the upper left corner.The Dutch team expanded the score advantage.

In the 89th minute, Belwijn picked the ball from the left to the middle of the penalty area, and Velestra headed the ball to Kluwert in the corner of the small penalty area on the right.Naturally, Kluwert would not let go of this opportunity, he raised his left foot and pushed with all his strength.

The ball scraped the turf and flew into the lower right corner.

In the end, the Dutch team made a good start to the group stage with their strong strength.

On June 6, the Netherlands ushered in their second opponent in the group stage, the Turkish team, at Dortmund's home stadium, Signal Iduna Park.

After losing to Spain in the first game, the Turkish players already know that this European Cup is over.They don't have the confidence to beat the mighty Dutch team, and basically there is no possibility of qualifying.

Knowing that the group was going to be eliminated, the head coach Salam no longer hesitated and flinched. He attacked with all his strength in the game against the Netherlands, striving to achieve a breakthrough in the attack.

And the Turkish players are indeed very competitive. They scored 3 goals in this game, while the Dutch team only scored [-] goal.But in the end, the Netherlands defeated Turkey.

In the 4th minute, the Dutch team had the ball in the frontcourt.Trupe was about to break into the penalty area from the right with the ball, but was tackled by Ramazan of Turkey, kicked the ball forward immediately and passed it to teammate Alic.

Alic stopped the ball and found that his teammate Joseph had a good chance and was unmarked.The ball was passed out quickly, allowing Joseph who was running to catch up with the ball.

Joseph had already seen Alich's coordinated action, raised his right hand, and then quickly chased the ball forward.At this time, Türkiye's striker Unal has entered the defense circle of the Dutch team.

After Joseph caught up with the ball, he accelerated forward, and then picked the ball to Unal in the penalty area.

Unal adjusted his posture, took advantage of the fact that the Dutch defenders did not encircle him, and immediately raised his foot to shoot.This kick was very powerful. At this time, Unal was behind the penalty spot and had just entered the penalty area.

But the angle of the ball was tricky and powerful. Although the Dutch youth goalkeeper Korkmaz made a save, it still failed to change the fact that the ball entered the net.

The Turkish team took the lead and led the Dutch team 1:0.

This goal immediately made Turkish fans all over the world crazy, and some optimistic Turkish fans even imagined that Turkey would beat the Netherlands.

And the next Türkiye can be described as very crazy.

It's not just Turkish fans who have this idea, some Turkish players also have this idea.

There is a show!To beat the Netherlands, you may only need to score 1-2 more goals. If you win against Hungary in the last game, you may be able to qualify for the group stage.

In the 12th minute, Türkiye's left side of the field kicked in.

Ramazan threw the ball to his teammate, but was headed out by the Dutch player De Jong. Depay grabbed the ball and quickly dribbled forward to attack.After crossing the midfield line, pass to Stens on the right.

Stens took the ball to the bottom line on the right and made a pass.Belwyn in the penalty area in front of the goal jumped up, headed the goal, and headed the ball to the right goal.

At this time, the Turkish defender Ozan Kabak hurried forward to make a clearance, facing the incoming ball and preparing to make a header to clear the siege. He didn't want to miss the right time, tilted a little bit, and was pushed towards the middle goal by himself.

At this time, the Turkish goalkeeper Tetik has already rushed to the right goal.Watching the ball pass by him helplessly.

Türkiye scored!But really embarrassing own goal.They evened themselves out.

Turkish coach Salam covered his face with his hands, and his disappointment was palpable.Originally, the first goal gave him the hope of a tie or even victory over the Netherlands.Looking at this own goal now, I understand that the so-called hope is nothing but self-deception.

The Netherlands hasn't shown its power yet, so it's in a mess on its own side.

But the panic in Türkiye is not over.

In the 29th minute, Dutch striker Velestra dribbled the ball into the penalty area, shot directly, and the ball flew to the right goal.

Turkish goalkeeper Tetik immediately made a save, and a flying pounce barely stopped the ball.It's a pity that I didn't hold the ball firmly, and it bounced out of my hand again.

At this time, Türkiye's defender Sepil was running towards the goal quickly.Originally, when Velestra shot, Sepil quickly retreated in front of the goal to meet the goalkeeper. Unexpectedly, goalkeeper Tetic's save made the ball roll back and came to Sepil's feet.

Sepil hurriedly withdrew his outstretched foot, but how could a fast-running person react so quickly?So unfortunately kicked to the ball.

"Boom"!Drill into the net.

Turkish players scored three goals in a row, but the Dutch team led 2:1.The scene was so embarrassing that many Turkish fans could not bear it.

Is this the strength that the Turkish team should have?
The head coach Salam couldn't accept it anymore. Regardless of the assistant coach's advice, he ran to the sidelines and scolded the players.

In the following games, the Turkish players never made such low-level mistakes again, but at the same time they lost that momentum.During stoppage time in the second half, De Jong received a cross from the team and scored a real goal for the Dutch team in the small penalty area.

In the end, the Dutch team defeated Türkiye 3:1.Winning both games to advance to the group stage.

(End of this chapter)