Den Bosch, D-Williert Stadium.

Yang Yang's hands hung down on his sides, and beads of sweat the size of beans gathered into streams, sliding down his arms, and finally dripping from his fingertips.

The heavy wheezing sound made everyone see how drained he was at this moment.

Seventy minutes into the game, the score was still 0-0.

Den Bosch can be tied with Helmond as the leader of the Eredivisie, and his strength should not be underestimated, even compared to some Eredivisie teams, not inferior at all.

What's more, they didn't give it their all in this game.

It's like Yang Yang's left wing-back, the main player is the young and strong 25-year-old Buzz Pages, but in this game, Den Bosch coach Geert Cruyz arranged the veteran Patrick Peren, who is 35 years old, and the 17-year-old Piert Kujgipels is sitting on the bench.

The three left wing-backs are distinctly different, with Pages being tall and strong enough to play at left centre-back and left wing-back, and a 45-degree cross that can be used as a good hand and an important attacking tool for Den Bosch.

Perren is a veteran and very experienced, but in the end he is not young and lacks fitness, he has always been a substitute for Page, and the youngster Kujgi Perses has never played in the first team.

It is not difficult to see that Kruiz does not take the Dutch Cup too seriously, and pays more attention to the Eredivisie.

But even so, it caused considerable problems for Ajax.

This is the first time Yang Yang has felt passive on the field since joining Ajax.

Vermaelen has been very good at the back, despite his small stature, but he is extremely accurate in judging where the ball will land, defusing the opponent's crosses several times, and the defense is becoming more and more skillful, especially against the opposing high school striker Barry Powell.

The opposition are a lot taller than Vermaelen, but it is difficult to take advantage of the Belgian central defenders, whether it is headers or around the front of the defense, the Belgian central defenders are very good.

At halftime, he joked bitterly to Yang Yang that it was all Abused by Ibrahimovic.

But throughout the game, the Ajax II team came under unprecedented pressure.

Yang Yang felt as if he was back to the way Almere was playing, especially in the amateur game, which was both familiar and unfamiliar, very strange.

His performance in this game was not ideal, mainly because of the Dutch veteran with a beard opposite, Patrick Perron was extremely experienced, and it was difficult for the previous invincible pendulum to shake him, even if he occasionally shook it, he could always entangle Yang Yang, in front of him, Yang Yang actually gave birth to a kind of helpless frustration.

Yang Yang's side is not happy, Babel on the left and Benson in the middle are also uncomfortable, and even Krohn and Maduro in the midfield are suppressed by the opponent and it is difficult to pass the ball to the front.

The only thing worth mentioning is that Vermaelen has performed well and led the team's defense to be quite solid.

Yang Yang glanced at the beard in front of him angrily, and cursed in his heart, he is thirty-five years old, and this old man is quite tenacious.

Okay, it's up to you how long you can hold on.

Seeing that midfield teammate Krohn couldn't find the ball point, Yang Yang quickly ran back and raised his hand to catch the ball.

Perron hesitated for a moment, but immediately followed.

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Geert Cruiez stood on the sidelines looking very calm.

At the age of 42, his career was not brilliant, after retiring as a head coach, but the start was very high, in the summer of '98, Leeuwarden was successfully reappointed from the Eredivisie, he became the new coach of Leeuwarden, and led the team to relegation in the Eredivisie.

After two seasons in the Eredivisie, Leeuwarden was unable to stay, but Kruiys was still heavily used by the management and took on the task of leading the team back to the Eredivisie, until he was sacked after two consecutive years of setbacks and repeated declines in results.

But that resume soon led him to an offer from Den Bosch, who had just been relegated from the Eredivisie.

Last season, the team suffered relegation pains and failed to return to the Eredivisie, but so far this season the team has been in excellent form and their hopes of reaching the Eredivisie have been greatly increased, and they are currently tied with Helmond on points at the top of the league table.

But Den Bosch played one more game than his opponent.

The Dutch Cup is in the middle of two league games, which makes Cruys, who is burdened with the responsibility of rushing to the first division, not dare to take the slightest risk, so he did not play the main team in this game, but it does not mean that he does not pay attention to it.

In fact, when facing Zwolle in the Eredivisie in the second round, Kruiz chose to beat his opponent at home and eliminated Zwolle 2-1 to advance to the third round.

But so far in the game, he had to admit that he had misjudged.

He and his coaching staff were very optimistic when they were drawn to Ajax II, the only reserve team to reach the third round of the Dutch Cup, and this is not a chance for Den Bosch to qualify?

But when it came to the game, he was surprised to find that the giants were the giants in the end, and the strong talent pool made Ajax, even if it was only a reserve team, was enough to compete with Den Bosch, and the two teams fought hard for 70 minutes, and Den Bosch, who was fighting at home, failed to kill the opponent, which was greatly unexpected by Cruiz.

Fermaelen at the back was the most eye-catching player of the game, and his presence completely froze high school forward Barry Powell, which made Den Bosch's attack lose half of its threat, and with the other two attacking firepower, Van de la Jak and Stefan Janssen, not in the squad, it was difficult for Den Bosch's attack to create a threat.

Ajax's front three players are also quite distinctive, needless to say Babel on the left, a talent recognized by the whole Netherlands, a future hopeful, Benson in the middle is very fast, and several counterattacks are very threatening.

Only the black-haired Chinese on the right side performed well in the previous two games, but this one was dumb.

It seems that choosing to defend him with the more experienced Perron is a very correct choice.

Whether it's the tall but inflexible and slow-moving Pages, or the young, inexperienced and reckless Kuygi Pelles, it's hard to be as secure as Perron.

0-0 should be considered a score in Den Bosch's favor.

Van Basten led the reserve team in the end, he was too young, and the more he got to the end, the more he couldn't hold his breath, especially with the decline in physical fitness, after the manager's successive substitutions failed to receive the effect, the players on the field obviously made more mistakes, and their morale was also greatly affected.

According to the Dutch Cup format, 0-0 will be played in extra time, and a draw will go to penalties.

At that time, the best chance of winning was still Den Bosch.

In this regard, Cruiz is full of confidence.

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"Yang Yang is back again." Assistant coach John Vanschipe said.

Yang Yang, who retreated to receive the midfielder, after receiving a pass from Krohn, did not wait for Perren behind him to follow up, and quickly kicked a return pass from the right side, and made a long pass to the right wing-back Dwight Tyandali in the backline.

The Surinamese Dutch player has just turned 18 years old and is the main right wing-back of the second team this season, with good body and speed, and a relatively solid defense, especially the ability to dribble the ball on the right side, but it is difficult to cooperate with teammates, not only with Yang Yang in front of him, but also with other teammates.

Previously, the technical team commented on him as a lack of determination, because the coaching staff had suggested that he strengthen his training in crossing, but as a result, for a long time, he did not seem to have the willingness to work hard to strengthen his training, and his crosses were still miserable.

That's why Koeman was reluctant to send him to the first team as a substitute for Trabelsi.

"There's no chance to stay in the front court." Robb Witzger said.

Den Bosch's advantage in this game is obvious, the defense is also very firm, and the pressure on the Ajax second team is very high, and it is difficult for the frontcourt players to hold the ball, and even if they do, it is difficult to form a cooperation.

Yang Yang, the team's most breakthrough knife on the right side, also died down in this game.

I have to say that the opponent used the more experienced veteran Peren to defend him, which is indeed very targeted.

Although it is difficult to form an offensive threat in the frontcourt, Yang Yang actively retreats to respond to the midfield's ball and transition, and also participates in the return defense many times, which should be said to be a positive performance.

It's just that as soon as he returns, whether it is Babbel or Benson in front of him, the situation will be even more worrying.

Perron still followed him. Van Basten said suddenly.

Both Vansquip and Witzger were a little surprised, not understanding what they meant.

"Whether it is us watching the game from the sidelines or the fans in the stands, our perception of the game is far inferior to the players in the stadium.

Both were professionals, and Vansquip and Witzger were quick to react.

As an experienced veteran, Perren has been following Yang Yang throughout the game, which must not only come from the coach's instructions before the game, but also his own game perception, and the only reasonable explanation is that he knows that Yang Yang can't be given a loose space to take the ball.

"Perron is thirty-five years old, and we and Den Bosch both have one substitution each, so you say, will Cruys replace him?" Vanschip's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked.

Den Bosch has a substitute right wing-back on the bench, the 17-year-old Kujgi Pelles, who has yet to play in the first team, so will he get a chance today?

Replace the experienced veteran Perren and replace Kujgi Pelles, then Yang Yang will get more room to move on the right side.

But what if you don't replace Perron?

Yang Yang retreated, obviously consciously expanding his scope of activities, he wanted to fight with Perlen.

Obviously, there is no way around it.

The midfield of the second Ajax team is under a lot of pressure, and it is difficult to support Yang Yang anymore, so everything can only rely on himself.

As long as he can play on Perron's side, then Ajax have a chance to win.

Thinking of this, Van Basten slapped his hands hard, gritted his teeth and nodded: "The last place is kept." ”

Ajax doesn't make substitutions, and Cruyz probably won't make substitutions easily, what if the game really drags on to extra time?

This is the opportunity he won for Yang Yang as the head coach.