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For Alkmaar, this game is like a life and death battle that must be won. The outside world has high expectations for them, so the pressure they bear is equally great. If they don't win, they can't face the fans and they can't face it.

The media's praise can't face the more than 20 million Dutch guilders they spent in the transfer market. This is the third-largest investment in the Dutch transfer market this season. For a newly promoted team, such an investment is a huge sum.

But for Sparta Rotterdam, this game does not have that much pressure. They are not highly regarded in the first place. Their strength is just that. They will never be able to hold on even if they starve to death. They don't expect to buy in at all. They just ask for help.

It would be fine if someone poached the main players. Such a team would not be able to have a life-or-death mentality unless it was relegated.

The difference in mentality is very clear on the court.

After Alkmaar scored, Sparta Rotterdam started to counterattack, but their counterattack was not as fierce as Alkmaar's offensive. They were still suppressed in the midfield and could only defend tiredly.

The problem with Sparta Rotterdam now is that their opponents are fighting too fiercely. This group of young people have good skills and average coordination, but their fighting is absolutely top-notch. As long as the players of Sparta Rotterdam fail to pass the ball once, they will immediately be defeated.

It will attract about two or three more players to fight. If you dare to pass one person, you will see a group of people surrounding you.

After the training last season and this season's pre-season training, Alkmaar's fighting has increasingly shown his power. Teams that have not been tortured by the Premier League can easily be fooled. Especially Rotterdam.

Sparta, they began to slowly deal with Alkmaar, thinking that Alkmaar's rhythm was like this, and they would not be able to adapt when their opponent's rhythm changed.

Of course, the biggest headache for Sparta Rotterdam is that AZ Alkmaar's offense is too cumbersome. They hit the No. 5 player on the left on the wing. Unless there is an obvious loophole on the right, their offense will always point to their left, No. 5 player.

He was almost beaten crazy by Alkmaar. He abided by the teachings of head coach Evans and defended honestly, not seeking merit but seeking no faults. However, the tree wanted to be quiet but the wind did not stop. Alkmaar's players had to beat him.

On this side, he also uses his most troublesome tactics of passing the ball and forcing overtaking. His positioning, steals, and awareness are all good. His only regret is that he has poor explosive power and slow speed. Many people think that if his

If he has better explosive power and speed, he can definitely play for the giants in Serie A and La Liga.

Alkmaar kept attacking Sparta Rotterdam's shortcomings on the left. The slow No. 5 left back did not dare to step forward, and the center back and midfielder kept trying to fill his position. This dragged down Sparta Rotterdam's entire team.

The defense line moves forward, but it also prevents the midfielder and frontcourt from pressing forward, fearing that the three lines will be disconnected. In this way, Sparta Rotterdam can only defend passively, waiting for the right and center to open a gap.

However, the fact that Alkmaar does not focus on Sparta's right wing is not due to their poor left wing. The left back Suleiman's technical speed is very strong. When he was in the Dutch second division, he was a one-sided player, so he was always used by Jiang Mu.

, has never been replaced.

Sparta Rotterdam wanted to learn the same tactics as Alkmaar and attacked Alkmaar's weaknesses. However, Suleiman and Van Bommel's defense was very tight and fierce, and they could not take advantage of the left wing.

The two sides were struggling on the wings, but it was the midfield where the trouble finally occurred.

Alkmaar's crazy attack on the left caused Sparta Rotterdam to put all their energy on the left, but at this time, Alkmaar suddenly attacked the center.

In the 30th minute of the game, Alkmaar's full-back Blomkamp assisted to the side of Sparta Rotterdam's penalty area. He, his winger Thomasson and midfielder Enke made a triangle cooperation on the wing.

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Thomason passed the ball to Blomkamp, ​​who started walking toward the baseline. Sparta Rotterdam's No. 5 left back was already frightened. Seeing Blomkamp take the ball, he immediately turned sideways.

Make a bottom position to prevent your opponent from using speed to force past you.

However, Blomkamp did not go down at this time, but suddenly changed direction. Instead of going down, he cut across to the front of the penalty area.

At this time, Sparta Rotterdam was dumbfounded. The No. 5 left back was shaken and fell, and the Alkmaar fans laughed. They could now imagine how chaotic the opponent's penalty area must be now.

Sure enough, Blomkamp, ​​the full-back, came to the edge of the penalty area, and his full-back fell on the turf. At this time, it became a question who would deal with Blomkamp. This was something that the head coach could not arrange before the game.

Yes, players on the field must make the right decision in the shortest time, otherwise 0.1 seconds will lead to a big mistake.

Midfielder No. 8 stepped forward and blocked Blomkamp's path. Between Blomkamp and the goal, there were two central defenders. At this time, Blomkamp needed to watch if he wanted to shoot without being blocked.

Depends on luck.

Every fan in the stands, including AZ Alkmaar, Sparta Rotterdam, and fake fans, including Ambassador Tan and others, all shut their mouths and opened their eyes to watch the development of this attack.

Kronkamp chose to pass the ball. He did not pass it to Drogba and Thomason. The two forwards were on his side and their sight was blocked. He could only pass it to Altidore behind him. At this time, Al

Tidore has the best vision, and he has the ability to distribute the ball to the players in the best positions. Although Blomkamp has not had much contact with Altidore, he knows the Dutch compatriot very well.

Blomkamp's choice was correct. Altidore was waiting. His ball was passed to Altidore. Altidore did not stop the ball. He had already thought about the direction of the pass——

Drogba.

Although the African Andy Lau has a central defender watching over him, he is very strong. As long as he can hold the ball, regardless of whether he cooperates with him or not, the opponent's defense will be confused.

The ball came to Drogba's feet. Drogba was being held up by the defender of Sparta Rotterdam. When the ball came in front of him, another midfielder of Sparta Rotterdam immediately moved closer to Drogba, trying to defend him.

Drogba.

The player preparing to flank Drogba was very close to Drogba, leaving only a short time for Drogba to make an action.

With so many people at the front of the opponent's penalty area, it is almost impossible to have enough time to make any action.

The No. 3 guarding Drogba is an experienced central defender. He pushed the "African Brother Dehua" from behind and even kicked the ball with his heels. These small moves cannot hurt people or make people fall, but they can

Destroying the center of gravity of the ball holder can injure the opponent's ankle over time.

But Drogba is strong. He is twenty years old, when he is most energetic and courageous. He was kicked and pushed repeatedly, but Drogba was as steady as a rock. When the ball came, he picked it up with his toes and held the No. 3 defender.

Turn around sharply and volley.

Because the defensive player in the penalty area was taken to the wing and before he could return to his position at this time, Drogba's volley flew straight to the goal without any hindrance.

Drogba's turn and volley was very sudden, but because the ball was always at his feet, he picked it up again. The goalkeeper was alert, and he pounced hard, and the ball was knocked out with his fists.

The scene was filled with exclamations. The fans of Sparta Rotterdam thought that the goal was definitely going to be scored, but they didn't expect that it was saved by the goalkeeper. They all secretly said it was a fluke.

Everyone in Alkmaar looked up to the sky and sighed. It was such a pity that such a beautiful shot was saved. Otherwise, this goal would have a chance to be selected as the best goal of the season.

A minute later, Alkmaar made a comeback. The starting point of this attack was still the left wing, and the final breakthrough was from the center.

Blomkamp, ​​Thomasson and Altidore attracted almost half of the Sparta Rotterdam fans on the wing, and then Altidore made a long pass and found Kuyt on the other wing.

Kuyt has been struggling with the opponent's full-backs and full-backs. This time the opponent's full-backs went to the right to support his teammates. Kuyt's side was absolutely empty. Seeing the ball coming, Kuyt made a move.

But he suddenly moved the ball laterally and headed towards the front of the penalty area.

Kuyt's shooting ability is not comparable to that of defenders like Blomkamp just now. How could Sparta Rotterdam's players be in a hurry. Their players were originally on the left, and now they had to immediately shoot from the right.

Move to the left to help defend.

Kuyt's horizontal dribbling was more threatening than Blomkamp. He first made a fake move and knocked down a midfielder from Sparta Rotterdam. Then Kuyt saw a path leading to the goal.

line, and at this time the goalkeeper is still on the left side and has not returned to his original position.

Kuyt did not hesitate and took a shot. Because he was worried about the opponent's players around him, Kuyt moved as fast as possible and as small as possible when shooting to avoid being intercepted by his opponent.

Seeing Kuyt's shot, the goalkeeper of Sparta Rotterdam immediately moved in the direction of the ball, preparing to save the shot from a tricky angle.

But just as the ball flew towards the net very fast, suddenly a leg broke into the fans' sight. This leg happened to touch the flying ball. The ball that was originally flying to the right side of the goal was immediately changed by this touch.

direction, flying to the left side of the goal.

The Sparta goalkeeper was dumbfounded. He had already made a save action and his body immediately went out. At this time, the ball changed direction. The Sparta goalkeeper had no way to change the direction of the save. He could only wait.

Watch with eyes as the ball flies into the net on the other side.

2:0.

Only then did everyone who was tackling the ball see clearly the leg that hit the ball. He was none other than Alkmaar forward Thomasson, who was famous for his ability to grab points.

"goalgoalgoal... Thomasson! Thomasson! The Dane scored the second goal of the game. His touch changed the direction of the ball's flight, making the goalkeeper's efforts in vain..."

While the commentator was spitting, the Dane who scored his first goal got up from the ground crazily, ran to the sidelines quickly, jumped over the billboard, and came to the stands. Thomason grabbed the guardrail and yelled at the fans.

Yelling, venting his pleasure.

The fans at the scene cheered loudly. These Alkmaar supporters were so happy today. In the first league game, the team scored two goals before the first half was over. The team not only played beautifully, but also

Being able to score goals wins both the process and the result. What's not satisfying about supporting such a team?