66 Lucky Stars
Sunday afternoon, Amsterdam South-East New Town, Detokmost.
The new season of the Dutch Youth League has finally begun.
Ajax II host Vitesse II in the first round.
Vitesse II's starting left wing-back Leo Ramos was looking at the black-haired and yellow-skinned Chinese in front of him with an apprehensive look on his face, his eyes full of alarm, he heard that three days ago, the opponent had just been on the bench for 30 minutes in the first round of the Dutch Cup, and he performed quite well, and the manager repeatedly asked him to pay attention before the game.
This season will be the last one in which Leo Ramos decides his fate, either to break into the first team or he will be forced to leave Vitesse II, as for where to go, he does not know.
He did well in the first round of the new season and he will be hoping to continue his previous performances in this one, which will give him a good start to the new season and he will feel more confident and confident in himself.
Thinking of this, and looking at the Chinese in front of him again, Leo Ramos's eyes were full of determination.
In this match, he wants to completely freeze his opponent.
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Yang Yang didn't know what the other party was thinking, he just instinctively felt the Dutch left-back's hostility towards him.
But that's normal in football, especially at this level.
On the sidelines, Uncle Shen Ming's family of three came to the scene, and they once again made a special trip to cheer for him.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who was furious and sulky last night because he couldn't play, also came, accompanied by his old friend Maxwell and his girlfriend Helena, who had just arrived in Amsterdam yesterday.
Yang Yang suspects that a very important reason why the Swedish center is so annoyed is that his girlfriend came to watch him play, but Ronald Koeman excluded him from the squad, which is really shameless for him.
Starting for the first time in the new season, playing as a familiar right winger, Yang Yang's heart was full of excitement.
Last night in the super training ground, according to the scouting report provided by the coaching staff, he simulated this Leo Ramos to accompany him, at first it was only the strength of the third division, but then Yang Yang was directly promoted to the second division.
This is also for the sake of safety, after all, he does not have detailed data on Leo Ramos, and it is better to overestimate than underestimate.
If you mess up, then the starting position that you have managed to grab is afraid that you will lose it again.
Thinking of this, Yang Yang looked at the Dutch left full-back in front of him again, his eyes were full of high fighting spirit.
He's going to use this game to secure his starting right winger position.
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Like all managers, Van Basten is used to using a winning line-up.
In this game, the front court is still the attacking combination of Babel on the left, Fred Benson on the middle, and Yang Yang on the right, and the midfield is still responsible for distributing the ball by Krohn and Maduro.
It was clear that Van Basten wanted to continue the ferocity of the last half half of the second half of the Dutch Cup.
The focus naturally fell on Yang Yang's side.
Van Basten made it clear before the game that he hoped that Yang Yang could play open from the right side, feed shells for Benson in the middle and Babel on the left, and also break down the opponent's defense, and then insert Krohn and Maduro in the middle to form the second echelon of attack.
Amid the encouragement of the fans in attendance, the Ajax II team was steadfast in executing Van Basten's strategy from the start.
Yang Yang waited on the right flank and formed a beautiful pendulum pass on the right flank less than three minutes into the game, shaking off Leo Ramos and curling the ball into the back of the net.
This was a routine rehearsed by the Ajax II team before the game, with Babel quickly diagonally cutting into the penalty area, stopping the ball with his chest and hitting the goal with his feet.
But the last kick was too much of an angle, and directly hit the ball into the arms of the opponent's goalkeeper.
Having missed the opening opportunity, Babbel looked very remorseful.
The fans on the sidelines were also disappointed, and the crowd even faintly heard the angry roars of some fans, saying that they couldn't even score such a goal, what kind of scorer should they be?
Yang Yang guessed that it was Ibrahimovic when he heard the voice, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake his head in his heart.
If this goal were replaced by Ibrahimovic, it would be nine times out of ten, but Babbel's handling was really problematic, and he always felt that he was not decisive enough and lacked a kind of awe-inspiring murderous aura in front of goal.
Don't look at the Swedish center forward who usually has no face and skin, and his nerves are very big, but when it comes to the court, he is a very confident player, although this character has made him miss a lot of opportunities, but it is a basic quality that must be possessed to become a key player.
Babbel clearly lacks this tenacity.
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After losing the first attack, Ajax II continued to strengthen their attack on Vitesse II.
Although Yang Yang's right side has become the target of the opponent's key defense, except for Leo Ramos, it is impossible for the opponent to arrange additional manpower to follow him, after all, they also have to worry about defending in other directions.
Moreover, Yang Yang is full of physical energy, has a large range of activities, and often pulls to the middle to respond and transition, which makes the opponent very unfavorable to defend, and often fails to keep up with the defense.
In this regard, Leo Ramos also has a headache because he has to juggle the defensive order.
They are all a group of young players, both in terms of tactical literacy and defensive awareness, which are obviously inferior to the senior team.
In Yang Yang's opinion, this Leo Ramos's defensive awareness is even worse than the previous Pierre Tasch of Ethel Merzus, who has been in the third division for four or five years and has significantly more defensive experience.
So, soon, Yang Yang spotted another opportunity, suddenly retreated to receive the ball, turned and dribbled the ball diagonally into the penalty area, attracted the attention of two defenders, and suddenly passed to Krohn, who passed the ball to the back of the defense with a precise kick.
Babbel finally seized an opportunity this time, quickly slanted into the box, and hit a right-footed shot to score his first goal of the season, greatly venting his frustration after two games.
The fans on the sidelines did not skimp on this time and gave Babbel a round of applause.
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After scoring the first goal, Ajax was clearly playing with more poise and confidence.
Having an advantage in its own strength, and playing at home, Ajax completely controlled the situation on the field in the face of Vitesse II, and quickly organized wave after wave of attacks.
Yang Yang continued his excellent performance in the previous game, showing a very active performance on the right flank, and after getting the ball, he rushed forward decisively whenever he had the opportunity, which not only made Leo Ramos suffer, but also caused huge problems for the Vitesse second team's defence.
In the 24th minute of the first half, Yang Yang received a pass from Maduro in the space between the central defenders and the left wing-back of the Vitesse second team.
Leo Ramos ran over to defend as soon as possible, but Yang Yang, who had already rushed up at speed, did not wait for him to get closer, and quickly passed by a pendulum, directly shook the opponent, formed a breakthrough from the outside, and won the warm cheers of the Ajax fans on the sidelines.
After Yang Yang successfully broke through, the opposing central defender quickly leaned over to defend the inside, forcing the Ajax right winger to rush forward quickly along the right side, but Yang Yang was also closely watching every move in the penalty area through his eyes and [God's vision].
When he saw that Fred Benson had grabbed the most advantageous position, he immediately made a decision, stepping on the familiar pace, using the most familiar rhythm, standing with his left foot at 45 degrees with the ball, and picking up with his right foot, which was directly a curling ball diagonally into the penalty area.
The ball went over the heads of the opposing centre-backs, arced high and then slowly fell.
The arc of Yang Yang's cross made it difficult for the opposing goalkeeper to make a decision, and he wanted to attack but was not sure, and finally chose to stay in front of the goal, but Fred Benson, who was quickly inserted from behind, was very comfortable, and he pushed the ball that fell down.
The goalkeeper flew to make a save, but Benson's shot went straight to the bottom of the net.
Two to zero!
After Fred Benson scored, he rushed towards Yang Yang again.
The Ghanaian player suddenly discovered that Yang Yang had become his lucky star, giving him two exquisite assists in two games, and as long as he judged the landing and falling of the ball, it was not so difficult to score.
Yang Yang was also very excited to see Benson score, because he saw his improvement.
This curling cross is definitely the harvest of his hard work in the past period of time, although it is still quite far from Beckham's skills, but at least his current crosses have entered the ranks of reliable.
On the sidelines, Van Basten couldn't help nodding.
He could see that Yang Yang's cross accepted his original opinion, and that time he taught Yang Yang how to pass, how to arc, and how to land, so as to make it most convenient for the striker to insert the goal.
Now it seems that Yang Yang not only listened, but also practiced hard.
"In two weeks, this kid's cross has improved significantly." Rob Witzger also saw it.
At the beginning, he saw Yang Yang's training with his own eyes, as well as the situation at the Genius Day event, and everyone felt that Yang Yang's progress momentum was very fast, but the advantages and disadvantages were still obvious, especially the cross.
As a breakthrough right winger, unreliable crosses are Yang Yang's biggest weakness.
In the two weeks since he joined Ajax, his crosses have been improving rapidly, and now he is making good passes on the right flank, and he has used his crosses to make two kills in the past 20 minutes so far.
'Before, it was said that his cross was a weakness, and now it seems that he has filled that weakness. John Vanschipe also praised that as the team's assistant coach, he knows better than anyone that Yang Yang is definitely the hardest working player in the second team.
If nothing else, let's just say that this kick cross, you can't practice it no matter what.
Needless to say, take Yang Yang's direct rival Demul, the coaching staff has been asking him to strengthen his crossing ability since last year, but more than a year later, the Belgian youngster's crosses are still unreliable.
There is no other reason, I can't endure this hardship.
On the other hand, this Yang Yang, the progress is too fast and obvious.
Van Basten was equally amazed because he found that Yang Yang was improving very quickly.
With the current momentum of progress, how far can he go if he continues like this?
Van Basten was also curious.