Chapter 95 The Eredivisie Debut

Amsterdam Arena!

Yang Yang sat on the bench, listening to the tsunami from the fans in the stands, and was extremely excited.

He will never forget the shock of John Rip taking the team up and down this magnificent temple of football, which was one of the driving forces behind his continuous efforts to improve.

Half a year ago, he was desperate to step into this stadium, and tonight, his chance finally came.

The opponent in this game is Utrecht, who are currently eighth in the Eredivisie, with a balanced attack and defense.

Ronald Koeman made adjustments to the team's starting lineup due to the hard-fought game against Brugge, Belgium in midweek.

Robont still started, and the back line was a combination of Maxwell, Escud, Heitinga and Trabelsi. The Tunisian right-back started two consecutive games and performed very steadily, making people start to fight on the right. rest assured.

The midfield is still a combination of Van der Vaart, De Jong and Sneijder. Oberde is used on the right side of the frontcourt, Wesley Sonk is in the middle, and Mitya is on the left.

However, this attacking combination of Ajax obviously lacks the ability to attack tough points. In the face of Utrecht's defense, it is always difficult to create a threat. Wesley Sonck is also in a situation of isolation and helplessness in the frontcourt, and it is difficult to make a difference. .

The left winger Mitya was even more misfiring, continuing his previous sluggish performance, so that coach Ronald Koeman finally couldn't hold back and replaced him directly at halftime.

It was replaced at halftime, which shows Koeman’s disappointment with Mitya.

On the bench was high center Zlatan Ibrahimovic. After the Swede beat Club Brugge, everyone saw his role in the striker, which is not just what the goal can bring.

And this time, his presence really changed the situation on the field.

But Ajax is still a little short of the goal.

Utrecht's four-four-two formation is very balanced, and it is away from home. It is mainly defensive, making it difficult for the home team's attack to create a threat. Ibrahimovic and Wesley Sunk are in front. The field is also in desperate need of passing from teammates.

In the 60th minute, Utrecht's head coach Fokker Boyi made his first substitution of the game and replaced the left winger Jost Brosse, apparently wanting to play Ajak behind the counterattack.

Trabelsey and Maxwell's insertions were strong, but the two central defenders' ability to defend against high balls was relatively average. Boye obviously wanted to take advantage of this to launch a counterattack.

Sure enough, after the substitution, Ajax had the advantage and the initiative on the field, but Utrecht began to seize several opportunities to fight back and also created some threats, which made Ajax on the field. become increasingly passive.

The full-backs want to join the attack, but they are afraid of being beaten behind, so they don't join the attack, and the attack in the frontcourt lacks wing support.

Time passed bit by bit with hesitation, and Yang Yang was silently waiting for the opportunity.

His attention was still more on Utrecht's left-back Etienne Xu.

It is not difficult to see from the name that he is a mixed-race Chinese, but apart from his name and yellow skin, there is no trace of any Chinese on his body, even his hair is not pure black, let alone Chinese .

This is Utrecht's left-back, but he is a right-footed.

He is 1.83 meters tall, not physically strong and not fast, but his defensive ability is good. He has good defensive positions several times, but his offensive ability is relatively average. Forty-five crosses are good.

If it is one-on-one on the wing, Yang Yang has enough confidence to eat his opponent.

It is worth mentioning that Utrecht's left midfielder Boska Boschat is a left-footed, and right-handed midfielder Sander Kohler is a right-footed. Both of them are not tall, both 1.8 meters. At around five, the physical confrontation ability has no advantage in the face of Ibrahimovic. This is a point that Ajax can take advantage of.

But it is a pity that it is difficult for Ajax to take the ball from the two flanks and send the ball to Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Naturally, there is no way to fully play the tactical role of the Swedish center in the frontcourt. .

Yang Yang watched the game silently, and from time to time discussed changes in the situation with Fermaelen, who was sitting next to him.

The Belgian central defender also entered the squad in this game. As for whether he will be able to come off the bench, no one knows.

The game quickly passed 70 minutes, but the situation on the field still did not change.

Ronald Koeman finally couldn't help but take another shot.

Luther Carroll quickly turned around and came to the bench, pointing to Yang Yang, "Yang, give you three minutes, go and warm up."

Although Yang Yang was already mentally prepared, he was still very excited. He stood up from his seat, took off his long-sleeved training suit to Vermaelen beside him, and then hugged the Belgian central defender.

"Work hard, come on!" Vermaelen was very envious, but still sincerely congratulated his friend.

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"Look, he's going to play!"

Somewhere in the stands of Amsterdam Arena, when Wei Zheng saw Luther Carroll let Yang Yang run out to warm up, he jumped up, pointed at Yang Yang on the sidelines and shouted loudly.

His brother Wei Zhen, who was sitting beside him, also immediately shouted to the photographer next to him, "Quick, take a photo."

The three members of Shen Ming's family were also sitting next to them. They all entered the stadium with Yang Yang's tickets, and their expressions were extremely excited.

After his debut in the Champions League, in just three days, Yang Yang will usher in his debut in the Eredivisie.

Unlike the last time I was far away in Belgium, this time it was close to my doorstep.

"I'm going, I hope he can perform well." Shen Ming said uneasily.

Cousin Shen Yuzhu is also very concerned. She knows that Wei Zheng's elder brother Wei Zhen is the editor and director of the most authoritative national TV sports channel in China. He came to the Netherlands specifically to report on Yang Yang, and naturally hopes that his cousin can perform well.

Yang Yang warmed up on the sidelines, and was not affected by off-field factors at all. Even the applause from many fans on the scene was very indifferent, and he just immersed himself in the warm-up on the sidelines.

Soon, he returned to the coaching bench, and after talking to head coach Ronald Koeman, he came to the sidelines.

In the 75th minute, taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, Yang Yang came on as a substitute, and Obodai was replaced.

When the stadium broadcast came to this substitution, the fans in the stadium once again burst into warm applause.

All fans will remember that three days ago, in Bruges, Belgium, it was Yang Yang who broke the deadlock in the last few minutes, saved Ajax and helped the team miraculously break out of the group stage.

This time, they are also looking forward to Yang Yang's wonderful performance in the previous game.

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After Yang Yang and Oberde hugged on the sidelines, they quickly walked into the stadium.

He saw Van der Vaart, Sneijder, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wesley Sunk all winking at him, nodding in his heart, indicating that he must do his best.

Taking another deep breath, Yang Yang stared at Etienne Xu in front of him.

Utrecht's left-back had already received a yellow card in the 55th minute, and played for 75 minutes. As a full-back, his consumption should not be small. Yang Yang can completely let go of his hands and feet.

The game restarted, and Yang Yang quickly got a chance to get the ball on the right.

After receiving the pass from Sneijder, Yang Yang took the ball directly to face Etienne Xu, and suddenly started quickly. When he wanted to use the pendulum to break through the opponent from the inside, Etienne Xu defended very steadily. , did not give Yang Yang a chance, forcing him to protect the ball.

But at this moment, Yang Yang suddenly scored the ball to the right, Trabelsi quickly plugged in from the back row, and made a cross from the bottom.

It's a pity that Trabelsi's cross was too close to the goal and was easily picked off by the opponent's goalkeeper Punk.

Ibrahimovic, who was eager to score, opened his arms to his teammates very depressed, as if to say, I am just outside the small penalty area, what are you doing in the small penalty area?

Trabelsi shook his head dejectedly, ran back with a wry smile, and when he passed by Yang Yang, he saw Yang Yang stretch out his hand and did not forget to give his teammates a high five, which was regarded as a mutual encouragement.

Soon, Trabelsi reciprocated, sending a straight pass from the right, sending the ball directly to the front court, and Yang Yang directly faced Etienne Xu after receiving the ball, but this time Yang Yang still There was no chance, so he could only pass back to Sneijder in the midfield to reorganize the midfield.

Two consecutive attacks, although they failed to create a threat, but Ajax's attack on the right has obviously become more active.

Yang Yang also gradually understood the opponent's defense through the two attacks after playing.

As experienced central defenders, the two central defenders in Utrecht are familiar with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and they are also focusing on marking the Swedish center. It is not easy to play this point again.

Ajax reorganized, and the team's three lines also retreated appropriately, allowing Utrecht to press out and leave space for the attack in the frontcourt.

The purpose of slowing down the pace is to suddenly increase the speed, so Yang Yang did not care about it, but patiently looked for opportunities.

Finally, in the 78th minute, after De Jong intercepted the ball in the middle, Sneijder quickly made a through ball and sent the ball to the back of the Utrecht defense line. After driving Etienne Xu, he quickly caught up with the ball.

"The referee did not call offside, it was a favourable attack by Ajax."

"Yang Yang got the ball on the right, but Utrecht's left center-back Bosschat was not slow, and he returned to defense very timely."

"Let's see how Yang Yang will deal with it this time."

"Driving the ball directly to the front of the penalty area, Yang Yang slowed down and made continuous fake moves..."

"Suddenly accelerated, the beautiful pendulum is extraordinary..."

"Yang Yang formed a breakthrough from the right and passed to the back point..."

"It's empty after that!"

"Vander Vaart!"

"The ball is in!!!!"

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"In the 78th minute of Ajax, the young player Yang Yang, who came off the bench, forced a breakthrough on the right, and the curve ball was passed to the back point. Van der Vaart scored with a header without any defense, and it was 1-0!"

"We can see that Yang Yang's pass is of high quality. Neither Zlatan Ibrahimovic nor Sander Kohler could grab it, but Van der Vaart, who was unguarded behind him, grabbed it. opportunity."

"It was also the Ajax captain's fifth league goal of the season."

"Following two assists after coming off the bench against Club Brugge three days ago, youngster Yang Yang changed the game again tonight."

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