Chapter 105 "I'll fulfill my promise"
Ajax in the Van Gaal era is definitely the dream team of world football. They included all the championships involved in the 1990s. The domestic Grand Slam, the European Champions League and the Toyota Cup have set 52 unbeaten records. They swept Europe from east to west and from north to south.
Of course, the Danish star Olsen's Ajax is not as brilliant as Van Gaal's golden generation. When he took over, the golden generation had been almost divided up by European giants.
However, even so, Olsen is still influenced by the remnants of the golden generation, the DePaul brothers, the Finnish ice skater Litmanning, the Nigerian genius Babangida, the later legendary goalkeeper Van der Sar, the super defender Brind is still in the team, and the Laudrup brothers and Glenshear and Aja brought by Olsen from Denmark. Kex still won the double championship last season, but was eliminated by Spartak Moscow in the UEFA Cup.
Although Ajax did not buy any decent players in the transfer market this season, for Ajax, a European star factory, as long as no one goes, it is the biggest victory, they can continue to dominate the Dutch League.
If it hadn't been for last year's Dutch Cup, Olsen would not have looked at a team like Alkmaar led by a group of hairy kids, but the battle between last year's Dutch Cup quarterfinals and the Oriental Dragons made Olson wary of Alkmaar.
Especially in the first two games, Alkmaar scored 10 goals, and almost all the young people bought by Jiang Mu performed well, either goals or assists, and the defensive players also showed extremely high level and potential, which made Olson confused and amazed.
Olson was confused because his impression of Jiang Mu was a coach who liked to play defensive counterattacks. In the game with Ajax, the Iron Barrel Array of the Eastern Dragons made them helpless within 90 minutes. Although there was a reason at that time, his players did not do their best at all, and the referee was also willing. Favoritism, but no matter how many advantages there are, it is also worth showing off that you can lead an amateur team to a 90-minute clean sheet of Ajax.
In the last season's Eerste Divisie and the two rounds of the Eerste Divisie, Alkmaar played authentic offensive football. There are so many goals, even Ajax at the peak may not be able to do it, which makes Olson very confused. How can a coach's coaching style and thinking change so much? Where on earth did this young man get so much football theory and experience? Is there really a saying of a talented coach?
For Jiang Mu who said that he would compete for the championship this season, Olson did not believe that with Alkmaar's bench thickness, age composition, and psychological quality, Olson did not believe that the low-key and pragmatic Jiang Mu would be so ambitious. He felt that Jiang Mu made a gimmick to raise Alkmaar a little. So he didn't regard Alkmaar as a competitor to Ajax. I'm just worried about the overturning of the boat in the ditch.
No matter what kind of consideration, Olsen has made some efforts to think about how to deal with Alkmaar. Ajax's players played against the Oriental Dragons coached by Jiang Mu last season, and they did not forget the game. In training, in addition to the newly joined players, Ajax's players also responded positively. They hope to use this game to prove who is the leader of the Dutch League.
Of course, the reporters will not let go of such a war of concern across the Netherlands. They interviewed the players and coaches of both sides before the game, vigorously dramatized the match between Ajax and Alkmaar in the third round of the league, so as to attract more attention.
"... Alkmaar is also a strong team. At least recently, they have played like a strong team. Their players are not very famous and very young, but their strength is not bad. Chinese people can always buy such good and cheap goods, and it seems to be no exception in the field of football."
"... Alkmaar can't defeat us. I have this self-confidence. No matter how weird their tactics are and how much they change, we only have one way to play, that is, to attack."
Ajax's midfielder Litt Manning expressed his views on the upcoming beaten game.
Litmanin is actually the core of Ajax in the Van Gaal era. The soul character of the team belongs to the type of wing forward. He is good at speed and has the reputation of "Finnish ice skate". He is not only a natural shooter, but also a perfect midfielder with speed, talent and gorgeous skills. He can always create continuous pressure at the opponent's half and often give his opponent a devastating blow. He spends most of his time behind the striker and on both wings, but his unexpected breakthrough shot is a nightmare for every goalkeeper.
Ajax veteran Blind is a flag figure of Ajax, the captain of the team and the captain of the Dutch national team. He is 37 years old this year, but he is still the main defender of the team. Before the game, he said: "We should not hype this game as if it were deciding the league championship. In fact, this is It's an ordinary game. No matter how much you win or lose, it won't have much impact on the future. Every real Ajax knows best who is our biggest enemy? It's Eindhoven, it's Feyenoord... I'm not saying that Alkmaar is not good enough. They play well. I'm optimistic about some players, but there's no need to be too nervous, which will only make it more difficult for us to win.
Superstar Brian who followed the transfer of head coach Olsen. Lauderup, also known as Little Lauderup, was with his brother Michelle in the 1990s. Laudrup is definitely a powerful figure. In 1992, Laudrup Jr. created the Danish fairy tale of the European Cup. After coming to Ajax, he immediately became a pivotal figure in the team.
For such a game that attracted attention from all over the Netherlands and even Europe, Laudrup said, "I think Alkmaar is a good opponent. They are young and have impactful, which is easy to remind people of the vigorous Ajax in 1995. Alkmaar's advantage is that he is young, and his disadvantages are also young. The average age of the coach to the main players is no more than 22 years old, which is very surprising. In the professional league, this is almost a young guard. Such a team can only have a good journey, and it is difficult to pass the test of adversity. They still need to go through the hard work in the Dutch League to be qualified to win the championship.
As the team's coach, Olson will certainly not be let go by the reporter. In the interview, the famous defender in Denmark and now the famous head coach Olson said: "This game is a test for Alkmaar. Don't they want to win the Dutch championship? Well, the defending champion Ajax is their touchstone. If they kill us, they can say that they will win the championship. If they lose, just play their own game honestly. I don't want to criticize the opponent's coach Jiang Mu, even if he is younger than my players. After all, he is still a coach, and he is also my favorite coach. I hope I hope he doesn't want to be grandstanding, but plays every game seriously. After relegation, he can win the championship.
In the face of Ajax, he put on the face of an elder and a strong man, and spoke in a condescending lesson tone. Alkmaar's newborn calves quit. They just won two big victories in the league. Their morale is high, their confidence is positive, and they have defeated everything. I am angry in the world. How can Ajax teach a lesson, even if they are famous superstars?
Alkmaar's young commander Jiang Mu took the lead in fighting back. He was neither humble nor arrogant, but he retorted Olson's words extremely sharply. "It's not up to you whether to be a touchstone or not. We are a promoted horse. Every game is a test for us, and the game with Ajax is just an ordinary one of them. . Anyone can shout the slogan of winning the championship. It is not someone who decides whether it is crazy, but the final result. In addition, while thanking Coach Olson for his great importance to me, I want to reiterate what I said to Mr. Olson after the quarterfinals of the Dutch Cup last year. At that time, Mr. Olson also valued me very much. I hope I can As an assistant to him, I said I would not promise to be an assistant to the person who defeated me, because I want to defeat you. You said it's okay, you wait for me. Now, I'm here to fulfill my promise to you. I'm going to beat you in the Dutch League.
The boss took the lead in fighting back, and Alkmaar's young people will no longer be polite. Jiang Mu's confidant Drogba took the lead in fighting back. He said to the reporter who interviewed him, "Although we are young, we don't need anyone to dictate to us. Our coach Jiang is a great coach. In my mind, he is already a world-class coach. Under his leadership, we will win all the honors. For some words that slander us and insult us, I believe they are jealous of our achievements, and we will prove it to them.
Seeing Drogba firing, some Dutch players in Alkmaar put down their concerns and opened fire on their idols and predecessors.
Kuite was brought from the Fast Boy by spending 10,000 guilders by Jiang Mu last season. He is the longest direct line with Jiang Mu. Of course, he must stand up.
"Please respect your opponent. As long as we appear in the Eerstegue, no matter how young we are, we are no longer famous. We are all your equal opponents. If you really want to dictate to us, please speak with your feet on the court, or teach us a lesson after defeating us."
Alkmaar's deputy Van Bommel is hot-tempered. He came to the Dutch League from an amateur club and has a strong sense of belonging to Alkmaar. In the face of Ajax's bossy attitude to teach them, Van Bomel has long been popular. He directly called Ajax and said, "Youth is not an excuse to lose, but also Isn't it an excuse not to win the championship? Is the Ajax who won the UEFA Champions League in 1995 very old? Of course, we won't use our youth to bully you. After all, many people in Ajax can be our uncle. When I was in elementary school, I watched them play football. I hope they will go home to rest after the end of this season, or play amateur league, instead of fighting on professional stadiums. They are no longer needed in the increasingly fierce professional arena.
Only the Dane Dane Tomasen is because Ajax's head coach Olsen is his compatriot, and Laudrup is also his idol. He speaks more euphemistically, "Let the game speak. Now everything is nonsense. In addition to paying attention to Ajax's famous superstars, we should not ignore one person. It's my compatriot Glenshar. He is extremely fast. If you ignore him, we will suffer losses.