On March 10th, for England fans, it was destined to be calm.
On the evening of the 9th, the Red Devils Manchester United, who have always been the European champions of the Premier League, drew the Portuguese Super League one to one at home.
The Portuguese Super League team led by young coach Jose Mourinho reversed Manchester United 2-1 in the first round. The Red Devils even paid the price of captain Keane's red card, but after returning to Old Trafford The performance of Manchester United has not improved.
In the face of Porto ’s strong defense, Scholes opened the record for Manchester United shortly after the opening, but in the final stoppage time of the game, Porto stubbornly equalized the score and eventually left Old Trafford with one to one. And the total score of three to two will eliminate the Red Devils Manchester United.
The pain of the Red Devils out of the game has not recovered, and the bad news came again.
On the evening of the 10th, at the Highbury Stadium in London, Ajax scored a goal first. In the 87th minute, Ibrahimovic assisted Van der Vaart to equalize the score, which was also one to one. The score ends.
The final score was four to three, and Ajax knocked out Arsenal.
For two consecutive days, the two major Premier League giants were eliminated, which shocked the entire football world.
Whether it is Ajax or Porto, the overall strength is under Arsenal and Manchester United, but these two teams from the Netherlands and Portuguese Super League, but at home profit, won the game and worked **** the road Keep the draw.
Overnight, the entire British media and fans were frying.
Numerous TV programs are reflecting on the fiasco of the two giants. The introduction of the winter break in the Premier League has once again been kicked onto the agenda, and the decompression of the League Cup to the team is also noisy. .
Two young commanders Ronald Coman and Jose Mourinho have entered the mainstream European media, they can lead Ajax and Porto to the quarterfinals, especially Ronald Coman, This is his second consecutive season in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and his coaching ability is evident.
Compared with the sadness of the British media and fans, the Netherlands is full of joy.
In this season's UEFA Champions League, the Dutch team has generally been sluggish. Only Ajax's team has advanced to the knockout. Now it has eliminated the giants Arsenal and advanced to the quarterfinals, which has greatly appreciated the Dutch domestic media and fans .
What ’s more exciting is that Ibrahimovic ’s assist for Van der Vaart ’s goal, and the handshake between the two on the field of the game, is also expected by countless Ajax fans. Everyone thinks, The combination of the two will make Ajax stronger and more competitive.
In the light of Ibrahimovic and Van der Vaart, the performance of the 99th teenager Yang Yang also attracted a lot of attention. He and the team scored the goal to score the goal. Trabelsi planned an attack on the right.
Gold bench, this is the certification of Yang Yang by Ajax fans.
I don't know when it started, everyone realized that Yang Yang changed the situation on the court almost every time, and he will give fans and surprise the team in every game.
Everyone wants to know, how much potential can he tap?
Head coach Ronald Coman said in an interview with the Dutch Telegraph after the game that he did not know.
"He is always amazing, and the speed of progress is always surprising. No one knows how far he can develop, but I personally believe that he is constantly making surprises for us, and he is gradually becoming a team. The more important one is, the more critical one is. "
In the first round, Yang Yang directed three goals, defeating Arsenal at home, and after the second round, he came off the bench and planned the equalizer goal, plus the final group game against Bruges ...
Who can question Ronald Coman's words?
However, although Ajax eliminated Arsenal and entered the quarterfinals, the outside world is still not optimistic about the prospect of this team.
In addition to Ajax and Porto, the remaining six teams entering the quarter-finals are Chelsea in the Premier League, AC Milan in Serie A, Real Madrid and La Coruna in La Liga, and Monaco and Lyon in Ligue 1.
In addition to the Bundesliga's Bayern Munich and Stuttgart stop at the quarterfinals, six of the seven mainstream leagues in Europe have teams into the quarterfinals, since the Champions League restructuring, it can be described as an extremely rare scene.
Since this year is also the year of the UEFA Champions League restructuring, UEFA changed the Champions League from the original two-round group stage to the single-round group stage and directly entered the top 16 elimination rounds, making many people feel that the system of the top 16 elimination rounds has greatly increased the explosion. The cold probability has contributed to the unpopularity of the Champions League this year.
But in any case, those who can enter the quarterfinals of the Champions League are all competitive teams.
Ajax, who has long been out of the ranks of Europe's top teams, will be a hard fight no matter who he will meet next.
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When the entire Dutch media was hotly hyping Ajax into the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Ibrahimovic and Van der Vaart's generals, and Yang Yang's gold substitute, Yang Yang was in super One night of special training ended in the training ground.
He completed the rematch of the game on the plane returning from London to Amsterdam. When he returned home, he started training, mainly basic training, [Ronaldo's assault], [Beckham's cross], and his left. He waited for the daily training until his daybreak, and his special training was not over.
Sitting on the soft, turf that will never break on the super training ground, Yang Yang stared at the goal opposite.
"What are you thinking?" Lao Bing's faint voice sounded beside his ear.
Yang Yang still looked at the front, but there was a slight smile in the corner of his mouth, "Thinking about Almere's time."
I do n’t know why, whenever he was so tired that he wanted to give up, he could n’t help but think about the time when he was being teased like a monkey in the youth team every day, and the fans who were onlookers ridiculed, He has thought about giving up countless times, but he finally clenched his teeth and persevered.
Since then, whenever he couldn't help but want to give up, whenever he nearly collapsed, he would keep asking himself, so the painful experience has survived, what else can't persevere?
After hearing Yang Yang's answer, Lao Bing did not speak.
The whole super training ground was empty, there was no trace of sound, and it was as quiet as if you could hear your heartbeat.
After a long time, Lao Bing's voice slowly rang again in Yang Yang's ear.
"You know, according to scientific research, human potential is unlimited."
"What do you mean?"
"Some research institutions have shown that human behavior is controlled by the brain, and the brain is driven by human willpower. That is to say, as long as a person's willpower is strong enough, he can push the brain, direct the body, and constantly Go beyond your limits. "
"Wouldn't it be Superman?" Yang Yang asked with a smile.
He felt that this was impossible, as if he were alone in a game, he might continue to get up and run after cramps, but he will always have a moment of collapse.
"You misunderstood what I meant. I don't mean in a game, or in a short period of time, but for a long time, just like the Bailey era, when the professional running at seven or eight kilometers was already an iron man, for For people at the time, it was simply unthinkable to run a race for ten kilometers. "
"But now, a single run of 10 kilometers often appears, but in the 2001 World Cup qualifier, England against Greece, Beckham ran 16.1 kilometers in one game, setting a world record. Beyond the limits of this era. "
"Perhaps ten years later, a single run of ten kilometers will become the norm, and at that time more and more people will emerge, able to run into 13 or 14 kilometers in one game, and maybe someone may even break Beckham. Of this record. "
"Do you understand what I mean? In every era, there will always be some people with extremely strong willpower, pushing their own brains, directing their bodies, constantly surpassing the limits, and making things that everyone thought were impossible. Become possible. "
Yang Yang understood the meaning of Lao Bing, and he also felt deeply.
It was like the game against Arsenal last night, he kept running, looking for opportunities, failed again and again, and got up again and again, if he did n’t use willpower to push himself and force himself to continue Effort, how can there be a final reversal?
"Thank you, Lao Bing." Yang Yang stood up from the grass.
In fact, his body never felt tired, but his spirit was tired.
But now, he is not tired anymore.
"Don't thank me, even here, you still have to rely on yourself."
Yang Yang smiled slightly and nodded.
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The Dutch morning in March was still very cold.
Yang Yang wore a warm sportswear, opened the door, and did a whole set of warm-up at the door of his house. After warming up his body, he saw that the door of the house opposite was also opened.
The tall and burly Ibrahimovic was waving at him with a grin, and then ran quickly.
"You must be bored in training alone. I will accompany you."
With that said, he had snatched the ball from Yang Yang's feet and quickly ran the ball forward.
Yang Yang froze in situ, wondering if he hadn't awoke yet?
Will this guy run out early in the morning?
This is not at all like his style.
But looking closer, the guy was waving at him in the distance, beckoning him to hurry up.
"My God, is the sun coming out from the west today?" Yang Yang probed and looked at the sun that had not yet appeared, somewhat doubtful.
"Hey, the ball is over!"
Ibrahimovic woke Yang Yang, raised his head and saw the ball flying, and immediately instinctively lifted his chest and head forward, and quickly caught up.
"Come on! You bastard, so hard, kill?"
"Aren't I afraid that you haven't woken up yet?"
"Even if I didn't wake up, I was scared to see you!"
"Haha, do you feel pleasantly surprised?"
"Surprise? Thrill is right."
"Hey, did you treat your buddies kindly like this?"
"Why don't I still owe you a favor?"
"You only know this?"
"You can shame a little bit more."
"No way, you said, I don't want this face!"
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