super storm

Chapter 119 Mobilization
Even at home, the entire Ajax team still has to check in at the hotel designated by the club the night before the game.

When Yang Yang walked out of assistant coach Luther Carroll's room holding a stack of materials and a USB flash drive, he saw Maxwell hiding in front of the corridor window and secretly making phone calls from a distance, and he couldn't help but secretly smiled.

Brazil is a super home fanatic, calling home almost every night, especially recently, calling more diligently.

Recently, there have been rumors that teams from the four major European leagues are interested in him, and the club is also preparing to renew his contract, which means that whether he stays or leaves, he is one step closer to bringing his family to Europe.

Every time he sees him calling his family in South America and seeing the genuine happiness on his face, Yang Yang can't help but think of his parents. He hasn't been home for almost two years.

When Maxwell saw Yang Yang, he waved his hands in embarrassment, signaling him not to eavesdrop on his phone conversation.

Yang Yang laughed silently, and quickly walked back to his room.

I don’t know if the club is superstitious. Anyway, since Yang Yang was in the same room with Sneijder that night in Bruges, Belgium, the two of them have become regular partners, so that Yang Yang’s old partner Vermaelen had to be paired with the fierce De Jong, which almost made the Belgian central defender cry to death.

To use Ibrahimovic's joke, if that guy commits violence in the middle of the night, it will be too late to call for help.

But precisely because of this, Vermaelen prefers to stay in Yang Yang's room.

There was nothing to do the night before the game, so three or four people played cards together, and they couldn't get out of the hotel anyway.

When Yang Yang started, he happened to see Vermaelen, Sneijder and Zlatan Ibrahimovic sitting on the bedside fighting against landlords. De Jong should have matched Vermaelen, and was very dissatisfied with Vermaelen's style of play just now. He complained, but the Belgian said you can do what you want, so De Jong fell silent.

He can beat people, but playing cards is really difficult for him.

Seeing this scene after entering the door, Yang Yang also couldn't help laughing.

"You're going to get the materials again." While shuffling the cards, everyone saw Yang Yang coming in.

"Well, it's okay, you guys call, I can take a look at myself." Yang Yang smiled.

Although the room is not big, it has a small balcony, Yang Yang can go there to see it.

"Remember to analyze it for me and find a way to score a goal." Ibrahimovic said, but he even thought about how to celebrate, and he missed a goal.

"Okay, I'll try my best." Yang Yang smiled, but he could feel the pressure on the Swedish center forward.

In the past, he faced Dutch defenders, but this time he faced the Premier League's top central defender, Saul Campbell.

Arsenal's central defender is one of the top in the world, tall and strong, with outstanding frontal defensive ability. This is also a big challenge for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has always had a physical advantage.

After carefully reviewing the situation of Arsenal players, Yang Yang found that besides Sol Campbell, Kolo Toure is also a central defender who has to be paid attention to in the defense. He is not tall, but he is very fast. He complements Campbell's style very much, but he is a little edgy. I heard that he has not played in professional leagues for a long time.

In terms of midfield, the combination of Gilberto Silva and Vieira's double midfielder is the world's top. There is no need to say much about the strength of the two. Among them, Gilberto Silva is more behind. This tall Brazilian midfielder will be an insurmountable barrier in front of Arsenal's defense.

In addition to the center, the left winger Chrissy is talented, but judging from his match against Chelsea, he has very good physical strength and fast speed. These two advantages can basically ensure his level, but the offensive end is not yet visible, and his defensive skills are also a little frizzy. But he was selected into the best team of the Premier League.

The Ajax technical department also has a high evaluation of Clichy. They think that the French left-back has a poor sense of position, which is mainly reflected in the selection of defensive positions, the distance coordination with his teammates, and the help of defense. In addition, his defense is more reckless, and he likes to fall to the ground. This is related to his defensive position selection.

A shovel is a one-shot deal. It doesn’t matter if you succeed, but failure means that you have been given by your opponent directly, and it is too late to even chase back. Mature defensive players will not easily tackle the ball at all. They will only make such a choice when they have to, such as losing their defensive position.

This is something that Yang Yang can study and make good use of.

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On the morning of the game, since it was a home game, Ajax conducted a simple, low-intensity technical and tactical training in De Tokmoster, more to maintain the physical condition of the players.

At noon, everyone ate at the player restaurant on time, and then entered the lunch break.

With the war imminent, many people couldn't fall asleep at all, only Yang Yang fell asleep with his head covered without any worries.

Good sleep has always been what everyone in the team admires most about Yang Yang. No matter when and where, no matter how noisy the surroundings are, he can fall asleep in any position without even giving him a bed, a cup and a pillow.

There is almost no one on the team who does not admire his skill, especially his roommate Sneijder.

But no one knew that Yang Yang actually entered the super training ground and fought hard against the simulated Clichy for two or three hours. He didn't wake up until Sneijder called him at the team's warm-up meeting before the start of the game.

"Sometimes I really think that the University of Amsterdam should consider binding you back to conduct slice studies to see what kind of structure you are. It's really maddening that you can sleep so well." Sneijder complained sourly.

Yang Yang chuckled, "This is a unique knowledge passed down from our family, you won't be envious of it."

The pre-match preparation meeting was held in De Tokmoster's conference room, including the technical director Van Gaal, including all the coaching staff of the first team, and all the players of the first team also came to the scene, even those who did not enter the squad.

Head coach Ronald Koeman presided over the meeting, mainly to introduce Arsenal, the opponent of this game.

Most of the time in the meeting was spent studying Arsenal. Through PPT and video recordings, the coaching staff hoped that the players could get as familiar with and understand the opponents of this game as possible, and Yang Yang basically watched these last night.

The rest of the time is mainly to announce the starting tactics and starting roster.

"Everyone knows that our opponent Arsenal is one of the strongest teams in Europe at the moment. Compared with such an opponent, we do not have the slightest advantage, but tonight is our home court and our only chance."

Ronald Koeman looked at all the players on the scene with a serious face. He hoped that everyone could feel his thoughts and his desire to win.

"I can say that if we don't win against Arsenal at home, we don't have any chance at Highbury. Ashley Cole will come back, Gilberto Silva will come back, and we will play away again. We will not get any chance."

"So, if we still want to win and fight for the two rounds of the knockout round, then we must show our best level at home and use our best performance to fight for a victory."

Ronald Koeman's remarks are basically agreed by everyone, which is a consensus.

The away game of the Premier League is notoriously difficult to play, especially against a strong team like Arsenal. They are too balanced, with strong offense and defense.

On the contrary, if you can win the opponent at home, there is still a glimmer of hope in the away game.

The technical director Van Gaal on the side never said a word, and he didn't come forward until Ronald Koeman finished speaking.

Everyone knew that he had something to say, and they all looked at him silently.

"I have been in professional football for decades. I started as a player and then I led the team. No matter how young my team is, no matter how strong my team is, I have always told my players that nothing is impossible on the football field. As long as you think about it, as long as you are willing to do it, then you will definitely have the opportunity to do it."

Many people nodded in unison, even Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who disliked Van Gaal the most.

At this time, what Ajax needs most is unity, not infighting.

"You are a group of talented players. Last season you reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League. I think that is the best reflection of your strength. You are the best team in Ajax in the past few years. I think you can win more. The most important thing is whether you want to do it or not."

As soon as Van Gaal stopped talking, there was a dead silence in the conference room.

"Many people said that the team I led was the last glory of Ajax, but I think this sentence is nonsense, because when I led the team, many people said that the last glory of Ajax was during the Van Basten period, but it has changed now. Why?"

Van Gaal raised his right index finger, "Everyone who puts on this jersey is creating its history. You have entered the quarter-finals. I believe that you have the opportunity to create your history. Let everyone talk about it in the future and say that you are Ajax's another brilliant peak."

As soon as Van Gaal finished speaking, there was a burst of warm applause at the scene. Yang Yang was also deeply encouraged and clapped vigorously.

Heroes and the current situation are always inseparable from each other.

Ronald Koeman's relationship with Van Gaal was not very good, but he still shook hands with the technical director and thanked him for his encouragement.

Subsequently, the head coach of Ajax announced the team's starting tactics for this game, which surprised everyone in the audience, but also felt very excited, because the coaching staff decided to attack this game.

"I ask you to press Arsenal against me from the first second of the game, and press them until we score!" Ronald Koeman shouted loudly.

Facing such a powerful Arsenal, this decision is full of courage and courage, and it also makes the young players excited.

When Luther Carroll announced the team's starting lineup, pushing forward from the goalkeeper was basically Ajax's strongest combat effectiveness, especially after the right back Trabelsi returned with the African Cup champion, it made Ajax even more powerful.

And the front three is Wesley Songk, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and…

"...Yang Yang!"

　First time out, what happens?Brothers and sisters, I beg you, give us more recommendation tickets!

　　


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