Chapter 355 Yang Yang, Who Holds Revenge

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

Although Ajax has won the Champions League and UEFA Cup in the past two years, and the quarter-finals the previous year, they are still ranked in the second position, because the seeded team in the first position They are the giants of the four major leagues.

Real Madrid stopped in the round of 16 last season, but still topped European football with 131.3 points.

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

And the most interesting is Liverpool.

This Champions League champion team last season, but only got fifth place in the Premier League, originally missed the Champions League.

But the defending champion missed the Champions League in the new season, which is absolutely ridiculous and generous, so UEFA made an exception and allowed Liverpool to enter the Champions League as the defending champion, but from the first round of qualifiers, and there is no Clearly restricted by nationality.

So, others' new season only started in early August, but Liverpool's new season started in mid-July. So far, they have played six games in three rounds of Champions League qualifiers and two Premier League games. league.

In the latest game, Liverpool played very poorly, losing 0-1 at home to CSKA Sofia.

Fortunately, the Red Army won 3-1 away in the first leg of the game and finally advanced to the group stage with a thrilling 3-2.

From this game, Liverpool exposed serious offensive problems. Eighteen shots were taken and only five shots were on target. Whether it was Cisse or Morientes, they were obviously not in a serious state, which made Liverpool's attack great. Affected.

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

Since Liverpool is the only special team in the seeded team without nationality, in theory, Liverpool are all teams that are likely to be drawn to the second pot, including Chelsea in the Premier League.

After the seeds were drawn, the best goalkeeper was awarded to Chelsea's Peter Cech.

The goalkeeper really performed quite well, conceding only 13 goals in 35 Premier League games, which allowed him to defeat the Champions League champion Dudek and Italian goalkeeper Buffon, and was elected as the best goalkeeper of the year.

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

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

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"Yang, is there any team that 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 is definitely better than last year, because after the team won the UEFA Cup, it improved a notch.

That is to say, the tragic things that happened to Juventus and Bayern Munich last year are impossible to happen again this year.

Of course, there are still Schalke 04, Werder Bremen, Anderlecht and other teams in the third pot, but they are much luckier than last year, and they are not in the same group as the two giants.

Therefore, Yang Yang thinks it doesn't matter, he can meet anyone.

"Is there anything in particular you want to meet?" 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 will take revenge."

After he finished speaking, Yang Yang couldn't help himself.

In fact, with the current strength of Ajax, encountering AC Milan is also a disaster.

But there is definitely a fight.

"You are quite vengeful." Kaka laughed.

"That is, you'd better ask God to worship Buddha this year and don't come to our Amsterdam Arena." Yang Yang threatened.

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

They are all young people, and they are all full of the gunpowder smell of competition, and they all want to compete for a higher or lower level.

But the result is very regrettable.

Ajax was drawn second to Arsenal in Group B.

What's interesting is that the first team to be drawn in the second pot was Juventus, who actually drew Bayern Munich.

How dark does it have to be to be in the same group as Bayern Munich for two seasons in a row?

Subsequently, the third pot Ajax drew was Sparta Prague from the Czech Republic, and the fourth pot was Thun from Switzerland. The overall strength of these two teams was not strong.

Judging from the draw, Ajax has a very good chance of successfully qualifying, but it cannot be careless.

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

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

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

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

Kaka scored seven goals in Serie A last season and played in all the Champions League matches, which earned him the midfielder of the year award, with Lampard following close behind. back.

Ronaldinho was the best striker. He defeated Inter Milan's Brazilian compatriot Adriano and AC Milan's teammate Ukrainian nuclear warhead Shevchenko.

And Liverpool captain Gerrard won the award for the best player of the year, which is not much suspense, because most of the awards come from the Champions League champions.

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

Yang Yang sat in the venue from the beginning to the end, looking at the front, back, left and right people on the stage to accept the award, but nothing happened to him.

From the beginning, he knew he was going to sit on the sidelines again.

Because the UEFA Cup really has no weight.

If I had to say yes, it would be Ronald Koeman's puny championship coaching award.

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

After many strong teams won the third place in the group, they didn't even want to play the UEFA Cup and went directly to the bench, which felt like a waste of time.

It is conceivable that Yang Yang's current status in European football seems to be a big name, but in fact he really doesn't have much sense of existence.

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

But this somewhat rubbed off the suspicion of Ronaldo's popularity.

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

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

It's the same feeling as when he was on a bus in Almere, passing under the magnificent Amsterdam Arena.

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

He hopes that one day, like Kaka, like Gerrard, he can walk on the podium under the eyes of the whole world, and let the president of UEFA call his name.

Not just the UEFA awards ceremony, but also the FIFA awards 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 at the venue.

But Yang Yang didn't have much interest in talking about these.

For him, Ronaldinho or Kaka are all goals that are still far away at this stage.

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

It was Ajax's European debut this season.

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

But Liverpool isn't a fuel-efficient lamp either.

According to Ajax's current speculation, Liverpool will also do their best in this game, but Benitez's formation is often unexpected, and many things cannot be fully speculated.

For example, in the striker line, will he use the high center Crouch or the Spanish center Morientes?

The two centers have different characteristics and different tactics.

What will Luis Garcia and Cisse do?

Liverpool's offense is very poor, but compared to the top teams, Ajax is weak in attack and defense, and being careless will only make him die faster.

And Yang Yang still doesn't know who he is going to 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 tall, has better defensive ability, and has strong physical confrontation ability?

Since Yang Yang often switches to the left, who will Liverpool use on the right?

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

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

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

This, Gerald had already confirmed at the meeting this afternoon, was no secret at all.

But Liverpool's midfielders still have Xavi Alonso, Hamann, Mohamed Sissoko, etc. They are all very powerful players, especially Xavi Alonso, the Spanish midfielder who is joining Liverpool Later, it has begun to transform in the direction of Europe's top midfield.

Of course, Ajax's midfield strength is not weak. The combination of Yaya Toure, De Jong and Sneijder is also not to be underestimated. In addition, with Yang Yang in front, this game may not necessarily be underestimated. There is no fighting force.

Especially Yang Yang himself is full of fighting spirit.

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

He wants the entire European football to remember him firmly.

Start with this Super Bowl!