Chapter 269 Ace

Deafening cheers erupted from the Amsterdam Arena when referee Dick van Egmond blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

With Yang Yang's brace in the first half, Ajax temporarily led Alkmaar 2-1.

Yang Yang was already sweating profusely, but his expression was very excited, and he kept high-fives with his teammates along the way.

The referee Van Egmond also had a good impression of Yang Yang. Seeing Yang Yang approaching, he took the initiative to shake hands with him.

Among the Eredivisie referees, Yang Yang's reputation has always been very positive. He rarely uses small movements, focuses on the game, and never flops. There is even a saying in the referee circle that as long as Yang Yang falls to the ground, it is certain was violated.

A player like that, and he's been getting better and better this season, is naturally welcome everywhere.

"Thank you, Dick!" Yang Yang shook hands with Van Egmond.

"Keep going."

The referee didn't have much contact with Yang Yang. After shaking hands, he walked back to the player tunnel with the linesman.

This kind of upright contact is still allowed in the rules.

Yang Yang saw Van Gaal's face ashen, standing at the entrance of the player's tunnel, as if he had been ripped off by millions.

"How is it? How does it feel to return to the Amsterdam Arena?" Yang Yang walked over and asked with a smile.

Van Gaal was secretly angry after hearing this.

Yang Yang was happy, this old man called him to provoke him before the game.

"The game is not over, what are you happy about?" Van Gaal said solemnly.

"Happy." Yang Yang was still smiling, but in Van Gaal's eyes, he had the urge to slap him.

"I said, I won't let you down. It was the same in the first half, and it must be the same in the second half."

After that, Yang Yang deliberately waved goodbye to him, and then got into the player tunnel.

Van Gaal stared viciously at his back for a long time, then shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly.

"This stinky boy..."

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"Alkmaar's defense is still very good, especially in the middle."

"Yeah, if we have to play in the second half, it is estimated that we still have to start from the right."

"Unexpectedly, Van Gaal has always focused on attacking, but now he went to Alkmaar, but he has adjusted the defense. It's really unpredictable."

"Some things are actually common. Although Van Gaal is famous for offensive football, he is actually good at training defense. And as a head coach, even if he doesn't know it himself, isn't there an assistant coach?"

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A two-to-one lead temporarily made Ajax's players not afraid to be careless in the dressing room.

Alkmaar has indeed shown a very high level this season, especially as the season progresses, they are getting better and better. From the perspective of the first half, they are indeed not as good as Ajax, but their performance on the pitch But not much.

To lead the Eredivisie standings, Alkmaar is by no means a fuel-efficient lamp.

"Yang, what's the matter with you?" Sneijder looked strangely at Yang Yang, who had been mute.

I don't know when it started, but more and more people in Ajax's dressing room are used to asking Yang Yang's opinion before doing something, even if it's just a symbolic question.

For such a change, the players themselves did not feel it, and Yang Yang also did not notice it. It was like a change in a period of time, unconsciously and subtly, and accepted by everyone.

"I wonder if you found a very interesting place?"

Yang Yang's question caught everyone's attention in the locker room, and they all wanted to know what was interesting about Yang Yang.

"Van Gaal has always believed in dominant tactics, but this kind of tactical play has high requirements on the ability of the players. In the Eredivisie this season, we and PSV have adopted this kind of tactics. The way of play, but PSV are defensive and Van Gaal's philosophy has always been attacking."

The starting points are different, resulting in different ways of selecting players for the two teams, as well as different tactical play and routines.

Of course, in the eyes of ordinary fans, there may be no difference, much the same.

"But Alkmaar's players don't have the strength to play Van Gaal's tactical style, so they need to run more and don't know if you've noticed that when the ball is on the left, their players and The overall defensive formation will quickly move to the left, in order to create a numerical advantage and form enough pressure."

In theory, if the pressure is sufficient and the defensive position of the player is no problem, then it is difficult for the opponent to pass the ball.

"Alkmaar's players obviously failed to fully implement Van Gaal's set of ideas. In the high-speed movement, it is difficult for them to keep the distance between their assists and supplements within a reasonable range, which is about ten meters."

Ajax himself adopts this style of play, so Yang Yang is no stranger to it.

Take his two goals in the first half as an example, although the methods are different, they are almost the same in essence.

After pulling to the side to catch the ball, dribble the ball inside at high speed, use the speed to impact the opponent's defensive formation, cause the opponent's players to make mistakes in assisting the defense, and then seize the opportunity to score.

Tactical theory is always perfect, but as long as people execute it, it is impossible not to make mistakes.

With eleven people on the field, it is impossible to keep the same frequency all the time.

"Yang Yang's observation is correct!"

Ronald Koeman's voice suddenly came from the door of the locker room, and the players all looked over, and found that the head coach and Luther Carroll did not know when they were standing there.

"Alkmaar's players are not used to Van Gaal's style of play, so there are many loopholes, and in the second half we have to use this to play, attract the opponent's defensive focus to one side, and then suddenly shift to the other. One side, strike!"

It's not uncommon to move suddenly from one side of the court to the other.

Hearing this, Yang Yang suddenly came to a realization.

"Boss, what do you mean, use the right lane to feign attack, and then suddenly shift to the left lane to create murderous intentions?"

"Smart!" Ronald Koeman praised with a smile.

Whether it's Koeman or Luther Carroll, they are finding more and more that Yang Yang is actually a very smart player, good at thinking and summarizing, which is probably related to his strong learning ability. He is a veritable learner in the team. Pa.

Even in an intensive season, he can still maintain his top cultural grades.

"Cronkamp was injured, Alkmaar's defense on the right has a weakness, and Van Gaal is very afraid of our right, so every time the ball hits the right, they will quickly deploy a heavy defense to the left."

Having said this, Ronald Coman smiled slightly after a pause, "After experiencing Yang Yang's brace in the first half, I believe they will be more afraid in the second half, so we use this to create Chance."

Yang Yang is like a trump card in the hands of Ajax. No matter where he is placed, Alkmaar must pay attention to it. Especially after scoring twice, Van Gaal cannot ignore the defense of Yang Yang. .

This is the biggest advantage of Ajax.

On the other hand, Alkmaar does not have an ace player like Yang Yang.

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After changing sides in the second half, Van Gaal quickly realized something was wrong.

After the opening, Ajax played very actively, took the initiative to press the attack, and it was still on the right led by Yang Yang.

The right-sided combination of Yang Yang and Maicon is the right-sided attack channel that frightens the opponents in the Eredivisie League. It is reasonable to attack the right-sided, but Van Gaal still feels very puzzled and disturbed.

Until the 51st point, that is, only six minutes into the second half, after Yang Yang ran to the space on the right to catch the ball, when he drew Alkmaar's defensive attention to the left, he suddenly shifted with a big foot. Send the ball to the left.

Maxwell quickly plugged in, stopped the ball with his chest on the left line, dribbled the ball in quickly, formed a beautiful two-to-one coordination with Pinar, and crossed to the front of the penalty area.

Sneijder quickly plugged in, volleyed a volley from the top of the arc, and broke Alkmaar's goal again, three to one!

This goal made Van Gaal completely woke up.

He knew very well that he had fallen for Ronald Koeman's trick!

Van Gaal quickly made adjustments, but Ajax played rhythm and morale and continued to launch a series of offensives, but Alkmaar was forced to retreat.

Just nine minutes later, after Yang Yang cooperated with Maicon on the right, he dribbled the ball horizontally inward, and then passed the ball to Sneijder, who slanted the ball to the left rib of the penalty area, which was left unguarded. Pinar's feet.

Faced with such a heaven-sent opportunity, the South African international will of course not defend easily and hit a direct shot, four to one!

Van Gaal had a livid face, always standing in front of the visiting team's coach, obviously dissatisfied with the situation on the field.

After Ajax scored the fourth goal, Van Gaal finally couldn't help making substitutions, and replaced two players in one breath.

The two substitutions quickly played a role in the game, especially Ramz, who came off the bench, assisted his teammates and scored a goal in the 86th minute, successfully rewriting the score to 2-4.

But in this game, Alkmaar's defeat is set.

Yang Yang himself was substituted in the 78th minute, and Ryan Babel replaced him.

In the end, Ajax beat Alkmaar 4-2 at home with Yang Yang's brace.

However, due to Eindhoven's 1-0 away victory over Groningen with Farfan's goal, Ajax just counterattacked Alkmaar and climbed to second place in the league standings, but helped Eindhoven instead. Wen topped.

As for the winning streak in the past two rounds, Feyenoord, who was smashing the bamboo, once again played a nerve-knife-like performance, losing to Den Bosch 1-4 on the road. In the opening seventeen minutes, Boschart was fined with a red card. Out of the field, it directly led to Feyenoord's rout.

Kuyt also failed to score this round, and the number of goals is still 22 goals.

Yang Yang, on the other hand, relied on the brace in this round to close the distance with Kuyt again with 20 goals.