"These guys are crazy!"

As he walked towards the center circle, Sneijder looked up at the Yellow Submarine fans in the stands and said.

As far as the eye can see, the entire stand is yellow, and with the ups and downs of the fans, it is like a sea of yellow.

"Riquelme is a genius!" Yang Yang praised.

Speaking of Riquelme, he is still inseparable from Van Gaal.

The South American phenom arrived at Barcelona with everyone's expectations, but Van Gaal was not happy with it, and he was unable to establish himself in Barcelona and was forced to go on loan to Villarreal, only to be resurrected here.

Riquelme's tally of goals in La Liga has reached 13 this season, a career-high as a midfielder, showing that the Argentine wizard is in the best form of his career.

In addition to Riquelme, Villarreal is made up of former Atletico Madrid golden boy Jose Mari and Uruguayan star Diego Forlan, who has a clear tactical role, and Forlan has scored 18 goals, second only to Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o's 21.

Diego Forlan had previously played for Manchester United but was never able to show satisfactory quality at Old Trafford, and after moving to Villarreal, the Uruguayan striker, who spent just €1.8 million, proved his worth with a flurry of goals.

Moreover, both strikers have been in good form of late, with Jose Mari scoring a brace against Athletic Bilbao and Diego Forlan netting a goal to help the Yellow Submarine beat the Basque Lions 3-1 at home.

Under Pellegrini's tutelage, Villarreal adopted an irregular four-four-two formation.

Up front are José Mari and Diego Forlan, and the midfield is in a special situation, Riquelme's position is in the front midfield, Sorin is on the left, and the Brazilian midfielder Marcos Senna and captain Hosiko form a double midfielder.

Among them, Marcos Senna looks fierce, but judging from the opening, he is more about taking the ball and playing the ball, combing the transition, but it is Hosico, who is very brave and fierce, which is a bit surprising.

The Yellow Submarine is characterized by a large number of South American players, a non-conservative style of play, strong players, and Pellegrini himself is a coach who has coached in South America for many years, which is just right to play to their strengths.

Among them, the most important link of the yellow submarine is the connection between Riquelme and the two strikers in front.

This was repeatedly told by the head coach before the game, but Ajax's double back did not do a good job just now, and as a result, Riquelme immediately seized the opportunity and inserted it to form a goal.

This somewhat embarrassed Galasek, who was the captain, and didn't know how to encourage his teammates.

Yang Yang also saw the clue, and when he walked back, he clapped vigorously and shouted loudly.

"It's okay, it's only 12 minutes, let's take our time, defend first, stabilize our position, there will definitely be a chance."

Although Yang Yang is not the captain, his weight in the locker room is getting heavier and heavier, and everyone can listen to what he says.

Galasek nodded towards Yang Yang and expressed his gratitude.

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"He's getting more and more like a general now." Luther Carroll said appreciatively.

Ronald Koeman nodded, clearly agreeing with his assistant's statement.

Yang Yang is indeed a vital member of the Ajax dressing room.

"Villarreal has been resolutely following the South American route for three years, from the time Muñoz took charge to the present, from the beginning of Palermo's transfer, they have been vigorously bringing in South American players, and the arrival of Pellegrini has further enhanced the club's business philosophy."

Luther Carroll listened and nodded repeatedly, no club's success will be sudden, it is all built up bit by bit.

Just like Villarreal, whose results have improved by leaps and bounds this season, everyone only sees the role of head coach Pellegrini, but they don't notice that behind Pellegrini, Villarreal has adhered to the South American route for many years.

In the past few years of economic crisis, the leagues of South American countries are sluggish, and players have transferred to European football at low prices, and Villarreal is one of the biggest beneficiaries, among which South American players like Sorin and Gonzalo Rodriguez are very strong.

The reason why Diego Forlan couldn't play at Manchester United and suddenly exploded when he arrived at Villarreal was because there was a strong soil of South American football, which he was very familiar with.

The same is true of Riquelme.

Pellegrini's arrival is just one step further to elevate Villarreal's South American style of football to the next level, showing everyone that the original clear, delicate and fluid South American style football can also succeed in La Liga and European football.

"As long as this team doesn't mess up, it can be stronger next season, and the Champions League will look better at that time." Luther Carroll judged.

Ronald Koeman nodded, and there are traces to follow.

After seeing his players return to position, the Ajax boss immediately walked to the sidelines, called out to Galasek and De Jong, signaling them to be careful to restrain Riquelme, not to give him too many chances, and to cut off the link between him and the two players in front.

This season, the tandem between Riquelme and Diego Forlan has also been an important part of Villarreal's attack.

The Argentine Wizard is the soul of Villarreal's adjustment of the pace of the game and the transition between attack and defense, as long as Riquelme is choked, Villarreal's offensive threat will be much smaller.

At that point, Ajax will be able to exert their strength.

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Sometimes, football is as simple as that.

As long as targeted tactics work, the situation will change.

After the restart, Villarreal's morale was still high, but they kept slowing down.

On the one hand, Ajax's two midfielders began to strengthen their defence against Riquelme.

On the other hand, they are very afraid of Ajax's counterattack.

Yang Yang's speed and personal ability have long been known in the Champions League last season, and this season he has provoked Ajax to become the pillar of the team.

Pellegrini is obviously also very aware that if he rushes to press, leaving a gap behind him, and giving Yang Yang too much space to counterattack, it will definitely be fatal.

So, after snatching a goal in the opening game, the Chilean engineer cleverly arranged for the team to slow down the offensive and play steadily.

At the same time, the Chilean engineer also made arrangements specifically for Yang Yang's defense.

It's as if Ajax will arrange for Riquelme, and Yang Yang is the soul core of Ajax.

Almost every time Yang Yang gets the ball, in addition to Riquelme, the recent Villarreal players will be the first to grab it, more often than Sorin or Marcos Senna, which has also affected Yang Yang's performance.

However, Yang Yang also quickly expanded his running range, actively using interspersed runs to pull the opponent's defenders and create opportunities for his teammates, but the effect was not very obvious.

In the final analysis, Ajax really has the strength to break through the opponent's defensive position with the ball, and Yang Yang is alone.

Yang Yang was not in a hurry, he still ran patiently and actively, looking for opportunities.

Fortunately, after Ronald Koeman's adjustments, coupled with Villarreal's intention to slow down the attack, neither side was able to create good scoring opportunities in the next 20 minutes, and Riquelme was temporarily muted.

Ajax broke the ball at the back and played a long ball to the right side of the pitch.

Charlisteas grabbed the first drop point, but was pressed by Villarreal central defender Gonzalo Rodriguez step by step, and had to be brought back and passed to Yang Yang, who caught up behind him.

As soon as Yang Yang received the ball, Sorin and left-back Arua Barrena gave up Charlie Steas as soon as possible and rushed to Yang Yang.

The two Villarreal players were like a wall, blocking Yang Yang's face.

Yang Yang turned around for the first time to protect the ball, but the two were still standing in a fan-shaped position behind them, pressing step by step.

Through God's vision, Yang Yang could see that Sneijder was in the middle and Charleste was behind him, but he couldn't pass the ball and could only bring it back.

It was a game strategy, and he didn't expect the two players to follow him back at the same time.

Riquelme is largely uninvolved in defending, and as long as both men come out, then Sneijder has a chance.

Sure enough, Thorin didn't come up, and Arua Barena followed behind Yang Yang and didn't give him the slightest chance to turn around.

Villarreal's striker, Jose Mari, meanwhile, followed McConn, who was not going to give Yang any direction of the pass.

As the opponent pressed closer and closer to the right touchline, Villarreal's defensive strategy was to force Yang Yang to take the ball out of bounds, which was also a very common but at the same time very practical defensive strategy.

"The more close the defense, the easier it is to take feints, as long as you move fast enough!"

This is what John Vanschip, the legendary winger of Ajax who once trained Yang Yang one-on-one, told him.

And at this moment, Yang Yang has no choice.

Due to the strength confrontation that lasted for half a year, Arua Barena's body behind him squeezed, which did not make Yang Yang lose his balance, but his pace was a little staggering, but he still carried the ball steadily.

He's keeping an eye on his opponent, and his opponent is watching him too.

When Yang Yang suddenly accelerated forward, Arua Barena was taken aback, thinking that Yang Yang was going to use his speed to get rid of his defense, and immediately followed Yang Yang's right side.

On the left side is the sideline, and his defensive instinct tells him that as long as he gets stuck on the right side, Yang Yang can't fly.

But Yang Yang was waiting for him.

As soon as Arua Barena moved, Yang Yang skillfully hooked the ball behind him with his left foot, and he suddenly stopped and turned around from the left side.

Suddenly, the ball arrived in front of Yang Yang, and Yang Yang also turned around smoothly.

"Cruyff turn around!!"

The whole love song stadium was amazed.

Yang Yang turned around and faced the direction of the attack, while Arua Barena had his back to him, and the situation was completely reversed.

Yang Yang quickly rushed forward with the ball, and without waiting for Sorin to get closer, he crossed to Sneijder in the middle.

Sneijder understood and leaned towards the middle of the lane.

Thorin feared the middle and quickly approached Marcos Senna.

But suddenly, Sneijder, who was originally facing the top of the penalty area, passed the ball behind Sorin with a kick.

Yang Yang cut diagonally behind Sorin as fast as he could, and after receiving Sneijder's pass, he was already at the edge of the penalty area.

At this time, the only person standing in front of him was central defender Gonzalo Rodriguez.