Aston Villa, the reigning champions of the Champions League and five champions, came to Tokyo in a big event.

The Japanese media reported on this with a mixed mindset.

Hundreds of fans waited outside the hotel, causing a huge uproar when the whole Aston Villa squad arrived and got off the bus.

"Mr. Fang Jue."

"Coach Fang Jue!"

"Teacher Fang Jue!"

"Fang Jun!"

"The most popular is not Modric, not Suarez, not Gareth. Bale, not the player, but the manager of Aston Villa, Mr. Fang Jue, let Mr. Fang Jue appear in front of everyone, the young girl was already screaming...... The girls screamed like they watched movie stars......"

"He is even more popular than his players, and the young and handsome Mr. Manager not only makes the schoolgirls scream crazy, but even the housewives are fascinated by his charms......

Yumiko, a 27-year-old housewife, had been fascinated by Fang Jue when Aston Villa visited Tokyo a year and a half ago, and this time, she was dressed up beautifully, huddled in the crowd, screaming and cheering, and Yumiko's eyes seemed to be glowing when Fang Jue waved her hand......

"Before that, it was David Beckham who caused the sensation...... Kaka...... Cristiano Ronaldo, these are players, and this is the first time that a manager has stolen the limelight from everyone. ”

The domestic media were also shocked by the popularity they felt was in Japan.

Everyone even can't understand this mentality of the Japanese people, empathy, let alone a Japanese football coach, even a top Japanese star, it is difficult to cause such a sensation and fascination in China.

Of course, such as the scandal between the wife of the Kurosawa family and Hidetoshi Nakata, is another matter.

The Tokyo Daily summed it up as a sense of awe for being handsome, talented, rich, and capable of conquering Europe.

……

Fang Jue gave the team an order: never do anything that affects the image of Aston Villa Club.

The implication is that players who want to experience Japanese customs and culture, you should take it easy.

This is not alarmist, many big teams have visited Japan before, and there are often some bullshit incidents.

Ronaldo left his genes in Japan and took root.

Ferdinand simply adopted a Japanese action movie star, and even brought it back to England, almost getting divorced.

Every time Beckham visits Japan, the Spice Girls follow him, and it's easy to see why.

The entire Aston Villa squad arrived in Tokyo on the morning of December 12.

The Club World Cup is also an important opportunity for Aston Villa FC to further develop the Asian market, especially the East Asian market.

"Who made this itinerary?" Fang Jue asked.

"What's the problem? Boss. Byron saw Fang Jue's angry expression and asked cautiously.

"Revoke." Fang Jue said with a serious expression, "There is another point, at any time in the future, when it comes to the itinerary and activity arrangements in Japan, it will have to be submitted to me, and I can only pass it after review." ”

"I'm sorry, boss, but I didn't review it strictly." Byron hurriedly said, "Fortunately, it's tomorrow's trip, and it hasn't affected it yet." ”

"Remember, I am Chinese, Villa is a Chinese-funded team, and in this island country, any behavior of Aston Villa must meet the most basic requirements of a Chinese-funded enterprise."

"Understood." Byron nodded solemnly, this is the itinerary suggestion given by the Japanese side, and now it seems that fortunately, he is clever, considering the historical enmity between China and Japan, and asked Fang Jue for instructions, otherwise there may really be a problem.

Fang Jue was still quite satisfied with Byron's attitude, but he also knew that it would be difficult for an Englishman to really understand.

This incident reminded Fang Jue that he was thinking about carrying out basic training on 'corporate culture' within Aston Villa, at least at the top level.

The first point is that the boss is Chinese, Villa is a Chinese-funded team, saying bad things about China, disrespecting China, and doing things that Chinese dislike, that is, opposing the boss and getting out directly!

It's no wonder that Fang Jue was angry.

Tomorrow, December 13, the whole Aston Villa squad will visit a nursing home in Tokyo to show the Japanese fans the friendly side of Aston Villa.

Fang Jue directly vetoed it, not to mention whether the Japanese side did it on purpose, but his heart can be punished!

Going to a nursing home? Who knows if there are any living devils in it!

And most importantly, what day is December 13th?

Fang Jue will not forget, nor can he forget!

……

On December 13, the whole Aston Villa team did not go out except for normal training, and it was very quiet.

The next day, after dinner, the Aston Villa squad watched the draw for the round of 16 of the 2011/2012 Champions League in Nyon, Switzerland.

After six days of fighting in the group stage, the round of 16 of the 2011/2012 Champions League was all produced.

Manchester City and Manchester United's Manchester duo and Porto and Valencia are out of the game.

In particular, Manchester United did not make it out of a group of good signings, which is really unexpected.

Where there are underdogs, there are dark horses, and Cypriot teams Atlético Greeks and Swiss powerhouse Basel are dark horses.

Of the 16 teams, eight have won the Champions League, including Aston Villa, and two have been runners-up in the Champions League.

Only Chelsea and Aston Villa are left in the Premier League semi-finals.

Serie A has Milan and Napoli qualified.

In La Liga, only Real Madrid and Barcelona remained.

The Bundesliga also only has Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen left.

Ligue 1 also has Marseille and Lyon alive.

According to UEFA's draw rules, after reaching the round of 16, the opponents in the same league and the previous group will be avoided.

According to this principle, there may also be some strong conversations in the first round of the Champions League knockout round, such as AC Milan, who finished second in the group, which no one wants to meet.

UEFA Secretary-General Gianluigi Infantino presided over the draw ceremony, and before the draw he wished Aston Villa, who were playing in the Club World Cup in Tokyo, the Champions League winners last season, the responsibility to fight for UEFA honours, or to put it more bluntly:

Aston Villa want to bring back the Club World Cup for European football.

After a short film introducing the 16 teams that had qualified, the draw ceremony officially began, and this season's Champions League final was played at the Allianz Arena, the home of Bayern Munich. Blakener attended as a special guest.

……

'We are likely to run into Serie A teams again.' Ceballos said to Fang Jue.

Fang Jue nodded, he also had this hunch.

Moreover, Fang Jue has a gut feeling that Aston Villa are likely to run into AC Milan again.

Bayern, Inter Milan, Benfica, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Atletico Greece and Barcelona are the top teams in the group.

The second-place finishers in the group include Napoli, CSKA Moscow, Basel, Lyon, Bayer Leverkusen, Marseille, Zenit and AC Milan.

Since Platini came to power, the drama between the Premier League and Serie A has been staged almost every year, and it has become the most old-fashioned play.

AC Milan and Napoli have a 28% chance of drawing either Chelsea or Aston Villa.

Among them, Aston Villa, as the defending champions of the Champions League, is recognized as the strongest team in the first group; AC Milan are undoubtedly the strongest of the second-placed teams in the group.

Fang Jue pondered, according to UEFA's urine, it is really possible to arrange for Aston Villa and AC Milan to meet again.

Otherwise, the Champions League round of 16 will not even have a strong dialogue.

Sure enough, as Aston Villa had speculated, Infantino drew AC Milan to Aston Villa.

The representatives of the various clubs at the scene, except for AC Milan vice-president Galliani, all smiled and some applauded.

The Rossoneri are the landmines in the second place in the group, and everyone is reluctant to touch them, and UEFA has assigned AC Milan to Aston Villa, which everyone is happy to see.

Galliani frowned, which was the worst draw for AC Milan.

You must know that in the round of 16 of the Champions League last season, the two teams met, when Milan was 2-4 at home and 1-2 away, and was eliminated with an aggregate score of 3-6, losing without temper.

In addition to Aston Villa drawn AC Milan, Chelsea also drew Napoli, and UEFA really 'arranged' the Premier League Serie A showdown again.

In addition, Bayern Munich drew Basel, Barcelona drew Bayer Leverkusen, Inter Milan drew Marseille, and Real Madrid drew CSKA Moscow, all of which were lucky.

Lineker, the guest of BBC5's commentary draw, also shook his head and smiled, "AC Milan was assigned to Aston Villa, and the other teams were naturally good signings." ”

Another commentator, Eddie Gray, sarcastically said that the Premier League once again met Serie A, a familiar script.

Last season, Aston Villa met AC Milan and Inter Milan in the knockout rounds.

In fact, in the last five seasons, the Premier League and Serie A have been stumbling at least twice, which is why Platini and UEFA have been rampant in their conspiracy theories about the Premier League.

In addition, this time the French giants Lyon actually drew the super gift package of Atletico Greek, which is regarded as the weakest team in the round of 16, and the suspicion of the draw is even more serious.

……

AC Milan drew Aston Villa, and it was undoubtedly the most high-profile game of the 16-8 knockout rounds in the Champions League.

After the draw was announced, AC Milan vice-president Galliani said: "We have won the Champions League seven times and Aston Villa only once! It's a good sign, and we all dream of revenge. ”

Galliani is clear that AC Milan are regular winners in the Champions League and there is no reason to fear a team that has only won the Champions League once.

Therefore, the best outcome for Milan is to go to London to complete revenge.

Milan coach Allegri was more cautious and pointed out that the key to beating Aston Villa is that Milan cannot have too many injuries.

Compared with Galliani's self-confidence in claiming revenge, the Italian media is not so optimistic.

Roma Sport: Aston Villa are tough opponents Milan can face.

Torino Sport: AC Milan face a daunting task and will have to beat the mighty defending champions if they want to reach the last eight.

Milan Sport is cheering for AC Milan and Napoli: if Aston Villa and Chelsea are eliminated, it will be the first time since 1996 that no Premier League side has reached the last eight of the Champions League.

Corriere della Sera: Milan's qualification task is tricky.

The next day, at a press conference before the start of the Club World Cup semi-finals with Kashiwa Suns, a reporter asked Fang Jue how he responded to Galliani's words.

"Milan are the second-most Champions League winners, they are great teams to respect, and the draw means we have two fantastic matchups."

"To be honest, we'd definitely like to meet the other groups second, but we have a certain advantage as we play away and then host."

'Last season's Champions League last-16 tie against AC Milan, we won 4-2 at the San Siro and we qualified, so our recent history is something to be happy about.

This answer more or less disappointed the reporters who were eager to see the excitement.

Fang Jue naturally has no obligation to meet the needs of reporters, and he is not a Thai Ritian.

Fang Jue is not the kind of person who provokes things for no reason, and his answer is very appropriate, showing both respect for his opponent and his strong confidence in Aston Villa.

……

"What does the weather forecast say?" Fang Jue asked Ceballos.

"It's going to be sunny tomorrow." "There may even be moderate rain during the game. ”

Fang Jue frowned slightly.

In December, it's already chilly in Tokyo.

On top of that, the rainy game has a slippery field, which greatly increases the likelihood of injury to the players.

For the Club World Cup, Fang Jue's mentality is that he hopes that the team can win the championship in a relatively relaxed way.

Yes, he is going to decide the championship, and at the same time he hopes that the process will be easier and not sweat.

One of the most important things to avoid is an injury to a player.

"When you're warming up, you go with Werner and Enke to check the turf at different times, so you know what to do." Fang Jue commanded.

"Understood."

Fang Jue fell into deep thought.

In this game, his requirements for the team were simple.

To win.

To score more goals.

Score as many goals as you can.

At the same time, there is an additional task: the whole team should try to cooperate with Bell, so that Bell can perform well, and it is best to shine as much as he can.

Voting for the FIFA Ballon d'Or is nearing the deadline, and Aston Villa will do everything they can to get Beldo to perform and canvass for him.

……

Approaching the Yokohama National Stadium in Tokyo, the speed is getting slower and slower, even though there are police cars from the Tokyo police driving the road.

This is because there are already a large number of fans from both sides.

Only a small number of them are Aston Villa fans, and many of them are Aston Villa fans from China and Southeast Asia, and relatively few are from the UK.

The vast majority of them are fans wearing Kashiwa Sun God jerseys, and some fans are wearing the blue samurai jerseys of the Japanese national team.

When they saw the Aston Villa bus, these Japanese fans excitedly waved their arms and team flags, shouted, and some fans gave a thumbs up to the Aston Villa bus.

There is no kind of-for-tat scene, but relatively harmonious.

"The Japanese fans are so passionate." Ceballos said.

"You said they would support us after the game started." Werner also said.

You're thinking about fart.

Fang Juepi snorted without smiling.

Don't look at these fans who are harmonious now, but after the game starts, they will definitely support their own team.

But......

"The more we beat Kashiwa Suns, the more Japanese fans respect and support us." Fang Jue said.

"Impossible." Ceballos immediately shook his head and said.

"No, no, no, it's possible." Werner said, "I've heard Ronaldinho say that at the Beijing Olympics, even though they won against the Chinese team, a lot of Chinese fans cheered for the Brazilian team. ”

"Huh?" Fang Jue was surprised, "What slogans are they shouting?" Come on, Brazil? ”

"It doesn't seem to be." Werner thought for a moment, "I remember, it's about writing Yalong soy sauce." ”

Fang Jue glanced at Werner seriously, he was confirming whether this guy was a high-level black.

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