Chapter 225 Fans
There is no doubt that Wang Pei's arrival has given Ajax more confidence in the championship this season, with 5 goals in three league games and leading the standings.
The five-game winning streak at the start of the season also made fans from all walks of life very happy.
The World Footballer of the Year is the World Footballer of the Year, and you get what you pay for.
The only disadvantage of high-end products is that they are expensive.
With the existence of Ajax No. 29, the game becomes simpler. Under normal circumstances, Wang Pei always plays the role of a supporting role for his teammates to pull the opponent's defense, and once the team needs to score, he will stand up.
Such teammates, such a team, who doesn't need it?
Wang Pei has become the darling of all Ajax fans, and the sales of his jerseys are close to 50 million euros, setting a record in the Eredivisie.
Not only fans, but advertisers also come to him tirelessly. Although he has only played 5 rounds of games, there is no doubt that Wang Pei is definitely the most popular one. Whether it is the ability he has shown or the popularity, he is undoubtedly the top 1 in the Eredivisie, and has become the business card of the league.
The Champions League has begun.
In this season's Champions League, Ajax is in the same group as Chelsea from the Premier League, Valencia from La Liga, and Lille from France.
Wu, when the Champions League restarts, the most focused topic is naturally Wang Pu. He will face his new club Chelsea in the group stage. What will it be like? Everyone is looking forward to it.
Ajax's first opponent in the Champions League group stage will be Valencia from La Liga.
In Spain, Valencia is the third largest city in the country. The football team located in this city has a strong football foundation. The 6 league championships are the best witness. This team has also produced extremely outstanding players. Kempes, Mendieta, Morientes, Villa, Silva, Mata and other players are all familiar.
Last season, the team had an excellent record, won the fourth place in the league, and won the qualification for this season's Champions League.
Gameiro is undoubtedly the absolute core of the team. Rodrigo, Parejo, Gabriel, Mangala and others are all powerful players. This time, the Ajax youth team met Valencia on the stage of the Champions League, which is definitely a big challenge.
Before the game, all parties were not optimistic about the Ajax youth team.
The lack of Champions League experience is regarded as the biggest weakness of the Ajax youth team. Perhaps this was a weakness before, but now it is different. They have a core with triple crown experience, a bug-level player, No. 29 Wang Po.
The whole team is full of confidence and full of confidence in this game.
For this game, Wang Po's private team also joined the pre-match tactical analysis and tactical research and formulation.
Head coach Ten Hag did not get angry because of Wang Po's "overstepping command", but valued the experience he put forward.
The "cage" tactic reappeared, locking down the opponent's No. 8 player Soler in the midfield, and keeping an eye on the No. 9 core Gameiro on the front line, cutting off the connection between the two as much as possible. Of course, Valencia also has a explosive player who cannot be ignored, Guedes.
With extremely fast speed and excellent physical fitness, he is definitely a counterattack weapon for the opponent.
After the tactic was formulated, during the three days of preparation, Ajax players stepped up their practice of offensive and defensive tactics.
Three days passed in a flash, and the European war in the middle of the week began.
In the first round of the Champions League group stage, Ajax visited Valencia's home stadium, Mestali Stadium.
The team's return to the European war made Valencia fans particularly excited. Today, it was like their festival. One by one, they walked into the stadium with satisfied smiles on their faces to cheer for their beloved team.
Wang Pei got off the Ajax team's bus, and a bunch of Spanish reporters swarmed in. "Last season, you played in the top five leagues and were a core player and contributor to the treble. This season, you went to the Eredivisie. Do you feel a psychological gap?"
The malicious questions from the Spanish reporter focused the attention of the whole audience on Wang Po, and even the air was suffocating and awkward.
Faced with such "finding fault" questions, Wang Po smiled and said, "As a reporter in the football circle, haven't you heard of the Eredivisie? Don't strong teams like Ajax and PSV Eindhoven have a foundation? Have you played in the Eredivisie? Do you know how difficult it is? Just based on speculation, I think you are not suitable for the job of a reporter. Be a novelist? Maybe it would be better."
The smile is a soft knife.
The Spanish reporter's face suddenly became ugly.
"We are very curious. During the transfer period, top clubs like Barcelona and Real Madrid are not attractive to you? What made you choose Chelsea in the Premier League in the end?"
Another reporter's question broke the awkward atmosphere.
After thinking for a while, Wang Po said, "First of all, both Real Madrid and Barcelona are among the best clubs in the world. They are places that all great players aspire to play, and I am no exception. Joining Chelsea is the result of my comprehensive consideration of various factors."
This answer seemed to say something, but it also seemed to say nothing.
The Spanish reporters showed their own boring expressions one by one, and the scene was extremely funny.
Wang Po was already familiar with dealing with the media, and he wanted to embarrass him with such a small question. What a joke.
After entering the stadium for warm-up activities, Wang Po was undoubtedly the most "taken care" by Valencia fans. Everyone booed him, hoping to use this method to influence and interfere with the state and performance of the visiting team's core.
Of course, he had already adapted to such scenes and could not be affected.
"After the game, can I exchange jerseys with you?"
A thin black player came out of the Valencia locker room, timidly walked in front of Wang Po and asked in a low voice.
Wang Po looked up at the expressions of the Valencia players, and they seemed not surprised by Xiao Hei's actions.
"I'm your fan."
Seeing that Wang Po did not respond, Xiao Hei licked his lips and added nervously.
"Of course, but are you sure this won't cause you trouble? Or, I can give it to you privately." After all, as an opponent, once this matter is exposed to the media, it can be big or small, and there will inevitably be some dissatisfied views in the team.
"It's okay, my teammates all know that I am your fan, and my room is full of your posters."
Xiao Hei grinned with neat white teeth.
"In that case, then there is no problem." Wang Po nodded.