Chapter 217 Ground Forces Meet the Air Force

A day later in the match between Group F and Group G, Eindhoven lost 1:2 away to Bayern Munich without any suspense, while Group G Feyenoord at home and Spartak Moscow were expected to win, but Feyenoord lost 1:3 to the Russian Premier League champion, and the three Dutch teams participating in the Champions League had nothing but The bird Alkmaar won and defended the honor of the Dutch League.

The first round of the Champions League can be said to be a surprise. Alkmaar's victory over Dortmund in the first round can only be regarded as a small surprise. Alkmaar set an unbeaten Dutch record in the last season, beating Ajax, Feyenoord and Eindhoven to win the double. Before the game, many people predicted that they would have The strength of the cold.

And Zagreb Dinamo, the third place in the Croatian First Division, drew with the defending champion Manchester United on the road, but it was really cold. Before the game, everyone thought that there was no suspense in this game. If there was, it was also a suspense for Manchester United to win a few goals, but as a result, Manchester United took the third place in the Croatian First Division. Method.

In Group A, last season's top four Kiev Dynamo lost at home to Slovenia's champion Maribor, which is also a big surprise, at least bigger than Dortmund who gave Alkmaar.

Other games are calm. Those who should win should win, those who should lose, and those with similar strength are tied. The first round of the game can't determine the final qualifying. It is Bayern, Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Milan and other old strong teams that are optimistic about winning the championship.

After the game, the Dutch media strongly praised Alkmaar's wonderful performance in the Champions League.

The Telegraph said, "This is a memorable victory." "This is the first Champions League game of Jiang Mu, Ronaldinho, Drogba, Klose, Van Bommel, Tomarson and others. They won the victory in an almost dramatic way. This young team showed strength in a minute. With great combat effectiveness, they use their actions to prove that their goal is not only in the Dutch League.

International Football commented: "Alkmaar set off a storm of youth in Europe. In 1997, the Champions League winner Dortmund could only return at the small Dehoute Stadium. Ronaldinho announced the arrival of Alien II with his wonderful personal performance."

Germany's Bild is not satisfied with the performance of the Bundesliga team in this round, because except for the big brother Bayern's defeat of Eindhoven, Leverkusen and Hertha Berlin were tied by their opponents, while Dortmund was defeated by the unknown Alkmaar.

"Leverkusen drew with Lazio at home. Hertha Berlin was tied by the Turkish super team Galatasaray on the road. Dortmund, who won the honor for the Bundesliga in 1997, was also defeated by the Dutch champion Alkmaar on the road. Only Bayern won the four teams participating in the Champions League. This is something to be vigilant about. Slow hot. It can go further, but it may also be killed without leaving.

Germany's Kicker said bluntly that Bayern is the only one who can win honors for the Bundesliga this season, and Leverkusen, Hertha Berlin and Dortmund need to work harder to achieve good results. Judging from the first round, their strength is the top eight at most.

At the same time, Kicker strongly praised Alkmaar, believing that this team has the potential to become a dark horse. "The players are young and creative, and they are not as loose as Dutch players under the ** of Magic Coach Jiang. This team is easy to remind people of 9596. Ajax of the season, although I don't think they will win the championship, please don't be surprised if you make it to the quarterfinals.

UEFA official news also commented on the performance of each group in the first round of the Champions League, praising Alkmaar, who participated in the Champions League for the first time after 18 years. He believed that in the 16 games of the eight groups in the first round, the match between Alkmaar and Dortmund was one of the highest quality matches, and Alkmaar showed the Dutch double. The elegant demeanor of the crown and the vitality and creativity shown by Brazilian teenager Ronaldinho are exciting.

Alkmaar performed well. Jiang Mu was also rated as the best coach in this round by UEFA after the game. This is the first time that Jiang Mu has been officially affirmed by UEFA.

However, Alkmaar was not carried away by the victory. After the unbeaten season, the victory has not had a great impact on the mood of young people. Jiang Mu, who used to be in the sea, always calmly eliminated the disaster in the bud, allowing the players to meet the consecutive week of double games in the best state.

In the weekend after the Champions League, Alkmaar will challenge the powerful William II away.

The William II Club is named after King William II of the Orange family. They are one of the oldest clubs in the Dutch League. Because their team flag is tricolor, they are called the 'Tricolor Legion', but they call themselves 'Ajax of the South'.

Last season, this team entered the League Cup under the leadership of Adrianse. Their performance this season is still eye-catching. Alkmaar has encountered a lot of difficulties in the away game. It has just experienced a peak player's reduced excitement. It is difficult to pass the ball under the struggle of William II, and Ronaldinho is used to it. The play disappeared, so Alkmaar is now full of geniuses. Lucio's long-range shot in the 78th minute helped Alkmaar beat William II ero away, winning five consecutive wins at the beginning.

In this round, Eindhoven was unexpectedly defeated by Niimmegen 2:1, and Alkmaar reached the top of the table again after five rounds.

Continuing the group stage of the Champions League in the middle of the week, Alkmaar challenged Norwegian champion Rosenberg away.

Rosenberg easily defeated the Portuguese Super League third runner-up Boa Vista 3-0 in the last round, showing a very strong strength. Alkmaar went north to challenge the Norwegian pirates, and the disaster of this trip was unpredictable.

Before the game, Rosenberg's head coach Ahn expressed his admiration for Alkmaar and Jiang Mu. He thought that the team that qualified from Group C would be Alkmaar and Rosenberg. He said, "Alkmaar is a strong opponent. Although they have not appeared in the Champions League for 18 years, I appreciate their play. Fa, their head coach Jiang is very smart. He knows how to kill different enemies. In the face of such opponents, we must not take it lightly, otherwise we will regret it.

Rosenberg's new aid, and their main scorer John Caru, also thinks it's a very difficult game. The 1.75-meter-tall giant striker said: "Although I don't know much about this team, they haven't lost a single league and cup since they coached China. It is enough to show their strength. This is not something that any team can easily do. Even for a team like Real Madrid and Bayern Manchester United, it is difficult for them to do, except for AC Milan in those years. I believe this is a very tough game, but we must defeat them so that we can guarantee to reach the top 16.

Rosenberg is the hegemon of Norwegian football. They won seven consecutive league championships in the 1992-1999 season. In the Champions League, they are also role models of minor league clubs. They not only entered the Champions League group stage for seven consecutive years, but also in 1996/ In the 97 season, they beat the powerful AC Milan 2-1 at San Siro Stadium, scored valuable 3 points, and entered the eighth final of the UEFA Champions League. In the 1997/98 season, they beat Real Madrid 2-0. In the first round of this season, they beat the Portuguese Super League third-up Boa Vista 3-0 away. Such a team has the potential to become a dark horse like Alkmaar.

For Rosenberg, Alkmar certainly did not dare to take it lightly. Although the Norwegian team does not focus on the technical flow, they restrain the technical flow. In the 1998 World Cup, Brazil had no choice but to win the Norwegian leader in the group stage, and was finally defeated by 2:1, and now John Karu is quite at Flo's level. In the team The players have been working together for many years and cooperate very skillfully. More importantly, they play in the third way and don't intend to let the ball roll on the ground at all. When playing with such a team, even Alkmaar, who is not afraid of the header, will have a headache. After all, they grew up in the technical Dutch football. No It may be a header with British-style Norway, which is almost the difference between amateur and professional.

So before the game, Jiang Mu cautiously expressed his views on the game. He said, "Thank you, head coach Ahn, for your importance to us. In fact, I prefer him to look down on us, because we really don't have a good way to deal with the Norwegian team, because we live in two football worlds, we The football is on the ground, and their football is flying in the air. Our so-called advantages and their so-called disadvantages are meaningless, so I don't know what the final result of this game will be, but I hope we will try not to lose. One point is also a good result for us.

There are three Brazilian players in Alkmaar's camp, Cesar, Lucio and Ronaldinho. They will all start in this game. The Brazilian team has never defeated Norway, which makes the football kingdom very faceless. Brazilian players naturally have no face. Before the game, Ronaldinho said that he must After taking Rosenberg, he thought that Alkmaar's defense was not afraid of the opponent's air bombing, and the opponent turned slowly and inflexiblely. In the ground confrontation, Rosenberg would be at a loss.

Lucio also vowed to defend against the Norwegian big man John Caru. "The Dutch player is also very tall. I am very confident in the defensive player now. What's more, my partner Ismail has played in the UK, and he is not afraid of the header. Our air disadvantage is not so obvious. As long as we stay in the backcourt, I believe that the teammates in front of us will break through their defense.

Although Alkmaar previously selected Dortmund at home without being favored by the outside world, because of Rosenberg's strength, the major media before the game were cautious that the two sides may draw, and Alkmaar also has the possibility of losing a lot.

The Dutch media also said that this game is also a big challenge for Alkmaar. If Alkmaar can also win this game, there will be no big problem for their group qualifying. The strength of Boa Vista is obviously lower.