Chapter 326

On November 4, Alkmaar resumed daily training and began to prepare for the next game.

During this training, Van Gaal focused on how to break the dense defense when the opponent set up a bus to defend tightly.

The solution is what Jiang Xiaolin used in the last game, withdrawing from the penalty area, switching positions with the side, breaking through the side and cutting in or crossing from the bottom, etc.

In the cross from the bottom, Van Gaal put forward a new requirement, that is, Jiang Xiaolin should try not to cross directly after going down, but to make a reverse triangle pass after breaking through and cutting in.

If other people cross from the bottom, Jiang Xiaolin will compete for the header, but if Jiang Xiaolin crosses from the bottom, no one will compete for the header.

Hamdaoyi is not a strong center forward, and his heading skills are not good. It is a bit difficult for him to compete for the header in the penalty area.

Therefore, it is okay for other people to cross from the bottom and let Jiang Xiaolin compete for the header, but it is not necessary for Jiang Xiaolin.

If he can't cut inside and shoot, it's best to cut inside after going down the bottom, and then make a reverse triangle pass to the top of the penalty area, so that teammates who come in from the back can shoot.

This is a newer tactic, at least Jiang Xiaolin and most of his teammates have never heard of it.

Although everyone uses it occasionally, they don't regard it as a tactical routine.

Everyone thinks that the sideline breakthrough is to serve the bottom cross, and there are only a few people like Robben who break through the sideline and cut inside to shoot the far corner.

As for the routine of cutting inside and passing the ball after going down the bottom proposed by Van Gaal, most people have heard of it for the first time.

However, the effect is very good in training.

Because the central defender must guard the penalty area firmly, if the full-back is broken through, the ball holder can easily cut inside successfully.

Once the cut is successful, the central defender must separate at least one person to prevent the ball holder from entering the penalty area, so that the opponent's central defense will be weakened, and the ball holder will make a reverse triangle pass to the top of the penalty area, and the teammates who come in from the back can calmly shoot and score, and the probability of scoring is not low.

Everyone was delighted and secretly sighed that Van Gaal was indeed a world-famous coach with so many tactics at his disposal.

With so many new tactics, plus the great fighting spirit of the whole team, and Jiang Xiaolin's bug-like goal machine, Alkmaar's chances of winning the Eredivisie championship this season are getting bigger and bigger.

Even the UEFA Cup and the Dutch Cup can be expected.

Just as Alkmaar was training new tactics every day, on November 6, the second round of the UEFA Cup group stage, which Alkmaar had a bye, officially began.

The result of the game was that Spartak Moscow lost 1-2 to Udinese at home, and Tottenham Hotspur beat Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 at home, perfectly interpreting the strength of the teams in the top five leagues.

After this round, Udinese won both games and ranked first in the group with 6 points. Tottenham Hotspur and Dinamo Zagreb ranked second and third with 3 points respectively. Alkmaar and Spartak Moscow both had a bye and lost one game and tied for the bottom with 0 points.

It seems that even with three qualifying places, Alkmaar's situation is not optimistic!

Fortunately, Jiang Xiaolin has returned for the next game, and everyone is practicing new tactics. Maybe, it can be used in the League Cup at that time.

With the practice of driving skills after training, Jiang Xiaolin has gradually been able to drive on the road by himself.

However, because he has not yet obtained a driver's license, he cannot drive alone, but Jiang Xiaolin has registered at a local driving school.

With Jiang Xiaolin's fame, as long as he really learns to drive and takes the final test, he can get a driver's license after the test and drive by himself.

After a few days of training, at 14:30 on November 9, with the referee's whistle, the 10th round of the Eredivisie between Alkmaar and Twente officially began.

This game is a war between competitors. Although Twente is now ranked 6th and seems far away from Alkmaar, the points gap is actually only 4 points.

Once Twente wins, it will not only stop Alkmaar from continuing to advance, but also narrow the score gap to only 1 point.

Therefore, Alkmaar cannot afford to lose this game.

The home stadium is also full, and the fans support the team with the most practical actions.

After the game started, Twente did not shrink its defense, but boldly fought against Alkmaar.

This is the characteristic of the Dutch team's all-out attack and defense. Most teams will not defend and counterattack alone. When fighting, either the whole team will attack together or the whole team will counterattack together.

However, in view of Jiang Xiaolin's huge threat, everyone will still leave a few people in the backcourt to guard against Jiang Xiaolin's quick counterattack.

Of course, Alkmaar is not afraid of the counterattack.

Moreover, AlkmaarWe also practiced new tactics for a while, so we just had a chance to practice them in actual combat.

The result was that Twente's goal was shot into a sieve.

In theory, even if Twente's strength was slightly worse than Alkmaar, it would not be much worse.

But in a head-to-head battle, the shooting skills of the two forwards would be too different.

For example, the opponent had 10 shooting opportunities in the first half of the game, but only 5 of them hit the goal frame, and only one goal was scored in the end.

On the other hand, Alkmaar, because of its stronger strength, might have 15 shooting opportunities in the first half, while Jiang Xiaolin could shoot 10 times.

Among these 10 times, Jiang Xiaolin might hit the goal frame seven or eight times, and the number of goals he scored might be as high as three or four times.

This is the result of any opponent playing head-to-head with Jiang Xiaolin's team.

The match between Alkmaar and Twente in the 10th round of the Eredivisie showed the media and fans the consequences of the opponent playing head-to-head with Jiang Xiaolin's team.

In the second minute of the game, Twente, who was attacking aggressively, was intercepted by Alkmaar, and then sent the ball to the front court for a counterattack.

Although the entire Twente team quickly returned to defense, perfectly practicing the definition of all-out attack and defense, they still failed to stop Alkmaar from scoring.

The goal was scored by Jiang Xiaolin.

After the counterattack reached the front court, Hamdaoyi passed the ball to the side, Maarten Martens made a cross from the bottom, and Jiang Xiaolin jumped high in the penalty area to grab the first point and headed the ball.

The ball hit Twente's goal like a cannonball, with a close distance and fast speed. Although goalkeeper Baosuka made a save, he was out of reach and could only watch the ball fly into the goal in front of him.

Just 2 minutes after the start, Jiang Xiaolin scored the first goal for Alkmaar, taking a 1-0 lead, instantly igniting the enthusiasm of the AFAS Stadium.

The fans applauded and cheered in the stands, expressing their love and admiration for Jiang Xiaolin.

Jiang Xiaolin has become the symbol and idol of the entire city.

However, Twente was not hit by this goal.

Perhaps, when choosing the offensive and defensive tactics, they were already prepared to lose the ball, fall behind, and even lose in the end.

Facing the top team away from home, losing is a high probability event. In this case, it is better to experiment vigorously to see if the offensive tactics can work.

Perhaps it was with this idea that Twente did not shrink its defense after the game resumed, but continued to attack Alkmaar.

Moreover, they really created some opportunities.

As the sixth team in the standings, Twente also has a certain offensive power, otherwise it would not be ranked in this position.

In the 5th minute, Twente really played a good pass and cut cooperation, passing the ball to the ribs of Alkmaar's penalty area, and forward Ilya received the ball and completed Twente's first threatening shot in the penalty area.

Unfortunately, Elijah's shooting skills were not as good as Jiang Xiaolin's. Under the interference of Alkmaar defender Ragnar Klavan, the ball was hit by him and missed the post and hit the side net.

Some Twente away fans who had a bad angle even thought the ball had gone in, and jumped up in the stands to celebrate.

It took a few seconds to find out that the ball had not gone in, and they could only stop celebrating awkwardly.

One minute later, Alkmaar took over the attack.

This time it was a positional attack, not a counterattack, so it was impossible to quickly advance the attack into Twente's penalty area. Alkmaar could only pass and cut in the frontcourt, trying to tear open Twente's defense and pass the ball to Jiang Xiaolin in the penalty area.

Unfortunately, everyone in the Eredivisie now knows the threat of Jiang Xiaolin, so naturally they are very tight on Jiang Xiaolin. Maarten Martens and others have not found a chance to pass the ball to Jiang Xiaolin.

However, Jiang Xiaolin's lack of space does not mean that others have no space either.

The consequence of Jiang Xiaolin being closely guarded was that other players of Alkmaar had some open opportunities to shoot.

Hamdaoyi was naturally the focus of Twente's defense, but the defense was not so strict against the winger Moussa Dembele or Stein Schars.

After passing the ball back and forth outside the penalty area for a while, Jiang Xiaolin used his own attraction to bring several defenders of Twente to the left, and then Martens made a lob pass from the left to the right corner of the small penalty area.

When the defenders of Twente turned their heads, they were shocked to find that there was a loophole there. Alkmaar's right winger Stein Schars cut into the penalty area from the wing, received the pass from Martens at the corner of the small penalty area, and headed the ball into the goal of Twente.

In just 6 minutes, Alkmaar scored.They took a 2-0 lead.

Perhaps the head coach had deliberately told them something before the game. Although they were two goals behind in the first 6 minutes, Twente's players were not discouraged and continued to attack. As long as they got the ball, the whole team would press forward to participate in the attack and try to score.

Maybe even God was moved by their spirit, allowing them to score a lucky goal in the 9th minute.

This time it was a long shot from midfielder Balama outside the penalty area. The angle of the ball was not tricky. In addition to flying over the crossbar, it would definitely be saved by goalkeeper Romero.

Romero also judged the ball path and saved it the moment Balama finished shooting.

This is the reaction ability of a top goalkeeper.

As a result, it was this overly fast save reaction that harmed Romero.

Because, at the moment he made the save, defender Hector Moreno, who rushed over to the side, made a move to fly to block the gun hole.

As a result, the action was a little slower and failed to completely block the ball.

The ball lightly brushed Moreno's leg, changing its line a little, but not too much to cause it to miss the post.

It was this slight change in line caused by hitting Moreno's leg that caused the ball to avoid Romero, who was diving along the original path, and flew into the goal from behind Romero.

The players of Alkmaar were stunned, while the players and fans of Twente were ecstatic.

If such a lucky ball could score, doesn't it mean that they are lucky?

As long as luck is on their side, even if their shooting skills are not as good as Jiang Xiaolin's and their strength is not as strong as Alkmaar's, they can score, tie, or even reverse the score!

Therefore, the players and fans of Twente celebrated wildly.

However, the players of Alkmaar were just stunned for a while and didn't care too much.

Even Moreno, the culprit who caused the ball to change direction and enter the net by flying to block the hole, did not care too much. He just shook his head with a wry smile and gave Romero an apologetic look.

Romero also did not care too much and stood up to thank Moreno.

After all, Moreno flew to block the hole without hesitation. Even if an accident occurred, he could not be blamed at all. His action of flying to block the hole without hesitation was worthy of praise.

Otherwise, if everyone turned around to avoid the opponent's shot, the goalkeeper would really find it difficult to deal with it!

The celebration of Twente players lasted for a long time, and Alkmaar players did not protest to the referee to let the opponent end the celebration and start the game earlier.

Because even if Twente scored this goal, Alkmaar was still leading 2-1. If the opponent is willing to celebrate and waste time, let them continue to celebrate!

Anyway, Alkmaar is leading, Jiang Xiaolin and others are not panicking at all.

However, after the opponent celebrated for more than half a minute, the referee could not stand it anymore and took the initiative to ask Twente's players to end the celebration and continue the game. Then everyone returned to their posts and prepared to start the game.

After the game resumed, Alkmaar used the kick-off right to launch a positional attack on Twente.

However, when the attack reached the perimeter of the penalty area, Maarten Martens, who was holding the ball, made a mistake when preparing to pass the ball to Hamdaoyi, resulting in the two not cooperating to a point. The ball was taken by the opponent's defender, the ball changed hands, and a counterattack was immediately launched.

Twente's counterattack was so fast that even the defensive midfielder David Mendes could not catch up with the defense, and the opponent hit the ball to the front of the penalty area.

Fortunately, because they were confident enough in the offensive quality of Jiang Xiaolin and other frontcourt players, Alkmaar's defenders were relatively law-abiding and would not participate too much in the attack, making it difficult for the opponent's attack to enter the penalty area after reaching the front of the penalty area.

As a last resort, striker Nkufo, who got the ball last, chose to take a long shot from outside the penalty area, hoping to have the same good luck as the last time.

But it turns out that there is not so much luck on the football field.

This time, Nkufo's shot did not hit anyone and changed its direction.

Although the ball hit the goal frame, the power was too small, with no power and angle, and Romero easily confiscated it.