209 Dead Hole [2800 monthly pass plus change, ask for a subscription monthly pass]
On the evening of August 22, the Amsterdam Athletic Stadium.
In the twelfth minute, the away side Breda quickly counter-attacked after a half-time interception.
Right winger Annuar Dibba slotted down the back of the Ajax defence and used his speed to force his way past Vermaelen before sending a low cross into the box, where Yuri Cornerise, who followed in the middle, slotted the ball into the Ajax goal.
Zero to one!
The entire Amsterdam Arena was in an uproar.
All the Ajax fans were amazed.
After the opening kick-off, the home team launched a wave of onslaught towards Breda, and Yang Yang was very active on the right flank, creating frequent chances to convince everyone that the team was not far from scoring.
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, it was Breda who scored.
This left all the Ajax fans in the stands in disbelief and a little disappointed at the same time.
Not only the fans, but even the Ajax players on the pitch looked a little frustrated.
Especially Fermaren, who bore the brunt of the blow.
It's hard to say how much responsibility Fermaelen should bear for the goal just now, because when the offensive player speeds up, the defender is very passive, and Fermaelen is directly eaten by the single, which is really not to say.
But who cares?
In the last round, the team's backline did not perform well, and was almost equalized by FC Twente, and this home team was singled out as soon as they came up......
It is completely conceivable how depressed Fermaren's mood is.
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'It was a sudden, and Ajax should settle down as soon as possible.
'We can see that Ronald Coman is also constantly urging the players to stay calm on the sidelines.
'It's just the start of the game and it's not scary to lose a goal, but it's dangerous if you mess up.
'The Breda players looked excited and the goal boosted their morale a lot.
'Lockhoff's side had an impressive start to the season, opening at home to Utrecht, equalising twice and finally winning their first win of the season thanks to Diba's goal.
"And now it seems that he is also fully prepared for tonight's away game against Ajax, and the defense is in place after the opening, taking advantage of the opportunity of Ajax's major restructuring in the summer and the loss of the core of the main team, and taking the opportunity to score."
"It should be said that the game has been played for about ten minutes so far, and Lokhoff's tactics have worked."
'Now it's up to Ronald Coman and Ajax to respond.'
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Lockhoff was so excited that he almost jumped up when he saw Kornerisse send the ball into the goal.
It was a sudden, surprising goal.
"I'll just say, Ajax really can't do it this season!" Lockhoff laughed.
"Since the pre-season, I have been keeping an eye on their movements, and the departure of five core players in one go has had too much impact on their overall strength, and the newly introduced players are either too young or fail to integrate into the ...... in time."
At this point, Lokhoff paused, his eyes flashed with a hint of fierceness, "But the most important thing is that this team has lost its core, and at the same time it has lost the core of Ibrahimovic and Van der Vaart, and they are starting to lose how to play. ”
The assistant coach next to him also nodded incessantly, "Ajax is too young." ”
Last season, the average age of Ajax was only 22 years old, and it was almost a miracle to win the Champions League at this age, but after the departure of five key players in succession, the average age of Ajax has dropped again.
PSV Eindhoven have also gone Kezman and Arjen Robben, but their entire midfield has remained largely unchanged, and the average age of the team has increased, which has brought stability to PSV Eindhoven.
As for Ajax, all the transfer income this summer was used to pay off debts, and there was no investment in the transfer market at all, even if Charlie Steas was brought in, but it only cost three million euros.
The Greek centre-forward didn't play at all at Werder Bremen, only to explode at the European Championships.
Lockhoff was now full of ambition because the start of the game fully confirmed his previous inference that as long as Breda himself did not make mistakes, Ajax would be in disarray, which is a common problem for young teams.
Then, next, Breda should appropriately add a little more pressure to the opponent.
The temptation to beat Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena and beat the European champions at home for the first time of the new season, opening the game with two straight wins, made Lokhoff so excited that he immediately walked to the sidelines and kept conveying his thoughts to the players on the pitch.
He's going to win!
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Like everyone, Yang Yang's mood was also a little low.
He now has a feeling of being robbed on his wedding day, very depressed, and his stomach is on fire.
After selling the five core players, Ajax's overall strength has indeed dropped a lot, but no matter what, it will not be reduced to being humiliated by a team like Breda at its home turf.
What made Yang Yang even more annoyed was that after conceding the goal, his teammates did not show the momentum of counterattack, but the away team Breda pressed forward step by step, and he actually had the idea of scoring more goals when Ajax was in trouble.
And Ajax's position is indeed a bit messy.
After the restart, there was no two or three passes, and the ball was lost again.
Breda pressed the defence to near the halfway line and had the intention of opening up and attacking the Ajax penalty area again.
The manager on the sidelines, Koeman, was a little nervous and kept calling on his players to calm down and try to press the defence forward.
Yang Yang knew very well in his heart that he must not let his opponent continue to play like this.
With a decision in mind, Yang Yang immediately moved his area closer to the middle and expanded his range of action at the same time, targeting Breda's two midfielders, Marcel Koning and David Mendes da Silva.
Among the information provided by Ajax scouts before the game, Koning was not the first choice for Breda to drag the back of the midfield, and Rokhoff originally preferred Ngraar, who was also the main contributor to Breda's 3-2 home win over Utrecht.
When Utrecht scored a goal in just five minutes, it was Ngraar who stepped up to equalise for the hosts in just one minute, and he did quite well in the second half.
But after that match, Engal moved to Belgium's Genke for a million euros.
The reason is simple, the Dutch midfielder wants to play in European competitions.
In such a situation, Lokhoff had to hastily put Marcel Koning in the team's lagging midfield.
As early as before the game, Yang Yang received detailed information from Luther Carroll's side, Breda's midfield is basically tall and strong power players, such is the case with Marcel Koning and Ngrall, and David Mendes da Silva is also like this.
Among them, Marcel Koning's pass success rate is very low, David Mendes da Silva's foot skills are not good, and David Mendes da Silva has only recently transferred from Sparta Rotterdam, and the cooperation must be rusty.
Head coach Ronald Koeman had already warned his players in detail before the game that they should take advantage of this.
Now is the opportunity.
Yang Yang made a decision and immediately gestured towards Sneijder and Pinal.
They have been playing together for a year, although they dare not say how tacit they cooperate with each other, but they can understand each other's intentions for some gestures and eyes on the field.
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After breaking the ball, Breda tentatively passed the ball to the front court, but there was no chance, so he was forced to return the ball and reorganize.
When the ball returned to central midfield, Pienaar immediately pressed forward and actively participated in the pressing, starting with Marcel Koning.
As soon as he received the ball from the central defender, Marcel Koning was immediately under pressure from Pienal.
After turning to protect the ball, he gently crossed to his 22-year-old teammate who was raising his hand to ask for the ball.
David Mendes da Silva faced the direction the ball was coming from, not noticing Yang Yang, who was quietly approaching behind him.
By the time the Breda players realized the danger and reminded them loudly, Yang Yang had already taken the lead.
The Dutch midfielder is close to 1.9 meters tall, sturdy, very big, the whole person is taller than Yang Yang, a lap bigger, but to talk about flexibility, it is much inferior, he originally wanted to stop the ball and face the attack direction directly, but he didn't expect Yang Yang to stop the ball when he stopped the ball.
The ball touched Yang Yang's left foot and bounced behind the Breda midfielder, forming a break in frontcourt.
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"Ajax made a break up front."
"Yang Yang moved forward with the ball, very fast, Ajax's counterattack."
'Pienaar in the middle and Wesley Sonk on the left also moved forward quickly, forming a three-on-three.
"Breda's central defender grabbed it, Yang Yang's speed still didn't slow down, and the ball was too ......"
"Beautiful! Yang Yang rushed into the penalty area with the ball and faced the goalkeeper directly ......"
"The ball is in!!!"
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!”
"In the fourteenth minute, Ajax equalized, 1-1!"
'Breda was just two minutes ahead before Ajax managed to equalise.
"Yang Yang, a wonderful goal from Yang Yang."
"After he made a successful break near the halfway line, he drove the ball all the way for 40 meters and successfully scored the ball."
"It was definitely a very morale-boosting goal."
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The moment Yang Yang broke the ball successfully, he felt as if his body was burning.
After the goal, he didn't turn to celebrate, but quickly rushed towards Breda's goal, grabbed the ball before the opposition goalkeeper, ran quickly back to the halfway line, threw the ball in the centre circle, and returned to his own half.
He's already caught Breda in the dead hole!
Since the opponent wants to kill Ajax at the Amsterdam Athletic Stadium, he has to see if he has the strength.
Ajax is weak, but not so weak that any team can bully.
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"Yang Yang looked very scrappy, and instead of celebrating after the goal, he quickly brought the ball back to the center circle."
"The fans were very excited, chanting his name."
'He's telling all the players, all the fans, that the game has just begun.