In the 37th round of the Eredivisie, Ajax challenged Alkmaar away.

The Eredivisie giants, who were resting in the round, scored a goal first in the 64th minute of the second half, but were equalized by the opponent in the final stage of the game. In the end, the two sides shook hands one-to-one.

Fermuren also played all over the game, with good and bad performances. The goal conceded was related to him, but the whole game was stable.

But Eindhoven's situation is obviously worse than Ajax.

Hiddink's team challenged William II away. Both sides also played zero-to-zero in the first half, but shortly after the start of the second half, William II took the lead. Then Hofland made a malicious foul and was sent off by the referee's red card. Although Eindhoven scored a goal afterwards, he finally returned with a 1-3 away game.

After this round of game, Ajax's lead further expanded, and Eindhoven had somewhat given up catching up, but head coach Hiddink still gritted his teeth and refused to give up, repeatedly saying that the team still has a chance to reverse.

As time enters April, the Eredivisie ushered in the 28th round of the game.

Eindhoven started the game one day earlier than Ajax, challenging Valvik away, and took away a four-to-zero victory from the away game. Kejman scored twice and Park Ji-sung scored a goal.

Ajax welcomed Groningen at home in this round, and the two sides were hard to solve, and the first half was still tied with zero to zero.

After the side change again in the second half, Van der Fate, who came on the bench, scored first, but was quickly equalized by Groningen.

Yang Yang came on the bench in the 80th minute and created a corner kick opportunity when he made a forced breakthrough on the right. Sneider took the corner kick and assisted Heatinga to score, finally securing a 2-1 victory.

This victory brought Ajax one step closer to the Eredivisie championship, and also greatly boosted the team's morale.

After playing Groningen, Ajax began to prepare for the mid-week Champions League knockout round.

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"Now, everyone outside thinks we're going to lose."

In the quiet tactical conference room, Ronald Koeman looked at the player in front of him with a serious look on his face.

Yang Yang sat opposite him, and from the head coach's face, he read something, determined.

In fact, Ajax really has no way out. The away game is 2-4, forcing the team to go all out and have to give it a try. Only in this way can there be a chance to reverse, otherwise it will be eliminated.

Technical Director Van Gaal also attended the tactical preparation meeting. It is said that he had just held a meeting with the coaching staff for more than an hour, and it seemed that he had reached a consensus. Since he walked into this conference room, he always stood beside Ronald Koeman, without saying a word, but expressed his support for the head coach.

"As I said before, I was responsible for the defeat two weeks ago. You all performed very well, and the responsibility was on me. Now, I hope everyone can continue to believe that I can lead everyone at home and win a victory."

Ronald Koeman has a high prestige in the team, and everyone nodded at the same time.

"The away loss seemed a pity, but the two goals gave us hope. And from these two goals, we can see a lot of things, including the weakness of Real Madrid's defense, their disadvantages in the defense line, and this game has many advantages that are beneficial to us."

Speaking of this, Ronald Coman switched the ppt on the screen behind him, which listed several major advantages of Ajax. The first is the absence of Real Madrid players in this game.

Raul Bravo was injured by Yang Yang's pendulum. This incident was rumored and known to the world. The injury of Real Madrid left-back was not optimistic. It is said that it hurt his ankle. At least it seems that it will be difficult for him to play again this season.

However, Robert Carlos, who was injured in a substitute, was suspended from the last round of yellow cards, will return. But no one knows how much form the Brazilian left-back can play. After all, his recent defense and condition are still not reassured.

"What I really want to say is Beckham."

Some of Beckham's data were switched on the screen behind Ronald Koeman.

"Many people have always focused on Real Madrid's offense, but I think everyone must remember that the midfield is the most important part of professional football today. As the saying goes, those who win the midfield win the world, whoever controls the midfield will win."

"After Marklele left, Real Madrid's midfield drag position has always been a weakness. They lack a player to provide enough protection to the front of the penalty area. Beckham runs a lot, and the advantage of passing balls, especially long passes, is very obvious. He transforms into a drag-back midfielder, which has a very big effect."

"However, he received a yellow card in the last game, and this game will be suspended for accumulating yellow cards. This will be a huge blow to the defense of Real Madrid midfielder. We speculate that Queiroz has only two countermeasures."

"First, Elgra pushes forward and partners with Guti in the midfield, but in this way, the defense becomes empty. If Elgra loses Elgra, Real Madrid's defense will be out of the combination of Pavin and Mesia, which will be our opportunity."

"There is another kind of thing, that is, the midfielder arranges a partner for Guti. The most likely one is Solari and Borja, but Solari is not the best candidate for the midfielder to drag the defense, so the most likely one is Borja, and at that time the front of the penalty area will be our chance."

Everyone in the conference room heard Ronald Koeman's analysis, and Ajax was indeed not without a chance.

Judging from the first leg, Ibrahimovic is very dominant in the penalty area. Whether it is Elgra or Mexia, it is difficult to gain advantage from him. As long as Ajax plays around this, there is a chance.

Now, Beckham is absent, and a vacuum appears at the front of the penalty area. Whether it is Wesley Songk, Van der Fatt or Sneed, they can create threats in this area, and their long-range shots are quite good.

"Also, on our wings, two full-backs in Real Madrid love to get in the attack, and there will inevitably be room behind us. As long as we seize the space and fight back, I believe we will definitely get a chance."

"Finally, I emphasized two weeks ago that Real Madrid does not have an effective rotation mechanism. It is April. The superstars in their team have already been exhausted. Everyone has seen that they can handle the first half of the Bernabeu game and play well in the second half, but what about then?"

In the final stage of that game, Real Madrid really had no physical fitness.

Of course, on the one hand, Ajax has strengthened their pressing pressure, resulting in frequent passes and catches, but if they are physically strong enough to cope, they will not have such problems.

"In the past two weeks, Real Madrid has played two games, and the stars are all. The first game is a 5-1 victory over Sevilla at home, Robert Carlos has played for 70 minutes, Zidane has played for 80 minutes, and others have played for the whole game. Two days ago, they narrowly beat Albacete 2-1 away, Guti played for 67 minutes, Zidane has played for 80 minutes, Ronaldo has played for 87 minutes, and others have played for the whole game."

"Why?" Yang Yang asked in confusion.

And this question actually made everyone in the conference room turn to look at him, and then burst into laughter.

"Very good, very classroom atmosphere, right?" Ronald Coman asked with a smile.

Yang Yang was a little embarrassed. He almost thought he had returned to the classroom at school.

"The reason is very simple. Real Madrid is currently only one point ahead of Valencia. They are 67 and Valencia is 66. Valencia has thirteen more goals than Real Madrid. With Real Madrid's offensive ability, you can imagine how poor their defense is."

When everyone heard this, they immediately understood.

It turned out to be a two-line battle, and the league stalemate was exhausted.

Relatively speaking, Ajax's situation is much easier, with a clear lead in the league. Ronald Koeman almost took turns to give the main players enough rest time to wait for the arrival of Real Madrid.

"Guys, I hope everyone understands that we are not unlucky in this game. We have a chance. As long as each of us works together, as long as we put pressure on Real Madrid from the first minute of the game and prevent them from easily controlling the game, I believe that the final victory will definitely belong to us."

If Ajax's players were still a little sluggish before, then after the head coach's in-depth analysis, everyone regained their confidence, and they all began to believe that they were fully capable of defeating their opponents at their home court.

Even if you are facing Real Madrid.

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"Yang, I will still let you take the bench in this game."

After the tactical preparation meeting was over, head coach Koeman and assistant coach Luther Carroll found Yang Yang to talk alone.

Yang Yang couldn't help feeling a little disappointed after hearing this. He longed for the same game as the Arsenal, but he could also accept the arrangement of a substitute.

"It's a unanimous decision for you to substitute Louis, all of us, because we all believe that the final victory and defeat of this game will happen in the second half, and we need to save our sharpest weapons until that time to create the most threatening offense."

Yang Yang is only seventeen years old. With his current physical condition, it may be difficult to deal with the pressure of the whole game, so the coaching staff either chooses to let him start, just like when playing against Arsenal, or let him be substitute in the second half.

But it is obvious that Real Madrid is not Arsenal, and the second half is the biggest weakness of the Galaxy Battleships.

"In the first half, we will try our best to defend the goal and score goals whenever we have the opportunity, but the first priority is not to lose the ball, but the second half is the best time for us to counterattack. I will arrange for you to play at that time, so I need you to pay attention to the game, especially on the side of Robert Carlos."

Yang Yang felt the coaching staff's importance to him and nodded solemnly, "I know how to do it."
Chapter completed!