Chapter 375: Whose Family Will the Flowers Go?
George didn't know what Johansson's considerations were for putting Tottenham in the group of death. He only saw that after drawing Tottenham into Group F where Real Madrid and Lyon were, in the next fourth round draw, Bobby Charlton and Blank threw Udinese in with a big wave!
La Liga runner-up, Ligue 1 runner-up (note: under George's intervention, Lyon failed to complete the great feat of Ligue 1 hegemony as in the previous life, and was broken by Monaco last season to win four consecutive league titles), Premier League runner-up and fourth in Serie A, although the configuration of this group is not as terrifying as the group of death of Tottenham, Juventus, Bayern and Ajax last season, but it is definitely worthy of the title of group of death!
"It seems that after the draw ceremony, I need to go and have a good talk with Johansson. Let him know that we are not his subordinates, but allies of equal status!" Looking at the grouping situation displayed on the big screen, George said with a grim face, "There are ways to defeat Lyon in the group stage, why do you have to let me do it myself, and bring in the superfluous guy Udinese?"
For the results of this draw, George can be said to be extremely dissatisfied. Because now he is planning to lead the team to continue last season's glory and establish the image of Tottenham's top giants in the eyes of fans in one fell swoop, but the result is that Tottenham Hotspur have been placed in such a group of death by UEFA, that they have to spend more energy than other rivals in the first half of the season to fight for a qualifying place. Especially in the situation that Tottenham Hotspur needs to face on multiple fronts this season, this disadvantage faced by Tottenham in the group stage is very likely to have a serious negative impact on the direction of the whole season!
And, most importantly, unlike other leagues with a multi-year format, the Premier League does not have a winter break, and Premier League clubs generally have a much more intensive schedule than clubs in other leagues. This means that Tottenham are unlikely to get a break in the middle of the season!
Although Tottenham have the best bench depth in all of European football, that doesn't mean George should help Johansson beat Lyon at the expense of Tottenham. Not to mention, this matter is actually only known to George himself, who is a traverser. In the eyes of outsiders, Tottenham's overall strength and squad depth have declined to a certain extent with the departure of Ribery and others. So it's no surprise that UEFA, or Johansson, would cause George to be angry. Because George can understand it this way, thinking that Johansson is planning to cross the river and tear down the bridge after he has made enough money here!
Since I can help Johansson suppress Platini, then I also have the ability to support a more obedient guy to become the head of UEFA! This is what George intends to make Johansson understand next!
You know, as an ally, George has already given Johansson quite a bit of help. And Johansson did not communicate with George in advance about the grouping this time, and directly created such a big trouble for Tottenham, which is really unreasonable!
Even if it is not possible to guarantee Tottenham to advance directly to the knockout round, you can arrange a relatively weak second-tier team in Tottenham's group. Why can Barcelona be separated from Panathinaiko, while Tottenham have to face strong teams from the start of the group stage?
While George would love to have an in-depth discussion with Johansson about Tottenham being drawn into the Group of Death for the second year in a row, this is clearly not the time to talk about it. Therefore, he can only suppress the anger in his heart for the time being, and wait for the end of this conference to go to Johansson to settle the account!
By this time, the draw for the group stage of the 2005-06 Champions League had come to an end. Next, the conference officially enters the next stage, which is to announce the results of the major awards and the UEFA Team of the Year!
The first award was the UEFA President's Award. This year's winner of the award was Frank Rijkaard. Of course, the reason why the "Black Swan" was able to win this honor was not because of his amazing achievements in the position of Barcelona manager, but in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of football when he was a player!
Rijkaard was arguably the first player to give a complete definition to the midfielder and officially refine it from midfield. Before that, whether it was Falcao, known as the "eighth Roman king", or Schuster and Mateus, the midfield core of the two German chariots, or Luis Fernandez and Tigana, one of the "golden midfielders" in France in the 80s, although these famous players had a vague rudimentary form of the back when they played, they failed to reach the height of Rijkaard, and perfectly interpreted the position of the back waist!
Next up was the winner of UEFA's best goalkeeper. The three shortlisted players are Cech, Gianluigi Buffon and Akinfeev. In the end, the Czech goalkeeper successfully defeated the latter two with Tottenham Hotspur to win the FA Cup and the Champions League, as well as set a record of consecutive clean sheets in the five major leagues, and won this meaningful award for him, officially challenging Buffon for the position of the world's No. 1 goalkeeper!
Chelsea captain John Terry then took the title of best defender over rivals Ledley King and Maldini. While Chelsea's Champions League performances have been inferior to Tottenham and AC Milan, John Terry's performance for the Blues has been remarkable. Add to that the captaincy of Chelsea's first top-flight title in 50 years, and UEFA's balance considerations, and John Terry is the winner!
The best midfielder and best striker accolades went to Kaka and Adriano respectively. Xavi Alonso has won two trophies with the team and is the brains of Tottenham's midfield, but the judges clearly prefer Kaka, who has a superstar appearance and has a more visual impact, and Drogba, despite his good performance, the Ivorian monster, who has sacrificed too much for the team, is still not comparable to Adriano, who is regarded as the new king of Meazza, in terms of personal data and fame, and can only regretfully pass by this award.
As for the honor of the best coach, there is no doubt that it belongs to George Nelson - leading Tottenham Hotspur to become the European champion, and also fighting with Chelsea in the league until the end before losing regrettably, if such a result is not rated as the best coach, I am afraid that the media and fans will think that there is a shady curtain here!
At the end of the award, the most weighty, and at the same time, the most talked-about best player award was awarded. However, when the answer was revealed, everyone, including George, was shocked by the results announced!
"The winner of the 2004-05 UEFA Player of the Year season is Cristiano Ronal*******S: Click here, collect and recommend, subscribe to the monthly pass, thank you for your support......