When the Champions League quarter-finals arrived, Qin Xiong was placed in a slightly awkward position by the Dutch media.
"A midfield confrontation of 75 times the gap!"
Dutch media took out Chelsea's top midfielder Lampard to compare with Qin Xiong.
Haha, there is still no discussion on the content of the competition itself.
Instead, we use the difference in annual salary between the two to make a comparison.
After Abram joined Stamford Bridge, he immediately renewed his contract with Terry. The team's mainstay received a sky-high contract, and Lampard also became a top-salary representative player in the Premier League.
And his annual salary is 75 times that of Qin Xiong!
Qin Xiong's weekly salary is 2,000 euros. He roughly calculated the difference of 75 times. Lampard earns pounds in London. In other words, he has a salary of more than 100,000 pounds a week.
This is the reality. People earn more in a week than Qin Xiong accumulated more than half a year from joining Ajax to March.
Qin Xiong doesn't quite understand the significance of such a comparison between the media.
It was not until before the game that Koeman made a passionate speech before the game that Qin Xiong understood some of the media's intentions.
"Chelsea players are millionaires! They have money, they earn the least players, and they earn more than we earn the most! But what does that mean? Are we not as good as them?"
The gap between the rich and the poor has always been a long-standing survival status in society.
Of course, there are microcosms of such problems in the football circle.
This can easily arouse players an alternative "hate of the rich" mentality!
Perhaps in society, if the poor ask why you can be so rich, the other party will answer with confidence: I have the ability, education, knowledge, background, connections, talent, no matter what it is, the poor may be speechless in the end, and default to the facts.
But in the football circle, this reality will not be recognized, even the worst team will have a chance to subvert the facts!
Contest!
There will always be suspense if the game has not started!
Even if the world champion is against the third-rate bottom, who dares to say that the results will not be a shocking cold?
Corresponding to Ajax, the players of course know that even if they beat Chelsea, their income will not be equal or surpassed by the other party at once. However, under the stimulation of "I earn less than you but can defeat you", the players will burst out with stronger fighting spirit, laugh at them with victory, and comfort themselves with idealism.
We are playing real football, and we are the defenders of tradition in the laws of football development. Our strength is not the glitz made of money.
Perhaps this kind of mentality is a bit self-deception, because it is hard to say that it is not moved by money, including Qin Xiong. After all, wealth will survive in this society and live a better life, which will bring countless material and vanity.
Living in a better house, driving a cool car, wearing the most luxurious and dazzling brands, and even attracting more enchanting beauties to spend together. Doesn’t he need money?
f-u-c-k!
Of course this requires damn money!
But we don’t have a rich boss. There is only one Abu in the world now. Damn it, why did he buy Chelsea? Not Ajax?
In this realistic and ideal self-contradictory mentality, Ajax players were stimulated by Koeman's words, in addition to their original pursuit of victory, they also aroused their targeting Chelsea, and they were even more eager to defeat their opponents.
Since you can't get it, then destroy it!
Let those rich people who have more salary a week than us a month, quarter, half a year, or even a year taste the bitterness of failure, make them unable to raise their heads and let them go back to London in shame!
The media discussed that this game was separated from the competition. Part of the fighting spirit aroused when Ajax players walked out of the locker room did not come from simple competition.
Qin Xiong and his teammates stood in the player channel. Chelsea players did not look at them, and they also disdained their opponents.
On one hand, there is the grand atmosphere of the upstart in football, and on the other hand, there is the arrogance of the former powerful, and the atmosphere is very strange.
At the Amsterdam Athletic Stadium, in the packed stands, Ajax fans scoffed at Chelsea. The fans disliked Chelsea's wealth, which made Ajax, the "talent base" of European elite clubs more vivid and a supply market for giving. After all, when teams like Real Madrid and Milan took away geniuses from Ajax, fans could comfort themselves. The players left to pursue their dreams, but if they were seduced by Chelsea, would he be mom? Is there any attractiveness besides money?
"The first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League in 2003-04 is about to begin. Ajax plays Chelsea from England at home. Ajax has almost secured the league championship this season and can now concentrate on dealing with the Champions League. Chelsea has made progress in the league compared to before. After the new boss generously donated to bring a large number of strong aids to the team, Chelsea firmly ranks among the top three in the Premier League this season. Although it is unlikely to compete for the championship with Arsenal, at least they seem to be not much different from Manchester United. This is a team that has attracted the attention of Europe. Everyone is paying attention to Chelsea and is exploring whether the gold and dollar offensive of the Russian rich can shake the traditional pattern of European football. At least now, on the Champions League top 8 stage, the only team representing the Premier League is Chelsea!
Let's take a look at the starting list of both sides today.
Ajax starts 433
Goalkeeper: Lobant.
Defenders: Grigra, Heatinga, Escud, Maxville.
Midfielder: De Jong, Galasek, Qin Xiong.
Forwards: Van der Fate, Ibrahimovic, Sneider.
Chelsea starts 442
Goalkeeper: Kudicini.
Defenders: Melchiott, Terry, Galas, Bridge.
Midfielders: Glenshare, Lampard, Marklele, Duff.
Forward: Haselbaink, Crespo.
Okay, the opening ceremony has been completed, and Chelsea, who is visiting, will kick off first, and the show will begin!"
Chelsea immediately launched an attack from the right after kicking off.
When Glenshare received the ball on the wing and began to dribble forward, the seat was full of shock.
That boy is so fast!
Denmark's Golden Wings dribbled the ball like a flying ball, and they rushed on the wing, without giving Sneijder the opportunity to return to defense and close to each other. Maxville guarded the inside and was alert to Glenshare's cutting inside. As a result, Glenshare dribbled the ball and went straight down the bottom and decisively sent a cross.
The ball flew through the dangerous area of ​​the penalty area and landed directly on the outside of the penalty area on the other side, and was headed by Grigla.
Ajax was shocked.
Glenshare's speed was terrifying after it started.
But to be fair, the quality of his cross is really a bit terrible.
It wasted his good opportunity to break through the side, and it had a very good effect of heavy thunder and little rain.
Qin Xiong received a pass from De Jong in the midfield, and he was not in a hurry. Ajax played the overall team. He passed the ball with his teammates step by step to improve the rhythm of the team, achieve tacit understanding and enter the game state.
Just like Glenshare's breakthrough sharply, it feels like he has not entered the game with the Chelsea players. If the cross is accidental, it means that he makes a mistake. If it is not accidental, it means that his breakthrough on the wing is actually inefficient, because no matter how sharp the breakthrough is, it must contribute to the offense. If the ball cannot be sent to the key player who threatens the opponent's goal, and breaking through 100 or 10,000 times on the wing, what's the point?
While adapting to the rhythm of the game and improving the rhythm of the entire team, Qin Xiong is also observing Chelsea's technical and tactical playing styles.
In fact, he was a little disappointed. Compared to Arsenal, he had a whirlwind fast-paced game on the left, and Borgkamp was too connected in the middle. When he really exposed his flaws, he would be grabbed by his opponent and beat him to death. Chelsea did not look very superb and powerful technical and tactical playing style.
They are more traditional, with both wings flying together, Left Duff, Right Glenshare, and the double midfielder is typical of one 6 and one 8, that is, one defense, Marklele, and one more offensive support, Lampard.
The combination of double strikers also looks very traditional, although not as typical as England, one high and one fast, at least Hasselbaink's power and Crespo's agility also have the shadow of British match center.
This set of technical and tactical systems cannot be said to be powerless, but can only be said to be lacking innovating. The style of playing is straightforward and step by step, and there are fewer flexible changes in winning unexpectedly. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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