God of Greenery

The penalty given by the Football Association was completely expected by Van Gaal. After he scolded the referee at the post-match press conference, he expected to be punished like this.

But he doesn't regret it, because if the head coach doesn't stand up and speak out after encountering such unfair treatment, then the referee may blow the home whistle even more when he goes to an away game next time .

When it is time to speak up, you still have to speak up, to let the referee know that your team is not a soft persimmon deliberately pinched casually, and you will become a nationally famous "black whistle" if you are in a hurry.

When the reporter went to interview Van Gaal, Van Gaal said that he accepted the punishment of the Football Association, but he would never take back his blind evaluation of the referee team in that game, and he would never apologize.

The public opinion outside is far from dissipated, but Alkmaar has already started training on May 5.

As assistant coach Junker said, Van Gaal can go to the referee because he has the obligation to speak out for the unfair treatment of his players.

But players, you can't trap yourself.

The top priority of the players is to train hard, and then beat their opponents in the game to qualify for the UEFA Cup next season.

May 5th is the second round of the competition. Of course, May 11th cannot carry out too intense training, but mainly tactical arrangements.

On the second day of the game, Van Gaal could not command from the sidelines. Officials from the Football Association would supervise him, isolate him in the stands, and even confiscate his mobile phone, so that Van Gaal could not directly command the team.

Therefore, in the game the day before, Van Gaal needed to take all possible situations into consideration, and then explain to Juncker in advance how to adjust in any situation.

On May 2008, 5, the match day, in the evening, outside Alkmaar's home stadium AFAS, there was a sea of ​​people.

The AFAS stadium can only accommodate more than 17000 people, and more than 3 Alkmaar fans came to the scene for this game.

In addition, Nijmegen fans in the away game took nearly 2000 tickets, and nearly 2 fans in Alkmaar failed to enter the stadium. They could only watch the live broadcast on the big screen on the square outside the stadium.

This is Alkmaar's last home game of this season, and it is also the last game of this season. It is also a final related to the qualification for the European war next season.

Coupled with what happened in the first round, the fans of Alkmaar were very angry and very united.

So many fans came to the scene to support the team, and they also wanted to see Alkmaar defeat Nijmegen and qualify for the UEFA Cup at the scene as soon as possible.

Before the start of the game, Van Gaal was taken out of the locker room by the Football Association staff.

As for Junker, after the last game, everyone knows that it is difficult for him to adapt to changes, and he can only execute according to the tactics explained in advance by Van Gaal.

Alkmaar will play this most important final with almost no head coach.

However, when journalists randomly interviewed Alkmaar fans in the stands and in the square outside the stadium and asked them what they thought of the result of the game, all Alkmaar fans expressed great confidence, without exception.

"Alkmaar must win!"

"We have Jiang, we can definitely reverse it!"

"Even if Van Gaal is suspended, the ultimate winner must be us!"

"As long as there is Jiang, we can win!"

It seems that the fans even put Jiang Xiaolin in a more important position than Van Gaal.

In the commentary booth, the commentators and guests are also giving pre-match explanations to the audience:
"Today's game will definitely be difficult for Alkmaar."

"On the one hand, they are behind in the score, and they are behind by two goals. Nimegen will definitely play a defensive counterattack."

"On the other hand, Alkmaar's coach Louis van Gaal has been suspended and cannot appear in the command area. Alkmaar will be commanded by assistant coach Juncker."

"However, after the test of the last game, Juncker obviously does not have the ability to command a team alone. It only depends on whether Van Gaal's arrangements before the game can be considered as comprehensive as possible."

"However, for Alkmaar, the most beneficial thing is that they have a super forward - Jiang!"

"As of the last game, Jiang has scored 12 goals in 23 official Eredivisie games including the play-offs. This efficiency is simply appalling."

"If all the goals in the play-offs are counted, Jiang is already the No.2 scorer in the Eredivisie, only behind Ajax's Huntelaar."

"Hunterel scored 33 goals with the play-offs, but did it in 33 games."

"The scoring efficiency of one goal per game, Huntelaar is already enough to stand out from the crowd. Unexpectedly, Jiang, a pure rookie, scored 12 goals in 23 games, and the average scoring efficiency almost reached Hunter Twice as much as Lal."

"If Jiang doesn't leave the Eredivisie this summer, I don't know what kind of scoring storm Jiang will set off in the Eredivisie next season! I'm looking forward to it!"

As time approached, all fans with tickets had already entered the stadium, and the game was about to begin.

After the side-picking ceremony was completed and before the game started, Jiang Xiaolin clicked on the team halo to see his team's overall presence in the game.

This is related to how much strength the teammates can play in this game.

The system shows that Alkmaar's overall on-the-spot status in this game is 92%, which is not bad.

After all, this is the home court, and Jiang Xiaolin's shocking long-range shot in stoppage time in the last game should have boosted the morale of the players a lot. Now everyone is recklessly trying to reverse and win.

Therefore, it is not bad to be able to play more than [-]% of the on-the-spot state.

Jiang Xiaolin didn't use attribute points to increase the team halo to 100%.

After all, it requires 10 attribute points, and it can only be used for one game, so it is very painful to use.

Jiang Xiaolin felt that with 92% of the team's on-the-spot status, even if they are currently two goals behind, they are enough to win the two rounds of the finals.

At 19 o'clock in the evening, amidst the cheers of Alkmaar fans and the whistle of the referee, the second round of the 2007/2008 Eredivisie League Cup final Alkmaar VS Nijmegen was held at Alkmaar's home stadium AFAS officially started.

Nimegen took the lead in the game.

However, from the beginning of the game, Nimegen didn't seem to want to attack. They passed the ball all the way back, and even passed the ball to the goalkeeper under the pressure of Jiang Xiaolin and Hamdoy.

Nimegen put on a defensive counterattack posture from the very beginning of the game.

In fact, this is also understandable.

After all, Nijmegen has a two-goal lead, and it is still an away game, and the environment itself is at a disadvantage, so it is naturally impossible for them to choose to play against Alkmaar in the away game.

Now that they have a two-goal lead, there is another advantage of playing a defensive counterattack, which is to limit Jiang Xiaolin's room for movement as much as possible.

Jiang Xiaolin's counterattack speed is too fast, his physical fitness is also very good, and he is also a thief without the ball. One or two people can't guard him at all.

Therefore, being able to accumulate more defensive numbers in the backcourt can greatly limit Jiang Xiaolin's running position and shooting space.

For Nijmegen, the biggest threat to Alkmaar in this game must be Jiang Xiaolin.

As long as they can limit Jiang Xiaolin's room for movement and prevent Jiang Xiaolin from getting too many gaps and shooting opportunities, then they will really be able to win the two-round finals and qualify for the UEFA Cup next season.

Under the framework of defensive counterattack, Nimegen's ball was quickly lost, and Alkmaar started to play against Nimegen with the ball.

Nijmegen's forwards all retreated to the front of their penalty area to help defend.

But Nimegen's defense is really good.

It is said that Nimegen did not have a holiday for the first two days and was used for training for two days. Today's game day came to Alkmaar in the morning, and he did not come early.

It seems that in the first two days, Nimegen specially did defensive exercises for the away game against Alkmaar.

It doesn't matter in midfield, basically the ball is at the feet of the Alkmaar players.

But once the offense hits within 30 meters of Nijmegen's goal, it's like falling into a quagmire.

Basically, everyone who takes the ball will face the pressure of two or three Nijmegen players around him.

Moreover, the Nimegen players also performed very well, and they grasped the timing of steals, interceptions, and tackles very well.

Except for passing back, no one can make a good breakthrough. Everyone can only try to use teamwork to tear apart the opponent's defense.

In the 3rd minute, Jiang Xiaolin ran a short gap in the penalty area, and Moussa Dembeles, who was holding the ball, also saw Jiang Xiaolin's running position and this gap.

As a result, his pass was intercepted by Nimegen's defender Ellaby with a flying tackle.

In the 7th minute, Jiang Xiaolin ran out of space again, and Marten Martens, who was holding the ball, wanted to pass the ball to him, but before he could pass the ball out, he was stabbed from the side by the opponent player gone.

Although the opponent has a large number of defenders, and some people specifically mark Jiang Xiaolin, Jiang Xiaolin's full-scale off-ball running and starting speed can still be done if he wants to run out of space.

The problem is that this is football, and it is a team sport. It is useless for Guangjiang Xiaolin to run out of the gap by himself, someone has to pass the ball to him!

However, it was very difficult for Jiang Xiaolin to get the pass from his teammates when Nimegen retreated across the board and strictly guarded against death.

Either the teammates couldn't see Jiang Xiaolin's running position, or the ball couldn't pass.

Ten minutes into the game, Jiang Xiaolin has yet to take a shot.

Unable to get the pass from his teammates, Jiang Xiaolin naturally tried to retreat, and then took the ball to break through by himself, but it was also very difficult.

Although his body is good, his speed is fast, and the fried meatballs have been added to the full value, but after all, the breakthrough method is too simple.

He is the key target of Nimegen himself, and with a single breakthrough method, even if he can break through one or two people sometimes, he will soon be supplemented by other players of the opponent, and he cannot drive straight into the penalty area and shoot.