Yang Yang had long expected that he would one day face the opponent's close pressing, but he didn't expect this day to come so quickly.

In the face of Van Halen's close defense, he really didn't know what kind of reaction he should give.

Glad?

It's a bit of a thing, after all, it's a targeted tactic from Eredivisie giants Feyenoord.

But more than that, he was helpless, because he wanted to help the team.

In less than ten minutes, Yang Yang tried to catch the ball in many ways, but none of them were able to shake off Van Halen.

The Feyenoord left wing-back gave Yang Yang the feeling that Van Marwijk had sent him on the pitch and that his only task was to keep up with him, and he could do nothing else.

In the face of such a defensive method, Yang Yang really has no effective way.

He tried to retreat with his teammates and hit behind, but to no avail.

Van Halen's defensive strategy is to be able to keep the rules, and if you can't keep it, you will foul, and his foul action is very secretive, the referee will blow, but will not give cards, not even warnings.

It was the first time Yang Yang had encountered such a difficult opponent.

And he also knew that this was a test for him.

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"De Jong is still not active enough on the right side."

In the chairman's stand at the Amsterdam Arena, technical director Louis van Gaal frowned deeply and sighed.

Yang Yang was stared at by Van Haalen in the front, and if De Jong could step forward to help, Ajax's attack on the right would have been better, but De Jong was always at the rear.

The upside, of course, is that Feyenoord's genius Van Persie will have a hard time getting space anymore.

"If Trabelsi were here, I believe he would have been more bold." Chairman Van Praag said.

Van Gaal nodded slightly, sometimes attacking is risky.

Ajax's football philosophy is creativity, that is, to be adventurous, and De Jong is a defensive player.

"What went wrong with the negotiations on the Brazilian side?" Van Praag asked with concern.

Tunisia are doing very well in the Africa Cup of Nations, and according to the current situation, it will be difficult for Trabelsi to return to the team for at least half a month, and Ajax's original plan was to bring in a right wing-back before the winter break, and has already locked in Cruzeiro Mauriño, but the result is still not to complete the transfer.

This led to Koeman having to play De Jong at right wing-back in this game.

"Cruzeiro knows we're in a hurry, the asking price is a bit high, and they're not very willing to sell Mauriño." Louis van Gaal explained lightly: "You know, we're not going to pay too much for a right-back. ”

Van Praag nodded helplessly, anyway, the transfer market is closed, even if you want to bring in reinforcements, it's too late.

"It's better to hurry up, Trabelsi did very well in the Africa Cup of Nations, and I guess we won't be able to keep it this summer."

"Rest assured, Brazil is full of talent and we're looking at replacements."

Van Praag smiled reluctantly, "The other three teams in the final four of the Dutch Cup are not very strong, and if we can beat Feyenoord in this game, we are the most likely to win the championship." ”

Van Gaal understands what Van Praag means, the league is very entangled with PSV Eindhoven, there is no hope of the Champions League, it is a blessing to enter the knockout round, only by winning the Dutch Cup as soon as possible, Ajax's turbulent season can be regarded as a stable foundation.

"He's never let me down, and I'm sure tonight will be the same."

"You have a lot of faith in him."

'Of course, if one day I leave Ajax to coach other teams, the first person I want to buy is him.

Van Praag's eyes flashed with a hint of discoloration, he knew that Van Gaal was not stupid, on the contrary, Van Gaal was very smart and saw things very thoroughly, but he was just a little arrogant and unsociable.

"Then you better start renewing his contract quickly." Van Praag laughed.

The implication is that Van Gaal wants to cut off his thoughts with his own hands.

Van Gaal also smiled slightly.

In the stadium, the referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the game.

After three minutes of stoppage time, the regular 90 minutes of play finally came to an end.

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"That guy is very dirty, and he has a lot of small movements."

Yang Yang squeezed the water bottle hard, letting the water get into his mouth from the nozzle, and vaguely explained the situation he was facing to Luther Carroll.

"That's right, it's normal to be dirty." Luther Carroll wasn't surprised, "You know, professional football is about doing everything you can to take out your opponents, winning is everything, you can't win, you won't be recognized for what you do, you know?" ”

Yang Yang nodded vigorously, he was not pedantic, although he disdained to do something he was not used to, not to mention that he didn't like to lose at all, he hated losing.

'I told you that sooner or later you will have to deal with this situation, the first few games the opponents don't know you, some teams may not even have studied you at all, but tonight was different, Feyenoord must have studied you very deeply and you have to be mentally prepared for the difficulty of the game.

Yang Yang nodded heavily, even if he didn't have it before, he must have it now.

"Now you are the most physical person in the team, and you are also the last hope of the team, how to open up the situation on the right side, you must have enough ideas, always keep a clear head, absolutely not messy, the more critical the moment, the more calm you must be."

Yang Yang drank the water and kept nodding.

Luther Carroll patted Yang Yang lightly on the shoulder and motioned for him to go to Ronald Coman.

There is only a five-minute break between regular and extra-time, and you can't go back to the dressing room, so everything has to be explained on the pitch.

Head coach Coman gave Yang Yang the last precious substitution, and the answer is very clear, he is pinning the team's last hope on Yang Yang, so now for Ajax, the most important thing is how to activate Yang Yang.

Koeman asked both Ibrahimovic and Sneijder to try to get as close to Yang as possible, trying to give more support and try the ball behind him so that Yang Yang could hit the side head-on, instead of always holding the ball with his back.

"I've tried several times, and they've failed." Snead shook his head breathlessly.

The game went on for 90 minutes, and everyone was almost exhausted.

Koman also frowned, and turned his head to look at Yang Yang, "Yang, what do you suggest?" ”

Yang Yang looked at his teammates around him, he found that everyone was looking at him, captain Van der Vaart was notoriously poor in physical fitness, and now his face was a little pale, and he didn't know if he could finish overtime, which made him feel the pressure on his shoulders.

In the last game of the Champions League group stage, Club Brugge, he also came on as a last-minute substitute, but then the situation was very different from now, when everyone gave up, no one expected high hopes for him, but now, everyone is looking at him, waiting for him to give an answer.

If he says now that he is not sure, the morale of the whole team will plummet, and the game will have been lost without playing.

But he can't say that.

It's not his style.

He wants to win, and he hates defeat.

"You don't need to move on to me, it's better to conserve your energy, but I expand my range of motion and pull more into the opponent's ribs, and as long as I can get a little bit of time and space, I can get the ball out."

When Yang Yang said this, his expression was extremely resolute and very confident, and there was no flickering in his eyes.

He's really sure.

Of course, if he has time and space.

If he was still stuck to Van Halen like he was just now, he really didn't have a good way.

"Is your body fit to eat?" Coman asked.

"No problem." Yang Yang replied confidently.

Back at Almere, fitness and speed were his strengths.

"How sure are you?" Coman asked.

Everyone once again set their eyes on Yang Yang, and they were all waiting for a hope in their eyes.

"I'll be able to do it!" Yang Yang gritted his teeth without hesitation.

Ronald Coman looked at Yang Yang deeply, hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay, then do as you say, I believe you can do it." ”

As soon as the head coach made a statement, no one else had an opinion.

At this time, only Yang Yang has the ability to bring the ball to the front court in the team.

"Good brother, I'll wait for you in front, as long as you bring the ball out and pass it to me, I promise to kill him!" Ibrahimovic was also too tired, but he still gritted his teeth.

Although he has scored a goal, he has also played a frustrating game.

"I'll be ready at the back point." Wesley Sonk assured.

"I'll pass you the ball." After Sneijder and Yang Yang high-fived, they hugged each other.

"I'll slow down and play the second wave." Van der Vaart also took a stand.

"I'll leave it to me later." This is De Jong.

"Good brother." Fermaren came over and didn't say anything, just hugged Yang Yang.

At this moment, the Belgian central defender really understood why Yang Yang was able to integrate into the first team so quickly and be accepted by everyone, because he dared to take responsibility at a critical moment.

Success and failure are common things on the football field, but the responsibility at critical moments is the most valuable quality of a player, and Vermaelen saw this from Yang Yang.

At the same time, there is also a strong desire to win revealed in his tone and demeanor.

At this point in the game, what the players need most is often no longer the so-called skills and tactics, those things can no longer help the team at all, and what everyone needs is hope.

A hope that everyone believes in.

"Come, everyone, let's work together, and I believe that the final victory will be ours."

Head coach Ronald Coman walked over and held out his right hand.

Yang Yang, Ibrahimovic, Sneijder and other players stretched out their hands one after another, falling on the back of the hands of the head coach and teammates, and everyone stood in a circle, palms folded, shouting in unison, "Come on!" Come on!! Come on!!! ”

With everyone shaking their hands vigorously, the Ajax players walked back onto the pitch.

In the stands, the Ajax fans also felt the determination of the players, and the shouts and cheers became louder, resounding throughout the Amsterdam Arena.