January 26, 2000, afternoon.

The Dutch Eredivisie winter break has not ended yet, and the Dutch Cup took the lead in igniting the fifth round of knockout matches.

As the second team, Ajax second team has a home advantage in the cup, so this time facing Udrecht, the location is still on the field where Eindhoven was originally challenged.

However, unlike the last time, this time the game has not started yet, and the stadium is surrounded by people.

It is also today that Ajax will face Feyenoord's challenge at Arena Stadium. I heard that there are still many fans who book tickets for the game. The attendance rate of Arena Stadium is estimated to be comparable to this game between the second team in the afternoon.

Ye Qiu's starting lineup today is different from the last time. The goalkeeper is Sterkrenberg, the defense is Abidal, Kivo, Van Duin and Heatinga, the three midfielders are De Jong, Sneider and Maduro, and the tridents in the frontcourt are still Van der Fate, Hunterlaal and Kuruel.

Since the last game against Eindhoven, Ye Qiu has been very dissatisfied with Van Drew's performance. In this game, Udrecht's offense was on the wing, and Van Drew's defense has always been a big hidden danger, so Ye Qiu used Heatingga, who performed well on the right side and had outstanding defensive skills in the last game to play as the right back.

When Ye Qiu led the team out of the locker room, two or three thousand Ajax fans all cheered in unison.

Since defeating Eindhoven in the last game, this team has begun to embody the expectations of Ajax fans. Many of them have even begun to believe that the young players of this youth team will lead Ajax to a new round of revival in the near future.

This is also the main reason why there are so many fans who come to watch the game today.

When Ye Qiu walked out of the stands, he saw Eliza Moon who came to watch his game. In the cold winter in Amsterdam, a scarf made her look particularly charming, and her encouraging smile made Ye Qiu smile.

But when he walked into the court and sat on the coach's seat, his heart was as calm as the snow on the ground!

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In the eyes of many friends who know Mark Watt, Mark Watt is no longer the Mark Watt before. The person standing in front of the Udrecht coach's seat is full of pride and conceit.

In the past, Mark Watt gave people the feeling of being diligent, hardworking, and hardworking. He would watch videos all night for a game, study information all day, and even go to the away game to watch the opponent's game. But now, he doesn't do much of these things because he feels that his assistants can handle it.

From Liser to The Hague, he became the best new generation head coach in the Netherlands. From The Hague to Utrecht, he had the opportunity to be promoted to the Dutch first-line head coach, but unfortunately, Utrecht's sluggish and poor record this season have completely ruined the reputation that Mark Watt has built up in The Hague with great hard work!

But this is not the most terrifying thing. What is really terrifying is that Mark Watt attributes all this to unlucky and unlucky!

Because of his pride and conceit, he always believed that the Ajax II team in front of him, which killed Eindhoven, was just because he was very lucky, so he had the opportunity to accomplish this feat that countless Dutch teams were eager to accomplish. He also believed that his team would definitely be able to regain the glory of the Dutch Eredivisie team in this Ajax II team.

So, Mark Watt's tactics in this game are actually very simple, offense, offense from the beginning!

But he did not expect that Ye Qiu's opening tactics were also very simple and clear, and it was also an offensive, a life-losing attack!

To put it as Ye Qiu said in the locker room before the game, "Udrecht likes the most is offense, so if we defend, it will be like their wishes, but I don't like to make the enemy feel comfortable. If they want to attack, we have to force them to defend!"

So, when the referee blew the game whistle, Mark Watt saw an incredible scene. In the last game, Eindhoven shrank like a tortoise. At the beginning of this game, he actively created a threat from the wing and launched a series of offensives.

Especially in the 7th minute, Van der Fate completed two passes and one match with Sneider on the left, and made a cross to the bottom line. Hunteral scored a shot in the penalty area, almost piercing through Utrecht's goal, scaring Utrecht's goalkeeper Frank Coyman so much that he made a swift swim, but the ball missed slightly.

After the first shot, Ajax II had no intention of retreating to defend, and continued to further strengthen the offensive. Soon in the 11th minute, Sneider passed it into the penalty area again and handed it to Kuruel. The latter shot with a shot, but the angle was blocked by goalkeeper Coyman, and he ended up shooting into Coyman's arms.

The two consecutive shots won the cheers of Ajax II from the stands and completely disrupted the rhythm of Udrecht from the beginning.

However, after tasting the sweetness, Ye Qiu immediately issued adjustment requirements to the players, immediately retreated steadily, and returned to the defensive counterattack tactics. However, he did not defend the half-field, but set up camp in the midfield and slowly looked for opportunities to counterattack.

After Eindhoven's game, the players of Ajax II team had a deeper understanding and familiarity with the overall defensive tactics arranged by Ye Qiu. In addition, there were two weeks to prepare during the winter break training camp, so they cooperated more tacitly and calmly.

Utrecht is not good at playing against the trend. What they like most is to control the rhythm steadily from the beginning. It is best to score goals and lead in the first 10 to 20 minutes, and then use their own rhythm to drag the opponent to death.

But if the other party disrupts their rhythm from the beginning, then they will be in a mess and don’t know how to fight.

Ye Qiu started the attack, on the one hand, to show the spirit of Ajax team 2, and on the other hand, to disrupt the opponent's rhythm, disturb their minds, make them restless, and then take a steady and counterattack to defeat the opponent.

The only one in the Udler Detachment who impressed Ye Qiu was Kuyt, but the 20-year-old winger has not shown too outstanding abilities in the Eredivisie for the time being, his speed is not fast, and his skills are relatively average. Even when he was later praised by many people for running without the ball and inserting back, he is still very immature now.

Utrecht's forward strength this season is not outstanding. Center Dick Icenn is more of a pulling and pressing role, creating gaps and opportunities for the back of the midfield. This is also the reason why Utrecht's midfield goals far exceeds the frontline this season. However, once such a tactic is suppressed, the attack will not be able to be performed.

Or it can be said that Udrecht's offensive tactic requires space and the midfield needs to be able to insert into the opponent's 30-meter area. However, now Ye Qiu has begun to arrange a tight defensive formation 30 meters away to prevent the opponent from posing a threat.

After pinching the seven inches of Udrecht, Mark Walter couldn't fly anymore. The rest was to supervise the players to perform tactics and then wait for the chance to score.

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There is a big gap in strength. Although it is curbed on the tactical level and it is uncomfortable to play, Udrecht is an Eredivisie team. When they cannot threaten the goal of Ajax II, they can also ensure that Ajax II will not easily threaten their goal.

This led to a stalemate between the two teams and a stalemate.

Ye Qiu knew that the group of young players from the second team were not patient enough, so he kept shouting on the sidelines, asking them to remain patient, and kept saying during the break that this would be a war of attrition, and whoever could hold on to the end would win.

The game can be said to be boring and ugly because neither side has created any good opportunities.

Utrecht was curbed by the defense of Ajax II, while Ajax II was not as strong as that.

But this drowsy game made the Ajax fans in the stands and around the stadium scream loudly, because in their opinion, it was not easy for the second team to maintain their current situation and it was already considered a victory.

After 70 minutes of time skipping, Udrecht made a substitution, replaced a wing player, and pushed forward their midfielders Martel and Berg, obviously wanting to put pressure further, but the effect is not very obvious. After creating several threats, Ye Qiu's adjustment helped Ajax second team withstand the pressure.

But Ye Qiu still did not make a substitution because he was waiting!

He has a very deep understanding of Utrecht, and he also knows his team very well. He concentrates on the game from the beginning and now he has a vague feeling that the mentality of Utrecht players has changed.

He could use a lot of details to prove his judgment. For example, when Martel was more than 35 meters away from the goal, he hurriedly turned around and shot hard. But after the game, he foolishly realized that he was so far away from the goal. Kuyt once made a cross from the right, but no one was going to pick him up at that time.

From this series of details, Ye Qiu can know that the Udrecht players have become impatient.

But isn't the same with the players of Ajax II?

If Ye Qiu hadn't splashed cold water on the sidelines from time to time and shouted a few words, they would probably be even more unbearable than their opponents.

Just as the 73rd minute of the game was in, Utrecht midfielder John De Jong fouled Sneijder, and the referee gave Ajax team a free kick opportunity.

Sneider got up from the ground, and after he straightened the ball, he looked at Hunterlaer in front, who nodded slightly.

When the referee heard the whistle sound, Sneider quickly kicked the free kick forward and ran forward quickly.

Hunterlaer was originally on the opponent's defense line. When the whistle sounded, he ran back in Sneider's direction as soon as possible. After receiving Sneider's pass halfway, he kept knocking the ball back to the left side.

Sneider ran forward quickly and avoided the defensive player in the Udrecht midfielder. When he saw Hunterlaer's knockback, he kept rubbing a half-high arc ball and oriented behind the opponent's defense.

Van der Fate had already been marching around the opponent's defense line. When he saw Sneider passing the ball, he urged himself to speed up the fastest, and quickly investigated behind him after counterattacking. He grabbed the ball before everyone, stopped in front of him, and entered the penalty area in one trip, forming a one-on-one strike.

The whole process happened in an instant. The three players of Ajax team II cooperated very quickly and cleverly. They almost ran back and forth without the ball, and the defensive players in Udrecht didn't even have time to react.

And this kind of cooperation routine of passing back and forth isn't it just the elements in the new training method?

Van der Fate entered the penalty area and formed a one-on-one strike. Facing the experienced Coimman, he did not act rashly, but deliberately paused and deceived Coimman into thinking that he was going to make a move. After moving the center of gravity, he hit the ball in the lower left corner in the opposite direction, almost rubbing the post into the net!

1:0!

All the Ajax fans around them were cheering and cheering, everyone cheered for Van der Fate's goal. Many fans even shouted Van der Fate's name to show their appreciation and affirmation of his goal.

After scoring the goal, Van der Fate also made an action to celebrate around the stadium, venting his excitement and excitement after scoring the goal.

This season, many Ajax insiders have expressed their hope that Van der Fate can enter the first team. After all, this is a very eye-catching treasure in the second team, requiring the first team's experience, but Westhoff has always refused to recruit Van der Fate. It is unknown whether there is a factor in his grudge against Ye Qiu.

But it cannot be ignored that Van der Fate's outstanding performance in the second team, especially in the Dutch Cup, has won the praise and recognition of countless Dutch football professionals and is hailed as the leader of the new generation of Dutch players.

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After being scored by Ajax II, Udrecht did not show any momentum to counterattack. Instead, it gave people a feeling of being motivated, not seeking to equalize the score, but seeking to stabilize the situation.

Ajax second team failed to score again in the end, and finally defeated Udrecht 1:0 and successfully advanced to the semi-finals!

When the referee blew the whistle to the end of the game, all the players of Ajax II team were hugged on the court.

This group of young players has just embarked on the road of their careers. They do not have the thoughts and contradictions of many famous stars. Now they are relatively simple and have only one thought in their minds, which is to defeat one opponent after another, so that more and more people can remember their names from now on!

After winning this game, Ye Qiu chewed his assistants to celebrate, and he was not very excited.

Perhaps because he knew this opponent too well, Udrecht gave him the feeling that he was not that strong, nor was he that invincible opponent, so the excitement of defeating a strong enemy was less.

After playing this game, Ajax II reached the semi-finals. Whoever his opponent was then depends on the showdown in the other three games. For Ye Qiu, this is no longer what he should consider.

After the fifth round, the semi-finals will have to wait until April, so he must now start to adjust his strategic direction and devote himself to the competition for the league championship. It is best to take this opportunity to reverse the second team of Feyenoord and become the leader of the league, so that he and the players will be under much less pressure.

"Congratulations, Ye Qiu!" Van Prager sat in the stands this time and watched the entire game, so as soon as the game ended, he walked down the stands with Bobby Hams to congratulate Ye Qiu.

"Thanks!"

"In today's game, the second team performed very well and reached the semi-finals. If the first team can defeat Feyenoord tonight, and our first team and the second team can gather in the finals, the scene will definitely be very spectacular and interesting!" Van Prager laughed and looked forward to the future.

After Westhoff replaced Waters, the team immediately won a victory before the winter break. The performance was pretty good and improved. And now after the winter break training, I believe Westhoff will be able to lead the team better.

By the way, Harris Huyzinger also officially transferred from Helenfin to Ajax on January 1, with the transfer fee of $4 million. However, after getting Huyzinger, Westhoff had some disputes with the club on the issue of signings on the back line. He wanted the club to add the transfer fee, but the club really couldn't afford it at the moment.

In the end, the signings on the back line came to an end for the time being.

Ye Qiu noticed that after listening to Van Prager's words, Bobby Hams's eyes showed worries, but it flashed by, and then patted Ye Qiu on the shoulder, affirming his tactical arrangement and leadership of this game.

I missed a few opportunities. If I had more experienced experience and seized those opportunities and launched a large counter-pression, Udrecht would have lost a miserable game, but Ye Qiu missed it.

But no wonder Ye Qiu is just a fledgling boy. It is very rare to be able to do what he is today. How can he ask him to do more and better?

"Tonight, we will go to Arena Stadium to watch the game. I will leave you a ticket to the rostrum!" Before leaving, Van Prager sent an invitation to Ye Qiu, which can be regarded as a reward for him defeating Udrecht.

Ye Qiu nodded in agreement with a smile. He also wanted to go to the scene to watch the duel. After all, he reached the semi-finals, and the next opponent is likely to be one of the two teams.

For Ye Qiu now, the first team is the first team and the second team is the second team. Even if he really meets Westhoff's first team, he will not be polite.
Chapter completed!