Chapter 19 Grouping and Awards
After chatting with friends who knew him well for a while, Qin Shou found the place where Wenger was, walked over, and then sat down. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
At this moment, Wenger was also chatting with his old friends and coaches in various leagues, and after seeing Qin Shou come back, he just nodded slightly and continued to chat with his friends.
Qin Shou didn't care, nodded to a few coaches, and then sat in his position with his eyes closed.
In fact, if you come to such occasions too often, you won't feel anything new. If you don't care about what kind of group your team will have, I don't think most people will come here.
Of course, there are also some people who come here for the award ceremony after the draw ceremony. In addition to the Champions League group group grouping in the new season, there is also a highlight of the Champions League group draw and award ceremony, which is to present awards to the teams and players who performed well in the Champions League last season to show encouragement and reward.
Qin Shou didn't want to come before, but he was the captain of the team, plus last season he led Atletico Madrid in the European arena, all the way to the top of the championship, Buddha blocked and killed Buddha, and finally reached the top of the championship, but also set a new record, it can be said that if there is no accident, he and Atletico Madrid will become big winners, in order to receive the award, he will not have to come to Monaco.
He didn't forget that when he first came here, when he saw the stars on the stage receiving the award, he secretly made a vow, saying that one day, he would also stand on the stage with radiance and accept everyone's cheers and admiration.
And now, such an opportunity has been placed in front of us.
UEFA is still the same as the old three, and the process of the group draw ceremony has not changed much, first let some well-known singers and actors come up to perform some programs, and then invite some football celebrities, some active and some retired, to say some positive or exempt clichés, and then start the group draw.
Interspersed with some performances, and the lottery guests who were invited to the stage also changed one after another, and finally the show was almost performed, and the small balls containing the names of the 32 participating teams were also selected by the guests, and were put into eight groups in turn according to the pre-arranged grades.
The Champions League group draw has always been criticized by the media and fans as "shady", this kind of thing is a matter of opinion, anyway, for the sake of ratings and the final broadcast interests, UEFA will definitely not let some teams with similar strength meet prematurely, as for some teams with grievances and dirty encounters, and jointly stage a good show such as "strong collision", "revenge" and "going home", it is what they like to see, do not make a gimmick and controversial duel, how to attract more attention, How to reap the greater benefits?
Anyway, after the lottery results came out, the representatives of the various clubs sitting in the audience, some laughed, some were depressed, and some had a headache - the good draw was naturally overjoyed, while the team representatives who won the lottery were expressionless, probably thinking about the countermeasures for the group stage, and the team representatives who were drawn into the group of death were blue in face, scolding their mothers in a low voice, screaming that there was a shady scene, and at the same time calling the club to report the "bad news". Other than that, there is no other way.
This is not much different from the previous lottery ceremonies. Again, a circle is like a miniature version of society, in which all kinds of life are in it. Everyone's thoughts, everyone's thoughts, are vividly displayed.
Arsenal's group grouping can be regarded as a good draw. They are in Group F and apart from themselves, the remaining three teams in the group are Lyon, Olympiacos and Celtic in the Soviet Super League.
These three opponents are all veteran powerhouses in their respective leagues, and their strength is not bad, but they have to be compared with whom. Compared to the teams in their home league, they are giants and strong teams, but for Arsenal, they are a little underwhelming. Arsenal is a veteran giant in the Premier League, Europe's top five leagues, and with such a large investment this season, the strength is obviously more than a notch higher than these three teams.
If there are no surprises, then it is almost possible to book a place in the group and most likely to qualify as the group leader.
The signing is a good signing, but what makes Qin Shou a little unhappy is that UEFA is really not a good thing, because Atletico Madrid is in the same half as them. That said, they could well meet in the quarter-knockout rounds – if Atletico don't finish top of their group.
Atletico are in the group, they are the team in the first pot, while the team in the second pot is Schalke 04, as well as the other two teams, Galatasaray and Basel.
It stands to reason that Atletico Madrid, the defending champions, are the strongest team in this group, but that's not the case. This summer, at least half of Atletico's main structure has been dug up, and the team is still rebuilding and running-in, and no one knows what the specific strength is.
Schalke 04 is a regular in the Champions League, and its strength should not be underestimated, and Galatasaray is not a good opponent, and the Turkish team has always been difficult to play, which is the consensus of European teams, especially the opponent's home field, which can be called the home of the devil.
Comparatively speaking, Basel is much weaker in terms of fame and strength. However, being able to participate in the Champions League on behalf of a national league will naturally not be weak. There are no weak brigades in Europe, this is not just talking, maybe if you don't pay attention, the weak brigade can also overthrow the strong team.
It is not uncommon for many giants and strong teams to suffer big losses on fish belly teams.
Therefore, if Atletico Madrid wants to successfully break through from this group, it is estimated that it will be difficult without a lot of effort. Overall, the strength of this group is relatively balanced, so it will not be easy for Atletico to win the top spot in the group.
And once they finish second in the group and Arsenal top Group F, the two teams will meet in the knockout rounds – either in the eighth or in the quarter. Anyway, the two teams are in the same half, so they can always meet.
This is where I want Qin Shou to scold my mother, UEFA is really addicted to playing these gimmicks, I don't know how many times they have been complained about, they are still happy to do it, what "new and old club wars" and "grievances and hatreds", thinking about these names that are likely to be crowned by the media, I feel chilling.
It's a pity that the fans really buy this kind of "duel", so many clubs protest every year, but UEFA still goes its own way, I just want to play like this, what can you do.
Well, Qin Shou really can't do anything, there is no other way than helpless complaining.
Simone and Griezmann obviously thought of this as well, so they also looked over to this side, just in time to meet Qin Shou's gaze. The former smiled slightly, indicating that it was not tight, and he would do whatever he wanted, while the latter still had a straight face and was expressionless.
"What a hypocritical guy."
Qin Shou held his forehead and sighed helplessly.
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The draw ceremony was followed by the presentation of last season's Champions League awards. It can be roughly divided into several awards - best striker, best midfielder, best defender, best goalkeeper, best player, all sorts of awards, as well as the best team, best coach or whatever, anyway, there are a lot of awards, but the main thing is the best award for each position.
In the selection of the best 11 people, Atletico Madrid had five shortlisted, in addition to Qin Shou, there are Costa, Koke, Godin and Courtois. It's basically a player who is like a needle in the sea on all lines of Atletico Madrid.
It was no surprise that the Best Coach category was awarded by UEFA to Simeone, who led the team to the eventual title. Simeone always has a cool expression on and off the court, but his performance when he stood on the stage to accept the award was a big surprise, and this iron-clad man burst into tears on the spot.
But no one laughed at him, everyone knows that the Champions League is the highest honor for European clubs, and many players and coaches are estimated to have never even entered the final in their lives, let alone the championship. And Simeone led the team to create a new history for the club, completing a great feat that no one has ever accomplished, and it is normal for emotions to shed tears on the spot.
As everyone knows, I don't know how many coaches also want to stand on the stage and cry while receiving the award like him, but I haven't had this opportunity yet.
The best goalkeeper of the year went to Casillas, the Spanish legend who conceded the fewest goals in last season's Champions League but also finished in the top three and, most importantly, made the most effective saves of any goalkeeper in the competition. Courtois is also very good, but he is much inferior to St. Cassie in terms of fame and influence, which is a very disadvantaged point, so he ended up losing to the other party.
The best defender went to Godin, the Uruguayan international who conquered everyone with his consistent performances and brilliant tackles. It is said that many big clubs wanted to take him away from Calderón this summer, but at Simeone's insistence, he eventually stayed.
As for the best midfielder, it is Real Madrid's Xavi. Alonso. In fact, there was a little dispute here, because Qin Shou played in the midfielder, but he scored the most goals among all players, not only the top scorer of the Champions League that season, but also a new record for goals in a single season in the Champions League.
In other words, he can be voted as both the best striker and the best midfielder.
However, there has never been a time in the history of the Champions League that both awards have been given to the same player at the same time, and in the end, Alonso became the best midfielder and Qin Shou was elected the best striker.
This can be regarded as the realization of Qin Shou's ambition at the beginning: he wants to become the world's top and most goal-scoring striker.
As for the award for the best player, there is no doubt that Qin Shou, who led the team to the top of the record, deserves it.
Qin Shou has been on stage once, to win the best striker, and now this is the second time to take the stage, in the eyes of the public, he received the silver trophy symbolizing the best player from the hands of Portuguese legend Figo. He took the trophy and stood in front of the microphone again.
The coaches and players in the audience looked at him, the UEFA staff looked at him, and countless reporters with cameras looked at him in the same way.
Qin Shou once again remembered his words that he wanted to stand on the top of Europe and stand here to become the best in Europe, and in addition to sighing, he aimed his lips at the microphone.
"There are so many people I want to thank you for, well, a lot, so I don't want to say thank you or anything like that, my friends and family will understand that having you in my life is enough to say more."
"When I first came here, not many people knew me. I remember that it was Xiaobai, uh, Iniesta who was standing here at that time. Seeing him surrounded by all the eyes of the audience, I was envious, very envious. So I told myself that one day, I'm going to stand here too, be the best, and enjoy the cheers and adoration of all. ”
"Now......" Qin Shou smiled and kissed the trophy in his hand, "I did it." ”
"I don't have many words, I just want to say that hopefully, in the days to come, I will be able to stand here often. Of course, I firmly believe that I can do that. Well, that's all, thanks. ”
After speaking, Qin Shou waved his hand and walked down.
There are no too complicated words, no too detailed acceptance speeches, very bland, but it makes the audience a little crying and laughing - still standing here often? Do you want to be the best in the Champions League every year, is this to not give others a way to live?
Of course, no one laughed at Qin Shou's "bold words", and now Qin Shou is qualified to say such things.
Messi, who was sitting on the field, shook his head and chuckled: "If you want to stand there again, you have to ask me if I agree." ”
C. Luo, who was not far away, pursed his lips disdainfully, and said viciously to his teammates around him: "That's a stinky fart and showy guy, the next time I meet them, I must convince them, see if he still says big things!" ”
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