425 Dark Horse (1)

"Van Bommel, pass...... Robben, Robben got the ball. Revier left too much space after the assist, with Robben not having any defenders in front of him. ”

"Robben, pass!"

"Van Bommel, shoot!"

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

"Two to zero, two to zero. Van Bommel shot from distance helped PSV Eindhoven extend their lead. PSV Eindhoven lead Lyon 2-0 at their home stadium. PSV Eindhoven have been in excellent form, coming out of the group stage and now leading Lyon 2-0. It's been a long time since PSV Eindhoven have performed so well in the Champions League. ”

"In this game, Revier had absolutely no way to contain the young player Arjen Robben. After the start of the first half, PSV Eindhoven used Robben's side to attack Revier incessantly. Lyon's right flank was completely played by Robben to applause. Arjen Robben, the Dutch Rookie of the Year of the Year 03 and the second-place talent of the Golden Boy Award, still performed well in the Champions League. ”

Seeing Van Bommel's goal, Rist applauded on it. The passage of time was unstoppable, and it was soon the end of February 2004. The Champions League is back in action.

This is a season of dark horses, and it should be said that after entering the 21st century, it is the first time that such a large-scale dark horse legend has appeared in European football. Of course, this is also Zuihou's dark horse season, and since this season, dark horses have basically disappeared in European football. Rist is now in the Netherlands watching PSV Eindhoven.

PSV Eindhoven have been drawn in Group C, which includes Deportivo La Coruna, Monaco and AEK Athens. Historically, this group has appeared in A Coruña and Monaco. But this time was different.

Without Giuli, Monaco's attacking strength plummeted. Gyuli is definitely the most important link in Monaco, but without this link, the strength changes a lot. They were beaten home and away by PSV Eindhoven and away by Deportivo La Coruna. Of course, Monaco also had their peak moments, humiliating Deportivo La Coruna away at home.

But because he lost a lot of games, Zuihou was eliminated in the group stage. In this group, PSV Eindhoven finished first and Deportivo La Coruna finished second. Reaching the Champions League final in history, Monaco, which is calling for wind and rain in the Champions League, has not yet bloomed the brightest light, and has been strangled in the group stage. Didier Deschamps also failed to achieve the results of his peak coaching career. On the contrary, in the group stage, it was defeated.

There are reasons for Monaco's declining power. After all, there is no general like Jiuli. There is also the fact that PSV Eindhoven is much stronger than it has historically, with Robben, Van Bommel, Bauma, Drogba, Di Natale, Yaya. Toure and Grigla were the players who eventually eliminated Monaco.

"Harry, Van Bommel is really good."

Rist did not praise Robben. Because Robben's genius is recognized in European football. With Kenyon moving to Chelsea. The scramble between Manchester United and Chelsea for Robben is getting more and more intense. Manchester United relied on Ferguson's strong appeal and Manchester United's strong appeal. And Chelsea have a lot of money. Plus Kenyon and Ranieri were there to convince Robben's father. And, of course, the personal relationship between Kenyon and PSV Eindhoven is very good.

When introducing Eindhoven stars such as Stamm and Ruud van Nistelrooy, Kenyon had very good contact with PSV Eindhoven's senior management. Chelsea gradually gained the upper hand in these areas, and Robben's father also regretted his partnership with Manchester United. Instead, they agreed to join Chelsea.

Therefore, a genius like Robben does not need to be praised by Lister, who praises Van Bommel. PSV Eindhoven's Van Bommel is definitely the best Van Bommel and even better than he was later at Bayern. When defending, he can retreat, when attacking, he can use the pass to mobilize the attack, and he can also use his long-range shot to break the opponent's goal. Being able to go up and down, in PSV Eindhoven midfield is the absolute core. For now, Yaya. Toure was given to Van Bommel at the moment.

"We in the Eredivisie just can't keep good players. If we can keep good players, none of the European clubs will be our opponents. ”

Van Hanyi was furious. The biggest blow to the Bosman Act is Eindhoven and Ajax. Without the Bosman Act, PSV Eindhoven and Ajax would not have been so weak in the Champions League. If Ajax didn't have the Boseman Act, then that group of talented players would have been able to create an Ajax dynasty. Similarly, Eindhoven, which emerged from the late nineties to the twenty-first century, is also very strong. If you don't transfer and keep those players, you can also achieve great results in the Champions League.

Rist smiled. PSV Eindhoven and Ajax hated the Bosman Act to the core, but for an agent like Lister, Boseman was a hero. Without the emergence of the Boseman Act, an agent predator like Rist, no matter how many good players he has in his hands, would only be a vassal of the club. There is simply not much room for bargaining in front of the club.

Like Maskady, it is nothing at all without the Boseman Act. It is precisely because of the emergence of the Boseman Act that he will be in the Italian football world, and once became an agent predator on the same level as Figer.

'Essien, Essien gave the ball to Carrière...... Dorasso came over to pick it up, Carrière, Carrière lost the ball. ”

Lyon have already started their seventh consecutive title, and this season is already Lyon's third in a row in Ligue 1. Carrière is known as the "new Zidane" in Ligue 1, and of course there are many such titles. Just as Argentina has a "successor to Maradona" every year, and Brazil has a "successor to Pele" every year, the same is true for France.

However, the players who can get this title are very strong or very talented. Carrier is one such player, who is better than Zinedine Zidane at his feet and was the assist leader in Ligue 1 last season. But he is not Zidane, he is not a star and a half worse than Zidane. When he was younger, he was brushed off by professional teams several times because his body was so bad. Even now, his health is very poor, at most he can guarantee to play professional football.

He's always relied on his excellent jishu and passing. But just now Carrière took the ball and wanted to pretend to pass the ball to Dorasso, and then when he wanted to break through, he was directly attacked by Yaya. Toure was knocked down. Yaya. Toure saw that the referee didn't say anything, so he just dribbled the ball over. It's definitely not that the referee doesn't want to blow the whistle, but because Carrière is too exaggerated.

Just a light bump to Yaya. Toure made no other moves, and Carrière flew out. In fact, Carrière really flew out, but the referee was making a fuss in his eyes.

Carrière's body is definitely the worst in the professional league. And Yaya. As an African player, Toure is originally tall and big, and his body is very good. In the face of Carrière's deliberate bump, Carrière of course flew out. It's a pity that the referee seems that this is very inconsistent with the various collisions in professional games. So while Yaya. Toure made some foul moves, but Carrier fell to the ground in an exaggerated manner, allowing the referee to award Yaya. Toure was effective in tackling the ball.

"Yaya. Toure, he's fast. ”

Yaya. Toure wasn't very fast at all, but all of a sudden he was pretty good with the ball. It's because of Yaya. Toure is tall and long-legged, and he runs in stride, and few people can defend against it. This time was no exception. Just a few steps away from Lyon's half.

"Essien, Essien is here. Essien has a wide range of movements, although Van Bommel, Park Ji-sung, Yaya. Toure stepped forward in turns, but there was not much he could do in front of Essien. It's a pity that Lyon's midfield defense is only Essien alone. Yaya. Toure, pass! ”

Essien has great physique, good stamina and strong defensive ability, so he has a lot of defensive coverage in Lyon. Guus Hiddink avoided the middle and played mostly on the wings. Although Essien is tough, there are not many defenders in Lyon's midfield. Including Dorazo, Carrier, and Juninho Jr., the defensive ability is not strong, so Essien alone can protect the middle at most.

Yaya. Toure is still young, so the tactical execution is still good. Yaya. Toure was born in wild football, but he went to Europe for formal training at the age of fourteen or fifteen, so he was not as loose tactically as those African players. Hiddink stressed several times not to rush through the middle and therefore saw Essien coming over Yaya. Toure passes the ball directly.

"Di Natale got the ball. Kakapa came up and Di Natale had a good pace. Di Natale broke through Kakapa. ”

Di Natale has been getting better and better in PSV Eindhoven for a few years, especially with his jishu and passives, who are very suitable for the Eredivisie. Di Natale did the same after getting the ball this time, getting rid of Kakapa with ease.

"Di Natale, shot, it's a fake shot!"

"Drogba, shoot!"

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Di Natale easily broke through Kakapa, leaving Muller with the only way to fill in. It's a pity that he made up for the position like this, and he missed another point for PSV Eindhoven. That's the mighty Drogba. Di Natale's pass was on point, and Drogba scored the third goal of the game with a direct sweep.

"Three to zero. After shocking European football last season, PSV Eindhoven have also performed well this season, almost confirming their entry into the quarter-finals. ”

Lyon is extinguished, Monaco is destroyed. Rist was glad in his heart, because with them gone, Eindhoven came out. Although PSV Eindhoven is a Eredivisie giant, just as Ajax's entry into the Champions League quarterfinals shocked European football last season, PSV Eindhoven's entry into the Champions League quarterfinals is a dark horse. After all, compared with ten years ago, the current Eredivisie is completely one heaven and one underground.

The first dark horse of the Champions League season is about to be born. (To be continued......)