On February 4, Amsterdam Athletic Stadium.

In the quarterfinals of the Netherlands Cup, Ajax played against Feyenoord.

The second half has been played for 75 minutes, and the score is still one to one.

Ibrahimovic, who returned from injury, scored a goal for the home team in the 20th minute, but nine minutes later, Kuyt equalized the score for Feyenoord, and the left winger Van Persie was assisted.

Then, the two teams fell into a stalemate in offense and defense again.

Several Ajax players were drawn by the national team. The absence of the main right defender Trabelsey caused the team's right defense to encounter great trouble, especially the left attack combination composed of Feyenoord's left winger Van Persie and left back Patrick Mtilica, which has put Ajax's defense frequently in danger.

Before the first half was over, Escud's injury made Ajax even worse. Fortunately, Fermall, who came on the bench, performed very bravely and firmly defended Ajax's defense with Hetinga.

But on the offensive end, Ajax still couldn't open the situation. Ibrahimovic was closely watched by Feyenoord's two central defenders Van Denberg and Van Wenderen in the frontcourt, and Ajax's ball was difficult to send to the Swedish center.

Then, Ronald Koeman replaced Mitya with Wesley Songk, hoping to add an offensive point in the frontcourt, but Feyenoord's coach Van Marvik made two consecutive substitutions, freezing Ajax's offense again.

"There is not much time left in the game. Neither side can come up with effective offensive measures at present. Ronald Koeman and Van Marvik have one chance to substitute each. I believe this will be their last chance to change the game trend."

"But both of them seem to be in a hurry to make a substitution."

"If the game will enter overtime after the 90-minute regular match, according to the rules of a single knockout match, and if it is still tied, it will eventually enter a penalty shootout."

"Although the penalty kick is full of unpredictability, for Ajax, who is a lower average age, the disadvantages will undoubtedly be heavier. Moreover, this is their home court, and Feyenoord will be more mature and stable."

"We can see that Ajax's No. 99 substitute Yang Yang has been warming up on the sidelines. Many fans in the stands are calling his name. He has been on the bench in the past five games, and each time it has changed the trend of the game."

"But this time, I wonder if Ronald Koeman will replace him?"

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"It's almost eighty minutes."

Luther Carroll walked to Ronald Coman and whispered.

Ronald Koeman looked up at the time and had jumped quietly into the seventy-nine minutes.

Time flies so fast!

"Van Marvik is waiting for me to substitution," Ronald Koeman said with a frown.

In terms of strength, Ajax is not inferior to Feyenoord in general, and even has a slight advantage. However, the team ushered in a two-line battle just after the winter break. Couple with the impact of injuries and the African Cup, the team's lineup is difficult to be neat.

In the first half, Escud's injury also used up a valuable substitution quota for the team, which led to Ronald Koeman becoming very passive and wanting to substitution, but he was worried that after the substitution, what if any player is injured or unable to hold on?

Also, Van Marvik had another substitution quota, and he was still motionless, obviously waiting for Koeman's move.

"You mean, he still has a card to restrain us?" Luther Carroll couldn't help but turn his head and glanced at the guy in front of the visiting team coach's seat not far away. Although he was only in his early fifties, he was already gray-haired.

"It should be a card to restrain Yang Yang." Koeman guessed.

Luther Carroll's face also became solemn.

As Ronald Koeman said, the game would be tricky now.

"It should be Ramon van Harren." Luther Carroll noticed the veteran sitting on Feyenoord's bench.

The 31-year-old veteran Van Harren debuted in Valvik, and then went to Roda JC. In 2001, he joined Feyenoord through outstanding performance, but he never got reused and always played a substitute.

But as a player who can be valued and introduced by Feyenoord, Van Harren's ability is unquestionable, but he is not fast and better at defense. He is not favored by head coach Van Marvik, so he has to play as a substitute.

Judging from his performances many times, this is a full-back with strong man-marking ability.

At the age of 31, his physical function is still good, but his game experience is extremely rich. In addition, he is a player with excellent defensive ability, it is definitely possible if Van Marvik uses Van Harren to stare at Yang Yang.

But now, if Yang Yang is not replaced, who can I change?

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"Yang Yang is just a fledgling boy, and only the media that make a fuss will praise him so well."

In front of the visiting coach's seat, Van Marvik stood straight and said with a smile.

Feyenoord's scout focused on studying Yang Yang and analyzed all the videos of his substitute game. When he came to the final conclusion, the player's strengths and weaknesses were very obvious.

His advantage is fast speed, strong one-on-one breakthrough ability, and high cross quality, but his disadvantage is also very obvious, that is, he needs space and is afraid of close-fitting defense. Once the opponent is close to him, the mistakes in handling the ball will begin to increase.

The most typical one is the game against Nijmegen three days ago. As soon as he got on the court, he planned a sharp counterattack, cutting inside from the right and passing it to Van der Fate, who assisted Wesley Songk to score.

At first glance, it is indeed very eye-catching, but after careful study, it is not difficult to find that the main problem is that Nijmegen did not pay enough attention to Yang Yang, especially the left back Revacabessi, who consumes a lot of physical energy and wants to defend Yang Yang with the previous method of defending Scola, which gives Chinese kids space.

After planning a goal, Nijmegen strengthened his attention to Yang Yang on the right, and his performance was greatly curbed.

With Yang Yang's current situation, it is definitely not a good thing to play the main player too early. It is better to let him come on as a substitute, constantly get opportunities for game training, continue to polish and improve his football skills, and wait until the time is ripe before entering the main position.

"This is not like the style of Ronald Koeman training young players, but like Van Gaal." When Van Marvik mentioned Van Gaal's name, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes. It was different to say about personal relationships, but Van Gaal's ability is unquestionable.

At this moment, he saw that the home team coach's seat, assistant coach Luther Carroll finally walked to the bench and called out a player's name gently. Then he saw Yang Yang stand up from his seat, take off his long-sleeved sportswear, revealing the No. 99 jersey.

"I finally couldn't help but go on." Van Marvik felt a sense of satisfaction with his pressure on his treasure, and turned around and waved to veteran Van Harren sitting on the bench. The latter immediately came over with understanding.

"Did you see that boy number ninety-nine?"

"See it."

"Stay at him."

"Okay." Van Harun replied lightly, then ran over to warm up and prepared to play.

Van Marvik raised his head and looked straight at the stadium, with a confident smile on his lips.

He has coached Feyenoord for three years, one runner-up in the league and one second in the Dutch Cup, but the most important thing is the UEFA Cup championship, which is the honor he received in 2002 and has also proved his coaching ability to everyone.

With Feyenoord's current strength, it is undoubtedly an extremely difficult thing to beat Ajax and Eindhoven in the league, so the Dutch Cup is Van Marvik's breakthrough.

At present, many teams from the four major leagues are extending olive branches to him. He needs to prove himself with a substantial champion and take this step in Dutch football and take a more solid step.

Eindhoven lost to Breda in an upset. As long as Feyenoord defeated Ajax tonight and entered the semi-finals, Van Marvik would have enough confidence to defeat other Eredivisie teams.

To defeat Ajax, the first thing to do is to freeze the No. 99, who is standing on the sidelines and about to appear on the bench.

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"Beep!"

The referee blew a whistle and reached out to compete in front, awarded Feyenoord a foul and gave Ajax a chance to set the ball near the midfield, which made Ajax's players very dissatisfied and chased the referee to ask for an explanation.

Yang Yang sat on the ground, pulled down the socks, saw the kicking wound on his calf, rubbed his muscles hard, reorganized the leg guards and socks, and stood up from the ground.

Just a moment ago, he had just retreated to receive Sneider's pass. Before he could turn around, Van Harlan pushed up from behind and refused to turn around. The two of them were entangled. Yang Yang passed the ball out, but Van Harlan did not stop and kicked him directly on the calf.

The controversy among Ajax players is that the referee should at least give a yellow card or even a warning, but the referee clearly believes that his penalty is very reasonable and has no partiality.

Every referee has his own law enforcement standards, and Yang Yang can only accept this, but for Fan Harun...

“Ajax players really need to calm down now.”

"There is not much time left in the game, but they seem to be a little impatient, which is not a good phenomenon."

"Instead of chasing the referee to make an argument, it is better to focus on the game and strive to launch a threatening attack as soon as possible."

Head coach Ronald Koeman was also shouting at the players on the sidelines, signaling them not to worry and go back to the game as soon as possible.

Ajax's players finally returned to the stadium and the game started again.

Feyenoord's left-back Van Harun, who just came on the bench, still followed Yang Yang without hesitation. No matter where Yang Yang ran, as soon as he received the ball, Van Harun could always stick behind him as soon as he got the ball.

It's OK to catch the ball, but don't think about turning around.

This made Yang Yang play very hard, and he was forced to pass back every time he received the ball.

Not only him, but also the players on the Ajax court played very awkwardly, and the fans in the stands also watched it very differently.
Chapter completed!