Chapter 253 This Kid Has Changed! [The Fourth Update of the Liver Explosion, Please Subscribe to the Monthly Pass]

On the evening of January 23, Utrecht, Gogenwald Stadium.

In the home team's locker room, Utrecht players who had just returned from pre-match training on the pitch were sitting on the seats in front of the wardrobe, raising their heads and looking at the 42-year-old Dutch coach in front of him.

Fokker Boye looked at the player in front of him with a smile, his face relaxed.

"Don't be so nervous, guys, it's our home court tonight, OK?"

The ease of the head coach quickly spread to Utrecht's players, and many people would smile.

The stunning home record is an important bargaining chip for Utrecht to rank fifth in the Eredivisie so far this season, and they are also the only two remaining unbeaten teams in the Eredivisie this season.

The other team is Alkmaar, who stands high in the standings.

In the past 17 rounds of the league, Utrecht has won 6 and 2 at home in 8 home games, which is on par with Alkmaar's 7 wins and 2 draws, and they have only conceded four goals, which is only better than AZ Alkmaar. One more goal with PSV.

"Just take it easy, Ajax are strong, but definitely not so strong that we are intimidated."

After listening to this, many players nodded in unison.

This season's Ajax is indeed not as good as last season. Although it ranks third in the Eredivisie so far, everyone knows that the dominance of this team is not as good as before.

"In the past 17 rounds, we have won three games, one win and two draws with the traditional top three, and we have drawn Ajax 1-1 away and Eindho 0-0 at home. Win, beat Feyenoord 3-0 away."

Fokker Boyle told the story of the pre-match mobilization he had been preparing for a long time.

"In our stadium, we have beaten Rosendahl 5-1, we have won two consecutive home games, and I believe that tonight, our unbeaten home record will catch up with Alkmaar and usher in Three in a row."

More and more players are beginning to be inspired by Fokker Boyle and nodding.

This is due to Utrecht's excellent home record this season, as well as his outstanding performance against strong teams.

In the Eredivisie, who doesn't want to kill the traditional top three?

Fokker Boyi has a mediocre career resume, wandering around, wandering in the Eredivisie and Bilbao. After retiring, he worked as a youth team coach in Utrecht. He was transferred to the first team as an assistant coach when Adelaar became the team's manager.

Frans Adlar worked for two years, and his grades went down without much improvement, and Fokker Boye took over.

Under the tutelage of Fokker Boyi, although Utrecht's performance in the league did not improve much, the cup performance was very good, won the Dutch Cup, and also cultivated Dutch internationals like Kuyt.

This season is the best season for Utrecht in the past few years. Whether it is Fokker Boyy or the management, they have high hopes for the team.

They don't want much, UEFA Cup qualification is enough.

After the winter break, we will face Ajax in the first round. This is related to the start of the second half and we have to be cautious.

"Ajax's most threatening player is their right winger Yang Yang. This player is very versatile, he can score by himself and assist his teammates. He only participated in 13 league games in the first half, but he gave 11. One goal, eight assists, we had to be careful."

Having said that, Fokker Boye looked at the team's left back Etienne Xu.

"Etienne, I need you to specifically target this Yang Yang for me. This is your only task in this game."

Etienne Xu was of Chinese descent, but he never felt that he was Chinese, and naturally he had no affinity for Yang Yang.

"Yang Yang is only eighteen years old, and his physical confrontation is weak. You should focus on this and mark him closely. You must not let him get the ball easily, understand?"

Etienne Xu nodded heavily, "Don't worry, I will stare at him."

The first two contests between him and Yang Yang happened after Yang Yang came off the bench. At that time, his physical fitness could not keep up, but the situation is different now. Both of them are starters. Etienne, who has just turned 30 years old ·Xu Ke doesn't think he will lose to a young boy who just debuted.

Moreover, the last time the two fought, Yang Yang had been deliberately avoiding physical contact with him.

The thin boy obviously resists physical contact, which is also a common problem for all speed and technical players.

"The midfielder and the central defender have to cooperate with Etienne's defense on the left. In any case, I will freeze this Yang Yang for this game, and I cannot let him have the slightest chance on the left."

"Trust me, guys, as long as Yang Yang is frozen, Ajax's attacking threat will be reduced by half!"

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At the beginning of the game, Ajax really focused on attacking the right flank.

In this game, Ronald Koeman still arranged the iconic four-three-three formation, but made adjustments.

Gallacek and De Jong formed a double midfielder, and Pinar was pushed to the left wing, forming an attacking trident in the frontcourt with Charlesteas and Yang Yang.

Yang Yang was very active on the right.

Etienne Xu focused on guarding Yang Yang, not daring to be careless, giving him any chance, and always getting close to Yang Yang intentionally or unintentionally, trying to use his physical advantage in confrontation.

In his impression, Yang Yang is like a weak and frail boy.

But in the fourth minute, when they were grabbing the ball, they had their first physical confrontation, but Etienne Xu discovered something was wrong. He tried desperately to squeeze Yang Yang aside, but found that things were not as good as him. as expected.

Yang Yang was squeezed a little staggered, and his pace with the ball was indeed chaotic, but he quickly adjusted and the ball was not lost.

On the contrary, Etienne Xu, who was crowded, lost his position, and Yang Yang found a chance to pass.

It's a pity that Charisteas failed to grab the first point.

Etienne Xu looked at Yang Yang who shook his head and walked back in disappointment, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

This kid's physical confrontation has improved!

Realizing this, the Utrecht left back couldn't help but look carefully at Yang Yang's arm exposed outside the loose jersey, and indeed found obvious deltoid muscles, which further confirmed his judgment.

But the game was changing so quickly that there would be no time for Etienne Xu at all.

Yang Yang quickly received another pass from his teammate and made a comeback with the ball.

This time he received the ball on the counter-attack, all the way to the Utrecht penalty area.

One person, single-handedly, faced Etienne Xu, who had retreated into the penalty area, and the two defensive players behind him.

Just when Etienne Xu thought that Yang Yang should slow down and wait for his teammates to catch up, he did not expect that Yang Yang did not slow down after entering the penalty area.

Straight to a pendulum!

Etienne Xu only felt that the opponent's speed was too fast, and the figure in front of him was blurred. As soon as he reacted, Yang Yang jumped past him, and before the central defender behind him, he suddenly shot directly with his right foot. .

This shot was hit fast and hastily, and the force was very strong, but the angle was a little higher, and it was not suppressed.

The ball flew directly out of the bottom line and onto the bottom stand behind him.

Everyone in the entire stadium broke out in a cold sweat.

Not only Etienne Xu, but also Fokker Boyy, who was on the sidelines, was startled and had lingering fears.

"This kid has changed! It's not the same as before!"

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Yang Yang shook his head and walked back, his face full of depression.

It's a pity that he didn't hit the shot just now.

Mainly when the opponent's central defender was helping to defend, he was a little too anxious, and as a result, he didn't eat the positive part, resulting in the ball not being suppressed. Otherwise, it would have been a wonderful shot.

"Calm! Calm!! Calm!!!"

Yang Yang kept reminding himself in his heart.

This is what Ronald Koeman told him before the game, and he must not be in a hurry.

Impatience, which is a taboo for scorers.

It is not difficult to score only one goal, but to maintain a stable goal for a long time, you must not only have excellent personal strength, but also have a strong enough psychological quality, and the most important thing is mentality.

Keeping a normal mind, actions can be stretched in place, and judgments can be calm.

"Nice job!" Sneijder ran over to congratulate him.

"I didn't enter, otherwise it would be more beautiful." Yang Yang laughed.

"Looks like you're in good shape today."

Yang Yang nodded, his condition is indeed okay, but not very good.

According to the training schedule given to him by Winston Bogard and Jan Kluitenberg, he will not be out of form until mid-to-late February at the earliest.

As for how high the state can be, and how long it can be maintained, it depends on Yang Yang himself.

"Douglas, you should be more aggressive, I can hold the ball, trust me."

Yang Yang returned to half court and said towards Maicon.

The Brazilian started this game a bit conservatively.

"If I go to the outside, you will go inside, and if I go inside, you will cover the sides. If necessary, I will fill in for you."

Maicon gave Yang Yang a thumbs up, signaling that he remembered it.

Although he is older than Yang Yang, in fact, he is not as good as Yang Yang in terms of his status in the team or his performance on the court. In addition, the two practice against each other every day, and he is convinced of Yang Yang.

In the absence of Wesley Sonk, Yang Yang is the attacking core of the team's frontcourt.

And obviously, he's also starting to gradually get into the role.

Soon, Ajax organized another attack, but it was still a quick counterattack after stealing the ball.

Charlie Steas grabbed the ball and handed it over to Yang Yang on the right.

This time, Maicon was as expected by Yang Yang. When he saw Yang Yang rushing into the penalty area with the ball diagonally, the Brazilian right-back no longer hesitated and quickly inserted the edge.

Yang Yang dribbled the ball straight to Etienne Xu, and faced two defenders at the same time, but he still went straight to the penalty area, forcing everyone in Utrecht to focus on him.

As a result, he suddenly fell to the bottom line.

Maicon inserted the edge of the cover, quickly inserted into the penalty area after receiving the ball, and grabbed the defensive player before the position, and made an oblique pass.

Sneijder plugged in from the back, calmly pushed the shot, and sent the ball into Utrecht's goal.

One to zero!

At this time, only sixteen minutes have passed since the opening!