The early game of the tenth round of the Eredivisie League at the DSB Stadium was extremely strange.
In the score, the visiting team, Ajax, was in the lead.
But on the field, the audience would definitely think that the players from both teams were wearing the wrong jerseys.
Ajax was like a flock of sheep.
Alkmaar was like a flock of jungle beasts.
When Alkmaar attacked, the sheep gathered together, trembling and panicking under the attacks of the beasts.
When Alkmaar defended, the beasts frantically chased and intercepted the scattered sheep!
The rhythm of the game was completely broken!
It seemed that wherever the game went, there was no reason to speak of.
Qin Xiong was also a little confused.
He was influenced by his teammates.
Don't judge De Rong and Heitinga by their ferocious postures and aggressive movements when defending. They looked expressionless and very rational.
In fact, Qin Xiong could see that the two of them were also panicking!
This was reflected in the fact that they would chase after an opponent because of the football's movement and lose their key defensive positions!
So, Qin Xiong had to make up for their positions!
They looked brave and fierce, but that was definitely the bravery of an ignorant person!
A game can be chaotic, but it must not be chaotic at your own home!
Qin Xiong went back and forth to make up for their positions, and occasionally he had to do the dirty and tiring work of a player with a delicate and elegant style of play!
He wanted to stabilize his teammates and control the game, but Alkmaar's madness did not give him a chance at all.
He could not even find a suitable place to pass the ball in the second half of the field, even if it was three or two passes. But, there was none!
Before the end of the first half, Grygera was in a passive position from the start. This time, he was calmly dribbled and broke through by the opponent's Heitinga. Cutting into the penalty area, Heitinga unexpectedly chose to shoot from a narrow angle!
Lobonte blocked the near corner of the goal and did his job well. He blocked the ball, but the Alkmaar left back, Keller, followed up and shot again. The football flew straight to the middle of the goal and rolled on the ground!
At this time, someone in front of the goal hurriedly blocked the ball with his foot. After blocking, he fell on the goal line. He was Qin Xiong!
Qin Xiong was originally on guard against Huey Seggy's pass, so he retreated to the middle of the penalty area. However, Huey Seggy chose to shoot. Qin Xiong saw that Lobonte had blocked the ball on Keller's running path, so he instinctively stood in front of the goal and used his body to block Lobonte's shooting angle. Unexpectedly, he really succeeded in saving Keller!
However, in his hasty block, he lost his balance and fell to the ground. His eyes were filled with helplessness and despair!
Inside the penalty area in front of the goal, Heitinga's sliding tackle to block Keller's attack failed. His defensive position was lost!
Alkmaar was originally playing as a double striker. This time, Elhetbi was able to make a second shot without any interference!
It was the ball that Qin Xiong had blocked, but it was shot back by Elhetbi!
The football flew over Qin Xiong's head and into the goal. He closed his eyes. When he opened them again, they revealed a cold glint.
Ajax's arrogant philosophy was a double-edged sword!
Sometimes, it would allow the players to confidently display their talents. Sometimes, it would cause the opponents to unreasonably use "brutal" methods to beat them!
This time, it was the latter!
In the stands, the 20,000 Alkmaar fans stood up and let out a roar of cheers that shook the entire stadium. The stadium, which was actually not that big, shook like an earthquake or tsunami!
All the players in the front field of Alkmaar crowded around Elhetbi to celebrate. They celebrated wildly!
Their will was like an impregnable fortress. They fought bravely and finally knocked on Ajax's door!
Who would dare to look down on them?
Ajax, are you trembling?
The commentator was shouting madly for Alkmaar. The wild temperament that Alkmaar displayed after conceding the goal was worthy of everyone's cheers.
Ajax fans, on the other hand, had worried looks on their faces.
Comain, who was like a handsome scholar, was not indifferent on the sidelines. From the beginning of the game, he was very active in directing the players. He mobilized the morale of the players in the stadium and instructed them to do a good job in every attack and defense. In the midst of panic, he also shouted for the team to calm down.
However, Comain, whose voice was hoarse from shouting, was still powerless to change the situation on the field.
His control over Ajax was still not as absolute as that of Capello, Ferguson, Louis Van Gaal and the other coaches!
Even if the players were on the field, they had to pay attention to the manager at all times. They had to live under the manager's shadow and listen to his orders.
Qin Xiong got up from the ground. Lobonte gave him a hand. After he got up, he walked in front of Van Der Vaart and Snede with a cold face. He said in a deep voice, "Don't attack after the kickoff. We have to stabilize the mood of the team and play according to the opponent's rhythm. We will lose without a doubt!"
In fact, Qin Xiong was not afraid of going head to head with the opponent. The key was how could he count on Van Der Vaart, Snede and Xikora. These three players, to go head to head with the opponent? Whether or not they had the fighting spirit was secondary!
Xikora's physique was obviously no match for them!
Snede and Van Der Vaart were both U21 players. The opponents opposite them were full of vigor and vitality. They were at their peak. Although they could not completely crush the Gemini on the Dutch side in a head-on confrontation, at least the probability of winning was very high!
Qin Xiong understood that Ajax could not rush into this game. If it really turned into a contest of strength, the chances of winning were not high. This was because every failure in confrontation would bring a psychological blow to the players. Naturally, the more they played on the field, the more depressed they would be.
To win, to reverse the situation, they could only use their wits!
Especially in the context of the game against AC Milan in four days.
Snede and Van Der Vaart agreed with Qin Xiong's point of view. At the very least, they were not the kind of players who relied on physical confrontation to make a living.
Don't turn a football game into a rugby game!
After the restart, there was a certain amount of buffer. Qin Xiong did not instigate the attack. He also let Van Der Vaart and Snede work together to control the ball. This allowed the whole team to calm down.
The last minute of the first half was spent just like that.
The players of both teams temporarily left the field and walked into the changing room.
Adrianse welcomed his players on the sidelines and praised their fighting spirit. He firmly believed that if they continued to play like this in the second half, they would be able to defeat Ajax!
Whether or not Ajax valued Alkmaar, it was not important anymore!
He wanted to let Ajax bleed here!
Get back to Amsterdam with bruises all over his body!
Perhaps this was not the first time Comain lost his temper in the changing room. After all, during halftime at the Philips Stadium, Comain's expression was so gloomy that it was scary. However, Qin Xiong had never experienced it before. He was warming up at the sidelines. No one mentioned what happened in the changing room after the match. Today, he felt the anger of the manager for the first time.
Comain did not target any one player. He directly criticized the whole team!
Qin Xiong listened carefully and felt that the manager was right.
After taking the lead, Ajax relaxed. To a certain extent, it was his inflated ego!
He did not put his opponent in his eyes.
The funny thing was, when Alkmaar exploded like a wild beast, Ajax seemed to have angered a giant beast. He did not know what to do and was trembling in fear.
It could not be helped. This generation's Ajax was still too young. The problem with young people was that they were easy to be arrogant. Just a little bit of success and they would get carried away.
In the Tree Shade World, the most common thing was to play with the wind and play with the water. Playing against the wind was really terrible.
Comain still warned the whole team mentally.
In terms of the situation, the score of 1: 1 was not too bad. The team really could not go all out to win. If they exhausted all their energy to win, what about the Champions League in four days?
Although it did not mean that they could definitely take down AC Milan if they rested, at least their chances of winning would be higher.
Taking a step back, as long as they did not lose, Ajax would definitely be the leader of the Eredivisie. The team's morale would not be affected!
However, when Qin Xiong walked out of the changing room with his teammates to prepare for the second half, he still pulled Van Der Vaart, Snede, and Ibrahimovic to discuss the second half in a low voice.
As the midfield commander, if he had an idea, he would definitely tell his teammates. This was the first foundation of a strong team: communication.
They could not rely on their teammates to understand everything. When necessary, they needed to communicate with each other.
Qin Xiong told his teammates about his ideas for the second half. Van Der Vaart did not express his opinion. Ibrahimovic had already scored, and he recognized Qin Xiong's strength very much. He might even have a higher recognition than Snede and Van Der Vaart. So he first agreed to Qin Xiong's suggestion. He nodded, and Van Der Vaart naturally had to agree. There was nothing to argue about. In terms of the specific battle plan, since Van Der Vaart had given up his role as the organizer, and he himself was not very willing to play, then he should listen to Qin Xiong. After all, if he wanted glory and glory, he also needed the support of his teammates. Especially, the support from Qin Xiong!
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