I forgot which sage said that if you want to defeat the people of the world, you must first defeat yourself!

Rehhagel, on the other hand, said that the best offense is offense, and the best offense is defense.

From the very beginning, Ye Qiu was very sure that this was not a game to please the fans and the media, absolutely not!

It is unrealistic and self-defeating to ask the Ajax second team to play a direct confrontation with PSV Eindhoven when there is a huge gap in overall strength.

So from the very beginning, Ye Qiu put himself in the position of a weakling, put on a weak posture, and set up a defense first.

The three midfielders are all physically fit, offensive and defensive players, especially De Jong and Maduro, who have good defensive ability, and the four defenders are also the type that is not slow and more flexible, which makes Ye Qiu's defensive arrangement not shrink very far back as some people guess.

Bobby? Harms is right, under the threat of players such as Voger and Van Bommel, if you shrink too far back, it is equivalent to giving the opponent a chance to shoot from a distance, which is not much less threatening for Ajax than pressing aggressively, if not higher.

Ajax II's defense is still mainly deployed in midfield.

De Jong, Sneijder and Maduro, these three players, plus the retreating Van der Vaart and Kurul, the five players formed the defensive zone in the midfield, while Huntelaar was constantly interfering with the Eindhoven defense in front, especially the entanglement of the two central defenders, and spared no effort.

In the entire midfield area, take advantage of the local number of people, form enough defense and pressing, and do not let the opponent easily send the ball into the 30-meter area of the Ajax second team, then the luxury attacking lineup at the front will lose the biggest threat.

A very important aspect of PSV Eindhoven's success this season lies in their wings, with Kolka and Romerdal forming the devil's wings across the Netherlands, almost invincible, and in order to suppress their wings, Ye Qiu has also made a lot of arrangements.

Van der Vaart and Kurul interfered with PSV Eindhoven's two flanks, cutting off the link between the opposition full-backs and the two wingers, while once Colca and Romedahl got the ball, there were bound to be two players around them to pack and mark in time.

Because Ajax's three lines are very tight, and the players are fully committed to the game and executing the manager's tactics, they can ensure that the team can do this as much as possible.

This is what to do, after the opening, when Romedal dribbled the ball many times and was ready to eat Abidal alone, De Jong always appeared near Abidal to provide support and support, and after several defeats, Romedal began to give up the idea of making a difference on the wing and began to go to the middle.

Gretz's intentions are obvious, Kolka retreats to respond, the purpose is to pull out the Ajax second team's full-backs, so that Ruud van Nillis, Nelis, and the cut-in Romedale have the opportunity to create a threat near the penalty area, and Kolka's retreat can also avoid the opponent's close marking tactics and connect the ball in midfield.

Regarding the other party's set of strategies, Ye Qiu also adjusted it as soon as possible.

Once Kolka dropped, Van der Rouk followed up as soon as possible, Heitinga pulled to the right, Maduro dropped back to the centre-back position to fill in for Heitinga, and De Jong and Sneijder were the first to return to the middle to protect the defence.

It can be said that the tactical formation of the Ajax second team seems to be blunt, but it is actually very flexible, and it can be arranged according to the opponent's tactical arrangement, and it can be resolved and blocked at the first time.

However, it must also be said that PSV Eindhoven's individual ability is too good, and on several occasions they have relied on their individual ability to create some threats in attack, but the Ajax II team is very integrated from front to back, and the players are very close to each other, especially after a month of drills, and they cooperate with each other very well.

Ye Qiu watched the 0:4 defeat of the Ajax team to PSV Eindhoven before, and now he has learned a lesson, he strictly ordered the players to reduce one-on-one battles with the opponent as much as possible, make full use of their own close formation, local numerical advantages, defuse the opponent's attack, and force them to return again and again in vain.

The aggressive pressing in the midfield and the tight defensive layout that gave PSV Eindhoven the most obvious individual ability, as well as the team's attacking speed, could not be used in the Ajax II team's defensive zone, and once the ball entered the Ajax II team's defensive zone, it was as if it was stuck in a swamp.

In this case, PSV Eindhoven's offense has never been able to really suppress the Ajax II team, and the Ajax II team did not have the slightest idea of coming out to fight back, and the two sides entered a stalemate in which no one could help the other.

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As the minutes passed, Gretz's brows became tighter and tighter, because he found that his team's offense hit an iron plate, and it was still an invulnerable iron plate.

In the first 15 minutes, PSV Eindhoven completely dominated and took the initiative, playing many attacks, but could not form a real threatening chance, otherwise, with the strength of Van Nistelrooy and Nelis, they would have scored a goal.

The reason for all this is the defense of the other side, and everyone seems to be together.

Eindhoven also tried to slow down the offensive and lure the opponent out, but Ye Qiu rushed out as soon as possible, shouting loudly that the players should continue to maintain the formation, continue to maintain the defensive formation, and definitely not step out.

At this time, Gretz could see that this Chinese kid belonged to a turtle, and he planned to hide in the turtle shell and not come out!

"Damn, if you don't come out, Lao Tzu will smash your turtle shell!" Gretz was also ruthless.

It is not impossible to break down the defense of the Ajax second team, boldly press and invest more troops in the attack, especially to push Ruud van Nistelrooy and Neelis into the Ajax penalty area, so that they can create a threat in the box.

But in this way, the risk is the counterattack of the other party!

However, as long as the thought of the high Eindhoven being forced by an Ajax second team to be helpless, Gretz can't swallow this breath, he clearly knows that this game must be won.

Thinking of this, he waved his hand at Fabel and made a gesture of pressing forward.

He was also sure in his heart, the guy who hid in the turtle shell and didn't dare to come out, still dared to fight back?

Not to mention, Ye Qiu really fought back!

PSV Eindhoven's big pressure brought a huge threat to the defense of the Ajax II team, and there was a lot of noise in front of the goal, especially when the two ace goalscorers Ruud van Nistelrooy and Neelis were sitting in the penalty area, they began to do everything possible to pass the ball into the penalty area, and from time to time caused chaos in the penalty area of the Ajax II team.

Ye Qiu gritted his teeth from the sidelines, and his heart was so nervous, but he also saw that after Eindhoven pressed on a large scale, there was a big gap behind the defensive line, so he walked to the sidelines and made a gesture towards Kivoli, looking at the lip shape to say, counterattack!

In the 22nd minute, PSV Eindhoven launched a crazy attack on the Ajax II team's penalty area, almost wanting to take advantage of the breath and swallow Ajax directly, but just when Volger wanted to pass the ball into the penalty area, Heitinga grabbed the ball before Vanney and poked the ball away.

De Jong and Van Bommel battled for the ball and stabbed the ball into Sneijder.

After Sneijder stopped the ball, he directly rubbed a long ball over the top.

The ball was very powerful, but the landing point was also very erratic, after all, it was kicked out in a hurry, and it was Kurul who was looking for it.

Kurul is facing Heintze, a 37-year-old Danish veteran, and the two are fighting for speed directly on the wing, Kurul is a frontal sprint, and Heinteze is a quick retreat, making a high decision.

In the end, Kurul stopped the ball with his chest in front of the baseline, and without waiting for Heinterze to make a block, he directly knocked the ball back and passed the ball to the edge of the penalty area.

As early as when Kurul stepped forward, Huntelaar had already rushed past Nikiforov for the first time.

The Russian centre-back has been one of PSV Eindhoven's best performances this season, tall and good head-to-head, but also has the typical disadvantages of Russian centre-backs, which are turning and slow, and being left behind by Huntelaar.

However, Huntelaar was at the front of the penalty area, but did not get up in the face of the incoming ball, but did not stop the ball at his feet, and directly made a 45-degree diagonal pass, passing the ball to the left side of the goal, and saw Van der Vaart rushing all the way into the penalty area from behind, and Van der Vayden next to him wanted to stop him, but Van der Vaart's speed was very fast.

At the critical moment, Watrus suddenly rushed forward, forcing Van der Vaart, who had just won the ball, to hurry up, but the more experienced Watrus saved Van der Vaart's low shot off the line!

"Wow~~~"

The home stands of the second team, which could only accommodate 1,500 people, gathered more than 2,000 people at this moment, and when they saw Van der Vaart's shot being saved by the opponent, they suddenly let out a sigh, and the momentum was also spectacular.

After all, it was Ajax's only shot on goal so far in the game, and the only chance to break into the PSV Eindhoven penalty area, and it had to be said that it was a once-in-a-lifetime missed opportunity.

Ye Qiu also slapped his cheeks vigorously with both hands, as if he wanted to drive away all the frustration on his body.

He also knows very well in his heart that in the face of a strong team like PSV, it is very, very rare to have such an opportunity in a game, and now that he has missed it in vain, it is difficult to wait for such an opportunity.

But in this case, he should not show disappointment, but should give encouragement and hope!

"Well done, Raphael!"

"And you, all great!"

"It's a pity, let's come back next time!"

"Defend first, everyone, pay attention to defense and positioning!"

"Erik, Christian, don't go up to the corners, let's not take corners!"

Ye Qiu's shouting made Gretz almost collapse, does this guy still have some ambition?

Just because he was worried about being counterattacked by PSV Eindhoven when he took a corner kick, he simply gave up the corner kick?

However, the counterattack of the Ajax second team just now really shocked Gretz into a cold sweat and was almost broken!

At the beginning of the game, the reason why he didn't dare to press rashly was because he was worried about the counterattack of the Ajax second team, and now, this counterattack of the Ajax second team once again reminded Gretz that the opponent is not completely powerless.

Between continuing to maintain the offensive pressure or worrying about the opponent's counterattack, Gretz also hesitated, but in the end he chose a safe tactic and made sure not to concede a goal first.

Ironically, Ye Qiu seems to be pursuing this set of ideas, and everything is based on the principle of not conceding a goal.

One can imagine what it would be like for two teams that didn't want to take risks or concede goals to play football, and the game quickly reverted to the stalemate it had started with.

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After Ye Qiu walked out of the coach's seat from the beginning of the game, he no longer had the time and mind to sit back.

He knows very well in his heart that such a game, for the Ajax second team, is a test of tactical execution and the ability to avoid mistakes, if the Ajax second team can ensure that they do not make fatal mistakes, then Ye Qiu believes that his team can defend to the end.

So, he stood on the sidelines, his mind was on the game, he had to keep an eye on the players, he had to keep an eye on the situation, to make sure that the situation did not get out of control, to strangle all the links that could go wrong in the cradle.

But even so, uncontrollable factors still appeared.

Van der Rouk is a young player after all, and although he is favored by many in the second team, he still looks timid when facing a star of fame like Kolka, which makes him nervous.

In a close defensive situation, as long as he blocked Kolka and buffered, Maduro, who was about to be in place, would be able to join forces with him, but Van der Rou recklessly chose to get down.

This is a trap deliberately made by Kolka, as soon as he saw that Van der Rou really made a move, he immediately pulled the ball, and very dexterously dribbled the ball past Van der Ru, who had lost his center of gravity and was rid of by him, who could only watch in despair as Kolka passed past him.

Dribbling the ball to the right side of the Ajax II penalty area, Kolka noticed the situation in the box, and he passed the ball diagonally to the right side of the box to find Nelis, which is also a common combination in PSV Eindhoven's attacking tactics.

Neelis is a veteran of PSV Eindhoven and is in his sixth season with more than double figures in each season, including 24 league goals last season, and a combined 55 goals with Ruud van Nistelrooy as a striker duo that has shocked the whole of Europe.

Now, he was ambushed in the box, ready to attack the right post, and as soon as he saw Kolka's pass, Neelis knew that the drama was coming, and immediately rushed forward, ready to jump high for the top.

But at this moment, he saw a black shadow rushing from the left, and before him, he jumped high, met Kolka's diagonal pass, and forced the ball out of the ball with his head.

But because of the hurry, Abidal's header was not cleared too far, Nelis noticed that the landing point was nearby, and wanted to grab it, but Romerdal, who followed Abidal from the left, also wanted to grab it, but the two almost bumped into each other by mistake, and then accidentally wanted to avoid giving each other a chance.

It was under this mistake that Kifu cleared the ball for the first time and resolved a crisis of destruction for Ajax.

It was very clear that the 2,000 Ajax fans in the stands gave a cry of relief.

Because everyone knows very well that if this goal is scored by PSV Eindhoven, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Ye Qiu also felt a little lucky, and said to Rick Link with a wry smile: "It seems that we are lucky!" ”

"Van der Rou is so nervous, something is going to happen sooner or later!" Rick Link also looked shocked.

If that goal had been scored by PSV Eindhoven, the game wouldn't have been played.

Why didn't Ye Qiu know the way?

"Let Van Douin warm up, in the second half he goes up and plays at centre-back, Heitinga goes to the right, Van der Rouge comes down!" Ye Qiu thought about it and decided to change people.

The reason why he went to Van Drew was because Van Drew and others cooperated more tacitly, but he didn't expect that this old boy performed well against other teams, and he was okay when he played the Eagles, but he was nervous in this game against PSV Eindhoven, isn't this depressing?

After hearing this, Rick Link immediately nodded, walked back, and went to the bench to explain that Van Duin was preparing to warm up.

Both sides threatened once and both came close to scoring, but neither of them did in the end.

After almost finishing, Ye Qiu shouted that the players should pay more attention to defense and positioning, especially the mutual defense and complement each other, and they must pay attention, which also made the defense of the second team of Ajax once again consolidated.

Eindhoven's attacks again and again have never been able to get a little gap and opportunity in the Ajax II team's penalty area, and the Ajax II team players began to use physical strength to run and defend tenaciously, and defuse Eindhoven's attacks again and again, trying to keep the goal intact.

In this situation, Gretz did not dare to take risks, Ajax's fast and smooth passing attacking counterattack left a very deep impression on him, and he could even say that it was a shadow, and he did not want to do it again.

There is a good saying, playing with fire**, Gretz is a defender in the end, and safety is his first credo.

In the end, both sides failed to score for 45 minutes of the first half, and in the end they could only draw 0-0.

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the Ajax fans in the stadium were applauding and cheering for the players of the Ajax II team.

Although the game was embarrassing, passive, and frustrating, at the very least, the players of the Ajax second team showed people that they were fighting hard and that they were playing with all their might, and that was enough, wasn't it?

It can be said that by the time the game has been played, the Ajax II team has retained their dignity, and everyone, even the most picky ones, cannot ask them to do more and do better.

Only Ye Qiu, he felt that it was not enough, it could be better!