super storm

Chapter 1528

After all the games in the third round of the UEFA Champions League qualifying round have been played, UEFA will immediately draw lots for the play-offs.

The twelve teams participating in the play-offs will be divided into six duels, with the winners advancing to the Champions League group stage.

The teams participating in the play-offs are not weak, including Benfica in the Portuguese Super League, AEK Athens in Greece, Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia, Dynamo Kiev in Ukraine, etc., are all well-known European teams. No matter who is drawn, it is destined to be a tough battle.

Ajax finally drew Dynamo Kiev from Ukraine, which is also a hard stubble.

In the third round, Dynamo Kiev defeated Slavia Prague of the Czech Republic [-]-[-] away and [-]-[-] at home, showing not weak strength, which will also become a problem for Ajax.

As Dynamo Kiev is about to usher in the middle of the week, Yang Yang once again arranged a large rotation in the Eredivisie League on the weekend.

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On the evening of August [-]th, in the second round of the Eredivisie, Ajax challenged Venlo away.

Last season's thrilling relegation made many people think that Venlo would still be the favorite for relegation this season, but what they didn't expect was that this team defeated Willem II [-]-[-] away in the first round and scored three points.

The second round welcomes Ajax at home. Venlo naturally hopes to continue the performance of the first round, especially now that Ajax is busy with the European war and has no time to distract from the domestic league.

Whether it's Ajax or PSV, the European competition is their most important arena.

Both sides are based on the traditional Dutch four-three-three formation, which can be described as the tip of the needle.

Yang Yang rotated eight players this time, including Captain De Ligt, who was replaced. The captain's armband was worn on Feltman's arm, and the game was played very hard.

Ajax has achieved a possession rate of up to 70.00% through high-position pressing and excellent passing and possession in the midfield.

In the whole game, Ajax shot 21 times, and the number of shots on goal reached [-] times. The efficiency is not bad, but they have not been able to score for a long time.

Yang Yang sat in front of the bench the whole game, obviously not planning to play.

He believes that the players performed well, and the overall performance of the team is also very good, with a passing success rate of 90.00%. It can be seen that Ajax has done a good job in terms of both tactics and player execution.

The only problem is that tonight's Ajax lacked a little luck in scoring.

Or it can be said that the opponent's goalkeeper Danny Angner Stahl performed quite well.

The 28-year-old German goalkeeper made his debut in Schalke [-], then moved to many teams, and finally came to the Netherlands and joined Venlo. After only playing for one season, he was valued by PSV Eindhoven. After buying it, he rented it back to Venlo.

And tonight, he is the number one enemy of Ajax goals.

But Yang Yang still does not intend to play, because he believes that this is also a valuable training opportunity for Ajax players.

Young players still need to experience some setbacks before they can grow up quickly.

But just when Yang Yang was mentally preparing for an away tie, a sudden change occurred on the court.

When the game progressed to No. 808 minutes, Stens on the right suddenly broke through with the ball, forcibly broke into the penalty area, and tried to send the ball to his teammate Boadu with his left foot, but Venlo's left back Jansen fouled and tripped Stens in the penalty area.

The referee awarded a penalty kick without hesitation.

This time, the home fans will quit, but everyone can see that this is an unquestionable penalty.

Mullen personally took the penalty kick and hit it steadily, scoring a goal for Ajax.

In the end, the team defeated Venlo [-]-[-] away.

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In the locker room after the game, Yang Yang focused on praising Stens.

This 19-year-old young player has a strong breakthrough ability, and his performance this season has been greatly improved compared to last season. Especially in the last two rounds of the league, Yang Yang let him start, and his performance is remarkable.

Especially against Venlo tonight, the right-sided dribble made a strong breakthrough at the critical moment. Although Jansen was fouled by the opponent in the end, if there was no foul, it would definitely be a beautiful assist.

Mullen's style is a bit like Henry. It is said that he also received Henry's one-on-one training during the Arsenal youth training camp. Boadu is more like a goal killer, but he is still relatively young.

After the test of two games, Yang Yang also found that Boadu still does not have the main player for the time being, and the best choice is to be a substitute. Mullen and Stens can be the main players in the Eredivisie League, which will be an important supplement for Ajax this season.

Of course, Boadu is also the youngest of the three players, only 17 years old.

Yang Yang will adjust the lineup next time. Boadu is more of a substitute, and several players in the frontcourt will be rotated. After all, Mullen can also play the center position, and Stens can play in the left, center and right positions, which is very comprehensive.

Yang Yang has always believed in fighting to support the battle, and he should inspect the players in the official game.

Whoever is good and who is not, you will know after playing a few games.

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Ajax beat Venlo [-]-[-] in the away game and won without any danger.

With two victories and six points, the league ranking rose to third place, behind Alkmaar and PSV Eindhoven at the top of the list.

Alkmaar beat Breda [-]-[-] in the first round, and defeated Eamon [-]-[-] away in the second round, and performed very well. After winning [-]-[-] in the first round, Eindhoven defeated Fortuna Sittard [-]-[-] in this round.

The team with the youngest average age in the Eredivisie has maintained both the UEFA Champions League and the Eredivisie. Yang Yang's coaching has played four official games at the beginning, and they have three wins and one draw to remain unbeaten, which is quite good.

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On the evening of August 22, in the first round of the Champions League playoffs, Ajax played against Dynamo Kyiv at home.

Yang Yang once again resorted to a four-three-three double midfielder formation, and the main lineup was basically the same as against Standard Liege, but the difference was that Ajax aggressively attacked after the opening.

In just 2 minutes, Neres dribbled the ball from the left to create a chance, assisted Van der Beek and then scored, opening the scoring for Ajax.

But in the No. 15 minute, Dynamo Kiev took advantage of a corner kick, and the central defender assisted the right back to score a goal and successfully equalized the score. This is the first time Ajax has conceded a goal since the last three games.

Then Ajax continued to control the game, still adopting a high press, firmly suppressing Dynamo Kiev.

No.305 minutes, Ajax launched an attack from the left. After Jovic pulled out of the penalty area to support him, he suddenly jumped in. Neres tried to send the ball to Jovic's feet, but was blocked by the opponent's central defender.

The ball landed on the right side of the penalty area. Sancho didn't wait for the ball, and directly pushed the ball into the opponent's goal, making another victory for Ajax and surpassing the score again, [-] to [-]!

After Sancho scored the goal, he was also inexplicably excited, and the whole person rushed out of the field, celebrating wildly.

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"This kid's potential is limitless." Yang Yang praised with a smile.

Sancho doesn't look like a young player in any way. He really plays steadily and has a strength that is better than his peers.

Even from the performance point of view, Sancho did not lose to Neres on the left.

"Neres, Jovic and Sancho, if this striker combination is really polished, it will be quite amazing." Harvey Alonso admires Yang Yang's vision very much, these people are treasures.

Not to mention anything else, even if it is to be sold, it will definitely be able to sell at a high price, and Ajax will lose its profit.

Yang Yang thinks it is, but they are still young and need to continue to exercise and continue to grow and improve.

Today's young player training is like an industrialized assembly line operation. The young players who can stand out from the youth training camp are all very good in their own strength, and Yang Yang needs to find a suitable development route for them.

If the direction is right, the speed of progress will be one step at a time.

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Before the end of the first half, Tagliafico assisted Neres to score a goal, helping Ajax basically seal the victory.

In the end, Ajax defeated Dynamo Kyiv [-]-[-] at home with goals from Van der Beek, Sancho and Neres.

Gave the opponent an away goal, but scored three goals. From this point of view, Ajax has a high possibility of advancing.

However, in the locker room after the game, Yang Yang still warned the players to guard against arrogance and impetuosity.

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On August 25, in the third round of the Eredivisie, Ajax played against Eamon at home.

This team, which had just been defeated by Alkmaar [-]-[-] at home, played more safely as a guest at the Cruyff Stadium, adopting a [-] formation, but Ajax is obviously not a reasonable team.

Yang Yang won Boadu in this game, making the UEFA Champions League playoffs fail to score. Jovic started the game full of depression. As a result, the Serbian center assisted Mullen to score a goal in just 8 minutes of the opening.

Ten minutes later, Stens assisted Ashraf to make another goal. The Morocco international entered the penalty area from the right rib and scored his first goal after joining Ajax.

During the celebration, Ashraf also gave the goal to Yang Yang, and specially ran to the sidelines to celebrate with him.

No. In the 308th minute, Jovic, who failed to gain anything with many kicks, finally scored a goal. He used a wonderful shot near the penalty spot to break through Emon's goal and lock the score at [-]-[-].

After changing sides and fighting again, Erdegaard dribbled the ball in the middle for another 9 minutes and sent a through pass. Jovic calmly tricked the goalkeeper and then made a push. He scored twice and further expanded the score to [-]-[-].

No. 701 minutes, Mullen made another victory, expanding the score to [-]-[-].

In the No.806 minute, Boadu, who came off the bench, shot an angry shot and hit the opponent's midfielder Glenn. The refraction entered the goal and turned into an own goal.

In the end, Ajax beat Emon [-]-[-] at home. Jovic made two shots and one pass, and was elected the best player of the game.

The Serbian center forward has been Ajax's best performer and most goalscorer so far this season.

Since PSV Eindhoven narrowly beat Zwolle [-]-[-] away, and Alkmaar drew [-]-[-] at home with Vitesse, Ajax's [-]-[-] victory allowed the team to reach the top in one fell swoop, occupying the leader position of the Eredivisie.

But three days later, Yang Yang and his team suffered a blow in the away game against Dynamo Kiev.

(End of this chapter)