Chapter 1572 Return to the Red Devil Era

Young players beat more, the effect is still obvious.

A week later, Ajax beat Venlo 6-0 at home.

Another big score, but what makes Yang Yang most happy is not the team's possession rate of more than 70%, nor the team's pass success rate of 93%, but the team's goal from six players.

Jovic, Sancho, Neres, Van der Beek, Odegaard and Haaland, who played for Ajax for the first time.

Norwegian teenager Haaland replaced Jovic in the 70th minute. At that time, the team led 3-0. Then Odegaard expanded the score for Ajax, and then Odegaard assisted Haaland to score. , At the end of the game, it was Odegaard's assist again, allowing Van der Beek to score.

The player with the best performance in the game was Neres, who passed and shot, but in Yang Yang's mind, the best performer was Odegaard who came off the bench. This Norwegian genius played the most exciting game in Ajax. of a match.

In just 20 minutes, he used two assists and one goal, proving his strength and great potential.

Obviously, he is starting to make the most powerful impact on the team's starting lineup.

Whether it is Van der Beek who bears the brunt, Frankie de Jong, or Ndombele, they are all obviously threatened.

There is also Haaland, also from Norway, who scored a goal in his debut at Ajax. His tall stature left a very deep impression on the fans, especially his sprinting momentum. Amazing.

With the outbreak of Jovic this season, the Serbian center has attracted the attention of many European giants. Before that, Ajax fans were very worried that Jovic's departure would bring a painful blow to the team, and they were even a little careless. It will repeat the mistakes after the Europa League final two years ago.

But now, as players such as Erdegaard, Haaland, Mullen, and Stens are performing better and better, Ajax fans are more at ease. They begin to believe that even if the team really bleeds, it will not Injury.

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What Yang Yang is most happy about is the team's multi-point blooming. After all, this is also a symbol of strong offensive power.

Of course, the opponent Venlo does not have much reference value, and it is not worth making a fuss about, but it can be seen from the game that Ajax's offensive routines are becoming more and more methodical, and the players have implemented Yang Yang's tactical concepts and field requirements. It is also getting better and better, and more importantly, after a big lead, the team maintained its focus for 90 minutes.

This is what Yang Yang is most happy about.

As for defeating Venlo to get three points, this has long been in his plan.

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A week later, in the twenty-first round of the Eredivisie, Ajax challenged Hercules away.

Yang Yang once again carried out a large-scale rotation, and for the first time this season, he tried to let Harland start instead of Jovic.

The purpose of doing this is to make the team's main lineup in a better state to meet the knockout round of the UEFA Champions League in the middle of the week, but the rotation adjustment of the defense has loosened the team's defense.

In the opening six minutes, Hercules made a quick counterattack and made Feltman's foul in the penalty area. Ajax was awarded a penalty kick. This is definitely a big blow to Ajax.

This is the first time the team has been awarded a penalty kick this season.

But at the critical moment, Onana bravely saved Kuvas's penalty kick, proud of Ajax.

Then in the 17th minute, with a wonderful pass from Erdegaard, Haaland broke through the opponent's goal again and scored in two consecutive games. This was also Ajax's only goal in this game.

In the end, the team relied on Harland's goal to narrowly beat Hercules 1-0 in the away game.

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On the second day after Yang Yang led the team to defeat Hercules in an away game, Yang Yang's efforts during the winter break finally paid off.

Erik ten Hag led Utrecht to a 2-2 draw at home to PSV Eindhoven.

In just seven minutes of the opening, Ten Hag's team took the lead in scoring, and further expanded the score in the 38th minute, taking a two-goal lead in the first half.

It's a pity that Utrecht failed to maintain its advantage in the first half in the second half, and was eventually pulled by Luke de Jong with two goals in a row. In the end, it was a 2-2 draw with Eindhoven.

But after a draw, the league points gap between Eindhoven and Ajax has widened to ten.

For the Eredivisie, which has only 34 rounds and only 13 rounds left, the 10-point lead is big enough.

Yang Yang can also meet the Champions League knockout with a more relaxed attitude.

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There is a saying in football that changing coaches is like changing knives.

In many cases, it's not that the head coach can't see the team's own problems, even the outside media and fans can see it, so how can the head coach not see it?

The real problem is that due to various reasons, the head coach failed to solve these problems.

In this case, a coaching change can often have an immediate effect.

It's like Manchester United, who changed from Mourinho to Solskjaer. What is shocking is that after Solskjaer took office, Manchester United started a brave mode that is overwhelming.

First, a wave of eight consecutive victories shocked the entire Premier League and even European football.

Six consecutive victories in the league and two consecutive victories in the FA Cup. Solskjaer's start is amazing enough, including a 1-0 away victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the league and a 3-1 away victory over Arsenal in the FA Cup. tough battle.

After a 2-2 home draw with Burnley, Manchester United quickly ushered in a three-game winning streak, including two consecutive victories in the Premier League and a 2-0 away victory over Chelsea in the FA Cup.

Twelve games, eleven wins and one tie, such an amazing record made Solskjaer almost sacred in the hearts of Manchester United fans. No one would have thought that after changing a head coach, Manchester United would behave so crazy .

Many fans even exclaimed that the strongest Manchester United is returning, and Solskjaer will bring Manchester United back to the Red Devils dynasty under Ferguson and continue to rule the Premier League.

The team has famous European stars such as Pogba, Matic, Sanchez, Lukaku, etc. Solskjaer has gone 12 unbeaten games since he took office. Manchester United's momentum can be described as shocking.

This also made the outside world full of expectations for the next Champions League round of 16 knockout rounds. Many people expressed sympathy for Yang Yang and Ajax, because if it is according to the situation at the time of the draw, Ajax is not without the power to fight , But now, with Manchester United recovering strongly, Ajax can be said to have no chance of winning.

Even when Yang Yang held the last training session before the game in Amsterdam and held a press conference to announce the 18-man roster for the away game against Manchester United, he also expressed caution about the away game.

"Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is shocking. The Manchester United under his coach have played with a passion that they haven't had in the past few years. Manchester United seems to have regained the demeanor of the European hegemony of the year."

"At Old Trafford, our priority is how to stop Manchester United from scoring goals!"

Even when the media asked Yang Yang to predict the score, Yang Yang said helplessly, "In the Champions League knockout round of 16, facing such a strong Manchester United, it is normal to lose one or even two away goals, and we will be mentally prepared. "

But in a blink of an eye, Yang Yang had a different attitude at the coaching staff meeting in De Tokmoster.

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"I have watched all Manchester United's games under Solskjaer's coaching until now, and I have watched some of them at least twice."

Yang Yang gestured two fingers towards the assistants. He was indeed studying the video of Manchester United's game.

"There is no doubt that from the 1-3 defeat to Liverpool in the away game, after Solskjaer took over, Manchester United has been in full swing, but sometimes, consecutive victories can cover up too many problems."

Harvey Alonso and others are used to Yang Yang's analysis of opponents. This is Yang Yang's strength. His tactical sense is very keen and his analytical ability is super strong, which makes him always very unique in tactical analysis.

"After Solskjaer took over Manchester United, strictly speaking, he only did one thing, and that was to liberate Pogba. All his things revolved around this matter, and Pogba also gave Manchester United enough. And Solskjaer returns."

Yang Yang also admired Pogba when he mentioned Pogba, "This is a phenomenal midfielder. He is very, very strong. After he was liberated, Manchester United exploded with great competitiveness."

Everyone also understands what Yang Yang said, because the media reporters have analyzed it. The three players who performed best in Manchester United's outbreak during this period are Pogba, Martial and Rashford. Ba is the soul core of the team.

"Beckenbauer said that the strongest is often the weakest. Pogba is Manchester United's strongest point, but at the same time it is also the biggest weakness, because Manchester United's outbreak during this period depends more on the personal ability of the players. rather than the team as a whole."

"That's why I said earlier that winning would cover up too many problems."

"Everyone has seen that Manchester United has 11 wins and 1 draw in 12 games. The results are indeed quite amazing, and there are many tough battles among them. But if you dig deeper, it is not difficult to find that Manchester United is too dependent on the individual performance of the players. As long as We've got Pogba, Martial, how can United attack?"

Harvey Alonso has also been thinking about ways to restrain Manchester United. At this moment, when he heard Yang Yang's words, he suddenly understood, "You mean, we need to adopt a shrinking defense to limit Pogba's attack. With the ball, Martial's breakthrough space?"

After a pause, the Spaniard nodded and said: "Since Fellaini left the team, there are almost no players in Manchester United's frontcourt who have the ability to attack the fulcrum. They are still trying to break through from the ribs and use players to hit the opponent's ribs." , our double midfielders have certain advantages in this regard.”

Unexpectedly, Yang Yang shook his head and rejected Harvey Alonso's idea.

"It is not safe to shrink the defense. Even now, I still lack some confidence in our defense. We are too young, and it is not good for us to defend for a long time. The risk is too great."

"Then you mean..."

"Old rules, grab at the beginning!" Yang Yang smiled maliciously.