Thanks to "AC Milan" for the tip!
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It was cold, winter was coming, and it was snowing in the Netherlands.
It was the day when Ajax went to fight the Roda police. Amsterdam was snowing lightly, covering the whole city with silver frost.
Freddy woke up early in the morning and hurriedly sent a designer coat to Qin Xiong. It was a Hermes Navy winter coat.
He had bought it a few days ago and had originally planned to give it to Qin Xiong for Christmas.
But seeing the weather change quickly, he was worried that Qin Xiong didn't have any winter clothes, so he knocked on Qin Xiong's door early in the morning to deliver it.
After strolling around the bustling Amsterdam, Qin Xiong roughly knew the price of this kind of world-famous brand. He estimated that a coat was equivalent to half a year of his salary.
After he put it on, Freddy helped him fix the edge of the coat. Qin Xiong said, "This is too expensive, we don't have to be so extravagant, right?"
Qin Xiong's concept was to live within one's means.
Freddy actually earned a lot and should be quite rich. The reason why he went to China that year was definitely because the Tang Group hired him with a large sum of money, so he should have saved a lot of money.
Freddy straightened his body and reached out to fix his collar. He said earnestly, "You Chinese people have a different concept of consumption from us. You have to know that as long as you are willing, you can now earn more than 10,000 euros a week. You can afford even the most expensive clothes. Moreover, you have to have a star awareness. The more you package yourself and make your image better, the more you will earn in the future! So, don't feel guilty wearing it. Then again, the most important thing about clothes is not the style. What do you think? Is it comfortable wearing it? "
Qin Xiong shook his arms and tried to move his limbs. Needless to say, this designer coat was very comfortable. Since it was winter, it really had no problem keeping him warm. He didn't feel cold at all. Even indoors, he was almost sweating.
Moreover, the workmanship was meticulous, and the four limbs were naturally flexible when moving. It would not lift the clothes to form wrinkles and ripples. The style was also tailored to fit the body, making the man look particularly chic and stylish after wearing it.
He smiled and said, "Well, it's quite comfortable, but it feels too solemn and serious. I see that my teammates all like to wear casual clothes."
Freddy took two steps back and sized up Qin Xiong. He furrowed his brows and nodded, saying, "It does seem a bit too deep. It doesn't bring out your youthful energy. Then when you come back from the competition, I'll get two more sets of winter casual wear so that you won't feel uncomfortable when you go out with your friends and teammates."
Qin Xiong nodded with a smile.
After waving goodbye to Freddy, Qin Xiong headed to the club. Stepping on the several centimeters of snow on the sidewalk, Qin Xiong felt very strange.
She was wearing an expensive coat, but she had to take the bus …
When he arrived at the club's locker room and saw his teammates, his teammates cast strange looks at him one after another.
Even the players in their twenties rarely wore a visually low-key luxurious coat like Qin Xiong. It was not that they did not want to show off their wealth, but when they wore it, they were either casual or ostentatious. Qin Xiong's dressing was too solemn and solemn, and he looked as if he had suddenly jumped ten years in age, so he would not be their first choice.
Snede came over and borrowed Qin Xiong's coat to try it on. Snede looked too big on Qin Xiong, and his slim figure could not be seen. He took it off in less than five seconds, shook his head, and returned the coat to Qin Xiong.
Van Der Vaart directly "criticized" Qin Xiong for not knowing how to outfit and spending money blindly.
Qin Xiong did not know whether to laugh or cry.
On the way to the away game with the club, Qin Xiong took off his coat and changed into the warm coat provided by the club.
Roda JC was in the southern part of the Netherlands. Going south from Amsterdam, the temperature changed from cold to hot.
They arrived at the city where Roda JC was located, Kerkrade. According to his teammates, it was not far from Germany. Qin Xiong could not help but look in the direction his teammates pointed. In fact, it was impossible to see Germany, but there was always a wonderful feeling that arose spontaneously.
Roda JC's strength on paper was not strong, but their performance this season was outstanding. At present, it was not a small success, because they were very pragmatic.
When they played against the middle and lower tier teams, they played offensive football and fought to see who scored more goals. The more they played, the braver they became.
But when they played against the upper tier teams, whether it was home or away, they were utilitarian and defended to the death. They did not care about face and only wanted points.
This allowed Roda JC to temporarily rank fifth in the rankings.
Although Ajax brought the main players with him this time, Qin Xiong, Van Der Vaart, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Snede, the four main players, were all on the substitutes' bench.
They were waiting at ease for the exhausted, conserving their energy for the final Champions League group stage battle in four days.
Last week, the media released a voice: Who will stop Qin Xiong?
Uh, no one came to stop him. Ajax took the initiative to slow down his pace.
Under Roda JC's desperate defense, Ajax could only take away a draw. Qin Xiong and the other offensive main players did not play. They only got up to do warm-up exercises when they felt cold.
Comain's main consideration was not physical fitness, but he was afraid that the players would be injured. The big game was imminent, and Ajax had a huge advantage in the league. If an important player was injured before the game against Brugge, even if they defeated Roda JC and took all three points, it would not be worth it.
The first half of the league was about to end. There were two more rounds before the winter break. In fact, Ajax had locked in the first half of the league in advance.
The most important game task at this stage was the Champions League and entering the knockout stage!
The Champions League group stage finale was close at hand. The atmosphere in Ajax's locker room was unprecedentedly solemn. This would be the most important game for Ajax at the end of 2003.
On the night of December 8th, Brugge, who came from Belgium to the Netherlands, parachuted into Amsterdam!
Compared to Ajax who hid the main players to prepare for this game, and could only get a draw at Roda JC's home ground.
Brugge was more "ruthless." In the Eredivisie two days ago, the defending champion Brugge was easily defeated by the traditional powerhouse Standard Liege in an away game of 1: 3.
Ajax could afford a draw in the league, and could even afford to lose.
But Brugge was different. This season, Anderlecht's recovery was unstoppable. Brugge, as the defending champion, almost announced the success of the title defense after losing to Standard Liege. They only had a slim chance of survival left!
After paying such a huge price, Brugge only had one goal: to eliminate Ajax and advance to the top 16 of the Champions League with their heads held high!
They came to Amsterdam early to adapt to the weather, venue, and environment here and fully prepare for the Champions League!
In the pre-match press conference, Comain firmly expressed that the team would do everything to win the game!
Only by winning could Ajax advance!
And the visiting team's manager, the Norwegian Soled, was made difficult by the Dutch reporters.
The situation on the scoreboard was that AC Milan had advanced early with 9 points, Brugge had 8 points, Ajax had 6 points, and Celta was eliminated early with only 3 points.
So, Ajax with 6 points faced Brugge with 8 points at home.
There was only one way for Jax to "survive"; he had to win.
As long as Brugge did not lose, they could sing songs of victory and return to Belgium with a happy mood.
The Dutch reporters questioned Soled: Brugge, do you want to win the game? Will you try your best to win?
Obviously, in an away game, the more offensive you are, the greater the risk of losing!
Brugge's strength on paper was not as good as Ajax's, and the reason why Ajax lost to Brugge in the first game was because Ajax was too invested in the offense and was defeated by Brugge's defensive counterattack.
Soled's resentment soared to the sky.
The situation in Group H was extremely strange.
Bru had two wins and two draws in the last four rounds, and they only lost one match in the fifth round. However, they still couldn't advance to the next round, and their lead over Jax was almost wiped out by Jax since they had the advantage of being the home team.
Ajax had lost three games in the previous group stage!
And AC Milan, who only got 1 point in the first two rounds, did not need to play in the sixth round, but had advanced early!
What the f * ck is going on!
Soled faced the Dutch media's questioning and used a formulaic answer: Brugge will fight for victory.
Yes, that was the answer. There was no need to discuss the details with the reporters, what formation to play, whether to take the initiative to attack, and so on. There was no need.
The more one speaks, the more mistakes one will make.
The fact was that Brugge only needed to draw to advance. In the first game against Ajax, their defensive counterattack strategy worked. Why come to Amsterdam and play against Ajax on Ajax's turf?
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