Chapter 191 The Game of the Giants(1/2)
Perhaps because this Manchester battle is related to whether Ajax can reach the quarterfinals again, many Ajax fans come to the away game with the team. Ajax also won tickets for the thousands of fans to Old Trafford Stadium, although the seats will definitely be a bit bad.
Therefore, when the team arrived in Manchester, many Ajax fans came to pick them up at the airport. Not only that, media from England and Europe also paid attention to the game, and hundreds of people gathered on the scene, and the scene was very lively.
When Ye Qiu pulled his suitcase and took the players one after another, there was a sudden riot at the scene. Many Ajax fans lined up in two rows outside the gate of the waiting hall, shouting Ye Qiu and the players' names in unison, while the reporters at the scene flashed with spotlights.
"Mr. Ye Qiu, Mr. Ye Qiu, may I ask you a question!" An English local reporter rushed out of the restrictions of the ground staff and security guards, rushed to Ye Qiu, raised the recorder, and followed Ye Qiu who was walking forward quickly. "We have received reliable news. I heard that Mr. Cruyff recommended to the Barcelona board of directors and thought you would be the most suitable head coach in Barcelona. What do you think about this? Do you have the idea of entering the Camp Nou Stadium?"
The reporter's questions also attracted the attention of many reporters around, but Ajax fans all booed.
"Get out, British guy, don't bet on our head coach!"
"Don't ask those unnutritional questions, our head coach will stay in Ajax forever!"
"Ye Qiu belongs to Ajax, and no one can take him away!"
The reporter obviously did not expect that the Ajax fans at the scene would be so excited. It seemed that if the ground staff and security guards had not stopped him, they would have rushed up to beat him up.
"Mr. Ye Qiu, please answer my question?" The reporter just looked at the group of fans and asked with relentless pursuit of Ye Qiu. It seemed that if he didn't answer his question, he would be unable to get rid of him.
"I don't know where your rumors come from, but I can answer you very clearly. I have never received any related news and never thought about leaving Ajax. My only idea now is to lead my team forward, and I don't want anything else." Ye Qiu raised his left hand, trying to get rid of the reporter.
As soon as Ye Qiu raised his hand, the engagement ring on the ring finger of his left hand was immediately revealed. This immediately made a beautiful figure blocked in the crowd feel warm in his heart. He touched the engagement ring on his left hand, revealing a moving smile full of happiness.
After finally getting rid of the reporter, Ye Qiu boarded the bus at the entrance of the waiting hall. The players and coaching staff got on the bus one after another. The driver immediately started and prepared to go to the hotel that the team had booked before.
"Ye Qiu, I just saw Huang Chu." Roland left his seat, came to the front row, and said with a smile.
After hearing this, Ye Qiu smiled and glanced at the fat man, ignoring him, and didn't seem to believe it at all.
"I mean, she was in the crowd just now, wearing a baseball cap." Roland was very stubborn.
"Nonsense, she can now stand alone now. She told me that she had no time to come." Ye Qiu shook her head and laughed. You should find a better reason to lie. We both communicated before, so you still came to lie to me?
"I really didn't lie to you. I guess she wanted to give you a surprise." Roland was very serious and competitive this time.
"Really?" Ye Qiu was stunned.
Fatty Luo kept nodding, very serious.
Ye Qiu looked at Fatty Luo again and felt that it was not like he was lying, so he picked up his cell phone and pressed Huang Chu's number. Fatty Luo kept pointing at the cell phone, as if saying, Just ask, I'll know that I'm not lying to you anymore.
But this fat man felt so miserable. When did Roland? Shepars become a synonym for no credit in Ye Qiu's mind? He was so untrusted? Could it be that he usually said too much truth?
"Hey, Achu." Ye Qiu wanted to ask her as soon as the phone rang.
"I'm sorry, Ye Qiu, I'm very busy now and I don't have time to talk to you about the phone. I'll call you later, that's it!"
Listening to the beeping sound from the phone, Ye Qiu was a little puzzled. Huang Chu actually hung up his phone?
Roland wanted to laugh aside, but he forced himself to laugh because he knew very well that when this smile came out, Ye Qiu must have been with him.
When Ye Qiu saw Fatty Luo like this, he laughed, turned his head and looked out the car window, and was stunned when he saw it.
I saw a taxi next to Ajax's bus. From the rolled-down window, he could clearly see Huang Chu's beautiful smile, with long hair tied behind his head, wearing a baseball cap, and waving the cell phone in his hand through the window.
"Hey, head, A Chu!" The players by the window also saw Huang Chu.
"Head, look, it's really Miss Huang!"
Many of the players were very familiar with Huang Chu and immediately greeted Huang Chu through the car window.
Huang Chu was a little shy, his face was flushed, but he waved to the players politely.
"Ahem, look at whatever you see, what's good about it, follow the rules!" Ye Qiu saw that the players were in a mess and immediately spoke out and stopped him. After the players all sat back in their seats, he said again, "It's strong wind, close the windows!"
This group of players were stunned. They thought that their head had a quarrel with their fiancée recently. When they saw Roland's winking expression, they immediately guessed that their head must be having a quarrel with their fiancée, so they all snickered and closed the windows and found something for themselves. Some were pretending to sleep, some were listening to headphones, but in fact they were staring at Ye Qiu.
The window on Ye Qiu's side was also closed, and he pretended to be normal and did not look out the window.
The phone rang quickly.
"Ye Qiu, what are you doing?" Huang Chu on the phone thought Ye Qiu was angry, and his voice was a little coquettish.
"I'm sorry, Achu, I'm very busy now and I don't have time to talk to you about the phone. I'll call you later, that's it!"
After saying that, Ye Qiu hung up the phone directly, but he couldn't help laughing there.
Although the players couldn't understand Chinese, they all laughed behind their backs, but they didn't dare to speak out.
Everyone knows that whoever speaks out will die at this time!
Huang Chu almost laughed in the taxi car. This damn guy is so petty and he still learns from others to hold grudges?
But through the car window, she couldn't hate Ye Qiu, who was secretly glanced at the taxi car from time to time. On the contrary, she felt an indescribable pride, because she saw with her own eyes how popular Ye Qiu was at the airport just now.
Which woman doesn't want her man to be the best?
Which woman doesn’t want her man to remember her anytime, anywhere? Think of her?
The bus arrived at the hotel, and Ye Qiu and the players got off one after another.
"Roland, take the players to settle down. Let's go to Old Trafford Stadium to adapt to the venue later. I have something to do, go out!" Ye Qiu didn't even enter the hotel door and stuffed his suitcase into Roland's hands.
"Don't worry, I know, leave it to me, you go!" Roland's smile-like expression almost got kicked by Ye Qiu.
After seeing off the players, Ye Qiu had not yet walked to the hotel gate and saw Huang Chu standing there pretty.
It was still very cold in early spring in London. Huang Chu was wearing a dark gray cashmere coat, accompanied by a white low-cut round-neck T-shirt inside, a black warm scarf covering her pink neck and chest, and underneath, she was wearing a pair of yellow slim cotton pants. She stood there, her hands in the pocket of the cashmere coat, and she looked at Ye Qiu with a smile.
"Didn't you say you're not free?" Ye Qiu walked over with a smile and came to Huang Chu, as if he wanted to make some calculations.
Huang Chu smiled, reached his hands on his chest, pulled the collar of the casual suit for him, and raised his head slightly, "It was, but for me, what else is more important than looking at his fiancé?"
When Ye Qiu heard this, he felt relieved. With a smile, he grabbed her hand, "Look at you so well-behaved, forget it."
Huang Chu also grabbed Ye Qiu's hand tightly, and said one thing well, "A small separation is better than a newlywed, and they haven't met for many days."
Since they were separated, they have always been together for a long time. Even after they were engaged, they can stay together openly. However, Ye Qiu has not been able to have a holiday since the winter break. The competition is one after another, that is, when Huang Chu is on holiday every weekend, he goes to Amsterdam to see him.
Recently, there have been a lot of school classes and the hospital is busy, so she hasn't even come. Now when we meet, our hearts are hot. When we look at each other, we want to be able to blend into each other's body.
"Where are you staying?" Ye Qiu asked with concern.
"It's here." Huang Chu smiled and pointed to the hotel, "Eliza told me, so I specially booked a room in this hotel..." When she said this, she was so pink that she didn't dare to look at Ye Qiu, so she quickly looked elsewhere.
Ye Qiu asked about the string song and knew the meaning of elegance. Moreover, this guy was thick-skinned. No one was around anyway, so he got closer, "Then I'll come to you secretly tonight." His voice was as low as a thief.
Huang Chuqian glared at him charmingly, but nodded slightly shyly.
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This away game against Manchester United is far less beautiful than the one at Arena Stadium.
The reason is simple, both sides want to win.
Ajax is currently leading Manchester United by 3 points. If he loses this game, both sides will return to the same starting line. Therefore, Ye Qiu attaches great importance to this game at Old Trafford Stadium and requires the team to win it with all their strength.
Manchester United is already behind and finally got a chance to play at home, and of course they are not willing to lose. Therefore, both sides failed to play at Old Trafford like they did at Arena Stadium.
Ajax's start was still a snatch, and Ye Qiu's strategy was also clear. He used the snatch after the opening to smash Manchester United's spirit first, and the Red Devils' midfield lost Roy Keane. Although Ajax lacked Abidal and Kifu, Ye Qiu still wanted to make Manchester United suffer a little first.
From Ferguson's replacement of Roy Keane with Bart, it is not difficult to see that Peron has been refrigerated by Ferguson, so it would not be said to be in the cold palace. But at least, Ferguson knew very well that Peron could not adapt to and integrate into Manchester United's system at this moment, and he was determined to win this game against Ajax.
But it was Bart's mistake that gave Sneider a chance, who passed the ball to Van der Fate. Van der Fate cut inward and passed directly behind him. Ibrahimovic dunked Ferdinand in the penalty area, volleyed his right foot and pierced Butters' goal, 1:0.
The score remained at halftime, and in the second half, Manchester United finally showed its strong side. Ferguson made adjustments during the halftime break and launched a fierce impact on Ajax from the beginning of the second half.
In the 53rd minute, Gary Neville quickly inserted from the right and cooperated with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the front of the penalty area. After the latter pulled to the right, he knocked back to Beckham. Beckham made a cross and the ball fell into Ajax's small penalty area.
Van Nystruey headed the ball, but Van der Sar could save the ball with an instinctive save, and Gary Neville, who followed closely behind, followed and scored a bargain and shot the ball, and the ball was directly at the bottom of the net, 1:1.
After that, the two sides made substitution adjustments one after another. Although Ajax played away, Ye Qiu had already grasped Manchester United's weakness and knew that Bart could not replace Roy Keane. In the 65th minute, he replaced De Jong, who played left-back, to strengthen the midfield and offense, and put more pressure on Manchester United.
Manchester United faced Ajax's high-level defense, Van Nistrui stayed away from the penalty area, and the threat was greatly weakened, and he had to start looking for a more stable defense. Ferguson also made consecutive substitutions to further strengthen the defense line.
In the last 20 minutes, Old Trafford Stadium completely became a paradise for Ajax fans. Although they were smaller, they created more and more momentum than Manchester United fans.
But in the end, Ajax failed to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford, and the 1-1 draw remained until the end of the midfield.
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, the entire Old Trafford Stadium was filled with cheers from Ajax fans. Although it was only 1:1 away, Ajax was able to force Manchester United into such a mess in the last 20 minutes, which was not much different from winning.
If we look at the two-round game, Ajax defeated Manchester United 4:2.
Ye Qiu didn't know or noticed that in the chairman's stands at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester United executives accompanied UEFA President Johnson and marketing director Olson, who watched the game throughout.
Seeing Manchester United being forced into such a embarrassment by Ajax at home, Manchester United's management all seemed very embarrassed. Chairman Edwards smiled awkward when he heard the whistle at the end of the game, "I didn't expect that this Ajax team is not only powerful, but also has the courage. No wonder he was able to reach the semi-finals last year."
To talk about last year's semi-finals knockout match, Ajax played against Real Madrid. Although Real Madrid finally entered the finals and won the championship, the whole process was very dangerous. Ajax almost killed Real Madrid, but Zidane's flying immortal in the sky in the end was like a stroke of a god, helping Real Madrid narrowly defeat Ajax.
That game also made UEFA's heartbeat, because it was already scary to run out of a Leverkusen. If there was another Ajax team to let Leverkusen of the Bundesliga and Ajax of the Dutch Eredivisie gather in the Champions League final, then what will be used to attract fans' attention in this final without stars?
After hearing Edwards' words, Johnson and Olson looked at each other, and the latter also noticed that Johnson's eyes were a little distorted. It was not until Edwards and others turned around that Johnson got closer.
"This Ajax is too young and has been in the limelight recently. You should pay attention to it appropriately!"
After all, the Champions League is a game for giants. Without Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, and these top giants, who else would pay attention to the Champions League? Which sponsors are willing to support it? How can live broadcasters be willing to give so many live broadcast resources?
According to current estimates, the valuation of the Champions League is rising rapidly, and all this depends on stars and giants.
In order to stabilize these giants, UEFA has made continuous concessions, from expanding the Champions League to now reforming the group stage to becoming a knockout stage, they are gradually accommodating the giants teams, because everyone in UEFA knows that without a giant, the Champions League will not be able to play at all.
Why is the World Cup becoming more and more sluggish?
To be continued...