33 Leaders
Since Volendan entered the Dutch Eredivisie this summer, he began to upgrade the hardware facilities of the Carlas Stadium, which was originally very simple, the locker room of the visiting team seemed even more shabby, but there was a place to sit and take a shower.
Armele was extremely depressed when he returned to the locker room with a zero-to-one back.
This is the first time they have fallen behind in the first half since they participated in the competition. Even in the first round, they have saved the draw, but this time they have no choice but to fight back against Warrendan.
After all, they are newly promoted teams in the Eredivisie, and even the strength of young players in the team is not something Almele can compete with.
More importantly, the four Ajax youth training teams in their team are very strong.
Yang Yang once heard that the three traditional tycoons Ajax, Feyenoord and Eindhoven gathered the most elite young players in the Netherlands. Now he has personally experienced the excellence of Warrendan, the players loaned from the Ajax youth training camp. He has to admit that he still has a considerable gap with them.
Ajax loaned them to Warrendan, with a very obvious intention, hoping that they could get more opportunities to exercise in Warrendan, that is, these players are not outstanding in Ajax's youth training camp.
But they are already so powerful, you can imagine how powerful the famous Babel and Amrabat are?
They are all peers, but the huge gap in strength makes Yang Yang very uncomfortable.
The rest of Almere's players were also hit hard, even Henk Dimmel.
He has always been determined to join Ajax, but now he clearly feels that his strength is not as good as the players who were loaned by Warrendan. How can he enter?
The locker room was so lifeless that only the players' breathing was left. Everyone was worried, but no one was willing to speak, as if they would be criticized by everyone.
Yang Yang quickly calmed down the depression and depression in his heart.
He has never been a talented person. More than two months ago, he was persuaded to withdraw again and again by head coach John Rep, but now, his performance on the court is no less than any player on the team, including Henk Dimmel.
He has confidence that if he gives him some more time, he can completely crush the team captain.
In that case, what is the huge gap between him and the players who are loaned to Ajax now?
As long as he has time and is willing to work hard, he firmly believes that there is no gap that cannot be made up for.
"Okay, don't be depressed, don't be depressed." Yang Yang stood up from his seat and shouted loudly.
Everyone in the locker room looked up at him.
In the past few games, Yang Yang would stand up whenever he encountered difficulties.
This is true when playing as80, as is the case with Flaferentz, and now it is still the case with Warrendan.
If anyone else said this, there would definitely be someone who refuted it, but Yang Yang came forward and no one would do it.
He is the most qualified person in the team to say this.
Without Yang Yang, Almere would have been eliminated by As80 in the first round; without him, Almere would have had no chance of winning against Fraferentz in the second round, and even in the fourth round.
It can be said that Yang Yang led the team into the fifth round.
"Yes, everyone cheer up, don't be discouraged. We still have time and chances." Captain Henk Dimmel immediately stood up after seeing Yang Yang stand up.
Yang Yang nodded slightly at Henk Dimmel and said loudly: "Volendan's strength is definitely stronger than us, but you should know that we have encountered such an opponent. In the first round of as80, the opponent's strength is stronger than us. In the fourth round of Fraferentz, the opponent's strength is also stronger than us, but what's the result?"
“We are standing at the Warrendan Karas Stadium!”
Yang Yang's words made many players in the locker room raise their heads one after another.
This is not the first time Almere has defeated the strong by weak.
Although, this time, Volendan is indeed the strongest opponent he has encountered since participating.
"There is still the second half of the game, and there are only two ways in front of us. Either fight with them, no matter what the win or lose, we will leave with our heads raised and our chests, or we will lose cowardly, but what do we have to face those who accompany us to the away game, and those fans waiting in Almele?"
Almere played well in the amateur game this summer and entered the fifth round, which caused a great response in the city. In addition, As80 was eliminated in the first round, which made many citizens support Almere, and the players are more sought after than usual.
Faced with Yang Yang's questioning, all the players began to become firm.
Losing is not as skilled as others, and there is nothing to say, but if you lack fighting spirit, it is not as simple as losing.
As soon as he thought about this, most people in the locker room regained their fighting spirit and made up their minds to fight to the end.
"Brothers, don't give up, I believe there will be a chance." Yang Yang encouraged.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the door of the locker room being pushed open from outside. Then the familiar voice of head coach John Rep came, and he praised loudly: "Well, as long as you don't give up, there will be a chance."
Everyone in the locker room was surprised, but he didn't expect that John Rep was here too.
"Mr. Rep, why are you here?"
"Oh, Mr. Vanpur is here too, great."
Everyone was overjoyed. When the two head coaches came, they could help them out with advice.
Without the head coach, they felt like they had lost their direction on the court and turned into headless flies.
John Rep and Dick Vanpur did not notify the team before coming, but after seeing the team's dilemma in the first half, they couldn't help but decide to come to the locker room. Unexpectedly, they heard Yang Yang's words encouraging his teammates, which made them sigh and sigh.
Who would have thought that Yang Yang had been sentenced to death by the team more than two months ago?
But now, they suddenly felt that Yang Yang was more suitable to be the captain than Henk Dimmel.
But this idea just flashed through. After all, Henk Dimer is the team's direct youth training department and a local Almele. He has natural advantages. If Yang Yang is allowed to be the captain, it would probably not be very suitable.
But it is undeniable that Yang Yang is the leader of this team.
"Okay, as Yang Yang said just now, we are only one ball behind, and there is still a chance." John Rep said very surely.
Everyone has a much higher trust in the first-team head coach than Dick Vanpur, and everyone believes that this former international said.
John Rep was also prepared. He kept watching the game on the sidelines in the first half, and was very familiar with the match between the two teams. He immediately adjusted the various problems exposed by the team's defense center in the first half, and gave the game strategy for the second half, especially how to play a good defensive counterattack.
"We have to substitution, just leave one in the frontcourt." Henk Dimmel turned to look at Yang Yang, "Yang Yang, your task is to stay in the frontcourt. We don't need you to defend, you have to withstand the opponent's two central defenders."
Yang Yang was surprised. Is he going to hand over the burden of the offensive to himself?
John Repco didn't have time to explain, "With four defenders and five midfielders in the midfield, everyone must always firmly hold their position. Henk, even if you don't have enough confidence and opportunity, try to minimize forward insertion."
After hearing this, everyone looked at John Rep in disbelief, and then looked at Yang Yang. This is to put all the bets on Yang Yang alone. Can he do it?
But soon, everyone felt relieved.
Yang Yang made an indelible contribution to the team's success today and was also the best player in the team. If he can't even do it, who else can take on this burden?
"We all know what Yang Yang's crux is, so we changed our strategy in the second half, and tried to drive forward as much as possible and pass directly to him."
Yang Yang's weakness is that his basic skills are too poor, and he makes many mistakes in stopping the ball in the first step, especially when he is closely guarded by the opponent. However, his advantage is that his speed and high speed dribble over the ball. As long as the ball is passed to him and he rushes up, no one can stop it.
John Repp's adjustment and arrangement was very targeted and targeted, which made Yang Yang very impressed.
He even began to feel that he might need to learn this knowledge well, after all, this would be more conducive to his understanding of the game and even controlling the game.
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With the arrival of John Rep, Almere stabilized his position again and saw the direction clearly one by one.
When both sides returned to the football field, Volendan, who was one goal ahead, was obviously more morale, but Almere was also not to be outdone.
Soon, everyone noticed the change of Almere's formation, changing the formation into a 451 style of play. The two lines in the midfield and backcourt were kept more compact and tight, especially in the middle of the midfield. Henk Dimmel and two teammates built a protective wall in front of the defense line, firmly guarding the defense line behind him.
Yang Yang was running in the frontcourt without any effort. When he got the ball, he kept interspersing in the frontcourt, looking for opportunities. When Volendan got the ball, Yang Yang kept harassing the opponent's defenders, especially the two central defenders.
At this point, Yang Yang obviously had to do more than the previous No. 11 center, which made Warrendan's defenders complain secretly and even couldn't adapt.
The defense is unstable, and it is difficult to exert force in the midfield and frontcourt offense. In addition, Almere's defensive formation is meticulous, and the two sides are in a stalemate. It has to be said that John Rep's on-site command is still very skillful.
The only thing that is not very satisfactory is that it is difficult to pass the ball in front of Yang Yang with big feet in the middle and backcourt. The pass is always impossible to get it in place. Either it is not satisfactory at the distance or the pass line is wrong. This has led to Yang Yang being very active in the frontcourt, but he never got the opportunity.
But since the tactical adjustment of the midfield has worked, Almere is also full of confidence and firmly believes that opportunities will surely appear.
Especially Yang Yang, he was still performing tasks meticulously in the frontcourt and did not dare to slack off at all.
Chapter completed!