Chapter 224
A two-goal lead is not a small advantage in any game, but a big advantage.
Therefore, the head coach of Nijmegen claimed that even if Alkmaar returned to their home court in the second round, it would be impossible to beat Nijmegen and get a ticket to the UEFA Cup.
Nijmegen has secured the last UEFA Cup spot in the Eredivisie this season.
Van Gaal had a few words with the other party, then stood up and left the press conference hall.
He mainly criticized the referee today, not the opponent.
As for the opponent, it is useless to talk about it now, anyway, the fact is: Alkmaar is two goals behind.
Therefore, if you want to slap the opponent in the face, you can only wait until Alkmaar beats the opponent in the second round and gets a place in the UEFA Cup.
After Van Gaal left, reporters naturally had no interest in the coach and captain of Nijmegen.
Although they won the game, there was really no news about them.
Even the fake fall and Lens, who fought back, did not receive as much attention as the referee and Van Gaal.
Especially those reporters who have Internet media under their control are even more anxious and want to release the news as soon as possible.
After the press conference, Van Gaal did not let the team stay in Nijmegen, but led the team directly on the bus back.
When the entire Alkmaar team took the bus home, the process and results of the game, what happened in the game, and Van Gaal's criticism of the referee team at the press conference have been recommended on the homepages of major Dutch websites.
"Nijmegen defeated Alkmaar 4-2, and Van Gaal criticized the referee team after the game.
"The game between Alkmaar and Nijmegen produced a major misjudgment!
"Van Gaal criticized the referee team for being blind at the post-match press conference!
"Van Gaal suggested that the Football Association let the referee team see an ophthalmologist and come to enforce the game after their eyes are cured.
"Jiang Xiaolin scored twice again and staged an ultra-long-range lob, shocking the football world.
"Nijmegen 4-2 Alkmaar, Jiang Xiaolin scored a 73-meter ultra-long-range lob! 》
《If there is no misjudgment by the referee team, Jiang Xiaolin will perform a hat trick again. 》
In the comment area below the news, Dutch netizens almost unanimously scolded the referee.
It's not that no one supports Nijmegen, after all, Nijmegen is also an Eredivisie team with a lot of fans.
But Nijmegen is the beneficiary of this game, so their fans are naturally much more low-key and don't want to be in the limelight at this time.
And those who feel unfair and scold the referee online are naturally the fans of Alkmaar.
In addition, there are also many neutral fans who are impressed by Jiang Xiaolin's ultra-long-range lob and scold the referee from Jiang Xiaolin's standpoint.
The distance of that ultra-long-range lob was measured after the game, and it was 73 meters, much farther than Beckham's famous work back then.
This goal is really earth-shattering.
Therefore, Jiang Xiaolin attracted a lot of neutral fans to speak from the standpoint of Alkmaar.
Moreover, after the video playback, everyone can indeed see that Alkmaar suffered a lot of injustice in this game.
Especially Jiang Xiaolin's offside single-handed goal, the ball was blown off by the referee after it had already entered the goal. You can imagine how frustrated and angry it was.
Fans stood in Jiang Xiaolin's perspective and naturally felt very angry about the referee's misjudgment, and helped Jiang Xiaolin scold the referee.
Dutch netizens collectively denounced the referee online, and domestic netizens were not idle either.
Although it was about four or five in the morning in China, there were still many fans paying attention to this game.
Sports Network is a new website under the "Sports Weekly". It was just launched on May 1st. This avoids the embarrassing situation that Peng Zhijie cannot use the Dutch Eredivisie news he compiled and edited himself and can only sell it to others.
Regardless of whether it is the publication date of "Sports Weekly", Peng Zhijie can publish the news related to Jiang Xiaolin on his own Internet media as soon as possible.
It not only ensures the timeliness of news, but also makes the most of Peng Zhijie's connections in the Netherlands. As long as the news is acceptable, it can be posted online without having to compete with many reporters for the space of the Sports Weekly newspaper.
After the new website was launched, the report on the preparations of the Chinese national team for the Beijing Olympics in various events was naturally the top priority.
Then, as the most famous overseas football star in the country in the football section, Jiang Xiaolin's dynamics in the Eredivisie are naturally the focus of fans' attention.
The fans' attention is naturally the object of media reporters' reports.
Moreover, Jiang Xiaolin himself has a cooperation agreement with Sports Weekly, and the reports of Sports Weekly tend to be positive about Jiang Xiaolin.Therefore, after attending Van Gaal's press conference, Peng Zhijie quickly wrote a draft and posted it on the sports website, which was quickly reviewed and displayed.
The purpose of this press release is naturally to speak from Jiang Xiaolin's perspective.
In the press release, Peng Zhijie strongly denounced and criticized the referee's misjudgment, especially the offside goal of Jiang Xiaolin.
Of course, he also highly praised Jiang Xiaolin's last super-long-range lob shot of 73 meters.
Jiang Xiaolin's super-long-range lob shot almost spanned half of the football field.
Such a super-long-range lob shot is very rare even in the history of world football.
Not long after Peng Zhijie's press release was posted on the sports website, the comment area below was already detonated.
Jiang Xiaolin now has a lot of fans in China. Even in the middle of the night, the number of fans in China who follow this game is very large.
Even if you can't watch the live broadcast on TV, you have to watch the text broadcast. Then, after the game, you should also read the news on the Internet media immediately.
With Jiang Xiaolin's current state, it is not surprising that he scored a goal.
But in this game, Alkmaar actually lost, which made everyone feel very strange. The score of 2:4 seemed to be beaten by the opponent.
But after everyone read the press release, they were completely angry.
It turned out that it was not Alkmaar's defense that was not good, but his referee team was blowing black whistles, helping opponents, and suppressing Alkmaar.
A penalty kick and an offside after a goal made the referee directly influence the score result.
Domestic fans were immediately filled with indignation, and they made comments and denounced the referee team.
"Fuck him, just as Van Gaal said, the referee team is really blind, and they blew off Jiang Xiaolin's goal."
"Blind, if it wasn't for the referee team's misjudgment, Jiang Xiaolin would have scored a hat trick in this game."
"Jiang Xiaolin's super long-range lob shot was so far away, it was really awesome!"
"Jiang Xiaolin's goal was even better than Beckham's, but it's a pity that there is no video. I don't know when the video can be released."
"I guess I have to go tomorrow!"
The coaches and players of Alkmaar ignored the storm on the Internet. After returning to the city, everyone went home to rest.
Van Gaal gave everyone a day off, letting them rest on May 9, come back to train the next day, and then prepare for the last game of the season: Alkmaar vs. Nijmegen in the second round of the UEFA Cup play-off final.
After falling behind 2:4 in the first round, Alkmaar must cheer up and finally reverse the situation at home to qualify for the UEFA Cup next season.
The heated discussion among the media and fans will naturally not stop because of Alkmaar's holiday. This heat lasted from the night of the previous match to the next day.
The night before was just the transcripts and photos that everyone saw on the Internet. By the next day, the video collection appeared in the game collections broadcast by many websites and TV stations.
The huge controversy caused by the referee team in this game naturally attracted the attention of fans across the Netherlands.
Ordinary misjudgments are not controversial, but when it comes to misjudgments such as penalties and goals being blown, the controversy is too great.
It is no wonder that Van Gaal exploded and said that the referee was blind.
However, some reporters also interviewed the referee on duty.
The referee told reporters that misjudgments are inevitable on the football field.
Besides, the first penalty was given because he saw that Moreno did touch Hemu's foot and knocked Hemu down. In a flash, it is understandable that he made such a penalty.
Regarding the second offside penalty that disallowed Jiang Xiaolin's goal, he did not see it clearly. It was because the linesman raised the flag that he made the penalty that Jiang Xiaolin was offside and the goal was invalid.
Then, regarding the matter of sending Van Gaal to the stands, the referee told reporters that it was not because Van Gaal protested his penalty, but because Van Gaal insulted him and made personal attacks.
Including Jiang Xiaolin and Yarriens, they insulted the referee, so they each received a yellow card.
The public opinion storm caused by Van Gaal and the referee on duty accepting interviews from reporters naturally alarmed the Dutch Football Association.
The Football Association also acted very quickly. After analyzing the various angles of the video screens of several controversial penalties in this game in detail, it made a decision on the afternoon of May 9.
Van Gaal was suspended for three games for insulting the referee.
In other words, the UEFA Cup play-off between Alkmaar and NijmegenIn the second round of the final, Van Gaal could not appear on the sidelines to direct the game, just like in the second half of the first round.
Moreover, Van Gaal could not direct the first two Eredivisie games of the next season.
As for the referee on duty, according to the Football Association, misjudgment is part of the game.
However, in view of the major professional problems of the referee team in this game, the Football Association decided to ban all members of the referee team for five games.
From this point of view, Van Gaal and the referee team basically got no good results, and were both punished by the Football Association.
