Green Dragon

Chapter 16 Countdown to Van Basten's Commanding Position

"Alkmaar is turning away from customers in Amsterdam!"

The passionate voice of guest commentator Jan Sen from Dutch TV [-] rang out.

"After a cross from the wing, Lens stepped in from the back row! The front of Ajax's penalty area is simply an undefended open space! They warmly invite players from Alkmaar to be here at will!"

The commentator De Cour criticized the Ajax players mercilessly: "Sim De Jong's marking has a serious loophole. When Lenz advanced at high speed, he was still near the center circle. Take a slow walk! Has he not eaten at noon?!"

Of course Sim de Jong ate, and he was a bit wronged by the blame.

It's not that he didn't intercept just now, but because he was hard to beat with two fists and four hands. His attention was all attracted by Alkmaar's midfielder Moussa Dembele. How could he have the time to pay attention to Lens for a whole season? A fringe striker who only played 2 starts and 5 substitutes, and failed to score a goal in 7 games!

But Lens scored his first goal in the 2008-2009 season in this game, and it may be the only goal, but he just scored!
Although this goal is neither exciting nor beautiful, and may not even be selected for the top 10 goals of this round of the Eredivisie, but at this moment, he is the hero of the Alkmaar team!
Van Basten shook his head helplessly, and smashed the mineral water bottle in his hand to the ground.

A third-rate fringe player who has done nothing all season and has a blank statistic has scored such an important goal in such a crucial battle!

Conceding the ball in the 22nd minute after the opening not only disrupted Van Basten's tactical arrangement, but also made Ajax fall into absolute passivity.

They can only attack!

Must score!
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"Ajax went on the offensive after conceding the ball, but their front and back courts are a bit too disjointed. Once Alkmaar counterattacks..."

Before the commentator finished speaking, Alkmaar's counterattack came out.

Ajax's full-back Emmanuel Nursen was a bit too clingy to the ball. He frequently stepped on a bicycle on the wing, but it didn't do anything. Poke the ball away.

Dembele accelerated in an instant. His speed has been confirmed in the previous 30 minutes. It is difficult for Ajax's messy defense to stop him and Lens!
Sime De Jong bit the bullet and slammed into it hard, stopping the opponent's fast break at the cost of a yellow card.

Yang Sen sighed: "It is conceivable that if Ajax loses this game and No.2 Twente wins the game, the gap between them will widen to 7 points, only two points in the league. This also declares that they have completely lost their qualifications to compete for the Champions League next season. Such a situation is disastrous for Ajax, and Van Basten is likely to lose his coaching position.”

Of course Van Basten is aware of this matter!

The victory or defeat of this game is not only related to who has the stronger coaching ability between him and Van Gaal, but more importantly, it is directly related to his handsome position and face, so he keeps sending big blows to the players from the sidelines. The roar, the previous cold and arrogant posture were all left behind by him.

The Ajax players have definitely not lost their fighting spirit. Those famous stars in the future are desperately expressing themselves, but the more aggressive they are, the tougher the opponent's defense will be!The counterattack is more deadly!

After running in vain for more than 30 minutes in the frontcourt, Suarez had almost no chance to catch the ball. He had to keep his position retreated and retreated to the midfield to get the ball.

But in this way, Alkmaar can spend his time laying out one line of defense inside and outside the penalty area, completely blocking Suarez from the penalty area.

There is no doubt that the Uruguayan striker's ability is very powerful, but Van Gaal's team is by no means a vegetarian. They have studied Ajax's top scorer very thoroughly, and everyone even knows his weaknesses, so they are in defense. They are all teasing Suarez's temper intentionally or unintentionally.

Suarez has a fiery temper at one point, and sometimes he goes crazy and even his opponents may be poisoned. When seeing Alkmaar's defenders start to provoke him, all Ajax players and coaches Both the fans and the fans couldn't help shivering.

If... if Suarez is indeed sent off, there is hardly any suspense about the outcome of this game.

Fortunately, the Uruguay striker also knows his own importance. He has tried his best to restrain his temper, and used this unknown fire for fighting and breaking through, and then he fell to the ground again and again.

There is no doubt about his aggressiveness. In order to stop the crazy Suarez, the Alkmaar team paid a lot.

In the 45 minutes of the first half, Alkmaar's Schals and De Conioli both received yellow cards for excessive movement in defense, and this time, he also successfully dribbled the ball into the penalty area. .

Then... under the push of the opponent's defender, he fell to the ground again, and then rolled three or four times in a row, as if he wanted to roll directly into the goal.

Long Shute on the sidelines couldn't help covering his eyes.

Suarez, this guy, didn't explode his temper, but he went to another extreme...

"Aha," De Cour let out an unmistakable laugh, "the Uruguayan performed an unsuccessful dive! I'm sure he taught himself the trick on the streets of his hometown!"

Suarez, who fell on the penalty area line, didn't think his performance was too exaggerated. He sat on the turf and spread his hands towards the referee, looking aggrieved.

But the referee didn't even look at him, but just shook his finger to signal the game to continue.

Suarez could only spit angrily, and got up alone.
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"At the end of the first half, the score is still 0-1. Van Gaal, who is more experienced, leads Van Basten by a goal in the away game." Van Basten, "Perhaps... the countdown to Van Basten's Ajax career has begun."

"We saw that several of Ajax's substitute players came out of the locker room ahead of time and began to warm up. Maybe Van Basten is going to make substitution adjustments in midfield." Yang Sen felt a little sympathetic to the name Poor Dutch star, "I hope his substitution can have some positive effects..."

Long Shute, who was warming up, shook his head secretly.

As in history, Van Basten replaced the defensive defender Oleger after the break and Emmanuel Nursen, who delayed many offensive opportunities, and replaced the striker Suleimani and defender Vertonghen. Put it up and change from 442 to a more aggressive 433.

But football has never been a simple lineup change, and one more striker will not mean that their attack power will be more violent.

You know, Alkmaar's lineup is 451 that emphasizes midfield!

The Ajax midfielder, who originally lacked sufficient control, completely lost the ability to compete with the opponent!

Alkmaar's defense is tougher, and their counterattack is sharper!
Sime De Jong and his teammates had to use more dangerous moves to stop Dembele and Lens, but he already had a yellow card on his back!
Only 5 minutes into the second half, Van Basten realized that his substitution adjustment was likely to have made a big mistake.

He turned and looked at his bench, wanting to choose the player who could change the situation of the game.

But the faces of most players are full of confusion, and there is no hope in sight.

There is only one exception.

The little guy didn't seem to have any worries or fears, and there was a firm light in his eyes.

Van Basten took a deep breath.

He only has the last substitution spot.

He knew that his next decision would definitely surprise everyone.

He wants to put his coaching position on a Chinese who has never played in the first team.

He bet!
(End of this chapter)