Red Rebels

7o7 Death Group

Before the UEFA draw ceremony, it is customary to hold an awards ceremony to award the best players in the Champions League last season. Although Manchester United finally won the second Champions League in Ferguson's career, in fact, in all categories In the selection, Manchester United undoubtedly lags far behind.

The first is the best goalkeeper. Cech of the Red Rebels has won this award for four consecutive years. Although the Red Rebels stopped in the top 8 last season, Cech is the goalkeeper who has conceded the fewest goals among all goalkeepers in the Champions League since the start of the group stage. Moreover, his performance was very stable whether in the group stage or the knockout rounds, and he deserved the award.

Of course, before this award, many people complained about Van der Sar, thinking that the Dutchman deserved to be the best goalkeeper. However, as everyone knows, Van der Sar's performance actually declined a lot last season, so Ferguson will only introduce Adler this season and entrust him with important tasks at the beginning of the season.

Adler also lived up to Ferguson's high expectations. In the first three league rounds, he managed to keep Manchester United from conceding a goal, which immediately made him famous.

Following the best goalkeeper, the best defender was awarded the award. This award was also very controversial. Although it was finally awarded to Ferdinand, some people believed that Droysden's Mike Dawson was more deserving of the award because he The performance throughout the season has been excellent, and Droylsden's staffing is not as good as Manchester United.

Some people also believe that Terry and Curtis also performed well and deserved to win the award. However, due to the fact that the Red Rebels stopped in the top 8, they ultimately failed to do so. After all, the Red Rebels have won this award for three years. , it’s time to replace someone.

There is not much controversy in the selection of the best field. Droylsden's powerful midfielder Mascherano was elected. He is known as the soul of Droylsden and led Droylsden all the way last season. As a defensive midfielder, he played an important role in reaching the Champions League final and is an indispensable player for the team.

Looking back at Manchester United, Senna performed well, but compared with Mascherano, he was still inferior. Carrick, Fletcher and others were not enough to challenge Mascherano, so this award fell to Mascherano's hand is well deserved.

But there was an episode. When Mascherano took the stage to receive the award, he took the lead in expressing the people he was grateful to, including Pellegrini. Then he thanked Droisden, and then thanked the Red Rebels. He said that if the Red Rebels had not picked him out and introduced him to Argentina's professional team, he would not be where he is today.

It was only then that everyone realized that Mascherano was another player from the Red Rebels.

Sometimes I think about it, everyone feels that they should have a better understanding of this team and why it can create so many stars. It is simply a star-making factory.

The best striker is neither for Manchester United,

It was not awarded to Droisden, but to the Red Rebels again.

Although the Red Rebels stopped in the top 8 last season, Ronaldinho won the Golden Boot in the Champions League and deservedly became the best forward in the Champions League. This is also the Red Rebels' consecutive defense of the best forward. After all, the Red Rebels have performed very well in the Champions League in recent seasons.

However, although Ronaldinho won the Golden Boot, and although the Red Rebels performed well, the team unfortunately stopped in the top 8. Therefore, when it came to the award ceremony for the most important player of the year, the Red Rebels had no one to compete with. In the end, It fell to Manchester United's Wayne Rooney.

After all, it was Rooney's goal in the Champions League final that helped Manchester United draw with Droylsden, eliminate their opponents through penalty kicks, and win the Champions League. Moreover, Rooney's performance in the Champions League was remarkable and he did not lose at all. To the likes of Robinho and Diego who are in the limelight.

After the awards ceremony, the draw ceremony for the Champions League group stages began.

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This season’s Champions League has set many records. For example, in this season’s Champions League, there are as many as six English teams, namely the Red Rebels, Droyden, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City. This is the first time in the history of the Champions League. Something that has never happened before.

Due to the draw principle of the Champions League group stage, teams from the same country must avoid each other, which makes all non-English teams worried, because there are only 8 groups in the Champions League group stage, but there are 6 English teams, each of which He is not a friendly person. He is not easy to mess with and scares everyone who encounters him.

In addition, Jutus, Atletico Madrid, Fiorentina and other traditional European giants have also returned to the Champions League, which has made the competitiveness of this season's Champions League unprecedentedly improved.

In addition to the 6 teams from England, all 4 teams from La Liga have also advanced to the Champions League group stage this season, namely Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid and Sevilla; Serie A's Four teams have also advanced, namely Inter Milan, AC Milan, Jutus and Fiorentina.

Coupled with the Bundesliga's Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen and Schalke O4, as well as the French Ligue 1's Bordeaux, Lyon and Marseille, this way, the top five traditional European leagues occupy o places for this team, more than half .

The remaining teams are: PSV, Ajax, Fenerbahce, Sporting Lisbon, Porto, Celtic, Zenit, Dynamo Kiev, Shakhtar Donetsk, Roots K, Anderlecht and Rangers.

Whether they are teams from the five major European leagues or the remaining teams from other leagues, they are all strong teams that fans are familiar with, which makes every game in this season's Champions League group stage extra special. striking.

Not only that, teams including Atletico Madrid and Fiorentina have been placed in the fourth pot, and Bayern and Jutus have been placed in the second pot. This makes the entire Champions League group stage a potential factor to form a group of death. Became extraordinarily intense.

Even before the draw has begun, many fans and media have begun to pay attention. They all agree that there are likely to be multiple death groups in the Champions League this season. After all, the recovery of so many strong teams will make this sport The competition became extremely fierce.

But when it comes to the two most watched teams in Europe, they are undoubtedly Barcelona and the Red Rebels. However, these two teams are participating in the group stage draw as seed teams and have zero chance of meeting, at least in the group stage. will encounter, and coupled with the principle of avoiding teams from the same country, the group draw is even more eye-catching.

The first to be drawn were the group seed teams, namely Manchester United, Inter Milan, Barcelona, ​​Red Rebels, Lyon, Droylsden, AC Milan and Real Madrid. These eight teams respectively occupy 8 seed team places in the group, and The next step is to draw lots around the groups of these eight teams.

Manchester United's first opponent is PSV, which is not too strong. With Manchester United's strength, it is not difficult to defeat the opponent, but the key is that PSV's home court is still very scary. Manchester United Don't be careless at all, otherwise, it is very likely that the boat will capsize in the gutter.

Inter Milan was unlucky and drew an Arsenal.

"Wenger seems to be in a good mood," Walsh said jokingly, pointing at Wenger who was smiling faintly not far away.

For a long time, England beats Serie A, Serie A beats La Liga, and La Liga beats England. This has become a complicated tactical confrontation between the three major leagues. English teams can always have some advantages when facing Serie A teams. I guess this is also related to the English teams. Tactical play has something to do with it.

Arsenal was able to draw Inter Milan, which is considered a good draw no matter how you look at it. If it were Barcelona or Real Madrid, Wenger would probably not be happy, even if it was; Barcelona obviously had bad luck, as they were drawn Bayern. However, the Bundesliga has been declining in recent years. Barcelona is not afraid of Bayern. Everyone knows that Barcelona is afraid of the Red Rebels. Even last season, Barcelona eliminated the Red Rebels, but in fact, it was Barcelona relying on the extremely ugly The iron barrel formation won, and it was not considered a victory, it was just two draws. However, Barcelona relied on the referee's penalty kick and used the goal difference to obtain away goals, thereby eliminating the Red Rebels.

The Red Rebels didn't have good luck either. They met Werder Bremen, who often gave Mourinho a headache. Schaff's team was always regrettable and annoying. Now that they meet again, the fans are overjoyed. Want to see how Werder Bremen can cause trouble for the Red Rebels.

Looking around the world, there are really very few teams that can embarrass the Red Rebels. Birmingham were relegated to the English Championship, and Werder Bremen was another one, but they still couldn't defeat the Red Rebels.

The remaining groups are Sevilla in Group E, Jutus in Group F, Porto in Group G and Schalke O4 in Group H. In this way, the group of death in the Champions League group stage The weather has taken shape.

The next draw seemed to fulfill this speculation again.

The third team in Group A is Bordeaux, Group B is Sporting Lisbon, Group C is Rangers, Group D is Marseille, Group E is Liverpool, Group F is Celtic, and Group G is Manchester City and Fenerbahce in Group H.

As a result, the death group of Group D where the Red Rebels are located has been formed. Werder Bremen and Marseille are both very strong teams, and they are all gathered in Group D. In addition, Lyon, Sevilla and Liverpool in Group E They are all destined to be the group of death. AC Milan, Porto and Manchester City in Group G are also the group of death.

Three death groups suddenly appeared, which made people feel both funny and helpless at the same time.

The strength of the Champions League has improved, its influence has spread, and the competition between teams has become more and more intense. The consequence of this is that the profits of teams participating in the Champions League will be richer, but relatively speaking, if you want to win The possibility of reaching the Champions League becomes even smaller.

Take Group D, where the Red Rebels are, for example. The fourth team drew the traditional Spanish team Atletico Madrid. This team can be regarded as the number one in La Liga, although it is not as good as Barcelona. and Real Madrid, but they are also notoriously difficult to deal with.

The Red Rebels, Werder Bremen, Marseille and Atletico Madrid are definitely one of the groups with the strongest atmosphere of death in the Champions League group stage. Although the Red Rebels are better, Bremen, Marseille and Atletico Madrid are not weaklings. , as long as the Red Rebels are not careful, they may even chew them up to the point where no bones are left.

Last season, Bayern's group was not strong, but in the end they went back to play in the UEFA Cup in despair because they were careless.

As everyone knows, there are no weak teams in the Champions League, especially this season. These traditional strong teams are making a comeback one by one, and the pressure on the Red Rebels has increased sharply.

Another group of death is Group E, Lyon, Sevilla, Liverpool and Ajax. The four teams are all traditional strong teams in Europe. Although Ajax has fallen somewhat recently, it is still a strong Dutch team. First, there is still competitiveness, and whether it is Lyon or Sevilla, Liverpool's chances of winning may not be much higher than their opponents.

The aura of death in Group G is equally strong. AC Milan, Porto, Manchester City and Zenit. As long as you think about it, Zenit is Asa's old club. It is not difficult to imagine how difficult this team is. This group is also exciting. expect.

In addition to these three death groups, other teams are also very suspenseful.

Manchester United, Eindhoven, Bordeaux and Anderlecht in Group A, the four teams are also well-known traditional European teams. Who will win and lose is unknown; Inter Milan, Arsenal, Sporting Lisbon and Shakhtar Donetsk, although Shakhtar Donetsk are weak, they have rich experience in the Champions League and can often pull off surprising upsets.

Needless to say, Group D and Group E, Group F's Droylsden, Jutus, Celtic and Genk are also inextricably linked, Group H's Real Madrid, Schalke O4, Fenerba Che and Dynamo Kyiv are even more exciting, especially Dynamo Kyiv. When Shevchenko was there, they dominated the continent.

"It seems that this season's Champions League is very difficult to play." Mourinho shook his head with regret after the draw.

I believe there are many head coaches who have the same idea as him.

Although the Red Rebels think they are stronger than their opponents, once they reach the home stadiums of Werder Bremen, Marseille and Atletico Madrid, the Red Rebels face high risks. Their home stadiums are notoriously difficult to play. Once points are lost, the group's qualifying situation becomes complicated.

Moreover, these teams have gained experience against the Red Rebels, grabbing points at home and defending away from home. This is their consistent strategy, which makes it difficult for the Red Rebels to deal with it. Moreover, with the Red Rebels’ Champions League strategy, they have always been The group strives to qualify first, so that they can meet weaker teams in the knockout rounds.

But now, the Red Rebels are really under a lot of pressure, especially when they have to take into account the league.

Of course, the Red Rebels are not the only team that is struggling. Other teams are also struggling. But that's the case for wealthy teams. They must bear the pressure of multi-line operations. Fortunately, the Red Rebels have a thick bench. Yes, especially the rise of many youth training players has made the Red Rebels' lineup more and more reasonable.

This gives the team more confidence and fighting spirit.

While the lottery ceremony was going on, the players of the Red Rebels did not train with the team, but went to the national team to report. However, due to the hype about Di Maria from the outside world, even at the last moment of the transfer period, there was no team. An offer was made to the Red Rebels because Mourinho repeatedly stated in interviews that he refused to sell Di Maria.

"Our transfer market has been closed early. The moment we let Asha go, I can guarantee that at least this summer, no more players will leave."

If Mourinho says no, then he definitely won’t