Thursday, August 21, 2003, at exactly fifteen pm.

North of Spakenburg, Ethelmers Club, Vismart Stadium.

There are only a few thousand residents in the town, but the football atmosphere is very strong. The two semi-professional teams from the third-level league gather in the north of the town, using six standard-sized training grounds, each with a professional stadium that can accommodate more than a thousand spectators.

Whether it is the training ground or the football field, the quality of the lawn is very high and the daily maintenance is very good, which makes Yang Yang unable to help but admire him when he sees it. Training grounds and football fields of this level are rare in China, but judging from his experience of playing games everywhere in the past few months, it is extremely common in the Netherlands.

The popularity of football is also reflected in fans. Even on weekdays, people are still surging around the stadium.

The Vismart Stadium has only two stands and can only accommodate hundreds of fans. Tickets are usually sold to the outside world, but there is no obstacle around the stadium, allowing all fans to come to the scene and watch the game around the stadium.

In this match against Ajax II, the fans kept the stadium from being covered.

The reason is no different. This time it was Marco Van Basten who led the team to participate in the competition.

Esthermer Zuss' head coach is Philip Dehan, who is about forty years old, but he looks like a fan of Van Basten. As soon as Ajax II arrived at the Vismart Stadium, he immediately brought the players to welcome him and asked Van Basten for autographs and photos.

But the friendly atmosphere before the game did not continue into the stadium.

As a third-level league team, the Dutch Cup is one of the few events that the home team can gain media attention, especially this game is the first match coached by Van Basten, which attracted many media reporters from the Netherlands and even Europe.

When fighting at home, the adult team faced a group of young soldiers under the age of 21. They had the advantage of both the right time and place. In terms of people, their desire to win and their fighting spirit were definitely not inferior to Ajax II.

At the beginning of the game, Ethelmerzus' defense caused Ajax II to frequently hit a wall.

Yang Yang sat on the bench to watch the game, and he was also very moved.

The Netherlands has very strong youth training strength, and more importantly, it has a very wide popularity, and has even penetrated into a small town with only three or five thousand people. Although the home team is only a third-level semi-professional team, since the players have received professional youth training since childhood, they have strong tactical qualities and team awareness, and their personal abilities are also good, and they are still very competitive.

The second team of Ajax suffered a loss in the physical and strength confrontation, especially Babel in the middle of the frontcourt, who was only sixteen years old and suffered a great loss in the physical condition. It was difficult to stand in the middle of the frontcourt from the beginning to deter the opponent's central defenders and goal.

If the center can't stand, the offensive effect of Ajax II team will be greatly reduced.

On the left side of this game is Robin Mueller Van Mopez, a right-footed left winger. Van Basten's intention is to let Babel pull the left side when he can't get any advantage in the middle, while Van Mopez cuts from the left to the middle, seizes the opportunity and enters the penalty area to create a threat.

The ones responsible for delivering shells to the two players were Crohn in the midfield and Demoore on the right.

The point is Demoore on the right.

The fast-speed Belgian winger joined Ajax early and upgraded from all ages. He is a teammate with Babel. He is also highly favored by the team. He has also entered the first-team training camp this summer.

But in this game, he didn't seem to be able to get any advantage against the 21-year-old Pier Tasch.

Yang Yang sat on the bench, but his eyes were always on the court, focusing on every move on the right.

Pier Tasch has a good defensive awareness and always faces Demoor forty-five degrees. He can see that he is an experienced defensive player. He also focuses on guarding against Demoor's outside line, which is very unfavorable to Ajax's right winger.

The home team's left-footed back is a left-footed player, and he has a certain advantage when defending Demoor on the right. Several times have made Demoor unable to create a threat on the right. He either suffered a frustration from the cross or the quality of the pass is very low.

Gradually, after several rounds of confrontation, Demur suffered a significant loss and became impatient.

As a bystander, Yang Yang saw some clues.

Facing a defensive strategy like Pier Tasch, Demur is not without his choice, for example, he can choose to cut in.

But Demur is the right-footed player, but the left-footed player is not good. This was immediately tested after the opponent started the game.

Yang Yang couldn't help but think of what Van Gaal once told him that he must practice his left foot, and it is best to be as flexible as his right foot, which will give him more choices on the court.

At this moment, Demur's situation proved this very well for Yang Yang.

In the past few months, Yang Yang has been paying attention to training his left foot. Needless to say, he is practicing passing and controlling the ball. The continuous change of direction in Ronaldo's assault has very high requirements for the left foot.

The pendulum is extraordinary or right. As long as you practice your left foot well, Yang Yang's response strategy on the court will be much richer.

At least, he wouldn't have put himself in a dilemma like Demur now.

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The center was restrained and the right side was silent, but the overall strength of Ajax II still had an advantage.

In the 38th minute of the first half, Danish midfielder Crohn stepped forward and used a sharp straight pass to accurately tear open the home team's defense line and sent the ball into the penalty area. Van Mopes, who was diagonally inserted from the left, made a shot with his right foot, and opened the first record for Ajax team 2.

This goal greatly relieved the pressure on Ajax II team.

The home team once wanted to counterattack, but the defense line led by Fermulen and Lindgren was defended very firmly, especially Fermulen, who also staged a single-killing scene in a counterattack against the opponent, winning applause.

Yang Yang also applauded on the sidelines. He practiced against Fermall every day, and of course he knew the strength of the Belgian central defender.

After missing a few good scoring opportunities, Ajax II finally ended the first half with a one-to-zero lead.

After the second half of the game, Van Basten still continued his first half game strategy, with the focus still on the right and middle.

I don’t know if it was asked by Van Basten, Demur consciously wanted to cut inward several times in the second half, but made mistakes. His left foot ability was indeed not very good. When the right was blocked, the threat on the field was greatly reduced.

The same happened to Babel.

The biggest talented star of Ajax team 2 was anxious to prove himself, but he was closely guarded by the home team and never performed.

In the 55th minute, Van Basten finally couldn't help but make a substitution.

Nineteen-year-old forward Fred Benson from Garner replaced Van Mopes who scored a goal in the first half.

Although the dark-skinned Fred Benson is from Ghana, he came to the Netherlands since he was a child and was trained in the famous youth training club Sborg. He entered the Ajax youth training camp in 1999. He entered the age of 178 at the age of 15, and rose all the way to the second team.

This is a typical African player. He is not tall, but he is very fast, has a solid footwork, has a certain ability to break through, and is also a leader among his peers in physical confrontation.

After Van Basten replaced him on the court, Fred Benson led to the forward line, and Ryan Babel pulled to the left winger, obviously hoping to use Benson to withstand the opponent's defense and liberate Babel.

As it turns out, even though Van Mopez scored a goal in the first half, his status and role in the coaching staff and the team are still inferior to Ryan Babel, who is a recognized genius by everyone in Ajax.

This time, the substitution gained a certain effect. Babel was obviously more active on the left side than the middle side and gained more space. However, the home team still guarded him strictly and did not dare to relax at all.

As for the middle lane, the nineteen-year-old Benson doesn't have much physical advantage when facing adults who are like wolves and tigers.

Demur on the right can only occasionally pass the ball, but it is difficult to create a powerful threat.

Soon, the home team stabilized the defense again, and Ajax II's offense was once again limited.

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Although he already had a goal lead, Van Basten was still very dissatisfied with the situation on the court.

Theoretically, coaching the first game is the first game of the new season. It would be good to be able to defeat the opponent 1-0, but that is compared to others, Van Basten has higher requirements for himself.

What's more, he is also very clear that Ajax II team is fully capable of creating more goals, provided that they can break the current deadlock on the court.

Just break a little and it will bloom in full.

Thinking of this, Van Basten couldn't help but turn around and glance at the bench. Yang Yang was the first to enter his sight.

He still remembered that yesterday he personally promised to give Yang Yang 30 minutes of game time, now...

Van Basten turned his head and looked at the scoreboard again. The time displayed on it was fifty-eight minutes, and it was almost done after calculation. I wonder if this amazing boy who always surprised me can bring surprises to himself today?

Thinking of this, Van Basten raised his lips, and he was still somewhat expectant. He turned his head again and pointed at Yang Yang from afar.

"Yang, I'll give you three minutes to warm up, hurry up."

With Van Basten's words, everyone's eyes gathered on Yang Yang's body, their eyes were filled with envy.

Yang Yang was also excited after hearing this. It seemed that Van Basten still remembered his promise.

Thirty minutes, no more or less, enough for you to perform.

After taking a deep breath, Yang Yang immediately stood up from his seat, took off the training suit covering the outside, revealing the jersey inside, No. 21, this is his jersey number in the second team this season.
Chapter completed!