Chapter 15 Dutch Cup - New Challenge

The Dutch Cup (KNVBCup) is a knockout football cup competition named and hosted by the Dutch Football Federation. It was established in 1899. The Dutch Cup is divided into 7 cycles. Amateur teams above Class A and Level 4 can participate in the competition. The participating teams in the first round include 48 amateur teams, and they will compete for 24 promotion places. In addition to 38 professional teams and the winners of the first round, the second round also includes the two champion teams of last year's reserve team: JongAZ and JongRKC.

If there is a professional team against a non-professional team in the second round, the non-professional team will have a home advantage. The finals are usually held in May of the following year.

All matches adopt a knockout system. If it is tied in 90 minutes for overtime, if it is tied in overtime, it will be divided by mutual penalty kicks. The final will be played in the middle position, and it will be tied in 90 minutes until the penalty kick is decided by the championship.

In order to avoid the premature encounter of strong teams, PSV, FCGroningen, AZ, Feyenoord, SCHeerenveen and ViteseenFCTwente and other teams participating in European competitions will not meet in the second round. Starting from the third cycle, the drawing of lots will be unlimited, and there may be a competition between the two powers.

Oriental Dragon Club is a weak team in the fourth-level amateur league. So far, they have only reached the third round once, which was 20 years ago, when they had a big star Linna Zhou who later entered the professional league and the Dutch national team. Since then, it has been soy sauce.

However, after winning the Dutch Immigration Cup, the players of the Oriental Dragon team have a little fantasy about the Dutch Cup. They are no longer satisfied with soy sauce. They hope to use the opportunity to play with amateur strong teams and even professional teams to prove their strength. Football is famous, and with fame, there will be sponsorship. As Jiang Mu said, if they accidentally win a professional team, they will be famous.

The players of the Oriental Dragon still have a normal game mentality of winning and losing, while Jiang Mu's mentality is to go all out. He must achieve good results in the Dutch Cup and enter the third cycle. This is Jiang Mu's lowest goal. Only by achieving this goal can he have a chance to get ahead in the Netherlands.

In order to achieve this goal, Jiang Mu became very strict during training. With the help of Chang'e No. 1, an almost omnipotent super computer, any subtle movement and small physical state change of any player can't hide Jiang Mu's eyes. Most of the time, players clearly see Jiang Mu's back to the court, but the unreasonable actions they make can always be found by Jiang Mu, which makes the players feel extremely evil. Many fans and players think that Jiang Mu has a special function. Over time, the fans have given Jiang Mu the title of "Magic Coach".

In September, the Dutch Amateur League officially began. In the first game, the Oriental Dragons swept Amsterdam Brawett 5:0, and then the Oriental Dragons began their magical journey under the leadership of Jiang Mu. Whether facing a strong enemy or a weak team, Jiang Mu's team is like a dragon born in the sky. God Blocking gods, demons blocking demons, and many of them are big scores. At the beginning of the Dutch Cup, the Oriental Dragons had won seven consecutive victories in the league, ranking first in the standings.

The first cycle of the Dutch Cup was not attended by professional teams. It was 48 amateur teams of different levels who drew lots and fought against each other. The Oriental Dragons were lucky enough to draw the same fourth level of Myrne. In the league, the Oriental Dragons once easily beat Merne 3:0. Now that they meet the defeated generals again, the Oriental Dragon is full of confidence, and they are full of confidence in entering the second cycle.

What is more beneficial to the Oriental Dragons is that they are fighting at home this time. The amateur team is different from the professional team. Their stadium cannot be compared with the professional team's stadium. Their fans are not as hardcore as the professional team. Whoever plays at home will take a lot of advantage.

The first cycle of the Dutch Cup is played between amateur teams. Although it is a national game of the same magnitude as the league, its opening ceremony still does not have much media and fans' attention, and the game between the Oriental Dragons and Merne has almost no reporters.

It's almost because there is a reporter. His name is Hendry. He is an intern reporter for Amsterdam's non-famous tabloid News. He has just graduated from college and was sent by the newspaper to do a football interview. He prefers oriental culture, so he came to Alkmaar to interview the Oriental Dragon. The first round of the Dutch Cup between the team and Meln.

For professional teams, the Dutch Cup is chicken ribs, but for amateur teams, the Dutch Cup is the most important game of their season, and only in this event can they have the opportunity to face up with professional teams that usually seem unattainable, so whether it is Mern or Oriental Dragons. The team is well prepared and hopes to enter the second round.

After the start of the game, Myrne, who lost in the league, put on a defensive posture. They were defeated by the defensive counterattack of the Oriental Dragon in the league, and the defense line was almost turned into a sieve. This time, they learned a lesson and wanted to treat them in their own way.

However, Meren underestimated the offensive ability of the Oriental Dragon. Jiang Mu focused on defensive counterattack at the beginning of coaching the Oriental Dragon. That was because he had to play the Immigration Cup in a very short time after taking over the team, so he took the road of defensive counterattack. After playing the Immigration Cup, Jiang Mu made great efforts in the attack. His imaginary model is Barcelona. Barcelona under Cruyff's concept was popular in the first decade of the 20th century and was known as the cosmic team. Although the Oriental Dragon, a mob, can't become Barcelona no matter how they train, they borrowed some of Barcelona's tactical concepts to train for a period of time and beat some amateur teams. Yes, it's effort-to-fed.

Mern was originally an offensive player, but now he has played against the Oriental Dragon in his own short time. At the beginning, the players of the Oriental Dragon are extremely passive. The players of the Oriental Dragon are crazy to rush in the front court, and they have no chance to play half-time in 15 minutes.

In the 15th minute of the game, under the high pressure of the Oriental Dragon, Meln finally made a big mistake. Their defense was blown through by the wild bombardment of the Oriental Dragon. After the continuous cooperation of the Oriental Dragons, they formed a gap in the middle. Ke Liang, the number one killer of the Oriental Dragons, pierced it with a precise long-range shot outside the penalty area. The gate of Merne.

One to zero!

"Good ball!"

Papa!

The shouting is like a summer thunder, and the applause is like a pouring rain, covering the whole court in an instant.

The Oriental Dragons have been attacking fiercely since the opening, but they did not score, which made its fans very anxious. Although they have been applauding and cheering, the ** in their hearts did not vent. At the moment Ke Liang scored, the fans' emotions reached ** in an instant, and hundreds of fans were almost different. He shouted with one voice.

Jiang Mu smiled heartfeltly after Ke Liang scored the goal, hugged Zhao Guangming and Li Wei around him, and then continued to talk to Chang'e No. 1 to analyze how to play the following game and from which point to break through.

Although Chang'e-1 is not connected to modern computers, its powerful analysis and computing power allows it to make the best tactical arrangements for Jiang Mu. After a brief discussion, Jiang Mu decided to continue to attack and completely defeat Meren's coaches and players when they were in a panic.

Soon, the players of the Oriental Dragon confirmed that Jiang Mu's tactics were correct.

In the 20th minute, the Oriental Dragon sent a corner kick. The ball flew to the side after a scuffle in the penalty area and was hung into the penalty area again by the full defender. The forward of the Oriental Dragon headed the goal, and the ball hit the opponent's midfield and flew into the net. The Oriental Dragon expanded the leading advantage by bis0.

After taking the lead by two goals, Meln has been in a mess and hasty attack. He wants to fight to the death, but at this time, the Oriental Dragon turned to attack and started Meren's counterattack.

Myrne's attack was panicked and impatient, lacked rules, fierce and lacked enough calmness. He created the opportunity but could not seize the opportunity. Soon the Oriental Dragon got the opportunity to fight back again. They broke the score from their back row, turning the score to 3-0. The game was lost before the end of the half. Suspense.

In the second half of the game, the Oriental Dragons played more easily, and their counterattack was more skillful. Although Meren made tactical and morale adjustments at halftime, he was unable to return because he was behind by three goals. He lost another goal in the second half and was finally defeated by the Oriental Dragon again by zero to four. The Oriental Dragons easily entered the second round of the Dutch Cup.

After the game, the fans and players of the Oriental Dragons once again picked up Jiang Mu and threw him to the sky. Although Jiang Mu did not play, everyone knew that he was the core and soul of the Oriental Dragons. Without him, the Oriental Dragon would not be invincible.

Just as Jiang Mu and the players and fans were celebrating the victory, a young man with a camera came to Jiang Mu after taking a picture and said shyly, "Coach Jiang, can I interview you?"

Now it's Jiang Mu's turn to be surprised. He just saw this young man and thought he was a ticket-playing fan. He didn't expect that he was a reporter. It was rare for reporters to come to interview the game between fourth-level amateur teams.

"Of course. May I ask which newspaper you are a reporter?"

"Amsterdam Comprehensive News, I'm Hendry, an intern reporter." Although Hendry has just graduated, he is very capable.

When he heard that Hendry was an intern reporter, Jiang Mu was relieved. A qualified reporter would definitely not come here to interview such a game, and said, "I'm sorry to see an amateur team like ours. Ask me, I know everything."

Hendry said happily, "Thank you, Coach Jiang, for your cooperation. Are you satisfied with this game?"

"The contrast score is satisfactory. But the players haven't met my requirements yet.

"Do you think your player performance is still something that doesn't satisfy you?"

"If the cooperation is not in place, they often make low-level mistakes, and they are particularly poor from defense to attack. Of course, but for amateur teams, they have done a good job."

"I'm sorry to hear from you. If you are given a professional team, can you make them do better?"

"Of course, if you give me a first-class team, I can take them to win the league and the Champions League."

"So what kind of results can you achieve by leading the Oriental Dragons now?"

"The fourth-level amateur league champion, the Dutch Cup will play at least the fourth round." Jiang Mu said confidently.

"It's difficult to play the fourth round of the Dutch Cup. After all, from the second round, the professional team will participate in the game." Hendry reminded him carefully.

"I understand. Of course, it takes a little luck to reach the fourth round. Just don't run into Ajax, Feyenoord and Eindhoven." Jiang Mu smiled.

"You played a really beautiful game, Coach Jiang. I believe you will become a top professional coach." Hendry admired Jiang Mu's self-confidence and said sincerely.

"Thank you for your praise and encouragement, and I hope you can become a formal sports reporter."

Hendley, a newly graduated sports intern, did the first interview in his life, but after he returned to the newspaper, the editor-in-chief Dehut saw him interviewing an unknown game. He couldn't help but be furious and criticized Hendry fiercely, thinking that he did not have the sense of chasing the focus of the news and was not suitable for one. Famous sports reporter. However, because there were only two reporters from the Dutch Cup who went out to interview, the editor-in-chief still sent this manuscript, just putting it in an inconspicuous position.