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The next day, the beautiful Valencia did not keep the Alkmaar players back. Early in the morning, the Alkmaar players flew back to Alkmaar on a chartered flight.

Since Alkmaar did not hide the itinerary at all, when they arrived, about 3 Alkmaar fans came out of the city to welcome the heroes.

The honor belongs not only to Alkmaar, but also to the whole of the Netherlands.As more and more fans gathered, in the end more than 7 fans celebrated with the players on the streets along the way to reach the Champions League final.

The fans waved their flags and held up various slogan objects and shouted heartily.Jiang Mu and the players opened the windows of the bus. The players wore team uniforms and scarves and celebrated with the fans for the team's reaching the Champions League final.

The league is over, Alkmaar only has the Dutch Cup final to play, and the opponent is Ajax who is not familiar, so Jiang Mu did not let the players return to Alkmaar to start training, but gave them The half-day rest time allowed them to play to their heart's content, and it was not until the next day that they gathered to prepare for the Dutch Cup final that is about to start.

There are two days left before the Dutch Cup final, and Jiang Mu stepped up his training on Friday.Van Bommel, who suffered a slight muscle strain during the Champions League semi-finals, did not participate in the joint training. Although his strain injury is not serious, it is likely to make him miss the two most important games of the season, and now Van Bommel is desperately recovering. Hope to catch up with the most important Champions League final.He is very eager to participate in the final, and Alkmaar cannot do without him.

Jiang Mu's training is not only for the Dutch Cup final, because three days after the Dutch Cup final, the Champions League final will start immediately, and Jiang Mu is preparing for the two games together.

Due to the close time between the two games, Jiang Mu and Ronaldinho attended the pre-match press conference of the Dutch Cup final in Zeist, where the Dutch Football Association is located, at the end of training on Friday.The press conference was held at the Sports Center of the Dutch Football Association. Jiang Mu revealed that he might not send all the main players to the Dutch Cup final.However, both Jiang Mu and Ronaldinho have shown great determination to win the game: "Our goal is the double crown, or even the triple crown."

The atmosphere at the press conference was relaxed and there were constant laughter.Alkmaar's next two consecutive games will directly determine the champions of the Champions League and the Cup.Jiang Mu said: "If I had to choose one, of course I would choose the Champions League champion. But I also want to win the cup championship. It should not underestimate its value, but even if we give up the Dutch Cup, it may not be possible. We won the Champions League, so now we are fighting one game at a time, and winning a championship is a championship."

De Boer's battle plan is also very clear. "We will try our best to win the two games. Whether it is this Sunday or next week's game is very important to us. In addition, we may need some luck on the day of the game. In the game, when we play smoothly There are always many opportunities. In any case, we must find a way to increase this time, that is to say, the force must be sustainable. But when the opponent is a team like Ajax, the situation is easy to change , could suddenly turn against us. But we are confident we will get a good result in these two games and now we are in high spirits and aim for the double."

Predictions about the outcome of the next two games are common these days.Jiang Mu's idea is simple: "If we win the cup, we will relax a lot psychologically. This will give us a lot of confidence in the Champions League final. On the contrary, if we lose, there may be a lot of competition in the next week. I think something will go wrong again. It's hard to say in the short term. All in all, we want to win both games, we will see."

Ronaldinho also showed great confidence in the double crown. "In the last game, after Valencia scored two goals, we all felt that there might be no hope of promotion. After that, our teammates always reminded each other that if we want to win something, we must go every minute. Fight, that's the only way to succeed. It has proven to be true and now we have a fantastic chance of a double, maybe even a treble."

Ronaldinho revealed that in his hometown of Brazil, people's attention to these two matchups is also very high. "I have been away from Brazil for a long time, but my family still lives there. Alkmaar is now followed by fans all over the world. There are several Brazilian players here, so many people in our country are watching these two games. "

A happy event for the fans happened in Alkmaar this Friday, when the two oldest players in the team agreed to a new contract with the club, 35-year-old Ray and 32-year-old Martens due to the semi-final. Good performance, the club extended the original contract to one year, Rai will retire in Alkmaar after playing next season, and Martens contract has become three years, after three years, he will also retire, However, Jiang Mu revealed that Martens may continue to stay at the club as a manager.

Ray said after the renewal signing ceremony. "For a veteran like me, this contract is very special. I am very happy that Alkmaar can continue to keep me. I also hope that I can continue to use my experience to help Alkmaar. I will be very happy to retire here."

In this Sunday's Holland Cup final, both Martens and Ray have entered the squad for the game. Martens said that no matter whether he can start or not, he will keep his physical condition to the best. He is already very old. He has to be ready to play and be available for the team at any time.

Jiang Mu also praised the two old players. He said: "The new contract shows our confidence in them. Rai and Martens have the strength to appear in the starting lineup of the Dutch Cup. It will not be easy for the favorites to play in the final. , Veteran players like them will calm young people down and play with peace of mind. When young people have problems, they can use their experience to help them at any time, which is something that coaches cannot do.”

The Dutch Cup final starts at 18 o'clock on Sunday night. The final venue is held at Feyenoord's home stadium, Cuyp Stadium.

If Alkmaar can win this final, then they will win the second cup championship and defend the double crown, becoming another defending double crown team besides the top three, because Alkmaar also played at the same time. Entering the Champions League final, the victory of this final also means that Alkmaar has entered the ranks of the Eredivisie giants.

Last season, Alkmaar and Feyenoord played at Ajax's home stadium in Amsterdam. At that time, Alkmaar beat Feyenoord to complete the great record of the double crown. At that time, Ajax did not expect Such a super monster will rise around them. In order to beat their old opponents at their home court, they also cheered for Alkmaar, and now it is their turn to go to Feyenoord's home court to compete with Alkmaar for the Dutch Cup championship. Who will Yernold fans cheer for?

Since Alkmaar reached the Champions League final and easily won the league championship, but Ajax only ranked fifth, the media before the game were almost not optimistic about the possibility of the former giant Ajax winning the championship.

The Dutch "Everyone" commented before the game: "Ajax has no hope of winning the championship. For them, the only chance comes from whether Jiang Mu will think too much about the Champions League three days later. If Alkmaar puts If the Dutch Cup final is used as training, then Ajax may be upset, otherwise they will have no chance of winning."

The Netherlands' "Oath" believes that Ajax is not even considered a strong team in the Eredivisie now, and it is not on the same level as Alkmaar, who has reached the Champions League final. Without a substitute, Ann Ajax dare not say that he can win.

Media such as "Telegraph", "International Football" and "Metro" are unanimously not optimistic about Ajax, and do not regard them as a team of the same level as Alkmaar. Ajax, who once won the Champions League and reached the Champions League final four years ago, is undoubtedly a humiliation.

In this regard, the head coach of Ajax, the young firefighter Westhof expressed anger at this. He said at the press conference before the game: "Don't say that Alkmaar has not won the championship, even if they They won the championship, and they can't compare with us. The three consecutive Champions League titles are unprecedented. We also reached the Champions League final four years ago. Alkmaar wants to catch up with us. They will have to work like this for a few more years. But many dark horses are It was short-lived, disappeared in the second year, and even relegated, hope Alkmaar can hold on."

Although Westhof does not think that the current Alkmaar can catch up with Ajax, he still has a clear understanding of Ajax's strength. It's very difficult, Alkmaar's strength is stronger than them, and they want to win the championship only with the strongest lineup and fighting their opponents.

Westerhoff’s words implicitly carried a threat, because three days later, Alkmaar will play a world-renowned battle with Real Madrid. If a main player is injured in the Dutch Cup final, then Alkmaar will suffer a lot. Said it is absolutely worth the candle.

Jiang Mu expressed vigilance to Westerhoff's remarks. He first warned his players to protect themselves, and at the same time expressed in the media that he would dedicate a Dutch-style all-out attack to the world together with Ajax. Keep it all, let the whole world see the true meaning of Eredivisie football.

However, Jiang Mu's suggestion obviously did not get a response from Ajax. Westerhof was still counting on winning the Holland Cup to keep his coaching position. When food and clothing were not resolved, how could he consider letting the world see What is the true meaning of the Eredivisie? For Westerhoff, keeping his job is the most important thing, no matter what means he uses.

If in previous years, the Holland Cup championship was not attractive to giants like Ajax, but after Jiang Mu came, all the championships belonged to Alkmaar, and other teams couldn't even drink soup. The cup championship also suddenly became important, because it is equivalent to pulling teeth from the mouths of Jiang Mu and Alkmaar, and it is of great significance to the Eredivisie team.