The Godfather of Football

As Leo Benhak said, the benefits of high defense are obvious.

That is, when Ajax switches from defense to offense, the two wingers Robben and Van der Vaart can always approach the opponent's two full-backs in the shortest possible time, and even take advantage of the opportunity to make air cuts. To the gap between the full-backs and center-backs, this is a huge advantage for any team's offense.

Because, as long as you have a good passer behind who can pass the ball behind the opponent's defense in the shortest time, then the speed and explosive power of Van der Vaart and Robben will be enough to form a counterattack in an instant. Offside.

Just like this time, Sneijder got the ball towards Lucio, and there were PSV defensive players behind him, so he didn't let the ball stay at his feet and directly knocked it back to Gilberto Silva, while he He raised his right hand high, quickly got rid of the defensive player, and ran into the gap.

Gilberto Silva was born in Brazil. His technical skills are not outstanding, but he is definitely not weak. When he saw Sneijder raising his hand, he already realized that the Dutch midfielder was looking for someone to hit the wall for a one-two, so he Just like being a wall when playing the wall game in Detok Most, he touches the ball and pushes it back.

Sneijder adjusted his posture after breaking away and turned to face the opponent's half.

When the ball came to his feet, he immediately noticed Robben, because Oye's side was suffering from speed, so he didn't hesitate and hit the ball with a quick half-high overhead kick. Take Oye behind.

Robben had already realized this when he saw Sneijder facing his side, so the moment Sneijder passed the ball, he rushed forward quickly, using his speed and flexibility to easily get away. Oye, like a sharp arrow off the string, quickly penetrated PSV's defense.

Get the ball, move forward, and catch up. The whole process is not sloppy or ambiguous, and the speed of advancement does not slow down at all.

"Ajax had a very quick counterattack and Sneijder passed the ball to Robben on the left."

"Robben countered offside, advanced very quickly, and entered the PSV penalty area. Will PSV goalkeeper Watrous attack?"

"Robben, my God, it was a fake move and he passed by!!"

"Robben passed Watrous and hit the empty goal!!!"

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!"

"Ajax took the lead in scoring PSV Eindhoven's goal in the 37th minute of the first half!"

"This is a very exciting shot from Ajax's left winger, Arjen Robben!!"

In the roar of the on-site commentator, all the Ajax fans in the audience rushed out of their seats like crazy, rushed to the front of the fence, and shouted loudly for this player who had just joined Ajax. Si, cheer for the Dutch youngster who played the team's first official game!

After Robben passed Watrous, he pushed the ball into the empty goal. At that moment, his mind was completely blank. It was not until the audience burst into thunderous cheers that he suddenly Suddenly he realized that he had scored a goal!

He rushed out of the Eindhoven penalty area almost without thinking, waving his hands crazily along the way, shouting loudly, venting the excitement and excitement in his heart, because he represents the traditional Dutch powerhouse Ajax. , and the one he scored was the Eredivisie champion last season, PSV!

This is something Robben couldn't imagine when he was still in the Groningen youth team a year ago, but now, he has done it!

All Ajax players rushed out of the stadium, rushed to the sidelines one by one, surrounded Robben in the middle, celebrating his teammate's first goal, and Robben hugged him tightly For Sneijder who gave an assist.

Robben's counter-offside was very beautiful, his lightning-fast dribbling speed was also very beautiful, and even the moment when he passed the goalkeeper was equally beautiful, but all of this was based on Sneijder passing a just-right pass to him. on the basis of.

A slow-motion replay of the entire process of Robben's goal appeared on the live TV screen. Everyone could clearly see that Ajax's entire process from stealing the ball to hitting the wall to countering offside was almost completed in one breath. The players played With their skillful continuous cooperation, it was difficult for Eindhoven's defensive players to keep up with Ajax's pace.

"Your training methods should get the first prize!" Bobby Harms shouted loudly in Ye Qiu's ear when he was hugging Ye Qiu to celebrate his goal. He was not a fan and would not only pay attention to the players. On the contrary Yes, he knew very clearly that Ye Qiu's training methods were the key to the team's rapid and skillful cooperation.

This kind of cooperation may not work every time, but as long as it works once, the threat is very great.

"You guys are the number one contributor!" Ye Qiu laughed and hugged Bobby Harms, and then hugged the other assistants excitedly, because this goal was not easy to come by, but it made Ah Jax's morale is high from top to bottom.

In the stands, when Van Praag saw Ajax score the first goal, the excited Ajax president stood up from his seat and jumped excitedly in the aisle, just like the crazy fans around him. "Goal, we scored!!"

Leo Benhak was not too surprised by this, because he had long felt that the high defensive pressure on Eindhoven was very great, and even a small mistake might be taken by Ajax. Utilize, especially the individual abilities of Ajax's three attackers.

Robben is good at attacking and has excellent one-on-one ability. Van der Vaart is good at cutting in and making the final pass. Ibrahimovic suppresses the opponent's two central defenders and has a strong deterrent effect inside and outside the penalty area. From the characteristics Look, Ajax's three attackers are very complementary, but they still lack some tacit understanding and connection.

After the excited celebration, Van Praag turned his head and looked at PSV general manager Frank Arnesen not far away. The latter's sinister expression looked like a corpse emerging from a coffin. Likewise, he was so gloomy that it was scary. It was obvious that he was also very angry and dissatisfied with PSV being breached.

For this strong general manager, Van Praag still admires him more. He is indeed a very capable manager, but the problem is that his desire for power is too strong and his possessiveness is too scary, so This will lead to his poor popularity.

Regarding the staffing of the club, PSV has done a very good job. The strong Arnesen is paired with the weak Gretz. The combination of strong and weak is an important factor in ensuring that Eindhoven's performance has been booming in recent years. .

On the contrary, last season, Ajax had problems with the staffing of the management team, which caused great turmoil.

Standing on the podium and looking down at Ye Qiu, who was standing in front of the home team's coaching bench and instructing the players to rearrange their formations and positions, Van Praag had strong confidence in him for the first time.

"Perhaps he can really bring change and revival to Ajax!"

Leo Benhak was sitting nearby, heard Van Praag's muttering, smiled slightly, and said nothing.

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The first half ended with a score of 1:0, and Ajax was full of morale.

On the other hand, PSV, which seemed bossy and arrogant before the game, now each of their players is like a defeated rooster, with their heads drooped and an expression of being afraid to see others, getting into the player tunnel.

Ye Qiu accompanied the players into the home team's locker room. He saw that the players were all in a happy mood and talking about what happened in the first half in the locker room. After all, they were all young people. Once they took the lead, they were in a good mood. Naturally, things got better and morale improved.

Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, this is the group of young men we are talking about!

"Okay, everyone!" Ye Qiu clapped his hands vigorously, silencing the chatty players.

"We only have 15 minutes, let me focus on a few questions!"

As soon as Ye Qiu spoke, the players suddenly became quiet and looked at their head coach.

"First of all, there was a period in the first half when we were very poor and PSV took advantage of us because we were spread out a little bit in the formation and once Kežman dropped back to support the midfield, we had a lot of trouble in the midfield. If your control is declining, you will appear very passive, which is not a good sign!”

"I hope we must pay attention to this issue in the second half. Once Kežman retreats, one of our two central defenders must follow up. Gilberto, your position is forward, Sneijder and Keita. Get closer to our front line, understand?"

This was only a temporary approach and the risk was high, but for the time being, Ye Qiu couldn't find a better solution.

"I hope each of you must understand that the prerequisite for high-position defense is that every player on our three lines must maintain close contact and response to each other, and the three lines must remain compact and orderly. We cannot be cut off by our opponents, otherwise, the large gap behind us will be our most lethal threat!”

Ye Qiu had already discussed this with the players at the tactical preparation meeting, so the players all understood the importance of Ye Qiu's words, so they all nodded in agreement.

"One more thing, Zlatan, your response and connection with the two wings in the first half were not close enough. The number of passes between you, Robben and Van der Vaart was only 2 and 4 respectively. This is definitely not a reasonable decision. Phenomenon, what we need is a team-based offensive combination, not a solo effort!”

Although he scored a goal, in fact, to a certain extent, it was still the result of the strikers fighting alone.

Robben's goal had little to do with other players, and more to do with midfield support and anti-offside.

Ibrahimovic raised his head, looked at Ye Qiu, said nothing, and lowered his head again.

Ye Qiu knew that if this boy didn't speak, it meant that he already knew.

To deal with such an arrogant person with strong self-esteem, nagging lectures can only be counterproductive. Pointing out his problems and mistakes is enough. If he understands, he will correct it. If he still doesn't understand, then replace him. , let him think it over carefully on the bench.

"There are also our two full-backs, Abidal and Heitinga. Once the central defender attacks, your position must be appropriately reduced to the center to fill the gap left by the central defender. Gilberto Schier Wa needs to provide adequate protection in the front, and Keita and Sneijder also need to actively form the defensive line in the midfield.”

"Remember, everyone, we are a unit and we must fight side by side!" Ye Qiu made a fist with his right hand and hit the palm of his left hand hard, making a crisp crack!

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In Ye Qiu's view, the Ajax team he formed is fully capable of achieving high-level defense and bringing out the power of the 433 offensive tactics he transformed. However, from the warm-up match and this game against Einstein Judging from Hoving's games, the results were not very good and problems occurred frequently.

The overall excellent ability to pass and receive the ball and run without the ball is the basis for ensuring 433 high defense and the core of the team's operation. Excellent attackers can suppress the opponent's defense line at any time, which can ensure that the opponent's defense line does not dare to It's easy to press forward, but it's impossible to rush to the frontcourt.

By achieving these two points, the high-position defense will naturally take shape, and the team's ball control and smooth attack will also naturally appear, and the siege support promoted by Ye Qiu can also naturally be carried out in the opponent's half.

The benefits of siege support are obvious. It is not an ordinary defensive steal. He does not pursue grabbing the ball at his feet. Siege support emphasizes interception, intercepting the opponent's ball route and intercepting the opponent's pass.

The difference between interception and stealing is that interception occurs when the ball is moving halfway. At this time, as long as it is intercepted, you can directly counterattack, but stealing is not the case. It is more about grabbing the ball and destroying it within the range of the opponent's players. , so after a successful steal, the first priority is not to counterattack, but to protect the ball.

There is no doubt that from the perspective of high-position defense and modern defensive systems, interception is the trend, and the proportion of steals will gradually be diluted.

The biggest problem Ajax exposed in this game is that the connection and interaction between the center and the wings are not close enough. Robben and Ibrahimovic have almost never interacted with each other. Van der Vaart and The number of cooperation between Ibrahimovic is also pitiful.

Without sufficient pressure on the front line, the opponent's defense will be more relaxed and provide greater support to the midfield. Once the midfield is liberated, Ajax's high defense will not be able to advance smoothly, and the overall tactics will be poor. Being suppressed, even the defense was affected.

The core of total offense and total defense is the organic combination of offense and defense. Whether it is offense or defense is no longer important and cannot be distinguished.

Therefore, during the halftime break, Ye Qiu spent a large part of his time beating Ibrahimovic in order to improve the connection and interaction between him and the two wingers. In the second half, the situation began to improve. Jax also naturally began to continue to suppress PSV.

Ye Qiu sat in the coaching bench, holding his chin, watching the game, but his brows showed no sign of loosening at all.

It's not that he was dissatisfied with the situation of the game. On the contrary, the game went very smoothly. PSV was very uncomfortable with Ajax's high defense. It had previously asked Kežman to retreat and finally struggled, but Ajax Jax quickly restrained him again.

Being forced to play in their own half for a long time, PSV felt depressed and frustrated with no power to use.

Bobby Harms, who was sitting next to him, also noticed Ye Qiu's worry and smiled, "We have the situation under control, what are you worried about?"

Ye Qiu smiled, but soon became gloomy again, "I was thinking that we must solve the problem of scattered formations and too many mistakes, otherwise, we will suffer big losses sooner or later!"

In Ye Qiu's position, Ajax's tactics should be able to engage in large-scale frontal offensive positions, as well as defensive counterattacks and lightning sneak attacks. However, once the formation is too loose, when encountering a strong team, The problem may not be big, but once you encounter a weak team, it will be very serious.

Today's teams are not strong enough as a whole, not as good as Ye Qiu's Ajax, and strong teams are not willing to defend and counterattack, just like PSV, when they beat Ajax, they have to press out. This will give Ajax, who defends high, more opportunities, but if they encounter a weak team with insufficient strength, they themselves will build a stronghold in the backcourt, and the loose Ajax will easily fall into a single situation. When fighting with soldiers, there will be more mistakes.

PSV is an obvious example. They attack forward, organize and intercept in the midfield, and defend at the back. They are very clear and orderly. However, under the impact of Ajax's high defense, it seems very mechanical and can be easily cut. Come on.

Bobby Harms could only smile in response.

He was positive about Ajax's high-position defense, and Ye Qiu had also put in a lot of effort in the preparations, but it was obvious that the complex system could not be completed overnight, especially In recent games, many problems have been exposed, which will cause Ye Qiu headaches.

But unfortunately, Bobby Harms couldn't give Ye Qiu much help.

Just when Ye Qiu had a headache, the Ajax players on the court finally created another chance.

After the morale was greatly weakened in the second half, PSV was still unable to escape the restrictions of Ajax's high defense, and finally made another fatal mistake. Van Bommel's side kick to Bouma was stabbed by Sneijder to Van der Vaart. .

After dribbling the ball, Van der Vaart drove straight in from the right and soon entered PSV's penalty area. Facing the defensive center back Nikiforov, Van der Vaart made an emergency stop and cut inside, knocking the ball with his left foot. In the middle, Ibrahimovic, who came in from the back row, met the ball with a powerful and heavy shot.

The ball almost stuck to the turf and got into the PSV goal. Goalkeeper Watrous could not prevent Ajax from scoring again. He could only watch Ibrahimovic rewrite the score. It’s 2:0!

The Ajax fans in the stadium cheered and celebrated wildly again.

This goal in the 61st minute completely established Ajax's victory, and also gave the ambitious Eindhoven a painful lesson, casting a thick shadow on their road to defending the title!