Chapter 67 The first half
"Due to the successful relegation, the players are very morale and have wonderful visions for the Dutch Cup final three days later. But I need to remind them that our opponent is Ajax, who just lost the league championship, are hungry like a pack of wolves."
This is what Adrians wrote in his private diary, his vague worries and premonitions wandered between the lines. The more laughter the players were, the tighter his brows frowned. It was really strange that other coaches wanted the team to relax, but they just wanted them to be nervous.
The untightened bowstring cannot shoot arrows that can kill wild beasts.
"Zhang Jun, tomorrow will be the final. Do you have any ideas?" Yang Pan lay on the bed, looking through the book aimlessly, while asking Zhang Jun next to him.
"Idea? Win the competition and win the championship!" Zhang Jun answered very simply.
"Oh? When did you become so determined?"
Zhang Jun glanced at Yang Pan: "We have reached the finals. If anyone doesn't want to win the championship, it must not be his true thoughts."
"But do you have a way to deal with Kivo?"
Zhang Jun thought for a while, "Not now, but there will always be one, right? I feel like it comes when the game comes, and it comes."
Yang Pan laughed: "Haha! You really have you, it depends on your feelings!" After laughing, he muttered, "But I really admire you."
"What?" Zhang Jun didn't hear clearly.
"It's nothing. I've been sleeping. I haven't had a good sleep today. I'll sleepwalking when I'm on the court tomorrow!"
The Philips Stadium is very familiar to Zhang Jun. In addition to his home court, Veronica, he has visited the Philips Stadium the most, with a total of four times. Warrendam also visited this place for the third time. However, although he is an "old acquaintance", the local fans of Eindhoven are not very friendly to them. Because it was Warrendam who eliminated Eindhoven in the semi-finals of the Netherlands Cup, and it was Zhang Jun's wonderful lob shot at the last moment to kick Eindhoven, who is determined to win the double championship, out of the Dutch Cup. Therefore, the fans have a lot of opinions about Zhang Jun. Even if you warm up before the game, as long as Zhang Jun does the move, there will be boos in the stands.
"Why do they have such a big opinion of me?" Zhang Jun looked at many Eindhoven fans in casual clothes with some confusion, "Aren't they Ajax's mortal enemy?"
"Who told you to score goals under someone's nose twice? Once tied, defeated them once." Yang Pan picked the ball and pressed his forehead to Zhang Jun. "You are the culprit of eliminating someone out of the Dutch Cup. Who do they do not boo you?"
"But it is precisely because of this that Eindhoven can concentrate on playing in the league! Otherwise, can they win the league championship trophy now?" Zhang Jun didn't understand what's wrong with being able to participate in the Champions League. You should know that Ajax, who is second-placed, can only participate in the Champions League by playing in the qualifying round.
"Idiot! People's hearts are always not satisfied! If it were you, you could win both the league championship and the cup championship, wouldn't you want to?"
"I think! Of course I think!" Zhang Jun nodded.
"Isn't that all?" Yang Pan shrank his neck, and the football landed at his feet, and then he passed the ball to Zhang Jun. "Pass the ball horizontally to me." He pointed to the free throw arc beside Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun passed the ball as he said. Yang Pan caught up with the ball, and then shot hard directly. The football turned a corner and flew into the upper right corner of the goal. "This game must be won, for the League Cup!" Yang Pan said to Zhang Jun firmly.
"Hey! Yang, it seems you shouldn't have shot just now, right?" Westlopp, who was frightened, shouted at Yang Pan.
"I'm sorry, my feet itchy for a moment!" Yang Pan waved apologetically at the goalkeeper.
"Hey, Yang Pan, why did you suddenly become so sure?" Zhang Jun asked Yang Pan.
"Didn't you say that you've all got here? If you don't want to win, that's fake?" Yang Pan turned around and walked towards the locker room.
"But the other party has Jifu, are you so confident in me?" Zhang Jun shouted to Yang Pan's back.
"That was said by you, I don't care. Anyway, I'm only responsible for passing the ball to you." Yang Pan waved his hand without looking back and entered the player's channel.
Zhang Jun was still standing at the end of the queue. In front of him was Yang Pan and next to him was his opponent Ajax. Captain Kifu stood at the forefront, but he kept turning his head, as if looking for someone. When the two of them met, the person they were looking for finally found. Kifu smiled at Zhang Jun, turned his head back, and then he never looked back.
Zhang Jun remembered the scene in the locker room. Adrianser repeatedly emphasized to him that he wanted to fight together. It seemed that he was scared by the single-handed challenge between him and Kifu. "Zhang Jun, the opponent will still send Kifu to deal with you. Observe more, pay attention to your teammates, Bayes and Yang Pan both score points, and Kozel who was inserted in the back row. Because you are a single forward, this game has a greater effect on attracting the opponent's attention and disrupting their defense. Don't take too much ball, run more, and wait for opportunities to grab points and make up shots in the penalty area."
Zhang Jun nodded, and he really couldn't bow his head anymore. The interests of the entire team were not allowed to be destroyed by the young man's intentions.
Adrianser raised his voice, and this time he was targeted by all the players: "This game must be won! Next season we will have the opportunity to appear in the League Cup and show you yourself to all Europe! Winning is our only goal for Philips!"
Winning is the only goal. I believe Kifu thinks so, right? Zhang Jun looked at Kifu in front again, but found that his body moved and ran out of the passage. The whole team moved and appeared!
Sophie, watch me play football!
Zhang Jun touched the bracelet on his left wrist and ran into the football field under the focus of the light.
Wang Hua looked at the watch. At 8:00 p.m. on June 5, local time in the Netherlands, the referee blew the whistle of the kick-off. The two Chinese will write legends at Philips. If they defeat their opponent Ajax, it will be a moment that will make Chinese football crazy. Wang Hua feels it is necessary to write down this time because it is likely the beginning of a legend.
Many Chinese students and overseas Chinese who came from all over the Netherlands kept waving the five-star red flags in their hands, and they fought side by side with Zhang Junyangpan, who represented China.
The beginning of the final was not exciting, and both sides seemed a little cautious, after all, it was the final. But five minutes later, the young Warren Dam couldn't hold it and took the lead in launching the attack.
After a match between Heville and Zhang Jun collided with each other, they passed the ball into the penalty area, but the ball was pushed out by Ji Fu, and followed Yang Pan's powerful shot and missed five meters away from the goal. Ajax was not affected in any way except for causing some skin trauma to the billboard behind.
In the stands, Warren Dam fans and Chinese audiences cheered.
The first shot of the game was completed by Warren Dam.
Kifu could feel that Zhang Jun was running more without hesitation than the previous two times, and the range was larger. He often ran near the middle circle, while Bayes became a forward forward. In this way, he could not implement a man-to-man defense against Zhang Jun. It was indeed very smart, but...
Do you think you can score a goal without coming up? Or would you rather sacrifice yourself to create opportunities for others? Don’t forget that you are the striker, and shooting is your job.
Zhang Jun returned to the midfield and cooperated with Bayes. And Kifu didn't go up and just waited at the front of the penalty area.
If you have the ability, you should never come up and hide behind you!
Qiu Suhui can't remember which cup of coffee this is today. To be honest, I can't help but feel tired after watching the videos on TV for a long time every night. The video tapes I have watched are piled up in the back, and he has watched them over and over again and again.
Taking advantage of the time he was stirring coffee, he closed his eyes to rest, but his hands accidentally touched a box of videotapes. It was a box of all the goals he took in the Netherlands, Zhang Jun.
Qiu Suhui suddenly decided to change his taste. He had been watching videotapes of the national Olympic team players during this period. He really missed the two teenagers in the Netherlands. He inserted the videotape into the machine and pressed the play button. After a short burst of snowflakes, the noise of the scene was heard on the TV. Yang Pan made a cross from the side, and Zhang Jun jumped up a powerful lion and shook his head, and the ball entered the net. This was his first professional goal. Qiu Suhui searched for a long time before collecting it. He believed that this was of complete value to be included.
Goals were scored one after another, heading, left foot, right foot, run-time shot, catch the ball and get rid of the shot, volley directly, penalty kick... It is indeed a comprehensive shooter. Zhang Jun can only find his own sense of existence through continuous goals, which is Qiu Suhui's definition of Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun who does not score goals is not Zhang Jun, and Zhang Jun who actively participates in the defense is not Zhang Jun.
Zhang Jun is the center forward, and the center’s task is to score goals, right?
He still has a lot of room for improvement in technology and awareness. Unfortunately, his teacher Adriansey seems to focus more on training in tactical literacy after coaching the first team. Zhang Jun needs a teacher to give him technical guidance. If he is not by his side, there seems to be no one.
Qiu Suhui suddenly remembered someone, that person should be the most suitable one, but unfortunately this idea is unlikely to come true. Can you expect a coach of the Ajax youth team to coach a Warren Dam player?
Bayes was blocked from the front by Galasek, and the referee immediately blew a whistle and gave Warrendam a free kick in the frontcourt, which was about 30 meters away from the goal.
Warrendam's free kick this season has been punished by Herville, but Herville can accurately send the free kick to the penalty area, but cannot accurately send it to the opponent's goal. Recently, Adrians suddenly got his head out. Since Yang Pan's powerful shot is very threatening, why not let him take the direct free kick facing the goal? Therefore, more than a month ago, he has targeted this point, allowing Yang Pan to practice free kicks every day, and asked Yang Pan not to pursue the Beckham-style full moon scimitar. His reference target should be Robert Carlos, the short Brazilian. The effect in training also proves Adrians' idea. Yang Pan broke three wooden moving walls in more than a month of intensive training and exploded two footballs. The result in exchange was two direct free kicks.
Yang Pan carefully placed the free kick facing the goal on the ground, then stood up, started to retreat, back, and then retreated. As expected, he learned from Carlos, and even the assisted distance was the same. After retreating about ten meters, he stopped and then watched the opponent's goal take a deep breath. The referee's whistle sounded, and a small step was promoted. After four meters, he turned into a big step forward. He pushed the ground vigorously to the fastest speed. Then he stabbed his left leg steadily on one side of the football, swung his right foot out, and his outer instep hit the football like a gun striker!
It seemed that he really heard the roar of heavy artillery. The football penetrated into the penalty area like a shell out of the barrel. Zhang Jun shrank, and the football whistled past him with the wind, and then hit the ball hard onto the net.
Taemel, who is proud of his extraordinary response, made a save after scoring the goal!
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!! Yang Pan! An impeccable free kick! Heavy artillery is showing off! A super long-range free kick of 31 meters!!"
Yang Pan rushed to the stands excitedly and waved his arms vigorously, just like his goal, celebrating with a blatant and powerful manner.
Just ten minutes into the opening game, Warren Dam took the lead!
After replaying the goal on the big screen, the speed calculated by the computer was then scored: 148km/h.
"Oh my God! Oh my God! One hundred and forty-eight kilometers! Yang Pan refreshed his fastest shot once again, Carlos II!!"
Warrendam, who scored a goal, showed high fighting spirit and confidence in winning. They expected to be able to control the game, but just two minutes later, Ibrahimovic pulled both sides to the unified starting line.
Van Der Meyde made a beautiful cross, Mido attracted the defender at the front point, Litmanen was smart in the middle, and Ibrasimovic shot with a cushion in the back point, and the football hit goalkeeper Westlop and rebounded!
But what is more beautiful than this shot is that Van der Mead passed the dribble of Hervere and Bartre on the right. He first used a pull-up and then dunk to easily pass Hervere, and then used two consecutive turnes to shake Bartre into a dizzy direction, losing the center of gravity, and then fell to the ground. Then he made a beautiful cross to assist Ibrasimovic to tie the score.
There are rumors that Van der Mede will definitely leave the Amsterdam Arena next season, and many giant teams are chasing him. With Feigo's extraordinary skills and speed, coupled with Beckham's accurate right cross and good shooting ability, he has become a popular figure in the transfer market.
Another person who is sure to leave is Ajax's captain Givot, who are both competing for him, but Givot seems to prefer Rome.
This game is about to be their last match for Ajax. Both of them work hard, hoping to bring a trophy to the parent team as a parting gift. Ajax, who just lost the league championship, was led by two wolf heads, one in front and one in the back, and was really like Adriansé worried about, a group of hungry wolves.
What did the young Warren Dam use to fight against them? Why should he win the championship trophy?
The subsequent games were all under the control of Ajax. They used their skilled personal skills and team understanding, as well as this final experience, to mobilize Warren Dam to run with their game rhythm.
Zhang Jun was still running, retreating, passing and defending. In the first half, he had a chance to fight Kifu one-on-one, but he passed the ball and ran over by himself.
On the other hand, the showdown between Yang Pan and Van der Fate seemed to be more eye-catching. The two rushed back and forth on the narrow and long wing road, and no one was to be outdone. Yang Pan's speed and Van der Fate's skills seemed to spark every time they collided.
When Yang Pan used his speed to break through Van der Fate, Van der Fate would definitely seize the opportunity to use technology to clean up Yang Pan. The boy's mental and mental spirit seemed to be shifting to the side, but the collision between the two people added a lot of color to the game.
There are very few people in Warren Dam who are capable of fighting against Ajax, only Yang Pan and Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun was tied up by tactical needs, and Yang Pan took advantage of this opportunity to get angry.
"Yang Pan is here again!"
Warrendam plays a defensive counterattack, which is very suitable for Yang Pan to play the role of Yang Pan. Just now, Kozel struggled to grab Litmanin's ball and passed it directly to Yang Pan. Yang Pan knocked the ball forward, then dunked it, passing Galasek, who came up to defend him, and then began to accelerate and dribble along the side.
Van der Fate naturally would not want Yang Pan to steal his limelight from his territory. He struggled to chase Yang Pan and kept pulling Yang Pan with his hands, but he did not have the upper hand in terms of strength or speed. Yang Pan shook his hand and arched his body, and then passed the ball to the goal before the opponent's fullback came to make up for defense.
The ball was a bit low, and Ji Fu planned to use his feet to drive the ball out. But a person suddenly rushed out of the diagonal thorn. The man leaned down very low and shot out like an arrow, and the fish jumped to the top!
"Zhang Jun shot! Oh! What a pity!"
The football flew out of the baseline with the goal post, and goalkeeper Taimel didn't even react. Kifu was even more shocked. Where did Zhang Jun get out of it? He just considered Yang Pan's cross, but forgot Zhang Jun who had been wandering. Did he always keep a distance from him and ignore him?
I almost made a big mistake myself...that dangerous person!
Zhang Jun climbed up from the ground with his head in regret. So far, he only had three shots, and he fired a long shot from the front two feet. This rush to the top was the most threatening, but unfortunately he slipped out. There were very few opportunities to get rid of Kivo like this, but he was not sure. He didn't know if he would regret this shot. Sometimes, a shot or a save was enough to change the final result of the game.
No matter what, Zhang Jun did not score this goal, and the game was still tied 1:1 until the end of the first half.
In the locker room, Zhang Jun was gasping heavily while Yang Pan was watering his head. Both of them were exhausted very much. In the first half, they often saw them doing 30 meters round-trip sprints.
Adriansey was cheering the players loudly: "You did a pretty job in the first half! But after leading by one goal, he was a little relaxed. Zhang Jun did a good job and continued in the second half."
Zhang Jun nodded silently and said nothing. The first half was not wonderful for him. He has always been the core of the offensive, but he acted as a supporting role for 45 minutes. The coach asked for tactical needs, so personal sacrifice was worthy of it, and there was nothing to complain about.
"Yang Pan, you have successfully restrained Van der Fate on the wing, but you still have too few active shots in the first half. After Zhang Jun created opportunities for you in the front, he must make use of them. The first ten minutes and the last ten minutes of each half are the most concentrated periods of scoring and goals. You must seize this period. If you can score at the beginning of the second half, the situation will be beneficial to us."
In another locker room, Koeman was saying the same thing to his disciples: "If we can score a goal first within five minutes of the kick-off, I believe we will win the final victory!"
What Ajax likes is not the League Cup, they would rather pass the qualifying match to participate in the Champions League, which is a question of identity. They won the Cup championship just to prevent the fans and the board of directors from disappointing. After all, having nothing for a season is not a glorious thing, of course this is what Ajax said.
For Warren Dam, being able to participate in the UEFA Cup next season is a great thing, both in terms of reputation and economics. Therefore, the club does not allow them to give up.
Chapter completed!