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Chapter 346 The first goal of the season [First update, please subscribe monthly pass]

The cruelty of the professional league lies in the fierce competition.

The fierce competition has led to the head coaches of all teams doing everything possible to dig out the opponent's loopholes and weaknesses, and give the Thunder a blow to defeat the opponent.

If you want not to be knocked down by the opponent, you have to keep changing.

There has never been a perfect and invincible tactic in this world. Only by constantly changing and seeking new ideas can you gain a foothold in the professional league, otherwise you will only be dealt a fatal blow by your opponent.

As the head coach who has coached for many years, Ronald Koeman is naturally very aware of this.

He also knows that Ajax is in this situation now.

On the one hand, he hopes to continue the stable style of play of last season, but Yang Yang is not in the right condition now, and he can't provoke the team's offensive backbone by himself like last season.

Moreover, Eindhoven is also focusing on closely guarding Yang Yang.

On the other hand, Ronald Koeman has to thank Barcelona. If they hadn't poached Van Bommel, it is estimated that it would be difficult for Ajax to retreat in the first half, which also made him have to start to reflect on his tactics.

Especially when the fans in the stands started to get restless, he felt that it was time for him to make a bold change, otherwise, if this continued, his handsome position might be shaken.

"Ronald, make up your mind." Luther Carroll persuaded.

As an assistant coach, Luther Carroll is more inclined to listen to Yang Yang's opinion and boldly press out to attack.

But Ronald Koeman is naturally more conservative, and he is naturally more hesitant.

Even when he had a group of young attackers such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Wesley Songk and van der Vaart, he didn't dare to give it a go, let alone later?
But now, the situation is imminent.

The league has not yet officially started, and they all still have the opportunity to try and make mistakes. Once the league really starts, they will be even more tied up.

Ronald Koeman also frowned deeply, hesitated for a while, and finally nodded towards Luther Carroll.

"Then let Yaya Toure go!"

Luther Carroll nodded, immediately walked to the bench, called Yaya Toure, and signaled him to warm up quickly.

When I walked back, I saw Ronald Koeman also walking back to the coach's bench.

"Luther, what do you think, how about giving Yang Yang the captain's armband?"

Garasek is the first captain of the team. When he is not playing, Heitinga is usually the captain on the field. However, this central defender is a bit too edgy and has not been stable enough, but he is a direct descendant of Ajax's youth training.

Besides, isn't there another Sneijder after Heitinga?
Luther Carroll shook his head and said, "I don't think Yang Yang has any intention of competing for the captain's armband."

He mistakenly thought that Ronald Koeman felt that Yang Yang wanted to fight for power, so he didn't try his best.

"No, no, Luther, I know Yang Yang's character, but I also really think that he should be a good captain and can play a good role model." Ronald Koeman explained.

Luther Carroll said nothing more.

Will Yang Yang be a good captain?
This obviously depends on what the definition of captain is.

Yang Yang is definitely not Roy Keane's type of captain. He is calm and rational on the court, never provoked by his opponents, has little tricks, never dives, and plays very decently. This is well-known in the referee circle of the Dutch League.

There are even rumors that the referee circle believes that as long as Yang Yang falls in the penalty area, it must be a penalty.

Yang Yang belongs to that kind of diligent, meticulous, and self-disciplined player. He is never late for training, and he is always the first to arrive and the last to leave. On the court, he will lead the team to fight until the last minute.

This never-say-die fighting spirit makes him very suitable to be the leader of a team.

And he is now the number one star in the Ajax team, the soul core.

Considering various factors, Yang Yang is indeed a very good choice.

"Now is not the time, Ronald." Luther Carroll advised.

Ronald Koeman nodded, "I'm just asking casually, let's talk about this matter slowly."

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At 6 minutes, Ajax took the lead in making a substitution.

Yaya Toure replaced veteran midfielder Garasek.

This time the substitution did not arouse the reaction of the fans in the stands, because Yaya Toure's performance in the previous few games was quite average, and he did not perform too impressively.

But the players on the Ajax stadium received instructions from the coaching staff on the sidelines, and Yaya Toure also brought Ronald Koeman's latest arrangement, that is, the team will start a full-scale attack.

This is a signal to go all out and give it a go!

Soon, the situation on the court changed dramatically.

Ajax's entire midfield began to press heavily, and the defense followed suit.

The trident headed by Pienaar, Charisteas and Yang Yang pressed on PSV's defense line, and the midfielders of Yaya Toure, De Jong and Sneijder also pressed forward at the same time, forming an oppression in the midfield.

This style of play made Eindhoven a little uncomfortable, especially when Ajax got closer and closer to the goal, they began to panic, and Hiddink began to signal the team to press out from the sidelines and not to retreat.

But without Van Bommel, Eindhoven's midfield lacked a strong player, and they couldn't press it at all.

With the team's pressing and pressing on the field, Eindhoven began to make frequent mistakes, while Ajax began to get opportunities continuously.

Yang Yang ran away and gradually got more and more opportunities to get the ball.

Especially when the game progressed to No.70 and two minutes, Ajax's frontcourt pressed and pressed, allowing PSV to pass a long pass to the center line, Vlaar headed it down, and Ajax handed over to the right for Maicon to attack.

Yang Yang took the initiative to retreat from the front to respond to Maicon's pass.

Behind him, Li Rongpyo quickly approached.

Unexpectedly, Yang Yang suddenly stopped and passed, and his whole body wiped past Li Rongpyo's right side.

The South Korean defender reacted quickly and chased back in time, but Yang Yang's dribbling inside still attracted Lucius' attention.

Subsequently, Yang Yang made a cross pass to Sneijder, who then made a cross pass to the gap at the front of the penalty area.

At this moment, the problem of losing Van Bommel was finally exposed.

Yaya Toure quickly chased him all the way from behind, and when Sneijder's pass came in front of him, he didn't care about 21, swung his slender but powerful right leg, and shot directly.

This thunderous sudden blow sent the ball into PSV's goal, and after hitting the lower edge of the crossbar, it bounced into the goal, and the muffled sound from the impact of the ball against the lower edge of the crossbar seemed to explode the air in the entire stadium.

One to one!

The two sides have returned to the same starting line!
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Yaya Toure's goal completely ignited the enthusiasm of the Amsterdam Arena.

This season's new player actually contributed a goal in the first official game, and it was an equalizer with Eindhoven, which undoubtedly surprised everyone.

The sudden long-range shot from the outside of the penalty area was not only tricky, but also powerful and explosive.

Ronald Koeman and Luther Carroll on the sidelines were also very surprised. They didn't expect the Ivorian midfielder to bring such a surprise. Hiddink was even a little surprised. He didn't expect Ajax to make such a move.

Isn't this Yaya Toure a defensive player?

As the game progressed, Yaya Toure became more and more active, which also allowed Sneijder and De Jong to gradually enter the rhythm.

The running-in of the midfield is getting smoother and smoother, and the pressure in the frontcourt of the team is also more effective.

After planning a goal, Yang Yang also gradually found some feeling, began to expand his range of activities, and even often changed positions to the left, because he found that Li Rongpyo stuck to him like a dog's skin plaster, which made him very uncomfortable.

The strength of South Korean players is still very good, but they are a little clingy.

Only 6 minutes after the last goal, Ajax got another chance.

After De Jong intercepted the ball in midfield, it was handed over to Yaya Toure.

The latter dribbled the ball in and sent it to the feet of Charisteas at the front of the penalty area.

The Greek center forward made it back to Sneijder, who made a through pass and sent it precisely to the right side of the small penalty area.

Eindhoven's Brazilian goalkeeper Gomez decisively abandoned the goal and attacked, while Lee Young-pyo chased Pinar all the way into the penalty area.

The South African national footballer did not have the advantage of speed and failed to get rid of Lee Young-pyo, but he caught up with the ball first.

Under the attack of Gomez and Lee Young Pyo, Pienaar made a cross with his right foot.

The ball was passed horizontally along the front of the small penalty area to the left of the goal.

Yang Yang, who didn't know when he switched to the left, threw off the defensive player from his left rib, and quickly inserted diagonally into the left corner of the small penalty area. Facing the incoming ball, he easily pushed with his right foot, and the ball rolled directly into the empty goal!

Two to one!

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"Yang Yang finally scored a goal!"

"It's his first goal of the season!"

In the stands, all the Ajax fans cheered.

They have been waiting for Yang Yang's goal. From the warm-up match to the Amsterdam Invitational, to tonight's Dutch Super Cup, they have been waiting, waiting for Yang Yang, who scored so many goals last season, to stage the return of the king.

But for a while, Yang Yang's state was indeed not particularly ideal.

Both the media and fans can understand and know that he is working hard to adjust, but everyone expects him to score goals as soon as possible, because only goals can continuously stimulate him and let him get back to his peak state faster.

Now, the goal is finally here!
"This goal fully reflects Yang Yang's smart movement, Pinar's assists are in place, Sneijder's through ball is very thoughtful, and before that, Yaya Toure dribbled the ball forward from the backcourt, and Charisteas made the ball at the front of the penalty area..."

"It can be said that this goal played the characteristics of Ajax's offensive players in the frontcourt, and the cooperation is also very smooth."

"Yang Yang's last shot was very calm and skillful. I hope he can regain the feeling of scoring goals."

"Two to one! Ajax reversed Eindhoven!"

(End of this chapter)