The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 184

2003 February 2, Willem II Stadium, Tilburg

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Ke Adrianse on the coaching bench of the home team hugged his proud head tightly, and the coaches of William II sitting around him all looked at a loss, With a look of bewilderment, at the same time, a little relieved.

Yes, they should breathe a sigh of relief, even if the bright red score of 0:6 on the red scoreboard looks so shocking, but they should all be grateful for the end of the game, because if the referee does not blow the whistle If they say it loudly, they don't know whether Ajax will score more goals.

6:0, this is definitely a bloody massacre that happened at the William II Stadium, in front of all Tilburg William II fans, and it was a one-sided massacre. Ajax not only showed their strength The offensive power also let everyone see the team's steady and solid defensive skills.

In this game, both teams played offensive football. Adrianse's team played at home without any reservations. Ye Qiu's team had been recharging their batteries for three weeks, and they were constantly perfecting the ball. The team's offensive and defensive system, everyone in the whole team is eager to test the team's training effect through a game.

Since both sides played without reservation, it stands to reason that William II should not have no chance.

However, William II lost this game completely and completely.

Ajax's performance in this game is a testament to the saying that offense is the best defense!

When the game progressed to the 8th minute, Van der Vaart dribbled the ball from the right and then shot through Willem II's goal. Adrianse was not in a hurry at all, and kept calling on the players to keep calm , Continue to adhere to the tactics before the game.

It is not uncommon to fall behind against Ajax. Even those giants are often beaten at the beginning of the game, let alone Willem II?
But when William II managed to gain a firm foothold and just wanted to make a plan, Ibrahimovic scored again in the 18th minute. This goal made William II fall into the trap again. Crisis, morale weakened.

Ajax played very active on the two wings in this game. Robben and van der Vaart frequently created threats on the two wings. In the 33rd minute, when Willem II hadn't recovered from the previous goal, Ajax Jax took advantage of a corner kick, Lucio headed the ball and Kiev scored with a header, 3:0.

The first half was spent behind 0:3. During the intermission, Adriance clearly felt the signs of the players' emotional collapse. Almost all Willem II players lost their fighting spirit. I don't know why this game was played so poorly?
In the second half, just after the start, Ajax's first attack produced a goal. Ibrahimovic got the ball with his back and passed it back to Sneijder, who inserted it and fired a long shot. , Once again pierced William II's goal.

The crazy Ajax can create a threat in almost every attack, and the crippled Willem II seems to be unable to defend no matter how hard he defends. The ball can hardly pass the midfield. It was bold to move the line of defense forward to William II's half, and Mascherano even moved directly within the 30-meter area.

In the 67th minute, Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the fifth goal of the game, and Huntelaar, who came off the bench, also made another victory for the team in the 5th minute, finally locking the score at 78:6!

The fans in the stands of the Willem II Stadium looked very angry. They booed and cursed the team's head coach and players in the stands, suspecting that they did not give their best in the game, and some even raised The cards were written impromptu, asking the players if they received money and played match-fixing?

The fans vented their irrational emotions and couldn't hide the near-perfect performance of Ajax in this game.

Adrianse knew very well in his heart that the team's strength was not as good as Ajax's. This was only one aspect. On the other hand, Ye Qiu's high-post defense and 30-meter zone ball possession tactics were brought into full play. Mascherano Nuo's performance in this game is also very stable, and the Ajax players are also in excellent condition.

It should be said that through the past three weeks of secret training, Ye Qiu finally found the strongest combination in Ajax's midfield.

The players are still Arteta, Mascherano and Sneijder, and the tactics are still 433, but there are some adjustments in the division of labor and running areas, and the players' cooperation with each other has improved. For example, Arteta's The station is a little further back than before, closer to Mascherano.

Sneijder's position is more in the middle. On the one hand, it is to ensure the distance and connection with Arteta and Mascherano. At the same time, it is also convenient for Van der Vaart on the right, or Zlatan Ibrahim. Movic's retreat provides space.

Did Ajax perform well in this game?
No, not too good!
Adrianse knows very well that if it wasn't for Ajax not being smooth enough and skilled enough, and the players' cooperation with each other still a little rusty, it wouldn't be too much to score 10 goals against William II in this game, because they created There were too many chances. The number of shots alone was as many as 32 times. Most of them were within the 20-meter area. How many goals did you score?
Because the midfield is running smoothly, Ye Qiu has enough confidence to boldly press the defense forward and adopt a high defense, and because Arteta's position is slightly retreated, Mascherano is protecting and defending. Assisted, he dared to boldly control the ball and organize within 30 meters, which made William II unable to parry.

Just imagine, the ball couldn't go out of Willem II's half, and Ajax kept pressing Willem II to play, ground penetration, wing breakthrough, 45-degree cross, whatever threat came from it... that scene What will it be like?

Adrianse himself has a preference for offensive football, so he can see that Ye Qiu's team has run in very well, especially on the offensive end. The team's offensive potential has been thoroughly tapped out.

The lack of performance in the first half was more caused by the lack of strength on the defensive end. During the winter break, Ye Qiu spent three weeks refining the team's defense. It's fully reflected.

Although Adrian has the pride of a typical Dutchman, he has to admit in his heart that he not only lost this game, but also lost completely. I am afraid it will be difficult to have a chance to stand up again. .

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Ajax's 6-0 bloodbath against Willem II in the away game made Ajax fans excited as if Christmas was not over yet, and it also made the entire Dutch media follow suit. Some media even joked that After Ye Qiu got engaged, it meant that she had entered maturity, and this also made the young Ajax mature.

In the whole game, Willem II only had 3 pathetic shots and none of them were on target. It can be seen that Ajax is not only excellent in offense, but also very solid in defense. It is a real achievement between offense and defense. some kind of balance.

But this also puts pressure on many competitors. Eindhoven also performed very well this round, but now they are completely suppressed by Ajax. When interviewed by the media, Hiddink also had to admit , with the strength shown by Ajax in this game, it is very difficult for Eindhoven to reverse.

Whether it is out of tactics, to paralyze the opponent, or out of sincerity, at least it can make Hiddink, who was proud before the season and seemed to have won the Eredivisie championship without fighting, say such words, Ye Qiu and Ajax has already won by itself.

But Ye Qiu is not proud of it at all. When he was interviewed by the media, he said that PSV Eindhoven is still the strongest competitor for Ajax to win the Eredivisie title, and Ajax is only ahead 4 points is not enough to ensure the championship. Everyone in the team must guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and play games one by one.

Three days later, Ajax defeated Roda JC 16-2 at home in the round of 0 of the Dutch Cup. This time Ye Qiu boldly used most of the substitute players to play, Huntelaar and Van der Meyde The goals helped the team win and advance.

The next round of the game is in March, and Ajax's opponent is Groningen.

Returning to the Eredivisie, Ajax ushered in Van Marwijk's Feyenoord at the Arena.

For this so-called sworn enemy of Ajax, Ye Qiu can only describe it in one sentence, sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat.

Although Eindhoven seems to be frugal in the past two years, there are many capable players who can make up for it. The Korean Double Star, Kezhiman, Hovland, and several others have not performed well after being introduced and were abandoned. The rookies used, these are the signals of Eindhoven's strengthening strength.

Not to mention, in 2000, PSV Eindhoven had only one hand covering the sky in the Eredivisie, and their own strength was very strong.

In the past few years, apart from selling one Van Nistelrooy, Eindhoven has not lost much in strength, but has steadily improved.

But Feyenoord sells people almost every year, from Cruise to Dudek to Van Gastel and Thomasson, when Feyenoord sold these players, the players they introduced failed to reach the original level. As expected, full play and full calculation mean that the introduction of Japanese international Shinji Ono has improved the midfield.

On the other hand, Ajax, in order to challenge Eindhoven, Ye Qiu built a strong lineup of stars. Perhaps many of these stars are not yet mature enough, but there is no need to doubt their strength and talent, and when they are combined When in a team, the strength that can be displayed is amazing enough.

Also because he saw through the current situation of Feyenoord's backwardness, Ye Qiu was not worried about this game, and still adopted the home attack tactic, launching a round of fierce attack on Feyenoord from the beginning.

After all, Van Marwijk knew Ajax and Ye Qiu well. He had been with each other for three or four years. He knew Ajax's tactical characteristics very well, so he played very steadily at the beginning and defended Ajax's attack. But at the end of the first half, Ajax launched another round of attack, and Feyenoord's goal was declared lost.

In the second half, Ajax changed sides and fought again. With Ibrahimovic's goal, Ajax finally defeated Feyenoord 2:0.

A week later, Ajax ushered in Groningen at home.

In the first minute of the Arena, Ajax knocked on Groningen's goal with Sneijder's goal, and in the third and ninth minutes, Ibrahimovic Rahimovic scored twice to help the team take a 1:3 lead.

In the 12th minute, Robben's goal further expanded the score. In the 25th minute, Ibrahimovic scored a hat trick. So far, the game has completely lost suspense. Ajax also scored 5 in the first half. :0 lead ends.

Yaya Toure, who came off the bench in the second half, scored another victory, and the final score was locked at 6:0.

This time, the entire Eredivisie league went crazy, and all the competitors couldn't sit still.

Since the start of the second half, Ajax has played 4 games, scoring a total of 16 goals and conceding zero goals. Such an amazing record can almost be said that the entire team has undergone a transformation, and everyone feels Surprisingly, in these four games, the combination of Arteta, Sneijder and Mascherano appeared in three games, including the two 6:0 games.

Everyone began to be surprised by Ajax's performance in the second half, which also attracted the attention of the Champions League opponents. In the game against Groningen, Manchester United coach Ferguson's assistant, Carlos Queiroz was sitting In the stands of the Arenal Stadium, I watched the whole game.

However, no one knows whether the Portuguese saw any clues from this game.

Ye Qiu was also not polite to his opponents. When the entire Netherlands was hyping up Ajax's amazing record since the second half, he brought his assistant Roland and appeared in the Old Trafford stadium in a low-key manner. , live to watch the FA Cup round of 16 knockout match between Manchester United and Arsenal.

The FA Cup match is a decisive game, and the opponent is a deadly enemy like Arsenal, Ye Qiu is not worried about Ferguson keeping his hand.

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"It's been a long time since I saw Veron's figure!"

Sitting in the stands of Old Trafford, Roland held Manchester United's starting lineup and said teasingly.

Ye Qiu glanced at this fat Dutchman with a malicious face, and couldn't help grinning. Sometimes he would be pissed to death by Roland, but sometimes he would make him laugh to death. Like now, Veron was suddenly mentioned for no reason.

The situation of the Argentine at Manchester United is really going from bad to worse. Many fans in his previous life felt that he performed poorly at Manchester United. In fact, he was not. In the two years he was at Manchester United, he was never scolded by the Red Devils fans in unison. At best, it was only a small number of fans. Blame him, and neither the club's management nor the manager ever blamed him.

The combination of Manchester United and Veron was supposed to be a match made in heaven, but sometimes the timing was wrong, and the pair turned into enemies.

Veron's performance in the first half of the Champions League was good and remarkable, but after the injury, Ferguson readjusted his tactics back to Manchester United's traditional 442, and the same is true for Arsenal in this game.

Sitting in the stands of the Old Trafford Stadium, Ye Qiu listened to the deafening shouts of the fans after the players entered the field. He had to say that the atmosphere of the Old Trafford Stadium was good, at least playing against Arsenal This is the case.

There is also Beckham, he still looks very energetic, and after this game, it is estimated that not only will he have an extra scar on his brow bone, but his departure will also completely cause Manchester United's midfield to plummet. They cannot return to their former strengths.

Ferguson probably knows what Beckham can do on the right, and I believe Veron can do it too. The Argentine is a right midfielder, and letting Veron play on the right can also relieve Veron's problems to the greatest extent. The ball conflict between Keane and Scholes in the middle is the reason why he decided to let Beckham go.

Of course, these decisions are after the flying shoe incident.

However, Ferguson miscalculated again this time, and the reason was the same as letting Stam go before.

Selling Stam and Beckham is not wrong in itself. Ye Qiu always believes that there is no player that cannot be sold in any team, and it is absolutely impossible for a player to override the head coach. unacceptable.

But the key point is that selling must be skillful. Of course, it is not up to Ferguson to treat Beckham as an item on a supermarket shelf and put a price tag on it for sale. Long's will.

When the sale of Beckham was a foregone conclusion, Veron refused to go to the wing, and even moved to Chelsea because of this, which undoubtedly put Manchester United into a great passive position. Ferguson's prestige in Manchester United is too high. He took it for granted that, He was able to convince Veron, but he forgot that Veron is not Beckham.

When Beckham wanted to play in the middle, Ferguson was able to use his prestige to persuade him to stay on the right, but Veron could not.

Sometimes when he thinks about it, Ye Qiu really feels that an overly tough character is a double-edged sword after all.

So did Ferguson, so did Adrianse, and so did Van Gaal.

The game between Manchester United and Arsenal ended in 0:2. The two sides played very hotly, but Manchester United finally lost at home. Even though Ferguson tried his best, he still lost after all.

Ye Qiu could only respond with a wry smile. It seemed that there were some things he couldn't change, and what should happen would still happen.

However, this game was not completely fruitless, at least he saw through Manchester United's weakness.

If Arsenal's first goal was a direct free kick, which can't explain the problem, then the second goal is definitely a problem with the two central defenders. In the face-to-face situation, this can only be said to be the problem of the defensive players themselves.

"Let's go, Roland!" After the whistle sounded for the end of the game, Ye Qiu also felt that there was no need to continue to sit down. Anyway, the flying shoes incident would not happen, so it was better to return to Amsterdam as soon as possible.

The two walked slowly towards the exit of Old Trafford, one behind the other.

Just as they approached the exit passage, someone patted Ye Qiu's shoulder lightly from behind.

"It's really you, Mr. Ye Qiu!" The man sounded full of surprise.

(End of this chapter)