i am beckham

Chapter 374 Group of Death
After Beckham met the old Murdoch, the gate of the community where he lived was still busy every day. The media couldn't wait to dig out news from him, but he stayed at home every day, which made the reporters squatting on him very helpless.

The best age, handsome appearance, young body, what is it to stay in the house after get off work all day?

This is probably what all the reporters squatting on him are complaining about.

If there is no important thing, Beckham's rest days will be spent at home to catch up on sleep, or practice in the remodeled gym on the second floor.Constantly polish the body and make up for shortcomings.

For football, Beckham doesn't think he has much talent.

He stopped the ball steadily because he tried to stop his father's football in the park every day since he was 4 years old. His running ability is strong because he practiced hard and strictly abided by the work and rest system, and he played accurately because he played a lot.

On the first night of the holiday, Beckham watched the Champions League draw at home.

He was among the guests in UEFA's early draw, but he was replaced by Maldini for some unknown reason.

Seeing this news, there were rumors that Manchester United would be targeted in the group stage.

It is said that some people in UEFA do not want to see the Premier League have more influence in the world than Serie A, and want to cause more trouble for Manchester United. They are not prepared to let the defending champion go too far.

Whether this statement is true or not cannot be verified.

Another argument is that the UEFA Champions League should not be dominated by one team, which is not conducive to the promotion of the game.

In summary, some people think that UEFA is going to stumbling Manchester United at the draw ceremony, trying to make life harder for the defending champion.

After a simple program performance and warm-up by the host, Maldini, wearing a black suit, walked to the front desk with a smile and divided the seeded teams of this season into six groups.

There was no pressure in this round of draws. Maldini assigned Porto, Juventus, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Dynamo Kyiv and PSV Eindhoven into six groups with ease.

This round of draws did not stir up any waves, because the six first-tier teams should have been divided into six different groups.

Maldini will then draw second-tier teams. This round of draws is of great significance to the qualifying situation. If a relatively poor team can be drawn, the qualifying situation in the group stage will be relatively easier.

The UEFA Champions League at the end of the 20th century lived up to its name and was a duel between true champions.

Even the Premier League runner-up Arsenal played two play-off rounds with a Danish team in order to enter the group stage. They only won the opponent by one goal in the two rounds, which is a shame even though they won.

In the past five years, Arsenal have not tried to play double games in the second week of the season, so in the first five rounds of the league, it seems difficult to adapt to the kind of rest after the game, a day of stretching, half a day of tactics, half a day of tactics, and then continue the rhythm of the game, so they only won one game in the first five rounds, and many times they besieged their opponents but had more than enough energy.

Similarly, Bayern Munich's rocker is not straight. They were robbed of the Bundesliga title by Kaiserslautern, who just came up from the Bundesliga last season, and became the background board of the miracle.

The other four second-tier teams are Ajax, Galata Sala, Inter Milan, and Benfica.

These six teams are not fuel-efficient lamps. If these teams eventually advance to the quarterfinals, there is nothing wrong with them, because their strength is enough to overthrow the big players.

The UEFA Champions League in this era has only six groups, and the group stage directly enters the quarter-finals.

This means that only the first in each group can guarantee advancement, and the two second-placed teams with the highest points will get the remaining two promotion places. The quality of the Champions League this year can be seen.

Everyone is a champion, and their strength is not bad, but the first-tier teams still hope to draw relatively weaker opponents.

The scenes of the scene frequently switch to the head coaches who are invited to sit in the audience. According to the usual practice, teams from the same league will not meet in the group stage. If they are drawn, they will start again.

So when Maldini drew Arsenal and put it in Group D, there were good-natured smiles from the audience.

It must be a special fate that makes the two clubs always linked together.

The war of words between Ferguson and Wenger has gradually escalated since the end of the Charity Shield. In the next round of the Premier League, the teams led by the two coaches will meet. Now the two people basically meet in public for no more than 5 seconds. The relationship between the two has entered a freezing point.

Maldini left the ball in Group D and continued to draw the group. Beckham saw the letter "E" displayed on the blue ball. Arsenal and Dynamo Kiev were in a group.

The head coach of the Ukrainian giants immediately stepped back tactically, showing a helpless wry smile.

Regardless of the experience in the Champions League or the results in recent years, Dynamo Kiev is far better than Arsenal, but football games are not calculated that way.

In the modern football world, whoever has more good players is more likely to be strong.

Although Arsenal participated in the Champions League for the first time in recent years, their strength is not bad, and they are even among the top two teams in the second tier. The head coach of Kiev has a fear of being dominated.

Maldini then drew out Inter Milan, and then drew into Group C. The first team in this group was Real Madrid. This grouping caused a lot of exclamation. One of these two clubs is a giant in La Liga, and the other is a veteran team in Serie A. Real Madrid was the last runner-up. Inter Milan has Ronaldo.

Then Galatasaray was assigned to Juventus, and Benfica was assigned to Eindhoven.

Only Bayern and Ajax were left in the second gear. The broadcast camera switched to Ferguson, who was chewing gum hard, expressionless, but Beckham could see that the old man was already angry.

Sure enough, Bayern was drawn into Group D, and the audience exclaimed. Bayern coach Hitzfeld smiled provocatively, and Ferguson still had no expression on his face.

Ajax and Porto were passively grouped together. Judging from the grouping of the first two rounds, Manchester United's grouping situation coincides with the rumors. It is difficult to say whether it is a coincidence or an operation.

At least Ferguson thought it was an operation.

Although Bayern unexpectedly lost the Bundesliga title last season, no one can deny that they are the strongest club in Germany because they can get almost the best players in the Bundesliga.Other teams seem to be helping Bayern to level up their players. When the players are kicked out, Bayern only needs to spend money and draw a big pie, and the players will eagerly join.

With the first two rounds of draws over, Beckham's expression became more solemn, and the grouping of the third-tier teams is equally important.

If another strong team is drawn, this season's championship group stage will have to be fought in the dark.

He only hopes that this will not be the case. The Premier League is hard work, and the FA Cup will be played, and there will be two new teams in the group. Then Manchester United only needs to focus on the two games against Bayern. As long as they do not underestimate the enemy in other games, there is no suspense in the group.

If another strong team is drawn, it will be a lot more complicated.

This time the guest of draw was replaced by Zidane. After the Frenchman entered the scene, the top of his head had been reflecting light, which made Beckham a little bit amused.

Zidane moved very quickly. He first drew Kaiserslautern, and then drew Group F. The strength of this group is very average, and at least three teams have a chance to qualify.

Zidane drew again and drew Barcelona, ​​and the whole stadium suddenly became silent.

No matter which group this team draws, it will be difficult to deal with.

When Zidane opened the ball, the note inside showed "D", and the audience exclaimed that the group of death in the UEFA Champions League group stage this season appeared.

Manchester United, Bayern and Barcelona are in a group, which has already brought suspense to the group stage.No matter who the fourth-tier team draws, it will not change the temperament of the death group.

The two strongest teams in the third pot were drawn, and the rest of the draw ceremony felt a bit languid.

Manchester United ended up in Group D with Bayern, Barcelona and Denmark's Brondby. Such a group has to fight from the first game, which is a disaster for a Premier League team.

After the lottery ceremony, Beckham took the recorded list of teams into groups. After some research, he found that the favorite teams to win the championship were all tied together, and those teams with average strength were also relatively average.

It seems that UEFA's draw ceremony has gradually become commercialized. In the group stage, the strong teams will fight against each other, obviously for the sake of ratings.

Of course, Beckham is not sure about the rumors in the market, but if he wants to win the championship again, Manchester United may encounter a lot of hardships.

After the lottery ceremony, the reporter interviewed Ferguson how he viewed the grouping, and the old man said impatiently: "I don't have any opinion, the group stage can eliminate two favorites at once, I have no opinion.

If Manchester United wants to win the championship, they must beat such a team, there is nothing to say. "

The head coaches of various clubs returned to the team, Wenger and Ferguson launched a new round of confrontation, and now the two will start fighting as long as they mention each other in public.

Three days later, the two teams gave a sample to the Premier League teams at Highbury Stadium, and also set the tone for the duo to compete for hegemony.

(End of this chapter)