Football: The immortal legend on the green field

Ali Han watched the changes on the field carefully.

The cooperation on the Haarlem Athletic side became smoother.

Shen Bin is truly a talented midfielder. His judgment of the situation on the field is better than anyone else on the field. Looking at him in ease on the field, it seems that he is not playing seriously, but he still puts tremendous pressure on the defense.

Shen Bin, Tiote and Deng Zhuoxiang worked together, with Deng Zhuoxiang standing out, while Shen Bin and Tiote were on his left and right, forming a triangle relationship.

The interactive scene of three people made the art of football break Ali Han’s previous understanding of artistic football. The so-called artistic football in the past initially reflected personal footwork skills, which was brought to this sport by Brazilians in the 1950s and 1960s.

In the 1970s, it began to develop into a two-person operation, the most common manifestation of which is two-on-one or two-on-two.

Then, in the late 1970s, the so-called European Latin school emerged in the Netherlands, Italy and Spain. They further evolved artistic football and introduced triangular passing. This revolutionary change lasted for a long 20 years.

It was not until the new millennium that the ball-control style of play involving multiple players began to appear in world football. The most representative examples were Wenger's Arsenal and Barcelona under the guidance of Cruyff.

But Arsenal has been suppressed by Manchester United in the Premier League, and Barcelona has been struggling in front of Real Madrid. Both teams have no dazzling results, and their playing style is not recognized by most professionals in the world.

Unexpectedly, a third team appeared on this small field. Haarlem Athletic’s playing style is no longer a simple individual performance, nor is it a simple cooperation between two or three people, but the linkage of the entire midfield and frontcourt. Isn’t this what every coach dreams of?

Ali Han began to be jealous of his former teammates. Where did Neeskens find such a group of little monsters?

After these three players completed the pass, the two wingers and the back line also gradually began to press forward.

Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom!

This is the sound of the ball rubbing against sneakers. Every time Shen Bin passes the ball, he chooses to touch the ball once, or at most twice.

The entire delivery process was extremely smooth.

Even if there is a problem in a certain link, when the ball is passed to Shen Bin's feet, the situation will calm down instantly.

All the players of Haarlem Athletic seem to be dependent on Shen Bin. Whenever they encounter passing obstacles, they will look for Shen Bin first and ask him to solve the difficult problems.

The three core players with the ball radiated their influence to the entire team, and at this time, the fangs of the offense gradually emerged.

Deng Zhuoxiang turned his head to look at his teammates and the defense line on both sides, and he took the initiative to retreat again.

Seeing Deng Zhuoxiang's movements, midfielder Cobaro, who had previous experience, immediately chased after him.

At this time, Tiote passed the ball to Deng Zhuoxiang in front of him, but Deng Zhuoxiang had no intention of stopping the ball and kicked it back to Shen Bin who came forward to receive it.

This decisive kick back made Cobaro, who was rushing from behind, suffer a setback.

Deng Zhuoxiang turned his head and looked at Kobaro, grinning and showing his bright white teeth.

For some reason, Cobaro always felt that this smile was a little hateful.

Shen Bin had already transferred the ball to Gular on the wing, and Deng Zhuoxiang also immediately moved over.

Helmend's left midfielder immediately stepped forward, and Gular saw Cobaro sticking to Deng Zhuoxiang, so he chose to pass the ball back to Shen Bin who was also entangled by someone.

This is the difference between Shen Bin and Deng Zhuoxiang. Compared with other teammates, all the players of Haarlem Athletic trust Shen Bin more. Under the same circumstances, they believe that Shen Bin is more capable of dealing with difficult situations.

Shen Bin saw that Deng Zhuoxiang had already moved out of the way, so without any delay he touched the ball and passed it to Deng Zhuoxiang. Cobaro immediately dived forward and Deng Zhuoxiang passed the ball back again.

"Why do you always reply?"

Cobaro missed his target and shouted in dissatisfaction.

Deng Zhuoxiang shrugged: "Then don't press on me!"

Cobaro curled his lips and said, "Isn't he going to press forward and wait for you to pass the threatening ball?"

At this time, Shen Bin passed the ball to Deng Zhuoxiang again.

Kobaro couldn't bear it any longer, so he suddenly started running, this time running at full speed, trying to intercept Deng Zhuoxiang before he could.

But Deng Zhuoxiang did not wait there, but took the initiative to retreat to meet the ball.

Both of them rushed towards the ball at a very fast speed. Looking at the ball in front of him, Deng Zhuoxiang used the arch of his left foot and gently pushed it to the outside.

The ball rolled to the left, and Deng Zhuoxiang immediately turned around and moved in the opposite direction of the pass, and Cobaro missed again.

His attention followed the movement of the ball and he did not notice that Shen Bin had already brought his opponent to the front of Deng Zhuoxiang. Deng Zhuoxiang stood at the same level with him. Kobaro rushed up for the third time and took small steps to adjust Deng Zhuoxiang.

When Kebaro was two steps away from Deng Zhuoxiang, the ball had already rolled towards Shen Bin in front of him.

This seemed to be a signal, and Gular and Howard, who had retreated to support the opponent, turned around and rushed towards the opponent's penalty area with all their strength.

This series of performances has attracted the attention of all Helmend's defensive players. Sterling, who had been doing nothing on the left wing, seemed to have been forgotten. In the area on the left, there was an open space in front of Sterling. Sterling started only half a beat slower than Howard and Gular, so his next task was very simple.

Shen Bin directly passed the ball to Sterling; he used the space opened up for him by his teammates to dribble the ball along the wing at the highest speed.

According to the defensive principles of football, the defensive formation should tilt towards the side where the ball is. This is the iron rule for all teams. Helmend did nothing wrong, but no one, including Ali Han in the stands, realized the seriousness of the problem because the opponent had a master-level midfielder Shen Bin.

Shen Bin advanced from the middle to the left side, and at the same time pulled all the defensive forces to the left side, with only one full-back in the middle position.

Sure enough, at the moment when Shen Bin passed the ball, the entire formation of Haarlem Athletic pressed forward. Shen Bin started suddenly and tried his best to move forward. His speed was pitifully slow. Even Sterling seemed to be a little faster than him when dribbling the ball.

"Got penetrated again?"

"Stop him!"

The defensive players on both sides quickly moved forward, and the goalkeeper also left the goal to expand the blocking area as much as possible.

When the full-back Helmend was about three meters away from Sterling, he did not stick to the ball this time due to many lessons. He half turned and passed the ball to Shen Bin on the right back. Sterling passed a half-high ball, which was very troublesome to receive under normal circumstances. Ali Han in the stands had already hugged his head with both hands. Proud Dutchman, when did his footwork become so different from that of the Chinese who live in a football desert?

Generally speaking, the one with worse footwork must be a Chinese with yellow skin and black eyes. However, what we see here is a young Dutch player being crushed by an even younger Chinese player.

Coach Helmond stood up nervously. When he saw Sterling's pass, he knew that Hallam's attack was probably ruined. Generally, the player who receives the ball needs to at least adjust himself, and then observe whether to break through with the ball or pass the ball to a more threatening teammate or make a transition.

Whether the defense can be successful depends entirely on the reset of the team's defensive lineup and the opponent's ability to handle the ball. Sterling's pass can be said to be a failed pass. Even if Shen Bin uses his personal ability to adjust the ball into place, it will take a lot of time. Moreover, given the difficulty of handling this ball, it is unknown whether he can get the ball off the air.

He believed in his players. With this time difference, they were fully capable of returning to their positions and setting up their defense.

He was about to return to the coaching seat when he suddenly widened his eyes and looked at the field in astonishment. He saw Shen Bin soar into the air and sweep his left foot towards the one-meter-high football in the air. The football changed direction and flew to the right side of the penalty area.

Head coach Helmen breathed a sigh of relief because his goalkeeper was on the flight path of the ball. The Helmen goalkeeper did not need to jump at all. He could easily hold the ball in his arms as long as he stretched out his hands.

He thought so and did so, but when the ball was three meters away from him, it obviously began to turn. He was shocked and reacted hastily, leaning his body to the right, no longer eager to confiscate the ball, and tried his best to punch the ball out of the penalty area with both fists.

But he was still a step too slow. He could feel the slight friction between the ball and his left fist, but it still failed to change the trajectory of the football. He turned his head in horror and looked at the flying football.

After the football left his control, it not only moved in a strong arc but also began to fall rapidly. A player in a yellow jersey was seen running at high speed, then making a diving header. The football was affected by external force, changed direction, and hit the net like a cannonball.

2:0, Haarlem Athletic expanded their lead.

Since the two places are only more than 20 kilometers apart, this distance is not a problem at all for the Netherlands, which has taken over the bicycle kingdom of China. You can ride a bicycle on the weekend, enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way, and watch an exciting home and away game. The ticket price is pitifully low. Why not do it?

Therefore, most of the people in the stadium with less than 8,000 seats were guests from the west of Amsterdam.

How could they not go crazy with such a wonderful goal? They all stood up, squeezed forward, roared, and more than a dozen fans even rushed down the stands. Fortunately, they were not football hooligans like in the UK. They were just too excited and lost their minds for a short period of time. They did not rush into the stadium only after being persuaded by the security guards who were maintaining stadium discipline.

In the following game, Haarlem used ball control tactics to devour Helmond's territory step by step. By the 80th minute of the game, Haarlem's ball possession ratio had reached 80%. Even though they intercepted the ball once or twice, before they crossed the half court, Shen Bin and Tiote, with the cooperation of other players in the midfield and frontcourt, quickly lost the ball in the siege. Under the double blow of psychological and physical strength, it was difficult for them to pass the half court.

In the 87th minute of the game, Shen Bin received a pass from Tiote on the penalty area line. A simple fake shot knocked the opponent off his feet. He quickly pulled the ball back with his right foot, then gently stepped on the ball with his left foot, stopping the ball in place, while he continued to move to the left, also drawing away most of the defensive force.

But they did not notice Deng Zhuoxiang behind Shen Bin.

The two formed a crossing position, and Deng Zhuoxiang kicked the ball away from Shen Bin's spot. Facing the goal guarded by only the full-back, Deng Zhuoxiang easily shot it into the lower left corner.

The ball hit the net.

"Wow!"

Ali Han once again saw such exquisite offensive coordination. He let go of all his reserve as a middle-aged man and jumped up from his seat excitedly.

Gao Haiyang, who was sitting on the other side of Yan Shiduo, also exclaimed at the same time. This game shocked him so much that it made him hallucinate. Is this still the dark, strong and childish little Shen Bin that he coached in Longjiang Jinling two years ago?

Are there really ghosts and gods in the world? I'm afraid only Maradona can explain all this. Was this really the attack they launched?

Are these really the two little guys from China? How many times have they made continuous cross-position runs and tentative passes, smoothly passing the ball to the dangerous area.

Shen Bin's imaginative forward run and stepping on the ball at the last minute injected soul into this attack.

It is also very crucial that Deng Zhuoxiang can understand Shen Bin’s thoughts.

"These two guys...damn it!" Gao Haiyang's face was still filled with shock.

If it weren't for this dilapidated stadium, he would have thought he was watching Arsenal play. Today, only Professor Wenger is trying this extreme full-ball possession style of play in the world.

The main reason was that this attack was too smooth, with almost the entire process being a one-touch pass, and the defense was drawn away as much as possible before scoring.

In particular, Shen Bin and Deng Zhuoxiang seem to have formed a tacit understanding by nature. If you observe carefully, Shen Bin is active and Deng Zhuoxiang is passive. Deng Zhuoxiang is obviously far behind Shen Bin in terms of technology, which can be seen from some small kicking movements. If there is one, there will be two, and if there are two, there will be three. With the two of them as the center, they attract the surrounding players like suction cups. Gular, Sterling, and Tiote form countless triangular relationships. Whether attacking or defending, the pace is so consistent.

This tactic was very dangerous. If there was a flaw in one aspect, the team would be doomed to failure. However, Shen Bin seemed to have a pair of eyes in the sky. He could always predict the danger one step ahead of the opponent and take advantage of the loophole in time.

The defending side was a little upset, mainly because they were being played around by the opponent like a dog, and no one was happy about it.

The Helmond players' movements became more and more exaggerated. Shen Bin discovered in time that something was wrong and made a gesture to his teammates. The players of Haarlem Athletic retreated like a receding flood. The entire lineup retreated one after another and began to pass the ball back and forth in the other half of the field, no longer seeking to score goals.

Shen Bin began to pass the ball more often to the two central defenders of his team, hoping that they could integrate into the system. Even though they could not fully participate due to the difference in skills, as long as they could partially participate and bring a little help to the offensive combination in front, it was also good.

The skills of Ves Rafael and Berna Canu have been finalized, and they used to play defensive counterattacks and simple and crude tactics.

It's hard to integrate into it for a while.

This exquisite tactical coordination and this gorgeous running tacit understanding made the professionals Gao Haiyang and Ali Han feel very comfortable.

Even Yan Shiduo stood there in a daze.

He carefully felt the previous cooperation.

There was no error at all, everyone was where they were supposed to be, and everyone's movement played a role in facilitating the goal.

Among them, the child who might risk his political life in order to achieve the final victory in the struggle between the Football Association and Nan Yong and Yang Yiming is the one who leads and connects all of this.

What an amazing feeling!