Four backs: Left back No. 4 Suleiman, center backs No. 2 Martens and No. 3 Morris, right back No. 5 Blomkamp,
Three midfielders: No. 8 Van Bommel, No. 6 Enke, and No. 10 Altidore
The three forwards are: No. 9 Drogba, No. 11 Thomason, and No. 18 Kuyt
Today is Alkmaar's first league game back in the Eredivisie, and there is no room for error. Once the first game fails, it is likely to cause a big shadow in the minds of the players, which will be very detrimental to subsequent games, so Alkmaar
Marr's starting lineup today is a little more conservative, still the same 433 formation as last season. Most of the players are local Dutch players who can better understand each other's thoughts on dealing with each other.
After the captains of both teams guessed a coin, Sparta Rotterdam, who was playing away from home, won the right to kick off.
Playing away from home, and due to the reputation of their opponent, Sparta Rotterdam did not go all out like the Spartans. They played very steadily. The ball fell at the feet of the two forwards and immediately passed it backwards.
Stand back, wait for the opportunity, and don't rush to attack.
At this moment, AZ Alkmaar's players were both nervous and excited. In the locker room just now, Jiang Mu only said one sentence, "All the fans in the Netherlands are watching us. We have no choice but to win."
This sentence has fully explained the current situation of Alkmaar. Although they are a newly promoted team, they are the most watched team, even catching up with the traditional top three. If they lose, the whole Netherlands except Alkmaar will lose.
It’s no exaggeration to see their jokes.
"Must win! Can only win!"
Alkmaar's players walked onto the court with this belief, but the players were not eager to attack. After all, this is the Eredivisie, not the Eredivisie. Among the 11 players in the starting lineup, only Thomason has played in the top league.
Alone, they had to suppress their strong desire to win and test the waters of the A-League.
During the pre-match training, Jiang Mu highlighted Sparta Rotterdam's biggest shortcomings. Their lack of hardness in the middle and lack of speed on the left wing. He asked his players to attack these two areas and treated Sparta Rotterdam the same way the Crystal Palace team did that day.
Da.
So after the opening, Alkmaar attacked Sparta's left wing. Wanting to open a gap from this point, he passed the ball down and Drogba formed a strong attack in the center.
Although Sparta Rotterdam is a team in the middle and lower reaches of the Eredivisie, they have been in the Eredivisie for decades without being relegated. Of course, they have their own advantages, that is, they are self-aware. Sparta's players know where their shortcomings are, and
After making the necessary preparations, seeing Alkmaar attack their left wing at the beginning, they immediately mobilized their midfield forces to assist in the defense to prevent their left back from being exposed to the opponent's guns.
Chang'e-1's analysis is absolutely 100% accurate. The speed of Sparta Rotterdam's left wing is one of their shortcomings, but Alkmaar cannot overcome this shortcoming because they have invested few troops. They want to fight steadily first.
There were very few assists from the defense. With the help of the opponent's defense, they had no chance to challenge Sparta Rotterdam's No. 5 left back.
Alkmaar is not in a hurry. From the beginning, they did not intend to eat up Sparta Rotterdam in one bite. The players and coaches are adapting to the Eredivisie style of play and judging the current situation in order to make more offensive and
Defensive changes.
The Eredivisie team is indeed not comparable to the Dutch Eredivisie in terms of tactical quality and technical level. Sparta Rotterdam is only in the middle and lower level. Alkmaar does not feel easy when playing. Whether it is passing, cutting, coordination or individual breakthroughs, the opponent
They can all use blocking positions and assist defense to cause damage. Sometimes they even predict the passing route and breakthrough direction of Alkmaar players and destroy or steal the ball.
When attacking, Sparta Rotterdam played very cautiously like Alkmaar, but even if three or two people are put into the attack in the frontcourt, they can still create a certain amount of murderous opportunities through reasonable movement and skillful passing and receiving.
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Jiang Mu frowned as he watched from the sidelines. The Eredivisie matches were different from those in the Eredivisie B. The tactical literacy was not at the same level. It seemed that if you wanted to win against your opponent, you would have to waste a lot of energy and time.
Evans, the head coach of Sparta Rotterdam, was also secretly surprised. His judgment before the game was correct. Alkmaar's strength should not be underestimated. If he adopted offensive tactics from the beginning, he would not let go of his opponent, a former Dutch second division team.
In my heart, I'm afraid I've already suffered a loss.
The head coaches of both teams were secretly frightened and had a new understanding of their opponents, and the players on the field certainly knew it more deeply, so they were more cautious in attacking, and the full-backs did not attack easily.
After attacking, I often pass the ball and then run back, for fear of being hit behind me. No one wants to lose the first game, let alone lose because of themselves. They would rather have no success than a failure. This is what is happening on the court now.
22 Personal Psychology.
If a game is divided according to stages, 15 minutes is the best time period, because the 45 minutes of the half can be divided into three 15 minutes. The first 15 minutes are the 15 minutes for the two teams to test each other.
Fifteen minutes later, the two head coaches have not yet made any obvious statement. They are both sitting on the coaching bench as steady as rock. The players have already moved their bodies, the offense and confrontation have become intense, and the rhythm of the game is also unknown.
Feelings speed up.
If the person who wants to score the most in this game is definitely Drogba.
It only took him one month to go from a French second-division player to an Eredivisie player with a weekly salary of 7,000 US dollars. This made him feel like he was dreaming. Now the team rented a house for him and asked him to reveal his pregnancy.
His wife took him over to live with him, and the fans have full trust in him. Every time he trains, the fans will come to cheer him on. He is very satisfied with his current job and is grateful for his choice at the time, otherwise he might still be in Ligue 2 now.
Work hard and wait for the arrival of another wise boss.
Under the control of this mentality, Drogba has been playing very depressed for the first fifteen minutes, because the situation in the warm-up match where he pressed down his opponent and beat him hard was no longer available. The fierce pressing was only implemented in the half-time.
The frontcourt has become a monkey being played with.
Drogba also negotiated with Jiang Mu when the ball was dead, but Jiang Mu did not agree with the premature attack. He also hoped that the players would adapt to the rhythm and play style of the Eredivisie before looking for opportunities to attack.
Fifteen minutes later, as the pace of the game accelerated, Drogba's role became more and more obvious. He was a fulcrum and a turret in the frontcourt, and long and short passes were directed at him.
In the seventeenth minute of the game, the ball from Alkmaar's backcourt found Drogba again. Drogba leaned against the opponent's center back. His body was very strong. Before catching the ball, Drogba leaned back hard.
, knocking the opponent away partially, then pushing the ball with his foot, adjusting it to the angle suitable for shooting, turning around and shooting.
This was a shot that was completed in one go. The defenders had no time to step forward to intercept it, and even if they had time, they would not do it. Drogba's shot was definitely a stroke of genius, and they did not react.
Sparta's goalkeeper did not expect Drogba to shoot like this. When he saw the ball going straight to the left, he jumped without thinking and blocked the ball out of the penalty area.
Corner kick from Alkmaar.
Alkmaar's players who are good at headers and physically strong players all come to the penalty area. The opponent does not like physical confrontation, so the more he tries to pull the opponent into physical confrontation, using his own hardness to defeat the opponent's softness.
Altidore takes the corner kick.
The ball he kicked flew into the penalty area in a beautiful arc.
There was a lot of fighting in the penalty area, and everyone was trying to get the ball to land.
Sparta Rotterdam was indeed a bit weak. In the physical confrontation, AZ Alkmaar easily had the upper hand. Drogba squeezed away the players beside him and got into a favorable position. He watched the ball come towards him. Drogba
Overjoyed, she jumped up and tried to head the ball towards the goal, but when he jumped up, he felt like a few rocks had fallen down from him. He didn't jump high enough, and the ball flew backwards as it rubbed her scalp.
There were still Alkmaar's outflanking players at the back point, and Kuyt also found a position at the back point. No matter how many methods his opponent used, such as pulling and kicking, Kuyt still stayed in his position. When the ball came,
He jumped up and hit the ball hard to the lower right corner of the ball.
The goalkeeper of Sparta Rotterdam was too late to save the ball with his hands. At the critical moment, he miraculously blocked the ball with his feet.
The next step is still a corner kick.
This time Altidore passed a low and flat ball to Thomasson who was in the front spot. Thomasson alertly headed the ball backwards and the ball flew to the center.
This tactic of playing forward has been successful for Alkmaar many times in the Eredivisie B. However, it was not enough in front of Sparta Rotterdam in the Eredivisie. When the players of Sparta Rotterdam got behind Thomasson, they immediately attacked.
After paying close attention to the back point and the middle, the ball was finally tipped by Drogba. However, Drogba was unable to exert any force under the guard of his opponent, and the ball was pushed out of the baseline by Drogba.
The fans of Sparta Rotterdam finally breathed a sigh of relief. The attack just now was so fierce, and Sparta Rotterdam was not good at physical confrontation, so they almost scored a goal.
Jiang Mu watched clearly from the sidelines. His players performed very well in this attack. If they were lucky, it would be the fans and players of Sparta Rotterdam who are crying now.
This was a favorable opportunity to attack! Jiang Mu quickly made up his mind. He had already figured out the opponent's strength and ability, so there was no need to be polite now.
"All-out attack! All three lines press forward 20 meters!"
Jiang Mu strode to the sidelines and gave the players the order to attack.
At this time, Evans, the head coach of Sparta Rotterdam, also happened to come to the sidelines. He was shouting to the players to strengthen their marking in defense.
After the command was completed, the two head coaches looked at each other, as if they were seeing air, turned around and returned to the coaching bench.