The Cruyff Cup, also known as the Dutch Super Cup, is often referred to as the precursor to the Eredivisie and is usually scheduled to be played at the Arena in Amsterdam a week before the opening match of the Eredivisie.

The game kicks off at 6 p.m. sharp, but throughout the afternoon, the Arena is crowded all around.

Because it's a Sunday, almost all of Amsterdam's fans are either heading to the Arena and the surrounding shopping malls, or they're at home with their TVs on the horizon waiting for the show.

The battle for the league title and cup title, especially between PSV Eindhoven and Ajax, has naturally attracted the attention of fans, and although many fans feel that Ajax's strength has slipped sharply this season, the Arenal Stadium is still full.

It's just that in terms of atmosphere, it's not hot, and more Ajax fans are still taking a wait-and-see attitude.

However, when Ye Qiu's team appeared at the Arena Stadium for pre-match warm-up and training, the Ajax fans at the scene still burst into warm applause, giving the newly reorganized young team a little encouragement and support.

And when Gretz walked out of the tunnel with the star-studded PSV Eindhoven and came to the pitch for a warm-up, almost all the Ajax fans in the stadium responded with a crazy boo, obviously they were very unhappy with the Ajax team's strongest rival in recent years, especially when combined with the series of provocations before the game between Arneson and Gretz.

As the host, Ye Qiu walked into the stadium in Eindhoven, and when the players entered the training ground to warm up, he walked to Gretz in front of the away team's coach's box very politely and gracefully, with a kind smile on his face.

"Welcome to Arena Stadium, Mr. Gretz!" Ye Qiu took the initiative to reach out after approaching.

"Thank you!" Gretz's smile was a little stiff, but out of courtesy, he still shook hands with Ye Qiu, which was the most standard politeness and demeanor, "I'm looking forward to waiting for the time when you can't laugh, it must be very interesting!" ”

The last sentence of the last sentence carries **naked provocation and suppression.

Ye Qiu smiled, "I'm not looking forward to it, because frankly, it's boring that you can't laugh!" ”

This is obviously a hint that you were beaten by me last season and couldn't laugh at it, did you forget it so quickly?

Ye Qiu doesn't like to talk about cannons, but that doesn't mean he won't fight back.

"Hopefully, after the game, you'll be able to continue to be so hard-mouthed!" Gretz smiled coldly, ignored him anymore, and turned to look at the court, this guy is really ungraceful, and he doesn't even want to act at the bare minimum.

However, it can also be seen from this that he is a straightforward character.

Live TV footage on the sidelines captured the two managers shaking hands and froze on the live TV footage.

Gretz was wearing a simple and blandish suit that middle-aged people liked, but Ye Qiu was not so serious, he was wearing a pair of black trousers, but with a pure white shirt, two buttons were opened at the neckline, and the cuffs of his left and right hands were casually pulled to his arms, and the overall look was very casual and fashionable, which was very in line with his youth.

"When the young Ajax manager meets the mature and stable Eindhoven manager, who wins?" The on-site commentator laughed and teased, he was very afraid that the world would not be chaotic and hoped to see the two of them go crazy on the spot, but that was obviously impossible.

Ye Qiu knew that Graytz was not in the mood to deal with him, so he didn't stay long, turned around and walked back to the home team's coach's seat.

"This is PSV Eindhoven's starting line-up!" As soon as Roland saw Ye Qiu coming over, he handed over a piece of paper.

Ye Qiu took it and looked at it, glanced at it, and handed it back to Roland, who immediately took it to Bobby? Harms.

goalkeeper Watrus; At the back are Bouma, Nikiforov, Hovland and Oye, in midfield are Kolka, Van Bommel, Worger and Romerdal, and up front is Bruginke and Kezman.

PSV Eindhoven's starting line-up is not strictly a surprise as it is their strongest main line-up.

At the back, Bouma's assist ability is very good, Oyer is excellent defensively, the midfield is Van Bommel as the core, Voger assists from the side, and the offensive advance is more from the two wings, and the middle is connected.

In other words, PSV Eindhoven's overall attacking routine is no different from last year, but it has become stronger in some positions.

For example, the combination of Bouma and Kolka on the left side, Bauma is obviously more offensive than Heinteze last season, and the addition of central defender Hovland has further enhanced the strength of Eindhoven's center-back combination, and now it depends on whether the cooperation between Hovland and Nikiforov is tacit enough.

If you put aside Ye Qiu's more than ten years of football knowledge in advance, in the eyes of everyone at the moment, Ajax's lineup can't catch up with the strength and fame of Eindhoven's lineup even if it takes ten horses.

That's why almost everyone is bullish on PSV Eindhoven once again.

There is a saying that if you are unpopular, it will only happen once!

At the same time that Ye Qiu got the starting lineup for PSV Eindhoven, Gretz also took over a starting list for Ajax from assistant coach Brandt.

Goalkeeper Grim, the backline is Abidal, Kivo, Lucio and Heitinga, and the midfield three players are Keita and Gilberto? Silva and Sneijder, while the front trident is Arjen Robben, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Donny van der Vaart.

This is also the strongest lineup configuration of Ajax that Ye Qiu can discharge.

As soon as he saw this list, Gretz's first impression was that Ye Qiu still had to stick to the set of tactics of defending and counterattacking last season, which can be seen from the fact that he gave up the more offensive Brazilian player McCone on the right side and chose Heitinga, who has better defensive ability.

"I've been fooled once, and this time I will definitely not let you get my wish again!" Gretz turned his head sideways, and just as Ye Qiu also looked over, the eyes of the two collided fiercely in midair, scorching sparks.

For them, this game is a must-win, it's a matter of honor!

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"This is our first game of the new season and the first time since we reorganized our squad in front of all the fans at the Arena Stadium!"

In the locker room of the home team, Ye Qiu pointed to the stadium outside the gate of the locker room, and faintly there was a movement from the fans in the stands, "There are 50,000 Ajax fans gathered there, and they all support us to defeat the opponent and win a victory!" ”

After listening to the manager's words, all the Ajax players in the dressing room were silent and did not speak.

Van der Vaart, Kiv, Heitinga and others have already played PSV Eindhoven once, and after last season's trip to the Dutch Cup, their morale and courage have also improved a lot, and there will be nervousness, but not nervousness.

As for the new signings, Robben is a newborn calf, Gilberto? Silva is confident and calm, Ibrahimovic is the character of the sky falling, Keita has been baptized in the Champions League and Ligue 1, so this group of players at Ajax is quite calm.

"A lot of people say we're going to lose, and the reason they give is that we're not as good or as famous as PSV Eindhoven!"

Ye Qiu walked in the passage in the middle of the locker room, passing in front of the players, and his tone was very calm and calm.

"I don't deny that our current strength and fame are far inferior to theirs, but it's just now!"

"I want to ask, was Hovland famous two years ago? Was Van Bommel famous in his early years? Brookingk, Kezman, Kolka, Romerdal, Nikiforov, their group of players, were they famous when they first debuted? Do they have the accomplishments and status they have today? ”

Some remained silent, while others shook their heads secretly.

"I tell you, football is very fair, strength and fame, then it depends on you to fight back on the field, now we are not as good as them, but if we kill them, then they are not as good as us!"

Ye Qiu's words are very incendiary, especially for this group of young people who are eager to become famous, defeating Eindhoven and becoming famous all over the world in one fell swoop is definitely tempting enough.

"I never doubted my vision, I chose you to join Ajax because I am optimistic about your future and I always believe that Ibrahimovic will be the best centre-forward on the planet in the coming years; And I also believe that Van der Vaart, Robben and Sneijder will become the pillars of the Dutch national team and become the top stars in European football. ”

"I've always believed, Lucio, you can be a Brazilian international, you can be the main Brazilian centre-back, and Gilberto? Silva and McConn, you will be the most important member of the Brazilian national team. ”

'Kivo, you've played in the European Championships, but I think that's just the beginning, you can do better, Abidal will be the backbone of the French national team, Keita will have to make his own in European football.

"Everyone!" Ye Qiu swept over this group of young players one by one, and when he said this, he almost blurted out, and his words were full of unquestionable confidence, making everyone a little convinced that what he said was true.

"I know that you have your own pursuits, and I know better that for you, Ajax is just a transit point in your life's journey, a landscape in your career, and in the future, you have the opportunity to go to a higher league, to a bigger and broader stage of the giant team, to show your strength!"

"But until then, guys, play every game you play at Ajax and show your quality to the fullest, only then will you have a chance to achieve your dreams!"

Everyone was touched by Ye Qiu's words.

What professional player wouldn't want to play for a big team?

And what player wouldn't want to be able to go to the top league and have their name remembered by fans all over the world?

Are all the players who have joined Ajax satisfied with Ajax?

"The PSV Eindhoven team out there is the strongest team in the Netherlands, it's a pressure, but it's also a motivation, it's a rare opportunity, because if we beat them, it will show that we have what it takes to beat the strongest team in the Netherlands, so who will dare to look down on us from now on? Who would dare to despise us? ”

"It's not a football game, guys!" Ye Qiu stood in the position of the head coach and pointed to the players on both sides of the locker room, "This is a war, if we lose, we will lose everything, but if we win, we will get the honor and pride we want!" ”

The bell rang in the dressing room, a signal from the referee urging the players out of the dressing room.

After hearing the bell, the players stood up one by one and stood in two rows.

"Go, brave Ajax warriors! Take to the court, beat your opponents, and I'm invincible! ”

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When the players of the two teams lined up in the middle of the Arena Stadium, Ye Qiu sat in the coach's seat of the home team on the field, covering his mouth and watching every move on the field.

With the referee's whistle, PSV Eindhoven kicked off the ball first and launched a round of attack against Ajax.

Brookingk and Kezman kicked off the ball quickly and after a few passes, it was at the feet of Van Bommel.

By this time, Kolka on the left had pushed forward quickly and pressed the Ajax defence, while Brookingke and Kezman were also ready to insert points and receive at any time in the middle.

Van Bommel spent a season conquering PSV Eindhoven's fans and becoming the heart of the team's midfield, and after he got the ball, he observed it and saw that Ajax defended very tightly on the left side of Kolka, and Sneijder was the first to get close to him, so he immediately passed the ball to Volger.

Worgher had noticed that Romerdal had raised his hand to ask for the ball and was about to pass it, but Keita suddenly took the lead, made a physical contact and then kicked the ball, breaking the ball and tripping at the same time, and it was not clear whether he tripped Worgher first or stabbed the ball first.

But there was no doubt that the referee blew the whistle for a foul.

Keita didn't tell either, smiled, reached out and pulled Vogel up, turned and walked back.

Romedalard in front of him had already run out of space, but when he saw that the ball was not passing, he shook his head helplessly, and returned to his side, feeling depressed, if the ball just came out, he could have many options.

After the free-kick, Van Bommel played to Bouma on the left, who gave it to Kolka in front.

Kolka confronts Heitinga, one-on-one?

No, Lucio was behind Heitinga and Sneijder also dropped back to participate in the defense.

Just by glancing, Kolka noticed that Ajax's defense still maintained the tightness of last season, and it could even be said that it was more tight than last season, because the players became more familiar with Ye Qiu's defensive system, and their personal ability has also been greatly improved.

Without further ado, let's just talk about Heitinga, the progress is obvious, and Lucio is there with a lot of momentum.

Players who like one-on-one are usually very confident in their abilities, so Kolka did not hesitate at all, after winning the ball, a feint shook off Heitinga, suddenly exploded, accelerated past Heitinga, dribbled to the baseline, and attracted Lucio, seeing Kivu and Abidal staring at Brookingke and Kezman in the box, he chose to pass diagonally to the edge of the penalty area.

Kolka's choice was clever and wise, and Van Bommel and Vogel were both very aware of the back, but the problem was that there was a wall standing at the edge of Ajax's big penalty area!

Gilberto? Silva burst out of the box safely, ahead of everyone, and stopped the diagonal pass, and after intercepting the ball, he quickly led forward.

"Counterattack, Ajax finally found a chance to fight back!" The on-site narrator shouted loudly.

Gilberto? Silva didn't dribble fast enough, and Van Bommel and Voger quickly caught up with him.

In order not to be overtaken, Gilberto? Silva passes to Van der Vaart on the right.

Van der Vaart shook off Bouma, pulled to the middle to get the ball, took advantage of his backfoot, turned sideways, and passed to Ibrahimovic, who retreated to answer, the Swede blocked Hovland with his body, and after receiving Van der Vaart's pass, he took two steps back, and suddenly made an emergency stop, carrying Hovland behind him with his body.

Both men are the kind of tall and strong players, and this is the first physical battle between them, Hovland can't help Ibrahimovic, but the Swede can't get away with Hovland.

But just when Hovland's body was a little out of balance, Ibrahimovic successfully turned around and sent the ball behind Hovland with his left foot, which was given quickly and decisively, and by the time Hovland reacted to raise his foot to intercept, the ball had already passed by.

Oye's defense is indeed excellent, but his speed and explosiveness are weaknesses.

Robben deliberately stayed on the left with him before, and as soon as he saw Ibrahim pull Hovland out, he realized that this was an opportunity and deliberately approached Oye, and when Ibrahimovic turned around, he suddenly picked up his speed, using his explosiveness and speed advantage to swallow Oye hard.

Robben quickly cut diagonally into the box from the left to meet the ball from Ibrahimovic's through the back and won the ball at the edge of PSV Eindhoven's box, but Nikiforov was also in place.

After seeing Robben get the ball, a sharp stop made Nikiforov, who wanted to follow the emergency stop, lose his center of gravity, and another suddenly accelerated to the left, urging Gu to show his fastest speed, like a gust of wind passing over Nikiforov.

The Russian central defender is very experienced, and he knows that he is a fatal flaw in speed, and he is not flexible enough for Robben, especially after entering the big penalty area, it is even more impossible to get off the foot, so he chose to get close, and when Robben's speed just rose, he pressed Robben with his body, but in the end he didn't suppress it, and Robben still surpassed him.

But this physical contact completely disrupted Robben's rhythm and pace of dribbling.

Immediately afterwards, Robben's pace was a little chaotic after entering the big penalty area, and after adjusting it with small steps, the person was almost to the bottom line, and the opponent's goalkeeper Watrus also pulled to the left to block Robben's shooting angle.

After barely getting to his feet, Robben's shot was saved in the arms of Watrus and a good chance to score.

But this counterattack made all the Ajax fans cheer at the scene, and it also completely sounded the horn of the head-to-head confrontation between Ajax and Eindhoven!

Who said that when Ajax meets PSV Eindhoven, it must be stubborn?