Chapter 1554 Goal: Qualify for the Top Spot in the Group!
Real Madrid held a press conference at the Bernabéu Stadium the day after Real Madrid's 1-5 away defeat to Barcelona.
Chairman Florentino came to the scene in person and announced that the head coach Lopetegui was dismissed. At the same time, the technical director Valdano who made great contributions to the club also took the blame and resigned. The difference is that Lopetegui was passively fired. Nuo took the initiative to resign.
The Argentine is not young anymore, and he also wants to retire.
Florentino showed his demeanor and expressed his gratitude to Lopetegui and Valdano, but at the same time mentioned that the team's current problems are very serious and have reached the point where they must be resolved.
"Obviously, with our lineup and our strength, we definitely won't be able to play like we are now!"
Florentino said that Real Madrid will start high-level negotiations immediately, hoping to finalize an implementation plan as soon as possible based on the current situation, and will announce the final results in the near future.
In the case that the Real Madrid management has not finally selected the next head coach, Solari, the head coach of the second team of Real Madrid, will temporarily act as the head coach of the first team, which is also a consistent tradition in the history of Real Madrid.
The meritorious coach Bosque served as the acting head coach of the first team many times as the coach of the second team. In the 1999-2000 season, he became the most successful firefighting coach in the history of Real Madrid, leading the team to win the Champions League.
Florentino assured that the management will stabilize the emotions of the team and fans as soon as possible, and will definitely take satisfactory measures.
Regarding the call of Real Madrid fans, hoping to invite Yang Yang's voice back, Florentino said that he heard it.
"I can understand the feelings of Real Madrid fans at this moment. Yang Yang is the greatest player in the history of Real Madrid. Now he is still the strongest player in the world football. At the same time, he has achieved quite amazing results in coaching Ajax this season. achievements, but it is unrealistic for him to return to Real Madrid in the short term."
"I called him, I found out what he was doing at Ajax and he told me he was happy there, he was experimenting with something, he was trying to break something, it was very important for him, I understand and respect his choice."
Florentino said with regret that at least before the end of this season, it is impossible for Yang Yang to return to Real Madrid.
"But what I want to say is that we will always open the door for him. We will continue to keep in touch and communicate with him. We welcome him back at any time. He will always be our most precious asset!"
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The statement from the chairman of Real Madrid really disappointed many people, especially the fans of Real Madrid.
But in fact, this is not surprising.
Yang Yang is now coaching Ajax, and his results can be described as thriving. In the Champions League, he even won the top spot in the group. Now that he can really make a breakthrough, it will be the first time Ajax has broken through the group stage in the past twelve years. Created a new history.
Under such circumstances, how could Yang Yang abandon Ajax's achievements, give up halfway, and switch to Real Madrid?
The media quickly changed their targets and pointed at Zidane and the famous Italian coach Conte, thinking that both of them are very likely to take over Real Madrid, but the French media quickly clarified that Zidane has not returned Plans to return to Real Madrid.
"He thinks it is difficult for him to make a breakthrough in Real Madrid. More importantly, there is no Yang Yang in Real Madrid today!"
Conte is full of interest in coaching Real Madrid, but the Real Madrid management is still a little worried about him.
"According to reliable sources, Real Madrid's management is currently more inclined to invite Zidane back, and Florentino made an interesting request to the technical department, that is, to evaluate Yang Yang who coached Ajax."
"Maybe, we can't rule out that after the end of this season, Real Madrid will pack Yang Yang and his outstanding Ajax players into Real Madrid."
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The Dutch Daily News quickly reported that the news of Yang Yang's transfer to Real Madrid was a rumor.
"On the day when Real Madrid coach Lopetegui dismissed get out of class and it was rumored that Yang Yang would return, Yang Yang made a public promise in De Tokmoster that he would not leave Ajax, and that he would continue to stay in the team and be with everyone. advance and retreat together.”
"Not only that, Yang Yang also shouted for the first time in front of De Tokmoster's players that the team must make every effort to compete for the right to qualify for the group, and even the goal of the group's top spot."
Soon, a video of Yang Yang’s public proclamation in De Tokmoster also broke out on the Internet. In it, Yang Yang appeared to be ambitious. In front of all the players, he confidently analyzed the current situation in Group B of the Champions League. He believed that Aja As long as Max plays well in the next three games, the hope of qualifying from the group is very high.
"This will be the first time in the past twelve years that we have broken through the group stage!"
"As I said before, I have always believed that you are a group of outstanding players. Your potential is far from being tapped. You can still be stronger and better!"
"Before the season, no one believed that we would make it out of the play-offs because we hadn't been in the Champions League group stage for several years, but in the end we beat Standard Liege and Dynamo Kiev to get into the Champions League group stage. "
"In the past two months, when we were in the same group of death with Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Tottenham Hotspur, no one believed that we could escape from this purgatory, but now, after three rounds, we Ranked first in the group!"
"What does this mean?"
"It means we've been wowing people, we've been wowing everyone!"
"I hope that after this season, many, many years from now, we will look back and realize that we are creating a legendary season, and each and every one of you will start this season and move forward. The pinnacle of a career!"
"Many years from now, I, and all the Ajax people behind me, and all the Ajax fans, even yourselves, will definitely be proud and proud of you this season!"
"Now, we only have one goal, the right to qualify for the top spot in the group!"
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October 31, Amsterdam Cruyff Stadium.
In the second knockout round of the Dutch Cup, Ajax played against the Going Eagles at home.
Yang Yang still carried out a drastic rotation of the team, replacing eight players in one go, but Ajax still relied on the goals of Stens, Mullen and Boadu to win the Eagles 3-0.
This victory allowed Ajax to successfully enter the top sixteen of the Dutch Cup, but Eindhoven was not so lucky.
Van Bommel's team drew Wahlwijk 2-2 at home and lost the ball in the ensuing overtime. In the end, they lost 2-3 at home to Wahlwijk, regrettably missing the right to advance.
This also surprised the Dutch domestic media, and at the same time realized that Van Bommel's team was in trouble.
And everyone looked back and found that Ajax trained by Yang Yang was surprisingly stable. This season, they won consecutive victories, especially in the Netherlands. The game is an opportunity to exercise while maintaining the player's state.
In the knockout round of the top 16, Ajax will challenge Rhoda JC in an away game. This is a Dutch second team. Everyone believes that Ajax has a great possibility of winning and advancing.
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November 3rd, the eleventh round of the Eredivisie.
Eindhoven hosts Vitesse.
In just 14 minutes of the first half, Waiters central defender Danilo was hit by a red card. After severely damaging Waiters' defense, Eindhoven was still unable to attack repeatedly. In the end, it was only with Luke De Jong's goal. , a small victory over Waiters one to zero.
If it is said that the Dutch Cup match made people see fatigue, then the match against Vitesse completely exposed the downturn in Eindhoven, and even many media analyzed that Van Bommel's team may soon have problems up.
Ajax still made a big rotation. In the end, with two goals from Jovic and De Jong, they defeated Willem II 2-0 and scored three points again.
The best performer in this game is the Argentine left back Tagliafico. Although he has only one assist, he is the most threatening player in the game. His performance this season also makes it difficult for the Brazilian left back Jorge to challenge. to his main position.
However, Yang Yang still has no intention of giving up on Ruo Nuo.
The right back is Mazrawi, whose performance is quite satisfactory, not as eye-catching as Ashraf, but his speed and offensive ability make Yang Yang still look forward to him.
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On the evening of November 6th, Wembley Stadium, London.
In the fourth round of Group B of the Champions League, Ajax challenged Tottenham Hotspur away.
After two weeks, the battlefield moved from Amsterdam to London, but the two teams still played a 90-minute fast-paced battle.
First, Ajax scored a goal in the away game in just two minutes of the opening. Jovic received a pass from Neres from the left and scored with a header, opening the scoring for Ajax.
This is also the second consecutive Champions League group stage goal by the Serbian center.
After that, the two teams launched offensives one after another, but they still failed to score. It was not until the 78th minute that Harry Kane succeeded in a sneak attack in the chaos of the penalty area and equalized the score for Tottenham Hotspur.
But only three minutes later, Ndombele got the ball from the center and then inserted a through pass. Yang Yang succeeded in turning offside. After receiving the ball, he waded into the penalty area and hit the far corner with his right foot. Will score out.
The good times didn't last long, and in the 89th minute, another goal from Harry Kane helped Tottenham Hotspur equalize the score again.
In the end, the two teams shook hands 2-2 to make a draw, and neither team was able to beat the opponent.
This 90-minute confrontation contributed a total of 46 shots, with an average of one shot every two minutes, which can be described as quite exciting, and the possession rate of the two teams is also evenly matched, 52 to 1. Forty eight.
Relying on a bloody away game, Ajax scored a valuable point and established an advantage for the group to advance.
Tottenham Hotspur scored the first points in the Champions League group stage this season, but they have lost hope of qualifying.