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Chapter 119 Van der Sar's Fatal Weakness

It is obvious that Gretz's belief is not strong enough for Ye Qiu!

This directly leads to the fact that the Eindhoven players' beliefs are not strong enough for Ajax players, and the execution of tactics on the court is not strong enough for Ajax players to be decisive and determined, which makes the Ajax players successfully complete a game of their own.

In this game, Eindhoven's starting lineup was goalkeeper Watrus, with the defense line from left to right, including Boma, Nikiforov, Hofland and Oye, and the four midfielders were Kezhmann, Van Bomel, Voger and Romedal, respectively, and the two forwards were Brookingke and Hesselink.

Gretz's preparations for the whole season were all centered on this main lineup, and their warm-up matches were also very good, with an excellent result of 7-0 defeating his opponents. But overall, the strength of the opponents in the warm-up match was obviously not a little bit different from that of Ajax's warm-up matches.

But overall, Eindhoven's running-in is still very good.

The goalkeepers in the starting lineup of Ajax in this game are Van der Sar, with the defenses being Abidal, Kivo, Lucio and Macon, the three midfielders being Keita, Gilberto Silva and Sneider, and the tridents in the frontcourt are Robben, Hunterlaal and Van der Mede.

Ibrahimovic had a cold and fever the day before the game, while Van der Fate suffered a minor injury during training, and both players missed the game, so Ye Qiu's starting lineup was sent with Hunterlaal and Van der Mede.

However, the substitutions of the forward and right winger did not affect Ajax's overall tactics.

At the beginning of this game, Ajax took the initiative to attack, using his skillful tactics to actively press and press Eindhoven, especially the suppression of the midfield and frontcourt, which was very resolute, which forced Eindhoven's defense line to retreat, while Ajax followed the trend and pushed the defense line forward to form a high-level defense.

After the defense line moved forward, Ajax's control over the game became stronger. In addition, Eindhoven's two forwards, whether Brookingke or Heiserink, are not those of the speed players. The so-called double towers require players to be able to kick from both sides to allow them to play a role in the penalty area so that they can form a threat. But now Ajax has pushed the defense line to the area close to the center circle, how do they create a threat?

Gretz has experienced Ye Qiu's high-level defense, and he also thought about using Kezman's speed to threaten Ajax behind him, but the right corridor formed by Van der Mede and Macon suppressed Eindhoven's left off in the offense, especially Van der Mede's suppression of Booma, which completely isolated Kezman in the frontcourt.

As for the left, Romedal met his old enemy Abidal, who was as soft as ever.

After completing this series of layouts, Ajax completely controlled the game and the goal came naturally.

When the game reached the 14th minute, Ajax made a breakthrough and made a cross from the right. He had already waited for an opportunity in the penalty area. For Hunteral, who was determined to score a goal from Eindhoven and then proved his strength within Ajax, he would not miss such a godsend opportunity and snatched through Watrus' goal.

The Netherlands No. 2 national goalkeeper had to take the ball out of the goal line and kicked the ball into the midfield with anger.

But just 10 minutes later, Eindhoven once again declared the goal to be lost. This time, Voger missed Sneijder. After the latter inserted into the penalty area, he attracted the attention of the defensive players and passed the diagonally back to the front of the penalty area. Gilberto Silva's iron tree blossomed, and the ball was a heavy gun, which pierced Eindhoven's goal again, 2:0!

Two consecutive goals completely disintegrated the fighting spirit and morale of Eindhoven players. Gretz sat in the coach's seat with a helpless expression on his face. He didn't know how to accept such a situation.

After scoring two goals in a row, Ajax obviously slowed down the offensive, especially Eindhoven's frontcourt pressing was not enough, allowing Ajax to have a triangle area dominated by Van der Sar, Lucio and Kivo, plus the pair of corners of Macon and Abidal, to control the ball in the backcourt very smoothly, giving the frontcourt a lot of support.

Entering the halftime break with a score of 2:0, all the players were happy about the score and the situation, but Ye Qiu poured a bucket of cold water on everyone.

"In the more than 5,000-year history of our Chinese, there are countless profound lessons, one of which is to be prepared for danger in times of peace!"

"When you think you are sure to win everything and everything evolves and develops as you wish, then what you should do is not celebrate or be careless, but be careful, because often at this time, you are the most vulnerable and weakest!"

"And your enemies, especially the more dangerous the enemy, the more likely they are to choose to launch a deadly offensive when you are the weakest!"

Ye Qiu's reminder was indeed fulfilled in the second half.

After halftime, even Eindhoven was a clay figure, Gretz would have aroused three-pointer. Moreover, they were the Dutch Eredivisie champions for two consecutive seasons and are also the most numerous teams in Europe. How could they just give up like this?

At the beginning of the second half, Ajax was in a situation of being beaten in a passive manner, but with Ye Qiu's reminder, Ajax's defense was arranged in an orderly manner, especially Van der Sar who appeared in the official game with the captain's armband for the first time.

The Dutch goalkeeper who performed poorly at Juventus last season brought fantastic performances to the fans as soon as he returned to Ajax and Arena Stadium.

First in the 52nd minute, Romedal broke through on the right and made a cross. Neirocio and Heiserink competed for a header in the penalty area at the front point. The Brazilian central defender grabbed the first point, stuck the position steadily, jumped high, and headed the ball to clear the ball.

But under the interference of Hesselink, Lucio headed the ball without force and slowly landed at the front of the penalty area. Van Bomel, who was inserted behind, saw the opportunity and faced the ball with a powerful shot from the outside of the penalty area.

The shooting was very powerful, and the angle was oriented to the left, which was obviously aimed at a shot that Van der Sar had just stood against the right side of the goal to defend Heiserlink.

But Van der Sar seemed to have judged Van Bomel's angle in advance, and ran quickly to the left, steadily snatching the ball before the ball arrived, and pushed the quickly flying ball to the ground with both hands.

Van Bomel's heavy artillery was pushed by Van der Sar with both hands, and immediately changed direction. After hitting the ground, he was grabbed by Van der Sar in his hand. He was very steady, and Van der Sar's wonderful save also won the cheers and cheers from the Ajax fans who could see clearly behind the goal.

But soon, another cross from Romedal on the right was made. The latter was very active after the start of the second half and repeatedly created threats. Abidal couldn't support it alone. Hesselink also got an opportunity at the forefront of the small penalty area this time, and headed before Lucio.

In order to create a threat, Heiserink's header deliberately rebounded and bounced up again after touching the ground. However, Van der Sar seemed to have made a prediction in advance and stood firmly. After judging the landing point and the direction of the ball, he immediately flew over and made a save, blocking the ball with one hand.

After falling to the ground, Van der Sar had lost the ability to save again. Fortunately, Kifu, who was in place in time, cleared the ball and barely saved Ajax's conceded crisis.

Ye Qiu, who was standing on the sidelines, gave applause to Van der Sar's wonderful save this time, which was indeed a very difficult save.

Sometimes, fans watch live broadcasts on TV, and they cannot see the whole process. They can only follow the camera and follow the ball, but they cannot notice the players' actions at all, but the head coach can.

There is a saying in the head coaching field that the most important ability to judge a goalkeeper is not his height or his goalkeeping skills, but his positioning, which is the sense of position among many people.

If a goalkeeper has a good sense of position, the shots that appear in the fans' eyes will be that almost all the opponent's players are in the arms of the goalkeeper. They shoot wherever the goalkeeper is, so they will complain that the shooter is too bad.

But if you think about it carefully, they are all professional players. Do they even need to pay attention to the goalkeeper's position before shooting at the minimum?

Wrong, they knew that they must be staring at the goalkeeper's position, but the problem was that when they were playing or after, the goalkeeper's movement made their shot useless.

It was as if Van Bomel had just seen the ball flying towards him, and he also saw Van der Sar standing on the right side. At this time, Van der Sar also saw the ball flying towards Van Bomel. The two knew each other's position at the same time. At this time, Van Bomel decided to hit the left side, and Van der Sar determined that there was an empty space on his left side.

So, when Van Bomel was about to shoot, Van der Sar had already started to move to the left.

However, fans who broadcast the game live will never see the intrigue between the two players, and the countermeasures and changes of the two players at the moment of shooting. What they see is that Van Bomel shot directly to Van der Sar, who steadily intercepted the ball with both hands.

Therefore, many times, fans may think that a player performs poorly or even uselessly, but in the eyes of the head coach, the situation may be completely opposite, because the vision and angle between the two are completely different. Fans will never see the things the head coach sees through live TV.

"Van der Sar's control over the right side of his body is definitely the best in the world!" Bobby Hams couldn't help but nod and applaud after seeing Van der Sar's outstanding performance.

As a goalkeeper with right-handed and right-footed, Van der Sar has good left-hand and left-foot abilities, but after all, it is not as good as the right-handed.

Bobby Hams knew Van der Sar very well. He knew very well that Van der Sar's control on the right side, whether it was a low or a high ball, was the best in the world. What hindered him was his weakness on the left side of his body.

All people who use their right hand can try it out and see if the same item is placed on the left and is it convenient to get it, or on the right?

The answer must be on the right side, and the goalkeeper must use his hands to catch the ball.

If Van der Sar's control of the right side of his body is the best in the world, then his control of the left side is his biggest weakness, especially the area above the waist on the left, which is his most fatal weakness and the blind spots of countless right-hand goalkeepers.

The so-called blind spots are just for ordinary or first-class goalkeepers. For real top goalkeepers, such as Buffon, Casillas, or future goalkeepers of Cech, their saves have no blind spots in any sense, that is, they can give adequate control over the left and right sides of the body and any area of ​​the goal.

Only by doing this can you be considered the top goalkeeper.

But one of them is special, that is, the Lion King Kahn.

Kahn is also a goalkeeper with a dead end to save, but he has become the world's number one goalkeeper. On the one hand, he has reached the pinnacle of his control on the right side of his body. On the other hand, the team understands his problems and pays special attention to the blind spot of Kahn's half-high ball on the left in defense.

No player is perfect. Only by cooperating and complementing each other can he be the best partner!

Ye Qiu is now preparing to further strengthen the defensive arrangement of Van dersar's half-high area on the left side in the defense. He will not actively leak Van dersar's weaknesses, but the opponent will definitely find out sooner or later, and there must be targeted solutions at that time.

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Van der Sar's outstanding performance gave Ajax players great encouragement. After enduring Eindhoven's crazy attack for 20 minutes, they finally made a sharp and powerful counterattack.

In the 68th minute, Robben made two passes and one-on-one cooperation with Keita on the left, and used his speed to forcefully break through Eindhoven's defense line, penetrated directly behind the defense line, and cut into the penalty area from the left. Facing Hofland who was flying, Robben made a low pass, Keita inserted into the penalty area from beside him, shot low against the ball, and once again pierced Eindhoven's goal, 3:0!

If Eindhoven lost his fighting spirit after 2:0, but the advantage of the first 20 minutes of the second half made them see hope again, then this goal completely declared their despair because they had to collapse and discover that their offense did not break through Ajax's defense, but their defense could not stop Ajax's attack.

Ye Qiu's team once again pursued a fast-paced and stormy offensive, exerting the team's impact and completely controlling the rhythm.

So, after another goal, Ajax immediately sounded the horn of counterattack, especially the combination of Maicon and Van der Mede on the right, and began to launch a fierce attack on Eindhoven's left.

Ten minutes later, it was Van der Mede and Maicon on the right side. Maicon inserted forward into the right corner of the penalty area, and made a 45-degree pass behind Eindhoven's defense line. Hunterlaer was ambushed by Nikiforov and Hovland, and he took a quick look. He inserted it quickly, jumped and rushed to the top, and headed the ball to another goal, 4:0!

Hunterlaer, who scored twice, rushed out of the penalty area excitedly, with his arms stretched out, and his tender face was full of excitement and excitement, because he broke through Eindhoven's goal, and he defeated the second goalkeeper of the Dutch national team, Watrus.

Young is the label of this Ajax Youth Guards, and today is Hunterlaer's 18th birthday. The second-game score is undoubtedly the best gift God has given him, which makes him ecstatic.

In the competition with Ibrahimovic, Hunteral was always at a disadvantage, which was due to his youth, his single technical characteristics, and his lack of the Swedes' connection and personal technical ability to attack the team's midfield and frontcourt.

But Hunterlaal also has his own advantages, that is, his sense of scoring and shooting skills. These are what Ibrahimovic cannot compare to him even now. This is his advantage!

"Gretz has obviously given up on this game and has no hope. It's not just him. Eindhoven's overall performance in this game gives people a feeling of lack of confidence, or it can be said that they are not determined enough!"

"I want to win, but I'm afraid of losing, I want to attack, but I'm worried about defense. This is indeed an embarrassing contradiction, because Eindhoven seems to have a certain advantage against Ajax, but in fact they are completely at a disadvantage, because in the past five games against Gretz against Ye Qiu, Eindhoven lost 4 and draw 1. This record is very embarrassing, and now their losses may have increased by another game!"

The live TV camera moved from the frustrated Gretz to Ye Qiu. If Gretz's face was full of frustration and disappointment, then Ye Qiu's face would be filled with bright smile full of hope.

"From this season, many commentators believed that after maintaining the overall lineup of last season and making up for Van der Sar as goalkeeper, Ajax's strength has improved a lot. This season, he has reached the point where he is on par with Eindhoven in the Eredivisie, and even suppresses Eindhoven."

"But no one expected that this team is still the youngest in Eredivisie, but now it has the strength to play Eindhoven at a 4:0. This is definitely an unexpected result to everyone, but it also fully reflects the amazing progress this young Ajax has made in the past year!"

If it were a time traveler like Ye Qiu, he would not be surprised by the progress of Ajax's players, because each of them was a top-notch European star in a few years. Unfortunately, in this world, Ye Qiu will always be the only time traveler.

Because of this, in everyone's eyes, Ajax's progress is surprising. Ye Qiu, who created this Ajax Youth Guards with his own hands, is even more magical. He seems to have a sense of mystery from the East, and has an incredible magic of turning stones into gold.

Ajax fans don't care about these things. They care about one thing, that is, Ajax defeated Eindhoven 4-0 at Arena Stadium, returned the shame of losing two years ago to Eindhoven, and once again won the Dutch Super Cup.

This makes them happier than anything, because they see the team regaining strong competitiveness and the hope of team reviving.

And there is no doubt that Ye Qiu is the one who brings them this hope!

So, after the end of this game, all Ajax fans at the Arena Stadium shouted Ye Qiu's name in unison to express their gratitude and support to the head coach. This is the first time for Ye Qiu!
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