soccer king

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In the game against The Hague, Qin Xiong only played less than 70 minutes.

He was substituted.

After he scored the team's fourth goal.

Van der Vaart was also replaced.

When the two left the field, all the Ajax fans gave a standing ovation, and the applause was thunderous and prolonged.

Ajax performed better than one of the three league games after the winter break.

Fans can't see the players' efforts outside the game.

But it can be felt that when the players recover on the field and play freely, the fans must be able to imagine how much sweat the players have put in outside the game in order to win.

Ajax has not had any players in nightclubs recently, which is a signal in itself.

In this regard, they are still rational and restrained.

Nightclubs are a part of life, but they are not completely equal to depravity and indulgence.

The Hague from the Dutch Royal City also defended the whole game, but they were completely unable to stop Ajax from scoring here.

With a fiasco of 0:4, he returned with hatred.

The reason why Koeman replaced Qin Xiong and Van der Vaart early was for the consideration of the future schedule.

In the next two games, Ajax will face the same opponents.

Dutch national derby!

It will be staged consecutively in the Dutch Cup and the Eredivisie League.

Even though they have achieved a big victory in the league and received praise from the outside world, the Ajax players are still not satisfied and will still set higher goals for themselves. They will not stop at all on the road of pursuit sign.

The atmosphere of benign competition in the team is getting stronger and stronger, talented geniuses compete with each other openly, and unpretentious players silently catch up.

As for entertainment, they seem to be in a race against time now, and no one would suggest relaxing with a drink or going to a nightclub to let off steam.

With that mental energy, either stay in the gym or improve yourself with other forms of exercise.

Qin Xiong began to visit Van Basten again to receive technical guidance.

After the winter break, the schedule is tight, and Ajax plays every four days on average.

Four days after the victory over The Hague, the Ajax team boarded the bus and marched to PSV Eindhoven.

Qin Xiong likes PSV Eindhoven because he has left wonderful memories here and it is the starting point for him to gain a firm foothold in Ajax.

The top 8 of the Dutch Cup will be staged at the Philips Stadium.

PSV Eindhoven coach Guus Hiddink has been under a lot of pressure this season.

As the defending champion, PSV Eindhoven has been thrown away by the pace of Ajax's restoration in the league.

At the same time, the result of PSV Eindhoven's elimination in the Champions League group stage also made Hiddink come under fire. In itself, PSV Eindhoven's group situation is definitely less competitive than Ajax's group. Monaco, AEK Athens, and Deportivo are in the same group. On Ajax's side, AC Milan alone has definitely locked in a qualifying spot.

The results of it?

PSV Eindhoven can only move to the UEFA Cup with a No.3 record.

The Holland Cup is a stage for training. As one of the giants in the Netherlands, PSV Eindhoven will naturally not go all out. Even if they reach the quarterfinals, if they have not met Ajax, Hiddink may still focus on training. .

Koeman thought the same way.

Just the name of the Dutch national derby makes it impossible for the two coaches to really care about the outcome.

But the two teams just can't put out all their main forces to make an earth-shattering match!

Because after the quarter-finals of the Dutch Cup, PSV Eindhoven will go to Ajax's home court. In the league, the two teams will have a real fight.

Koeman did not transfer players from the reserve team. He started from among the first team players and went to Eindhoven.

Hiddink, who has a very tacit understanding with Koeman, both have hidden their main players in this Dutch Cup.

Robben, Romedal, Kezhiman, just watched from the sidelines.

Qin Xiong, van der Vaart, Sneijder, Ibrahimovic, on standby.

For Ajax, among the defensive players, Grigera and Maxwell rested, Koeman obviously stepped up to hone the defensive combination of Heitinga and Escuder after the winter break, and De Jong, Koeman They need to grow rapidly, mature, and meet greater challenges.

That's right, Ajax's preparations, training, and game tasks after the winter break, in addition to chasing victory, the most important task is to improve the team's weaknesses, waiting for the Champions League match with Arsenal. Knockout!

The two representative teams of the Netherlands with good strength have almost the same lineup in this game.

Ajax's offensive system based on Sotals, Sikora, Songk, and Pienaar is also considered to be quite strong.

PSV Eindhoven has used striker Hesse Linke, John De Jong, Brazilian rookie Bofim and other combinations who have been notified that they can transfer away this season. They are not famous, but they are also capable of fighting.

Park Ji-sung, a Korean who can't run to death, started as the team's attacking midfielder.

PSV Eindhoven must attack at home to show off.

Koeman pushed the boat along the way and allowed the team to defend against counterattacks.

Veteran Garasek and Pienaar are dispatched in the midfield.

The first half of the game was uneventful. PSV Eindhoven and Ajax did not try their best, and because the tacit understanding of the team's starting lineup could not be the same as that of the main lineup, and the creativity of the two teams declined, the threat It is very rare that the offense can be played.

Hiddink supervised the battle on the sidelines, feeling quite resentful.

Ajax's defeat of Alkmaar is equivalent to defeating a competitor.

PSV Eindhoven failed to win the game against Ajax in the first half of the league. Looking back now, Hiddink couldn't restrain the release of a beast!

If Ajax had been killed in that game, maybe there would not have been the momentum of Ajax later, leading the standings is simply unmatched.

The competition in the league is like this. The dialogue between direct competitors is not only meaningful in a 6-point battle, but even worse.

Guus Hiddink is convinced PSV Eindhoven still have a chance.

Fortunately, the game time between the two teams in the second half of the league is not too late. It is not the time when everything is irreversible and the outcome of the game becomes meaningless.

As long as these two games, the Dutch Cup and the league, both win Ajax, PSV Eindhoven may have a chance to reverse and defend their title successfully!

The meaning of victory will exceed the actual points.

PSV Eindhoven on the field is also very desperate, they want to win, to suppress the morale of Ajax.

But in terms of posture, they suffered a bit.

They took the initiative to attack, and Ajax played defensively and counterattacked. In particular, Ajax's bilateral forwards, Sotals and Sikora, are both speedy. PSV Eindhoven's main attack will definitely stay. Giving the Ajax winger space to sprint, this strategic passivity cannot be reversed, because PSV Eindhoven cannot shrink at home, it seems to be silently showing weakness.

Park Ji-sung did nothing under the joint blockade of De Jong and Garasek. Although he can't run to death and has good technical ability, but the organizer's overall view and creativity, he is not top-notch, nor is he particularly outstanding.

John De Jong, Bofim, and Hesselink have no room to play in Ajax's actively shrinking defense zone, and it is difficult to achieve success alone.

In the 60th minute of the second half, PSV Eindhoven began to accelerate their attack. The full-backs and midfielders put more troops into the frontcourt.

They don't want to play overtime.

Although they were eliminated from the Champions League, in February, they still have the task of playing in the UEFA Cup in Europe.

Koeman witnessed the game from the sidelines and noticed the changes in PSV Eindhoven. He turned around calmly, walked to the bench, and came to Qin Xiong. Asked: "How do you feel about your physical condition? After playing a game for half an hour or an hour, can you recover within three days?"

If it is said that Qin Xiong came off the bench in this game, Qin Xiong must be fine.

Koeman doesn't need to ask Qin Xiong, after all, if Qin Xiong can't even last an hour of the game, what qualifications does he have to sit on the bench?

But Koeman has to consider being in Amsterdam three days later, they will have another national derby with PSV Eindhoven, and that is the highlight!

I played a game four days ago, and continued to fight after the winter break, which is a great test of physical fitness.

Koeman asked with such concern.

If Qin Xiong shakes his head, Koeman will not force it. Even if he loses the Dutch Cup, he loses. He cares more about Qin Xiong's health and maintaining a balanced physical condition to avoid excessive overdraft.

There are more important game tasks to rely on Qin Xiong.

Qin Xiong thought about it seriously for a moment, this is a very serious question, and he can't make a decision based on his feeling or his passion to play in the game.

He felt that his body recovered relatively quickly after the recent games, and his physical condition did not last for a long time. He felt that there should be no problem.

After getting Qin Xiong's affirmative answer, Koman reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said lightly: "Go to warm up, change into the jersey after warming up, and you come on as a substitute. Hold on to overtime."

Qin Xiong nodded, got up quickly, and began to warm up on the sidelines.

Seeing Qin Xiong start to warm up, Hiddink's facial muscles trembled slightly involuntarily.