Ice Shooter of the Green Field

No matter where Chitse is, there are always two or three defensive players around him. Belgian international Timmy Simmons is always close to "protect" Chitse.

Simmons is the captain of Eindhoven and a regular player of the Belgian national team. This Belgian bald tough guy can be said to be a typical late bloomer.

He started to play professional league in Belgium at the age of 22. At the age of 24, he was recruited by the Belgian domestic giants Brugge.

Now 31 years old, he is still an important player of the Belgian national team and the captain of PSV Eindhoven.

And it was such a player who actually wanted to defend a sixteen-year-old child in the game.

Simmons had to admit that this was the first time.

In Belgium, Simmons' defense was known for its jelly-like style, and in the Netherlands he took it to the extreme.

Eindhoven has started to win championships in recent years. This Belgian is an absolute behind-the-scenes hero. He has participated in almost all of Eindhoven's games in the past three years. He has a solid defense and can score two goals from time to time. All coaches love it.

So in this game, Eindhoven coach Ronald Koeman gave him the task of guarding Zize with great reassurance.

Zize also discovered that the opponent doesn't actually need to deploy too many people to defend him, and Simmons alone is enough.

He is really a brown sugar!

Even when Zize is off the ball, the Belgian will follow wherever he goes. Although he is 31 years old, his speed is not slow at all, and his fighting spirit is very strong at any time.

This kind of defense made Zize almost unable to get the ball.

Pines watched from the sideline, frowning.

PSV Eindhoven put more emphasis on Zitzer than any previous team.

Under such circumstances, let alone play, Qi Ce couldn't even get the ball a few times.

Robert executed tactics very faithfully. If there was a ball coming towards him, he would definitely find a way to use his head and feet to pass to Zitzer, but he also found that this was not feasible.

Zize was looked down upon!

Simmons has a good sense of stealing the ball, and with the other Eindhoven players who are ready to rush to help defend at any time, there is no way to pass the ball.

Occasionally, Zize got the ball very uncomfortable when he passed it a few times, and it is not uncommon for him to be cut off directly.

Eindhoven coach Koeman used his usual trick against strong teams or weak teams with obvious core players-to not let the opponent play.

This trick is very useful against weak teams.

After all, Eindhoven is an absolute strong team in the Eredivisie, and no one except Ajax will care too much about it, even Feyenoord. Feyenoord's strength is relatively the worst among the top three.

So freezing the opponent's core, what PSV has been doing in the Eredivisie, is very handy.

Simmons is also the core figure of this tactic. He is often used to freeze the opponent's core, and in this game, he is even more handy.

After all, in any case, Qi Ce's real ability is only at the level of a relegation team in the Eredivisie. It has indeed improved a lot recently. With enhanced attributes and the birth of new stars, it can also meet the ability requirements of some mid-range teams in the Eredivisie.

But for PSV, what's the difference for Simmons?

They have to play 34 league games every year. Except for the four games of Ajax and Feyenoord, which opponents in the other 30 games do not have this level?

Simmons easily disposes of Robert's overhead ball, and Zitzer doesn't even touch it again.

After doing this, Simmons continued to retreat and defend, closely following Zitzer not far away.

He also had some doubts in his heart.

In fact, Qi Ce's ability is not strong.

Just a few passes and catches,

Simmons thinks he is a very ordinary player, no different from most of the Eredivisie players he has defended.

At least it is definitely not a higher level, or even a lower level, but there are evidences for so many goals.

So what is so special about this kid?

Although Simmons is very puzzled, he is not a player who will always ask why. As long as the coach asks, he will do it without hesitation.

So such a player will be very difficult to deal with. Simmons will hardly be careless or anything like that. He is conscientious and performs his tasks from beginning to end.

Seeing that he couldn't find a chance, Zize turned on the peak possession and confronted Simmons once the ball came here.

Now Simmons has suffered. His physical fitness is very good, but he has never been a professional player who is good at physical fitness.

But he has a lot of experience!

Zize almost knocked him away, trying to break through with the ball forcibly. After being knocked away, Simmons pulled Zize covertly with his hands. Zize did not show any weakness, and knocked Simmons to the ground with force. .

The whistle sounded and Zize fouled.

Damn it!

Qi Ce was very upset. He was caught in the trap just now. This old and cunning Belgian knew that his body was no match for the opponent, and he interfered with some small movements in his hands. Then he wanted to get rid of him in a hurry, but he immediately came to meet him.

This is an obvious foul. Although it is a bit of fishing law enforcement, the referee will generally call the offense a foul.

In fact, this is experience. Experienced players can completely use other advantages to prevent offenses, such as causing offsides, fouls, blocking positions and so on.

In the first half, under the close care of Simmons, Zize didn't play well. This may be the most difficult half since his debut.

They began to pay attention to Qi Ce, and truly regarded him as a core player to arrange targeted tactics. Before that, those teams more or less underestimated him.

Especially when encountering a serious player like Simmons, he will take every ball seriously and will always implement the coach's tactics. This kind of player is indeed Zize's nemesis.

In the first half, Sparta Rotterdam not only failed to score, but also conceded one. The goal was scored by Eindhoven's top star Farfan.

Pines had to admit that his tactics failed completely in this game.

Of course, in the face of the absolute strength gap, tactics are just empty talk, and he admits this, but in terms of tactics alone, he has already lost to Coman.

Koeman did a very good job of restricting Sparta Rotterdam. The first point is Robert. He is very uncomfortable with the ball. It is very difficult to give the ball to Zize. With Simmons following up and defending, Sparta Rotterdam's offense can only depend on the sky.

In the second half, Pines made some adjustments. He replaced Dupron, who was a substitute in this game, and replaced Lutes, a defensive midfielder. Help Robert and Zitzer.

However, this decision was not correct. It is useless to blindly play forwards when the score is behind. The biggest problem with Sparta Rotterdam is that they do not have their own offensive system.

The only thing worthy of praise is that in the Eredivisie League, where the offense is very open, their defense is still solid, and Pines is a coach who is better at defense.

Simmons' duty is still to mark Zize, and Zize's running is more free, but Simmons is determined to eat him.

The best chance came in the fifty-five minutes of the game.

Dupron's playing did create some space, after all, the Eindhoven defender needs to allocate energy to defend one more person.

The pressure on Robert's side was a little less, and he finally passed the ball to Zize smoothly.

Simmons couldn't reach it, so he just waited for him behind.

Qi Ce, who played for an hour without any chance, decided to go it alone this time, and turned on the peak possession to try to pass Simmons with his feet, pretending that the opponent was unmoved.

That's it!

Zize didn't fool Simmons with a fried ball, but he took advantage of the left foot and shot directly!

Simmons finally made a move at this time. He was not fooled by the fried balls, and he still had a positional advantage. He made a go up. Although he failed to intercept the ball, Zize's shot kicked Simmons' feet and bounced. go out.