Midfielder Ruler
Chapter 278: Top Battle
Real Madrid, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and Ajax were drawn to the same group, which is called the most terrifying death group in the history of the Champions League. Compared with Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Brondby in the 1998-1999 season Groups are even scarier.
The team drawn into the death group is naturally the Manchester City fans who feel the most uncomfortable.
Last season, they were drawn in the same group as Bayern Munich, Villarreal and Naples, forming a death group. Unexpectedly, the draw for the Champions League this season was even more brutal, directly drawing with the champions of La Liga, Bundesliga and Eredivisie.
Crying without tears is the only way to describe Manchester City fans.
After finally ushering in an oil boss who is not short of money, he never expected to be suppressed by the unscrupulous UEFA...
The fans of Real Madrid, Dortmund and Ajax are almost the same. They hate UEFA. What does it matter to our team that you Tm suppress the disobedient Manchester City?
The 2o12-2o13 UEFA Champions League group draw and the UEFA awards ceremony ended, and media reporters found Mourinho, Klopp and Mancini one after another.
Ajax head coach Frank De Boer, apart from some local media, other European mainstream media's attention is on the other three clubs, because when the result of the draw comes out, it means that Ajax has become a weak team.
Of course, double quotation marks are required for this big team. After all, Ajax is a giant in the Eredivisie. It has won the Champions League four times and has cultivated Cruyff, Van Basten, Rijkaard , Bergkamp, Kluivert and other football superstars.
But then again, Ajax is no longer the top giants that dominated European football back then, nor is it the top youth guards that won the Champions League. They are now just a second-rate team in Europe.
It's justified to be looked down upon.
Frank de Boer, who was interviewed by the local media "The Telegraph", was in a low mood.
But he did not give up easily. Instead, he used the media platform to boost his momentum: "It is undeniable that winning the La Liga, English and Bundesliga championships was the darkest time in my life, but the situation in Group D is so chaotic, maybe this will be our promotion to 16th." A strong opportunity!"
Mourinho, who was interviewed by "Marca", did not have many emotional fluctuations. He said lightly: "I am not surprised to be drawn to Ajax. It is Manchester City and Dortmund that give me a headache, but Real Madrid is this. The best team on the planet, the best, breaking through is not a problem."
After all, without giving the media any more time, he walked out.
Compared with Mourinho's calmness, Mancini and Klopp can be said to have mixed feelings.
Real Madrid is strong, as long as there is no active death situation, it will not be a problem to qualify. Naturally, they don't care whether they are drawn to the death group, anyway, there is no problem in qualifying.
Klopp led Dortmund to beat Bayern to win the league championship in the past two seasons. Last season, the Champions League double-killed AC Milan and almost slammed Barcelona. But it does not mean that every game has a regular performance, which means 2o12-2o13 The first half of the season will be tough.
Of course, Klopp is still full of confidence in the team, because he believes in the team he coaches!
Facing the interview with "Bild", he said: "This is a good opportunity for experience. If we can finally advance to the top 16, I think this is an excellent moment for us to go further in the Champions League stage!"
Among the head coaches of the four teams in Group D, Mancini was in the worst mood.
In an interview with The Times, he only said a short sentence: "Manchester City must be promoted!"
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The next day, the headlines in the European media were all about the death group of Real Madrid, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and Ajax.
The Chinese media is almost the same, but the Chinese media has other focus, such as Schalke o4 and Anderlecht.
Although Tang Zheng's Dortmund draws Real Madrid, Manchester City and Ajax, many Chinese fans still believe that Tang Zheng will lead Dortmund to stand out in Group D.
Last season, the home and away doubles against AC Milan and the away game against Barcelona are still fresh in my memory, and my blood is spurting.
Perhaps Real Madrid has booked a group qualifying right, isn't there one left?
How can a team like Manchester City, which is squeezed out and suppressed by UEFA, advance to the top 16?
Wasn't last season a blood lesson?
Not to mention Ajax, they are no longer as brave as they used to be, and even qualifying is a problem.
Even finishing third in the group is a luxury...
Schalke drew O4 to Group B, which includes Arsenal, Olympiacos and Montpellier.
Except for Arsenal's absolute strength, the other two opponents are difficult to pose a threat, and there is no big problem in qualifying.
Only Anderlecht, where Lu Liang played, was a little troublesome. They drew AC Milan, Zenit St. Petersburg and Malaga.
Of course, no matter which group Anderlecht draws, it will be troublesome.
After all, the strength is limited, and at most they can compete for third place in the group and participate in the Europa League knockout rounds this season.
The focus of the media is still on the UEFA Champions League group draw, but the attention of the teams has shifted back to their home leagues.
Dortmund's opponent in the second round of the league is Nuremberg, playing away.
I don't know if it was affected by the UEFA Champions League group draw. The highly optimistic Dortmund even drew with the home team 1:1 in the away game, which broke out a moderate upset.
Their biggest rival in the league, Bayern Munich, beat Stuttgart 6:1 at home, showing a good competitive state.
Scored an astonishing nine goals in two games, ranking first in the league with an advantage of eight goals!
Bayern fans with good things put up slogans on social networks: "Big Bayern set sail strongly, Dortmund has withdrawn from the league championship!"
Failed to beat Nuremberg in the away game, Klopp was under a lot of psychological pressure, and the same was true for the team.
Everyone originally wanted to go further in the UEFA Champions League in the 2o12-2o13 season, but they didn't expect to be drawn into the death group.
It is equivalent to saying that the road to promotion is full of thorns, and the emotional impact is huge.
Going to the away game with this mood, it is a blessing not to lose.
Fortunately, after the end of this round of the league, there are two international competition days, and players can adjust themselves through the two international competition days.
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At the same time, the European summer transfer market is officially closed.
Hulk, who moved to Zenit St. Petersburg at the buzzer, became the king of the summer transfer window with a transfer of 50 million euros, and Thiago Silva moved to Paris Saint-Germain with 42 million euros to become the second.
There are four candidates, and the transfer amount is 40 million euros.
Among them, the transfer of Belgian demon star Hazard to Chelsea was completed after the end of last season. The transfer of Lucas Jr. to Paris Saint-Germain was completed during the London Olympics, but he will officially join Paris Saint-Germain in the next winter transfer window.
Witsel, like Hulk, joined Zenit at the buzzer, and Harvey Martinez's 40 million Champions League transfer was finalized before the draw for the Champions League group.
Dortmund's main theme this summer is still slimming, with only three teenagers, Kirich, Schieber and Bittenkant joining.
Instead, league rivals Bayern Munich, Schalke O4, Bayer Leverkusen and other teams signed up aggressively to increase the depth of the bench.
It's not that Dortmund are unwilling to sign in, but that they have been used to making small troubles over the years. In 2009, they spent 12 million to buy Tang Zheng, which made them feel distressed for more than a season.
Debt has been reduced, but it does not mean that there is no debt.
This is why Dortmund's top executives have not completed the contract renewals with Lewandowski, Kuba and Piszczek...
Because once the contract renewal is completed, the salary expenditure will increase by a large amount.
After finishing the league, Tang Zheng took a flight to Beijing to prepare for the World Cup qualifier at the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center on the 11th, against South Korea.
It can be said that whether the Chinese team can enter the 2o14 World Cup in Brazil, playing South Korea at home is very important.
In the past three rounds of group matches, the Chinese team and the South Korean team also had a bye and only played two games. South Korea ranked with six points, and China ranked second in the group with four points.
It would be an exaggeration to say that this game is the battle for the rankings of Group A of the Asian Top Ten Tournament.
Tang Zheng arrived in Beijing on the morning of September 2nd to report to the national team and prepare for the World Cup qualifier against South Korea.
It can be said that the Chinese team performed very well in the first two games and scored four points, but they still need more points to stand out from Group A.
Perhaps the overall strength of the Chinese team is not as good as that of South Korea, but it does not mean that the Chinese team cannot score points at home.
Tang Zheng was full of confidence, especially the Chinese fans.
South Korean coaches and players don't think so. They think they are a first-class team in Asia, and the Chinese team is considered a second-rate team. How can it be possible to score points?
Even if the Chinese team has the home court advantage.
Korean team head coach Cui Kangxi was interviewed by the local media "Sports Today" during his preparations for the World Cup qualifier against the Chinese team. He said that the away game is no different from the home game. The South Korean team has strong strength, so they are not afraid of away games. The result of the game will be Same as the past two rounds of the group stage.
victory.
On the contrary, the players kept a low profile. Gu Zizhe, who moved to Augsburg this summer, Sun Xingmin, who played for Hamburg, and Park Joo-young, who played for Arsenal, have all played against Tang Zheng directly or witnessed Tang Zheng's power Korean players, so they kept a low profile when Cui Kangxi was interviewed by the media with confidence.
Tang Zheng's success in the Bundesliga cannot be underestimated.
Soccer is indeed a team sport, but it is also a sport in which stars shine to determine the outcome of a game.
Chinese head coach Camacho also accepts media interviews, but he is not as ostentatious as Cui Kangxi, and is very low-key. He just said that the next home game will be very difficult and he will keep a tie for victory.
During the two international competition days, the Chinese team did not have a warm-up match, but only an internal teaching match at the Xianghe Training Base, against Beijing Guoan.
Obviously, the purpose of this game is to run-in the lineup and practice tactics, and make final preparations for the home game against the South Korean team.
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