071 Deviant Peter Pan
Thank you for the tips of "Gluttonous 1988", "Eilia" and "Soldiers Pointing to the World"! ――
PSV Eindhoven and Ajax fans cheered enthusiastically in the stands, turning the Philips Stadium into a battlefield filled with gunsmoke.
With the referee's whistle, the Dutch national derby kicked off!
From the first minute of the game, PSV Eindhoven played with ferocity, which was reflected in the speed of the attack and the aggressiveness of the defensive scramble.
In contemporary Dutch football, Ajax's most high-profile talent is Van der Vaart, and another equally talented and high-profile talent is PSV Eindhoven's Peter Pan Robben!
Robben did not come from the Dutch "legitimate" youth system, and when he was contested by local giants, he chose PSV Eindhoven and rejected Ajax, but this incident did not cause the alarm of the Ajax hierarchy, realizing that Ajax's attraction to talent has decreased significantly, and he still sits back and relaxes to claim to be the king of the country.
The match was hailed by the Dutch press as the battle of the rising stars!
Robben vs. Van der Vaart, who can dominate the game?
The strength of both teams is not bad, Ajax actually has more talent, but the age is on the low side, too young, PSV Eindhoven is more mature, for example, the average age of their back line is between 24-26 years old, the midfield is about the same, and if there is no Robben on the forward line to lower the average age, then this team can be said to be about to enter the "peak of the sporting age" of a team.
Hiddink's tactics today are self-explanatory.
The midfield is crazy to encircle and suppress, and the attack is flying on both wings!
Arjen Robben and Danish winger Romerdal are as fast as lightning, dribbling breakthrough is a good game, center forward Kezman has a good scoring efficiency, and he has also created a reputation in Dutch football, if he is younger, he must also be a blockbuster talent, but unfortunately, after a certain age, the player is equivalent to automatically withdrawing from the category of "genius".
In the midfield combination, Vogel is Switzerland's Makelele, and this description alone tells you what he is good at, a defensive giant!
In addition, captain Van Bommel is known for his toughness, and the pair's hardness and crazy interception ability are beyond doubt.
If you count South Korean international Park Ji-sung, the coverage and defensive strength of the midfield of these three people can be called the strongest in the Dutch league! Without one, Ajax can't compare, because Ajax will not use a player with a balance of attack and defense like Park Ji-sung in the forward midfield position.
The four players on the back line have been on the battlefield for a long time and have enough defensive experience, even Asian players like Lee Young-pyo have established themselves here, and he has occupied a main position, and his compatriot Park Ji-sung has also started to rise after adapting for more than half a year.
Qin Xiong really deliberately noticed the two South Korean internationals in the opponent's team, which is actually very rare, even if PSV Eindhoven's status in European football is not the top rank, not even as good as Ajax, but, at the level of PSV Eindhoven, it is not surprising that there are Asian players in a team of this grade, but there are two Asian players, which is not common, let alone players from the same country, and they can all play the main team!
Is it how tough they are?
Not necessarily, PSV Eindhoven's contribution to the development of the Asian market by the Philips Group can be seen.
This is also the main purpose of Aniesen's invitation to Qin Xiong in the first place.
Qin Xiong abandoned distracting thoughts and concentrated on the reading competition.
PSV Eindhoven is ferocious, and the crazy interception in the midfield is simply a killing!
Once again, Van der Vaart was in trouble.
This could be even more difficult than playing against AC Milan.
After all, the Italian team is conservative, and the frontal attack encounters a continuous defense, and if you want to step into the penalty area, you must break through layer by layer.
However, due to the offensive football in the Netherlands, the team's defense line will not be too far behind, and the overall pressure is a common situation, and the overall offensive pressure requires that the defense must also be pressed in the frontcourt.
When Ajax switched from defending to attacking, Van der Vaart mostly got the ball near the midfield, and then he would meet Van Bommel head-on, which is a very ordinary situation, but behind him, there is also Park Ji-sung who can't run away!
Front and back bag clips!
Playing AC Milan, Van der Vaart can't rush head-on, and playing PSV Eindhoven, he is caught in a frontal hard rush with great risk, and you have to beware of someone behind you sneaking attack!
PSV Eindhoven occupies the advantage of home stadium and has the morale of winning the Champions League, and under the crazy pressing, Van der Vaart has repeatedly conceded goals, and it is difficult to effectively organize the attack.
Koeman's 4231 itself is more demanding of the midfield playmaker, because Van der Vaart is no longer surrounded by Pinard, who has excellent offensive ability, but behind him is Galasek, who has to take care of defense and does not dare to rush forward.
It is normal to see no effect in the fight against Volendam, and Van der Vaart can get rid of it on a small scale, break through, and resolve difficulties from complex situations.
But in the face of players like Gattuso and Van Bommel, his breakthrough success rate and getting rid of it will be much lower.
PSV Eindhoven's routine is clear at a glance, after the midfielder intercepts successfully, he immediately splits the ball to the wings, plays on both wings, and uses the jaw-dropping speed advantage of Romerdal and Robben to tear apart Ajax's defense on the wing.
It's really efficient to play like this!
10 minutes into the game, Qin Xiong's observation focused on Luo himself!
Robben doesn't give him the feeling of how fast he is, how good his dribbling ability is, these are not surprising, and he has been to Milan and seen the technical display of Pirlo, Seedorf, Kaka, Shevchenko and so on, which is really eye-opening, and there is no need to be surprised by the technical ability of the players.
The question that made him frown and keep thinking was: Robben, what position did he play?
Arjen Robben is up front, on the left, in the middle, on the right, on the wing, in the box, he can go anywhere he wants!
This is rare at Ajax or any other team.
The reason is very simple, the control of the area as well as the location conflict!
What if Sikora rushes to the penalty area, on the right flank? When defending, does his starting position allow him to contribute to the team's defense?
It took more than 20 minutes for Qin Xiong to observe how PSV Eindhoven's attacking system worked.
Robben, so to speak, is a free man!
The offense can be as he pleases, but the defense is rigid, and who will make up for his defensive shortcomings at this point?
Park!
It is precisely because of Park Ji-sung, who has a lot of physical energy and a huge range of movement, as the forward midfield, that Robben can rush and kill in any area of the front court regardless of defense!
This is the subtlety of Hiddink's arrangement!
The forward midfielders of other teams are organized and attacking, and the absolute offensive tendency is greater than the defensive tendency.
But PSV Eindhoven is not, Hiddink in order to liberate Robben, only Park Ji-sung as the front midfielder, even if he is counterattacked, there is a gap in one side area, Robben will definitely not be able to defend, then, Park Ji-sung's defensive role will be immediately highlighted.
The home fans at the Philips Stadium were elated and cheered for Robben.
Because Peter Pan is like no one on the field!
His freestyle style of play even seems selfish most of the time, but the effect he brought is that Ajax's defense has also been turned upside down by him!
Qin Xiong was observing, and the second question appeared.
Robben's way of playing football was unfamiliar and surprising to him!
This Peter Pan, who is obviously playing with his left foot, is not surprising when he is active on the wing, mainly cutting inside, and Ajax also has an inside cutting winger, and Sneijder and Van der Vaart are also mostly threatening when playing as a winger.
But most of them are mainly runners.
What about Robben?
It's based on dribbling!
Especially the lateral dribbling in front of the penalty area makes the defender's scalp tingle!
Qin Xiong was sitting on the bench, but he seemed to be able to feel the discomfort of the defenders!
When Arjen Robben appeared on the right and started to dribble laterally, Maxwell did not dare to step forward, afraid that he would step forward, and the space behind him gave the opposition a diagonal midfield.
In the same way, Robben continued to dribble horizontally and came to the front of the central defender, and the central defender did not dare to rush forward, as soon as he got on, the most dangerous area in front of the goal in the penalty area was empty!
PSV Eindhoven uses Kezman as the first scoring point, and the person who can attack the core, disrupt the opponent's defense, and create a flaw in the defense line is definitely Robben!
Robben's dribbling skills are excellent and his cadence is fast, so he can change direction more flexibly when dribbling the ball, De Jong and Galasek have to beware of Park Ji-sung's forward insertion in the middle on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is true that the impact of one-on-one, side defense Robben can't keep up with the rhythm at all!
As a result, Robben can dribble horizontally in front of the penalty area, and then shoot from distance with a slight space angle!
Once, twice, three times
If it weren't for Lobont's courageous play, Ajax would have conceded the ball long ago.
Even so, every time Robben shoots, he will cause enthusiastic cheers from the stands at Philips Stadium.
PSV Eindhoven is like admiring Robben's repeated intimidation, humiliation, and havoc on the Ajax defence!
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