What ball king, call me ball god

Chapter 48 Friendship Arena

5 month 23 day.

The entire Ajax first team and many senior Ajax personnel chartered a flight to a city in southeastern Sweden.

"Is this Stockholm?"

"We are now in the northwest of Stockholm, only 6.4 kilometers from the center of Stockholm."

"Frankie, where did you see that?"

"Wikipedia."
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July 5, afternoon.

After a day and a half of rectification, the Ajax team arrived at the Friendship Arena.

This stadium can hold 5 people.

"This stadium can seat 5 people?"

De Jong glanced at Lin Kedi.

"Of course, the official data. And the venue for the European finals must be a UEFA A-level stadium."

"But it doesn't look like it can seat 5 people. It doesn't have any momentum."

"When the time comes, the seats will be filled with momentum."

Lin Kedi and De Jong walked up and down the field, talking and laughing, with relaxed expressions, obviously in a good mood.

By the day before the final, everyone was not nervous.

At least on the surface it doesn't look tense at all.

Afternoon, back to the hotel.

Bosch called the last tactical meeting before the game.

At this meeting, the 18-man roster and the starting 11-man roster for the next day's game will also be announced.

De Jong began to get nervous again at this time. When the season entered the final stage, he began to enter the regular squad of the first team, but the starting games were still relatively small, and most of the time he could only sit on the sidelines.

So according to common sense, in today's such an important final, there is a high probability that I will be a substitute.

However, De Jong sent two assists in the last game, and his post-match score was second only to Lin Kedi, ranking second among Ajax players.

So, De Jong thought, maybe he could have a chance.

However, after the meeting started, Bosch did not announce the list of candidates at the beginning.

Instead, it tells a story, or memory.

"I have played in Waalwijk for three seasons. In the first two seasons, we were ranked third and fourth in the second division of the Netherlands, and we were not eligible to be promoted to the first division. In the third season, we once Ranked No. 3. At that time, all of us felt that we could definitely be promoted this season. However, in March, we fell to No. 3 after a wave of losing streak. At that time, we calculated that unless we won all the remaining games, It was possible for us to upgrade as No.4. But we didn’t have confidence at all at the time. Because the top two were very strong at the time, I also thought that we would definitely have no hope of upgrading. But hope appeared here, when April’s In the first game, we played directly against No. 3 in the league. In that game, we were full of injuries, and we couldn't make up the 4-man roster. In the final roster, 2 players were transferred from the youth team. Then We were dismounted in the absolute sense of the game, but in the end, we won."

When Bosch said this, he glanced at the players in front of him.

In fact, most players have no expression on their faces.

Bosch sighed inwardly.

"Sure enough, players in the Internet age can't play chicken blood anymore, and they didn't respond."

And what the players think in their hearts may not be the same thing at all.

Just like Lin Kedi was thinking in his heart.

"Can Manchester United be the same as your Dutch No.2?"

Bosch wasn't discouraged, after all, today was just the day before the competition, and his words were used as an appetizer at the beginning of a meeting. Although his hips were stretched, as long as the main course was delicious, he could still get a high score.

with this thought.

Bosch directly entered the link of tactical arrangement.

"Manchester United, ranked sixth in the Premier League this season, scored 6 goals in the league and conceded 54 goals. The number of goals scored is the least among the top 29 teams in the Premier League, and the number of goals conceded is the second among the top 7 teams. Not much. In the last 7 games, they have 6 draws, 3 losses and 2 win, and the overall record is relatively sluggish.”

"Manchester United's top scorer is Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but there is no need to worry about this. He is injured. This final will definitely not be able to catch up."

"At the same time, there are Rojo, Bailly, Luke Shaw and Ashley Young who will not be able to make it to the final for Manchester United. In fact, their main lineup is also lacking."

"Manchester United's formation, I believe it is still a formation of 4231 double midfielders. The two points we need to pay attention to are Pogba and Rashford. Pogba is the core of the midfield and holds the hub of rhythm changes. We You need to keep him contained during the game."

"As for the tactical arrangement, I'd better announce the 18-man roster for tomorrow's final."

At this time, all 23 players of the first team sat up straight.

In the final of the Europa League, the team directly arranged for all the players of the first team to come to the scene. After all, it is possible to get a card. Naturally, all players must come, but only the players who have entered the big list will have the opportunity to play. , this is a very simple and understandable reason.

Lin Kedi and De Jong were both successfully selected for the 18-man roster.

What Lin Kedi didn't expect was that Kluivert was not selected for the squad.

Lin Kedi could see the change in the expression on Kluivert's face.

"Next comes the starters. Goalkeeper is Onana, defense Riedwald, Dericht, Sanchez, Feltman. Midfielders Ziyech, Schöne and Klaassen. Forwards Dolberg, Eunice and Traore."

Lin Kedi didn't have any psychological fluctuations when he heard that he didn't have his name. After all, he didn't think he would start the game at the beginning.

But De Jong, who was sitting next to Lin Kedi, had a different mentality.

When he heard that his name was not included in the starting list, he still felt obviously disappointed.

In the evening, return to the hotel room.

Lin Kedi and De Jong lived in the same room.

"Frankie, the expression on your face has been the same from the end of the meeting to dinner, are you afraid that others won't see it?"

"So what if you see it? I'm not even going to hide it?"

"Isn't it just that he didn't start the game? You should have thought of this a long time ago."

"I am indeed mentally prepared, but when the starting list is announced, I will still be unhappy, and I will still be disappointed when I am disappointed."

"Even if you don't start, you must be the first substitute in the midfield. When the midfielder needs to be replaced, it must be you. And isn't the team winning the most important thing?"

"Lin, after a long time, you seem to be a little more mature than me."

"Frankie, why don't you think about what you'll have for breakfast tomorrow."

"Isn't what I ate this morning a buffet? The hotel's buffet is pretty good. Besides, tomorrow is the game day, so I don't want to change meals."

"Tomorrow is the final of the Europa League. I really didn't expect that the second game I came to the first team will be the final of the Europa League."

(End of this chapter)