Unlike the Spanish national team, which has its base camp in a small remote town, the Dutch national team has its base camp at the Hilton Hotel in the Sandton district of Johannesburg.

This is the only Hilton hotel in Johannesburg.

The Dutch team took a head start and moved in first.

The hotel has a tennis court and a swimming pool, as well as a nice garden.

Dutch national team coach Van Marwijk always chooses to take a walk in the garden after breakfast with his players.

It's still cold in South Africa at the end of June, and no one is swimming at this time.

When night falls, the large garden is quiet.

Van Marwijk was thinking about his next opponent, Spain.

This is the matchup of the quarterfinals of the World Cup!

The Dutchman, the uncrowned king, is thinking about winning every tournament.

This year is no different.

But Spain is the biggest obstacle in front of the Netherlands.

Van Marwijk is also under heavy pressure, and even his tenure with the Dutch national team has been criticized.

To some extent, he and Yang Hao did the same thing.

Yang Hao is subverting the Spanish tradition and giving up the traditional winger play.

And what about him?

He abandoned the 433 all-out approach of the Dutch in the past in favor of a more pragmatic, counter-attacking tactic.

This put him under pressure from all over the country.

Cruyff, for example, recently wrote that Van Marwijk betrayed Dutch football.

Even, not only outside, but also in the dressing room, he was no less criticized.

Speaking to the media ahead of the World Cup, Van Bommel said: "This is the least Dutch national team ever. ”

The Netherlands' performance at the World Cup has also caused them a lot of criticism.

The main thing is that the style of play is too conservative.

Thankfully, Van Marwijk's side have been winning.

The world is very realistic.

All will be extra lenient with the winners.

But Van Marwijk knows very well that if he can't move on, if his team loses, all the criticism and accusations that are lurking will sweep towards him with even more overwhelming momentum.

Unless he wins the championship, he will have to resign!

……

"You're here, Belt."

Van Marwijk followed the prestige and found out that it was the head assistant coach Dick Fern who had arrived.

He was accompanied by two other assistant coaches, Philippe Cocu and Frank de Boer.

It was Van Basten's assistant coach and De Boer had previously coached at Ajax's youth team, but this time they both came in to be Van Marwijk's assistant.

Everyone knows that these two Dutch legends are here to gild and gain experience.

This is the most common path taken by retired celebrities.

Van Marwijk relied on his long-time partner, Dick Fern.

Fern did not have a stellar career, having made his debut with MVV Maastricht in the Netherlands.

Van Marwijk spent the latter part of his career playing for Maastricht.

In '86, Van Marwijk moved to Fortuna for Sittard, but moved to Belgium a year later.

Foern, on the other hand, was the head coach of Fortuna Sittard in '88.

Strictly speaking, the two passed by, but it was also because of the bond between these two teams.

Later, when Van Marwijk was in charge of Fortuna Sittard, he and Fern developed a strong friendship and cooperation.

By 2004, when Van Marwijk was in charge of Borussia Dortmund, Fern followed him to Germany, where he has remained ever since.

It can be said that the two have a good relationship.

The group of four wandered around the garden, arrived at the empty pool, sat down on a wicker chair, and the conversation naturally led to the next match against Spain.

Both Cocu and De Boer mentioned the outside public opinion.

In the Netherlands, many people believe that the Dutch team, which has internationals such as Robin van Persie, Sneijder, Arjen Robben and Kuyt, have played too badly in the attacking end of the pitch.

So far, they have won four of their four games, but the Netherlands have not played an eye-catching attack against Japan, Denmark, Cameroon or Slovenia.

This is simply unsatisfactory for the Netherlands.

"Have you read that report from the People's Daily?" Koku asked with a smile.

Volksblatt, the most influential and most widely circulated newspaper in the Netherlands.

Van Marwijk shook his head, but the three assistants across from him had clearly looked at it.

"In this report, they describe Yang Hao as synonymous with Dutch all-attacking and artistic football, and describe us as Mourinho-style anti-football utilitarians."

Van Marwijk's brow furrowed slightly, but he immediately let go.

"There's nothing wrong with that."

Coku and DeBoer were stunned.

'Bert, you know, despite Mourinho's good results in charge of Barcelona, his coaching style has always been criticized in our country, especially in a few games against Atletico Madrid, and his conservatism is very unpleasant. De Boer explained.

Both he and Kocu have a background in Barca.

Within the Netherlands, Barcelona is a very special La Liga club.

But now, under the influence of Mourinho, Barcelona has become more and more utilitarian and has completely lost the taste of Dutch football.

This is not the Barca that the Dutch are most familiar with.

On the contrary, Yang Hao's Atletico Madrid is becoming the symbol of the world's most popular art football.

Today's Spanish national team is based on Yang Hao's Atletico Madrid.

'They actually want us to play a little bit more aggressively, like Van der Vaart, who deserves more chances.

De Boer is from Ajax and has a good relationship with Van der Vaart.

From qualifying to the World Cup, Van der Vaart has been one of the most creative players in the Dutch midfield.

Whether it's at Barcelona or in the Dutch national team, he's not an absolute mainstay, but he changes the game every time he plays.

Today's Van der Vaart is no longer the high-spirited golden boy of the past, but his footwork, technique and creativity are currently the most scarce in the Dutch national team.

However, Van Marwijk would rather use Van Bommel and De Jong as a back-of-the-back than try to give Van der Vaart a chance to play.

This has led to a mess in the midfield of the Dutch national team.

Some even say that the Dutch team now looks like England.

What does it mean?

Long pass and hang it!

'I've explained many times that our players don't have the ability to play 433 now.

Van Marwijk shook his head and sighed.

'If we continue to play 433, the two full-backs Van Bronckhorst are too old and Van de Wiel is too young to support us on the wings and our midfield lacks enough delicate possession, we can't hold the ball.

'And our backline, we're in the centre-backs with Mathieson and Heitinga, we don't have a high-level centre-back, so in that we have to prioritise defence.

"If you stick to tradition, the end result is that we win the game and we lose the game."

Van Marwijk's words have been said within the coaching staff, but the outside media and fans don't recognize it at all.

They only saw the stars.

They feel that with Van der Vaart, the midfield will be more creative, the team will play better and the attack will be more fluid.

But at what cost?

The backline will be penetrated by the opponent!

"The trend in football is completely different now." Van Marwijk exhaled heavily.

He's not very old, but the pressure from taking charge of the national team has taken him breathless.

In the face of the interests of all parties, he worked very hard to maintain.

There are always various, irreconcilable contradictions within the Dutch national team.

Even the mere maintenance of the semblance of "peace" has made Van Marwijk do his best.

"In the past, when we talked about technology, we always mentioned Brazil, Argentina, Spain and Portugal, Germany and the impression was their integrity and height and strength, and when we mentioned England, it was fast pace and impact."

"But now, Germany has also started to play passing, and their new generation of young players is also clearly more technical than in the past, and the delicate Brazil are starting to emphasize defense, and their midfielders have the highest rate of all teams."

"And England, everybody thinks they're rough, but actually, they're looking for passes."

"Even teams like Uruguay, which used to have a rough style of play, are now adding a technical content."

"This represents a completely new trend."

"Technique, strength and speed are constantly converging, and each team has to build on its own original foundation, keep pace with the times, integrate more elements, learn from each other's strengths, and make itself more comprehensive."

"And here's our problem!"

'We've done a good job of developing our players up front over the years, but there's a serious gap in the midfield and back, which forces us to stop sticking to the rules and have to evolve with the times and make bold changes.

Van Marwijk's words were very pertinent.

Whether it is Forne who has been in the industry for many years, or Cocu and De Boer, who have played football for many years, you can see this general trend.

Van Marwijk was right!

In other words, after this World Cup, this trend is already very obvious.

Yang Hao, his Atletico Madrid, and Spain are the strongest and powerful proof!

Even, from now on, all the reformers of clubs and national teams will look up to Yang Hao as a model for learning.

Bold, big break!

"Against a team like Spain, we don't have a choice at all, if you want to win, you have to play against football."

"We can't fight with Spain in terms of technique and attack, we can only give up the competition for the ball, continue to play double midfield, and at the same time adopt a tight man-to-man defense against them, so as to curb their organization and attack."

'Even, if necessary, our players should have been a little more aggressive defensively and interrupted the game.

A pass-and-control team needs a fluid game, and a defensive counter-attack is not needed.

Van Marwijk is telling them this now, but he is actually trying to tell them something.

After playing Spain, the accusations and criticisms against him will definitely be bigger and more violent.

If he can win, then everything is fine.

But if he loses, he'll be a sinner!

But as the team's head coach, does he have a choice?

If you want to win, you have to do it!

Fern, De Boer and Cocu all looked at each other, all helpless.

Van Marwijk didn't have a choice.

No matter how you choose, you will be scolded!

This is the sorrow of the weak!

"Don't think about it so much, as I said before the World Cup, we don't have any goals in this World Cup, and it's good enough to qualify from the group stage and get to the last eight, isn't it?"

Van Marwijk laughed to himself.

Despite the good qualifiers, before the World Cup, no one, including the Netherlands, would think that the Netherlands had the strength to challenge for the championship.

If you run into Spain in advance, you can't help it.

I can only fight!

If you advance, that's a hero, it's an unexpected gain.

If you lose, you lose.

"Don't worry, our defense is still very good!" Van Marwijk's eyes were full of determination, but at the same time, there was a hint of sly alienation.

Van der Vaart can't play the main team, and it's always no problem to be a substitute wonder.

……

On the evening of July 3, Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.

World Cup round of 8 knockout rounds, Spain vs. the Netherlands.

The game has reached the 70th minute, and the score is still 0-0.

Neither side was able to create a goal.

Yang Hao stood in front of the away team's coach's box, and his attention was always focused on the game.

In the coach's bench behind him, the assistants were also busy preparing and studying the opponent.

Interestingly, neither side has made any changes to their line-ups so far.

Yang Hao changed the starting lineup in this game.

Goalkeepers: Casillas;

Defence: Arbeloa, Puyol, Pepe and Ramos;

Midfielders: Sergio Busquets trails behind, Andres Iniesta and Xavi in the middle;

Forwards: David Silva, Fernando Torres and Villa.

Yang Hao adjusted the starters in two positions.

One is a single back.

Xavi Alonso suffered from muscle soreness after the game against England, so Yang Hao chose to rest him in this game and let Sergio Busquets come on as a substitute.

The other is a left wing-back.

Antonio López was on the bench and Capdevilla was not in the squad for this game.

Yang Hao chose to use Arbeloa to play left wingback, because he values his defensive ability, and he plays left fullback with his right foot, Robben, who is good at cutting inside, will undoubtedly be a very good choice.

If it is against the kind of team where the full-backs are good at attacking backwards, such as Brazil, then Yang Hao will definitely not dare to do it.

Because it makes it more difficult to defend on the left flank.

But in the Dutch team, it's not much of a problem.

The Dutch right wing-back Donny van de Wiel will be on the lookout for David Silva, with the attack relying more on Arjen Robben up front.

In a way, as long as Robben is frozen, the Dutch team's attacking threat is greatly reduced.

And Robben's sharpest weapon is to cut inside with the ball on the right side and hit the goal with his left foot.

Arbeloa is very good at defending such players, such as Yang Hao in his previous life, and his famous battle was to freeze Messi.

However, as a result, the team's attacking threat up front has been somewhat affected.

After all, in the past, Antonio López's back insertion was also an important weapon in the Spanish attack.

In this game, the Dutch team defended quite well and at the same time was quite violent.

Almost from the first minute of the game, the Dutch team adopted a very aggressive defensive strategy, and the Spanish players who frequently tackled the Spanish on the pitch were overturned.

Although it was not as brutal as Yang Hao's previous life, the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, it was already very violent.

It's not surprising when you think about it, after all, it's only the last eight of the World Cup, and the Netherlands doesn't have the determination to let it go.

The current Dutch team has not yet shown the confidence and determination to challenge for the title.

In Yang Hao's previous life, after playing in the World Cup final, Dutch coach Van Marwijk personally apologized to Bosque, because he also felt that his team was playing too dirty.

There's no way on the court, but off the court, everyone wants face.

So, the Dutch team hasn't gotten to that level yet.

But they are very fit and in good shape, and the players are very neat.

Whether it is the back line or the double back midfield, the defense protection and defense line organization are all done well.

And they are very aggressive in the tactics of pressing up front.

This is clearly what Mourinho did.

But unlike Mourinho's style of play, Van Marwijk obviously knows that the Dutch players are not as good as Chelsea or Barcelona after Mourinho's adjustment, so he adopts a man-to-man defensive strategy.

Man-to-man tactics are also the reason why they foul too much.

It is clear that the Dutch team is trying to contain and even irritate the Spanish players through this ferocious pressing, even with an obviously provocative aggressive defence.

Yang Hao repeatedly emphasized and reminded at halftime, hoping that the players should remain patient and focused.

La Liga's tactics over the years have blossomed and have come into play at times like these.

Whether it is Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, there are many teams that have been defended tightly and even adopted aggressive foul tactics, resulting in a more acceptable mentality of players.

The Netherlands also made no substitutions.

Clearly, Van Marwijk is waiting for his chance.

Yang Hao raised his head and glanced at the time on the scoreboard, just entering 70 minutes.

'Sergio Busquets played smartly and played well with the mission.

Seeing Yang Hao walking back, Lillo praised.

Busquets has really improved a lot during his time at Atletico.

The main thing is that he is really smart and belongs to the kind of player who has a lot of ability to read the game.

He looks like he's running well, but in reality, he always manages to run and keep himself out of the opposition's blocking lanes, allowing his teammates to maintain a steady point of contact when they want to pass.

This is very rare.

Xavi Alonso and Sergio Busquets both have that ability.

But the real problem is the Dutch defense.

However, Yang Hao is not in a hurry.

"Tonight, due to the containment of the double midfielders, our two central midfielders did not push forward enough, and there were fewer players in the attack, so our attack tonight was not ideal." Lillo gave the reason for the offensive disadvantage.

Yang Hao also agrees with this.

There is always a saying in football matches that creates a numerical advantage in a local area.

At the end of the day, inputs and outputs are directly proportional.

The more people who put in the attack up front, the more obvious the effect.

Van Bommel and De Jong's back two have formed a containment for Xavi and Iniesta.

On the left flank of the Netherlands is Van Bronckhorst and Kuyt, and both players are very strong and experienced.

And on the right are Arjen Robben and Van der Wiel.

Arjen Robben was not willing to put in defence, and he mainly took on the defensive burden.

VanderWiel is younger.

Because of this, Yang Hao's focus attack tonight is on the left side.

But David Silva has not had the support of Antonio López behind him and has not performed as well as he wants.

And Torres in the middle didn't press Mattheeson and Heitinga enough.

'Tonight, Torres' interspersed runs were limited by Mathieson and Heitinga, and Van Marwijk clearly guessed our intentions. Yang Hao smiled slightly and said.

That's how the knockout round, you restrain me, I restrain you.

Yang Hao can guess the Dutch tactics, and so does Van Marwijk.

The two centre-backs, Heitinga and Mathieson, have obvious characteristics, they are not tall and more flexible, and they can keep up with Torres.

As a result, Torres's deep runs and sprints, which he was best at, were not obvious in the game.

This, combined with the presence of a double midfielder and a lack of strength on David Silva's side, made it difficult for Spain to get the ball to Torres when they pushed into the 30-metre area.

This is the result of Van Marwijk's targeted tactics.

But that doesn't mean Spain were completely useless in the first 70 minutes.

You know, football is played for 90 minutes.

"How are the Dutch teams fitting right now?" Yang Hao asked the physical trainer Roca.

He will pay close attention to the performance of players on both sides of the game in the game, and Yang Hao and others have also specially summarized a kind of data called participation, which can more intuitively see the participation of players in the game.

This is a reflection of the form and the physical exertion of the players.

When encountering such a strict defensive team, generally after 70 minutes, no matter how good the physical fitness of the team, it will be discounted.

"It's obviously down a lot, and the most obvious thing is that they are pressing all over the court, and the synergy is much worse than in the first half." Roca replied.

The so-called synergy means that everyone is in step and rhythm consistently, forcing together, and retreating together.

Poor synergy, easy to get out of touch and defensive holes.

"Van Marwijk still has a hand hidden, Van der Vaart has been coming out to warm up, presumably to come off the bench at the right time."

After Van der Vaart went up, he usually replaced one of Van Bommel and De Jong to strengthen the team's midfield organization.

On the whole, most of the tactics arranged by Yang Hao tonight performed well.

For example, Arbeloa's freezing of Robben is very well done.

This caused Robben to be a little anxious, and at the beginning of the second half, he also kicked Arbeloa on the counter-attack and received a yellow card.

"Van Marwijk is waiting for us to make a move." Pep Guardiola said.

Yang Hao nodded.

He is also thinking about whether to make a substitution at this time?

In the current situation, Torres and the opponent's two central defenders have consumed 70 minutes, and their physical fitness is almost the same, the effect will not be very good, and the effect of staying on the pitch is not very great.

Entering the 70th minute, after the players' fitness declined, the Dutch team will only retreat further and defend more resolutely.

Llorente is more suited to play in this environment, holding the ball up front against two Dutch centre-backs.

In the past, Yang Hao was often paired with a Joaquin when he went to Llorente.

But this time, Yang Hao decided to change.

"Prepare for a substitution!"

……

"Sure enough, it's Llorente, and ......"

Van Marwijk noticed the two players next to Yang Hao, and his brows couldn't help but lock.

"It's not Joaquín, it's Cesc Fabregas."

Yang Hao's use of soldiers has always been elusive, and he is very good at choosing the most suitable players at the most suitable time.

So much so that every time he makes a substitution, he can make a difference.

Joaquín can provide a breakthrough on the Spanish wing, but what about Cesc Fabregas?

He can provide Spain with the ball forward, as well as the ability to score goals in the back row.

What many people overlook is that Cesc Fabregas is actually a striker.

Van Marwijk guessed the timing of Yang Hao's substitution, but he didn't guess Yang Hao's candidate, which made him feel a little flustered and even worried.

The Dutch team have also drilled specifically for Llorente before, mainly because both of the Dutch centre-backs are short.

Mathieson is only 1.83m, Heitinga is only 1.8m, and Llorente is 1.95m.

Llorente's height advantage, combined with Joaquin's breakthrough and cross on the right, is still very threatening.

Even if Llorente can't score, he can disrupt the defence and create opportunities for his team-mates around him.

But now, Yang Hao didn't even go to Joaquin.

"I still want to play passing, use Llorente to suppress our centre-backs, take the ball and play the ball up front." Fern reminded.

Van Marwijk felt it made sense.

So, he made adjustments immediately, but there were still no substitutions.

Because his best players are already on the pitch.

……

"Spain made two substitutions in one go."

"This is a battle between world-class coaches, and it is difficult for us to guess Yang Hao's intentions for the time being."

'But he replaced Torres with Llorente, which was clearly an attempt to strengthen the attacking force up front, and David Silva with Cesc Fabregas was a strategy to strengthen the forward pass.

'We saw that after the substitutions, Villa stayed on the right and Andres Iniesta was on the left.

"It also means that Spain's overall tactics will not change significantly."

But it soon became clear to everyone that the problem was not that simple.

After the substitution, Spain's attack on the right was clearly strengthened.

Ramos began to press forward more aggressively, with the focus on Van Bronckhorst's side.

Kuyt, on the other hand, actively retreated to help his teammates behind him.

When Ramos stepped forward, Villa was closer to Llorente.

There's also Cesc Fabregas, who is more of a no.10 than a central midfielder in Spain's 433 tactics.

It's completely different from what it used to be.

"In the end, it is a world famous coach, Yang Hao's on-the-spot adjustment has changed the team's playing style."

'Spain's attack is very different now than it was before.

'Passing forward more aggressively, using Llorente's control up front and keeping the two Dutch centre-backs at bay.

'Cesc Fabregas is not only passing the ball forward more, but also positioning and running more forward.

"This creates a whole new attacking phalanx."

'Look at this time, the cross from Ramos on the right.

"Falling into the box, Llorente grabbed the first spot, passed it back, and fell to the top of the arc."

"Harvey came up and hit the door directly!"

"The ball is slightly out of the box."

"Spain is clearly putting troops on the edge of the penalty zone right now."

The continuous attack, especially the active forward insertion of Ramos on the right side, running back and forth at the expense of physical strength, created a lot of movement in the front court.

But at the same time, neither Arbeloa nor Busquets moved.

The two aimed at Robben and Sneijder, respectively.

This ensures the solidity of Spain's backline.

……

Andres Iniesta was constantly watching the situation on the pitch.

Especially looking at the movement of his team-mates and the position of the Dutch defenders.

His mind came up with the instructions of head coach Yang Hao when Cesc Fabregas came on the field.

Pay attention to the interspersed ribs.

There is no need for Yang Hao to say more, Iniesta knows the boss's intentions.

Before the game, Yang Hao told them when he was preparing for the game that the distance between Van der Wiel and central defender Heitinga was easy to widen.

The Dutch right wing-back doesn't have a strong sense of position.

Especially when the Dutch defence moves to the right as a whole, Van der Wiel is always unable to recover and maintain the right distance in the first place, which leads to a certain gap between the right wing-back and the right central defender.

David Silva is the best at exploiting this rib gap.

But in the previous 70 minutes, Spain failed to play several attacks.

There is a lack of threat on the right flank.

De Jong and Van Bommel were not pulled through.

As a result, although there are gaps in the Dutch backline, Spain cannot take advantage of them.

David Silva went to run several times, but was blocked by De Jong.

Yang Hao is now going to further open up the gap in the Netherlands' defense, using the right and middle sides to put in troops, and let Iniesta run this gap.

Replacing David Silva?

The main reason is that he consumed a lot tonight, his physical fitness was a little unable to keep up, and he was also figured out by his opponent.

Rather than that, it's better to replace it with Iniesta.

Xiaobai is very aware of his responsibilities.

He kept looking around, constantly waiting for an opportunity.

In the 81st minute, it was Ramos who stepped forward on the right side to receive the ball, ready to attack along the wing.

The Atletico team-mate's fitness is really good, and he is very energetic and has a very strong desire to win.

Even now, he can still run and sprint back and forth.

The Dutch defence is leaning towards the right.

Llorente leaned in, Cesc Fabregas leaned in, plus Villa and Ramos.

Spain made it clear that they wanted to attack this side.

Andres Iniesta, on the other hand, was still roaming on the outside of the left rib and looked like he was stretching the width of the defence.

Robben also returned.

In such an important game, Peter Pan is no longer willing to put into defense, and he has to come back.

Because he doesn't want to lose.

However, Robben has never been willing to invest in defence, and Van der Wiel will not hand over the task of defending Andres Iniesta to Robben.

Seeing that Xiaobai had no intention of running to the middle, VanderWiel was a little relieved.

Spain's attack down the right failed to threaten, and Llorente up front scrambled to defend the ball before passing back to Cesc Fabregas.

Iniesta chose to run sideways into the middle at this point, allowing both Van der Wiel and Arjen Robben to follow him.

Both were on the lookout for Iniesta.

Cesc Fabregas was unable to pass the ball to Iniesta and was forced to pass it back to Xavi.

Xavi was positioned further back in the middle, while Sneijder cut off the link between Xavi and Busquets, so De Jong opted to go up.

Andres Iniesta is between Van der Wiel and Robben.

He's been using his movement to control the distance between Van der Wiel and Heitinga.

When he saw Xavi receiving the ball, he immediately ran back and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

This immediately made VanderWiel move forward.

But the next moment, Iniesta just took a step back, turned and sprinted forward quickly, rushing directly past Van der Wiel.

With Robben following along, Van der Wiel was relieved not to foul Iniesta as he passed by.

But in the next second, he regretted it!

Xavi sent a through ball from around the 30-metre zone to the left side of the penalty area.

The passing line was right in the space between Van der Wiel and Heitinga.

And between Van der Wiel and football, there is also a deep running position of Iniesta.

Arjen Robben followed Andres Iniesta, but his position was on the outside.

He hadn't noticed the problem just now, but when VanderWiel reacted, he was startled.

Generally speaking, when defending deep forwards, defenders must prioritize inside blocking.

Why?

It's the iron law of defensive players!

The so-called positional sense is to cut the line between the attacking player and the goal.

But after Van der Wiel let Iniesta pass, Robben chased back desperately on the outside, but Iniesta ran inside.

And the worst thing is that David Silva is the left foot, and Iniesta is the right foot!

Realizing this, VanderWiel's whole body fell into an ice cellar, and the first thought that came to his mind was prayer.

Great God, please, you must not let him catch the ball.

It must be difficult to stop a pass from such a distance, right?

The goalkeeper should be attacking too, right?

Stekelenberg is in great form at this World Cup, so he should be able to get the ball first, right?

Even if Iniesta barely stops the ball, it's not easy to get up and hit the goal, right?

All kinds of thoughts flashed through Vanderweiel's mind in an instant.

But the next step, he was stunned to see that Robben was chasing on the outside, but he was always one position behind, and he couldn't interfere with Iniesta's right foot to handle the ball.

Xiaobai rushed into the left side of the penalty area and stopped Xavi's pass with his feet.

Time seemed to slow down in this instant.

Xiaobai's stopping skills are vividly reflected at this moment.

Especially when he saw Stekelenberg decisively abandon the door and rush towards him, he was even more abrupt.

At this moment, Iniesta's mind was exceptionally clear.

As he saw that both Llorente and Villa were rushing towards the right post in the penalty area, apparently waiting for his pass.

All the attention of Heitinga and Mathieson was on the two strikers, who were both on the lookout for Andres Iniesta's passes.

Stekelenburg has even started to open his arms and block Iniesta's shot angles as much as possible.

But at this time, Xiaobai did not pass the ball.

In the formation of a one-on-one, Iniesta calmly pushed a right-footed shot.

Stekelenport made a block, but the ball flew over his outstretched leg, under his nose and towards the empty goal behind him.

Heitinga frantically chased back, overtook Stekelenberg, outperformed everyone, rushed to the goal, and the moment the ball was about to go into the net, he flew and kicked it out to clear the ball.

As a result, Heitinga took the ball and fell directly into the goal of the Dutch national team.

At this moment, the entire Ellis Park stadium fell silent.

As he approached, the audience erupted in unprecedented cheers.

The passion that had been suppressed for more than an hour was completely released at this moment.

"The ball is in!!"

"Spain finally broke through the Netherlands in the 81st minute!"

"A fatal blow from Iniesta!"

"At the critical moment, Atletico Madrid's midfielder broke the Netherlands' goal with a calm one-on-one shot!"

"1 to 0!"

"My God, I feel like my whole being is on fire."

"After more than 80 minutes of draw, the Dutch team could be said to have done everything they could to contain the Spanish attack, and they did succeed."

"But at the critical moment, Yang Hao's on-the-spot command and substitution made Spain's offense have a great improvement."

"And in the 81st minute, after the right side attracted the attention of the defense, Xavi suddenly passed diagonally, and Iniesta successfully formed a single knife from the left rib against offside and broke the goal of the Dutch team!"

"We saw VanderWiel crouching in the pitch, holding his head and looking pained."

'It's clear that the Dutch defender is aware of his problems.

"He didn't keep up with Iniesta in the first place."

"Iniesta has never been known for his speed, and before this back-plug, he also had a very clever feint."

'Van der Wiel obviously wanted his team-mate Robben to follow, but Robben was on the outside and Andres Iniesta was on the inside, which made it difficult for Robben to stop Iniesta's one-on-one shot.

'It was probably the worst mistake the Dutch have made so far in the whole game.'

"It was this mistake that cost the Dutch team a lot!"

……

Yang Hao and the assistants around him all hugged each other.

The moment Andres Iniesta scored, they both knew that the line-up of the game had worked.

Especially Yang Hao's substitution.

Replacing Llorente, but not Joaquin, but arranging Cesc Fabregas to play, was definitely unexpected by Van Marwijk.

And the subsequent trend of the game also proves that Yang Hao had a clear idea as early as the beginning of coaching Spain.

That is to enrich the team's skills and tactics as much as possible, especially the offensive means.

Llorente is not the kind of rough man who only has body and strength, on the contrary, he was born in La Liga, and his foot skills are not bad.

Yang Hao used him to suppress the Dutch defense at this time, gave up winger Joaquin, and instead grabbed the weakness of the Dutch team and hit a fatal blow, which is definitely a wonderful stroke.

As for Van der Wiel, Spain was actually playing from the beginning, and it was not until the 81st minute that Iniesta reaped the effect.

Yang Hao laughed and hugged and shook hands with his assistants, and then high-fived and hugged the players who ran out of the stadium to celebrate.

By the time everyone was back on the pitch, Van Marwijk was ready for a substitution.

He replaced Frenkie de Jong, who already had a yellow card, with Van der Vaart on his side.

At the same time, he replaced Kuyt with youngster Elia to strengthen the team's attack.

After two successive substitutions, Van Marwijk made a third substitution in the 83rd minute.

Huntelaar replaces Van der Wiel.

Three defenders, two forwards.

The Netherlands is going to fight back!

(End of chapter)