super storm

Chapter 355 The vengeful Yang Yang

As in previous years, the drawing ceremony and award ceremony were interspersed.

Although Ajax has won the Champions League and the UEFA Cup in the past two years, and was the top eight in the previous year, they are still ranked in the second tier, because the seeded teams in the first tier are the giants of the four major leagues.

Real Madrid stopped in the top 130 last season, but still topped European football with [-] points.

AC Milan, Barcelona, ​​Liverpool, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich and Arsenal are the other seven seeds.

And the most interesting one is Liverpool.

This last season's Champions League champion team, but only won No.5 in the Premier League, originally missed the Champions League.

But the defending champion missed the UEFA Champions League in the new season. This is definitely a ridiculous thing, so UEFA made an exception and allowed Liverpool to enter the Champions League as the defending champion, but it must start from the first round of qualifiers, and there is no clear nationality restriction.

Therefore, other people's new seasons only started in early August, but Liverpool's new season started in mid-July. Up to now, they have played six games in three rounds of Champions League qualifiers and two Premier League games.

In the latest game, Liverpool played very unsatisfactorily, losing [-]-[-] at home to CSKA Sofia.

Fortunately, the Red Army won the first round of the away game [-]-[-], and finally advanced to the group stage with a thrilling [-]-[-].

From this game, Liverpool exposed a very serious offensive problem, [-] shots, only [-] shots were on target, whether it was Cisse or Morientes, it was obviously seriously out of shape, which greatly affected Liverpool's offense.

In the next European Super Cup, Ajax intends to use this to make a fuss.

Since Liverpool is the only special team in the seeding team that has no nationality, in theory, Liverpool is likely to draw all the teams in the second tier, including Chelsea in the Premier League.

After drawing out the seeded teams, the best goalkeeper was awarded to Chelsea's Petr Cech.

This goalkeeper has indeed performed quite brilliantly, conceding only 35 goals in [-] Premier League games, which allowed him to beat Champions League champion Dudek and Italian goalkeeper Buffon, and was elected the best goalkeeper of the year.

Cech is also very optimistic about everyone, the most powerful top goalkeeper in European football after Buffon.

After the best goalkeeper is awarded, the draw for the opposing team begins.

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"Yang, is there any team you don't particularly want to meet?" Kaka turned around and asked with a smile.

Yang Yang smiled and shook his head.

Ajax's luck this year must be better than last year, because the team has raised a level after winning the UEFA Cup.

In other words, it is impossible to encounter such tragic events as Juventus and Bayern Munich last year, which will not happen again this year.

Of course, there are still Schalke [-], Werder Bremen, Anderlecht and other teams in the third tier, but they are much luckier than last year, and they will not be in the same group as the two giants.

Therefore, Yang Yang felt that it didn't matter, he could meet anyone.

"Is there anyone you want to meet in particular?" Kaka asked again.

Yang Yang pondered for a while, leaned closer, and said with a smile, "Do you count?"

"Ah?" Kaka was a little surprised, "Are you serious?"

"Yeah." Yang Yang nodded, "Two years ago, at the Amsterdam Arena, I watched you beat us with my own eyes. At that time, I was thinking that one day I would take revenge."

After finishing speaking, Yang Yang himself couldn't help being happy.

In fact, with the current strength of Ajax, encountering AC Milan is also more ominous.

But it's definitely worth fighting for.

"You really hold a grudge." Kaka laughed.

"That's right, you'd better pray to God and worship Buddha this year and don't come to our Amsterdam Arena again." Yang Yang threatened.

Kaka also got excited, "Then I really hope to meet you guys, let's compete again."

They're all young people, and they're all full of rivalry, and they all want to compete.

But the result is very regrettable.

Ajax was drawn second, to Arsenal in Group B.

What's interesting is that the first second-tier team to be drawn was Juventus, and they even drew Bayern Munich again.

How dark does it have to be to be in the same group as Bayern Munich for two consecutive seasons?
Subsequently, the third team drawn by Ajax was Sparta Prague from the Czech Republic, and the fourth team was Thun from Switzerland. The overall strength of these two teams is not strong.

Judging from the draw, Ajax has a high possibility of qualifying smoothly, but it should not be careless.

Whether it is Sparta Prague or Thun, they all have a certain ability to cause trouble for Ajax.

There are no underdogs in the Champions League, carelessness will only make you suffer.

In addition to the lottery, other awards have also been released one after another.

The best defender was given to Chelsea's central defender John Terry. He defeated the Champions League champion Carragher and the runner-up Maldini to be elected. The overall performance of the Blues central defender is still quite good.

Kaka scored seven goals in Serie A last season and participated in all Champions League matches. His performance was also very good, which allowed him to win the award for the best midfielder of the year, followed by Lampard.

Ronaldinho won the best striker. He defeated Inter Milan's Brazilian compatriot Adriano and AC Milan's Ukrainian nuclear warhead Andriy Shevchenko, and he deserved it.

And Liverpool's captain Gerrard won the Player of the Year award, which is not much suspense, because most of this award comes from the Champions League champions.

It is worth mentioning that there are two unremarkable awards, namely the Champion Coach Award, which was given to Benitez who led Liverpool to the Champions League, and Ronald Koeman who led Ajax to the UEFA Cup.

Yang Yang sat in the venue from the beginning to the end, indifferently watching the people in front, back, left, and left go to the stage to receive the award, but there was nothing wrong with him.

From the beginning, he knew that he would once again be on the sidelines.

Because the UEFA Cup really has no weight.

If there is one, it is Ronald Koeman's paltry Championship Coach Award.

As for Yang Yang, the best player in the UEFA Cup, he has no sense of existence.

After many strong teams finished third in the group, they didn't even want to play in the UEFA Cup. They just went on the bench, thinking it was a waste of time.

It is conceivable that Yang Yang's current status in European football seems to be quite famous, but in fact he really doesn't have much sense of presence.

When everyone mentions him, it should be more because he broke Ronaldo's record.

But this is somewhat of a suspicion of Ronaldo's fame.

If he was in the Netherlands, Yang Yang would not feel this way at all, because both the Dutch media and fans would praise him as a superstar, and even the club would take good care of him.

But only when he came here, in this star-studded venue, did he truly feel his own insignificance and insignificance.

This feeling is similar to the feeling he felt when he was sitting on the bus in Almere and passing under the magnificent Amsterdam Arena.

What is different from the past is that he is now more confident than he was then, and his desire to prove himself is also stronger.

He hopes that one day, he will be able to stand on the podium like Kaka and Gerrard, under the attention of the whole world, and let the UEFA president himself call out his name.

Not just the UEFA award ceremony, but also the FIFA award ceremony in December.

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After returning to the hotel from the Grimaldi Conference Center, the teammates were most concerned about what Yang Yang saw and heard at the venue.

But for these, Yang Yang is not very interested in talking about them.

For him, whether it is Ronaldinho or Kaka, they are all distant goals at this stage.

What Yang Yang really cares about is the next game against Liverpool.

It was Ajax's European debut of the season.

Although the weight of the European Super Cup is not heavy, it is still a championship trophy after all, and he is facing the champion of the Champions League. Yang Yang must be eager to prove himself in the game.

But Liverpool is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

According to Ajax's current speculation, Liverpool will also play the main force in this game, but Benitez's formation is often very unexpected, and many things cannot be fully guessed.

For example, for the striker, will he use high center Crouch or Spanish center Morientes?
These two centers have different characteristics and different tactics.

What will happen to Luis Garcia and Cisse?

Liverpool's offense is very poor, but that is compared to the top teams. Ajax is strong in offense and weak in defense. Paralysis will only make you die faster.

And Yang Yang still doesn't know who he will face.

Is it the Norwegian left-back Riise, who is more than brave but lacks strategy, has poor one-on-one defensive ability, but is very threatening on the offensive end?Or is it the African player Traore, who is taller, has better defensive ability, and has strong physical confrontation ability?
Since Yang Yang often changes positions to the left now, who will Liverpool use on the right?

Finnan?Josemi?Or let the vice-captain Carragher move over?

If it is said that Ronald Koeman likes to explore the multi-faceted attributes of players, then Benitez regards players as a universal puzzle, where he can fight wherever he needs it, which makes it difficult for opponents to figure out his tactics.

But the only thing that can be confirmed is that Gerrard is injured in this game and cannot play.

This point, Gerrard has confirmed in this afternoon's meeting place, it is no secret at all.

But Liverpool's midfield still has Harvey Alonso, Harman, Mohamed Sissoko, etc., all of whom are very capable players, especially Harvey Alonso. After joining Liverpool, the Spanish midfielder has begun to transform into the top European midfielder.

Of course, Ajax's midfield strength is not weak. The combination of Yaya Toure, De Jong and Sneijder is also not to be underestimated. Coupled with Yang Yangding in front, this game may not be without strength.

Especially Yang Yang himself was full of fighting spirit.

After witnessing the award ceremony in the afternoon, he once again had a strong desire to prove himself.

He wants the entire European football world to remember him firmly.

Start with this Super Bowl!
(End of this chapter)