Chapter 283 Target and Ban
After sweeping Lazio at home, almost all the media commented on the group brawl at the Dehout Stadium, but a day later, the media's wind direction changed and began to report positive news, because after the end of the fourth round of the game, Alkmaar had qualified two rounds ahead of schedule and became After last season's Dynamo Kiev, it is a real dark horse.
Of course, the Dutch Bundesliga is not comparable to the Ukrainian Super League. Their points during this period have been very close to the five major leagues. If it is not Alkmaar who has reached the quarter-finals, but Ajax, Feyenoord and Eindhoven, then it will certainly not have any sensational effect, but a small one with only 90,000 people. The city, a small stadium that can only accommodate 8,000 people, has rushed out of a top eight team in the Champions League, which cannot attract the attention of reporters and fans.
UEFA's official website issued its own comments on this game, "The most important teams in this Champions League are not Manchester United, Bayern and Real Madrid, but Alkmaar; the most noteworthy players are not Zidan and Ronaldo, but Ronaldinho. Alkmaar proved that he is the biggest winner with a full attack and five goals. They have become one of the best eight teams in Europe in one fell swoop. What's more surprising is that Alkmaar has not lost an official game other than a warm-up match after the young Chinese coach Jiang Mu coach. Who will end Jiang Mu's undefeated golden body is also a very curious question in the football world.
Alkmaar defended the honor of the Dutch League. Of course, the happiest is the Dutch media. During the war of words with the Italian media, the Dutch reporter did not forget to praise his team.
The famous Dutch Telegraph praised: "This is a fantastic reality. Alkmaar is a very small city, and Alkmaar Club is a very small club. Generally speaking, it is difficult for such a team to enter the Champions League, but a miracle has happened. Alkmaar actually reached the quarterfinals two rounds ahead of schedule, which is unexpected to anyone. Ronaldinho, Drogba, Kuite, Cloncamp, Tomarson and others have made history and better. The future is waiting for them.
The Netherlands's International Football sighed: "This is a very young team. Their average age is only 22 years old, which can completely form an Olympic team, but this team has reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League two rounds in advance, tied with giants such as Barcelona and Bayern. Their performance is amazing. In the group of death, they swept Chelsea away and slaughtered Lazio at home. All kinds of famous players bowed down to Jiang Mu's Warcraft Legion. After Van Gall's Ajax, the Dutch League once again caused a sensation in world football. Now everyone is waiting for this young team to create a bigger miracle. It has been plain for a long time. The Champions League may really need a dark horse king like Denmark.
When the Spanish media scolded Real Madrid and praised Barcelona, they had to mention Alkmaar, the most popular team in Europe, the World Sports News: "Like Barcelona and Bayern, Alkmaar qualified two rounds ahead of schedule. Before that, you may not know who he is, but after that, even if it is You won't forget him in the most remote corner of Europe.
The Daily Sports Daily said: "To win the cup and the league double champions, qualify two rounds ahead of the qualifying rounds, and two rounds ahead of the main rounds of the quarterfinals. Alkmaar brings surprise to the world every time. Every step of theirs amazes the fans. After entering the quarterfinals, their opponents More powerful, Alkmaar, can you create greater miracles?
- England's The Sun commented: "When Manchester United is still struggling to qualify, only one-tenth of Manchester United's value, the stadium capacity is only one-fifth, and Alkmaar, who has only one percent of the fans, has qualified early. It is not an exalongation to compare Alkmaar to Dynamo Kiev last season. Although Alkmaar has not reached the top four yet, in fact, from the strength of the team, this Alkmaar is stronger than Dynamo Kiev and more balanced. However, whether the Champions League can go further depends mainly on strength. It's luck. If you are lucky enough, it's not impossible for Alkmaar to reach the finals.
What the Guardian said is even more outrageous, "This year's most of the strong teams have not performed well. AC Milan, Juventus, Arsenal and Inter Milan have not even advanced to the top 16. Real Madrid and Manchester United have been good and bad, just like getting sick. If you are lucky, Alkmaar seems to have a chance to win the Champions League. The trophy is back to the Netherlands.
The Italian media are having a war of words with the Dutch media, but they can't help but admit that Alkmaar's performance is really amazing. "Milan Sport" said: The group of death is worthy of its name, but this death is aimed at the other three teams. For Alkmaar, the group stage is easy and enjoyable. The weakest part of Alkmar should be the depth of their bench, which is a common problem of small clubs. They don't have money to buy a large number of powerful substitutes on the bench, but after a continuous opening, Alkmaar will be very relaxed behind, which also relieves the pressure of the bench, otherwise after Gattuso is injured, As long as there is a little difference in Erkmaar's defense, there will be problems. Now, even if UEFA decides that Jiang Mu ordered the fight to be banned, they can easily face the last two group matches without having to fight with other teams.
Turin Sports News said: It must be admitted that Alkmaar's strength is by no means as weak as the outside world thinks. They are by no means mixed up by luck. The flexible tactics, strong psychology, and patience they showed in the game can only be seen by some big teams. If the luck is not too bad, Al Kemal may go further.
In the face of praise from the outside world, Alkmaar became more cautious. Club president Dirk congratulated the team on making the top eight after the game. He said, "In the outside world, every step of Alkmaar is a miracle. In my opinion, there are players, coaches and scouts behind every miracle of Alkmaar. The staff and the sweat of the fans. Without the people working behind the scenes, Alkmaar will not have the current top eight results is our pre-season goal. This goal has been achieved in advance. The next step is to play wherever we go. No matter what we play, it is a victory. After coming back, the fans will cheer. I will also arrange a celebration banquet."
Shellinja, the marketing manager of Alkmaar and the daughter of the boss Dirk, was very happy. She said in an interview with Dutch TV: "We reached the quarterfinals. At the beginning of the season, no one believed that we could complete such a task, well, including me. My goal is actually the top 16. This goal was put forward by Jiang Mu. Now we have completed the task, and the outside world thinks that we may go further. This change shows that we have become a strong team in the hearts of fans and the media. We hope to continue to maintain it. In a few years, let everyone think so.
The team's head coach, Jiang Mu, the coach who created the miracle of Alkmaar, also expressed his views on the team's goal of the team's goal of the quarter-finals. "It is our goal. This is what I set for myself at the beginning of the season. This is not arrogance, nor is it an uncertain goal. It is not purely for the purpose of achieving. It is a direction and a driving force that stimulates us to keep moving forward. This goal has been achieved, and we must set another goal. This goal is to reach the finals, and there are still four games to reach the finals in less than two months, but this will be more difficult than before, because the opponents behind are all this season. The most powerful, or the best, of course, it may also be the luckiest as us. Ha ha, don't laugh. I'm telling the truth, but since I've set a goal, I've said it, so we have to work hard to complete it... Why don't we take the championship as the goal? That's because the chance and luck of the champion are greater. I think it's valuable to play the Champions League for the second time and reach the final.
After Jiang Mu set the team's goal to reach the finals, the outside media also praised and criticized it, because although the reporters praised the magic of Alkmaar and Jiang Mu, they just regarded Alkmaar as a dark horse, thinking that they were Dynamo Kiev last season, not a favorite to win the championship. In the opinion of some reporters, Jiang Mu is completely arrogant. The top four is already good. He actually wants to reach the finals. Throughout the years of the UEFA Champions League, several teams have reached the finals after playing the Champions League for the second time, and even the top four are very few.
Other reporters think that Jiang Mu has done a good job, which can give the Alkmaar players of Lien Zhan Lienjie a new direction, a hard goal, and full mobilize the team's potential. Maybe in the end, they may really complete a great miracle and win the Big Ear Cup.
After Alkmaar reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League, he was not proud and complacent. In the next league, they slaughtered Valvik with a score of 6:1 at home. The continuous big score made the Dutch team a little frightened when they heard Alkmaar's name.
Then the results of the UEFA investigation also came out. It is a fact that Jiang Mu supported fighting in the game. According to the Chinese lip experts, Jiang Mu said the word "bend him". Jiang Mu did not intend to deny it, but UEFA also favored the world's most popular coach star, saying that Jiang Mu said something different. It must have been heard by the players, so only Jiang Mu was banned for two games and fined 10,000 euros, while Martens was also banned for five games and fined 10,000 euros.
Lazio is about to fight a life-and-death battle. Simone's three-match suspensions have a great impact on them, but for Alkmaar, Jiang Mu is not short of money, 10,000 euros is nothing, and the two suspensions will not affect the knockout of the quarterfinals. Martens is just a substitute. How much is the suspension? The field has no impact on Jiang Mu. This punishment seems to be very heavy. In fact, it's like playing a board. It's raised very high and loud, but it doesn't hurt at all. People with good eyes can see it. Of course, Lazio can also see it. However, they are not rich like Real Madrid and Manchester United AC Milan. They can't twist their thighs. They can only A few complaints behind his back. There is nothing I can do.