Chapter 36: Basten's Troubles!
"As your only friend, I don't care about you, who will I care about?"
Fang Jinyu raised his head proudly. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"Don't sell it, say it!"
Chen Fan said viciously.
'I studied Ajax, mainly at right wing-back, of course. Fang Jinyu no longer sold Guan Zi and said: "The main right-back now is Van de Wiel. ”
Chen Fan nodded, Van der Wiel, now twenty years old, is an outstanding product of the Ajax academy, entered the first team at the age of eighteen, and represented the team in the Eredivisie.
Van der Wiel's speed and ferocious assists make him a rising star in the Eredivisie
So Chen Fan didn't think he could enter the first team so quickly, his opponent was very strong.
"The best thing about Van der Wiel is not his defense, it's his assists, his defensive ability is average."
Ajax's rising star was commented on by Fang Jinyu.
"You're more offensive than him compared to him, and as for defending...... I've seen some of your game clips, your individual tackling ability, and I can guarantee that you will definitely be in the top 10 in Europe! ”
"At this point, he can't compare to you at all!"
Chen Fan sighed in his heart: With a super all-round superstar system, if the steal mode is enabled without restrictions, there is no problem with the top ten in Europe and the first in the world......
'However, it wasn't enough for Basten to promote him to the first team, as long as Van der Wiel is injury-free and his form is not up and down, I have absolutely no chance, not to mention that there are other substitutes for full-backs in the first team.'
Fang Jinyu shook his head and said: "Other people will not pose a threat to you at all, Ajax has entered the two-line battle, VanderWiel is the main force almost every game, and he has played for 90 minutes every game." ”
"Even if he is an iron man, there are times when he can't stand it."
This reason was not sufficient, Chen Fan shook his head slightly.
'There's another reason why for Basten the problem for Ajax now is not an attacking problem, it's a defensive problem.
Chen Fan listened carefully.
'At the end of the first half of the season, Ajax was third and couldn't occupy the top spot, not because of the attack, but because of the defense.
"Suarez, Hendiraya, Dario. Kvitanic's forward line is formidable, but the midfield three is biased towards attack and lacks strength in defence. ”
"The four-three-three lineup, once it is smooth, can play a hearty attack and achieve a big victory. For example, Heerenveen beat Heerenveen 5-2 away in the fifth round, Sparta Rotterdam 5-2 at home in the 10th round, and Eindhoven 4-1 at home in the 11th round. ”
"But once the attack is blocked, the problems in the defense are exposed, the two full-backs cannot get back in time for the assist, and the midfielders are at a disadvantage......
"For example, in the ninth round, we lost 0-2 away to the mid-table team FC Twente, in the 12th round we lost 0-2 away to our main rival AZ Alkmaar, and in the 14th round we lost to the weak team Valendam, which fully illustrates this truth!"
Chen Fan's face was full of shock, he didn't expect Fang Jinyu to know so much about Ajax's record.
"So, Ajax's biggest problem right now is not attacking, it's defending, and you have an advantage over Van de Wiel!"
"When Basten finds out about that, when Van der Wiel is injured or out of form, your chance is here!"
Chen Fan pondered for a moment, still feeling that his words were not convincing, even if Van der Wiel was injured or in poor condition, there were other substitutes, where would he have the opportunity.
"The substitutes at right-back, I've studied carefully, they either don't attack well enough or they defensively are worse than Van de Wiel. Van der Wiel was able to occupy the main position very quickly, on the one hand, he did have advantages, and on the other hand, his competitors were too weak. ”
Fang Jinyu seemed to know where Chen Fan's doubts were.
"They can't live up to Basten's requirements, otherwise Van der Wiel wouldn't have been able to play the full 90 minutes on two fronts!"
"With such intensity and density, VanderWiel will be injured sooner or later!"
'I've analysed Van der Wiel's form and he's been in a rapid decline lately.
"Also, as far as I know, Basten didn't make any moves in the winter transfer, so as long as Van der Wiel is injured or out of form, your chance is here!"
Chen Fan began to slowly end his friend's analysis, and when he thought of the Eredivisie match, his heart couldn't help but beat faster. Only by entering the Eredivisie can you attract the attention of European giants, and you will have the opportunity to carp and jump the dragon gate!
"If, I said, if Basten still doesn't choose me for the first team, I can't do anything, after all, no one knows what he thinks."
After looking forward to it, Chen Fan regained his composure.
"Then transfer! Transfer right next season and ask your agent to contact Ajax's main rivals like Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven. I think they're very interested in you! ”
Chen Fan nodded, between the Eredivisie and Ajax, he would definitely choose the former.
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After a 20-day winter break, the Eredivisie resumed on 18 January, with Basten and Ajax coming up with the first blow.
They lost 4-2 away at Nijmegen in the first round, with right-back Donny van der Wiel taking the main responsibility for conceding the third goal, as he was comfortably beaten by the opposition striker and then failed to follow up in time to launch a sharp attack down the left.
A week later, Ajax's form was still sluggish, and the attacking group that had been unable to attack was collectively dumb, and Groningen took advantage of Van der Wiel's assist to not return in time to form a chance on the left flank. Goth fired a powerful shot into the corner of the box and the ball went into the net.
Ajax were on their first two-game losing streak of the season after the game, with Basten criticising Donny van der Wiel. Van der Wiel retorted, arguing that the goal was not his sole responsibility, and that since he assisted, someone should fill the place he left behind.
A rift was created between the two.
A week later, Ajax returned to host Heerenveen in a home win to restore confidence in the team.
It was a game with no way back, however, what Ajax and Basten didn't expect was that they lost 1-0 at home!
Three wins in a row!
The Ajax fans were simply unreceptive to the result, and after the game, the fans shouted "step down" to Basten.
Basten and his players returned to the dressing room in disgrace, and it was only after Basten took office that Van der Wiel really became a regular in the team. Advocating offense, he believes that Van de Wiel's attack has characteristics, so he tries to override public opinion and make Van de Wiel, who is only 20 years old, the main force of the team.
At the start of the season, and even throughout the first half of the season, Van der Wiel did not disappoint him and provided a lot of help to the team's attack.
As the schedule progressed, the other teams slowly discovered VanderWiel's weakness – the lack of timely returns. So they took advantage of that, often taking advantage of the gaps behind Van der Wiel when counterattacking.
Basten's side lost the sharpness of the season in the first half and suffered three consecutive defeats.