What ball king, call me ball god

Chapter 49 The Game Begins

"Director! Link is on the big list!"

"Really made it? Let me just say, he will definitely make it! The last game was a hat-trick. Even if this is the final, he will definitely be able to make it to the big roster!"

"Then, Director, is the schedule arranged as I said before?"

"Well, He Wei and Zhang Zhi."

"Okay Director, I'm going to change the shift schedule now."

"By the way, let's also announce it on Weibo. After all, we didn't broadcast the Europa League matches live. It is estimated that the fans don't know that we will also broadcast the final."

"Okay, Director. Then I'll do it now."

"Well, let's go."

Zhang Jiasu looked at the back of the editor-in-chief of the five sports program group leaving, feeling very complicated.

As an old fan, Zhang Jiasu was delighted that Lin Kedi was selected for the Ajax Europa League final squad.

But at the same time, he also feels that Ajax is unlikely to win.

Moreover, playing in the last league game does not mean that they will be able to play in this final.

But Zhang Jiasu knew that he was a pessimist, so he didn't tell outsiders what was in his heart.

After all, entering the squad for the European finals is already a huge breakthrough for Chinese players.

A total of 3 Chinese players have played in the European war before, and they are all in the Champions League.

But the most recent one was 7 years ago.

And this time Lin Kedi participated in the final of the European War.

The meaning is different again.

So when Ajax announced the 18-man roster for the next day's final the day before the game, Lin Kedi's name once again topped the search list on Chinese social media.

This time, more Chinese people got to know this 16-year-old kid.
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May 5, UEFA Europa League final day.

The final was Ajax wearing the traditional white and red jersey.

Manchester United was the last team to advance to the final, so they wore the blue jersey of the visiting team.

"CCTV, CCTV. Good night, fans and friends. Today is the final day of the UEFA Europa League. The two sides that are fighting are Ajax and Manchester United. Today, I, He Wei and Zhang Lu, will bring you the commentary. Director Zhang."

"Dear audience friends, before the start of the game, let's take a look at the starting lists of both sides."

"Ajax has a traditional 433-[-]-[-] offensive formation. The goalkeeper is Onana. The defense line from left to right is Riedwald, De Ligt, Sanchez and Feltman. The three midfielders are in the middle. Schone, with Ziyech on the left and Ajax captain Klaassen on the right. Three forwards, midfielder Younis in the center, Dolberg on the left and Traore on the right. "

"Manchester United's formation today is 433, without the double midfielder formation of 4231. The goalkeeper position is Manchester United's cup starting goalkeeper Romero, the central defender combination of the defense is Smalling partner Blind, and the left back is Damian. The right back is Valencia, the captain of Manchester United in this game. The midfielder is Herrera, and the two central midfielders are Fellaini and Pogba. Both of them are over 1 meters tall. Mkhitaryan on the left, Mata on the right and Marcus Rashford up front."

"Zhang Zhi, today Mourinho did not let Lingard and Martial start, but chose Mkhitaryan and Mata. Is this a tactic for stability?"

"Yes, both Lingard and Martial are pure wide players, and they are often the type of one-stop individual forward, but Mkhitaryan and Mata play two wide players, which is a tactic that is prepared to cooperate. These two are more active in the ribs. Obviously, in this final, Mourinho is going to control the ball at his feet!"

"Indeed, Manchester United's starting lineup today was beyond the expectations of many people. Instead of playing the final with a more aggressive lineup, they used a set of controlling tactics."

"However, Rashford is still left in the frontcourt. Rashford's speed is very fast, so if he plays fast, he can also play."

"Oh, the game is about to start. The two teams have already started to line up and shake hands. Here is another statistic to tell everyone. The average age of Ajax's starters today is 22, while Manchester United is 27. If If it is extended to the 18-man squad, Manchester United is 32 years old, while Ajax is 20 years old. The reason why the gap is so large is because Ajax has our 16-year-old Chinese teenager Lin Kedi on the bench. "

"Lin Kedi scored a hat-trick against Willem II in the last Eredivisie match. Lin Kedi also set many records. In today's final, Lin Kedi is temporarily sitting on the bench."

"In the first half, Manchester United took the lead. Ajax is the runner-up of the Eredivisie League this season. In fact, they have already won the Europa League play-offs next season. Note, it is the Europa League play-offs. And Manchester United is No.6 in the Premier League this season, so they cannot rely on the league to enter the UEFA Champions League next season. Now they can only rely on the qualification of the Europa League champion to enter the UEFA Champions League next season. So for those who are interested in participating For the two teams in the UEFA Champions League next season, this championship is very important.” (The previous information was wrongly checked, I wrote here today, and looked at the video of the game that year, Zhan Jun said before the game, the Eredivisie League In 2017, because it ranked 11th in the Europa League, only No.1 can participate in the UEFA Champions League qualifying round, and No.2 can only participate in the Europa League, hereby corrected)

"Participating in the Champions League is very important to both Ajax and Manchester United. Even before the game, there were news rumors. The top management of the two teams have said that if they did not win the Europa League, then the head coach Class will be over."

"During the pre-match press conference, Mourinho said with confidence that today's Europa League champion must belong to Manchester United. Although Ajax's head coach Peter Boss did not make it as clear as Mourinho But obviously he's also very confident."

"Okay, the referee is already looking at his watch."

"The referee team for this game is from Italy, and the referee is Italian Mazov Senlia."

"With the whistle of the referee, the first half of the game officially began."

"In the first half, Manchester United took the lead. Rashford passed the ball to Smalling. And Smalling also found Juan Mata on the right side of the frontcourt with a big foot."

"The pass was a bit high, and it was kicked out of the sideline by Riedwald. It was a throw-in. Manchester United got a throw-in in the front court in less than 1 minute."

"The throw was thrown by Fellaini, and it looked like he was going to throw it hard. Players from both sides entered the penalty area."

"The ball was thrown slightly off. Although Rashford hit the top, it went straight to the bottom line. Goal kick."

(End of this chapter)