Although Mascherano said he was ready, Ye Qiu still did not put him in the starting lineup, and he did not even appear in the squad for the game against Zwolle, instead Maduro appeared in the starting lineup.

Goalkeeper Van der Sar, the backline is Abidal, Kivo, Kolo? Toure and Heitinga, with Arteta, Maduro and Yaya in midfield? Toure, the front three are Arjen Robben, Huntelaar and Van der Meyde.

In the end, with two goals from Huntelaar and Kiv, Ajax beat Zwolle 2-0 at home.

With four consecutive wins, Ajax's start was indeed eye-catching, but in this round, PSV Eindhoven beat Waalwijk 4:0, and Feyenoord slaughtered Twente 5:1 away, and the limelight overtook Ajax.

In particular, PSV Eindhoven's Kezman scored a hat-trick against Waalwijk, which allowed Kezman to overtake Ibrahimovic and become the top scorer in the Eredivisie.

Hiddink's offense is more built around Kezman, or partnering with Hesselinck or Brooking, both of which are high-speed combinations, and such a routine is still very marketable in the Netherlands, after all, Eindhoven has a huge advantage in overall strength.

With high strikers as the tactical fulcrum, speed players such as Kezman and Romerdahl on the side, and Van Bommel and Warger in the midfield, PSV Eindhoven's midfield combination is very tough and very strong.

But sometimes, in the Netherlands you can be invincible, but in Europe, not necessarily.

The same is at the Philips Stadium, the same lineup, the same set of tactics, but Hiddink's team just beat Waalwijk 4:0, but three days later, 0:4 by Arsenal, this season's Brazilian defender Gilberto? Silva scored the first goal for Arsenal.

After this game, the whole of the Netherlands had to go through a round of reflection, and everyone had to start to accept the cruel reality that the Eredivisie has been left behind by the top five major European leagues, and even the Portuguese Super League has begun to overtake the Eredivisie.

Many Dutch football professionals have begun to analyze what is the reason why the Eredivisie team is so lacking in fighting power in the European arena? And what is the reason for Ajax's strong rise in the European arena in recent years?

Cruyff specifically mentioned this in his column, and he believes that the most important credit for the rise of Ajax comes from their head coach, Ye Qiu.

"Football is always moving forward, constantly self-improving, self-outlawing, self-renewing, and only by constantly improving can we ensure that we are always at the forefront."

"Dutch football has been at the top of the world's football, we have a football system that we are proud of, we have been hailed as the greatest change in the history of football, we have had a group of epoch-making superstars, we have conquered the world's most immeasurable fans."

"But all this is in the past, and people can't live forever in the memories of the past!"

"I met Michelle recently? Mr. Van Praag, he told me that Ajax can get to where it is today, Ye Qiu, this stubborn and persistent Chinese is the most critical soul, three years ago, he gambled with Westerhoff, not only changed Ye Qiu himself, but also completely changed Ajax. ”

"Ye Qiu's advocacy of attacking and defending integration, emphasizing overall teamwork, and improving control of the game is something that I think is very worthy of consideration by other Dutch managers, because there are many people who are still stuck in those glory days of the past."

"It's like Hiddink of PSV Eindhoven, when more and more teams began to change the two-striker combination, or even abandon the two-striker combination and adopt a single-striker strategy, he raised the banner of the high-speed two-striker combination, and he didn't even see that Liverpool, who was on fire last season, started this season with 3 wins and 3 draws, and two of the wins were very thrilling and embarrassing."

"In these six games, Owen scored 1 goal, Heskey 0, the vast majority of the team's 13 goals came from midfield, and the defenders scored 2 goals.

In his column, Cruyff has no qualms about criticizing Hiddink's PSV Eindhoven, arguing that this team will lack the minimum fighting power in the European arena and cannot make a difference, because Hiddink's tactics are still at the national team level.

"If you look at it purely from the perspective of leading the trend of tactical thinking, club events have completely surpassed national team competitions such as the World Cup and the European Cup, because the advantage of club events lies in transfers, they can rely on the platform of the transfer market to introduce suitable players to make up for the team's own shortcomings, and it can better reflect the tactical thinking of the head coach, but not in the national team."

"In the last few years, there have been teams in Europe that have done well, such as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, or Manchester United, who have all done well, but fundamentally they have not been able to change the way they think tactically."

"But in Ye Qiu's Ajax team, we see this, and it is no secret that he is the most creative manager I have seen in the past three years, which is not as good as even AC Milan's Ancelotti, so I am very optimistic about Ye Qiu's Ajax, and I firmly believe that they can beat AC Milan at the San Siro."

Cruyff's praise was considered by many to be exaggerated, in order to boost the morale of Ajax who traveled to Italy, but many professionals believe that Ajax is indeed the only team in Europe that has shone in the past two or three years.

In terms of player strength alone, Ajax is far from the strongest, or even the top, because this group of rookies with an average age of only about 20 years old is still in the stage of rapid improvement, but they can become a nightmare for all giants in the European arena, relying on their own strong and complete tactical system.

However, compared to Cruyff's favoritism towards Ajax, some people in Serie A immediately refuted Cruyff's words, believing that AC Milan is playing at home, and Ancelotti's team has also been strengthened this season and will definitely be able to kill Ajax at the San Siro Stadium.

"Maybe Cruyff has been away from professional football for too long, his mind is still stuck in the past, and even he is spending more time on other things than continuing to focus on football, so he doesn't know that AC Milan has the most luxurious squad in Serie A and even European football, and what does Ajax have?"

This point, even in this game, at the San Siro Stadium, when the on-site commentators analyzed the starting lineup lists of the two teams, they still couldn't figure it out.

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"Carlo Ancelotti took this game very seriously and played with the main team, goalkeeper Dida, Caradze, Maldini, Nesta and Simic at the back, Seedorf, Pirlo and Gattuso in midfield, Rivaldo and Rui? Costa burst forward, and Inzaghi played as a lone striker. ”

'AC Milan have been in excellent form of late, beating Modena 3-0 away from home thanks to a brace from Inzaghi and a goal from right-back Simic, and then beating Perugia 3-0 at the San Siro thanks to goals from Maldini, Inzaghi and Seedorf to top the Serie A table.

AC Milan also played well in Serie A this season, winning two in a row, scoring 6 goals and conceding 0 goals, which can be said to be a dream start, and the 4321 tactics created by Ancelotti also fully reflect the strong offensive ability, in the case of Shevchenko's injury, Inzaghi scored 3 goals in two games, and the state is very hot.

'There were some changes to Ajax's starting line-up, with Edwin van der Sar in goal, Abidal, Kivo, Lucio and McCone at the back, Arteta, Mascherano and Sneijder in midfield, and Robben, Ibrahimovic and Van der Vaart up front.

Because the main midfielder De Jong was injured and absent, and the back Maduro, who replaced De Jong in the last game, performed averagely, Ye Qiu chose the 18-year-old Argentine teenager in this game, Javier? Mascherano started and the player has yet to play a competitive game for Ajax and made his first debut of the new season. ”

When the on-site commentator said this, he smiled, and the TV also heard a deafening voice from the San Siro Stadium, "Many professionals in this game believe that the key is Ajax's back. ”

"One of the big reasons why Ajax were able to win back-to-back last season was that they had a strong midfielder, Gilberto? Silva was in central midfield, but after the player moved to Arsenal, De Jong took the main position, and although the team won one after another, De Jong's performance did not convince everyone. ”

"De Jong is injured in this game, and the midfield position is bound to become the weakness of Ajax, will Mascherano, who is only 18 years old, be able to withstand the pressure of tens of thousands of fans at the San Siro Stadium?"

"Of course, relatively speaking, the attack that Ajax relied on last season to become famous has not only been retained this season, but has been strengthened to a certain extent, which will be a test for AC Milan's already weak backline, after all, Ajax's attack is a headache for even Juventus."

While the on-site commentators were analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the two sides, Ye Qiu and Ancelotti were also in their respective locker rooms, facing their own players, analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of their opponents, and also emphasizing their tactics in this game.

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"They love to keep the ball!"

Ye Qiu looked at the group in front of him, and they all raised their heads to look at his players, talking about their impressions of AC Milan.

Pirlo in the back of the front, plus a classical forward Rui? Costa, midfielder Gattuso, jack-of-all-trades Seedorf, such a midfield combination, if you want to say that you don't control the ball, who believes it?

'As I said before the game, all tactics come down to one sentence, not to make the opponent feel comfortable, and what AC Milan like most is undoubtedly to use their midfield to control the ball, create an advantage, and keep feeding the players in front of them.

"Remember what I said? The opponent's strongest link is often the weakest link! ”

Ye Qiu has studied and pondered this sentence for four years, and even now, he still regards this sentence as a wise saying.

"AC Milan like to keep the ball, relying on Andrea Pirlo and Rui? Costa, so they like to be slow-paced, slow to keep the ball, slow to pass, because that's what makes sure they have the ball, and even by extension, they tend to be slower to get into the game because they have to adapt to the opponent's defensive intensity. ”

Throughout the game so far, including the warm-up games, AC Milan also has a lot of problems, the back line is weak, the two strikers Inzaghi and Shevchenko are not compatible, and another is that they are slow to enter the game.

How slow is it, exactly? They always started badly, sometimes for ten minutes, sometimes for half an hour, and sometimes even until the second half, depending on their tactical style and staffing.

"We can't let them control the tempo, so from the very beginning of the game, we have to attack and catch them off guard, increase the speed of the ball, and always keep it running at a fast pace, which is our best weapon, can we do it?" Ye Qiu asked.

Seeing the head coach paying attention to himself, Ibrahimovic nodded, "Don't worry, head, I'm going to kill Nesta!" ”

That aura seems to mean that after killing Nesta, a player who is known as the world's chief central defender, it means that he can become the world's No. 1 center forward.

"It's not enough to have the middle, the two wings also have to put pressure on them, Kaladze on the left will be handed over to Rafael, Simic on the right will be handed over to Arjan, I'm sure you all know these two opponents, swallow them for me!"

Before the game, every player who had already received the match against the AC Milan players was familiar with the technical characteristics.

"Let's pass me a few first, I can get to know Simic!" Robben said eagerly.

The Dutch steam is no longer satisfied with the Dutch man, who is now the best player in the Champions League.

In Ye Qiu's tactical analysis, Robben met Simic, and the speed advantage was very obvious, which is why Robben said this.

"The midfield is very important, Gattuso covers a wide area, we can't fight him directly, we have more passes; Sneijder must keep an eye on Pirlo and put pressure on him, it's better to block him directly, or if he doesn't work, he will have to stick him to death, understand? ”

"I know, head!" Sneijder nodded.

"Seedorf is also very crucial for AC Milan's midfield, Rafael needs to support McCone appropriately, especially when Seedorf is roaming around, you have to watch him closely and not let up in the slightest."

Van der Vana nodded that his task in this game is to take out Kaladze and seal Seedorf, but he is not alone, and there is also a position forward for McConn, although the Brazilian will have to watch out for his compatriot Rivaldo.

"In this game, Javier has a lot of tasks!" Ye Qiu looked at Mascherano.

As the team's back, no matter what game it is, the task will be quite heavy, because almost the most important defensive task in the midfield will fall on him, so Ye Qiu stayed at the back of the most Lu said.

'I've analysed it before, Rivaldo's position is on the left, he often pulls up to the side to get the ball, and Rui? Costa, on the other hand, had to keep himself at odds with Rivaldo and Inzaghi, so Mascherano was tasked with protecting the line and trying to keep Rui at bay. Costa disappears. ”

It's a bit of a heavy task, as you're faced with the best stars in the world.

Rivaldo, Rui? Costa and Seedorf are both stars with excellent skills and strong individual ability, and many defenders will be a little powerless in the face of one, and they are already strong in the face of two, but now they have to face three......

"Don't worry, you're not fighting alone!" Ye Qiu patted Mascherano on the shoulder encouragingly.

It is impossible to cover the entire area from left to right in front of the defence alone, so Abidal on the left is more defensive to relieve the pressure on Mascherano, and Arteta will also appropriately retreat to help Mascherano to share the pressure on the Argentine.

After explaining all the tasks, Ye Qiu was silent for a while, and swept all the players in the locker room, his eyes revealing trust, dependence, and common advances and retreats.

As the head coach of the team, if he wants to win the game, he must only rely on and rely on the players, and as a player, if he wants to win the game, he must also rely on the manager's strategy and targeted tactics, the two are inseparable.

'This is our first Champions League game of the new season and the opening game of this super group of deaths.

"There is a saying that is very true, a good start is half the success, the opening game is played well, it is very important for the trend of our whole group, I want to remind everyone, we don't want to be second in the group, we either don't fight, we have to fight, we will always only strive for the best, only do the best!"

"I want to be the first in the group, I want all of us to hold our heads high and proudly stand out from this so-called super death group as the first in the group, and winning this game is the first step on our way to success!"

All the players were infected by Ye Qiu's words and the fighting spirit of the head coach.

"Forget everything we achieved last year, because that's in the past, if we want to reach the last four again, if we want to let all those big teams fall at our feet again, then we have to show our strength and fighting spirit again and conquer them game by game!"

Speaking of this, Ye Qiu pointed to the door of the locker room.

"Outside is the San Siro, the invincible temple of countless Rossoneri fans, and today, you and I are here to beat AC Milan and conquer all the fans here with this game."

"Their boos, curses, and humiliations are the driving force behind our best performance!"

"The louder they boo, the more ugly the scolding, the more we have fighting spirit, we just want to use this game to completely destroy this group of giants who think they are high and trample them under our feet!"