God of Greenery

Not long after the last shot, in the 19th minute, Jiang Xiaolin received a cross from the winger Moussa Dembele and volleyed from outside the penalty area.

The ball soared into the air, and hit Nimegen's goal with force and force like a cannonball.

However, although Jiang Xiaolin's volley hit within the range of the goal frame this time, it was a bit on the right track.

After all, the volley itself is much more difficult to grasp than the ground ball shot.

However, although the angle is not tricky, Jiang Xiaolin's shot is very powerful.

The goalkeeper Babos didn't dare to hug him directly. To be on the safe side, he just saved the ball from the baseline with his hands and gave Alkmaar a corner kick.

This is Alkmaar's first corner kick in this game, and it is also a very good opportunity to attack in the frontcourt.

When the opponent is defending with a bus, whether it is a free kick or a corner kick, it is a very good way to attack.

Because Jiang Xiaolin was finally able to stand in the penalty area and compete for the top, posing a direct threat to Nimegen's goal.

Players from both sides crowded in the penalty area, you squeezed me, I squeezed you, all wanted to seize a favorable position, and even started to clash.

The referee had to stand up and stop it a few times, warning everyone that they would show a yellow card if they got entangled.

Finally, under the threat of the referee, the players on both sides restrained a little.

After that, Alkmaar's midfielder Martens sent a corner kick.

Originally, he wanted to find Jiang Xiaolin for this ball, because Jiang Xiaolin has the best header skills and the highest jumping ability in Alkmaar's team.

In the end, because he felt that Jiang Xiaolin had a high jumping ability, Martens made the penalty a little higher.

I saw the ball high above the front point and over Jiang Xiaolin's head in the middle. Jiang Xiaolin tried his best to take off but couldn't catch the ball.

The ball fell backwards.

There is already chaos in the restricted area.

As a result, Jiang Xiaolin attracted the defensive attention of most Nimegen players in the middle.

Because all Nimegen players know that Jiang Xiaolin is in good health, has a high jump, and has great header skills, so several defenders and goalkeepers have focused on Jiang Xiaolin.

As a result, Martens's pass was too big, and it flew straight to the back point.

Hamdoy, who happened to be standing at the back point, had no use to take off without any defense, so he hit the corner kick passed by Martens and headed the ball towards the goal.

At this time, the goalkeeper Babos is still in the process of moving from the near point of the goal to the backward point. If Hamdoy hits the ball within the range of the goal frame, the possibility of the ball going in is very high.

As a result, Hamdoy was unlucky, and the ball actually went high, slightly higher than the crossbar, which disappointed the Alkmaar fans at the scene.

The game continues.

When Jiang Xiaolin withdrew from the penalty area, there were too many opportunities for long-range shots, and the Nimegen players couldn't defend no matter how they defended.

In the 24th minute, Jiang Xiaolin received another pass from his teammate, and then stepped away from an angle about 30 meters away from the goal and shot.

This time the shot was also powerful, but after the ball was shot, Nimegen's defender Ji Hehe jumped up to block the hole of the gun and blocked it.

Jiang Xiaolin's powerful long-range shot was not light. The ball hit Ji Hehe's head, causing him to fall to the ground and faint for a few seconds.

However, despite this, Jiang Xiaolin's shot was indeed cleared by Ji Hehe.

Moreover, Jihehe stood up after a while, returned to normal, and won the applause of all Nijmegen away fans.

There are indeed far more shots from long range outside the box than inside the box.

By the 30th minute, Jiang Xiaolin had already shot 5 shots from outside the penalty area, averaging once every 3 minutes.

Although among the five shots, only three hit the goal frame.But for long-range shots, the hit rate of this door frame is already quite high.

After all, this is not a shooting training without interference, but a shooting under the interference of the opponent.

Therefore, seeing Jiang Xiaolin's long-range shots are so frequent and threatening, Nimegen's head coach also made corresponding adjustments, switching the positions of midfielder Davis and midfielder Yunbakar.

Yun Bakar's position was advanced, and he specially guarded Jiang Xiaolin closely.

In this way, the frequency of Jiang Xiaolin's continuous long-range shooting was finally suppressed a little.

In the next 15 minutes until the end of the first half, Jiang Xiaolin only got three long-range shots from outside the penalty area, and under the interference of Yun Bakar, Jiang Xiaolin only had one long-range shot within the range of the goal frame, forcing goalkeeper Babosi Another great save.

However, a shot without a goal is useless.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, the entire AFAS stadium was almost silent.

Alkmaar, who bombarded the entire first half, failed to score a single goal.The two sides entered the intermission with a score of 0:0.

Jiang Xiaolin and his teammates all looked unhappy, while Nimegen's players were all smiling.

Although they were beaten by Alkmaar in the first half, they looked very embarrassed and paid the price of two yellow cards, but they managed to defend the goal and did not allow Alkmaar to score a single goal.

Nijmegen still leads Alkmaar with a total score of 4-2, occupying a two-goal lead.

The time left for Alkmaar to come back is only 45 minutes in the second half.

All the Alkmaar fans in the stands did not expect that Alkmaar, who owns Jiang Xiaolin, did not score a single goal in the first half.

This is very rare in previous games.

Although those opponents did not shrink back and defend like Nimegen, it is still too surprising that Jiang Xiaolin did not score a single goal.

The fans felt very unacceptable and very disappointed.

Only those professional TV commentators and media reporters can understand why Alkmaar, including Jiang Xiaolin, was unable to score in the first half of the game.

It's really that Nimegen's bus defense is too much.

This is no longer called defensive counterattack, it should be called not being able to defend.

Throughout the first half, Nimegen only had two counterattacks, and it was over before hitting Alkmaar's penalty area.

With the rest of his energy, Nimegen put all his energy into defense, vowing not to hold out.

Before the start of the game, everyone thought that Nijmegen's two-goal lead was not very big, and Alkmaar, who owns Jiang Xiaolin, had a great chance of completing a comeback at home.

Because Alkmaar has a very high winning percentage after Jiang Xiaolin started to play in the second half of the season, and there are many wins with more than two goals.

Unexpectedly, Nimegen used the defense that shrank to the limit to kill Alkmark. Even a super striker like Jiang Xiaolin couldn't do anything with Nimegen's tortoise shell.

In the locker room, the morale of Alkmaar's team is indeed not very good. Jiang Xiaolin can already feel that the state of his teammates is probably far below the 92% level.

If the goal cannot be scored as soon as possible in the second half, I am afraid that Alkmaar will lose.

Fortunately, although Juncker does not have the aura of the head coach Van Gaal, he can still do his own job and stand up to convey the tactics that Van Gaal arranged in advance.

When Jiang Xiaolin couldn't open the situation with long-range shots, Van Gaal still had backup arrangements.

Just listen to Junker:
"Everyone, don't be discouraged. In fact, the boss has already anticipated and made arrangements for such a situation yesterday."

"Jiang Xiaolin's retreat successfully allowed the opponent to make corresponding adjustments. Their midfielder Yun Bakar also followed Jiang Xiaolin out of the penalty area and closely guarded Jiang Xiaolin."

"So, our tactics for the second half are to implement the established tactics that the boss arranged yesterday."

"After the start of the second half, when Jiang Xiaolin attracted the opponent's defensive players, the other players tried their best to pass the ball to Martens' feet."

"Then, Martens can choose to shoot himself in the penalty area according to the situation, or choose Hamdoy or the wingers on both sides to pass the ball and try to break the opponent's goal."

"In addition, Jiang Xiaolin, your passing skills are also very high. If you have the opportunity, you can also take on the work of the midfielder and try to pass some good balls to your teammates."

"Sometimes, you don't have to shoot the goal yourself to be a threat."

"In short, according to the boss's tactical arrangement, when Jiang Xiaolin is restricted outside the penalty area, Nimegen's defense in the penalty area will definitely weaken. I hope everyone seizes the opportunity."

"If no one is defending Jiang Xiaolin, then you can continue to make long-range attempts by yourself."

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After assistant coach Junker arranged Van Gaal's established tactics, the team atmosphere was slightly better, because after all, this was what Van Gaal and the players had expected.

Although the lack of goals has disappointed everyone, Alkmaar has not yet completely entered a desperate situation.

Two goals, for Alkmaar, is not an absolutely impossible task.

After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Nijmegen continued to hold out, and Alkmaar continued to bombard Nijmegen indiscriminately in the half.

However, these are just appearances.

Alkmaar's indiscriminate bombing is ostentatious. It looks great, but it doesn't score.

Nimegen seemed to be rubbed against the ground by Alkmaar, but he established a solid defense line and never lost points. The two-goal lead made them more and more confident in their hearts, and their defense became more and more stable. up.

Even fans of Nijmegen felt a little ashamed when they first saw the team so stubbornly unable to defend.

But as the game progressed and the UEFA Cup qualification was about to be obtained, the fans of Nijmegen gradually accepted the fact that the team was shrinking and defending, and cheered for the team.

As long as you win the final and qualify for the European competition next season, does it matter what tactics you use?

Winning is the last word.

As for the boos of Alkmaar fans, Nimegen didn't care much about the players or fans.

Anyway, they are leading now.