On August 3, 2000, Amsterdam Arena Stadium, the first game of the Amsterdam Cup Invitational.

Host Ajax faces Serie A champion Lazio.

Ajax has performed very depressed in the past two warm-up matches.

The game against Anderlecht reversed the opponent. Although the scene was bad, it was at least considered a win. However, the game against Werder Bremen lost to the opponent 0:2 away, which caused Ajax to have a while of doubt because the team's performance did not improve much, which made Ajax feel depressed.

Among them, the most depressing one is Ibrahimovic, because he did not play in two games.

In Ajax's first team, two of them did not play in both games, one was Gilberto Silva, but he was injured, and the other was Ibrahimovic. Ye Qiu refused to let him play, which made Ibrahimovic very depressed.

But what made him even more depressed was that in the third warm-up match, Ye Qiu let him go, but he met Nesta.

The team was at a disadvantage in strength, so after the opening, Ajax was more inclined to defend, while Lazio launched an offense against the door. The home team's first threatening attack appeared in the 7th minute. Robben took the ball on the left and broke through Pancaro and passed it behind the opponent's defense line. Ibrahimovic followed all the way from behind.

Although Ibrahimovic is tall and has not been excellent in explosive power, it is not too bad, and its speed is not bad. Moreover, the ball given by Robben is obviously on the left side of the small penalty area. As long as he inserts it, he will basically get a chance.

But the problem is that Nesta seemed to have judged Ibrahimovic's running in advance, and blocked him in front of him, limiting his speed with his body, making it impossible for him to insert into the left side of the small penalty area in time to respond. In the end, he could only watch the ball reach the bottom line.

The Swedes were so depressed that they wanted to push Nesta directly from behind.

The second direct conversation between the two appeared in the 13th minute, when Ajax fought back again.

Sneider divided the ball to the left, and Robben quickly inserted it from the left, and after getting the ball, he was damaged by Pancarro's fierce tackle on the ground.

After Ibrahimovic got the ball, he wanted to control the ball, but at this time, Nesta suddenly appeared in front of him. While Ibrahimovic was dribbling the ball, he decisively seized the opportunity, poked it and poked it directly, destroying Ajax's attack again, and also causing the Swedes to return in depressed and ineffective again.

Ibrahimovic is not the only one who is depressed by Nesta.

Robben dribbled the ball and turned offside. He had obviously passed Pancaro, but Nesta suddenly inserted into the right side to assist in defense, blocked Robben with his body, and after breaking the ball down, he turned around from the calm ball, and then passed the ball to Stankovic. The whole process was indescribable and calm, allowing everyone to feel Nesta's personal ability.

Immediately afterwards, Van der Fate dribbled the ball and cut inside, and Ibrahimovic originally wanted to withstand Nesta with his body, but unexpectedly, the Italian central defender chose to go around the front to defend and intercepted the ball passed to Ibrahimovic in advance.

This series of blows made the Swedes look very depressed, but Ye Qiu, who was on the sidelines, laughed loudly.

"This kid is afraid he will meet a powerful opponent!" Bobby Hams said with a laugh.

Ibrahimovic is like a boy who has never seen the world. He has basically met opponents in Sweden. After coming to Ajax, he encountered a series of blows. He first met Lucio and Abidal, who are not afraid of his physical body, and at the same time, he met a group of players such as Robben and Van der Fate who are not inferior to his skills and personal abilities.

This time, he directly faced the leading central defender in Serie A, and he was afraid he would suffer.

"You did it on purpose, right?" Bobby Hams looked at Ye Qiu with a malicious look on his face.

He deliberately endured Ibrahimovic in the first two games, which made him feel confused. Now that he has come on the court, Ibrahimovic naturally tried every means to show his strength, but he encountered a powerful opponent like Nesta. This would definitely be a series of blows for Ibrahimovic.

"This kid has the strength, and his skills are beyond words. He is very talented and so on. The key is still here!" Ye Qiu pointed to his head. He felt that the biggest problem for Ibrahimovic was his mentality and temper.

If Ibrahimovic wants to learn how to work with the team, it is best to let him understand first that it will not work by relying solely on recklessness. He needs the support of his teammates, and at the same time, he must inspire his fighting spirit and let him see clearly what level the world's leading players are.

"Aren't you afraid that this dose will come too hard?" Bobby Hams asked with a smile.

Ye Qiu smiled slightly, "That depends on the person. I think his ability to withstand pressure is not too low!"

When he said this, Ye Qiu turned around and looked at Van Basten, "Marco, after he went back, based on his performance in the game, he made a technical evaluation and analysis report. You will take the lead and dig out all his problems!"

Van Basten nodded in agreement with a smile. He was experienced in scoring goals, but as a coach, he was very new to him, but it was not difficult for him.

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When Ibrahimovic met Nesta and was at a loss, Lazio's offense encountered Ajax's defense, and he was also at a loss.

The Serie A champion has been training for a while, but it is obvious that he has not adjusted to the level of suitable game in his form, especially on the offensive end, even if he is always diligent and hardworking against the top star Nedved, Stankovic is as outstanding as ever, but the newly joined Crespo just failed to score the ball into Ajax's goal.

Gilberto Silva performed very well in the midfield. He did not move a lot in the vertical direction, but he did very well in the horizontal direction, especially in the protection of the defense line, the coverage and defense of the area.

What is even more rare is that Gilberto Silva is a Brazilian player, with good basic technical ability and certain ability to shoot balls. When the opponent enters the 30-meter area and the team retreats completely, they can basically firmly control the 18 to 25-meter area in front of the goal, which is the so-called front-line area of ​​the penalty area.

"This Brazilian is really a wall!" Bobby Hams had a pair of hawk eyes and immediately saw Ajax's defense. The reason why he could freeze Lazio's offense was that in addition to Lazio's poor condition, another important aspect was Gilberto Silva's protection of the defense line.

Lucio still frequently leaves his position, and Macon often intervenes in to participate in the attack. The two Brazilians have not yet formed a good enough tacit understanding between each other, but Gilberto Silva's presence in the midfield has made their rashness never take advantage of the other party.

"This is a hidden danger!" Blinder himself was a defender and immediately saw the problem of cooperation on the defense line.

Ye Qiu also understood, "Lucio and Macon are both players with strong back-entry ability. They both have the ability to easily drive the ball forward, especially Macon, who has better propulsion ability, but the defender's propulsion ability contributes a lot to the offense, and often represents a huge hidden danger."

"Coordinate the division of labor on the defense line to avoid two people from intervening in and participating in the offense at the same time, and use the midfielder's running ability and Gilberto Silva's position and defensive ability. This should maximize the problems exposed by the defender's intervening in and out. You said right?" Bobby Hams was experienced and immediately saw Ye Qiu's calculations.

Ye Qiu smiled. He was recently studying a book by Ferguson, called [Looking at the midfield configuration of modern football], which included Ferguson's understanding of the role of modern football midfield and targeted functional configuration.

First of all, players must be able to pass the ball, allocate the ball rights and transfer, and players must be able to drive the ball to create a deep attack. At the same time, there is also room for utilization, especially when the ball reaches 32 meters, the ability to attack after the ball is inserted, and there is also someone who can protect the defense line and firmly control the front of the penalty area.

Look at the golden midfielder Manchester United had in 1999, Beckham moved a large scale and advanced in depth; Giggs dribbled the ball in depth, played a wide attack, created width; Scholes inserted 32 meters later, and the last pass; Keane's protection of the defense line and his ability to dispatch the ball.

These four people formed Manchester United's midfielder, and Ferguson used 442 to assign a reasonable running distance to each of them. With tacit cooperation and support, this made Manchester United's two black winds on the forward line only need to run to the neutral gear to respond, and naturally someone would give them a pass and create opportunities behind them.

As the defensive side, facing such a combination of routines, it can be said that it is hard to defend against.

Ye Qiu also went to see AC Milan's midfield configuration when he won the Champions League in 2007. Gattuso's area coverage and defensive replacement were included. This guy's running ability was against the sky, and it was not as stupid as many fans imagined. Pirlo was responsible for large-scale passes and propulsion dispatch, so he always stood in a low position.

Kaka assumed two kinds of responsibilities, one was to dribble the ball, and the other was to insert the back within 32 meters.

Sidorf assumed the responsibility of allocating ball rights, but he was able to play a huge role in the team's offensive and defensive transformation.

In addition, like Liverpool's midfield and Barcelona's midfield, in fact, almost all midfields are arranged around a set of power configurations.

In other words, different teams and different player configurations can be said to be true, and the power allocation will change in every way.

Ye Qiu had fully considered this when signing a player.

Gilberto Silva's ability to protect and steal and interception at the front of the penalty area, as well as the defender's forward and back-shot assisted defense and replacement; Yaya Toure or Keita's ability to cover a large range of pressing and passing balls, as well as their good offensive ability to intervene with backs; Sneider's ability to intervene with balls in the balls and deep balls, as well as his ability to intervene with backs in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls, as well as his ability to intervene with backs in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in the balls in

As for the advancement of the ball, Robben's personal dribbling on the left side made a breakthrough one-on-one dribbling on the left, Macon's back inserted into the ball to advance, and even the 10-meter propulsion ability of central defender Lucio after getting the ball, all of these can help Ajax effectively advance the ball.

From this point of view, when Ye Qiu formed the team, he had already given up Kaka very clearly because Kaka's role in the current Ajaxri team has been replaced by other players. One more Kaka will become a bad thing.

Of course, this is just a theoretically perfect midfield configuration, but there are many other things that affect the operation of a set of midfielders, such as the level of tacit cooperation between players, the orderly running of players, and the awareness of maintaining a suitable distance between them, etc.

"I need more time!" Ye Qiu said with a smile.

He has enough confidence in his staffing arrangement, and more of it requires some detail crafting and improvement, such as Robben's sense of cooperation, such as Ibrahimovic's details and football habits, etc., which are all time to beautify.

Yaya Toure is currently playing in the midfield and is more aggressive, but he has excellent running ability, abundant physical fitness, and is a little younger. On the contrary, Keita has rich professional experience. He is also the best player in the 1999 World Youth Championship, and is a typical all-round player from the penalty area to the penalty area.

Therefore, after a period of inspection and game observation, Ye Qiu has initially formulated the team's main lineup.

The goalkeeper must be veteran Grim, because there is no more suitable candidate at the moment.

Abidal on the left side of the defense line, Kivo and Lucio formed the defense line, and handed over to the more attacking Macon, Hetinga, Kloe Toure, De Jong and Maduro are all suitable substitutes.

The midfielders are Sneider, Gilberto Silva and Keita, while the trident on the front line is Robben and Van der Fate occupying the left and right sides respectively, while Hunteral and Ibrahimovic are in the middle, depending on the situation.

Bobby Hams and others understand and support Ye Qiu's lineup and tactical arrangements. Even those who are experienced, such as Bobby Hams, think that Ye Qiu's lineup arrangement and tactical arrangements have no problem with Ye Qiu's lineup arrangements, and it can even be said to be very exciting.

But in the football field, many times, fans and media ignore your head coach's intentions. The only thing they pay attention to is whether the game wins and whether there are stars in the team.

Ye Qiu is a little better, Van Prager personally provides guarantees and support, so he can slowly start his own layout.

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The match against Lazio ended up being 0:0, and neither side scored a goal.

This also fully demonstrates the progress Ye Qiu has made in the team's defensive transformation. Although many problems were still exposed in the game, at least, the team has withstood Lazio's offensive pressure well.

But the problem is that from the standings, Ajax really lost too badly, especially the lack of goals, which made Ye Qiu's team criticized by some Ajax fans, believing that the most important reason why Ye Qiu's team's team was weak in offense was the result of the blind purge after he took office.

What's even more troublesome is that after the Amsterdam Cup, Ajax played a warm-up match with Barcelona, ​​and the home team lost 0:3 to Barcelona at Arena Stadium.

In an interview after the game, Ferrell, the then-Barcelona head coach, said, "This is not a valuable warm-up match, because there is a huge gap in strength between us and our opponents, but we still give our all, which makes us unbeaten in preparations before the season and makes us full of confidence in the new season."
Chapter completed!