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At the end of October, the Holland Cup also kicked off. Alkmaar's schedule is getting tighter. Double matches a week has become the norm. After rushing to finish the battle for the top spot with Eindhoven, they will soon usher in the old The third round of the Holland Cup against Kamble.

Kamble's strength is mediocre. Jiang Mu replaced more than half of the starting players in the battle against Eindhoven, mainly with substitutes and young players. This is not because Jiang Mu is going to give up the Dutch Cup. Comprehensive consideration of the actual situation of the team.

Next year will be the 2000 European Cup. The time of the league will be shortened and the competition will become more intensive. In the second half of the league, playing one more game will be unbearable for the players.Alkmaar is still inferior to the giants. Most of their benches are inexperienced young people and players from the Dutch second division. Jiang Mu had to think about the final sprint.

Last year, Alkmaar was a newly promoted team. No one knew what it would be like in the end. They went all out at the beginning, and they won the league in one go. and cup double.

And now Alkmaar is already the double champion of the Eredivisie and the Dutch Cup. They have to play three events, and every opponent is proud of beating them. At this time, Alkmaar's situation is much more dangerous than last season. Jiang Mu has been prepared for the second half of the season from the beginning. The possibility of winning the Champions League this season is too small. His goal is to complete the goal in the quarter-finals, and the semi-finals will go all out, and the league and cup championships must be kept. Yes, he must first stabilize Alkmaar's dominance in the Eredivisie, and then seek to enter the Champions League.

For the team of Cambre, after rushing to the Eredivisie last season, they were relegated that year, which formed the most stark contrast with Alkmaar's scenery, but his relegation was only due to lack of experience. After returning to the Eredivisie, Most of their players have stayed on, and there is little hope of another promotion this season.For the Holland Cup, they are holding a wait-and-see attitude, as far as they can go.

Facing the Dutch second team, Alkmaar's players underestimated the enemy. After half an hour of the game, he did not pry open the door of Cambul. In the final stage of the first half, he was attacked by Cambril.During the intermission, Jiang Mu went into a rage and reprimanded these players. In the second half, the substitutes finally broke out. Klose, who came on as a substitute, scored with a header at the beginning of the game. Then Huntelaar scored two goals in a row, making a 3:1 comeback Cambul, reached the last 16 of the Dutch Cup.

The opponent in the 12th round of the Eredivisie on the weekend is still a weak team, Maastricht, a team in the middle and lower reaches of the league. Apart from replacing Ronaldinho, Jiang Mu continued to use the lineup in the Dutch Cup for other positions.

Jiang Mu's lineup is a little risky. Maastricht is playing at home in this game. Facing the opponent's substitute lineup, they played at a high level. Although they don't have any stars, this civilian team cooperates very well. Moreover, they also have a certain advantage in terms of physical fitness. The two teams played inextricably, and the score rose alternately. After 60 minutes, the tie was 3:3. It was not until the final stage that Ronaldinho sealed the victory with a wonderful long shot.

The match against Rosenborg on the weekend was just a formality for Alkmaar. They have locked in the first place in the group in advance, and the win or loss is acceptable. However, the bonus of 80 euros is still very attractive to Alkmaar Yes, so although Jiang Mu sent a substitute lineup, before the game, Jiang Mu kept encouraging the players to win.

Rosenborg is also going through the motions. After defeating Boavista in the last round, they led the abnormal Dortmund by five points and locked a promotion spot in advance. This game is 80 euros for them. question.

Alkmaar, who played at home, obviously has a stronger fighting spirit. With the encouragement of 70 fans at home, the substitutes also played at a very high level, which made the Norwegian Super League champion tired of coping. However, the substitutes' ability to seize opportunities is very average and they have been winning Didn't score, didn't score until 0 minutes in the second half, and Rosenborg was in poor form and didn't want to fight. In the end, he lost 1:[-] to Alkmaar in the away game, and the two teams qualified together.

At the beginning of November, the eight groups of the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds were all over, and the 11 qualifying teams were freshly released.

Group A: Dynamo Kiev and Lazio

Group B: Barcelona and Fiorentina

Group C: Alkmaar and Rosenberg

Group D: Manchester United and Marseille

Group E: Real Madrid and Porto

Group F: Bayern Munich and Valencia

Group H: Bordeaux vs Sparta Prague

Group G: Chelsea and Hertha Berlin

In this qualifying list, there is no Serie A champion, five-time Champions League winner AC Milan, no former Premier League overlord Arsenal, and no former Champions League overlord Borussia Dortmund, but there are more Alkmaar and Sparta Prague. This is the biggest upset in the qualifiers up.

AC Milan's Group H is indeed not weak. Galatasaray, Chelsea, and Hertha Berlin are not underdogs. If you want to judge a death group in the qualifiers, then Group H is indeed well-deserved, but this AC Milan is With Bierhoff, Shevchenko, Albertini, Maldini, Costacurta, Abbiati, Leonardo, Weah, Ayala, Rossi, Boban and many other super players The giants, even if Galatasaray and Hertha Berlin are replaced by Bayern and Real Madrid, they still have a great chance of qualifying, but the fact is the cruelest. This Rossoneri, which once created an era and a dynasty They didn't even climb out of the group stage, which made people sigh and sigh at the cruelty of the Champions League.

Another amazing team is Arsene Wenger's Arsenal. Last season, he was the champion of the Premier League. Last season they were only robbed of the championship by Manchester United. , Barcelona is super strong, Sweden's Aik Solna is obviously playing soy sauce, and only drew one game in 6 games, but it is not as good as Boavista, Boavista has won at least one game against Dortmund.

Arsenal's main competitor is No.3 Fiorentina in Serie A. In terms of strength, the two teams are not much different. Poor performance in the dialogue, they lost two to Barcelona, ​​and one draw and one loss to Fiorentina, which directly determined their fate of being out of the group qualifiers.

Dortmund is more complicated. They played very well in the first few rounds of the group stage, but not only lost in the league, but also lost their way in the Champions League. In the end, the former champions of the Champions League were squeezed to the UEFA Cup by Rosenborg and Alkmaar. the point.

Alkmaar and Sparta Prague are the two dark horses in this Champions League. Relatively speaking, Alkmaar’s dark horses are better. Their Group C is similar in strength to Group G of Sparta Prague. Rosenborg and Spartak Moscow in the Russian Super League is similar. This season's Ligue [-] champions Bordeaux and Dortmund are also on the same level, but Feyenoord is slightly stronger than Boavista. However, Feyenoord has a lot of problems this season. Didn't show up.

In the actual game, Sparta Prague won three draws and three wins and qualified unbeaten, while Alkmaar had five wins and one draw, qualifying two rounds ahead of schedule, obviously stronger.The odds of the Champions League after the game are even more telling. Alkmaar has climbed to eighth, while Sparta Prague is 5th. This shows that many senior people are more optimistic about Alkmaar's continued progress.

After the UEFA Champions League group stage qualifiers, major European media commented and summarized the game one after another:

German "Bild" said: "The qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League group stage is over, and the top 16 is freshly released, including 2 teams from the Premier League, 2 teams from the Bundesliga, 2 teams from La Liga, 16 teams from Serie A, 16 teams from Ligue 16, and 16 team from Eredivisie. One from the Norwegian Super League, one from the Ukrainian Super League, one from the Czech First Division, and one from the Portuguese Super League. The distribution of the top [-] this time is relatively even, and it also properly reflects the true strength of the major leagues. It is regrettable that AC Milan, Strong teams like Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund did not appear in the more exciting round of [-] group stage, but what is surprising is that new teams like Alkmaar and Sparta Prague have reached the round of [-]. The eyes of the fans are bright, maybe in the round of [-], they can also become spoilers."

Spain's "Aspen" commented: "The top 16 of the Champions League this season is a bit shabby compared to previous seasons. The rich teams only have Real Madrid, Bayern, Manchester United, and Barcelona. The others can only be regarded as second-rate. The proportion of the top 16 has also been further reduced, accounting for only 11 seats, while the non-mainstream leagues have 4 seats. This also means that it is difficult for us to see the dialogue between the real giants in the top eight."

England's "The Times" reported: "This is a civilian Champions League. Among all the 16 qualifying teams, only Real Madrid, Bayern, Manchester United, and Barcelona have experience in winning the Champions League. Maybe we can win the Champions League in this session. After the end of the Champions League, I was pleasantly surprised to find that a new king appeared. Of course, this probability is relatively low, because the overall strength of this new army does not seem to be too strong, and the four teams that have won the championship experience are superior. But no matter what , this round of 16 battles composed of civilians is more likely to surprise us."

Italy's "Gazzetta dello Sport" expressed regret for AC Milan's exit, "This is AC Milan's Waterloo, and this is also Serie A's Waterloo. After Inter Milan and Juventus were unable to even participate in the Champions League, AC Milan was also on the periphery. Elimination, only Lazio and Fiorentina can support the Serie A situation. Compared with the elimination of the giants, the most surprising thing is the rise of teams like Alkmaar and Sparta Prague. We hope to see these young teams Giving a greater impact to the giants, always so few teams win the championship is really a little aesthetically fatigued."

Now there is only Alkmaar left in the Eredivisie, and the Dutch media have no other choice but tout Alkmaar.

"International Football News" said: "Alkmaar has defended the honor of the Eredivisie. After the three giants of the Eredivisie have slumped one after another, Alkmaar, who was born as a civilian, has suddenly emerged. With a record of five wins and one draw, he broke through the group and reached the top 16. , Judging from their momentum, this young team led by the magical coach Jiang Mu still has the energy to move on."

"The Telegraph" reporter Hendry said: "Another Ajax has appeared. Alkmaar is like a replica of the Ajax in 95. The youth storm they set off made the European powers tremble. The odds of winning the championship have also risen sharply, and now they are ranked eighth, becoming a big dark horse that all major teams want to avoid. We don't know where they will go, will they really become the No. Two, but as long as they are not assigned to a death group, they will definitely go far."