After the winter break, the Dutch Eredivisie ignited the war early.

In the 20th round of the Eredivisie, Ajax challenged Alkmaar away, but the two sides tied 0:0.

In Ye Qiu's first match after the winter break, the team's performance was obviously not very ideal, especially after the team's long quit, the players were obviously unable to adapt to the rhythm of the league and still lacked in physical adjustment.

On the contrary, Eindhoven, they have more experience and defeated Breda 3:1 at their home court.

Feyenoord also drew 2:2 away from home.

As a result, Ajax's lead was shortened to 2 points, while Feyenoord was pushed back to third in the league by Eindhoven, who re-expressed his ambitions for the Eredivisie champion.

After this round of battle, Eindhoven Daily published a news report, believing that in the second half of the league, Eindhoven will launch a general attack on the league championship again, and Eindhoven's management, including general manager Aneson, went out to express his opinion, denied that Gretz will be dismissed after the end of this season, and all rumors from the outside world are false.

Some media reported that this was because of a tacit understanding between Eindhoven's management and Gretz. If Eindhoven can win the Eredivisie championship or the League Cup this season, he will continue to coach at Philips Stadium.

Although Ajax performed poorly in the first game, it did not affect the fans' support for the team at all. Many fans still came to DeTok Most every day to watch the team's training. Ye Qiu also asked Peter Brandt to adjust the team's physical training plan based on the team's current situation.

In the next week, the first-team players adjusted their physical condition well. In the away game against William II on February 3, Ajax was in a state of great shape, and William II, who beat Adrians 5:0 away, gave a big sigh of anger. Ibrahimovic and Robben both scored twice, and Van der Fate scored the last goal.

In the middle of the week, Ajax welcomed his opponent Groningen, the quarterfinals of the Netherlands Cup.

In this game, Ye Qiu arranged for players such as Hunteral, Yaya Toure, and Heleb to start. As a result, this group of players defeated Groningen 4-0 at Arena Stadium and successfully advanced to the next round. This time, Ajax will encounter Eindhoven in the semi-finals, and the other game is Twente encounter Udrecht.

In the 23rd round of the Eredivisie, Ajax defeated Fortuna Sitade 4-1 away, winning two consecutive wins in the Eredivisie League, and scored 9 goals in two games, conceding only 1 goal, and his condition was very eye-catching.

But relatively speaking, Ajax's opponent Manchester United has also been in excellent form recently.

Ferguson's team has always been good at making efforts in the winter break schedule. Manchester United performed very well this season during the winter break. In addition to losing 0-1 to Liverpool at home, they won 11 other games. In addition, in the last three games, forwards Van Nie and Solskjaer have scored 4 goals, and their attack power is amazing.

But just when everyone thought that Manchester United could easily defeat Ajax, Ye Qiu brought his young guards to the Red Devils a blow, completely stunned the Red Devils.

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"...Robben quickly broke through Gary Neville on the left and crossed from the bottom..."

"…Keta nodded in front of the ball and headed the ball over Blanco..."

"The ball is in!!!"

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!"

"Ibrahimovic! This Swedish young player knocked on Manchester United's goal in the 8th minute for Ajax!"

"A very, very surprising performance. Ajax was very decisive after the start, fighting the attacking tactics, and making full use of Manchester United's defensive weaknesses, making full use of Ibrahimovic's advantages, and the players' back insertion to create a threat!"

"Manchester United has given Ajax three shots in just 8 minutes, and Ferguson's team has finally swallowed bitter fruit for their carelessness. This is a very wonderful goal!"

When Ibrahimovic volleyed and swung Keita's header into Badz's goal, the entire Arena Stadium was completely boiling, and all Ajax fans cheered in vain.

Ye Qiu raised his hands above his head and applauded the performance of his players. This time the attack was still a fast attack that Ajax was good at, which pushed the pace from the beginning, leaving Manchester United at a loss.

Ferguson arranged the 4141 tactics in this game, with goalkeepers Batterz, and the defenses were Phil Neville, Sylvester, Blanco and Gary Neville, Keane played as a midfielder, Giggs, Scholes, Peron and Beckham forming the midfielder, and Van Nystruei broke out.

Judging from the starting lineup of Ferguson in this game, he is not prepared for Ajax's opening attack. He arranged for Peron and Scholes to start at the same time, on the one hand, to exert Peron's control over the midfield situation and the rhythm of the game.

It should be said that Peron is a key member of Ferguson's mind of Manchester United's transformation from British style of play to mainstream style of play in mainland Europe. Because after a long-term competition with European teams in the Champions League, Ferguson fully understood the importance of defense and rhythm, so he firmly changed the tactical style of British high-handedness and pursued more team cooperation.

But Peron obviously cannot adapt to the rhythm of Manchester United and the Premier League, and Ferguson cannot weaken Keane, so he turned to a midfield combination with Peron as the core, which is equivalent to breaking the most competitive and combative golden four midfielders in Manchester United.

In this case, Kean will definitely clamp up the ball in the midfield against Peron, who also needs to hold the ball in hand, because in the past, over-taken and pass-through were Kean's duties. Moreover, Peron's style formed in Serie A was somewhat incompatible with Manchester United's quick-paced offense and defense, which could easily miss the opportunity.

Ye Qiu started the game with a decisive start, actively and boldly pressing the defense forward, forcing Van Nicht to leave the penalty area, and then the midfield encircled Keane and Perron, making it difficult for them to pass forward. In addition, the two players did not cooperate enough, which made Manchester United make many mistakes in passing and receiving in the midfield.

This time the goal was caused by Manchester United's midfield pass mistake, Sneijder passed the ball on the left, and Robben's cross after dribbling the ball and breaking through. The old veteran Blanco's performance at the central defender was not stable enough.

After combining so many factors, Ajax scored the goal after the start of the game.

However, it is obvious that after tasting the sweetness, Ajax, who had tasted the sweetness, still under Ye Qiu's instructions, continued to put pressure on Manchester United according to the starting style, adopted a high-level defense, and suppressed Manchester United in the half-time. However, Ye Qiu also asked Maicon on the right to pay attention to Giggs.

Two minutes later, Van der Fate broke through Phil Neville again and cut inside, but the shot was saved by goalkeeper Badz and won a corner kick.

Sneider took the corner kick and Lucio headed the ball higher.

But after that, Manchester United still could not seize the initiative in the game. Although they were behind, they were still firmly suppressed by Ajax's high-level defense, making it difficult to score the half-time. They were very passive in the scene and could concede the ball again anytime and anywhere.

"The situation at Manchester United is very dangerous now. Before the game, many people thought that Ajax would find it difficult to stop Manchester United, but who would have thought that Ajax would take the initiative from the beginning of the game."

The live TV camera swept over Ye Qiu standing in front of the home coach's seat of Arena Stadium. "This is Ajax's Chinese head coach Ye Qiu, who is very young, only 28 years old, but has won a League Cup. He is a handsome star rising in the European arena recently. Many people are optimistic about his Ajax."

"It can be said that after the start of this game, Ferguson's Manchester United was suppressed and unable to move. Ye Qiu's move did not disappoint. I believe that if Ferguson cannot make adjustments as soon as possible, he might fail at Arena Stadium."

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Red faces and chewing gum have become an indispensable impression of Ferguson in a football game.

The more intense the game, the redder his face will be, and the faster he chews the gum, and even he can't tell why.

Although Ferguson never admits mistakes or admits defeat in front of others, he always maintains a calm and rational heart. He can clearly know what he should do and what he wants to do anytime and anywhere.

Turning his head and seeing the young man in front of the home coach of Arena Stadium, he had a sneer in his heart.

"A arrogant guy, do you think he can challenge Manchester United?"

"If Manchester United's forward hadn't lost speed on the line and lent Ajax a hundred courage, that little guy wouldn't dare to push the team's defense so far. Now he clearly saw that Manchester United's forward had no speed on the line and could not make a quick counterattack."

The last complaints to Ye Qiu ended here. Ferguson knew very well that the most important reason was that Manchester United's midfield was not working, and this problem of not working was the distribution of powers of Keane, Perron and Scholes.

The golden four midfielders of Manchester United's Giggs, Scholes, Keane and Beckham have brought the British style of play to the extreme, but this tactical style does not have enough control over the game and rhythm, which is a big problem. Therefore, even in 1999, Manchester United, which claimed to be its peak, played against continental European teams, especially top teams, almost all have disadvantages.

Ferguson is very clear that Manchester United's overall rhythm is too single and the ball advancement is too dependent on players. This tactical style can gain a lot of living space in the Premier League, because the Premier League has always been high and plays high. However, when facing teams such as European continent, especially Serie A and Bundesliga, Manchester United will be greatly oppressed, and this style of play will lose its effect.

Introducing Perron, Argentina's white wizard's long pass and short pass are both good, and planning and winning the game for thousands of miles is always good. In Ferguson's heart, if Perron can integrate into Manchester United's midfield, he will definitely be a powerful supplement to Manchester United's Golden Four midfielders, and he can make Manchester United's overall strength qualitatively leap.

By then, that will be the truly powerful Red Devils Manchester United!

But unfortunately, Ferguson took it for granted and ignored many questions, such as whether Manchester United's 92-class players can adapt to this continental style of playing, and whether they can accept Perron?

Many people in their previous life did not realize that Ferguson's assistant coach Queros in 2002 came from Portugal. His arrival was actually another way for Ferguson to change Manchester United's style, from introducing players to introducing coaches and training styles.

But at this moment, Ferguson could not accept his failure in his high-sum attempt, and he had to continue, so he quickly issued the latest orders to the players on the court, asking them to pass more balls to Perron.

This adjustment immediately gave Bellon more opportunities on the court.

With Peron's possession of the ball in the midfield, especially the addition of some back passes and crosses, Manchester United gradually stabilized the situation.

After Ye Qiu saw Manchester United gaining a foothold, he knew that the situation had begun to change.

"We can beat Manchester United for half an hour and take the lead again. We are capable enough!" Ye Qiu smiled and waved his hand to signal the players to gradually retract, instead giving up the previous high-level defense and adopting defensive counterattack tactics.

When it comes to counterattacks, Manchester United only has Giggs, but Ajax has two Dutch wings, Robben and Van der Fate. In addition, Ibrahimovic's speed is not slow, so it is more threatening than Manchester United no matter how you look at it.

"Keta, stare at that Argentinian!"

Although it was a defensive counterattack, Ye Qiu did not retreat very far because he had to be on guard against Van Nicht, but at the same time he did not forget to let Keita and Sneider disrupt the organization of Manchester United's midfield, especially against Bellon.

Soon, Manchester United created an opportunity. First, Van Nicht found an opportunity 20 meters away in front of the goal and kicked it directly, but the ball rubbed against the post and went out of the baseline. Although he didn't score, it made everyone sweat. Then Beckham's straight free kick almost scared Van der Sar to death.

The Dutch goalkeeper seemed very excited in this game. He was wearing the captain's armband and followed closely behind. Beckham made a cross from the right. When Van Nistrui broke into the penalty area and was about to take the header, he quickly rushed out of the small penalty area, jumped high, and took the ball steadily before Van Nie.

After landing, Van der Sar made a quick pass with a big foot. Van der Fate quickly passed through Phil Neville like a sharp arrow on the right. After getting the ball, he cut in from the right. Facing Sylvester who was chasing back, he stopped and passed the ball across the left. Robben, who followed the back point, was disturbed by Gary Neville. When facing Batterz's excellent shooting opportunity, he shot with his right foot.

Robben's left foot can play the piano, but his right foot is equivalent to being slightly disabled. This shot didn't hit hard at all and was directly saved by Badz. Ajax missed an excellent opportunity to expand the score.

After missing the opportunity to score, the Dutch young player squatted on the ground with his head in his arms, indescribable annoyance.

But soon, Manchester United also missed an excellent scoring opportunity, which was Scholes who made a wonderful pass after getting the ball at the front of the penalty area. However, the English midfielder was less than 3 meters away from the goal, and he hit the ball directly into Van der Sar's arms with one kick.

Ferguson saw his proud disciple missed such an opportunity on the sidelines, and was so angry that he cursed and could not calm down any longer.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Ferguson must have scolded the players during the break. As a result, at the beginning of the second half, Manchester United players all launched a round of attacks against Ajax's penalty area, just like they were hit by blood, but Ajax's focus was still on Perron.

Until the 65th minute, Ferguson finally gave up his stubbornness and replaced Peron with Solskjaer. The team immediately adjusted to 442. Solskjaer and Van Nicht played double striker tactics, while the Golden Four midfielder delivered shells behind the double striker.

After Ferguson adjusted, Ye Qiu realized that the situation was not good, so he immediately made substitution adjustments to strengthen the team's defense, especially the midfield defense. This time he replaced Robben with De Jong, and the team changed to 451, allowing Van der Fate to return to the middle to play the shadow forward. The four midfielders were responsible for suppressing Manchester United's four midfielders.

The advantage in numbers makes it difficult for Manchester United to attack, especially when Ajax shrinks three lines, it is difficult for Manchester United to find a chance to send the ball to Van Nicht's feet. On the contrary, Ajax made a sharp counterattack in the 77th minute and almost broke through Manchester United's goal again.

But Manchester United is the one who dominates the second half.

Manchester United, which has returned to the traditional 442 tactical style, has shown strong attack power. Whether it is the combination of Van Nie and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on the front line, or the Golden Four Midfield Partner in the midfield, they have shown strong combat power.

The four midfielders from Manchester United have selected each one, and their personal strengths are all top players. When they are combined, they have very complementary characteristics. They have worked together for many years and have a tacit understanding. They can also achieve seamless touch with one kick. The overall ball path is very reasonable and well-connected, and mercury is just like the ground.

But more importantly, Giggs' personal breakthrough on the left, Scholes's insertion in the middle, and Beckham's accurate cross on the right, all of which made Manchester United's offensive methods change. In addition, Keane behind him, who could step forward and shoot at any time and anywhere, Manchester United's midfield can be said to be very aggressive.

Therefore, once Manchester United's midfield is running well, the entire team's offense becomes very aggressive and full of impact. Whenever the ball is taken, you think about attacking. As long as the opponent reveals a flaw, it is Giggs' breakthrough, Scholes' insertion, or Beckham's cross, it is hard to defend.

Ye Qiu was frightened on the sidelines. He kept reminding his players before the game that Manchester United, which returned to the traditional 442, was the strongest Manchester United and the Manchester United that Ajax needed to be careful the most.

But sometimes, it’s not enough for you to be careful.
Chapter completed!