Chapter 95
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Chen Ai Ting
Chapter 95
Amsterdam Arena!
Yang Yang was sitting on the bench, listening to the shouts and tsunami from the fans in the stands, feeling extremely excited.
He will never forget the shock of John Repp taking his team up and down this magnificent football temple, which is one of the driving forces that have always spurred his continuous efforts to improve.
Half a year ago, he was eager to step into this stadium, but tonight, his chance finally came.
The opponent in this game is Utrecht, currently ranked eighth in the Eredivisie League, with a balanced offense and defense.
Ronald Koeman made adjustments to the team's starting lineup due to the midweek battle against Bruges, Belgium.
Robont is still starting, and the defense is the combination of Maxwell, Escuder, Heitinga and Trabelsi. The Tunisian right back has started two consecutive games, and his performance is very stable, which makes people feel at ease on the right.
The midfielder is still a combination of Van der Vaart, De Jong and Sneijder. The right side of the frontcourt is Obodai, Wesley Songk is in the middle, and Mitya is the left winger.
However, this offensive combination of Ajax obviously lacks the ability to attack tough problems. It is always difficult to create threats in front of Utrecht's defense.
The left winger Mitya was misfired throughout the game, continuing his previous sluggish performance, so that the head coach Ronald Koeman finally couldn't hold back and replaced him directly during the intermission.
He was replaced at halftime, which shows Koeman's disappointment with Mitya.
The substitute came on the field with high center Ibrahimovic. After the Swede beat Bruges, everyone saw his role on the front line. This is not just what goals can bring.
And this time, his appearance really changed the situation on the court.
But Ajax is still a little short of the goal.
Utrecht's four-four-two formation is very balanced, and it is an away game, focusing on defense, making it difficult for the home team's offense to create threats. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wesley Songk also urgently need passes from teammates in the frontcourt.
No. In 60 minutes, Utrecht's head coach Falk Boy made his first substitution of the game, replacing left winger Jost Broser, obviously wanting to hit Ajax's back counterattack.
Trabelsi and Maxwell's thrusts are strong, but the two central defenders' ability to defend against high balls is relatively average. Boye obviously wants to use this to launch a counterattack.
Sure enough, after the substitution, Ajax took the advantage and initiative on the field, but Utrecht began to seize several opportunities to fight back and also created some threats, which made Ajax more and more passive on the field.
The full-back wants to attack, but he is afraid of being hit behind him. If he does not attack, the attack in the frontcourt lacks support from the side.
Time passed bit by bit in hesitation, and Yang Yang was silently waiting for the opportunity.
More of his attention fell on Utrecht's left-back Etienne Xu.
It is not difficult to tell from the name that he is a mixed-race Chinese, but apart from his name and yellow skin, there is no trace of any Chinese on his body, and even his hair is not pure black, let alone Chinese.
This is Utrecht's left-back, but he is a right-footed player.
The height is 1.8 meters three, the body is not strong, the speed is not fast, but the defensive ability is good, and the defensive position is good several times, but the offensive ability is relatively average, and the 45-degree cross is not bad.
If it is one-on-one on the wing, Yang Yang has enough confidence to eat his opponent.
It is worth mentioning that Utrecht's left central defender Boska Boschat is a left-footed player, and right central defender Sander Kohler is a right-footed player. Both of them are not tall, both about 1.8 meters five, and their physical confrontation ability has no advantage against Ibrahimovic. This is a point that Ajax can use.
But it is a pity that now it is difficult for Ajax to get the ball from the two sides and send the ball to Ibrahimovic's feet. Naturally, there is no way to fully play the tactical role of the Swedish center in the frontcourt.
Yang Yang silently observed the game, discussing the changes in the situation with Vermaelen sitting beside him from time to time.
The Belgian central defender has also entered the squad for this game. As for whether he can come off the bench, no one knows.
The game quickly went through 10 minutes, but the situation on the court remained unchanged.
Ronald Koeman finally couldn't help but want to shoot again.
Luther Carroll quickly turned around and came to the bench, pointing at Yang Yang, "Yang, I'll give you 3 minutes to warm up."
Although Yang Yang was mentally prepared, he still felt very excited. He stood up from his seat, took off his long-sleeved training clothes to Vermaelen who was beside him, and then specially hugged the Belgian central defender.
"Work hard, come on!" Vermaelen was very envious, but still sincerely congratulated his friend.
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"Look, he's going to play!"
Somewhere in the stands of the Amsterdam Arena, Wei Zheng jumped up when he saw Luther Carroll asking Yang Yang to run out to warm up, pointing at Yang Yang on the sidelines and shouting loudly.
Sitting next to him, his brother Wei Zhen also immediately shouted to the photographer next to him, "Quick, take a picture."
The three members of Shen Ming's family were also sitting beside them. They all entered the stadium with Yang Yang's tickets, and their expressions were extremely excited.
After his debut in the UEFA Champions League, Yang Yang will make his debut in the Eredivisie in just three days.
Unlike the last time when we were far away in Belgium, this time we are very close to home.
"It's about to go, I hope he can perform well." Shen Ming said anxiously.
Cousin Shen Yuzhu is also very concerned. She knows that Wei Zheng's brother Wei Zhen is the director of the most authoritative national TV sports channel in China. He came to the Netherlands to report on Yang Yang. Naturally, he hopes that his cousin can perform well.
Yang Yang was warming up on the sidelines, not affected by off-court factors at all, even the applause given to him by many fans at the scene, he seemed very indifferent, just immersed himself in warming up on the sidelines.
Soon, he was back at the dugout, chatting with manager Ronald Koeman and then on the sidelines.
No. 705 minutes, taking advantage of a dead ball, Yang Yang came on as a substitute, replaced by Obodai.
When the announcement of this substitution came from the stadium broadcast, the fans in the stadium once again burst into warm applause.
All the fans remember that three days ago, in Bruges, Belgium, it was Yang Yang who broke the deadlock on the field in the last few minutes, saved Ajax and helped the team miraculously break through the group stage.
This time, they also expect Yang Yang to continue his wonderful performance in the previous game.
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After Yang Yang hugged Obode on the sidelines, he quickly walked into the court.
Seeing Van der Vaart, Sneijder, Ibrahimovic and Wesley Songk all winking at him, he nodded knowingly, expressing that he must go all out.
Taking another deep breath, Yang Yang looked intently at Etienne Xu in front of him.
Utrecht's left back has already received a yellow card in 5 minutes and has played for 75 minutes. As a full back, his consumption should not be small, and Yang Yang can completely let go.
The game restarted, and Yang Yang quickly got a chance to get the ball on the right.
After receiving the pass from Sneijder, Yang Yang took the ball and faced Etienne Xu directly, and suddenly started quickly, trying to use the pendulum to break through the opponent from the inside, but Etienne Xu defended very steadily and did not give Yang Yang a chance, forcing him to protect the ball.
But at this time, Yang Yang suddenly split the ball to the right, and Trabelsi quickly inserted from the back row and made a pass from the bottom.
It is a pity that Trabelsi's cross was too close to the goal and was easily picked off by the opponent's goalkeeper Punk.
Eager to score, Zlatan Ibrahimovic opened his arms towards his teammates depressedly, as if to say, I am just outside the small penalty area, what are you doing in the small penalty area?
Trabelsi shook his head dejectedly, and ran back with a wry smile. When he passed by Yang Yang, he saw Yang Yang stretching out his hand and did not forget to give his teammates a high-five, which was considered a mutual encouragement.
Soon, Trabelsi reciprocated, sent a direct pass from the right, and sent the ball directly to the front. After Yang Yang received the ball, he directly faced Etienne Xu, but this time Yang Yang still had no chance, so he had to pass back to Sneijder in the midfield, allowing the midfield to reorganize.
Although they failed to create a threat for two consecutive attacks, Ajax's attack on the right became significantly more active.
Yang Yang also gradually figured out the opponent's defense through the two offenses after playing.
As experienced central defenders, Utrecht's two central defenders are familiar with Ibrahimovic, and they also focus on marking the Swedish center forward. It may not be easy to play this point again.
Ajax reorganized, and the team's three lines also retreated appropriately, allowing Utrecht to press out and leave space for the frontcourt attack.
The purpose of slowing down the pace is to suddenly speed up, so Yang Yang didn't get careless because of this, but patiently looked for opportunities.
Finally, in the No.708 minute, after De Jong intercepted the ball in the middle, Sneijder quickly passed the ball with a through ball and sent the ball precisely behind Utrecht's defense line.
"The referee did not call for offside, it was a favorable attack by Ajax."
"Yang Yang took the ball on the right, but Utrecht's left central defender Boschat was not slow, and returned to the defense very timely."
"Let's see how Yang Yang will deal with it this time."
"Driving the ball directly to the front of the penalty area, Yang Yang slowed down and made continuous fake moves..."
"Suddenly accelerated, the beautiful pendulum is extraordinary..."
"Yang Yang made a breakthrough from the right and passed to the back point..."
"It's empty at the back!"
"Vander Vaart!"
"The ball went in!!!!!!"
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"In the 708th minute of Ajax, young player Yang Yang, who came off the bench, forced a breakthrough from the right. The arc ball was passed to the back point. Van der Vaart scored with a header without defense, [-]-[-]!"
"We can see that Yang Yang's pass was of high quality. Both Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sander Kohler failed to grab it. Instead, Van der Vaart, who was unguarded behind him, seized the opportunity."
"It's also the Ajax captain's fifth league goal of the season."
"Junior Yang Yang changed the game again tonight after coming off the bench against Club Brugge and contributing two assists three days ago."
Woohoo, the votes were a bit weak yesterday, brothers and sisters, please vote casually, your little effort is the greatest support and encouragement to me, thank you!
(End of this chapter)
Amsterdam Arena!
Yang Yang was sitting on the bench, listening to the shouts and tsunami from the fans in the stands, feeling extremely excited.
He will never forget the shock of John Repp taking his team up and down this magnificent football temple, which is one of the driving forces that have always spurred his continuous efforts to improve.
Half a year ago, he was eager to step into this stadium, but tonight, his chance finally came.
The opponent in this game is Utrecht, currently ranked eighth in the Eredivisie League, with a balanced offense and defense.
Ronald Koeman made adjustments to the team's starting lineup due to the midweek battle against Bruges, Belgium.
Robont is still starting, and the defense is the combination of Maxwell, Escuder, Heitinga and Trabelsi. The Tunisian right back has started two consecutive games, and his performance is very stable, which makes people feel at ease on the right.
The midfielder is still a combination of Van der Vaart, De Jong and Sneijder. The right side of the frontcourt is Obodai, Wesley Songk is in the middle, and Mitya is the left winger.
However, this offensive combination of Ajax obviously lacks the ability to attack tough problems. It is always difficult to create threats in front of Utrecht's defense.
The left winger Mitya was misfired throughout the game, continuing his previous sluggish performance, so that the head coach Ronald Koeman finally couldn't hold back and replaced him directly during the intermission.
He was replaced at halftime, which shows Koeman's disappointment with Mitya.
The substitute came on the field with high center Ibrahimovic. After the Swede beat Bruges, everyone saw his role on the front line. This is not just what goals can bring.
And this time, his appearance really changed the situation on the court.
But Ajax is still a little short of the goal.
Utrecht's four-four-two formation is very balanced, and it is an away game, focusing on defense, making it difficult for the home team's offense to create threats. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wesley Songk also urgently need passes from teammates in the frontcourt.
No. In 60 minutes, Utrecht's head coach Falk Boy made his first substitution of the game, replacing left winger Jost Broser, obviously wanting to hit Ajax's back counterattack.
Trabelsi and Maxwell's thrusts are strong, but the two central defenders' ability to defend against high balls is relatively average. Boye obviously wants to use this to launch a counterattack.
Sure enough, after the substitution, Ajax took the advantage and initiative on the field, but Utrecht began to seize several opportunities to fight back and also created some threats, which made Ajax more and more passive on the field.
The full-back wants to attack, but he is afraid of being hit behind him. If he does not attack, the attack in the frontcourt lacks support from the side.
Time passed bit by bit in hesitation, and Yang Yang was silently waiting for the opportunity.
More of his attention fell on Utrecht's left-back Etienne Xu.
It is not difficult to tell from the name that he is a mixed-race Chinese, but apart from his name and yellow skin, there is no trace of any Chinese on his body, and even his hair is not pure black, let alone Chinese.
This is Utrecht's left-back, but he is a right-footed player.
The height is 1.8 meters three, the body is not strong, the speed is not fast, but the defensive ability is good, and the defensive position is good several times, but the offensive ability is relatively average, and the 45-degree cross is not bad.
If it is one-on-one on the wing, Yang Yang has enough confidence to eat his opponent.
It is worth mentioning that Utrecht's left central defender Boska Boschat is a left-footed player, and right central defender Sander Kohler is a right-footed player. Both of them are not tall, both about 1.8 meters five, and their physical confrontation ability has no advantage against Ibrahimovic. This is a point that Ajax can use.
But it is a pity that now it is difficult for Ajax to get the ball from the two sides and send the ball to Ibrahimovic's feet. Naturally, there is no way to fully play the tactical role of the Swedish center in the frontcourt.
Yang Yang silently observed the game, discussing the changes in the situation with Vermaelen sitting beside him from time to time.
The Belgian central defender has also entered the squad for this game. As for whether he can come off the bench, no one knows.
The game quickly went through 10 minutes, but the situation on the court remained unchanged.
Ronald Koeman finally couldn't help but want to shoot again.
Luther Carroll quickly turned around and came to the bench, pointing at Yang Yang, "Yang, I'll give you 3 minutes to warm up."
Although Yang Yang was mentally prepared, he still felt very excited. He stood up from his seat, took off his long-sleeved training clothes to Vermaelen who was beside him, and then specially hugged the Belgian central defender.
"Work hard, come on!" Vermaelen was very envious, but still sincerely congratulated his friend.
…………
…………
"Look, he's going to play!"
Somewhere in the stands of the Amsterdam Arena, Wei Zheng jumped up when he saw Luther Carroll asking Yang Yang to run out to warm up, pointing at Yang Yang on the sidelines and shouting loudly.
Sitting next to him, his brother Wei Zhen also immediately shouted to the photographer next to him, "Quick, take a picture."
The three members of Shen Ming's family were also sitting beside them. They all entered the stadium with Yang Yang's tickets, and their expressions were extremely excited.
After his debut in the UEFA Champions League, Yang Yang will make his debut in the Eredivisie in just three days.
Unlike the last time when we were far away in Belgium, this time we are very close to home.
"It's about to go, I hope he can perform well." Shen Ming said anxiously.
Cousin Shen Yuzhu is also very concerned. She knows that Wei Zheng's brother Wei Zhen is the director of the most authoritative national TV sports channel in China. He came to the Netherlands to report on Yang Yang. Naturally, he hopes that his cousin can perform well.
Yang Yang was warming up on the sidelines, not affected by off-court factors at all, even the applause given to him by many fans at the scene, he seemed very indifferent, just immersed himself in warming up on the sidelines.
Soon, he was back at the dugout, chatting with manager Ronald Koeman and then on the sidelines.
No. 705 minutes, taking advantage of a dead ball, Yang Yang came on as a substitute, replaced by Obodai.
When the announcement of this substitution came from the stadium broadcast, the fans in the stadium once again burst into warm applause.
All the fans remember that three days ago, in Bruges, Belgium, it was Yang Yang who broke the deadlock on the field in the last few minutes, saved Ajax and helped the team miraculously break through the group stage.
This time, they also expect Yang Yang to continue his wonderful performance in the previous game.
…………
…………
After Yang Yang hugged Obode on the sidelines, he quickly walked into the court.
Seeing Van der Vaart, Sneijder, Ibrahimovic and Wesley Songk all winking at him, he nodded knowingly, expressing that he must go all out.
Taking another deep breath, Yang Yang looked intently at Etienne Xu in front of him.
Utrecht's left back has already received a yellow card in 5 minutes and has played for 75 minutes. As a full back, his consumption should not be small, and Yang Yang can completely let go.
The game restarted, and Yang Yang quickly got a chance to get the ball on the right.
After receiving the pass from Sneijder, Yang Yang took the ball and faced Etienne Xu directly, and suddenly started quickly, trying to use the pendulum to break through the opponent from the inside, but Etienne Xu defended very steadily and did not give Yang Yang a chance, forcing him to protect the ball.
But at this time, Yang Yang suddenly split the ball to the right, and Trabelsi quickly inserted from the back row and made a pass from the bottom.
It is a pity that Trabelsi's cross was too close to the goal and was easily picked off by the opponent's goalkeeper Punk.
Eager to score, Zlatan Ibrahimovic opened his arms towards his teammates depressedly, as if to say, I am just outside the small penalty area, what are you doing in the small penalty area?
Trabelsi shook his head dejectedly, and ran back with a wry smile. When he passed by Yang Yang, he saw Yang Yang stretching out his hand and did not forget to give his teammates a high-five, which was considered a mutual encouragement.
Soon, Trabelsi reciprocated, sent a direct pass from the right, and sent the ball directly to the front. After Yang Yang received the ball, he directly faced Etienne Xu, but this time Yang Yang still had no chance, so he had to pass back to Sneijder in the midfield, allowing the midfield to reorganize.
Although they failed to create a threat for two consecutive attacks, Ajax's attack on the right became significantly more active.
Yang Yang also gradually figured out the opponent's defense through the two offenses after playing.
As experienced central defenders, Utrecht's two central defenders are familiar with Ibrahimovic, and they also focus on marking the Swedish center forward. It may not be easy to play this point again.
Ajax reorganized, and the team's three lines also retreated appropriately, allowing Utrecht to press out and leave space for the frontcourt attack.
The purpose of slowing down the pace is to suddenly speed up, so Yang Yang didn't get careless because of this, but patiently looked for opportunities.
Finally, in the No.708 minute, after De Jong intercepted the ball in the middle, Sneijder quickly passed the ball with a through ball and sent the ball precisely behind Utrecht's defense line.
"The referee did not call for offside, it was a favorable attack by Ajax."
"Yang Yang took the ball on the right, but Utrecht's left central defender Boschat was not slow, and returned to the defense very timely."
"Let's see how Yang Yang will deal with it this time."
"Driving the ball directly to the front of the penalty area, Yang Yang slowed down and made continuous fake moves..."
"Suddenly accelerated, the beautiful pendulum is extraordinary..."
"Yang Yang made a breakthrough from the right and passed to the back point..."
"It's empty at the back!"
"Vander Vaart!"
"The ball went in!!!!!!"
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"In the 708th minute of Ajax, young player Yang Yang, who came off the bench, forced a breakthrough from the right. The arc ball was passed to the back point. Van der Vaart scored with a header without defense, [-]-[-]!"
"We can see that Yang Yang's pass was of high quality. Both Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sander Kohler failed to grab it. Instead, Van der Vaart, who was unguarded behind him, seized the opportunity."
"It's also the Ajax captain's fifth league goal of the season."
"Junior Yang Yang changed the game again tonight after coming off the bench against Club Brugge and contributing two assists three days ago."
Woohoo, the votes were a bit weak yesterday, brothers and sisters, please vote casually, your little effort is the greatest support and encouragement to me, thank you!
(End of this chapter)
