amazing coach

Chapter 15 Dutch Cup, new challenges ()

The Dutch Cup (knvbcup) is a knockout football cup named and hosted by the Dutch Football Association. The first tournament was established in 1899. The Dutch Cup is divided into 7 cycles. It is divided into A, B, and amateur teams above the fourth level.

All can participate in the competition. The participating teams in the first cycle include 48 amateur teams, who will compete for 24 promotion places. In addition to the 38 professional teams and the winners of the first cycle, the second cycle also includes two reserve teams from last year.

Champion team:jongaz,jongrkc.

If a professional team plays against a non-professional team in the second cycle, the non-professional team will have home field advantage. The finals are usually held in May of the following year.

All games adopt a knockout system to determine the winner. If there is a tie at 90 minutes, overtime will be played. If the overtime tie is tied, the winner will be decided by penalty kicks. The final will be played at a neutral site. If there is a tie at 90 minutes, overtime will be played.

It will take until penalty kicks to decide the winner.

In order to avoid premature encounters between strong teams, teams such as psv, fcgroningen, az, feyenoord, scheerenveen, vitesse, and fctwente participating in European competitions will not meet in the second cycle. Starting from the third cycle, the draw will be unrestricted.

There may be a situation where the two powers are at odds with each other.

The Oriental Dragons Club is an underdog in the fourth-level amateur league. So far, they have only reached the third round once. That was 20 years ago, when they had a player who later entered the professional league and the Dutch national team.

The big-name star Lin Nazhou has been playing tricks before and since.

However, after winning the Dutch Immigration Cup, the players of the Oriental Dragons had some illusions about playing in the Dutch Cup. They were no longer satisfied with soy sauce, and hoped to use the opportunity to play against strong amateur teams and even professional teams to prove their qualifications.

Strength, football is all about fame, and with fame comes sponsorship. Just like Jiang Mu said, if they accidentally win a professional team, they will become famous.

The players of the Oriental Dragons still have a normal game mentality of making money if they win and losing, but Jiang Mu's mentality is to go all out and must achieve good results in the Dutch Cup and enter the third round.

This is Jiang Mu's lowest goal. Only by completing this goal can he have a chance to succeed in the Netherlands.

In order to achieve this goal, Jiang Mu became very strict during training. With the help of "Chang'e 1", an almost omnipotent supercomputer, every tiny movement and tiny physical condition of any player would be affected.

Changes cannot be hidden from Jiang Mu's eyes. Many times, players clearly see Jiang Mu with his back to the court, but his unreasonable actions are always discovered by Jiang Mu, which makes the players feel extremely evil. Many fans and

Players all thought Jiang Mu had special powers. Over time, fans gave Jiang Mu the title of "Magical Coach."

In September, the Dutch Amateur League officially started. In the first game, the Oriental Dragons swept Amsterdam Browett 5:0. Then, under the leadership of Jiang Mu, the Oriental Dragons began their magical journey.

The enemy is still an underdog, Jiang Mu's team is like a giant dragon emerging from the sky, blocking the gods to kill the gods, blocking the devil to kill the demons, and many of them are killing with big scores. At the beginning of the Dutch Cup, the Oriental Giants

The Dragons have won seven consecutive league games and sit top of the table.

There were no professional teams participating in the first cycle of the Dutch Cup. 48 amateur teams of different levels were drawn and then fought against each other. The Oriental Dragons were lucky enough to draw the Meln team, which is also in the fourth level. In the league,

The Oriental Dragons once easily defeated Meln 3:0, and now they are defeated again. The Oriental Dragons are full of confidence and they are full of confidence in entering the second round.

What is more beneficial to the Eastern Dragons is that they are playing at home this time. Amateur teams are different from professional teams. Their stadium cannot be compared with that of professional teams, and their fans are not as popular as professional teams.

Hardcore, whoever plays at home will take advantage.

The first round of the Dutch Cup was held between amateur teams. Although it was a national competition of the same magnitude as the league, its opening ceremony still did not receive much attention from the media and fans. Oriental Dragons and Mel

There were almost no reporters covering the game of the En team.

I say almost, because there is another reporter, his name is Hendry, he is an intern reporter for Amsterdam's non-famous tabloid "News Comprehensive". He has just graduated from university. This time he was sent by the newspaper to do a football interview. He is more

I like Eastern culture, so I came to Alkmaar to cover the Dutch Cup first round match between Oriental Dragons and Meln.

For professional teams, the Dutch Cup is useless, but for amateur teams, the Dutch Cup is their most important game of the season. Only in this event can they have the opportunity to compete with those who usually seem unattainable.

Professional teams compete head-to-head, so both Meln and the Eastern Dragons are very well prepared and hope to reach the second round.

After the game started, Meln, who had lost in the league, put on a defensive posture. Their offense in the league was defeated by the defensive counterattack of the Eastern Dragons. The defense almost turned into a sieve. This time they absorbed

After learning the lesson, I want to treat others in their own way.

However, Meln underestimated the offensive ability of the Oriental Dragons. When Jiang Mu started coaching the Oriental Dragons, he focused on defensive counterattacks. That was because he had to win the Immigration Cup in a short period of time after taking over the team, so

Taking the path of defensive counterattack, after playing the Immigration Cup, Jiang Mu put a lot of effort into offense. His imaginary model was Barcelona. Barcelona under Cruyff's philosophy in the first ten years of the 20th century.

The Oriental Dragons were a smash hit in 2011 and were known as the Cosmos Team. Although they could not become Barcelona no matter how hard they trained, they could easily defeat some amateur teams after using some of Barcelona's tactical concepts to train for a period of time.

Meln originally played offense, but now he used his own shortcomings to fight against the Eastern Dragons. He played extremely passively at the beginning. However, the players of the Eastern Dragons pressed forward with their troops, crazily pressing in the frontcourt, and beat Meln.

There was not a single chance to pass halftime in 15 minutes.

In the 15th minute of the game, under the high pressure of the Oriental Dragons, Meln finally made a big mistake. Their defense was penetrated by the Oriental Dragons' indiscriminate bombardment. After the Oriental Dragons continued to cooperate, in the middle

With a gap created, Ke Liang, the top killer of the Oriental Dragons, penetrated Meln's goal with a precise long shot from outside the penalty area.

One to zero!

"nice shot!"

Bang bang bang!

The shouts were like summer thunder, and the applause was like pouring rain, covering the entire stadium in an instant.

The Oriental Dragons have been attacking since the beginning, but have not scored, which makes their fans very anxious. Although they have been applauding and cheering, the passion in their hearts has not been vented. When Ke Liang scored,

At that moment, the fans' emotions reached a climax, and hundreds of fans almost shouted in unison.

Jiang Mu smiled knowingly after Ke Liang scored, hugged Zhao Guangming and Li Wei beside him, and then continued to talk to Chang'e 1, analyzing how to play the next game and at what point to make a breakthrough.

Although Chang'e-1 is not connected to a modern computer, its powerful analysis and computing capabilities allow it to make the best tactical arrangements for Jiang Mu. After a brief discussion, Jiang Mu decided to continue the attack and take advantage of Meln's opportunity.

When the coaches and players panicked, they were completely defeated.

Soon, the Oriental Dragons players confirmed that Jiang Mu's tactics were correct.

In the 20th minute, the Oriental Dragons took a corner kick. After a scuffle in the penalty area, the ball flew to the wing and was hoisted into the penalty area by the full-back again. The forward of the Oriental Dragons headed the ball towards the goal, and the ball hit the opponent's midfielder.

Xiang Fei entered the net, and the Oriental Dragons expanded their lead to 2-0.

After leading by two goals, Meln was already in disarray and rushed out hastily, wanting to fight to the death. However, at this time, the Eastern Dragon turned from defense to offense and launched Meln's counterattack.

Meln's offense was flustered and impatient, lacked structure, was more ferocious than calm, and created opportunities but failed to seize them. Soon the Oriental Dragons got another opportunity to counterattack. They used their midfielders and back rows to get in and score.

The score became 3-0, and the game lost its suspense before halftime was over.

In the second half of the game, the Oriental Dragons played more easily, and their counterattacks became more comfortable. Although Meln made tactical and morale adjustments during the halftime break, they were unable to recover after falling behind by three goals.

Conceding a goal, they were defeated by the Oriental Dragons again with a score of 0-4. The Oriental Dragons easily advanced to the second round of the Dutch Cup.

After the game, the fans and players of the Oriental Dragons picked up Jiang Mu and threw him into the sky again. Although Jiang Mu did not play in the game, everyone knew that he was the core and soul of the Oriental Dragons. Without him

There is no such thing as the Eastern dragon that is invincible and invincible.

Just as Jiang Mu and the players and fans were celebrating the victory, a young man with a camera came to Jiang Mu after taking photos and said shyly: "Coach Jiang, can I interview you?"

Now it was Jiang Mu's turn to be surprised. He had just seen this young man and thought he was a fan playing for tickets. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be a reporter. It is rare for reporters to cover games between fourth-level amateur teams.

thing.

"Of course, can I ask which newspaper you are a reporter for?"

"Amsterdam Daily, I am trainee reporter Hendry." Although Hendry has just graduated, he is very capable.

Hearing that Hendry was an intern reporter, Jiang Mu was relieved. A qualified reporter would definitely not come here to cover such a game, so he said: "Thank you for your respect for an amateur team like ours. Just ask, I know

There’s nothing I can’t say without saying anything.”

Hendry said happily: "Thank you, Coach Jiang, for your cooperation. Are you satisfied with this game?"

"I'm satisfied with the score. But the players haven't met my requirements yet."

"What do you think you are not satisfied with about your players' performance?"

"The coordination is not in place, they often make low-level mistakes, and the transition from defense to offense is particularly poor. Of course, but for an amateur team, they have done a very good job."

"I'm sorry to hear what you said. If you were given a professional team, would you be able to make them do better?"

"Of course, if you give me a first-division team, I can lead them to win the league and the Champions League."

"Then what results can you achieve now leading the Eastern Dragons?"

"The champion of the fourth-level amateur league will reach at least the fourth round of the Dutch Cup." Jiang Mu said confidently.

"It's difficult to reach the fourth round of the Dutch Cup. After all, professional teams have participated in the competition since the second round." Hendry reminded carefully.

"I understand. Of course, if you want to reach the fourth round, you need a little luck. Just don't run into Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV." Jiang Mu said with a smile.

"You played really beautifully in this game, Coach Jiang. I believe you will become a top professional coach." Hendry admired Jiang Mu's confidence and said sincerely.

"Thank you for your praise and encouragement, and I hope you can become an official sports reporter."

Hundley, a newly graduated sports reporter, did his first interview in his life. However, after he returned to the newspaper, the editor-in-chief Dehooth saw that he had interviewed an unknown game. He couldn't help but became furious and sent Hundley away.

Lee gave him a harsh scolding, thinking that he did not have the sense to pursue news focus and was not suitable to be a sports reporter. However, because there were only two reporters from the Dutch Cup to interview, the editor still published the article and just put it in the

in an inconspicuous location.