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Alkmaar, who has just been promoted to the Eredivisie, burned 2000 million Dutch guilders in just one month and bought back eight players. The oldest of these eight players is 22-year-old Thomason, and the most famous is also Thomason. Mori.

Alkmaar's series of signings has been questioned from the very beginning. Many people don't understand what Jiang Mu wants to do. If they want to avoid relegation, then they should introduce some players who can fight. If you have a higher goal, then you should spend your money to buy big-name football stars. Now Jiang Mu is shouting to win the championship and win the double championship, but he bought a group of children whose hair is not even padded. What is he trying to do?

"International Football" commented unceremoniously: "2000 million Dutch guilders can buy Bergkamp's leg, and these players bought for 2000 million Dutch guilders can't even compare to Bergkamp's leg, Jiang Mu's signing is a joke, he thought everyone was Dirk. The league will start soon, Jiang Mu and Alkmaar will pay the price for his inexplicable signing."

The "Telegraph" has some criticisms about Alkmaar's signings, but it did not directly deny it, because the reporter who made the report was Hendry. He said: "Chinese coach Jiang Mu has always been famous for not following the rules. , The signing of Alkmaar this time is against common sense. I don’t know if this is the club’s idea or Jiang Mu wants to focus on the youth storm. Maybe Jiang Mu’s thinking is too idealistic. The young players are full of passion, physical fitness, and strong desire for honor. But it is also easy to be emotional, not good at playing against the wind, and it is very risky to use a team dominated by young people. I hope Jiang Mu can control these young people and lead Alkmaar to the track of victory."

In the face of doubts from the outside world, Jiang Mu didn't bother to argue. He didn't think the money was spent in the wrong place. He felt that every Dutch guilder was well spent, and it filled the places that the team needed most. Compared with last season, there have been earth-shaking changes, and what he has to do now is to show this strength in actual games.

How to show it is only by playing games.

In addition to the team's training match, Alkmaar did not stop the warm-up match while signing in. Jiang Mu finalized four games through the club and his personal relationship. There are also competitions with Nantes in Ligue [-], Lisbon in Portuguese Super League, and Crystal Palace in League One.

Most of the opponents are teams that are not very famous and not very strong. Alkmaar also wants to find strong teams and giants to play against, but their reputation has not yet reached the level where they can choose warm-up opponents. They are all found by relationships. For the team, the warm-up match is mainly for the coach to inspect the players' competitive state and physical condition, run-in the lineup, and test the actual application of various tactics in training. It is not too important whether they are rich or not.

In the first warm-up match, Alkmaar defeated the giants Anderlecht 6-0. The second game against Nantes in France also attracted the attention of many fans and media. Besides wanting to see Whether Alkmaar can continue to win big, I want to see how Jiang Mu uses the children he collected.

After Alkmaar's first 11 players appeared on the field, the fans and reporters were surprised again. Jiang Mu actually sent almost all the new players he bought on the field, leaving only Klose and Tony, and one was discharged. Very retro 343 attack formation, this formation was used in the Cruyff era, and few people use it later.

The goalkeeper is No. 22 Cesar, left back No. 2 Suleiman, center back No. 8 Martens, right back No. 10 Blomkamp, ​​midfielder No. 7 Van Bommel, No. 18 Altidore, No. 9 Garcia Tu Suo, No. 11 Kurit, the striker is No. 16 Drogba, No. [-] Thomason and No. [-] Klose.

Nantes, France ranked 11th in Ligue [-] last season. They belong to the mid-range team. They play in the European Latin school. Jiang Mu sent a targeted combination of strength. Hope to use strength to restrain the opponent's technique and coordination.

After the start of the game, Jiang Mu proved that the formation is just a truth of numbers. The extremely risky attacking lineup of 343 was turned into a defensive counterattack by him. The two ribs are in the front position, and the striker Klose also retreats to organize, more like a midfielder, Altidore almost returned to the midfielder position.

This change looks very complicated. In fact, the position of the two defensive midfielders is slightly retreated to the side, and nothing else has changed. However, this change is just that the entire formation has no forward pressure, but this has completely changed the 343 formation. Due to the nature of the two defensive midfielders who can support the wing at any time, the defense of the wing becomes stable.

The Nantes team played very smoothly. Although it was an away game, they still played proactively, frequently using their skillful cooperation to penetrate in the middle and attack Alkmaar's goal.

Alkmaar's players played together for a short period of time. They couldn't form a tacit understanding at all, and it was difficult to form a reasonable protection for each other. They were chaotic when they were attacked by the Nantes team in the opening game. , and formed two very threatening shots.

Goalkeeper Cesar had a chance to perform, and he made two consecutive high-quality saves to make Nantes' attack invisible.

The 19-year-old Brazilian never dreamed that he would land in the Eredivisie and make a lot of money so soon. This is the springboard for his seniors to enter the giants. Superstars such as Ronaldo and Romario all made their fortunes in the Dutch league. Full of hope for the future.This time he started the warm-up match, and he was extremely excited. Not only did he resolve two dangerous situations, but he also showed his strength in several attacks and high-altitude balls. He helped his teammates resist many dangers to a large extent.

Cesar's performance made Silva restless on the bench. If Cesar continues to perform like this, he may not be able to secure his main position.

But soon Cesar disappeared from the sight of the fans and the cameras, because Jiang Mu saw that the opening was passive. Although his formation retreated formed a numerical advantage, but because the coordination was too rusty, he did not form a synergy. Instead, Nantes seized the gap in the middle of the formation to strike.He immediately made targeted adjustments, allowing the players to form a one-on-one man-to-man defense, preferring to foul and give the opponent a free kick, and resolutely not allowing the opponent to cooperate and fight.

After Jiang Mu’s arrangement went on, the Nantes team’s offensive power dropped sharply. With the opponent’s man-to-man defense and continuous fouls, the Nantes team’s offensive became a free-kick attack. Out.

Setters are Nantes' weakness. They lack headers. In front of the tallest Dutch players in Europe, French players can only be regarded as dwarfs. Their setters are either confiscated by Cesar or cleared by defenders. Free kicks There is hardly any gain.

In last season's game, Jiang Mu emphasized possession of the ball. In today's warm-up match, Jiang Mu emphasized not possession of the ball and emphasis on efficiency. Coordination should only be played in the frontcourt and the backcourt should be concise.

With Alkmaar ignoring possession of the ball, Nantes had possession of the ball, but they could only circle around the penalty area. Jiang Mu's team focused on defense and destruction, with sporadic counterattacks. The difference between the two teams The battle between the two teams was mainly carried out in Alkmaar's midfield position, and no one could break through the opponent's gate.

Jiang Mu has not sat on the coaching bench since the first minute of the game. He has worked harder than in training. He is constantly giving pointers to the players on the sidelines, teaching each player how to handle the ball, how to help defend and protect, and how to steal cards. Bit, how to launch a counterattack.He does not miss every dead ball time, and uses this gap to give more detailed guidance to the players.

Alkmaar's starting 11 looks very strange. In fact, only Gattuso, Klose and Drogba have never been in the Netherlands. The other players are very familiar with Dutch football, and mutual understanding is easy to reach , After 20 minutes, there was a good cooperation between each other, and the counterattacks gradually increased.

In the 30th minute of the game, Alkmaar took the lead in scoring with a set kick.

At that time, Altidore organized and planned a counterattack in the backcourt. The ball was won by Drogba and then handed over to Klose to organize. Forming a free kick at the front of the penalty area, this is Alkmaar's first free kick in an excellent position.

Altidore puts the ball into the box, a strong Drogba draws the attention of the defenders, but ignores Klose who looks like a telegraph pole and ends up with a better header than everyone else Ze was unguarded in the penalty area, so the tragedy was inevitable. Klose shook his head and attacked the goal, turning the score into 1:0.

Jiang Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He took the mineral water handed over by Lin Nazhou, drank a few sips to moisten his dry throat, and said, "You continue to direct from the sidelines, and I will take a rest."

The French played offensive football. After being scored by Alkmaar, they became a little annoyed, and then launched a more violent attack, and shot a high-quality long shot from the front of the penalty area, but unfortunately they still scored. The moment he was thrown out by the goalkeeper Cesar.

Then Drogba received a long pass from the backcourt and got the ball under the pressure of the two central defenders. The two French central defenders kicked and kicked, but they didn't even carry the extremely strong Drogba. Drogba knocked the ball to Altidore, who plugged in, turned around and ran. At this time, the Nantes central defender reached out to grab Drogba, fouled, and the referee gave another free kick.

This time, Drogba and Klose hit the goal in the penalty area. Their air dominance forced the opponent to spend most of their energy on them. As a result, Thomason, who had not shown any performance, suddenly appeared. After touching the ball, he blocked his throat with a sword and stabbed the ball into the Nantes goal.

After leading by two goals, Alkmaar let go, the cooperation is getting better and better, and there are more and more counterattacks. Nantes, like most French teams, lacks toughness. They couldn't control the situation more and more, especially Alkmaar's set-piece tactics. Every time Alkmaar got a set-kick, they had to panic. In the end, they still lost on the set-kick and were defeated by Didier Dirk in the second half. Scored another header and lost 0:3.