Chapter 130 Enter the top 16 of the Dutch Cup
The league used to be close to one-third. Under the mutual stimulation of their opponents, Alkmaar and Feyenoord both had an excellent start with ten consecutive wins. They went hand in hand. No one left their opponents for the time being. The situation of double dragons has taken shape. In the 11th round, Alkmaar and Feyenoord will directly face each other. By the phone, this game will prove which one is more champion and which one is the true destiny.
Before the two teams have a direct dialogue, they still have a Dutch Cup match in the middle of the week. This is the third round of the Dutch Cup. Alkmaar's opponent is Roda JC in the Dutch League. What's funny is that Feyenoord's opponent is the Oriental Dragons, which Jiang Mu once coached. Previously, the Oriental Dragons defeated two amateur teams and entered the third round.
Comparatively speaking, Alkmaar's opponents are much stronger, but last season, the Oriental Dragons reached the quarter-finals under the leadership of Jiang Mu, and Feyenoord did not dare to be careless. Even if they did not plan to win the Dutch Cup and the league double, they were unwilling to fall into the top 32. This is the honor of the strong team.
Alkmaar has played a knockout match for the Dutch Cup before, but their opponent is the third-level amateur team like Oriental Dragon. Alkmaar sent his second team players to play a 7:0, which basically has no impact on the league, and there is no hope of winning the championship in this game, and there is no relegation. Worrying Rhoda JC will definitely not let them pass easily.
Jiang Mu has so far been known as the technical consultant of the Oriental Dragons. From time to time, he will also go to the Oriental Dragons to play a game and guide the team's training. The current head coach is Ke Ming. Jiang Mu was a good man at that time. He is now leading the team in accordance with Jiang Mu's intensive defensive thinking, but there is no experience of rebirth. Without the help of Chang'e No. 1, his grasp of the game and his understanding of the opponent's technical characteristics could not be compared with Jiang Mu.
After the tenth round, Alkmaar did not take a day off as usual, but called the Oriental Dragons to carry out tactical drills and warm-up.
Although it is nominally a warm-up, in fact, everyone knows what Jiang Mu means. The confrontation between Alkmaar and Feyenoord. From now on, Jiang Mu wants to consume Feyenoord's physical energy through the Oriental Dragons to prepare for the weekend game.
Although the Oriental Dragons have played in the third-level amateur league, they are still an amateur team, which is far from the professional team. Under the leadership of Jiang Mu, Alkmaar has not only been promoted to the Dutch League, but now directly points to the throne of the Dutch League. The gap is too big. There is no competitive relationship between the two teams, not to mention the Oriental Dragons. The team's players are also mostly Alkmaar fans.
After the Oriental Dragons came to Dehout Stadium, they received a warm welcome from Alkmaar players and fans, but the greetings between the two sides were also funny.
Alkmaar's players are most of them saying, "You work hard and don't let them win easily. It's better to hurt a few."
And the player of the Oriental Dragons replied: "No problem. Sign me. It's better to take a group photo."
Jiang Mu gave each hug to Li Wei, the manager of the Oriental Dragons, and Ke Ming, the head coach, and said, "It seems that I still need your help."
Li Wei smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid I can't help. Feyenoord is too fierce. I'm afraid we can't stop the second team."
Ke Ming said, "I think they are more substitutes for the second team."
Jiang Mu smiled and said, "If they dare to make the starting lineup like this, you will eliminate them. I have been collecting their information during this period. I will give it to you later, and then rehearse a tactic for you. Hahaha, the management guarantee makes Ben Hack unable to eat it."
Li Wei laughed and said, "I'm just waiting for your words. With your arrangement, we will be relieved. If they dare to join the second team, we may be able to enter the top 16 again."
Ke Ming also said, "But if Jiang Mu does this, I guess Benhak doesn't dare to send a pure second team to play against us."
Jiang Mu smiled and said, "This is psychological warfare. Isn't Ben Huck very good at it? Ha ha."
Ke Ming's younger brother Ke Liang flattered him and said, "Although Ben Hack is also a famous coach in the Dutch League, he can only be shrill when he meets our magic coach."
Jiang Mu said seriously, "I dare not underestimate Ben Hack. His team is more tenacious and flexible than all other teams in the Dutch League. Whether it is Ajax's head coach Olson or Eindhoven's head coach Robson, they are not as cunning and intelligent as him. This season's competition is a protracted battle, even if we win at the weekend. Ben Huck will never give up on them.
Li Wei said, "Anyway, I believe you will laugh to the end."
Jiang Mu smiled and said, "Take one step at a time, and win one game at a time."
After a simple greeting, the players from both sides have basic training together. Alkmaar mainly relaxes. The strong team trained is carried out according to the standards of the Oriental Dragon team, and the training of both sides is also very harmonious.
Next, Jiang Mu gave each of the Oriental Dragon and Alkmar players a piece of paper, which was the information of Feyenoord's players, even the substitute players. The players of the Oriental Dragons even got the relevant information of the players of the Feyenoord second team, so that Ke Ming and Li Wei had to secretly admire Jiang Mu's preparation. With meticulous work, Ben Hake is definitely a famous coach. He has won ten consecutive games at the beginning. In the past season, he was able to get rid of his opponent by five, six, seven or eight points, but he was really unlucky to meet an opponent like Jiang Mu.
In the confrontation, Alkmar's players imitated Feyenoord's players to play against the Oriental Dragons. Jiang Mu served as the coach of the Oriental Dragons, and Ke Ming was the coach of Alkmaar. By changing positions, he let Ke Ming understand how the coach of the strong team is thinking.
Even if Jiang Mu commands the Oriental Dragon, he can't beat Alkmaar's main players. However, under Jiang Mu's command, Alkmaar is controlled everywhere. Every time he is weak by the public, he only relies on his personal ability to win the victory. Jiang Mu's commanding art also allows Alkmaar's players to have a good experience.
After the afternoon training, Jiang Mu gave Ke Ming the videotape of today's training and asked him to take it back to think about his tactical arrangements and on-the-spot command. That's all Jiang Mu can do. As for how much role it can play in the midweek game, it depends on the performance and luck of the Oriental Dragons. It is essential for the weak team to play the luck of the strong team.
Soon the third round of the Dutch Cup kicked off. Roda JC really sent all the main players to play. They just wanted to take advantage of Alkmaar's distracted weekend's strong conversation and take advantage to see if they could pick up a leak and enter the top 16.
However, Alkmaar is determined to win the double championship. Jiang Mu was not careless. He sent a main and substitute lineup, and Tony, Klose and Cesar, who played less in the league, were all reused.
At the beginning of the game, Roda JC, who fought at home, was aggressive and wanted to use fierce robbery to scare off Alkmaar, but Alkmaar did not flinch and showed their opponents their determination to win this game.
After playing 20 minutes of the game, Alkmar's offensive unabated. He besieged Roda JC in his own half, and Klose scored a header in the cross from the side, which finally made Roda JC finally understand that Alkmaar's ambition is not only in the league, but also they don't want to let go of the cup. If they had known it. In this way, he fought back defensively.
However, at this time, Alkmaar has taken the lead, and Roda JC can only fight against Alkmaar.
Forty minutes in the first half, Alkmaar got another penalty, Altidore scored a penalty, and Alkmar basically locked the victory.
In the second half, Alkmar turned to defense and fought against Roda JC. Roda JC stubbornly launched an offensive, but he couldn't help Alkmaar's defense. The back line was frequently broken through by Alkmaar, and finally lost 0:4. Alkmaar almost won the Dutch match away. Roda JC broke into the top 16 of the Dutch Cup.
In another remarkable game, Benhak's Feyenoord went away to challenge the third-level amateur team Oriental Dragons.
Under the deterrence of Jiang Mu, Ben Hack did not dare to send the pure second team to fight, but mainly the players of the second team and the players of the first team to play the Dutch Cup.
Although the current Oriental Dragons have lost their soul - head coach Jiang Mu, Jiang Mu's tactical ideas still exist. Before the game, they got Jiang Mu's guidance. This game is very dirty with Jiang Mu's obscene style: intensive defense, ubiquitous fouls, hurting threats, and delaying time. ... As long as it is a despicable tactic that can be used, the Oriental Dragons have used it.
This made Feyenoord fall into the hard battle of Ajax last season, and understand why the Ajax won so hard.
In the first half, the Oriental Dragons scored a zero with the help of luck and artificial court. In the second half, Ben Haq had to replace Argentine striker Cruise to increase his attack power, hoping to score early and win the Oriental Dragons.
Cruise lived up to expectations. His header and grabbing point made the intensively defended Oriental Dragons unsirable, and soon scored a goal by Cruise.
However, after conceding the goal, the Oriental Dragons did not panic and did not give up the iron barrel attack. They still maintained the intensive defense and sent people to guard Cruz.
After a goal leading, Feyenoord wanted to hit the Oriental Dragons' counterattack, but did not take advantage of the victory. As a result, he was attacked by the Oriental Dragons in the 85th minute. The head coach and scorer Ke Ming scored a goal. This was their only chance in the whole game. As a result, Feyenoord had to play overtime with the Oriental Dragons. .
Ben Huck didn't want to be ashamed to play a penalty with the Oriental Dragons, and sent another main striker, Kalu, to play. The two strikers all appeared on the stage. After 90 minutes of physical strength, the Oriental Dragons finally couldn't resist. They were scored by Cruz and Karu, and finally lost 1:4 and stopped in the top 32. However, under their pressure, Feyenoord also consumed a lot of physical energy in the Dutch Cup.