Chapter 098: Royal Betis
Real Betis are somewhat similar to AZ Alkmaar in that they have been in good form in recent years, and both teams have a top-flight title, while winning twice as many domestic cups as they have won the league.
AZ Alkmaar have won the Dutch Cup twice, most recently in 1982 and 1981 for their first top-flight title, both more than 20 years ago.
Real Betis have also won the Copa del Rey twice, the first in 1977 and again in 2005, beating Osasuna 2-1.
Although Betis is known as the "Royal", it is not based in the city of Madrid, the team is located in Seville, the capital of Andalusia in southern Spain, and is a sworn enemy of the Sevilla team.
The 2004-05 season was quite successful for Real Desbes, winning the Copa del Rey and finishing in the top four of the league. They made it to the 2005-06 Champions League group stage, then finished third after the group stage and reached the last 32 of the UEFA Cup.
I don't know if it's good or bad, but in the round of 32, they drew a draw against AZ Alkmaar, at least Betis thought they were lucky.
In the eyes of Betis players and fans, La Liga is the first league of course, they were fourth in the league last season, and they have to win against teams in Europe's second-tier leagues.
As everyone knows, they fell to 14th place in the league this season, and there is no way to equate it with the title of a strong team in any case.
In the pre-game interview, Kaisa has indisputably become the core, and the focus of the reporter's inquiries is Kaisa, as well as the competitive relationship between Kaisa and Messi, the first "demon" in La Liga.
The scouts of Real Madrid and Barcelona have taken their seats and prepared a thick record book, and any performance of Kaisa will be faithfully recorded. Not only the top two in Spain, but even Sevilla and Atletico Madrid have sent scouts to observe Kaisa and observe the hopeful stars.
There are also a lot of scouts from other European leagues, undoubtedly coming over for Kaisa. Of course, there are also some who come for Joaquin.
Joaquín is the "soul of Betis", the absolute ace of this Betis team, the Spanish golden boy, and the side breakthrough is particularly sharp.
However, now all reporters are concerned about Kaisa, even if Joaquin is quite friendly to Huaxia, he can't hide his loss now, "I have been in contact with many football reporters from Huaxia, and I have also played directly with the Huaxia national team, I don't know why I have a particularly deep relationship with Huaxia." I became attached to Huaxia before I became famous, and I have received many letters from Huaxia fans. ”
Joaquin smiled sweetly and continued, "Kaisa is very strong, I think he deserves to be selected for the national team, but I won't let him succeed today. ”
Joaquin's statement not only did not cause dissatisfaction among Huaxia reporters, but also made them quite satisfied.
"Betis haven't defended very well this year, will they have the confidence to suppress AZ Alkmaar's attack tomorrow? They've scored a lot of goals. ”
"Definitely. Our attacking focus is higher than that of the northern teams, and it is easy to concede against teams that are good at counter-attacking. However, it is well known that the tradition of Andalusian football has never been to concede no goals, but to score more goals. Joaquín is still elegant.
Betis coach Ferrer is in the grip, "There is no doubt that the trump card of the AZ Alkmaar team is Kaisa, but don't forget that Kaisa has been very tired after a lot of games during this time. At his age, he shouldn't have competed too much. ”
"Coach Louis van Gaal is an old acquaintance of mine and his performance in La Liga, I know very well." The implication is obvious, Van Gaal will only die in the main force, the main force is very heavy physical load, easy to get injured, resulting in the end of the season easy to rout.
Van Gaal was very dissatisfied, "When I was in La Liga, Betis never finished in the top four, it seems that Betis only came out after I left. ”
Still as always, I don't admit defeat! The chef is stubborn, "I know Kaisa's physical condition very well, he wants to play, he wants to be the best. ”
Kaisa sat next to him, noncommittal, he played too many games, his muscles were really sore, his calves were hard to run, and he also suspended the training of Transparent Caesar, and there was still 1 minute before the blackfoot eruption.
Now Caesar has to cross Jingyanggang, so he can only continue to grit his teeth and insist, and he can't admit it. This match has already attracted too much attention, and if he loses, it will have a bad impact on him.
After Betis and AZ Alkmaar, the league will play against Barcelona, and everyone will compare the performances of Kaisa and Messi. Kaisa didn't dare to expect Betis to beat Barcelona.
In the 2005-06 season, Betis lost almost 10 goals home and away, and both games were good to watch, for Barcelona fans.
Amid discussions among fans and journalists, the game began quickly.
The Lopella Stadium was rarely packed, a stadium with a capacity of more than 52,000 people, but it was also found that there were many yellow-skinned fans, most of whom were Chinese, who came from all over Spain to support Kaisa and unfurled banners.
"Kaisa is the best!" "Come on, Kaisa!" "Kaisa, the light of the Chinese country."
Several beautiful fans attracted the attention of photographers on the sidelines, but they were wearing kimonos, and at first glance they were fans of Yomoto, which may be recognized by fans who often watch Yomoto movies. They are Mr. Matsushima Kaede, Mr. Chihiro Hara, and Mr. Sho Nishino, a group of both virtue and art.
"Is that the Kaisa who made Ono-kun collapse and return home? It's famous, but it doesn't look like the devil at all! And a little kawaii. ”
"I heard that Kaisa Jun is the devil on the field and an angel off the field, which is very good. I'd love to try it! ”
"Then it's up to him in this game, if he wins, he will definitely be better than Ono-kun, we can go to Huaxia Kingdom to find him, right?" Mr. Sho Nishino said with a smile.
Kaisa doesn't have much interest in them, so let's see if it's okay, and I'm afraid of being poisoned if I play. All his thoughts are on the game now. This game is very important, and Messi and Robben must also be paying attention.
AZ Alkmaar has a mediocre player reserve and little change in the squad, with Timmer in the goalkeeper position; The back line was lined up, with a four-man of Ahlins, Opdam, De Zeeuw and de Claire; midfielders Lanzat and Shas and Neelis are two defensive stalwarts; Up front are Kaysa, Perez and Aviradze.
Today's captain on the field is Kaisa, Van Gaal specially arranged, only players who can withstand the pressure can go further.
Kaisa has been waiting for a long time, and being the captain of the key games can stimulate his combat effectiveness even more, not only Spain and the Netherlands, but also Huaxiaguo, Yuben and South Korean fans are staring at him, and the devil who makes the Korean and Japanese players collapse, will they be pressed into mushrooms by pressure today?
Ferrer was cautious against Louis van Gaal's side and deployed the strongest line-up.
goalkeeper Dobras; On the back line are Meli, Juanito, Rivas and López; The midfield trio is Barella, Rivera and Miguel Angel, with Joaquín leading the way and Brazilians Edu and Oliveira assisting.
At the beginning of the game, Real Betis took advantage of the home field and attacked to beat AZ Alkmaar.
After Joaquin received the ball, he broke through all the way and quickly went down to the front of the big penalty area. He is explosive, good on dribbling and crossing, and a huge threat, but he doesn't shoot well, scoring just nine goals in a season, five last season and only three so far this season.
So he opted for a cross and created chances for his team-mates.