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Chapter 45 Cracks

Sometimes, Ye Qiu feels that coaching a football game is like making a movie.

The head coach is the director and the players are the actors, and the tactics are equivalent to the script of this movie.

Before a movie starts filming, you must write the script first, and then everyone will shoot according to the script, with a comparison.

Of course, directors can also modify the script during the filming process, but no director can suddenly overturn the script style after the filming begins, turning the original comedy into a horror film, or turning the original romance into an action film. That is definitely impossible, because everyone knows what the movie will look like in this way.

The same goes for a game!

The head coach formulated the tactics before the game, gave the next to the tone of the game, determined how to play, and then carried out targeted training and tactical arrangements according to this tone, instilling the corresponding tactical requirements into the players.

In this case, once you reach the game, even if you find that your team's tactics are completely suppressed, you have no choice. Unless you completely overturn all the arrangements and preparations that have been in the past period of time, it will inevitably cost you a heavy price and take huge risks.

So, generally speaking, unless you really reach a desperate situation, no one is willing to do such a thing.

The most obvious thing is the Istanbul miracle in Liverpool. I believe that if there was no 0:3 in the first half, there would be no accidental injury in the first half. If the Reds were not forced into a desperate situation by AC Milan, would Benitez make such a counterattack?

Perhaps, the answer is not necessarily!

Because all the head coaches are very clear in their hearts that completely overturning the pre-match arrangement and starting tactics may lead to a complete collapse of the entire team and become a mess and at the slaughter of others.

Van Marvik has always been known for his steadiness. He watched his team break the goal by his opponent in less than a minute in the first half, and he also watched his team's offense hit the wall of Ajax II again and again. It's not that he doesn't want to change, but he has to worry about some risks.

Although he had already given enough response measures to all the changes that Ajax II could make before the game, and even he had arranged the approach of Ajax II's attack after the opening, he did not expect that Ye Qiu would arrange Van der Fate on a right side that he had never played before, and also arranged such an offensive strategy accordingly.

This surprised him, but he was helpless.

With the amazingness after Van der Fate's opening, and he was always at the forefront, Van Marvik's left offense focused on setting up before the game was suppressed by Ajax second team, especially Dorza, whose offense was very small, and the left offense never improved. In addition, Feyenoord's wing was not very strong, which ultimately forced Feyenoord's offense to go more in the middle.

However, the middle lane is an area where Ajax II team's defense is gathered. Feyenoord's offense failed to make a gap in this area, which has to be said to be a very depressing thing.

In Feyenoord's starting tactics in this game, Cruise, Karu and Thomason were all very active. Van Marvik did not give them too many restrictions, allowing them to constantly switch positions on the court, with the purpose of disrupting the defense of Ajax II.

However, because of too many attacks approaching the middle lane, the three people's activity areas were restricted and overlapping very much.

"The more you press forward, the stronger their defense will be. We should consider retracement and pull them out and play!" Mario Bean suggested that he and Van Marvik had focused on the defense of Ajax II before the game.

Whether facing Eindhoven, Udrecht or Helenfin, the defense of Ajax II is the stronger the stronger the defense. The more you push forward, the more pressure you put on them, the more united they will be and the more solid they will be.

At least, they have to admit that Ajax II's defense is very good in terms of spatial control in local areas.

After hearing this, Van Marvik immediately issued an adjustment order, "Let Karu lean to the right, Bosvertedo responded to him, Thomason and Cruise interspersed and ran in the middle to create opportunities, and Zongsa on the left... Look at Van der Fate and go forward to participate in the attack!"

The left was originally a key offensive area arranged by Van Marvik, but he scored after being kicked off by Van der Fate. Even head coach Van Marvik left a shadow, let alone a player.

With Van der Fate being active and able to strike sharply, it is unrealistic to allow Zongssa to participate more in the offense when he is active and can play a sharp counterattack. It is too risky. If he is scored again, he will be done.

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With Feyenoord's adjustment, Ajax team 2 felt a slight pressure.

The feeling of being pressed and beaten was very uncomfortable, but if Ye Qiu had chosen, he would rather be beaten.

"Be careful to maintain a compact formation, don't move forward easily, and don't leave your position casually!" Ye Qiu kept reminding on the sidelines.

For Ajax II, facing such a powerful opponent, just one mistake is required to make a team, which may lead to the team's doom, so he did not dare to be careless for a moment and kept staring at the game situation at all times.

Time passed by minute by minute, and Feyenoord's retreat did not pull the players of Ajax II from the 30-meter area of ​​the team. Their retreat seemed to give the players of Ajax II a free chance to rest.

In Cruyff's words, "The tactics of Ajax team II are now, no matter how you fight, I just have to defend to the end. If you have the ability, you can break through my defensive formation, otherwise everything will be free of talks!"

"Haha, this is a bit like playing a rogue, but it is really useful!" The host also teased.

Cruyff did not refute, "The strength of Ajax II team is very different from that of the opponent. If they follow the opponent and expand the defense area, their ability to control the space will inevitably decline, which will easily lead to the players in one-on-one state. Feyenoord's players are fully capable of using their strength to crush Ajax II team players."

"So, Ye Qiu's choice is not a wise choice. I can't beat me alone, so I have been fighting in a group state. No matter how many people you rush in, I will beat you up in a group!"

But Cruyff also reminded: "This tactic is not necessarily effective. It's still very early and there are a group of young troops from two teams. How long can it last? This is an unknown number!"

"You mean, the next biggest enemy of Ajax II is themselves?"

"Yes, yes, if they can keep this state until the end of the game and don't make too many mistakes, then they will have the chance to keep the score of 1:0 until the end, because we should also see that Feyenoord has no good way to defend like this, but if they make a mistake and are caught by Feyenoord, then I don't know!"

The biggest difference between youth teams and adult teams is in terms of tactical literacy, willpower and execution.

This is also why Cruyff said that the next biggest enemy of Ajax Team 2 is his own.

The entire Philips stadium was filled with Ajax fans' voices, and they all shouted loudly and looked particularly excited because the teams they supported had taken the lead from the beginning and were incredible, which was enough to make them all happy.

In the eyes of all Ajax fans on the scene, defense is what Ajax II team is best at. They have reached today with unbreakable defense and have the opportunity to enter the stadium, so they are full of confidence.

But the problem is, this is the Dutch Cup final!

This is the first game Ajax II experienced, facing the finals live in the Netherlands and even Europe!

At the same time, this is also the first game of this group of young boys. A key final was held in a stadium shrouded by tens of thousands of fans. This itself is completely different from all the games in the past.

At the beginning of the game, the players first launched a snatch and scored a goal. After that, Feyenoord pushed forward and attacked the attack wildly. The second team of Ajax was under tremendous pressure, which made them not bother to think about it.

But once Feyenoord began to retract and could not find an effective way to break through the defensive formation of Ajax II team for a long time, and it was difficult to create a threatening shot, the players immediately became a little slack in their psychology.

When the game reached the 37th minute, Feyenoord passed back and forth and passed the ball to Thomasen, who was playing the front midfielder. This time, the latter pulled to a relatively back position to receive the ball and left the defensive area of ​​the central defender.

Ye Qiu's impression of Thomason was more about when he was in AC Milan. Many people said that he was an opportunist. Although he was a substitute, he performed well, and his ability and awareness of playing ball were excellent.

Now, he knows Thomason better and knows that he is a midfielder. The reason why Cruise and Karu can perform well this season is closely related to Thomason behind them. Moreover, Thomason's back-ins attack is also very threatening, but the Danes are not fast, and they are running more by consciousness.

When Thomason retreated from the central defender to get the ball, Hetinga and Van Du made the same choice, that is, to rush out of their position, and they both wanted to go forward and block Thomason as soon as possible.

When Ye Qiu was shocked when he saw both central defenders rushing out of his defense zone at the same time. Fortunately, Feyenoord did not realize the loophole behind the central defender this time. Thomasen hurriedly passed the ball back and missed an opportunity.

"It's still too young!" Ricklink also noticed this problem.

Any head coach has the least choice for the mistakes that players make on the court, similar to those they just did, because the players are not robots, and they will make some unexpected mistakes anytime and anywhere, which may be nervous, stress, emotions, and many factors will affect them.

Ye Qiu walked to the sidelines and reminded Heatinga and Van Duin, asking them not to rob at the same time.

But just as Ye Qiu's reminder was still heard, Feyenoord organized another wave of offensives.

Thomason still retreated from the front, deliberately avoiding De Jong, and Contman quickly passed the ball to his feet.

This time, Thomason's position of the ball was closer than the last time, and when he got the ball, Ye Qiu instinctively realized something was wrong. When he saw Heatinga and Van Duin rushed out of his defense zone without thinking, he knew that Feyenoord had found the flaws of Ajax team 2.

Or it can be said that they deliberately created flaws!

Heatinga and Van Duin rob at the same time, Thomason knocked back, Contman made a pass directly behind him, Cruise used his body to beat Kivo, rushed into the loophole exposed after Heatinga and Van Duin left, shot hard, and the ball went straight to the lower left corner of the goal!

Although Stekrenberg made a flying save, he failed to stop the ball from entering the net, 1:1!

All the Ajax fans in the audience were silent, but Feyenoord fans rushed out of their seats excitedly and celebrated and sang loudly. After more than half an hour behind, they finally broke through the defense line of Ajax II, scored a goal, and equalized the score.

Ye Qiu was so angry that he walked back and forth in front of the coach's seat that anyone could see how ugly his face was.

He tried every means to steal a goal, but in the end he made a mistake and gave it to others. He really didn't know how to describe his mood, or, this is football!

"I said that the biggest enemy of Ajax II is actually themselves. It is difficult for us to ask a youth team to be able to make no mistakes in the whole game like an adult team, because some of them are not professional players, and some are only 16 years old. Can we use the standards of professional players to demand them?"

Cruyff was also very disappointed with the goal, but he still understood because he was a bystander.

"Feyenoord is a team with a lot of experience. If you make a mistake, they will not fail to see it. Their players will tacitly launch an offensive based on your mistakes. This is the biggest bargaining chip for Feyenoord in this game, which is the most effective weapon brought by experience!"

"Ajax II team is still too young. I just noticed that Ye Qiu had reminded him on the sidelines, but in such a short time, it was indeed very inappropriate to make mistakes. The players' mentality probably began to relax, because they rarely lead at the beginning, and many of them are still unable to adapt to the atmosphere of how to play football after leading."

"John, I have to remind you that Ajax II performed very well in the league and often led the way!" The host smiled and picked up the tricks.

Cruyff shook his head, "The youth team's game is completely different from the Dutch Cup final. Judging from the situation just now, Ajax II just didn't learn how to play football in the lead, or in other words, the premature lead made their originally unbreakable iron walls and cracks appear."

"So, the key now depends on how Ye Qiu makes adjustments. He must hold on in the first half and can't concede the ball anymore!"

Sure enough, after the team was equalized, Ye Qiu suppressed his anger, walked to the sidelines, shouted loudly at the players, constantly reminding them that they must pay attention to keeping the three lines compact and maintaining the overall coordination of the battle. Ye Qiu even called De Jong and Sneider back directly.

Feyenoord, who had re-telephoned the ball and equalized the score, pressed forward again. They obviously hoped to take advantage of this momentum to kill Ajax II team in one go, and swallow the weak but tenacious opponent completely in one breath.

However, Ajax II team directly set off a defensive posture within the 30-meter area.

The facts proved once again that when Feyenoord pressed forward and wanted to try to drill out the defense of Ajax II from the middle, they often hit the iron plate directly, because in the densely crowded defense area, Ajax II can use the meticulous overall formation to carry out an orderly defense.

On the contrary, Feyenoord's attack was always difficult to unfold and create a threat.

In this case, Feyenoord failed to score again in the last 6 minutes, while Ajax II always acted as a defensive stance and dragged the score of 1:1 to the end of the first half.

But at this time, the advantages and morale that Ajax II team finally established after the opening were severely weakened with Feyenoord's goal, and even the Ajax fans in the stands began to worry about gains and losses.

After all, Ajax Second Team is a youth team, while Feyenoord is an experienced professional team, and the strength gap between the two sides is obvious.

"The current situation is very bad for Ajax II!" Hearing Cruyff's tone, he seemed to be pessimistic about the prospects of Ajax II.

"The first half led by half an hour, was equalized at the last moment, and even almost reversed. This hit the team's morale a lot, and they are a young team. We have reason to believe that Feyenoord will further target a series of loopholes exposed by Ajax II in the first half to create opportunities. This requires Ye Qiu to fill these loopholes during the break, otherwise, they will find it difficult for them to survive Feyenoord's attack in the second half."

After hearing this, the host also felt it made sense, "Yes, yes, and we should also see that Feyenoord's morale was very strong after equalizing the score. It seemed that he had the idea of ​​reversing the score in one fell swoop, or even exceeding it, so they are likely to further strengthen the offensive in the second half."

"At least, we can see that Van Marvik should be satisfied with the result of the equalization in the first half!" The live TV screen gave Feyenoord head coach Van Marvik who was smiling at his own player. He looked quite happy.

On the contrary, the Ajax second team all looked depressed and walked towards the player channel.
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