The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 138 Preceded Oppressors

Sometimes people are really weird.

Just like the current Gretz, standing in front of the coaching bench of the away team at the Arenal Stadium, seeing the formation lined up on the field, ready to start the focus of the whole Netherlands, his heart was full of confidence, But with a little apprehension.

It sounds complicated, even contradictory, but that's how he feels right now.

Confidence was overwhelming because he knew how to restrain Ye Qiu's Ajax. This was not long ago at the Bessa Stadium in Portugal. Boavista did a good job, but Jaime Pacheco The team did not start well.

Having fought against Ye Qiu several times, Gretz believes that the beginning is very important when fighting against Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu has a very strong desire to control the rhythm of the game. He is the kind of head coach who likes to firmly control the initiative in his hands, so his team is always good at controlling the rhythm and situation after the start, so , To beat such a team, if you can't get off to a good start, you will be very passive.

The reason why Boavista only lost 1 goal is because Pacheco's team did not give Ajax ample space most of the time. They adopted fierce and decisive, wide-ranging pressing and oppression, To compress Ajax's offensive space, so that Ajax's offense cannot be expanded on a large scale.

Of course, the absence of Robben and Sneijder due to injury, and the fear of the players because of the aggressive style of the opponent, these are some factors.

The failure of Boavista is that after the start, they didn't think at all, and blindly kept up with the rhythm of Ajax, and Ajax, a team that is best at fast-paced attack, you follow them Quick, then you are dead.

Therefore, in this game, Gretz specially practiced the team's three-line coordinated defense in order to restrain Ajax.

Gretz has enough confidence in his team's offense. With the twin towers combination of Hesselink and Brukink, coupled with the fast ** Germanman, and Romedal on the right, PSV's offensive strength There is no need to worry at all, all he needs to do is to consolidate the defense and play Ajax's counterattack.

Moreover, Robben and Sneijder will miss this game due to injury, which will also affect Ajax's offense.

Robben was replaced by Hleb, the Belarusian who proved to be a suitable substitute, with mixed performances and sometimes stunning performances, but without consistent good performances, the feeling was lacking. confidence.

Yaya Toure replaced Sneijder, but the Ivorian couldn't pass the deadly through ball similar to Sneijder in the frontcourt, not to mention the Ivorian prefers to stick the ball, which is very important for a player most of the time For players who are in the tight defensive area of ​​​​the opponent's defensive midfielder, this shortcoming is very, very fatal.

Both of these points will be the focus of Gretz's attack.

He insisted that if Robben and Sneijder start as usual, Ajax's overall strength will be very good. And the disadvantages of the record in the past two years will definitely cause the team to lack confidence.

But now without Robben on the left and Sneijder in the center, how much strength can Ajax display?

Confidence was overwhelming, and the chances of victory were in his hands, but when Gretz saw Ye Qiu standing in front of the coach's bench for the home team, he inevitably panicked.

In the past two years, he didn't get even the slightest advantage from Ye Qiu. Ye Qiu was like his nightmare, becoming a shadow over his and Eindhoven's heads, lingering. go.

But Gretz is Gretz after all, and he has won the Eredivisie championship for two consecutive years, which makes him somewhat confident.

Taking a deep breath, Gretz forced himself to firmly suppress the anxiety in his heart, let out a mouthful of grievances, and concentrated on preparing for the upcoming crucial battle.

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"To all fans and friends in front of the TV, this is the Arena in Amsterdam!"

"What we're seeing now is round 14 of the Eredivisie, a crucial game between league leaders Ajax and defending champion PSV Eindhoven because Ajax are four points ahead of PSV. , so this game is considered by many people, it may affect the final ownership of the Eredivisie championship this season!"

"What we see now is Ajax's starting lineup, the goalkeeper is the captain Edwin van der Sar, and the defense is Abidal, Kivu, Lucio and Maicon. The main defensive line of the season, the central defender Lucio who was questioned last season, has performed well recently, and the communication with Keivu's partner and Van der Sar behind him has become more and more tacit."

"In terms of midfield, Keita and Gilberto Silva are also the main midfielders of Ajax this season. Sneijder was injured in the Champions League game. Ye Qiu chose Yaya Toure to start this time. Robben on the left is also absent due to injury, and Ye Qiu arranged Hleb, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and van der Vaart in the trident."

"Compared to the absence of Ajax's main force, Eindhoven is strong and menacing, the goalkeeper is Waterrus, the defense is Bouma, Hovland, Faber and Oye, the midfielder They are Kežman, Van Bommel, Vogel and Romedal, and the double forwards are Hesselink and Bruckink."

"Players from both sides have lined up on the field, and Eindhoven, who will be playing away, will take the lead."

With the whistle of the referee, Heselink drove the ball to Brookink, sounding the clarion call of this crucial battle.

"Okay, with the referee's whistle, the game officially begins!"

At the moment when the whistle sounded at the start of the game, the whole Arenal stadium began to be booed loudly, obviously aimed at PSV Eindhoven who played away. The biggest mortal enemy has brought countless pains to Ajax fans.

But soon, they turned the boos into cheers.

It was seen that Keita rushed forward at the beginning of the game, obviously to launch an active midfield press.

"This is the usual tactic used by Ajax in the game. Through high-intensity midfield pressing and pressing, they force the opponent to increase the rhythm of the game and put the game into their favorite fast-paced state."

With Keita, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Hleb and others pressing, Eindhoven's ball could not help but quickly back and forth in their own backcourt, but soon, Keita held it with his body Vogel, beautifully poked the passed ball to Hleb on the left.

The Belarusian's back was facing PSV's goal. After getting the ball, he felt that Oyer was approaching behind him. He chose to take the ball back and knocked back to the left back Abidal who stepped forward to respond. The Frenchman stopped the ball and knocked horizontally To Gilberto Silva.

Gilberto Silva poked forward and the ball quickly followed a straight line to Yaya Toure's feet.

Yaya Toure stopped the ball very steadily and wanted to observe his surroundings, but Van Bommel had already come behind him. The Ivorian had no more time, so he could only choose to use his body to support Van Bommel, with his flexible and slender legs crossed The ball suddenly took a step back, turned to the left, and swung his right foot to make a strong pass.

This kick passed directly behind Bouma. Van der Vaart originally planned to run over to meet Yaya Toure, and then cut in, but Yaya Toure suddenly made a pass to the bottom line, which was out of his control. Unexpected, because the Dutchman cut inside more on the right than bottomed out.

The ball fell to Bouma's feet without any suspense, and PSV reorganized an attack.

Lost an offensive opportunity, but Ajax did not feel depressed because the opponent did not give them time to be depressed, so they immediately invested in the pressing and oppression of the midfield.

Soon, there was another chance. After Gilberto Silva succeeded in stealing the ball, he was assigned to the right and handed over to Maicon.

After the Brazilian right back got the ball, he moved forward very fast. Van der Vaart cut in obliquely, giving up all the area on the right sideline and handing it over to Maicon, who did not slow down at all. rush forward.

After rushing to the area almost parallel to the front of PSV Eindhoven's penalty area, Maicon made an emergency stop, threw off the close-up Bouma, and struck van der Vaart horizontally, who caught the ball and attracted Hovland's After paying attention, he tried to shake Hovland away with a fake move, but failed, and could only cross to the front of the penalty area.

At this time, as long as Yaya Toure and van der Vaart can have a better understanding, rush forward two steps, and kick directly into the top of the arc, it will definitely pose a threat to PSV's goal, but Yaya Toure Ray obviously didn't expect that Van der Vaart would suddenly pass the ball to himself. When he realized it, he rushed forward and Faber had already made a big clearance.

"It's a pity that Ajax missed a good chance to score!" the on-site commentator said regretfully.

Ajax is best at attacking. If you pay attention to watch Ajax's games, it is not difficult to find that once Ajax has established enough advantages at the beginning, then almost all such games can be won. Because what Ye Qiu's team likes most is to control the rhythm in their own hands.

Ye Qiu, who was sitting in the coaching bench of the home team, saw that Yaya Toure missed the shot, and heaved a sigh of relief, because if it was Sneijder or Keita this time, Nine times out of ten, at least one shot can be formed, but the Ivorian is a little behind the scenes.

There was no other way, lack of tacit understanding, van der Vaart passed the ball very suddenly, and when Yaya Toure reacted, there was almost no way to catch up with the ball again.

"He looks a little nervous, and a little impatient!" Bobby Harms had sharp eyesight, and he saw through Yaya Toure's question at a glance. This kid was a little eager to win.

Ye Qiu shook his head and smiled, "Sneijder is famous for his fast passing. Yaya Toure wants to imitate him now, but he is not Sneijder. This kid's fast passing is too blind and he has no big picture. .”

It may be due to personality, or it may be due to the playing habits developed from childhood to adulthood. Everyone's playing style and characteristics are different. Let the ball stay at your feet more, run to, receive, and pass to, and the reason why this can be done is that when Sneijder ran to catch the ball, he had already thought in advance what he would do after receiving the ball. How to play the ball.

Yaya Toure has always been sticky to the ball. Ye Qiu and the coaching staff have criticized him many times for this matter, but this does not mean that everyone thinks that Yaya Toure should become another Sneijder ,That is impossible.

Ye Qiu is very clear about Yaya Toure's ability. He is physically strong, can protect the ball, and can also drive the ball forward. The type of pass that kills the through ball.

"This kid is blindly pursuing fast passing, has no sense of direction and purpose, and his running position is a bit messy. He has not brought out what he is best at, but has exposed his shortcomings to the fullest. You say he... "Rick Link's eyes are notoriously vicious, and he can see the problem.

After hearing this, Ye Qiu smiled, left his seat, walked out, stood on the sidelines and waited for a while, and when a chance of dead ball came, he waved at Yaya Toure.

"Hey, boy, I let you start because I want you to play as Yaya Toure, not to do what Sneijder does. Do you understand?" Ye Qiu stood on the sidelines and beat the stupefied silly boy.

Sometimes this black bean looks very smart, but sometimes he is very stupid and can't turn a corner.

"Head, I..." Yaya Toure looked aggrieved. He might feel that I have already worked hard.

"Your strengths are physicality, ball control, running from the back, and wide range of running. I don't want you to do what Sneijder did. I want you to do what Yaya Toure can do and do it well. matter!" After speaking, Ye Qiu turned around and walked back to the coach's bench.

Yaya Toure slowly ran back to the court, still thinking about what Ye Qiu said just now.

Yaya Toure's position was very vague when he was in Côte d'Ivoire before. After coming to Ajax, he has a strong body, excellent running ability, and a good one-on-one defense, so the coaching staff gave him He is positioned as a defensive player.

But Ye Qiu didn't think so, because he felt that Yaya Toure's offensive ability should not be sacrificed and suppressed.

Ye Qiu's definition of Yaya Toure has never been a post-attack player like Harvey Alonso and Pirlo. He thinks it should be the opposite. Yaya Toure is better at being a front-end oppressive player player because of his excellent ability to push the ball forward.

Strictly speaking, there are generally two types of dribbling. One is the type of Ronaldo, which is purely based on speed and explosive power, as well as the combination of man and ball at high speed. Robben and Kaka are also of this type; The other is Zidane's. The speed itself is not fast, but through the firm control of the ball, the ball moves with the person.

Explosive dribbling is very direct, it directly hits the opponent's weakness, it is also highly entertaining and very deadly, but the problem is that the error rate of this type of advancement is generally relatively high, and there is a premise that the opponent shows a flaw. If the opponent has no loopholes, this type of dribbling has little effect.

The ball control type is more secretive, it is difficult to intercept the ball, even if it fails, it can ensure that the ball is under the feet, the risk is small, but the player's ball control skills are relatively high, but the blow to the opponent is not as direct and effective as the explosive type. , but the problem is, even if the opponent does not show any flaws, this kind of dribbling can press the opponent's defense line to the maximum extent.

Just imagine, an unbreakable line of defense, and a player keeps rushing forward with the ball. For the defensive side, it is simply a nightmare, and once they are oppressed to a certain extent, they will naturally show their flaws.

Zidane's excellence does not lie in his speed, but in his ability to use his skilled ball control skills to press the opponent's defense line and force the opponent to show his flaws when the opponent has no flaws, and once there is a flaw, he passes the ball , Help teammates to combat this flaw.

Yaya Toure will definitely not be able to reach Zidane's level, but his body, speed, athletic ability are all better, and his defensive ability is also better, which makes him not Zidane, but he can be Another unique type of midfield role player.

The premise is that he has to get rid of his old habit of sticking to the ball!
Yaya Toure returned to the field, and the words Ye Qiu said to him yesterday appeared in his mind.

"Keep calm, trust your teammates, pass the ball well and you can dominate a game!"

Before, he had always thought that Ye Qiu asked him to pass the ball well, to pass the ball like Sneijder. This made him guess Ye Qiu's intention wrong from the very beginning of the game, which caused him to be a little HD toddler during the game. Feeling overwhelmed, uncomfortable.

But now that Ye Qiu said this, he realized that what he had done in the first ten minutes had greatly deviated from the head coach's idea, and what did Ye Qiu mean by passing the ball well?
Yaya Toure is not stupid. He quickly thought of Ye Qiu's request to him in the past and what he said to him just now, and immediately understood Ye Qiu's request, that is, to do a good job with Yaya? What Toure is best at is trusting his teammates at critical moments and passing good balls to his teammates.

Thinking of this, Yaya Toure wanted to give it a try.

The ball was knocked back from Hleb's feet to Keita again, and Yaya Toure leaned over for the first time, raising his hand for the ball.

The ball came from Keita's feet to Yaya Toure's feet. Yaya Toure, who was holding the ball with his back, immediately felt the pressure behind him. Van Bommel always approached him immediately.

But this time, Yaya Toure stopped pausing and directly stopped the ball to the left side of himself and Van Bommel. On the one hand, he used his body to suppress Van Bommel, and at the same time turned sideways, turning around from Van Bommel's left side , secretly blocked Van Bommel with his left hand and left shoulder, grabbed the ball before the Dutchman, and waded directly past Van Bommel.

After passing, Yaya Toure did not hesitate at all. About 19 meters away from the front of the door, Hovland saw that Van Bommel had been waded past, and immediately left his position to grab, while Van der Vaart Is just around the corner on the right side.

Yaya Toure saw Hovland coming up and immediately pushed with his right foot.

The ball quickly passed by Hovland and went straight behind him. At this time, Van der Vaart has also quickly started an inward cut from the right side, and went straight to the penalty area of ​​Eindhoven from the ribs.

(End of this chapter)