There are many reasons why a player with quality can be buried, the most important of which is luck.

In the world's second-rate league such as the Dutch League, there are many players who still have strength, and they can be called up to the national team, in fact, on the one hand, it also represents strength, and at the same time, their luck is also very bad, for example, they play in a small team, so it is difficult to have the opportunity to meet the big game, and without the big game, more fans will not know about them.

In addition, even if the opponent is too strong in a big competition, it is difficult to have a good performance, because he will not have a group of teammates who are also excellent.

Even players who play in big clubs may be buried, but the reason is luck - for example, when you meet a coach who doesn't appreciate you, when you don't have a definite main position at the age when you are the strongest and in the best condition, or because of injuries and other reasons, you don't play many times, etc., these reasons will lead to a strong player being buried.

Johans Mathieson is obviously such a player, otherwise a defender with a comprehensive ability rating of around 85 would never be just an obscure central defender from AZ Alkmaar.

It's about AZ Alkmaar and it's about his bad luck.

Of course, for whatever reason, in short, now that Johns Mathieson has burst into strength, it is still a headache to be a central defender with an overall ability of about 85 to have an outstanding appearance.

Johans Mathieson almost single-handedly defended AZ Alkmaar's box!

Derby County attacked several times in a row, all of which were destroyed by Johns Mathieson, which is equivalent to relying on his own ability, so that Derby County has been in vain several times, not only a few offensive problems, but also let Derby County's frontcourt players have a shadow in their hearts about breaking through Johns Mathieson...... Anyone who sees a football being intercepted by one person will subconsciously dodge it, such as passing the ball to a teammate in another position. After all, Johns Mattieson is just a player, and he can't hold all his positions.

But this approach itself limits the offense.

Wan Sheng watched the game from the sidelines.

Of course, he knows how much of a headache it can be to be a strong centre-back to burst out, like Chelsea captain John Terry, and when Terry shows his quality, it can really be described as 'magical', and what makes Terry most impressive is that he keeps his body at bay with his body to block opponents' shots again and again, not once or twice, but again and again...... That's kind of scary. But that's how Terry became famous, and every time he saw Terry do it, anyone had to call him a 'tough man', so Terry got the approval of all the fans.

But as an opponent, you don't want your opponent's players to be outstanding.

Obviously, several players in the front court of Derby County are a little afraid of Johns Mathieson, and they have sabotaged the attack several times in a row, which is too eye-catching, and it also makes the Derby players think that it is not wise to look for opportunities from this point.

But doing so in itself is limiting your own offense!

Football match on the field. The momentum must not be lost, losing the momentum is equivalent to losing the fighting spirit, if you follow the tactics, to play a special way. It's okay to deliberately stagger the other two ways, but Johns Mathieson is a central defender, he is the player who guards the Alkmaar goal, how can it be so easy to stagger Johns Mathieson in particular? The result of this. It's just limiting their own offense.

Wan Sheng saw this, so he stood on the sidelines and raised his arms and shouted, "Attack!" Attack it! I'm afraid of a P! Kill them! ”

That's a big draw for attention.

Several cameras pointed over. But Wan Sheng was still shouting, until the fourth official reminded him that some of the shouting content was 'out of grace', Wan Sheng rolled his eyes, and then shouted to block those insulting words, just kept shouting, "Go up!" Go up! Frontal Attack! ”

With Wan Sheng's shout, the Derby players knew what to do.

They blushed at the thought of what they had just done...... They were a team that was afraid of an unknown central defender on the other side, or in front of the coach and more than 20,000 Derby County fans, which made them feel very ashamed, followed by annoyance.

They were furious!

Listening to the shouts of the coaches, they rekindled their fighting spirit!

Everybody understands what Wansheng means, which is to attack head-on, to face the centre-back head-on, to get up from where they fall, to rush past him, to face him and look for opportunities to break AZ Alkmaar.

Immediately after the next wave of attacks, Johns Mathieson felt the pressure.

He was still complacent about the table he had just done - it had sabotaged the opponent's offensive several times in a row, and such a table was enough to make him the hero of the whole team.

In fact, Johns Mathieson didn't expect to be so good, but the other party was obviously a little afraid of him, and he passed the ball around him several times, for which he was very proud.

Check it out!

How about this strong Derby County, the second-best team in the Premier League? I wasn't alone!

But he soon realized that it was a bit naïve to rely on his own ability to stop the attack of the entire Derby County team!

Johns Mattheyson is feeling the overwhelming pressure.

The whole Derby County attack seemed to be coming towards him alone, and that feeling even suffocated him, and for a while he didn't know what to do, and even forgot that he still had teammates to rely on, and the only thing he could do was to rush forward.

It's not a wise choice.

AZ Alkmaar players saw Johns Mathieson's outstanding defensive performance, and they were counting on Johns Mathieson to continue to work hard, as long as they could hold until the end of the game, the score of 1:1 would be equivalent to victory, but in the face of this attack, they suddenly found that Johns Mathieson himself rushed forward.

What's going on?

Nobody understood.

The Derby County player also didn't understand that Morris, who was dribbling the ball, saw Johns Mathieson rushing towards him, and his speed immediately slowed down, he didn't know why this excellent central defender suddenly rushed out of the box, but this did not prevent him from making the wisest choice - to give the ball to Kluivert, who passed the ball back, used a one-two, and rushed directly past Johns Mathieson.

This table xiàn excellent central defender. If you are easily crossed, it won't get in the way too much.

……

Seeing Johns Mathieson being easily crossed by the other party, AZ Alkmaar coach Adrianse couldn't sit still, and he yelled angrily, "What the hell is Mathieson doing!" ”

It wouldn't be fine if the other players were to be beaten by a one-two, but Johns Mathieson is a centre-back, a player in front of goal.

What is the effect of rushing up and being passed away like this?

Just now Adrianse was still praising Johns Mathieson's watch, but then after seeing this scene. He immediately became very annoyed, a mistake is actually nothing, even if it is a mistake to lead to a goal, Adrianse will not say anything, after all, as long as it is a player, there will be mistakes, the point is, Johns Matthison's approach is surprising - why did he rush over?

If you don't know, you think this guy is the twelfth person in Derbyshire!

Wan Sheng watched from the sidelines and burst out laughing.

He didn't know why this guy did it, but he could guess - presumably it was pressure-induced. In this wave of attack, the team almost went straight to the point of Mathieson, and the pressure he had to face must be very high, and he couldn't help but pressure to step forward to stop it.

I have to say. Mathieson made a very unwise choice, and at the same time, Wan Sheng found the reason why this guy was obviously good, but he was buried-he was not on the same level.

For a professional footballer, it is very important to have a good heart.

Mentality in the game. In many cases, you can decide on the table, and the stars who can become famous will not be bad in their hearts, because when facing the big game. They often have to face pressure, and being able to perform well under pressure naturally proves their own heart.

On the contrary, there are some players who are obviously strong, but they are always unstable, especially some defensive players, such as the goalkeepers of various teams who are often ridiculed by the English media, what 'nerve knife', 'hand skating king' and other nicknames, which also illustrate their occasional low-level mistakes, and for example, some powerful defenders often make small mistakes, which is the problem of the heart, and for a central defender, the stability of the table is often more important than strength.

Judging from Mathieson's approach this time, he does not have the same mental strength as him, and when faced with pressure, he rushed forward impulsively, and as a result, he was easily shaken by himself.

It's not a question of a player being shaken!

What is the concept of one less centre-back? It's almost half as much as the defense in the AZ Alkmaar penalty area!

A midfielder is shaken, can be made up by a backfield player, but a central defender is shaken, and the midfielder can't make up even if he retreats in time, because they are really completely defensive in the face of the striker player, after all, a midfielder with outstanding defense like Osman is still extremely rare, and other defenders have their own defensive tasks, and it is not easy to fill the position.

Alkmaar's defensive formation is a little flustered when Johns Mathieson is shaken off, and Derby know it's a great opportunity!

After Morris and Kluivert teamed up, he got the ball again, glanced in the direction of the penalty area, and passed the ball to Ivan Crewe, who was inserted on the right, and Ivan Crewe took the ball and passed it straight to Bolton Reiter!

Reiter was running into the box, flanked by defenders but squeezed on the other side, so he easily slotted the ball to the left front - where it was Kluivert.

At this time, Kluivert was unguarded at all!

He calmly swung his right foot at the ball, and with a muffled 'bang', the football spun slightly and rushed directly to the near corner of the goal.

The AZ Alkmaar goalkeeper realised the danger and pounced at the same moment, but Kluivert's shot was tricky and the ball eventually slipped past the AZ Alkmaar goalkeeper and bounced twice into the net before falling back to the grass.

……

Pride Stadium erupted in overwhelming cheers.

“Goooooooooal！！”

"Padraic—"

"-Kluivert-"

“！！”

With the shouts of the on-site commentators, the entire Pride Stadium also erupted, and every Derby County fan was shouting wildly, and everyone was celebrating to the fullest.

In the jubilant atmosphere, Kluivert also hugged his teammates tightly.

The TV screen showed the scene, and Sky TV commentator George Woodgate couldn't help but praise: "In recent times, Kluivert seems to have found the form he was a few years ago, having scored in the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea, and he has also scored two goals in his last three league games, plus this UEFA Cup goal, he is the best scorer in Derby County's frontline!" ”

"No, it should be said that the top scorer in the whole of England in recent times!"

"After Van der Vaart's injury, Kluivert broke out of form, maybe Wansheng should have a headache, the three strikers in the frontcourt, Van der Vaart must be quite good, Bolton Reiter has always been the main center, and now Kluivert's table is very good, he has to have a headache about who to play in the next game......"

With George Woodgate's words, the big screen pointed to the Derby County bench, and Van der Vaart was sitting there watching the game, obviously Van der Vaart had recovered from injury, but he had just recovered from his injury and his form could not be guaranteed, so he did not start this game.

Soon Derby County had a new move.

Wan Sheng motioned for Van der Vaart to warm up on the sidelines, apparently intending to let Van der Vaart adapt to the game.

There were less than ten minutes left before the end of the game.

……

Van der Vaart came on in place of Kluivert.

Despite his excellent performance, Wan Sheng replaced him, and Kluivert was not dissatisfied with being substituted at this time, as he received applause from the fans.

After Van der Vaart came on, Derby County continued to keep Alkmaar under attack, obviously trying to score another goal in the final minute of the game, but Alkmaar defended very tightly, this newly rising Dutch powerhouse did have an excellent side, and their solid defense should not be underestimated.

Ten minutes is still too little for a goal.

In the end, Derby County failed to find the back of the net against AZ Alkmaar and the two teams ended the game 2-1, a score that may have left both teams unsatisfied - for Derby, 2-1 in the first round was tantamount to defeat because it was a home match; As for AZ Alkmaar, they were the first to score, and as a result, they were poured two goals in a row in the following games, so they naturally will not be satisfied with the scoreline.

Derby County have no advantage, and neither do AZ Alkmaar.

Therefore, after the game, the managers of both teams were very low-key, and at the press conference, there was not much talk about the game itself, but the English media actually did not pay attention to the game, after all, it was only a UEFA Cup match, and it was not worth paying too much attention.

They are more focused on the upcoming Premier League 'title match' - Chelsea host Derby County! (To be continued......)