super storm

Chapter 232 Tractor and Tank

On the evening of October [-], the Amsterdam Arena.

Sure enough, Yang Yang guessed Ajax's starting lineup correctly, and Ronald Koeman played a double midfielder as he expected.

After all, Luoda JC was playing away, so they didn't dare to be careless, and formed a five-four formation.

This is a set of very resolute defensive counterattack tactics. The head coach Willjan Flotte is obviously well prepared. Even though it is an away game, he still hopes to grab points from Ajax, at least to be able to keep the tie and retreat.

Although Ajax played double defensive midfielders, they controlled the advantage on the field from the beginning of the game and launched frequent attacks. However, as soon as the ball advanced to the opponent's 30-meter area, it was immediately contained and it was difficult to create a threat.

When Rhoda JC, who is defending and counterattacking, shrinks the defense, there are eight or nine players in the entire 30-meter area, including five defenders and three midfielders, plus the Brazilian player Cristiano often withdraws to help.

This defensive posture caused Ajax's offense to encounter big problems.

High center Charisteas does not have much advantage in front of the opponent's central defender Blowells. Coupled with the fact that the two wings are difficult to get the ball, Ajax's frontcourt offense is in a dilemma.

He has an advantage on the scene, but he can't score when he gains momentum, making it difficult to create a threat.

This is also the problem Ajax has encountered in recent times.

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Yang Yang sat on the sidelines to watch the game, and Wesley Songk, Maduro, Maicon, Vlaar, Niklas Bendtner and Felipe Luis, as well as the substitute veteran Hans Funk, all sat on the bench.

For the trend of the game, Yang Yang has been observing calmly and carefully.

In the super training ground last night, he had already competed with Roda JC's defensive players, and he was quite familiar with them. Combined with the development and trend of this game, his impression became clearer.

Pienaar on the left is not the kind of player who is very good at charging, so the team's breakthrough is on the right.

But Demour has been caught in the entanglement with the opponent's left player Peredrag Filipovich since the beginning of the game. This left player is very fast and has a strong ability to go back and forth from the wing.

Judging from the performance in the actual game, De Moore did not have the advantage in the confrontation on the right.

Roda JC's four midfielders are positioned in a small diamond shape. Strictly speaking, there is no full-back. When the team grabs the ball, Filippovic will quickly move forward and play the role of a full-back.

This was supposed to be an offensive opportunity for Ajax, but Filippovic has a strong running ability and high tactical execution. Once the ball is lost, he will quickly retreat and take an active part in the defense.

De Moore's problem is that he clings too tightly to the wing, and the distance between Sneijder and Sneijder is a bit far away, and the response is not enough.

It can be seen that he wants to hit the point behind Filipovich, but Roda JC is obviously prepared for this. Between the left back and the center back stands a Hungarian player Poldisar Bodor.

Strictly speaking, Bodor is Roda JC's genuine full-back, and Filippovic is more of a full-back.

Therefore, when Filipovich advances, Filipovich will stay behind to check for him.

But this player's speed is relatively slow, and physical confrontation is his advantage, but he is not flexible enough.

During the sparring at the super training ground last night, Yang Yang had noticed some clues, that is, there were still some problems in the cooperation between Filipovich and Bodor.

The most obvious point is that when Bodor is defending, he stands more on the left side of the penalty area, intentionally or unintentionally leaving space on the left side for Filipovich. If he can quickly hit this area when counterattacking, he still has a chance to get the ball.

But Demur apparently didn't take advantage of that.

Sometimes, the tactical play arranged by the head coach is dead, but the game on the court is alive, so players need to learn and use it flexibly on the court to adapt to changes in the situation, instead of clinging to the blunt tactical routine.

Demul still lacks some experience to some extent, and he can't let go.

Speaking of which, he is also talented.

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Until the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was still zero to zero.

Ajax had the upper hand, but were slow to attack, let alone score.

The two flanks were severely restrained by the opponent, and it was difficult for midfielder Sneijder to make a difference alone.

The double defensive midfielder is a safe tactic, and Ronald Koeman should not move unless he has to, so during the intermission, it depends on how Ronald Koeman adjusts the team's two wing attacks.

Yang Yang entered the field for warm-up training with his teammates on the bench.

Many Ajax fans in the stands held back for four, five, 10 minutes. They haven't seen the team score for a long time, and they are already impatient. They are afraid that the team will still be tied by their opponents in this game, and they will be farther and farther away from opponents such as Eindhoven and Feyenoord.

Seeing Yang Yang in this situation, many fans shouted his name one after another.

"Yang Yang!"

"Yang!"

"Come on, we are waiting for you!"

Yang Yang was a little flattered by the shouts of the fans in the stands, and quickly turned around to wave to the fans in the stands.

"Yang Yang's popularity in the team is so high!" Maduro praised enviously.

"It's too high, but he also earned it back by his hard work." Veteran Hans Funk replied.

Wesley Songke looked at Yang Yang with complicated eyes. He had a chance to become the team's darling, but unfortunately, his performance this season has not been satisfactory, especially during Yang Yang's absence, he failed to provoke the team's offensive backbone.

After Van der Vaart and Zlatan Ibrahimovic left the team, he was originally recognized by the outside world as the closest player to the core leader of the team, regardless of age, worth or performance, but now he is getting farther and farther away.

Sneijder and Pienaar still have a chance and are still working hard, while Yang Yang came from behind and took the lead over Wesley Songk.

Of course, he hasn't been officially recognized yet, because he needs to deliver a convincing performance.

Niklas Bendtner looked at Yang Yang with complicated eyes.

When the two met for the first time, Yang Yang taught him a lesson, so that he had to be his training partner for the next three months. Although Yang Yang had been playing for the national team for more than a month and was not in the team, Niklas Bendtner was still very unconvinced.

But he didn't reject Yang Yang, on the contrary, he felt Yang Yang's kindness, and through the sparring, he also saw Yang Yang's hard work and hard work, but he was still very unconvinced.

He wants to win.

He has always won since he was a child, and this time is no exception.

Therefore, when he saw Yang Yang accepting the shouts from the fans in the stands, Bendtner was a little dissatisfied, and kicked out directly, "Yang, catch the ball."

As soon as Yang Yang turned around, he saw the ball flying towards him, and he almost instinctively raised his foot to stop the ball.

The ball was really stopped by him.

The beautiful stop drew warm applause from the fans in the stands.

Everyone has noticed that Yang Yang's stopping the ball has improved a lot.

"You kid is looking for death!" Yang Yang kicked the ball straight after stopping the ball.

Only a bang was heard at the scene, and the ball flew out from Yang Yang's feet, crossed an arc, and landed in the penalty area.

Niklas Bendtner quickly rushed to the penalty area, but in the end he failed to catch up with the ball and was picked off by substitute goalkeeper Hans Funk. The fans booed immediately.

"It's too slow, you can't do it at this speed." Yang Yang hit with a smile.

"I'm a tank, do you understand? You let a tank compare the speed of a Ferrari?" Niklas Bendtner objected.

"Wait, what are you talking about, you're a tank?"

"Reload the tank!" Bendtner emphasized.

"You can't carry people, and you can't hit the defense line. How dare you call yourself a tank?" Yang Yang laughed and asked, "At your level, a tractor is about the same."

The surrounding teammates laughed for a while.

Bendtner didn't know what to do, and spread his hands helplessly, as if I am a soft-spoken person anyway, and whatever you say is what you say.

I don’t know if it’s because of Van Gaal, or if Bendtner really looks like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, even the crazy personality is very similar, which makes Yang Yang feel very kind and looks very pleasing to the eye.

"Remember, I'm back. From tomorrow morning, report at my door early. Don't forget, the tractor."

The teammates laughed again when they heard the nickname behind.

Bendtner was very dissatisfied, so angry that his teeth hurt, but there was nothing he could do. Who made him take the initiative to provoke and lose?

He was worried, would the nickname of this tractor follow him?

Then how do you go out to meet people?

Tractor Bendtner?

I go!

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After changing sides to fight again in the second half, Ajax made appropriate adjustments.

The full-back Maxwell on the left was released to attack and became more active on the left, but Roda JC quickly made a defensive arrangement for Ajax's left and adjusted the focus of defense to his right.

In addition, although Charisteas had an advantage when grabbing the first point, he failed to follow up on the second point, which made Ajax's offense still fail to improve.

Fortunately, the double defensive midfielders ensured that Ajax's defense was stable, and it was difficult for Roda JC's counterattack to create a threat.

As a result, the situation on the field appeared to be rather stalemate, and neither side was able to open up the situation.

The fans at the scene were also becoming more and more dissatisfied with the team's performance. Many people were shouting Yang Yang's name, obviously urging the head coach to make a quick substitution.

Yang Yang's miraculous performance every time he came off the bench has already left an indelible impression in the hearts of Ajax fans. Everyone also believes that as long as he plays the game, he will definitely be able to change the situation.

At 55 minutes into the game, Ronald Koeman finally couldn't sit still.

Luther Carroll quickly walked to the bench, asked about Yang Yang's situation, and motioned him to go out to warm up.

Three minutes later, Yang Yang returned to the head coach's bench, and while making the final preparations before going on the field, he listened to Ronald Koeman and Luther Carroll's instructions to make adjustments after going on the field.

In 9 minutes, taking advantage of a dead ball, Yang Yang came on as a substitute for De Moore.

(End of this chapter)