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On August 3th, the opening game of the Eredivisie started between Willem II and Sparta Rotterdam. Last season’s No.2 Willem II was still strong. They easily defeated Sparta Rotterdam 0:[-] in the away game. Later coach Michelson also shouted the slogan to compete for the championship.

Alkmaar's opponent is Fortunasit, No.10 last season. Since it was an away game, the league has just started, and the state is not known. Jiang Mu still dare not be careless and has a relatively stable lineup. Sarr is still sitting on the bench, the goalkeeper is still Silva starting, and on the back line, the new aid Riise appeared in the starting lineup, he and Kronkamp are guarding Alkmaar's wing on the left and on the right .

The central defender is a combination of Martens and Lucio. Originally, Jiang Mu planned to partner Ismail and Lucio, but Ismail suddenly caught the flu, so Jiang Mu had to send Martens and Lucio. Austrian combination.

It is still a double midfielder, Gattuso and Van Bommel, and new aid Ronaldinho organizes the attack in front of them.

In the forward line, Dirk, Klose and Thomason appeared in the starting lineup, and Drogba unexpectedly sat on the bench.

The commentator at the scene questioned Jiang Mu's arrangement. In his mind, Alkmaar should let a powerful center like Drogba start, and Thomasson should be a fake winger, cruising to the center at any time, and giving way to the side. To Kronkamp who has frequent assists.

But after the game started, the fans saw Jiang Mu's intentions. With Ronaldinho in the midfield as a passer, with a strong sense of grabbing points in front, Klose and Thomason, who are good at running positions, can give full play to their strengths. long.

In the first game of the Fortunasite League, I didn't want to play too conservatively. As a result, just 10 minutes into the game, Ronaldinho deftly got rid of the midfielder, accelerated and ran, and suddenly picked the ball behind the defender. Thomason nimbly moved forward. Throwing, the ball arrives at the person, the person arrives at the ball, with a light poke, he took the lead in breaking through the gate of Fortunasite.

1:0

Alkmaar leads away.

Unwilling to be humiliated at home, Fortunacit counterattacked vigorously and used rough fouls to block Alkmaar's passing cooperation.

However, Alkmaar's two flanks played a role in containing and opening up space at this time. Riise and Kronkamp fought up and down on the two flanks, repeatedly attacking, especially Riise, who was in Jiang Mu's position. Under the guidance of , he no longer only crosses the ball as before, and his inward long shots from time to time make the opponent's goalkeeper frightened.

In the 30th minute of the first half, Van Bommel stepped in and scored the second goal. Alkmaar completely controlled the situation of the game. Fortunasit became extremely impatient and became a little confused both offensively and defensively.

In the second half, Alkmaar continued his side-center tactics. In the 5th minute of the opening, Ronaldinho went straight and Thomasson scored another goal, rewriting the score to [-]-[-]. At this time, Alkmaar was a little relaxed. Fortunasit used a set kick to get back a point, but then Alkmaar scored the fourth goal by Klose, which completely ended Fortunasit's dream of equalizing.

In the first round of the league, Alkmaar beat Fortunasit 4:1 in an away game and won a good start. Ronaldinho performed well as the core of the midfield, and the new aid Riise also showed the style of a general. Good, the level even surpassed the right back Kronkamp.

However, this big victory did not lead Alkmaar to the top of the standings, and Feyenoord performed better in the away game.They beat the newly promoted Madden Bosch 4:0 and ranked first. Eindhoven also began to recover after changing a new coach. They defeated Maastricht 4:1 at home and tied with Alkmaar. second.

Among the top three, only Ajax played more difficultly. They defeated Heerenveen [-]-[-] at home and also won a good start.Given that Heerenveen is not weak, Ajax's performance can't be considered bad.

In the second round, Alkmaar played against Utrecht at home. This team is a famous giant killer. Facing the opponent's man-to-man defense and destructive fouls, Alkmaar played extremely hard. Van Bommel scored a penalty to win the game.

Then Ajax, Feyenoord, and PSV worked together. Feyenoord defeated Cambul 4:0 at home, PSV beat Vidis 6:1 away, and Ajax The away game swept Maastricht 6:2, and the three giants began to put pressure on Alkmaar with a big victory.

In the third round, Ajax, Feyenoord, Eindhoven, and Alkmaar all won the three consecutive victories at the beginning of the league. Because of the goal difference, Alkmaar only ranked after the three rounds. No.5. After the game, the Dutch media claimed that Alkmaar's dominance basically disintegrated, and a top four Eredivisie is coming.

The fourth round of the league has become very critical. In this round, Feyenoord and Ajax will have a Dutch national derby. Among them, Feyenoord, Alkmaar and Eindhoven will also play in the middle of the week. Champions League.

The traditional three-strong two-line battle has rich experience, but the leader Feyenoord had to fight Ajax first. This is a match that cannot be failed even in the warm-up match. Whatever the choice, Feyenoord are doomed to a dilemma.

For the defending champion Alkmaar, this is also a new challenge. After winning the League Cup double, their desire for the league title has been significantly reduced. The Champions League has become another great dream for them. In the Eredivisie, if you want to achieve the same status as the top three, winning a Champions League is the minimum requirement, otherwise how can you convince the discerning Dutch fans.

But the league can't give up, or even relax a little bit. Their opponents are not one, but three. Feyenoord, Eindhoven, and Ajax are similar in strength. If they are not careful, they will not be second, but fourth Now, there is no hope of even the Champions League seat, so when Alkmaar faced two games in a week, they did not soften their hands or soften their hearts against their opponent Roda jc in the fourth round. Drogba, who started for the first time, scored a hat-trick , Helping Alkmaar beat the opponent 5:1.Because Feyenoord and Ajax drew 2:2, Alkmaar also successfully climbed three places in a row, ranking second in the standings, only at the disadvantage of goal difference in Ein After Huo Wen.

After the game, Jiang Mu said at the press conference: "Now we can prepare well for the Champions League battle with Dortmund. Of course Dortmund is a well-deserved giant. They are the European champions in 97, and we are just a part of the Champions League." It’s just a little rookie, but rookies also have their own dreams, and our dream is to qualify from Group C.”

For the Dutch media, the enthusiasm for reporting the news of the Champions League is far greater than their reporting for the Eredivisie. After the fourth round of the game, the Dutch media did not even waste on the national derby between Feyenoord and Ajax. With so much pen and ink, almost all newspapers have turned their heads to analyze and predict the prospects of the three teams participating in the Champions League, Alkmaar, Feyenoord and Eindhoven.

As far as the group situation is concerned, the best is Alkmaar. They are in a group with Norwegian Super League champion Rosenborg, Portuguese Super League runner-up Boavista, and Bundesliga No.4 Dortmund, except that Dortmund is a higher level. , Alkmaar, Boavista, and Rosenborg all have a fight, and the summer warm-up match also proved that Alkmaar and Rosenberg are not much different.

The next best is Feyenoord in Group G. They are in a group with Russian Super League champions Moscow Spartak, Czech League One champions Prague Sparta, and Ligue [-] champions Bordeaux.Both the Russian Super League and the Czech First Division are non-mainstream leagues, but they are both hard-working champions, and their strength should not be underestimated.The dark horse run of Dynamo Kiev last season also proved the strength of Eastern European teams.

The worst group is Eindhoven, which has the strongest state and strength so far this season. The three opponents of the hard-fated Eindhoven are the Bundesliga class bully Bayern Munich, the runner-up of the last Champions League, and the Scottish Super League champion Glasgow. Rangers, the Scottish giants have won the European Cup Winners Cup, and they often wrestle with the giants.No.4 Valencia in La Liga, their defensive counterattack made Real Madrid and Barcelona daunting.But they are the ones who can fight for the sad PSV.

Alkmaar's opponent in the first round is Borussia Dortmund, Eindhoven's opponent is Bayern Munich, and Feyenoord's opponent is Russian Super League Sparta Moscow.

Although Alkmaar is playing against Dortmund at home, with Dortmund's rich experience in the Champions League and strong strength, Alkmaar's chances of winning are extremely small. If they resort to a magic weapon for defensive counterattack, it would be wise to score a point. , After all, it is the first time to participate in the Champions League, and fans can accept it if they play ugly.

Feyenoord has a lot to do against Sparta Moscow at home. The Eredivisie and the Russian Super League are basically at the same level of competition. Feyenoord was also the European champion, and it is not weaker than its opponents in terms of background and experience. As long as the tactics are proper and one's own strength is exerted, winning is not unpopular.

PSV Eindhoven basically don't want to predict, it can be said that it is close to death, and the fact that they can get a point at Bayern's home court is either a manifestation of God, or the fact that the Bayern Tigers took a nap and let them take advantage of the loopholes.

Although the Dutch media are optimistic about Feyenoord's victory and sentenced Eindhoven to death in advance, they don't have much hope for Alkmaar's victory, but Alkmaar is unwilling to be outdone.

Before the game, Jiang Mu accepted an interview with the German "Bild" reporter and said: "I admit that Dortmund has the absolute upper hand in terms of strength, experience and background, and we are rookies, but the most attractive thing about football is unpredictability. We won, don't be surprised, we weren't favored when we won the league and the cup, but in the end we all had the last laugh."

Alkmaar's captain Van Bommel said: No one knew us before because we only played in the Eredivisie. Now the whole world will see our performance. We will not disappoint the Alkmaar fans. The victory is ours. Pursue.

Alkmaar's new core, Ronaldinho, who is called "Little Ronaldo" by Alkmaar fans, also said before the game: Alkmaar will play better than the outside world thinks, and we can always play under pressure. Exploding with greater potential, we have an amazing coach who will always bring us hope and victory in difficult times. "