What ball king, call me ball god

Chapter 64 A series of preseason games
Los Angeles, USA.

Home of the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Ajax vs Valencia.

In Los Angeles at 7 pm in July, the sun was dazzling.

"Is it really possible to play games at this time? The fans don't have a good game experience, right?"

"That's what preseason is like."

"You seem very experienced, Frankie."

"Last year, I also participated in the preseason game. I went to Japan, and it was also an afternoon game. At that time, the sun was dazzling, and I remember that the big screens at the scene were all reflective."

Lin Kedi and De Jong chatted as usual before the game.

Coach Ten Hag has not announced today's starting list, and he didn't read it out in the locker room until an hour before the game.

"Goalkeeper Onana, defense Dax, Dericht, Felgerfo, Feltman. Double midfielder De Jong and Schone. Front midfielder Van der Beek, left winger Lin Kedi, center Huntra Er, right winger Ziyech."

When Lin Kedi heard the starting lineup, his first reaction was to look at De Jong.

De Jong also looked at Lin Kedi, and both of them saw the excitement and joy in each other's eyes.

Then, the game began.

Today, Ajax's opponent, Valencia, did not perform well in La Liga last season. They only ranked 12th in the league and failed to play in Europe. It can be said that the Bat Corps that reached the Champions League final for two consecutive years at the beginning of the century is a bit gone forever.

But in fact, there is still no shortage of excellent players in Valencia's team, such as the full-back monster Gaya in Football Manager, such as the excellent Spanish center Alcacer.

For example, the Portuguese full-back Cancelo, who was originally a full-back, hit the right winger position this time.

There are many good players in the team, but the poor performance of such a team in the past two years is also puzzling.

But after the game officially started, it is understandable why they did not perform well.

The defense is too weak.

Although there are veteran monsters like Gaya in the back line.

But the overall tacit understanding of the defense is very poor.

Not long after the start of the game, in the 5th minute, Lin Kedi received a pass from Van der Beek from the left.

Originally, I just wanted to try to surpass others.

Unexpectedly, he came to the front of Valencia's right defender Montoya. As soon as he made a fried ball, Montoya was shaken to the ground.

For a moment, Lin Kedi thought he was Messi.

Of course, when encountering such a good person, Lin Kedi naturally had to seize the opportunity, and with a flick of the ball, he headed for the penalty area.

At this time, Valencia's right central defender Wei Zuo rushed forward. Lin Kedi calmly shifted his body, then pulled the ball with his right foot to the position in front of his left foot, and then passed the opponent with a single pass.

All of a sudden, only goalkeeper Ryan was left in front of Lin Kedi.

Lin Kedi volleyed and hit the close corner.

Ryan couldn't make a save and watched the ball go into the net.

Ajax 1-0 Valencia.

When Lin Kedi scored a goal, the Chinese fans at the game site cheered loudly.

Lin Kedi also ran to the corner flag area excitedly, jumped up excitedly and waved his fists to celebrate.

In the next game, the development will be more favorable to Ajax.

In the 30th minute, Link Kedi from the left was very active, taking the ball to break through and pass in one go. Huntelaar in the center made a header and headed the ball into the goal.

2:0.

After scoring the goal, Huntelaar was also very happy, and turned around and gave Lin Kedi a bear hug.

"Lad, you pass the ball as well as you score goals."

"That's because you shot well."

Valencia, which conceded two goals, tried to counterattack, but failed.

The final score of the game was 2-0.

After the game in Los Angeles, the next day, Ajax will go to New York in full swing.

Because the formation was very tense, Ten Hag rotated the lineup in the preseason game against Sevilla in New York.

Lin Kedi also sat on the bench.

In this game against Sevilla, Ajax played a bit difficult.

The main thing is that Sevilla is also a strong team in Europe as a whole. It ranked fourth in La Liga last season, and it can also play in the Champions League this season.And Ajax has carried out a substantial rotation, so Ajax played even more difficult.

However, Sevilla's offensive line was misfired. In the first half, Nolito and Keylor Navas attacked Ajax's defense back and forth on the two wings, but Sevilla's center Munir failed to take the lead. Dominance on the pitch translates into goals.

In the second half, Ten Hag dispatched troops and replaced more teenagers and young players, while Lin Kedi, who was younger than the field, was still sitting on the bench.

In the end, the preseason game ended 0-0.

After the three games between Australia and the United States, Ajax will return to Europe non-stop to play two friendlies.

One game was played at home in Porto, Portugal.One was a match against Lyon at the Amsterdam Arena, home of Ajax in the Netherlands.

It will be August 8rd after all the friendly matches are over.

At this time, there are only 6 days before the start of the new season.

August 8, 9 UEFA Super Cup.

At that time, last season's Europa League champion Ajax will challenge last season's Champions League champion Real Madrid.

Ten Hag has been preparing for this game since he took office.

Although most people, including Ajax players, don't think this game has a chance to win, but Ten Hag doesn't think so.

He just felt that Ajax had a good chance of winning this game.

Before that, though, the Ajax squad returned to Europe for the final two friendlies before the start of the season.

In the game against Porto, Lin Kedi started the game.

The local Chinese and international students in Portugal saw Lin Kedi starting the game. When the DJ called Lin Kedi's name, the Chinese fans on the scene broke out with unprecedented noise.

Louder than the home team players.

"Eric, I found that we went to Australia and the United States once, and returned to Europe. As long as Lin Kedi plays, he will definitely have many fans. I estimated that he should have more fans in our team. One."

"Of course, he is Chinese. There are Chinese people all over the world. It's normal. Plus he is really capable and young. When he returns to the Netherlands, he will also have Dutch fans."

As soon as the words fell, not long after the game started, Lin Kedi scored a header in the middle after receiving a cross from Dolberg on the side.

Ajax led 1-0 at home in Porto, and then Porto launched a crazy counterattack.

Porto's starting striker Abu Bakar scored twice in the 13th and 20th minutes.

In the end, Porto, relying on home advantage, defeated Ajax 2-1.

Ten Hag was not angry after the game, which made the young players of the first team a little curious.

The final friendly, back at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

(End of this chapter)