The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 17 Debut
"What a pity!"

Under a black umbrella, Ye Qiu poked his head out and looked at the drowsy sky above, where it was raining.

Not big, but enough to toss people!
"I encountered this kind of weather in the first game, I'll fuck it!" Ye Qiu didn't expect his second team debut to be like this.

Rick Link is used to it, "The winter in the Netherlands is rainy, just get used to it. If you go to England, you will definitely be more depressed than here. The weather there will definitely drive you crazy!"

Ye Qiu chuckled. In his previous life, he learned about the weather in England from many reports. Across the English Channel, he didn't expect the winter in the Netherlands to be so rainy. Thinking about it, he was really depressed.

Then he swept the stands behind him. It was empty, only about a dozen umbrellas, one of which was Huang Chu.

"Our second team was born by my mother, and the fans don't want to see it!" Ye Qiu was depressed. He thought before that Ajax valued youth training and that the second team's games should be watched by many people. Three or two kittens are depressing enough.

"If the weather is good, there will probably be a hundred or so, but in this kind of weather, who wants to come and see? I guess those are also the parents or friends of the players!" Rick Link is still used to this.

If you don't have a good attitude to do youth training, you really can't do it for a long time.

In this game, the Ajax II team met the NEC Nijmegen II team. This can be regarded as a century-old team in the Netherlands, but the youth training is relatively average, so the ranking in the Youth League is relatively low. .

Ye Qiu still used Ajax's traditional 433 formation for this game, but in terms of the specific division of labor, changes and adjustments were made.

The goalkeeper did not change, but Abidal and Heitinga were both deployed by him in the defense. Among them, Heitinga played as a central defender and Abidal was arranged by him as a left back. A signal of change and adjustment.

The right back in this game is a Dutch teenager named Van der Rohe, not tall, but fast and flexible.

The midfielder is still in a triangle position, with De Jong and Maduro dragging behind, Sneijder rushing forward, and on the right is a black player named Kurul who performed well in the second team. I heard that he is from Aja Van der Vaart remained in his familiar left-winger position after being transferred from the Cape Town club.

The striker is Huntelaar.

It can be said that Ye Qiu's starting lineup has fully selected his own team and lineup, but on a certain basis, some players from the original second team have been added. After all, the elites of the original second team have been transferred to the first team. , and some were loaned out, such as Van der Meyde was rented to Twente, so he simply chose young players directly.

In this 433-[-]-[-] formation, Ye Qiu adjusted the tasks. Van der Vaart's position was no longer pressed tightly against the opponent's defense line, but retracted, taking more offensive moves and cutting inside to the middle, while Kuruer and Van der Rohe form an offensive cooperation on the right, in which Van der Rohe's position is relatively forward, and he takes on more assists.

When the right back is attacking, Abidal's position must be appropriately shrunk to the center, changing the defense line into a three-back system, coupled with De Jong and Maduro in front, is enough to ensure the solidity of Ajax's defense line sex.

In theory, this is the case, but in practice it may not be able to achieve such an effect, because the degree of tacit cooperation of the players, the degree of overall cooperation, and the awareness and ability of the players in running positions, assisting defense, and filling positions must be considered.

In many cases, more time is needed to practice.

But as always, Ye Qiu's requirements for the team are still to push the ball forward as fast as possible, to achieve one touch of the ball as much as possible, and all players should actively run.

For this reason, at the tactical meeting before the game, he specially instilled a new game concept into the players.

"From the first second of the game, everyone must concentrate all their energy into the game. Every action, every move, and every pass of yours must serve the game and must be clearly displayed. purpose, and I can point out four points to you for this purpose!"

"One, possession of the ball, two, space, three, teammates, four, opponents!"

"I hope you can all remember it firmly during the game, and always ask yourself, why did I pass this ball? Why did I run here? Why did I do this?"

"I believe that when you can do it, and every action in the game has a purpose that meets these four requirements, then you will become a very successful top professional player!"

This is some of the gains he got from Sacchi's book recently. Although he is emphasizing the game, he will also emphasize this in training next, and strive to make the players have to be strong in every training. To achieve the requirements that are closest to actual combat, so that they can use them like arms and fingers in the game.

And he finally began to understand that if every move of his 11 players on the court has a purpose that meets these four requirements, then he has every reason to believe that this will become a strong team. An invincible team.

This is also the first time for him to really feel the way to train a strong team.

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The right flank was the source of the attack arranged by Ye Qiu, but Ajax played the left flank at the beginning.

Van der Vaart's technical and personal abilities are indeed outstanding. As a left-footer, he received a pass from the backcourt at the beginning of the game. After getting rid of a defensive player on the left, he passed the ball. restricted area.

But unfortunately, before Huntelaar grabbed the point, the ball was cleared by Nijmegen's central defender.

However, this time the attack also sounded the clarion call and confidence of Ajax. After all, the second team has to overwhelm the opponent in terms of strength, and they are fighting at their own home court. How can they be polite to the opponent?

It was raining, the grass and the ball were relatively slippery, and the Ajax players insisted on touching the ball with one foot, which led to many mistakes.

The previous 20 minutes of the game looked more like a turnover show by the two teams.

In the 23rd minute of the game, Ajax took the lead in breaking the deadlock on the field.

Van der Vaart got the ball on the left and, after attracting the pressure of the defenders, saw that he could not break through and passed it to Sneijder, who got the ball and sent the ball to the opponent with a through ball before the opponent double-teamed. in the restricted area.

After Sneijder passed the ball, Huntelaar was already ready to go. He saw the ball coming, blocked the defender with his body, swung his right leg lightly, and the instep of his right foot met the ball sweep.

The ball touched the back of Huntelaar's right inner foot, turned slightly in one direction, almost stuck to the right post, and got into the opponent's goal. It was very simple and clean, but the ball went in!
When Huntelaar shot, his body was squeezed by the opponent's defender, he lost his balance and fell to the ground, covered in water, but when he saw the ball fell into the opponent's goal line, he immediately grinned, It was his first goal for Ajax.

"Good job, big man!" Van der Vaart came over and pulled Huntelaar up.

No matter who scored the goal, it is a good thing to be able to score and win.

"You guys have to learn how you beat us before and score him five or six goals in one breath!" Sneijder also came over and congratulated Huntelaar on his goal. Obviously he still remembered the time when he met Graf Sharp in the B2 team. that game.

Huntelaar smiled awkwardly. At that time, he just hoped to play hard, perform hard, and prove his strength in front of Ajax coaches and scouts, so that his favorite team could notice him. Not to mention, it didn't take long for Ye Qiu to come to the door.

Thinking of this, Huntelaar couldn't help looking towards the sidelines, and found that Ye Qiu had walked to the sidelines at some point, and regardless of the rain, he gave him a thumbs up, "Good job, beautiful entry! "

This made Huntelaar feel a burst of satisfaction for no reason.

In his opinion, this represents the coach's affirmation of his hard work and goals.

But Ye Qiu just stayed outside for a while, and returned to the coach's bench after the game resumed.

"This kid's basic skills are solid enough, he can stop the ball very steadily, and he is also very accurate in judging the path of the ball. He is a natural killer!" Rick Link is called Hawkeye. The impression of the players is good, especially Huntelaar.

As a striker, although shooting sense, talent, and speed are important, stopping the ball is also very important, because if you can't even stop the ball well, how do you make the next move?
Yes, there are also some top strikers who are not good at stopping the ball, but if you find it carefully, it is not difficult to detect that the scoring efficiency of those forwards who are not good at stopping the ball fluctuates greatly, which is a bit similar to the nerve knife, but those forwards who are good at stopping the ball , tends to be more efficient and more stable.

There is no way to say which one is good and which one is not good. It is reasonable to exist, but the key is to look at the trade-offs!

"The body is still relatively thin, and the resistance is not enough!" Ye Qiu laughed.

"I'm only 16 years old, and I still have a lot of time!" Roland felt that this shouldn't be a problem.

The current group of second-team players is indeed young, only 15 or 16 years old. It will take at least three years for them to play a pillar role in the first team.

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Sometimes, a football game is all about the beginning.

With the first goal, the situation opened up. Ajax, who had taken the initiative, began to become more confident, and their strength became more and more smooth. Naturally, they also dominated the situation on the court.

In the 41st minute, Kuruer on the right cooperated with Van der Rohe, used his speed to break through the opponent's defense, and then made a pass from the bottom. Arriving in front of the opponent's goal, facing Huntelaar's pass, he lightly tapped his left foot.

The ball was just pushed into the opponent's goal by Van der Vaart, and the goalkeeper of the Nijmegen second team didn't even have time to react.

2: 0!

Ajax, who scored consecutive goals, looked very happy from top to bottom, and everyone looked extremely excited.

But it is a pity that there are no fans in the stands of the second team at home, and the only thing that can respond to their goals is the sound of the growing rain.

But at this moment, Ye Qiu walked out of the coaching bench again, walked to the sidelines, and applauded vigorously. He himself is still very young, so he understands the minds of some young people, and knows that young people like to be affirmed and encouraged. So sometimes when facing these young people, it is necessary to use both kindness and force, blindly adopting a coercive policy, may not be able to achieve good results in the end.

With a score of 2:0, back to the locker room, the players changed into a set of uniforms provided by Adidas.

"You all did a great job in the first half!" Ye Qiu waited until everyone was ready before starting to summarize and make arrangements.

"But I would like to say a few things. The first is that our midfielders are not putting enough pressure on each other at the front of the penalty area. De Jong and Maduro should be more active and proactive in pressing, but remember, the action should be clean. !"

For De Jong, Ye Qiu will certainly not forget the things he did in his previous life, but he is now the coach of Ajax, and De Jong is a player that Ajax is very optimistic about. Some things put a ban on De Jong, so he wanted to re-instill some defensive ideas in him.

"What's more, our ball speed is not fast enough. As I said, we have to increase the tempo. They are used to playing in a slow tempo. We speed up the tempo and use fast to beat slow. This is our advantage! "

"But no matter what, I am very satisfied with your performance in the first half, but I believe that you can do better!"

Ye Qiu's request and emphasis made Ajax's midfield pressure in the second half tougher. The double defensive midfielders covered a larger area, giving a strong pressure on the midfield of Nijmegen's second team. If the ball is successfully intercepted, the ball will be transferred to the wing for the first time, and the attack will be initiated by the wing.

This set of tactical strategies helped Ajax quickly establish a situation and score advantage in the second half.

Huntelaar scored another goal for the Ajax second team in the 52nd minute of the second half, rewriting the score to 3:0.

In the 58th minute of the game, Sneijder took advantage of a cross from van der Vaart to shoot an angry shot from the front of the penalty area, extending the score to 4:0 for Ajax again.

But when Ajax's morale was booming, Abidal was shown the second yellow card of the game by the referee because of a small movement, which turned into a red card and was sent off the field. Nijmegen also got a penalty kick, which was scored by the opponent's striker, 4:1!

The Ajax [-]nd team, fighting with one less player, finally established an advantage that was quickly evened by the opponent, especially when there was one less player. Although they could barely maintain the situation, if they wanted to gain an advantage again, they would not easy.

In the end, this game ended with Ajax winning the opponent 4:1.

For Abidal's foul, Ye Qiu felt it was unnecessary, but he could also understand it. After all, Abidal had played in amateur leagues before, and anyone who wanted to ask a player with such a wild ball background to be free within a week No matter how good professionalism and tactical quality you have, it is undoubtedly impossible.

Therefore, in the locker room after the game, he only reminded and exhorted Abidal's unnecessary foul, but he did not give any punishment, but continued to give patience and help.

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When Ye Qiu led the team back to the locker room on the ground floor of the stand, Waters also watched the whole process of the game in front of the window of the head coach's office on the second floor of the first team training building separated by a barbed wire.

4: 1!

He was not surprised by this score, because the strength of Ajax's youth training is absolutely beyond doubt.

You know, the Ajax youth team led by Van Gaal back then had the strength to compete with the professional teams in the Dutch League, so Waters was not surprised to beat the second team of Nijmegen.

All he wanted was more.

For example, Huntelaar who scored the goal, and Abidal who was sent off with a red card, neither of them belonged to the Ajax youth training, but they joined De Tokmoster a week ago. Tess knew nothing.

What does this mean?
This means that Ye Qiu has completely ignored him!

Recently, there was a rumor in De Tokmost that he was pushing Ye Qiu out, so he prevented Ye Qiu from becoming an assistant coach in the first team.

He did not deny this. At the beginning, he did not advocate driving Westerhoff away. He just wanted Westerhoff to check and balance Ye Qiu in De Tokmorst, and he also had the idea of ​​wooing Westerhoff to some extent. After all, the latter is a famous Dutch coach, but he didn't expect that the development of things was a bit beyond his expectation.

Now Westhoff is on the first team as an assistant coach and also in charge of De Tokmoster, but the second team has become Ye Qiu's territory, and the attitude of the damned Leo Benhak is very ambiguous. No one knows what he is planning.

You know, if Ye Qiu introduced these two players, if Leo Benhak didn't agree, who would believe it?

Could it be that Ye Qiu also invested in Leo Benhak?
If that's the case, who else in Ajax can he trust?
Sometimes, people will make self-centered mistakes, just like the current Waters, he will naturally not see that the authorities are fascinated, because he doesn't trust others first, how can he make others trust him with all his heart?

And he who likes to dig into the horns of a dead end finally thinks hard, and the result is that he lacks prestige and sufficient power!
If one day, I am the one who controls the club's competitive power, who would dare to ignore me?
Thinking of this, Waters is full of desire to win tomorrow's game. He just won a big victory in the last round, and now he is full of ambition.

In the away game against Sparta Rotterdam on the second day, Waters' team actively pressed the attack from the beginning, showing a posture of not giving up without winning the game. On the contrary, Rotterdam was playing at home. Sparta entered the camp, avoiding its edge, and adopted a posture of defending and counterattacking.

A sneak attack in the first half caused Ajax to suffer a painful blow. Waters' team had to accept that it was 0:1 behind for half an hour.

Until the 86th minute, winger Glenn Shire forced a breakthrough to create a chance, and a wonderful pass from Brian Laudrup scored to equalize the score, but in the end they were unable to score again.

In this way, Ajax drew 1:1 away with Sparta Rotterdam.

After this round of competition, the gap between Ajax and Eindhoven, which has won 11 consecutive victories, has widened to 5 points.

(End of this chapter)