Chapter 236 New Flag Bearer

On the evening of October 19, Amsterdam Arena.

Ajax host Maccabi Tel Aviv in the third round of Group C of the Champions League.

The away game Tel Aviv Maccabee kicked off first.

Ajax continued to form a four-three-three formation in this game.

The goalkeeper is Stekelenburg, the back line is Maxwell, Vermaelen, Heitinga and Maicon, the midfield is Pinar, De Jong and Sneijder partner, Wesley Sonk , Charle Steas and Yang Yang as the front court trident.

This is the first time Yang Yang has started for Ajax since the end of August.

Many Ajax fans at the scene displayed semaphores and banners to welcome Yang Yang, which showed the expectations and importance of Ajax fans to him.

At the beginning of the game, Maccabi Tel Aviv took the initiative to put on a defensive and counterattack posture. Ajax successfully controlled the situation on the field, and Yang Yang also frequently interspersed and ran, constantly looking for opportunities.

In the fourth minute, Yang Yang finally ran out of a gap, and Sneijder sent the ball knowingly, through the gap between the opponent's central defender and full-back, and fell into the penalty area behind the defense line.

Yang Yang slanted into the gap at the fastest speed, took the first step to stop the ball, directly faced the opponent's goalkeeper, and calmly pushed the shot, the ball crashed from the opponent's goalkeeper's crotch into the goal behind him.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"Ajax scored the first goal in just four minutes!"

"Yang Yang, the 18-year-old teenager Yang Yang once again showed the strength of the magical boy!"

"After coming off the bench to assist the key goal before the end of the last round, he opened the scoring for Ajax in just four minutes in this game. This will be Yang Yang's first goal in the Champions League this season."

Fifty thousand Ajax fans jumped up from their seats and roared frantically.

In the past two months, they have been holding back for too long and too hard.

No one thought that the defending champion Ajax would draw Juventus and Bayern Munich, and the first two rounds were defeated in front of the giants. They lost 0-1 at home to Juventus and 0-0 at away. Four defeats to Bayern Munich.

For a team that had just won the Champions League, it was terrible.

Everyone can understand Ajax's decline, but no one wants to take it all calmly.

At the critical moment, Yang Yang once again stood up to save the team.

One to zero, Ajax took the lead in scoring in just four minutes.

"Yang Yang's goal should be thanks to Sneijder's assist, Sneijder's pass accurately tore apart Maccabi Tel Aviv's defense, and Yang Yang's subtle movement also reached the most threatening area just right. "

"This is a tacit cooperation between the two attacking players of Ajax, from Yang Yang and Sneijder!"

Yang Yang also knelt on the sidelines to celebrate, stood up and took the initiative to hug Sneijder who flew up.

The surrounding teammates also stepped forward to celebrate.

Maccabi Tel Aviv is indeed not as strong as Ajax, but no one thought that the start of the game could be played so smoothly. This is definitely a big victory.

Ajax needs a big win right now!

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After scoring the first goal, Ajax played more patiently and the players were more fighting spirit.

Fifteen minutes later, the team created another chance.

Yang Yang got the ball on the right, suddenly cut in, took away the opponent's defender, and then was assigned to the right, and gave Maicon who inserted the edge of the set. .

Yang Yang felt good and offered to take the corner kick.

The corner kick landed precisely in the penalty area, Vermaelen headed the ball to the front of the penalty area, and Sneijder volleyed vigorously to give Ajax another victory, 2-0.

The next two cities in a row made Ajax full of confidence, and the advantage of passing the ball in the game became more obvious.

In the 33rd minute, Yang Yang failed to attack on the right, Sneijder moved to the left, Maxwell passed to Wesley Sonk, the Belgian crossed into the penalty area, and Pinar followed up and pushed Break the goal, three to zero!

Potential like a broken bamboo!

Ajax played a very ferocious and threatening offensive in the first half, completely suppressing Maccabi Tel Aviv in the half, and beating hard.

Ronald Koeman was full of praise for the team's performance at halftime, especially for Yang Yang's goal after the opening, and he also gave high praise to the team, and also encouraged the team to keep pushing.

"We have to score more goals, not only to win, but to win beautifully!"

Maccabi Tel Aviv also realized that Ajax had found a state and rhythm. At halftime, he replaced two players in one breath, hoping to block Ajax's attack and stabilize the team's rhythm.

But their defense only lasted ten minutes.

In the fifty-seventh minute of the second half, Sneijder scored the ball to Maicon who was inserted on the right, and the latter passed it to Yang Yang in the space on the right rib.

After Yang Yang got the ball, he turned around and cut inwards, making an oblique pass with his left foot behind him.

This pass is very similar to the one he gave to Pinar against Roda JC before, the difference is that Wesley Sunck is faster, more responsive and quick He rushed into the penalty area and shot directly into the air.

The ball went into the net again, four to zero!

The team played a continuous offensive, and Ronald Koeman and the coaching staff were also very excited, but still in the 60th minute, Yang Yang was replaced and Daniel Dreidel was replaced.

The reason is simple, Ajax will play PSV Eindhoven away this weekend.

It will be a crucial battle to decide whether Ajax can buck the trend.

Both Ronald Koeman and the coaching staff believe that Yang Yang will be the key to the team's victory.

After Yang Yang came off, Ajax's offensive continued unabated.

In the 88th minute, Charisteas was fouled by the opponent when he was fighting for the top in the penalty area and was pushed down by the opponent. The referee did not hesitate to award a penalty kick. The Greek center made the penalty himself and rewritten the score to five than zero.

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Five-goal victory, Ajax won a hearty victory at home.

This has made Ronald Koeman's team unanimously praised by the Dutch domestic media and fans, and everyone is convinced that the Chinese teenager Yang Yang, who will turn 18 at the end of the month, is gradually becoming a key figure in Ajax.

At the beginning of the season, when Yang Yang was in the team, the team had two wins and one draw in the domestic league, going head to head with Eindhoven and Feyenoord of the First Army, but after losing Yang Yang, Ajax drew twice in the next four games. With two losses, they lost a full ten points, opening the gap with their opponents.

Now, after Yang Yang's return, Charlie Steas assisted 1-0 to kill Roda JC, and in the Champions League group stage one pass and one shot helped the team to a five-goal victory. Ajax ushered in a two-game winning streak. The performance is completely different from before.

"After Van der Vaart and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ajax has been looking for and looking for a new flag-bearer for the team, who can become the new leader of Ajax and become the soul of the team. It has always been a topic of concern for the media and fans."

"From the performance of this season, Sneijder has such strength, but he is limited by his position on the field, and he is usually too low-key and reserved, so he is really not suitable to be the flag-bearer, but Yang Yang gradually showed this aspect. potential."

"If everyone just guessed that he could, then in the last two games, Yang Yang used his outstanding performance to prove that Ajax with him is the real Ajax."

"It also makes us even more looking forward to the weekend away game against PSV."

"If Yang Yang wants to further prove that he can fill the vacancy after Van der Vaart and Ibrahimovic left the team, then he must show a convincing performance in this crucial game."

Ajax legend, Dutch coach Van Basten, who once coached Yang Yang in the second team, said in an interview with the media that Yang Yang has indeed become a crucial member of Ajax, but he should not He held it too high.

"He is not even eighteen years old, so it is not appropriate to give him too much pressure and burden now. On the contrary, we should try our best to give him a relaxed environment and atmosphere, so that he can continue to grow and strive to improve, rather than helping him grow."

At the same time, Van Basten also said that compared with when he was coaching, Yang Yang's improvement is very obvious, not to mention the basic skills, stopping the ball is also very good now, and his personal breakthrough ability has become a The best in the Eredivisie.

"I think he can also be more aggressive, for example, he should attack the opponent's penalty area more."

"I have seen Yang Yang's games in the national team. His offensive ability is very strong, his short-distance explosiveness is very good, and his movement and sense of smell are also very sensitive. These are enough to prove that he has the potential to become an excellent scorer."

"With the current situation of Ajax, it is also in the interests and needs of the team to let Yang Yang take on more scoring tasks."

Van Basten's remarks are obviously to protect and support Yang Yang, his former favorite, but it has aroused heated discussions in the Dutch media and Ajax fans. many tasks.

Charlie Steas's scoring ability is not strong, but the tactical effect is obvious. Wesley Sonk's scoring efficiency is very unstable this season, especially without Yang Yang, he is unable to provoke the team. offensive flag.

This makes it necessary for Ajax to find a main attacking point.

Yang Yang is undoubtedly a very suitable candidate.

Although his current offensive scoring ability is indeed not strong enough, it can be cultivated. With his progress, I believe he will soon be able to take on this burden.

After all, he was not yet eighteen.

Compared with Ajax's overwhelming success in the third round of the group stage, PSV's victory in the Champions League was very dangerous.

Hiddink's team challenged Rosenborg away from home and scored the first goal in the 26th minute of the first half, but was equalized by the opponent near the end of the first half. It was not until the end of the game that John de Jong scored for Eindhoven. Wen scored the winning goal.

After winning this game, Eindhoven has two wins and one loss, behind Arsenal and second in the group.

But this has to do with PSV's luck in the draw. In addition to Arsenal and Rosenborg, the other team is Panathinaikos.

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On the evening of October 23rd, Eindhoven Philip Stadium.

In the ninth round of the Eredivisie, PSV hosts Ajax.

When the focal battle that all the Netherlands was watching reached the 44th minute and the first half was about to end, the score between the two sides was still zero to zero.

However, Yang Yang dribbled the ball past South Korean player Lee Young-pyo and rushed into the penalty area of ​​Eindhoven.