Chapter 224 On the Eve of the Third Round of Fierce Battle
There is a place called Boa Vista in Brazil and Portugal. There is also a club called Boa Vista in the city of Boa Vista in northern Brazil, while the Portuguese team Boa Vista is located in the famous city of Porto, which is a dead enemy of the same city as the equally famous Porto team.
Although it is a sworn enemy in the same city, for a long period of history, Porto fans did not pay attention to Boa Vista, because at that time, the Boavista team was still very weak and could not threaten the monopoly of Porto, Atletico Lisbon and Benfica. However, last season, Yaime Pacheco led Boa Vista to break the century-old monopoly of the top three to the league championship. It was only because of the referee's problem that they lost.
And Jiang Mu, as a reborn person, he also knows that in the next few seasons, Pacheco led Boa Vista to finally break the monopoly of the top three of the Portuguese Super League, win the championship of the Portuguese Super League, and lead Boa Vista into the knockout stage of the Champions League. How can Jiang Mu lose two games for such a team? They despised them in the group stage.
After this Champions League group stage, Alkmaar will welcome his old opponent Feyenoord at home, but Jiang Mu did not let the players think too much about that game. Everything is about the Champions League. This is Jiang Mu's clear requirement for the players. In fact, this season, the club's goal set for the club before the game is the league and Defending the cup title did not make too many requirements for the Champions League, but after the team won two consecutive victories in the Champions League, the club's two managers and boss Dirk and the team's coaches held a meeting. Dirk told Jiang Mu and his coaching team that the league and cup can not defend their title and strive to qualify in the Champions League group, but This goal is not announced to avoid putting pressure on the team.
Dirk's request is due to the economic pressure of the club. The new stadium is conservatively estimated to need at least 150 million euros, about 400 million guilders. Even if a rich man like Dirk can barely take it out, he has no energy to invest in the club, so Alkmaar wants to maintain it for a few years. In the strength of the transfer market, there is only hope for the bonus of the Champions League. For small clubs, it is very common to raise the civil war in Europe. That's what Rosenberg did. If you enter the group stage of the Champions League, you will get a prize of 3.9 million euros, win a game of 800,000 euros, and draw 400,000 euros. Even if you can't enter the second stage of the group stage, it is also an astronomical number for the small club, and If you enter the second stage of the group stage, there will be a bonus of 3 million euros. With Alkmaar's current momentum, the probability of entering the second stage of the group stage is extremely high, so that there will almost be an income of nearly 10 million euros, which can basically ensure self-sufficiency. Therefore, Dirk proposed to the team the goal of focusing on the Champions League.
Jiang Mu understands the mood and ideas of the boss and prospective father-in-law Dirk. For him, the new challenges of the Champions League are greater than the Dutch League and the Dutch Cup. Even if there is no bonus, he will not put the league above the Champions League.
For Boa Vista, the game with Alkmaar is a life-and-death battle. If they lose this game again, they will basically be out, although in theory they are likely to qualify.
The performance of Boavista last season made the fans happy. It continues to occupy the top of the list this season, and their home attendance has also risen steadily. The capacity of Bessa Stadium is only 20,000 people, and more than 10,000 people per game has become a common phenomenon, whether it is at home. When training at the City Park Stadium, the team will attract a large number of fans to watch.
In such a football atmosphere, the arrival of the magical and mysterious teacher Alkmaar naturally attracted great attention from fans. The tickets at home were sold out a week ago.
In order to repay the support of the fans, Boavista President Lorello decided to reimburse 50% of the cost of the next round of fans' expedition to the Netherlands. The Chairman said: "Fans deserve this kind of reward, and their behavior will make the team perform better."
The decision of Boa Vista President Lorero has made Portuguese fans more enthusiastic. Before the game starts, the whole Boa Vista district has become a festival for fans. The streets and alleys are full of Boavista fans in black and white plaid shirts. They sing the team song of Boa Vista and hold Boavis. The banner of the tower must win supports the team to defeat Alkmaar.
However, the fanatical Boavista fans did not scare Jiang Mu. Alkmaar's fans are more enthusiastic. After winning all two Champions League group matches, Alkmaar's fans' expectations of the team have skyrocketed. Many fans believe that Alkmaar has a chance to make it to the quarter-finals.
The third game and the group match between Boa Vista is a very critical one. Winning is basically qualified. In order to support their own team, the Netherlands has about 5,000 Alkmaar fans on an expedition with the team. Other countries also have tens of millions of fans in Porto to watch the game, while Portugal provides tickets to Alkmaar. There were only 3,000, but this did not stop the continuous influx of Alkmar fans.
Alkmaar arrived in Porto, Portugal the day before the game. Another group match in Group C was held one day earlier than Alkmaar and Boa Vista. That night, all the players and coaches of Alkmaar watched the match between Rosenberg and Dortmund in the conference hall of the hotel. This game was the most The final game is a 2:2 draw, which is good news for Alkmaar. As long as he wins this game, he will win another game and qualify. If Rosenberg and Dortmund draw or lose another game, Alkmaar can advance even if he does not win. This is a match point for Alkmaar.
And for Boa Vista, this is also good news. It is not good for them to win either Rosenberg and Dortmund, because they still have zero points. The draw between Dortmund and Rosenberg gives them hope to qualify. Of course, the game against Alkmaar is to win. Down.
Another game directly affected this one. At the press conference before the game, the speeches of the two head coaches smelled of gunpowder.
"For us, this is a life-and-death battle. We must win this game, otherwise we only have the possibility of theoretically qualifying. There is no doubt that Alkmaar has very strong strength. They are the leaders of the Dutch League, the double champion last season, but this is Portugal, with 30,000 Boavis. With the support of the tower fans, I believe we will play a great game and become the first coach to beat Jiang Mu in the official game. We will play a new sky in the Champions League like we did last season. We are not afraid of anyone, but we will respect any opponent and we will try our best to make it to the end."
Coach Pacheco of Boa Vista directly declared war on Alkmaar.
After Jiang Mu learned that Dortmund and Rosenberg had a draw, his fighting spirit also instantly improved into a geometric level. After all, he completed the line-up a day earlier, and ended the passive situation of two-line or even three-line battles a day earlier. The lineup is thin. This is what Jiang Mu is most worried about Alkmaar. Don't look at Al Kemal is as lively as he is. In the second half of the schedule, it may not be good. If there are too many injuries, Jiang Mu may have to give up one or even two lines in the third line.
"This must be a big war. Boa Vista is very strong. If we look at them from their first two games alone, it must be us who will suffer losses. Now they are at home, and the fans are so enthusiastic, they will definitely have a better performance, but I believe we will win the game. This Victory means a lot to us. We are rookies to the Champions League. We can't come to the Champions League to win the championship. For us, playing one more game is victory. Now we have the opportunity to enter the next stage. We must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
At 7:45 local time, the third round of the qualifying group stage of the UEFA Champions League kicked off. Boa Vista played against the champion team Alkmaar from the Netherlands at home.
Previously, Alkmaar won two games, ranking first in the group with 6 points. Boa Vista ranked last in the group with zero points. This game is related to the fate of Boa Vista in the Champions League, so it has attracted the attention of countless Boa Vista fans. Two hours before the start of the game, the stadium was Open for fans to enter, and the stadium is full 40 minutes before the game.
Portuguese commentator Pete on the rebroadcast is introducing the starting lineup of both sides of the game to the fans.
Alkmaar also played a 433 formation today. The goalkeeper Cesar, the four defenders are Riise, Lucio, Ismail, Kroncamp, the three midfielders are Gattuso, Van Bomel and veteran Lai, and the three strikers Ronaldinho, Drogba and Kuite.
This is a very traditional Dutch lineup. Brazilian Ronaldinho continued his position in the last game. He continued to play the right winger, while Drogba became a strong center like the standard Cruyvit, while Kuite was still in the left wing.
The defender and the goalkeeper still continue the starting lineup of the last two games, and there is nothing to say.
In the position of the back, it is still the combination of Gattuso and Van Bomel. Among them, Van Bomel is a variable, and the veteran Lai's starting is a very unexpected move. Before the game, no one expected Lai to appear in the starting position. It seems that Jiang Mu wants to use the veteran's experience to attack Boa Vista's defense, because Because it is impossible to defend Lai's physical strength and age, the midfielder uses a pure defensive player Gattuso, half a defensive player Van Bomel, and a completely undefensive Lai, which is a very risky starting lineup.