124. Chapter 124 Dependence or not

Author: Bei Guoxia

Chapter 124 Dependence or not

The draw ceremony for the Champions League knockout rounds was held on the second day of the Eredivisie winter break.

The groupings are as follows.

Barcelona vs Lyon.

Bayern Munich vs Liverpool.

Manchester City vs Schalke 04.

Juventus vs Atletico Madrid.

Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester United.

Porto vs Roma.

Real Madrid vs Ajax.

Dortmund vs Tottenham Hotspur.

After this grouping came out, the Ajax first team group exploded.

De Jong was the first to speak again. He sent a message in the group chatting: "Brothers, brothers, is this a good lottery? Forget it!"

"I think Ronaldo left the team, Modric was in no shape in the first half of the season, Real Madrid's entire team was in very bad shape, ranked third in the league, they changed coaches midway, and there was a change of old and new. Last season we lost to a team that ended up winning the league.

Champions Real Madrid, if we meet such a Real Madrid this season, I think we can definitely win."

"Wow! Matteis, you are writing a battle message! But I am very excited when I read it!"

"I agree with Matthijs, we will definitely advance!"

After that, emoticons were launched in the group.

Lin Kedi also started to get angry.

Obviously, everyone's feelings about meeting Real Madrid in the top 16 are completely different from last season.

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Halfway through the winter break, the Ajax team set off for the warm southern Europe to begin winter training.

And just when winter training began, multiple transfer news from Ajax suddenly broke out in the media.

"De Ligt will transfer to Barcelona in the winter window for 67 million euros."

"It is rumored that Manchester City intends to sign Ajax's talented central defender De Ligt for 71 million euros."

"It is rumored that Real Madrid is interested in Lin Ke and is willing to pay 89 million euros to sign the talented center."

Dericht looked at Lin Kedi with a smile.

"Lin, Real Madrid is willing to spend 89 million euros to sign you. I think you have to work hard in the second half of the season."

"Real Madrid has Benzema, I don't know why they want to sign me?"

"Real Madrid can even sell Cristiano Ronaldo, so why sell Benzema?"

"Then I don't want to go even more."

"Real Madrid, Real Madrid, you don't want to go? If they really sell Benzema, you will be the main force if you go."

"The Premier League is still good. But it's too early to say this now. Besides, Matthijs, you are the vice-captain of the team. Do you want to leave so much?"

"Hey, in Ajax, if you play well, you will definitely leave the team. This is inevitable. But if you don't play well enough to attract foreign teams, you can stay in Ajax.

Chris. So this is a very funny thing. If you really love the team, perform well, win the championship for the team, and then transfer and leave, leaving a transfer fee for the team. This is love.

Jax's performance was outstanding."

"Matthew, what you said is so sad."

"Hey, in wealthy teams such as the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, and the Bundesliga, if you love the team, you have to stay in the team. There is no other way. This is the difference between small league teams and wealthy teams."

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After winter training is over.

The Ajax team returned to the Netherlands.

And in the first league game after the winter break, Ajax went on a killing spree.

Ajax defeated Heerenveen 10-2 at home.

Lin Kedi directed a big victory with 3 passes and 2 shots.

After this game, the issue that Lin Kedi should play in a higher-level league became a topic again.

Although Lin Kedi feels that any media that stirs up this topic is either stupid or bad, as long as Lin Kedi performs better, this kind of topic will have more market.

Seven days later, in the 19th round of the Eredivisie, Ajax challenged Feyenoord away from home.

This game was very exciting, and the game remained deadlocked until stoppage time.

The two teams ended up tied 0-0.

In this way, Ajax's 18-game winning streak in the league ended.

The 25-game winning streak in all competitions came to an end.

But for Ten Hag, the end of the winning streak is not a bad thing.

It allows the players to get rid of their baggage and travel lightly again, which can reduce their burden before the knockout rounds of the Champions League.

In the 20th and 21st rounds, Ajax ushered in two consecutive victories.

Ajax won Venlo 7-1.

In one game, Ajax won 1-0 against Hercules.

In two games, Lin Kedi scored 2 goals and had 3 assists.

In the last 5 games, Lin Kedi has had 6 assists.

Lin Kedi feels that his passing level is also steadily improving.

This indicates that Lin Kedi is moving towards an all-around center forward.

And now the scouts from various giant clubs sitting in the stands of every Eredivisie game have also discovered this.

February 12th.

The day before the first leg of the Champions League last 16 knockout round.

The first leg is played at the Amsterdam Arena.

In the training days before this important game, Ten Hag arranged special training.

"In this game, we will switch to a double midfielder."

"Changing to playing with a double midfielder? But we have been playing with a single defensive midfielder for more than three months."

"That's the league, how do they compare with Real Madrid?"

"When we played against Bayern Munich, we also had only one defensive midfielder."

"So in those two games we played defensive counterattacks, and it was difficult to attack offensively."

"Eric, you want to play against Real Madrid?"

"Why not? Don't you think the team is now cooperating better and better, and what they play on the court is efficient, smooth and fast. When playing against each other, this Real Madrid is not as good as us!"

Mitchell looked at Ten Hahe with his mouth wide open.

Tenhahe smiled.

"Mitchell, we are friends, but I still want to say that if you continue to be like this, you will only be an assistant coach. Real Madrid will not always be the winner. We can also be winners on the court."

"Hey, when you say this, it seems that I am very timid, but I am cautious."

"Okay, whatever you say. Next, I will arrange the starting schedule for tomorrow."

"Are you going to say it in the locker room this afternoon?"

"Of course, aren't all our starting lineups already considered stars? Now we have to discuss Real Madrid's possible starting lineup."

"Okay, I'll call the coaching staff."

"Well, I'm going to the conference room."

Ten minutes later.

Ajax meeting room.

"Tomorrow the first leg of the Champions League knockout rounds will begin. Our opponent, which everyone is familiar with, is Real Madrid. We lost to them last season. But now I believe we can beat them. I won't say why.

, I am conveying to you my determination to win."

"In fact, there is no need to say more about our starting list. I believe everyone knows it. Here, I will briefly mention it.
To be continued...