Sometimes, people are really weird.

Just like Gretz, now standing in front of the coach's seat of the Arena Stadium, watching the stadium line up and preparing to start this focus battle that attracts attention from all over the Netherlands, he was full of confidence, but he was a little nervous.

It seems very complicated and even a bit contradictory, but this is how he feels now.

The confidence was full of people because he knew very clearly how to restrain Ye Qiu's Ajax. Boavesta did a good job at the Besa Stadium in Portugal not long ago, but Jaime Pacheco's team did not start well.

I have fought with Ye Qiu several times, and Gretz believes that the start of the fight with Ye Qiu is very important.

Ye Qiu has a strong control over the rhythm of the game. He is the kind of head coach who likes to keep the initiative firmly in his hands. Therefore, his team is always good at controlling the rhythm and situation after the start. Therefore, if you want to defeat such a team, if you cannot start well, you will be very passive.

The reason why Boavesta lost only 1 goal is because Pacheco's team did not give Ajax plenty of room for most of the time. They adopted fierce and decisive, with large-scale pressing and oppression, compressing Ajax's offensive space, and thus preventing Ajax's offense from being able to develop on a large scale.

Of course, Robben and Sneider were absent due to injury and the players were afraid of their opponents' fierce style of play, which were some factors.

Boavesta’s failure lies in the fact that he did not think about it at all after the start and blindly kept up with Ajax’s pace. What Ajax team is best at is fast-paced attacks. If you follow them quickly, then you will die.

Therefore, in this game, Gretz specially practiced the team's three-line coordinated defense specifically to restrain Ajax.

Gretz has enough confidence in his team's offense. Heiserink and Brookinger's double tower combination, plus Fast**Jemann, and Romedal on the right, Eindhoven's attacking strength does not need to worry at all. All he needs to do is consolidate his defense and fight Ajax's counterattack.

Moreover, Robben and Sneider will be out of the game due to injury, which will also affect Ajax's offense.

Replaced Robben was Hleb, the Belarusian, who proved that he was a suitable substitute, with good and bad performance, and sometimes quite amazing, but he did not perform well in a coherent manner, giving people a lack of confidence.

Yaya Toure replaced Sneider, but the Ivorians were unable to pass a deadly straight pass similar to Sneider in the frontcourt, not to mention that the Ivorians prefer sticky balls. This disadvantage is very, very fatal for a player who spends most of the game in the tight defensive area of ​​the opponent's defensive midfield.

Both of these points will be the target of Gretz's focus on attacks.

He insisted that if Robben and Sneijder started as usual, Ajax's overall strength would be very good. Even if he is as strong as Eindhoven, his chances of winning are only 46 at best. After all, Eindhoven's disadvantage in morale and record in the past two years will definitely lead to the team being inconvenient.

But now without Robben on the left and Sneider on the middle, how much strength can Ajax play?

Confidence was overwhelming and he was sure to win, but when Gretz saw Ye Qiu standing in front of the home team's coaching seat, he couldn't help but feel panic.

In the past two years, he has not taken any advantage from Ye Qiu. Ye Qiu is like his nightmare, becoming a shadow on his head and lingering.

But Gretz was Gretz, who won the Eredivisie championship for two consecutive years, gave him some confidence.

Taking a deep breath, Gretz forced himself to suppress the uneasiness in his heart, exhaled a breath of resentment, and focused on preparing for the critical battle that was about to come.

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"All fans in front of the TV, this is Arena Stadium in Amsterdam!"

"What we are seeing now is a key match between the league leader Ajax and defending champion Eindhoven in the 14th round of the Eredivisie. Because Ajax is currently leading Eindhoven by 4 points, this game is believed by many people to affect the final ownership of the Eredivisie this season!"

"What we see now is Ajax's starting lineup, with the goalkeeper being captain Van der Sar, and the defense line is Abidal, Givo, Lucio and Macon, which is also Ajax's main defense line this season. Central defender Lucio, who was questioned last season, has performed well recently. He has become more and more tacit understanding with Givo's partner and Van der Sar behind him."

"In terms of midfield, Keita and Gilberto Silva are also the main midfielders of Ajax this season. Sneijder was injured in the Champions League game. Ye Qiu chose Yaya Toure to start this time. Robben on the left was also missing due to injury. Ye Qiu arranged Hleb, Ibrahimovic and Van der Fate on the trident."

"Compared with the absence of Ajax's main players, Eindhoven is strong and comes with strong momentum. The goalkeeper is Watrus, the defense is Boma, Hofland, Faber and Oye, the midfield is Kezhman, Van Bomel, Voger and Romedal, and the two forwards are Heiserink and Brookingk."

"The players on both sides have lined up on the court, and Eindhoven, who will play away, will kick off the ball first."

With the referee's whistle, Heiserink drove the ball to Brookinger, sounding the horn of this critical battle.

"Okay, with the referee's whistle, the game officially begins!"

At the moment the whistle sounded at the beginning of the game, a huge boo was heard, obviously against Eindhoven, who was playing away. This team is Ajax's biggest enemy in recent years and has brought countless pain to Ajax's fans.

But soon, they turned the boo to cheers.

I saw Keita rushing forward at the beginning of the game, obviously trying to launch an active midfield and front court press.

"This is the tactic that Ajax is used in the game. They use high-intensity mid-front pressure and pressing to force their opponents to improve the pace of the game and incorporate the game into their favorite fast-paced state."

With the pressing of Keita, Ibrahimovic and Heleb and others, Eindhoven's ball couldn't help but quickly fell back and forth in the backcourt of his side. But soon, Keita used his body to withstand Vorgeer and stabbed the passing ball to Heleb on the left with his feet.

The Belarusian turned his back to Eindhoven's goal. After getting the ball, he felt that Oye was approaching behind him, so he chose to dribble the ball back and knocked back to Abidal, who was forward to respond. The French stopped the ball and knocked it across to Gilberto Silva.

Gilberto Silva poked forward and the ball quickly came to Yaya Toure's feet along a straight line.

Yaya Toure stopped the ball very steadily and wanted to observe the surroundings, but Van Bomer had already come behind him. The Ivorians had no more time and could only choose to hold Van Bomer with their body, crossed the ball with their flexible and slender legs, and suddenly took a step back, turned to the left, and swung their right foot to make a powerful pass.

The one who picked the pass directly was behind Baoma. Van der Fate originally planned to run over to pick up Yaya Toure and cut inward, but Yaya Toure suddenly picked the pass at the bottom line, which was beyond his expectations, because the Dutch cut more inward on the right, rather than downward.

The ball fell to Boma's feet without any suspense, and Eindhoven reorganized an attack.

He lost an offensive opportunity, but Ajax did not feel depressed because his opponent did not give them time to be depressed, so they immediately invested in pressing and oppressing in the midfield and frontcourt.

Soon, there was another chance. After Gilberto Silva successfully intercepted the ball, he was assigned to the right and handed it to Macon.

After getting the ball, the Brazilian right-back quickly stepped forward, and the speed was very fast. Van der Fate cut inward inward, giving out all the right sideline area and handing it over to Macon, who did not slow down at all and kept rushing forward.

After rushing to the area that was almost parallel to the front of Eindhoven's penalty area, Maicon stopped suddenly, threw away the close-up Bowma and hit Van der Fate. After the latter took the ball, he attracted Hoffland's attention. He tried to shake Hoffland away with a fake move, but failed and could only pass to the front of the penalty area.

At this time, as long as Yaya Toure and Van der Fate can understand more tacitly, rush forward two steps, and directly kick the long shot from the top of the arc, which will inevitably pose a threat to Eindhoven's goal. However, Yaya Toure obviously did not expect that Van der Fate would suddenly pass the ball to himself. When he realized it, he rushed forward and Faber had already cleared the ball with a big foot.

"It's a pity that Ajax missed a good scoring opportunity!" The on-site commentator said with regret.

Ajax is best at attacking. If you pay attention to watching Ajax's game, it is not difficult to find that once Ajax has established enough advantages at the start, almost all such games can be won, because Ye Qiu's team likes the most is to control the rhythm in their own hands.

Ye Qiu, who was sitting in the home team's coach's seat, saw Yaya? Toure failed to catch up with the shot and let out a heavy breath, and he was helpless because if it were Sneider or Keita this time, the top ten could at least make a shot, but the Ivorians were a little aware of it.

There is nothing to do about this, lack of tacit understanding, Van der Fate passed the ball very suddenly. When Yaya Toure reacted, he wanted to catch up with the ball again, but there was almost no way.

"He looks a little nervous and a little impatient!" Bobby Hams looked keenly and saw through Yaya Toure's problem at first sight. This kid was a little anxious to win.

Ye Qiu shook his head and smiled, "Sneider's pass is known for his speed. Yaya Toure wants to learn from him now, but he is not Sneider. This kid's quick pass is too blind and has no view of the overall situation."

It may be due to personality or the habit of playing football developed from childhood to adulthood. Everyone's playing style and characteristics are different. Sneider's characteristic is to pass the ball quickly without any drag, never let the ball stay under his feet, run, receive, and pass. The reason why he can do this is because when Sneider ran to catch the ball, he had already thought about how to get the ball after he received the ball in advance.

Yaya Toure has always been relatively sticky. Ye Qiu and the coaching staff have criticized him many times for this matter, but this does not mean that everyone thinks that Yaya Toure should become another Sneijder, which is impossible.

Ye Qiu's ability against Yaya Toure is very clear. He is strong and can protect the ball. He can also drive the ball. He can also drive the ball. He is very good at attacking and ability, but he is not the type of Sneider who is good at passing deadly straight passes.

"This kid is blindly pursuing speed when passing the ball, without a sense of direction or purpose, and his running position is a bit messy. He has not played out what he is best at, but has exposed his shortcomings to the fullest. You said he..." Ricklink's eyes were notoriously vicious, and he also saw the problem.

After hearing this, Ye Qiu smiled, left his seat, walked out, stood on the sidelines and waited for a while, and had a chance to die, so he waved to Yaya Toure.

"Hey, boy, I asked you to start the game as Yaya? Toure, not to ask you to do the work Sneider did. Do you understand?" Ye Qiu stood on the sidelines and beat the stupid boy.

Sometimes the black bean looks smart, but sometimes it is very stupid and can't turn.

"Head, I..." Yaya Toure looked aggrieved. He might feel that I have worked very hard.

"Your advantages are body, ball control, back insertion, and large-scale running. I don't want you to do what Sneider does. I want you to do Yaya? Toure can do and can do well!" After saying that, Ye Qiu turned around and walked back to the coach's seat.

Yaya Toure slowly ran back to the stadium, thinking about what Ye Qiu said just now.

When Ivory Coast, Yaya Toure's position was very vague. After coming to Ajax, he had a strong body, excellent running ability, and a very solid one-on-one defense, so the coaching staff positioned him as a defensive player.

But Ye Qiu didn't think so, because he felt that he should not sacrifice or suppress Yaya Toure's offensive ability.

Ye Qiu's definition of Yaya Toure has never been a rear-mounted offensive player like Xavi Alonso and Pirlo. He thinks that on the contrary, Yaya Toure is better at being a front-end oppressive player because he has excellent dribbling and propulsion ability.

Strictly speaking, there are generally two types of propulsion to dribble. One is Ronaldo, which is purely done by speed and explosive power, as well as the combination of man and ball at high speed. Robben and Kaka are also of this type; the other is Zidane, whose speed is not fast, but through firm control of the ball, the ball moves with the person.

The explosive dribbling propulsion is very direct, directly hitting the opponent's weaknesses, and it is also very ornamental, which is very fatal. But the problem is that this type of propulsion error rate is generally relatively high, and there is a prerequisite, that is, the opponent reveals a flaw. If the opponent has no flaws, this type of propulsion propulsion effect will be insignificant.

The ball-controlled propulsion type is relatively secret and difficult to intercept the ball. Even if it fails, it can ensure that the ball is controlled at the feet. The risk is small, but the player's ball-controlled technology is relatively high. However, the attack on the opponent is not as direct and effective as the explosive propulsion. However, the problem is that even if the opponent does not reveal a flaw, this kind of dribbling propulsion can suppress the opponent's defense to the greatest extent.

Just imagine, an unbreakable line of defense, driven forward by a player, is simply a nightmare for the defense side, and once they are oppressed to a certain extent, they will naturally reveal flaws.

Zidane's excellence is not his speed, but his ability to use his skillful ball control technology to oppress the opponent's defense without any flaws, forcing the opponent to reveal a flaw. Once a flaw appears, he passes the ball and helps his teammates fight this flaw.

Yaya Toure definitely cannot reach Zidane's level, but his body, speed, athletic ability are better, and his defensive ability is also better. This makes him unable to become Zidane, but he can become another unique type of midfield and frontcourt character player.

The premise is that he has to get rid of his old habit of sticking balls!

When Yaya Toure returned to the venue, the words Ye Qiu said to him yesterday appeared in his mind.

"Keep calm, trust your teammates, pass the ball well, and you can dominate a game!"

He had always thought that Ye Qiu wanted him to pass the ball well, which was like Sneijder, which made him misunderstood Ye Qiu's intention from the beginning of the game, which made him feel a little like learning to walk in the game, and he was struggling and uncomfortable.

But now when Ye Qiu said this, he found that what he did in the past ten minutes was far from the head coach's idea, and what did Ye Qiu's passing of the ball mean?

Yaya Toure is not stupid. He soon thought of what Ye Qiu asked him in the past and what he said to him just now. He immediately understood Ye Qiu's request, that is, to do what Yaya Toure is best at, but he trusted his teammates at critical moments and passed a good goal to his teammates.

Thinking of this, Yaya Toure wanted to give it a try.

The ball hit Keita again from Hleb's feet. Yaya Toure leaned over immediately and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

The ball went from Keita's feet to Yaya Toure's feet. Yaya Toure, who was holding the ball with his back, immediately felt the pressure behind him tightened, and Van Bomel always approached him as soon as possible.

But this time, Yaya Toure stopped pausing and directly stopped the ball to the left of himself and Van Bomel. On the one hand, he suppressed Van Bomel with his body, and at the same time turned sideways, turned around from Van Bomel's left side, secretly blocked Van Bomel with his left hand and shoulders, and dribbled the ball before the Dutchman and directly wade through Van Bomel.

After the past, Yaya Toure did not hesitate at all. About 19 meters away from the front of the gate, Hofland saw that Van Bomel had been trampled and immediately left his position to grab it, while Van der Fate was ready to move on the right.

When Yaya Toure saw Hofland coming up, he immediately pushed his right foot.
Chapter completed!