After the winter break, the Eredivisie ignited the flames of war early.

In the 20th round of the Eredivisie, Ajax challenged AZ Alkmaar away, and the two sides drew 0:0.

In Ye Qiu's first game after the winter break, the team's performance was obviously not very ideal, especially after the team's long-term hiatus, the players were obviously unable to adapt to the rhythm of the league, and they were still lacking in physical adjustment.

PSV Eindhoven, on the other hand, were more experienced and again at their home turf, beating Breda 3-1.

Feyenoord also drew 2-2 away at Utrecht.

As a result, Ajax's lead was reduced to two points, while Feyenoord were pushed back into third place by PSV Eindhoven, who re-demonstrated their ambitions for the Eredivisie title.

At the end of this round of battles, the Eindhoven Daily published a news that in the second half of the league, Eindhoven will re-launch a general attack on the league championship, and Eindhoven management, including general manager Arneson, have gone out to deny that Gretz will be out of class at the end of this season, and all external rumors are false.

Some media broke the news that this is because of a tacit agreement between PSV Eindhoven's management and Gretz, if PSV can win the Eredivisie or the UEFA Cup this season, he will continue to coach at the Philips Stadium.

Although Ajax did not perform well in the first game, it did not affect the fans' support for the team at all, and there are still many fans who come to De Tokmoste every day to watch the team's training, and Ye Qiu also asked Peter? Brandt tweaked the team's fitness schedule.

In the following week, the first-team players adjusted their physical condition well, and in the away game against Willem II on February 3, Ajax was in great form, and the away 5-0 bloodbath of Adrianse's Willem II made a big breath of evil, while Ibrahimovic and Robben both scored twice, and Van der Vaart scored the last goal.

In midweek, Ajax host Groningen, opponents in the last eight of the Dutch Cup.

Ye Qiu arranged Huntelaar and Yaya in this game? Toure and Hleb started the game, and as a result, this group of players beat Groningen 4-0 at the Arena Stadium to advance to the next round, and this time Ajax will meet PSV Eindhoven in the semi-finals, and the other game is FC Twente against Utrecht.

In the 23rd round of the Eredivisie, Ajax defeated Fortuna Sittard 4:1 away, winning two consecutive wins in the Eredivisie, and scored 9 goals in the two games and conceded only 1 goal, and the state is very eye-catching.

On the other hand, Ajax's rivals, Manchester United, have been in excellent form of late.

Alex Ferguson's side have always been adept at working on the winter break schedule, and United have been in excellent form during the winter break this season, winning 11 of their 12 league games except for a 1-0 defeat at home to Liverpool, and strikers Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have scored four goals in their last three games.

But just when everyone thought that Manchester United could easily defeat Ajax, Ye Qiu led his young guards to give the Red Devils a slap in the face, completely stunned the Red Devils.

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“…… Robben broke Gary fast down the left? Neville, under-cross ......"

“…… Keita nodded the ball in front of the ferry and the ball went over Blanco......"

"The ball went to !!!"

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！”

"Ibrahimovic! The Swedish youngster knocked on Manchester United's goal in the eighth minute for Ajax! ”

'Very, very surprising performance, Ajax started the game very decisively, attacking aggressively, and making the most of United's defensive weaknesses, taking advantage of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the players coming in to create a threat!"

'Manchester United have given Ajax three shots in just eight minutes, and Ferguson's side have finally swallowed the bitter pill for their carelessness, which is a brilliant goal!'

When Ibrahimovic fired a volley into the back of the net with Keita's header into Barthez, the entire Arena was in complete flux and all the Ajax fans cheered.

Ye Qiu raised his hands above his head and applauded the performance of his players, this time the attack was still the fast attack that Ajax is good at, and the pace was increased from the beginning, leaving Manchester United at a loss.

Ferguson arranged the 4141 tactic for this game, the goalkeeper is Barthez, and the backline is Phil? Neville, Sylvester, Blanco and Gary? Neville, Keane played in midfield, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Veron and David Beckham formed the midfield, and Ruud van Nistrooy stepped forward.

Judging from Ferguson's starting lineup for this game, he was not unprepared for Ajax's opening attack, and he arranged Veron and Scholes to start at the same time, on the one hand, in order to give full play to Veron's control of the midfield situation and the pace of the game.

It should be said that Veron is a key member of Ferguson's mind Manchester United from the British style of play to the mainstream style of play on the European continent, because after a long period of competition with European teams in the Champions League, Ferguson fully understands the importance of defense and rhythm, so he resolutely changed the British tactical style of playing high, and instead pursued more team cooperation.

But Veron obviously can't adapt to this rhythm of Manchester United and the Premier League, and Ferguson can't weaken Keane and switch to a midfield combination with Veron as the core, which is tantamount to breaking the most competitive and combative golden four midfielders in Manchester United.

In this case, Keane will definitely form a clamp on Veron, who also needs to hold the ball in his hand, in the midfield, because in the past Manchester United, excessive ball and ball sharing were Keane's responsibilities, and the style formed by Veron in Serie A is somewhat incompatible with Manchester United's vigorous and fast-paced attack and defense, and it is easy to delay the fighter.

Ye Qiu played very decisively at the beginning of this game, actively and boldly pressed the defense forward, forcing Ruud van Nistelrooy to leave the penalty area, and then the midfielder encircled Keane and Veron, forcing them to pass the ball forward, coupled with the lack of cooperation between the two players, making Manchester United make a lot of mistakes in passing and receiving the ball in the midfield.

This time, the goal was caused by Manchester United's misplaced midfield pass, Sneijder split the ball on the left, Robben broke through with the ball, and the young veteran Blanco was not consistent in the central defender position.

It took so many factors to combine that Ajax scored the goal after the opening kick-off.

However, it is obvious that Ajax, who has tasted the sweetness, after restarting the game, is still under the instructions of Ye Qiu, according to the style of play at the beginning, continue to put pressure on Manchester United, adopt a high defense, and suppress Manchester United in the half, but Ye Qiu also asked McConn on the right side to pay attention to Giggs.

Two minutes later, Van der Vaart on the right broke through Phil again? Neville then cut inside but the shot was saved by goalkeeper Barthez to win a corner.

Sneijder takes a corner and Lucio heads it over.

But after that, Manchester United still could not seize the initiative of the game, although they were behind, but they were still firmly suppressed by Ajax's high defence, it was difficult to attack their own half, the field was very passive, and they could concede again anytime and anywhere.

"The situation of Manchester United is very dangerous now, many people thought before the game that it would be difficult for Ajax to stop Manchester United, but who would have thought that from the beginning of the game, it was Ajax who took the initiative."

The live TV camera swept over Ye Qiu, who was standing in front of the coach's seat of the home team at the Arenal Stadium, "This is the Chinese head coach of Ajax Ye Qiu, very young, only 28 years old, but he has already won a League Cup, and he is a handsome star rising in Europe recently, and many people are optimistic about his Ajax." ”

"It can be said that after the start of this game, Ferguson's Manchester United was suppressed to the point of immobility, Ye Qiu's handwriting did not disappoint, I believe that if Ferguson can't make adjustments as soon as possible, maybe he may lose at the Arena Stadium."

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Red face, chewing gum, these have become an essential impression of Ferguson in a football game.

The more intense the game, the redder his face became, and the faster he chewed the gum, and even he couldn't say what he was doing.

Although Ferguson never admits mistakes in front of people, and never admits defeat, in his heart, he always maintains a calm and rational mind, and he can clearly know what he should do and what he wants to do anytime and anywhere.

Turning his head sideways, he saw the young man in front of the coach's box of the home team at the Arena Stadium, and he sneered in his heart.

"Arrogant guy, do you really think you can challenge Manchester United?"

"If it weren't for Manchester United's forward line losing speed and lending Ajax a hundred guts, that little devil wouldn't have dared to press the team's defense so high, and he now made it clear that Manchester United had no speed on the front line and couldn't play a quick counterattack."

This is the end of the slander against Ye Qiu, Ferguson knows very well in his heart that the most important reason is that Manchester United's midfield is not functioning, and this malfunctioning problem is in the distribution of duties and powers of Keane, Veron and Scholes.

Manchester United's Giggs, Scholes, Keane and Beckham's golden four midfielders have taken British play to the extreme, but this tactical style of play does not have enough control over the rhythm of the game, which is a big problem, so even in 1999, Manchester United, who is known as at its peak, played continental European teams, especially top teams, almost all of them were disadvantages.

Ferguson is very clear that Manchester United's overall rhythm is too single, and the ball is too dependent on players, and this tactical style of play can gain a lot of survival space in the Premier League, because the Premier League has always been high-lifted, but when encountering the European continent, especially the overall team of Serie A and the Bundesliga, Manchester United will be greatly oppressed, and this style of play will lose its effect.

In Ferguson's heart, if Veron can be integrated into Manchester United's midfield, he will definitely be a powerful supplement to Manchester United's golden four midfield, and he can make Manchester United's overall strength get a qualitative leap.

At that point, that's the real Red Devils Manchester United!

But unfortunately, Ferguson took it for granted, and he ignored many questions, such as whether Manchester United's group of players in the class of 92 can adapt to this continental style of play, and whether they can accept Veron?

Many people didn't realise that Ferguson's 2002 assistant coach Queiroz was from Portugal, and his arrival was actually another way for Ferguson to change the style of Manchester United, from bringing in players to bringing in coaches and training styles.

But at this moment, Ferguson could not accept the failure of his high-stakes attempt, and he continued to keep going, so he quickly gave the latest instructions to the players on the pitch, asking them to give Veron more passes.

This adjustment immediately made Veron's opportunities on the court gradually increase.

With Veron's possession in midfield, and especially the addition of some return crosses, United gradually stabilized the situation.

After Ye Qiu saw that Manchester United had gained a firm foothold, he knew that the situation had begun to change.

"To be able to hold Manchester United down for half an hour and take the lead again, we're good enough!" Ye Qiu smiled and waved his hand to signal the players to start to retract gradually, and instead gave up the previous high defense and adopted defensive counterattack tactics.

When it comes to counterattacking, Manchester United has a Giggs, but Ajax has Robben and Van der Vaart, two Dutch wings, and Ibrahimovic's speed is not slow, so he is more threatening than Manchester United.

"Keita, keep an eye on that Argentine!"

Although it was a defensive counterattack, Ye Qiu did not retreat very far back, because he had to watch out for Ruud van Nistelrooy, but at the same time did not forget to let Keita and Sneijder disrupt the organization of Manchester United's midfield, especially against Veron.

Soon, Manchester United created chances, first Ruud van Nistelrooy found an opportunity 20 meters in front of the goal, and got straight to the feet, but the ball grazed the post and went out of the bottom line, although it didn't score, but it shocked everyone into a cold sweat, and then Beckham's direct free kick made Van der Sar almost scared to death.

The Dutch goalkeeper looked excited about the game, with the captain's armband on his heels, David Beckham's cross from the right, and when Ruud van Nistelrooy entered the box to grab a header, he quickly burst out of the six-yard box, jumped high and grabbed ahead of Ruud van Nistelrooy, and took the ball down safely.

After landing, Van der Sar quickly made a long pass with a big foot, and Van der Vaart was like a sharp arrow on the right side, quickly passing through Phil? Neville, after winning the ball, cut in from the right, faced the chasing Silvestre, he made a sharp stop, crossed the ball to the left, and Robben, who followed the back post, was received by Gary? Neville's interference, in the face of Barthez's excellent chance to shoot, he took a right-footed shot at goal.

Robben's left foot can play the piano, but his right foot is equivalent to a mild cripple, and the shot did not hit the goal at all, and was directly saved by Barthez, and Ajax missed a great opportunity to extend the score.

After the Dutch teenager missed a good chance to score, he squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, unspeakably annoyed.

Soon, however, United also missed a great chance to score, which was Scholes after winning the ball on the edge of the Veron penalty area, but the England midfielder struck the ball straight into Van der Sar's arms less than three metres from goal.

Ferguson saw his proud disciple on the sidelines that he had missed the opportunity so much, and he was so angry that he couldn't calm down anymore.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and Ferguson must have scolded the players at halftime, but at the beginning of the second half, Manchester United's players launched a round of attacks on Ajax's penalty area one by one, but Ajax's focus is still on Veron.

It wasn't until the 65th minute that Ferguson finally gave up his stubbornness and replaced Veron with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and the team immediately adjusted to 442, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ruud van Nistelrooy playing a two-striker strategy, while the golden four midfielders fed them with shells behind the two-striker.

Ye Qiu realized that the situation was not good after Ferguson's adjustment, and immediately made substitution adjustments to strengthen the team's defense, especially the defense in the midfield, this time he replaced Robben with De Jong, and the team changed to 451, allowing Van der Vaart to return to the middle to play as a shadow striker, and the four players in the midfield were responsible for suppressing Manchester United's four midfielders.

The numerical advantage made it difficult for United to unfold, especially when Ajax shrank three lines, and it was Russell van Nistelrooy who struggled to find a chance to get the ball to Ruud van Nistelrooy, but it was Ajax who came close to breaking the back of the net with a sharp counter-attack in the 77th minute.

But it was Manchester United who dominated the second half.

Manchester United, who have returned to the traditional 442 tactical style of play, have shown strong attacking power, whether it is the combination of Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the front line, or the golden four midfield partner in the midfield, they have shown strong fighting power.

Manchester United's four midfielders are singled out one by one, and their individual strength is all top players, combined together, the characteristics are very complementary, they have cooperated with each other for many years, and they can also do it seamlessly with one touch of the ball.

But more important is the individual breakthrough of Ryan Giggs on the left, Scholes's insertion in the middle, and Beckham's precise cross on the right, all of which make Manchester United's attacking methods changeable, coupled with Keane, who can come forward and shoot at any time and anywhere, Manchester United's midfield can be said to be very aggressive.

Therefore, when Manchester United's midfield is working well, the whole team's attack becomes very aggressive, full of impact, as soon as you get the ball, you want to attack, as long as the opponent shows a flaw, or Giggs's breakthrough, or Scholes's insertion, or Beckham's cross, it is impossible to guard.

Ye Qiu was shocked on the sidelines, he kept reminding his players before the game that Manchester United, which has returned to the traditional 442, is the strongest Manchester United, and it is also the Manchester United that Ajax needs to be careful the most.

But sometimes, it's not just that you're careful.

In the 87th minute, Beckham's signature cross from the full moon scimitar crossed the ball over the head of the Ajax player and landed precisely on the head of Ruud van Nistelrooy, the Dutch centre-forward had to do very simple, he just had to poke forward and the ball went in!