On the evening of October 16, the Amsterdam Arena.

Yang Yang guessed Ajax's starting lineup correctly, and Ronald Koeman, as he expected, lined up with a double back.

In the end, Roda JC fought away from home, and did not dare to be careless, and discharged a five-four formation.

It's a very resolute counter-attacking tactic, and manager Willian Froth is clearly well prepared, even though it's away, he still wants to snatch points from Ajax, or at least to be able to hold on to the draw and get out of the way.

Although Ajax played as a double midfielder, they were able to control the advantage on the field from the beginning of the game and frequently attacked, but as soon as the ball advanced to the opponent's 30-meter zone, it was immediately contained, and it was difficult to create a threat.

Roda JC, who defended on the counter-attack, had eight or nine players in the entire 30-metre zone, five defenders and three midfielders, plus Brazilian player Cristiano often retreated to help.

This defensive formation has caused a big problem for Ajax's attack.

High striker Charlie Steas did not have much advantage in front of the opposing centre-back Blowells, and the difficulty of getting off the ball on the wings made Ajax's attack difficult.

They had the advantage on the field, but they were too strong to create a threat.

This is also a problem that Ajax has been experiencing in recent times.

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Yang Yang watched the game from the sidelines, while Wesley Sonk, Maduro, McConn, Vlar, Niklas Bendtner and Felipe Luiz, as well as substitute veteran Hans Funk, were all on the bench.

Regarding the trend of the game, Yang Yang has been calmly observing and watching very carefully.

Last night in the super training ground, he had already played against the defenders of Roda JC, and he was familiar with them, and combined with the development and trend of this game, his impression was even clearer.

Pienaar on the left is not the type of player who is very good at charging forward, so the team's breakthrough is on the right.

But Demur has been locked up in a struggle with Peredrag Filippovic, a left-sided player who has been quick and capable of moving back and forth from the flanks, from the opening kick-off.

Judging by the actual performance in the game, Demur was not able to dominate the confrontation on the right flank.

Roda JC's four midfielders are in a small diamond shape and are strictly devoid of full-backs, and when the team grabs the ball, Filippovic will quickly step forward and play the role of full-back.

It was supposed to be an attacking opportunity for Ajax, but Filippovic's ability to run and execute tactics was so good that once he conceded the ball, he quickly dropped back into position and was actively involved in the defence.

Demoor's problem is that he clings too tightly to the wing, and the distance between him and Sneijder is a bit far away.

It can be seen that he wants to play behind Filippovic, but Roda JC is obviously prepared for this, and between the left wing-back and the central defender, there is a Hungarian player Poldisar Bodol.

Strictly speaking, Bodol is the full-back of Roda JC, and Filippovic plays more of a full-back position.

Therefore, when Filippovic stepped forward, Filippovic would stay behind him to fill in the gaps.

However, this player is slower, and physical confrontation is his strength, but he is not flexible enough.

In the sparring at the super training ground last night, Yang Yang had already detected some clues, that is, there were still some problems with the cooperation between Filippovic and Bodol.

One of the most obvious points is that Bodor is more on the left side of the penalty area when defending, intentionally or unintentionally leaving space on the left side for Filippovic, if he can quickly hit this area when counterattacking, there is still a chance to get the ball.

But Demur clearly didn't take advantage of that very well.

Sometimes, the tactical play arranged by the head coach is dead, but the game on the court is alive, so the players need to learn and apply it on the field and adapt to the changes in the situation, rather than clinging to the rigid tactical routine.

Demur still lacks some experience and can't let go.

Speaking of which, he was only eighteen years old.

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Until the end of the first half, the score of the two sides was still 0-0.

Ajax dominated but were slow to put in a dangerous attack, let alone open the scoring.

The two flanks were so well contained by the opposition that midfielder Sneijder struggled to make a difference alone.

The double back is a safe tactic, and Ronald Coman should not move until he has to, so at halftime, it will be up to Ronald Coman to adjust the team's attack on the two wings.

Yang Yang entered the warm-up training with his teammates on the bench.

Many Ajax fans in the stands held back for forty or fifty minutes, and they didn't see the team score for a long time, and they were already impatient, afraid that the team would still be forced to draw by the opponent in this game, and they would be further and further away from Eindhoven and Feyenoord and other opponents.

Seeing Yang Yang in this situation, many fans shouted his name one after another.

"Yang Yang!"

"Yang!"

"Come on, we're all waiting for you!"

The shouts of the fans in the stands made Yang Yang a little flattered, and he hurriedly turned around and waved to the fans in the stands.

"Yang Yang's popularity in the team is very high!" Maduro applauded enviously.

"It's too high, but he earns it back by his own hard work." Veteran Hans Funk replied.

Wesley Sonk looked at Yang Yang with mixed feelings, he had the opportunity to become the team's darling, but unfortunately, his performance this season has not been satisfactory, especially during Yang Yang's absence, he failed to provoke the team's attack.

After the departure of Van der Vaart and Ibrahimovic, he was originally recognized by the outside world as the closest player to the core leader of the team, whether in terms of age, value or performance, he was the closest, but now he is getting farther and farther away.

Sneijder and Pinar still have a chance and are still working hard, while Yang Yang is coming from behind and is ahead of Wesley Sonk.

Of course, he hasn't been officially recognized yet, because he's going to have to show a convincing performance.

Niklas Bendtner's eyes looking at Yang Yang were also very complicated.

When the two met for the first time, Yang Yang gave him a lesson, so that in the next three months, he had to be a sparring partner, although for more than a month, Yang Yang has been playing for the national team and is not in the team, but Niklas Bendtner is still very unconvinced.

But he did not reject Yang Yang, on the contrary, he felt Yang Yang's kindness, and through sparring, he also saw Yang Yang's hard work and hard work, but he was still very unconvinced.

He wants to win.

Growing up, he's always won, and this time was no exception.

Therefore, when he saw Yang Yang accepting the shouts of the fans in the stands, Bendtner was a little unconvinced, and directly flew up and kicked out, "Yang, catch the ball." ”

As soon as Yang Yang turned around, he saw the ball flying over, and he almost instinctively raised his foot to stop the ball.

The ball was really stopped by him.

The beautiful stop drew a round of applause from the fans in the stands.

Everyone found out that Yang Yang's stopping of the ball has made a lot of progress.

"You kid is looking for death!" After Yang Yang stopped the ball, he flew up directly.

Only a bang was heard at the scene, and the ball flew out from Yang Yang's feet, crossed an arc, and fell into the penalty area.

Niklas Bendtner sprinted quickly into the box but couldn't catch up with the ball and was picked off by substitute goalkeeper Hans Funk, who was greeted with boos from the crowd.

"It's too slow, you can't do it at this pace." Yang Yang said with a smile.

"I'm a tank, you know? Do you make a tank match a Ferrari with speed? Niklas Bendtner was not convinced.

"Wait, what did you say, you're a tank?"

"Reload the tank!" Bendtner emphasized.

"You can't carry people, you can't hit and you can't break through the defense line, are you embarrassed to say that you are a tank?" Yang Yang laughed and asked, "At your level, the tractor is about the same." ”

The teammates around him were all amused.

Bendtner didn't have a rut, he spread his hands helplessly, and said softly anyway, what you say is what you say.

I don't know if it's because of Van Gaal's relationship, or if Bendtner is really like Ibrahimovic, even the crazy character is very similar, which makes Yang Yang feel very kind and looks very pleasing to the eye.

"Remember, I'm back, starting tomorrow morning, report early to my door, don't forget, tractor."

When the teammates heard the nickname in the back, they had another burst of amusement.

Bendtner was very unconvinced, he was so angry that he had a toothache, but there was no way, who let him take the initiative to provoke and lose?

He was worried that the nickname of the tractor would follow him.

How do you go out and meet people after that?

Tractor Bendtner?

I'll go!

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After the replay in the second half, Ajax made appropriate adjustments.

Full-back Maxwell on the left was unleashed to attack and was more active on the left, but Roda JC quickly set up a defensive set-up for Ajax's left flank, shifting the focus to his right.

In addition, although Charlie Steas had an advantage in grabbing the first point, he failed to follow up on the second point, so that Ajax's attack still failed to improve.

Thankfully, though, the double midfielders kept Ajax defensively solid, and Roda JC's counter-attacks were difficult to threaten.

As a result, the situation on the field was relatively deadlocked, and both sides failed to open up the situation.

The fans at the scene were also more and more dissatisfied with the team's performance, and many people were shouting Yang Yang's name, obviously urging the head coach to change quickly.

Yang Yang's magical performance after each substitute has already left an indelible impression on the hearts of Ajax fans, and everyone believes that as long as he plays, he will definitely be able to change the situation.

Fifty-five minutes into the game, Ronald Coman finally couldn't sit still.

Luther Carroll quickly walked to the bench, and after inquiring about Yang Yang's situation, he motioned for him to go out quickly to warm up.

Three minutes later, Yang Yang returned to the head coach's box, making final preparations before going on the pitch while listening to Ronald Koeman and Luther Carroll tell him to make adjustments after coming on the field.

In the 59th minute, taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, Yang Yang came on as a substitute for Demur.