"Dead duck has a hard mouth!"

Jason, who was sitting in the hall, looked at Van Ake who was talking eloquently, and his face showed a look of disdain.

Losing 2-0 at home and trying to win it back away from home is a dream in Jason's eyes.

Although Bill Shot is currently very low in the league and was even on the verge of relegation at one point. However, after the return of the team's main striker, although it will not win the championship, with its excellent offensive ability, it will definitely be able to get out of the current predicament and even higher rankings.

To qualify, Antwerp only need to score three goals on the road, while also keeping a clean sheet against Biershot.

However, with Billshot getting better and better, the chances of a clean sheet against Billshot in the game are slim to none. What's more, Biga, who turned two yellows and one red in this game, will miss the second leg, which is definitely a loss for Antwerp.

Van Ake was relieved that Yu Liang was able to play in the second round. This is Van Ake's biggest chip at the moment.

However, Van Ake is not in the mood to think about the game in half a month's time, and they will have a new league game at the weekend. The opponent is Oostende, who are also not doing well, and it will be a game for both sides to get three points, so this game must be a battle of the dragons.

Fast forward to the weekend, and although the shadow of the midweek defeat against Bill Short has not yet dissipated, the players are still in good spirits. Yu Liang, in particular, is even more energetic.

Because it was the first comeback, Van Ake cautiously did not put Yu Liang in the starting list.

Yu Liang, who was sitting on the bench on the side of the court in Albert Park, had a feeling of being separated from the world, and it seemed that he had been away from the court for a little too long.

After the referee's whistle, the 20th round of the league, Antwerp's match against Oostende, was played at Albert Park.

In order to win a victory, Van Ake adjusted the formation in this game and played a four-three-three attacking formation. Pushed Di Gregorio to the front line, and formed a forward trio with Lukovic and Ogun. King Dong, who has been in a slump recently, sat on the bench.

In midfield, Verbist is not only a linker, but also shares the defensive load, with two other attacking midfielders, Romania's Robert and Macedonian midfielder Glenn Stankovski. Because of the injuries of Cisse and Dries, in the backline, Mihem and Biga partnered in central defence, and Holfat and Cedric were separated from the two wings, of which Holfast was pushed to the unfamiliar right side.

As soon as the game began, Antwerp went on the attack.

Under Di Gregorio's pin-and-needle, the power of the forward line is even greater.

In the 8th minute, Lukovic was involved in the defense, and Di Gregorio went straight to assist Ogunn to break the door of Ostend.

The goal in the opening eight minutes gave Antwerp a great start.

However, the one-goal advantage did not last long, and in the 27th minute of the first half, Oostende took advantage of a flaw in Antwerp's right side to tear apart Antwerp's defence.

Although Horfast has performed well on the left side this season, he was pushed to the right in this game and showed that he was not comfortable.

In fact, Van Ake's arrangement is mainly due to Holfat's speed and aggressive style of play, hoping that he can cut inside on the right side and bring more threat to Oostende's defense. For this reason, Van Ack was still in training before the game, and put Horfast on the right side to let him get used to it.

Although Van Ake's move is somewhat novel and unexpected for Oostende, if Holfast is placed in the position of full-back or winger, he may be able to achieve unexpected results. But the mistake was that he put Horfat at full-back and expected him to cut inside.

After being cut off, Horfat, who could not retreat in time, could only watch the opponent and open a breakthrough from the right side where he was.

The Oostende player who cut into the penalty area directly knocked back, and the player who followed up in the middle shot directly into the goal to rewrite the score to 1-1.

The goal made Van Ack cautious, and in order to make sure he didn't concede any more balls, he pressed Horfat directly down the right to concentrate on the defense.

However, this does not mean that Antwerp are conservative, and the front-court players led by Di Gregorio set off wave after wave of attacking climax, but unfortunately they missed the goal.

After the end of the first half, the second half quickly passed ten minutes, and the score of 1-1 was still not able to be rewritten.

But in the 52nd minute, a pass error by Verbist gave the opponent a chance to counterattack.

Oostende made a steal in front, forming a four-on-three situation, and after two consecutive passes opened up the gap, he sent the ball directly into the empty goal, rewriting the score to 2-1.

"Yu ......"

Van Ake, who was a goal behind, immediately made adjustments.

"Offense, offense, tell Glenn and Robert to move forward, add pressure to their defense! Tell, Cedric, I need his assist, if necessary, I can go straight to the high cross! ”

At the end of the first half, Yu Liang stayed on the sidelines to warm up, and Yu Liang, who had been looking forward to playing, immediately took off his training uniform and walked to Van Ake's side after hearing Van Ake's shout.

While listening to Van Ake's tactical adjustments, he kept nodding his head there.

'Your first priority is to defend, and after the players have assisted, the back is empty, so you have to don't give the opposition a counter-attack. After scoring a goal, deploy more at the back and control the rhythm! ”

"Understood, sir!"

Yu Liang walked to the sidelines, moved his body, and couldn't wait to play.

When Antwerp's shot was unsuccessful, Yu Liang replaced Verbist.

After coming on the field, Yu Liang immediately went to the backcourt and conveyed the latest adjustments of the head coach to his teammates.

As Ostend's attack came out, Yu Liang immediately rushed forward.

Yu Liang, who stepped on the field again, asked about the taste of grass, took a deep breath, and then immediately forced towards the player with the ball.

The first meeting of the season against Ostende was in the third round. Yu Liang entered the squad in that game, but did not get the opportunity to play, so the players of Ostande are not familiar with Yu Liang. In addition, Yu Liang was injured for nearly four months, so the players of Oostende are not familiar with Yu Liang.

The Oostend player with the ball still wanted to pass directly in the face of Yu Liang, but he was cut off by Yu Liang in the face.

After breaking the ball, Yu Liang directly distributed the ball to Glenn. At the same time, he shouted loudly to his teammates behind him: "Press up, press up."

As the Antwerp defenders pressed forward, Oostende's backfield immediately looked a little crowded. Strikers Lukovic and Ogunn even went straight to the opposing goal.

In the face of such high-intensity pressing, Oostende's players showed that they did not fit in.

Similarly, the Antwerp players showed signs of maladaptation.

Shortly after receiving the ball, Glenn was countered by an Oostende player.

But before Ostend's counterattack was formed, it was strangled in the cradle by Yu Liang.

Yu Liang, who has been moving near the center circle, immediately rushed over after Glenn was cut off and directly reversed.

Yu Liang, who concentrates on defense, is terrible, and what is even more terrifying is that Yu Liang's long pass that is not always good has been greatly improved.

Because Oostende was just preparing to counterattack, the back line moved forward as a whole. As a result, Lukovic and Ogunn were both in offside positions, but Di Gregorio, who was further behind, was just right to press down the opposition back line.

After Yu Liang broke the ball, he made a slight adjustment, and directly made a long pass, which caught the opponent off guard.

Di Gregorio stepped forward to counter offside and form a single knife. Facing the goalkeeper, Di Gregorio calmly pushed the far corner to score and rewrite the score to 2-2!

"Beautiful!"

Van Ake on the sidelines waved his arms excitedly and celebrated with his coaching team.

Four games without a win in the league put him under a lot of pressure. And the defeat in the cup against Bill Shot put him on the verge of being sacked.

Before the start of this league game, the manager of the club had already approached him and had an open and honest conversation with him, if this game could not be won, then in the face of pressure from the fans, he would be sacked directly.

So this game can't be lost no matter what.

Not even a draw, he couldn't accept it. After the celebration, looking at Di Gregorio and Yu Liang, who were celebrating the goal together in the field, Van Ake had a smile on his face. He believes that with the performance of Yu Liang and Di Gregorio, he will definitely be able to bring him a long-awaited victory.

Also under pressure is Oostende manager Donny van der Waald, who has been a far worse run in the second stage of the league compared to five wins and two draws in the first stage of the league, with just one win after nine rounds. So against Antwerp in this round, he desperately needs a win.

As soon as the game restarted, Oostende, who had been equalised, immediately threw themselves into the counter-attack. Antwerp, which had been prepared for a long time, calmly organized the defense under the command of Yu Liang and contained Ostend's counterattack very well.

After withstanding a wave of attacks from Oostende, Antwerp immediately threw themselves into the counter-attack.

Yu Liang in the backfield, and Lukovic in the front court made a long pass. Lukovic, who was tall, withstood the opposing defender and received a pass, knocked the ball back to Di Gregorio and completed the turn at the same time. Di Gregorio made a direct effort and the ball rolled into the box through the gap between the two centre-backs. Lukovic, who was inserted, scored with a direct volley, and Antwerp, who was visiting 3-2, completed the comeback.

After taking the lead, Van Ake brought on Soleimani and King Dong to continue to strengthen the attack.

In the 83rd minute, substitute King Dong assisted Ogunn to score with a header, 4-2!

In the 91st minute, Yu Liang stepped forward and sent a pick pass, assisting King Dong to shoot low into the net, 5-2!

At the end of the race, Van Ack got the win. What's even more rewarding is that Yu Liang, who has returned from injury, is in a brave state, contributing two assists, and his performance is perfect!