The Glory of the Godfather

(The team roster in the previous chapter has been deleted, and a new episode has been added. Everyone put forward their opinions in the book review area. I did not think about it well, and I think it is very inappropriate. Later paragraphs like this will be placed in the free chapter. I apologize to everyone here.)

The Champions League group stage is divided into eight groups.

First draw the seeded team of each group.

The seeded team in Group A is the defending champion and Serie A giants Inter Milan;

The seeded ball pair in Group B is Ligue 1 overlord Lyon;

The seeded team of Group C is the Red Devils Manchester United;

The seeded team of Group D is La Liga giants Barcelona;

E group seeded team Bundesliga South King Bayern Munich;

The seeded team of Group F is the Blues Chelsea;

The seeded team of Group G is Serie A giants AC Milan;

The seeded team of Group H is Arsenal, Arsenal;

After identifying the eight seeded teams in the group, other teams were drawn.

UEFA Secretary General Infantino is responsible for the draw.

Infantino is a Swiss, this is a lawyer proficient in multiple languages.

Infantino joined UEFA in 2000 and became the Secretary General of UEFA in 2009.

However, this is the Secretary-General of UEFA and his presence in UEFA is extremely low.

Because he often presided over the draw ceremonies of major competitions such as the Champions League and European Championships, he was well known by Chinese fans and was nicknamed the ‘Bald Draw Brother’.

The understanding of fans all over the world about this bald secretary-general is more limited to "that bald head always pulls out the group of death with a sly smile"...

The guests at the scene, as well as countless fans in front of the TV, watched the lottery **** being taken out of the glass tank.

Open it and show the club name written on it to fans all over the world.

People will make exclamation sounds, or helpless, or smile ‘knowingly’.

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Next is the third team draw.

Aston Villa was drawn to Group A, a group with defending champion Inter Milan.

The camera gave Fang Jue a close-up, and gave Inter Milan coach Benitez a close-up.

Because of the existence of Aston Villa, the chance of a death group in their A group has greatly increased.

Especially when there is a super giant Real Madrid in the second team.

Fang Jue's expression was relatively calm, with no sense of happiness or anger.

Benitez frowned.

He felt very familiar with Aston Villa, so he knew more about the difficulties of this team.

Benitez wrote "Vera" in his notebook, and then drew a circle.

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Next is the draw for the fourth team.

The Eredivisie team Twente was drawn to Aston Villa's Group A.

There was a loud noise at the scene.

Twente was the super dark horse in the Eredivisie last season, and this team was the champion of the Eredivisie last season.

In addition, Inter Milan was the treble champion of the Italian Cup, Serie A and UEFA Champions League last season;

Aston Villa was the champion of the English League Cup and the double champion of the Premier League last season.

In the case that the second-tier team has not been drawn, the group that Aston Villa is in already possesses the characteristics of a death group.

Fang Jue has a flat mouth.

He didn't think that Aston Villa was specifically targeted. Aston Villa's low points in the European war, ranked in the third tier of the team, itself has a great possibility of entering the group of death.

Or, to put it bluntly, which group Aston Villa is in, that group is the group of death.

Of course, UEFA will definitely use Aston Villa to make a big fuss.

...

Followed by the second team draw.

Real Madrid was quickly drawn out.

Then draw out the grouped ball.

"G!"

Real Madrid was drawn to Group G where AC Milan is.

There was a burst of laughter at the scene.

Last season, AC Milan and Real Madrid were drawn together.

At that time, AC Milan and Real Madrid had a very high ratings. Kaka who moved from AC Milan to Real Madrid was the biggest attraction.

Unexpectedly, a year later, the two teams were drawn together again.

Moreover, in the eyes of many people, this is the birth of another death group.

This group is AC Milan, Real Madrid, Ajax and Auxerre.

It is a crazy thing to draw AC Milan, Real Madrid and Ajax into a group.

AC Milan won the Champions League 7 times, Real Madrid won the title 9 times, and Ajax has also reached the top 4 times. The total 20 championship records of the three teams are enough to make this group full of death.

Although Milan and Ajax are a bit different now, Real Madrid, who has been suppressed by Barcelona in recent years, has just changed its coach. It is really difficult for Mourinho to integrate the Galacticos. Expected.

This is a proper death group.

...

Fang Jue also laughed out loud along with the others. Aston Villa was in the group of death, which was impossible.

However, Real Madrid's entry into the group of deaths is'deserved'. The Galaxy Battleships' European war scores did not rank in the top ten, and they fell to the second tier. This is the largest group they entered into the death group. Who can blame this for the reason?

Seeing someone as unlucky as himself, Fang Jue felt much better.

Subsequently, the Bundesliga powerhouse Werder Bremen was drawn to Aston Villa's Group A, and there was a burst of laughter.

This also confirmed the name of the group of death.

The results of the 2010/2011 UEFA Champions League group stage draw came out.

The media are talking about Group A Inter Milan and Werder Bremen. Aston Villa, Twente; and Group G AC Milan, Real Madrid, Ajax, Auxerre; these two groups are the dead group, how fierce the competition will be.

However, in fact, if the difference in strength between teams is used as the standard, the dead group should first select group B:

None of Lyon, Benfica, Schalke 04 and Tel Aviv workers dare to claim the strength to win, but everyone has the possibility of qualifying from the group.

However, due to the lack of reputation of these four teams, no one cares about their "death" index.

This is the cruel fact. You are not strong and have no reputation, and you can't ‘on the news’ even if you die.

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The result of the 2010/2011 UEFA Champions League group draw is finalized.

"Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea should all stand out from the Champions League group." After the draw results came out, the British media was generally optimistic, thinking that in addition to Aston Villa, the other three teams are all lucky.

Of the four Premier League teams, Chelsea is recognized as the best signed team.

None of Marseilles, Sparta Moscow, or Zilina can bring a real threat to the Blues.

If you have to pick the bones in the egg, it is that Chelsea's double-line schedule is slightly unfavorable. Before and after the second round of the group stage, they need to face Manchester City and Arsenal in the domestic league. After the fourth round, they will have to play away with Liverpool.

The signing of Manchester United and Arsenal is also good, but some people have reserved warnings. Ferguson’s good friend, Aston Villa coach Fang Jue, has the size of Manchester United, and two league champions plus a Valencia team. Manchester United is not easy.

The Guardian believes that Fang Jue’s worries are not unreasonable, because whether it is Valencia, the Glasgow Rangers or Bursa, their home games are well-known as the land of the devil.

Then, the newspaper asked a question: As the head coach of Aston Villa, you care about Manchester United so much.

Arsenal, who are in Group H with Shakhtar Donetsk, Braga, and Partizan Belgrade, have similar problems with Manchester United.

According to statistics, the Gunners have been away in Ukraine 4 times with 1 draw and 3 losses without a win. The same is true with 5 times as a guest in Portugal with 2 draws and 3 losses. The previous 4 encounters with Serbian clubs have only one win.

Although this is all historical data, it does have a certain psychological impact on the players. Not to mention the "undercover" Eduardo in the Shakhtar Donetsk team.

...

Aston Villa was assigned to Group A.

In the same group, there are Serie A giants and triple champion Inter Milan, third place in the Bundesliga last season, Werder Bremen, and last season's Dutch League champion Twente.

For Aston Villa who played the Champions League again after 27 years, this group is obviously not easy to pass.

Perhaps only the Eredivisie champion Twente is slightly weaker, but being able to overpower PSV, Feyenoord, Ajax, and Alkmaar to win the championship, this speaks for itself. The team's strength is good.

The media is also looking forward to the prospects of this group.

Defending champion Inter Milan has almost booked a qualifying seat in the group and will definitely be the first in the group.

Almost no one doubts this, and no one believes that Inter Milan will leave the group first.

Then there is one qualifying spot left, which will be created among the three teams of Werder Bremen, Aston Villa and Twente.

"It shouldn't be Aston Villa panicking to enter this (difficult) group. In fact, our opponents will be anxious because of our existence."

When interviewed by the media, Fang Jue's attitude was very tough. He did not say that Aston Villa should not be afraid of the opponent, but the opponent should be afraid of Villa.

A reporter from the French "League" asked immediately, "Can I understand that you are confident that Villa will qualify?"

"Of course." Fang Jue nodded confidently.

"Marshal Villa is full of confidence in qualifying for the group!"

"Fang Jue threatened that his opponent should be afraid of Vera!"

"Fang Jue said Vera will definitely be able to qualify!"

Similar headlines immediately flooded the newspaper.

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Don't look at Fang Jue's confidence when facing the media.

In fact, on the private helicopter returning from Monaco to Birmingham, Fang Jue kept frowning and thinking.

This is indeed a very difficult group.

If you want to qualify in the group and advance to the top 16 of the Champions League, you really need to plan well.

Fang Jue took out the file board, clamped a piece of paper, and wrote and drew himself.

The two games against Dutch League champions Twente must be won.

This is a basic point. If you want to qualify, you must not lose points on the weakest opponent.

Then there was the game against Werder Bremen. Werder Bremen was the direct opponent of Aston Villa for the right to qualify in the group.

In the two games against Werder Bremen, Aston Villa had to ensure at least one win and one tie.

wrong.

What if Werder Bremen explodes and wins Inter Milan?

Therefore, to be on the safe side, Aston Villa should be able to win both rounds against Werder Bremen.

In this case, Aston Villa can basically ensure that the team qualify.

As for the game against the seeded team and defending champion Inter Milan.

Fang Jue thought for a while. In the two rounds of the game, he was able to score one point. This was the psychological bottom line.

Able to win, even if it is an excellent answer.

Double kill Inter Milan?

The defending champion won't be so weak?

According to the schedule, the first match of Aston Villa's Champions League group stage was an away match against Werder Bremen.

This game is crucial.

It's not just a factor of good start.

If it can beat Werder Bremen in an away game, Aston Villa will have the opportunity to compete with Bremen for a qualifying spot.

...

Fang Jue is considering the team's Champions League group qualifying strategy.

Aston Villa's other senior executives are looking forward to and delighting for the high income that the Champions League can bring.

According to the bonus distribution plan announced by UEFA.

All teams participating in the group stage matches will receive at least 7.2 million euros in game prize money, including 3.9 million euros in prize money and 550,000 euros per game, for a total of 3.3 million euros in 6 games.

In addition, each participating team will also receive corresponding game bonuses based on the results of each game, which are 800,000 euros for a win and 400,000 euros for a draw.

For example, if Aston Villa can win six games in the group stage and advance to the top sixteen, they will earn 1.2 million euros from the group stage prize money alone.

In addition, according to UEFA regulations, entering the Champions League this season as a league champion can earn an extra 500,000 euros.

This is an income of 12.5 million euros.

This is not counting ticket revenue.

In addition, the bonus for each team's broadcast share is determined by factors such as the TV broadcast share of each team's country.

Give a chestnut.

Inter Milan won the Champions League last season, with a broadcast share of 18.1 million euros, but runner-up Bayern Munich's broadcast share was 23.0 million euros, which is higher than Inter Milan.

The reason for this situation is related to UEFA’s broadcast income distribution plan.

The distribution of broadcast income depends on the broadcast costs of each league and the number of participating teams.

In the Champions League last season, three teams survived in Serie A and only two in the Bundesliga. Last season, Serie A and the Bundesliga UEFA Champions League broadcast cost almost equal to over 60 million Euros.

Before the quarterfinals, Bayern Munich divided the money between two and Inter Milan divided the money. This is why it is also the final finals, and the broadcast income of the runner-up Bayern Munich is higher than that of the champion Inter Milan.

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This can also explain why the teams participating in the Champions League in the same league actually wait for the other teams in the league to get out of the game early.

For example, Manchester United is definitely looking forward to Arsenal or Chelsea, or Aston Villa going out in the group stage, and vice versa.

"If Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal are all out of the group, that would be great." Fang Jue sighed.

He listened to Papa’s small class and learned that if the other three Premier League teams are eliminated in the group stage, Aston Villa will be able to enjoy more than 70 million euros in broadcast revenue, and his eyes are shining.

In addition, the revenue of the UEFA Champions League broadcast of each league is not directly related to how far the team has gone, because the copyright is packaged and sold.

Give a chestnut.

The overall price of the Premier League’s Champions League broadcast rights this season is about 90 million euros. Even if the four teams in the Premier League hiccup in the group stage, or the four teams together occupy the top four hopes, it is the price.

Therefore, in extreme cases, Manchester United, Arsenal, and Chelsea are all out of the group stage, while Aston Villa stops in the top sixteen. Then, Manchester United and other three teams can get a total of less than 20 million euros. Aston Villa only played more than sixteen rounds of broadcast income, and could get 70 million euros in broadcast income:

Because of the broadcast revenue of the knockout games, Aston Villa owns 100%!

Therefore, seeing the media saying that Real Madrid or Barcelona are eager for the other party to get out of the Champions League, this is not only because of a century of grievances, but more importantly, it involves direct interests.

In addition, the Champions League brings in addition to direct income, there are also factors such as social influence and business development.

This is an excellent brand promotion opportunity for the club.

...

Fang Jue attaches great importance to and looks forward to the team's performance in the Champions League this season.

However, after returning to Birmingham, when he called the whole team to talk, he said to the players.

‘Don’t think about the Champions League. ’

‘Now, our focus is on tomorrow’s game. ’

‘Kill Arsenal, continue to win in the league, and keep winning, we can think about the Champions League without any distractions. ’

On August 29, the last match of the third round of the Premier League, Aston Villa played against Arsenal at home.

This is also the only strong dialogue in the third round of the league.

The Arsenal team has arrived in Birmingham.

Arsenal coach Wenger once again convened a meeting of the coaching staff on the morning of the game.

The professor paid special attention to this game.

What Arsenal has criticized most in recent years is the poor results of the strong dialogue.

In this game, Arsenal want...

Wenger was suddenly distracted. He sighed and said, ‘Pat, it’s really unexpected. Vera has become an opponent we need to value very much. ’

His assistant Pat Rice nodded, ‘it should be said, it’s the one we want to catch. ’

‘They beat us four to one at the Emirates Stadium last season, and in Birmingham, they beat us seven to zero. ’

The professor took a deep look at his close assistant, can't speak, just shut up, OK? !

The atmosphere is slightly embarrassing~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Then quickly enter the topic and discuss the most likely starting lineup and tactics of Aston Villa for this game.

Although such meetings have been discussed several times, Wenger is serious and cautious, which also shows that he is very eager to win at Villa Park-a shame.

Seven months ago, Arsenal was pressed to the ground by Aston Villa at Villa Park, where they repeatedly and violently rubbed seven times.

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"We make modeling statistics for Vera's striker selection." Pat Rice said.

"Costa and Ronaldo have a 60% chance of starting."

"The odds of Abangraho and Ronaldo teaming up are 19%."

"Costa and Abangraho have a 9% chance of starting."

"These three players start together, and the probability of playing three forwards is 6%."

"In other cases, the probability is 6%."

"The probability of a Ukrainian starting is 6%?" asked Neil Banfield, a member of the coaching staff.

"No, this other situation refers to the multiple probabilities of Mane or Bell or Shepchenko appearing on the front line." Rice said.

"Don't think about Shepchenko." Wenger thought for a moment and waved his hand.

The Ukrainians messed up the previous two games. Although it is not certain that Fang Jue will completely abandon Shepchenko, Wenger is convinced that Fang Jue will not continue to give Shepchenko opportunities in such an important game.

Although the guy Tony Parker is more annoying, Wenger doesn't like this guy either, thinking this guy is too mean.

However, he still agrees with what Parker said in an article yesterday.

‘Spatch Shepchenko, Aston Villa means one less fight. ’