Chapter 95. Easy brace!
Time passed quickly in training, and the training ground gradually became more lively.
The first to come back were the players of the Dutch national team, who looked tired but were clearly in a relaxed mood. Because in the two World Cup qualifiers, facing the weak Andorra and Romania, the Netherlands won by a big score, and topped Group D with a record of four wins.
Eriksen, who returned to the team afterwards, did not look so good, this time on the national team day, Denmark was first forced to draw 1:1 by the weak team Bulgaria, and then lost to Italy by two goals. At the end of this round of matches in Group B of the World Preliminary Championships, Denmark ranked fifth in the group with two draws and one loss, ranking only higher than Malta, which is at the bottom of the group with a total loss record. So in addition to Denmark's head coach Morten Olsen being criticized, Eriksen, who is the core of the team's frontcourt, is naturally under a lot of pressure.
However, Eriksen did not have time to think about these things, as soon as he returned to the team, he immediately devoted himself to the team's training, and the affairs of the national team should be left to the national team manager to have a headache!
In the next game, Ajax will have to face league opponents Almelo.
Almero are a mid-table side in the Eredivisie and have largely been on the edge of the relegation zone. Since 2010, when manager Bose entered the palace for the second time, Almero has performed well, although he has not improved much, but his results have stabilized in the middle of the table.
Speaking of Bosch, he is actually a very characteristic head coach. believes in all-offense and defense, and is also influenced by the ball-possession tactics of Barcelona, which is currently popular all over the world, so although this team is not strong, its style of play is very distinctive, and it can always play a big score with the opponent.
In the face of such a coach with character and characteristics, it will not be easy for Ajax, who also advocates attack, to win this game. And something is clear from the starting list announced by the opponent before the game.
“3-4-3! Boss is at home, this is a desperate posture! ”
Armand looked at the opponent's starting list in his hand and said in a speech.
At the start of the season, Almelo's performance was not satisfactory, and against the opponents who were also mid-table teams, the opening performance of two draws and two defeats was really hard to compliment. Bose began to make a change, starting with a 3-4-3 from the sixth round of the league and the results worked wonders, first drawing with Vitesse, who have been excellent this season, and then beating a Dutch side in the Dutch Cup, and returning to the league again, scoring six goals in two games, winning one and drawing one. It can be seen from this that since the change of Boss, Almelo's attack has started to become sharper, and now this team is all about scoring more goals than their opponents.
"Now Bose thinks it's a good way to play, as long as you can win, it's a good tactic, and this tactic is very suitable for Almelo. But I'm going to see which of us has the more offensive ability! ”
Frank de Boer is still confident in his team's attacking prowess in the Netherlands, and he doesn't care even if the opponent puts on a full pressure formation.
And the situation on the pitch also proved his judgment of the team, and after just ten minutes of the first half, Ajax scored!
"In this game, facing the defending champion of the league, Almero played very actively, and once suppressed Ajax in the half, but it was a counterattack opportunity that allowed Ajax to score successfully!"
"Li Lin, the goalscorer who has been on a hot streak lately continues his excellent performance, and of course, this ball is thanks to Borigot who made the ball for him!"
On the field, Li Lin pointed to Borigot who came from a distance, smiling happily, in general, his current performance in the league is not as good as in the Champions League, he hopes to improve his performance in the league, this goal is a long-awaited goal for Li Lin.
"Derek, that's a beautiful pass!"
and Borigot hugged gently, and Li Lin patted the other party's strong arm.
"Lee, remember to pass the ball to me!"
Boriguet still remembers his female fans, and he still remembers what Li Lin said to him.
A strange smile appeared on the corner of Li Lin's mouth, and he didn't know what to say, so he could only nod.
Looking at the back of Borigot leaving, Li Lin hurriedly turned around and said to Erikson: "What should I do, Derek took what I told him last time seriously!" ”
"Huh? What words? I don't remember! ”
Erikson looked dazed, completely unimpressed by the incident.
"It's the last time I told Derek that stripping and showing your muscles can attract female fans!"
"That's right, if you don't look handsome enough, you can only rely on muscles, not everyone is born to be a handsome guy like me!"
Erikson had a natural expression on his face, and he also boasted about his own wave. Li Lin found that this guy was becoming more and more shameless.
Li Lin, who felt that he had no way to communicate with this guy, was silent for 3 seconds, but still spoke.
"The problem is that Derek's muscleman fans are going crazy because of Derek's strip celebration!"
Hearing Li Lin's words, Eriksen's face froze, and he and Li Lin looked at each other for a second, with an expression on his face that wanted to laugh but couldn't hold back, thought twice, and finally patted Li Lin on the shoulder.
"Ask for your own blessings, this has nothing to do with me!"
After saying that, Erickson ran back to the middle circle with a smoke, leaving Li Lin alone in the wind.
"Asking for more blessings? These words should be given to Derek! Li Lin muttered.
Back in the game, Ajax, who scored a goal first on the road, played more easily in the face of Almero's comprehensive pressing attack. For Ajax, as long as they can hold on to their offensive, then victory is within reach.
Sure enough, in the 25th minute of the first half, Ajax once again found a great opportunity.
It was an Ajax break at the back, and Paulsen passed the ball to the feet of De Jong on the right, who burst forward with the ball while looking up at his team-mates' movements.
Li Lin saw that the ball was broken in the backfield, and immediately leaned towards the middle, and finally successfully received a pass from De Jong.
"Lee! He got the ball at the edge of the penalty area, and the central defender behind him, Reinstra, has already made up for it, see what Li Lin is going to do with this ball! ”
Li Lin, who got the ball sideways, did not pause in the face of the defenders behind him, and led the ball directly to the penalty area, Reinstra faced Li Lin, who had entered the penalty area, and did not dare to reach out rashly, and his hesitation gave Li Lin the opportunity to shoot!
Li Lin looked up at the goalkeeper who was standing a little forward trying to expand the defensive area, and with a slight force of his ankle, he jumped the ball up.
The ball wasn't fast, but it was picked just right, just past the goalkeeper and into the net from the top left corner of the goal!
The ball is in!
Absolute dead end!
Brace!
Li Lin didn't celebrate wildly, just stood in place and hugged each other with his teammates to celebrate, facing an opponent with an empty defensive line, this goal came a little too easy for him.