Apology statement: Last night, I rushed to the internet cafe to upload the new chapter. Because I was out of town, the manuscript was stored on the internet hard drive. When I was in a hurry to upload chapter 056, I chose 059. After I uploaded it, I checked and found that it was sent wrongly. I changed it within 3 minutes, but it still caused readers to be confused when they read the new chapter. Regarding this, I apologize to everyone. It was my negligence that caused this, please forgive me.
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The interpersonal relationships in a professional club's locker room were sometimes so complicated that outsiders simply could not understand.
The more he understood his new friend, Snede, the more confused Qin Xiong became.
Subjectively, the Dutch players should be united, like local snakes. But in reality, the relationship between Sneijder and van der Vaart was very ordinary. Perhaps it was because they were all geniuses and van der Vaart was the captain, which was difficult to convince the masses. On the contrary, Sneijder especially admired Ibrahimovic. Perhaps he was similar to Ibrahimovic in that they both had a strong personality that was easy to "explode."
Ibrahimovic was extraordinarily arrogant. Was Snede humble?
No!
In reality, Ajax's entire team, from captain Van Der Vaart to the main force to the substitutes, was filled with an undetectable arrogance.
After all, Qin Xiong had not been in Ajax for long. If he had stayed for a while longer, he would have understood that in Ajax, in terms of the cultivation of spirit and temperament, Ajax advocated the philosophy of arrogance!
What low-key? What humble? Get lost!
We are stronger than others!
We want to win the game easily!
We naturally want to stand at the peak of this land and enjoy our achievements by stepping on the corpses of our enemies.
Under the influence of this philosophy of arrogance, the positive significance was that the players produced by Ajax, regardless of their strength, all had distinct personalities and outstanding individual characteristics. They were especially "aggressive" on the field!
But the negative side was also very direct. Everyone sometimes appeared to be self-righteous and easily caused conflicts. No one was willing to submit to anyone.
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October 2, 2003
The much-anticipated second round of the Champions League group stage was about to begin.
Qin Xiong was still placed on the substitutes' bench by Manager Comain.
It was the same field, the Amsterdam Athletic Stadium.
However, when the Champions League game arrived, the atmosphere of the stadium was completely different from that of the Premier League.
Before the start of the game, the stadium was filled with deafening noise. When the theme song of the Champions League reverberated in the stadium, everyone naturally walked into another world. As a player, even if he was a substitute, Qin Xiong's thinking seemed to have undergone a subtle change when he sat on the substitutes' bench. He was placed in a brand new battlefield!
Their opponent today was Celta of La Liga.
Over the past ten years, this small team led by Lautina had become a strong team that could not be ignored in La Liga!
In 1998, they were ranked seventh in the Celta League, only three points away from the fourth place, Real Madrid.
In 1999, they were fifth in the league. From 2000 to 2003, they rose by one place every year. From 7th, 6th, 5th, and last season, they finally got fourth in the league and were able to participate in this season's Champions League!
Their debut in the Champions League was also amazing. In the first round of the game, they forced a draw with last season's Champions League champion, AC Milan!
Compared to the young and vigorous Ajax with great potential, Celta's solid foundation, step by step, gained a firm foothold in La Liga, and finally stood on the stage of the Champions League this season. This team's fighting power had reached the peak of their potential!
It was just that in the first team, the youngest player was 22 years old, and most of the main players were in the golden age of 25 to 28 years old. Their competitive strength and state had reached the peak. In addition, a small team was not like a big team that blindly changed players at any time. The team's cohesiveness allowed them to produce positive team chemistry.
Qin Xiong was focused on watching the game. He did not know that in faraway China, countless fans were waiting in front of the television, silently waiting for him to play.
Ajax's starting lineup compared to last weekend's Premier League game, there was only one change.
Sottars was placed on the substitutes' bench, and Snede was starting.
Manager Comain needed to inject more control into the midfield. Playing a game against a La Liga team, the technical requirements were higher!
Qin Xiong used his eyes to see all the details in the game.
He was extremely focused, and also prepared for the possibility that he could play at any time.
What the audience did not expect was that the Celta team led by Lautina, coming to Ajax's home ground, actually played very aggressively at the start of the game!
It looked like they wanted to take down Ajax in one bite!
It was probably because Celta forced a draw with the defending champion, AC Milan, in the first round, which gave them enough confidence and boosted their ambition to enter the knockout stage rapidly.
Also, Ajax lost to Club Brugge in the first round, which could also make Celta think that Ajax was weak and easy to bully!
After all, most of their players on the field were at least three years older than Ajax's players, and even more so, there were some who were ten years older!
Ajax's backfield was surrounded by danger. Fortunately, Celta's offense was only loud and small, and did not deliver a fatal blow. However, the situation of the game still made all Ajax's players on tenterhooks.
Manager Comain did not expect Celta to dare to come here and turn the tables on them!
He was not afraid of his opponent, nor was he flustered. His mentality was like an enraged beast.
Celta!
Who do you think you are!
How dare you look down on us and behave atrociously in Ajax's territory!
You look more mature and older, but in fact, you are too "young"!
Although it seemed like Celta had the advantage, this was an away match after all. Jax had experienced a lot of things, and Celta started to attack more aggressively. Before the first half of the match ended, Jax was able to strike back at Celta.
Galasek instigated the offense in the backfield, and shifted the offense to the flank. Maxwell dribbled the ball forward along the flank, and when he encountered a defense, he passed the ball to Snede, who ran into a gap. The latter did not hesitate and performed a beautiful diagonal long pass.
The fast flank, Massicola, cut into the penalty area strongly, stopped the ball and returned. Pinaar, who plugged in from the back, sent the ball straight out, and Ibrahimovic received the ball and shot at the far corner of the goal.
After the goal, Ibrahimovic made an insufferably arrogant celebratory gesture, with an arrogant look on his face. He raised his arms slightly, as if he did not care about anything.
Qin Xiong was as excited as the fans in the stands. He could not help but stand up and applaud Ibrahimovic's goal.
Ajax's team coordination in this wave of offense was impeccable!
Celta made a mistake!
Too young, too inexperienced!
The new season had just begun, and this was the first time their team had played in the Champions League. Coming to an away game, they should have tucked their tail between their legs. Even if they wanted to show their strength, it should not be in the first half. But the result? They seemed to get into the zone quickly, attacking wildly.
However, they gave Ajax a very wide space to attack, allowing Ajax to play such exquisite team coordination!
If they could be as pragmatic as Club Brugge, Ajax would not have such a relaxed environment to attack quickly.
During halftime, Qin Xiong returned to the locker room with his teammates. Being able to take the lead in the first half, the team's atmosphere was very good. From Qin Xiong's perspective as a spectator, he could see that the starting players' attention was on the game, and they looked like they were united.
We can't lose again!
We really can't lose again!
If they lost this game, they would have to play AC Milan in the third and fourth round. Then, perhaps after the fourth round, Ajax would have to bid farewell to the Champions League in advance.
Because of this, the team's fighting spirit was even higher in this game.
Comain emphasized defense during halftime. Then, in the second half, Qin Xiong was not called by Comain to warm up.
Celta really looked inexperienced, and it might have something to do with Coach Lotina's ability to command on the spot. When it was a draw, they played particularly aggressively. When they were behind, they obviously needed to exert their strength, but they appeared to be timid.
This allowed Ajax to better control the situation on the field. Not only did they take the lead in the score, but they also began to dominate the field.
However, Ajax did not create too good of an opportunity in positional play.
At the 70th minute, Coach Comain made a substitution.
It was a midfielder, but it was not Qin Xiong.
The 18-year-old De Jong was sent to the field.
He replaced the winger, Sykora.
Obviously, Comain wanted to strengthen the midfield defense to ensure that the opponent would not score.
Qin Xiong sat on the bench for 90 minutes in this game.
Ajax successfully defeated Celta with a score of 1: 0 at home!
At the end of the game, the Amsterdam Athletic Stadium erupted in cheers that shook the ground.
However, when Comain left the field, he suddenly frowned and looked worried.
He heard a message from his assistant, who told him the result of another game in the same group that ended almost at the same time.
Comain asked three times before he believed the result.
In the other game in the same group.
The defending champion, AC Milan, suffered a shocking upset at San Siro!
They lost 0: 1 at home to Club Brugge!
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