Chapter 143: Sword Finger Double Crown
Vitesse's defeat in the Europa League was a result that no one wanted to see, especially Feyenoord, the league's direct rival, who had a stronger sense of loss.
With the fetters of the Europa League, it will involve Vitesse's energy to some extent, but this out, Vitesse has no distraction to turn his energy back to the Eredivisie, can he wait for their chance to make mistakes again?
Vitesse is confident that the club has already begun preparations for the celebration of the first championship in the league's history.
Due to the adjustment of the schedule of Vitesse in the last two rounds, in order to ensure the fairness of the final stage of the championship, the Dutch Football Association adjusted the last two games of Feyenoord to the same time, avoiding any "room for manoeuvre".
Before the suspense of the league was revealed, one of the first matches in the semi-finals of the Dutch Cup happened to be a narrow meeting between the two teams. It is really appropriate to describe it as a narrow road. The outside world predicts that this will be a battle of bayonets, especially Feyenoord, if they lose to Vitesse in the cup, they may not talk about the big four this year, and let their opponents step on their own position.
Feyenoord coach Van Bronckhorst made his words early on that he would never complete the opponent and watched the pattern of the Eredivisie change. It's tantamount to giving Vites a life-and-death battle book. The media immediately heard the news, and the two teams wrestled their wrists for most of the next half a month.
Of course, Wen Zhihao and his teammates can't avoid these topics in their daily chats. Rushkamo was quite excited: "Oh, as long as it passes Feyenoord, Ajax on the other side is simply defeated, and AZ Alkmaar is even weaker, and this championship is basically stable." ”
Fan Xiaowolf and Castenio were older and more cautious, and both reminded Lashka that it would be dangerous to underestimate the enemy, but Wen Zhihao drank leisurely beside him and did not participate in the discussion.
But everyone will not forget Wen Zhihao, Rashka came over and asked Wen Zhihao, "Yuanfang, what do you think", Wen Zhihao's answer was only three words: "It's boring." ”
Everyone was stunned for a moment, what do you mean?
Wen Zhihao drank the whole bottle of water in his hand in one gulp, shook the bottle and said, "It's all those guys, and I feel tired." If AZ Alkmaar reaches the final, it will be a little interesting, and if he plays Ajax, he will really vomit. ”
Everyone suddenly suddenly, Fan Xiaowolf joked with Wen Zhihao: "Wen, now you should understand us, right?" That's the way the Eredivisie is, or you can change the environment too, it's totally fine. ”
Wen Zhihao smiled and didn't say anything.
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Vitesse arrived away to prepare for the game, as in last season's Dutch Cup final, under siege from extreme fans. However, Vitesse has not been what it used to be this year, and the media will pay close attention to the slightest bit of the wind, and the away team has been treated like this, Feyenoord has not only been under huge public pressure, but also greatly annoyed the Dutch Football Association. In recent seasons, the Dutch Football Association has been committed to restoring the brand influence of the league, and such negative energy events will naturally be severely cracked down, and the Dutch Football Association also wants to warn all clubs to further regulate the behavior of their own fan groups through the punishment of Feyenoord, so heavy punishment is inevitable.
Five days before the game, the Dutch Football Association issued the heaviest fine of the season, and the home team fans were banned from entering the game!
The introduction of the penalty caused an immediate uproar, with Feyenoord's home team media reacting most violently, with the Rotterdam Youth newspaper lashing out at the Dutch Football Federation for shamelessly escorting Vitesse to the final.
At the same time, the veteran Kuyt, who has announced that he will hang up his boots after the season, bombarded Vitesse on social platforms for kidnapping the Football Association, and he can do whatever he wants.
Kuyt's remarks are somewhat uncharacterful, and the slightest sense of right and wrong knows that the fault is entirely on Feyenoord's side, even if the punishment is too severe, then he can only blame himself for hitting the muzzle of the gun with his own way at this outlet.
All in all, the penalty wiped out Feyenoord's home advantage, and while the winning side was strong, the balance of victory crept in Witesse's favor.
On the last day of April, the semi-final, which had attracted all the attention and controversy before the match, took place at the Feyenoord Stadium. The Dutch Football Federation has decided to replace the most experienced golden whistle, Kujpels, to officiate the game. Already having experience in the Champions League and the European Championships, he is better at dealing with a lot of conflicts outside of the game.
The course of the game reflected the wisdom of the Dutch Football Federation, as well as Kujpels's outstanding art of controlling the field, with strict measures for the movements of players on both sides, but little carding, mainly verbal exchanges and warnings. It not only maintains the order of the game, but also does not let the red and yellow cards fly all over the sky and intensify the emotions of the players.
Wen Zhihao was double-strangled by both Kuyt and Morocco international defender Karim Ahmadi in the match. But he is no longer the midfielder who only relied on physical strength to drag down the opponent in last year's final, he has been able to play with the intensity of the Eredivisie, and at the same time the style of play is more ghostly and changeable, the real and the false, the old Kuyt and the young and inexperienced Ahmadi actually feel that both of them are struggling to defend him.
It was a personal flash from Wen Zhihao that helped Vitesse establish the advantage in the first half.
In the 37th minute, Wen Zhihao used two Marseille slaloms in midfield to complete the escape, Ahmadi was inexperienced, Kuyt was older, the body reaction could not keep up with the consciousness, and by the time they wanted to make further moves, Wen Zhihao had already accelerated forward close to the wing.
Dutch national television's Peja and Calus marveled at Wen Zhihao's performance: "God! God's God's work! ”
Wen Zhihao looked at the six roads as he accelerated forward, and saw Rashka plugging in at high speed and pushing to the top of the arc near the penalty area, while Fan Xiaowolf's run into the box had taken away the attention of the entire defensive line. Lashka is faced with a shot space that is simpler than training.
Glancing at the goalkeeper's position, Rashka flicked the ball out with his right foot, saw the gap in the position of the opposing defender, and fired a low shot into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vermeer could only watch the ball fly into the left corner with his eyes.
“GOOOOOOOAL!!!!!” Carus snarled in a lengthened voice without hesitation.
The goal was undoubtedly a huge blow to the morale of the Feyenoord players, who even played with their team spirit, Kuyt.
'The magnificent Marseille slaloms, Winn's individual skills are truly pleasing to the eye, Dirk Kuyt is really old, and his decision to retire this year is a wise decision.
The goal was the last straw for Feyenoord, and at half-time, there were already signs of infighting in Feyenoord's dressing room, thanks to manager Van Bronckhorst who pressed his players in time. However, there are contradictions off the field, and naturally there is no unity on the field. Vitesse went from strength to strength, and in the second half, Rashka received a cross from Nakamba on the right and followed up with a brace to seal the win. Vitesse advanced to the final of the Dutch Cup with a score of 2-0.
At the end of the game, Calus was excited: "Congratulations Vites! They are just one step away from defending the Dutch Cup! ”
The results of another semi-final at the same time have also been released, and AZ Alkmaar really did as Wen Zhihao's unintentional words, knocking out Ajax in an upset and meeting Vitesse in the final.
For Vitesse, this is the best result. The goal of a double is infinitely closer.