Green Dragon

Chapter 176

When Van Basten shook hands with Redknapp with a score of 3-0, the old Redknapp couldn't laugh at all.

But in the press conference after the game, he could only express his toughness with bravado:
"The referee's call in the first half caused us some trouble, and both Bale and Modric were absent due to injuries, Crouch and Van der Vaart also just returned from injury, the strength of the team was greatly affected. Of course, Van Basten's formation is quite in place, and his on-the-spot command is also impeccable. I am not wronged to lose this game."

Lao Lei turned his head to look at his opponent unwillingly: "I will see you in White Hart Lane in a month's time!"

Van Basten nodded with a smile, as if looking at an angry child: "Goodbye."

He has three goals in hand now, even if Bell really returns from injury, so what? -
The return of Suarez and Long Shute put Ajax back on track, and two consecutive victories made everyone full of confidence.

After experiencing the experience of the Asian Cup, Long Shute gradually showed the leadership that a core midfielder should possess, and Hamdavi, who was sent to the reserve by Van Basten, had to admit it after two weeks of transformation. Admittedly, the leadership status of the two captains is unshakable.

A dispute among the three main shooters was quickly stopped by Van Basten, and the locker room returned to tranquility.

From the perspective of football rules, when the team as a whole is advancing triumphantly, there will be few discordant voices internally. Even if some people are dissatisfied occasionally, they will not be overly associated; magnified, causing the entire team to fall apart.

Ajax still maintains a leading position in the league at present, leading No.2 Twente by 11 points. They just beat Tottenham in the Champions League and have already stepped into the quarter-finals. In addition, the domestic Dutch Cup has also advanced strongly to the semi-finals, and the third line has shown a good momentum. Most players are now soft on their bonuses, so how can they have time to mess around?

Even players without IQ know that if they want to transfer, they should perform well at critical moments. After all, your status in the new team depends more or less on your previous results.

If you can win two league championships in a row, and then reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League, you can at least say to those new teammates, "Master, I am also a player full of honors. I have also punched Real Madrid, kicked Milan, buttocks There is still Liverpool sitting below, and there are more giants who have been ruined than you have ever heard of, and you country bumpkins dare to show your teeth in front of me?"

The two rounds of the quarter-finals were separated by nearly a month. After careful consideration, Van Basten decided to make appropriate adjustments to tactics during this period and adopt a rotation lineup.

For example, captain Suarez may be used to playing against Real Madrid and Milan. Now he seems to always lose his energy when facing weak teams in the league. This is cheaper for Soleimani and Long Special.

In the 24th round, they defeated Venlo 2-0 at home.

In the 25th round, they narrowly beat Eindhoven 1-0 away.

In the semi-finals of the Dutch Cup, the home team used a semi-substitute lineup to sweep Wahlwijk, who was relegated to the second division last season, 5-1.

Immediately after the 26th round, Ajax, who played with all the main players, took a 5-0 bloodbath at home to Alkmaar, who was in poor condition.

With the prestige of the victory, Van Basten brought his disciples to England to visit White Hart Lane.

Bell's injury is still not healed, but for the team, he sat on the bench with a bandage.

Compared with Ajax, who can concentrate on the Champions League, the situation on Tottenham's side is much more complicated.

They have slipped to No.6 in the Premier League. If they don't work hard to grab points now, I am afraid that the qualification for the Champions League next season will leave them.

Therefore, they are also unrelenting in the league, and the competition in the Premier League is already extremely fierce. Without winter break adjustments, they are far less physically fit than the Dutch team.

The passive situation of three goals behind forced Tottenham coach Lao Lei to attack with all his might, but without Bale, the left side always seemed not sharp enough, while Lennon on the right side was not inferior in speed, but he had a finishing touch and was crucial. The pass is always not hot enough, even if the Ajax players don't stop him, he will destroy the attacking opportunity by himself...

Tottenham's offense is often thunderous and rainy, but Ajax comfortably set up a defensive counterattack formation in the away game, and the effect was surprisingly good. They played four threatening strikes in the first half alone. Counterattacked, and successfully scored two goals from Suarez and Soleimani, rewriting the total score to 5-0.

Three goals behind may still be able to catch up, but in the case of only 45 minutes, the gap of five goals is extremely huge, not to mention that Ajax still holds the advantage of two away goals, and Tottenham only scored 6 goals. To complete the sharp turn.

After all, Redknapp is not a lunatic. Being at such a disadvantage, he thought he was powerless, so he simply gave up the strong attack in the second half and did not take the risk of letting Bale play, although the monkey grandson seemed a little dissatisfied.

The 2-0 score was maintained until the end. Ajax convincingly completed the double play with a total score of 5-0, and retreated unscathed and unscathed in front of Tottenham, the most aggressive team in the group stage. The popular fried chicken Gareth Bell who has attracted attention can only sit on the bench for 90 minutes.

Van Basten helped Tottenham end their Champions League journey, allowing them to quickly clean up their mood, start the league's four major careers as soon as possible, and then continue their unstoppable defending journey in the league.

In the 27th round, William II was defeated 4-1 at home.

In the 28th round, Van Basten used a semi-main lineup to go to The Hague's away game, but he did not expect that The Hague, which aimed to relegation, scored two goals in 5 minutes and gave them a blow.

Seeing that Hamdavi, who had just come back from the ban, could not find his status, the White Swan immediately dispatched troops. Suarez and Long Shute went into battle before the end of the first half, and then scored twice with a brace. A 4-2 big reversal.

By the end of the 28th round, Ajax had already led the No.2 Twente by 14 points. With only 6 rounds left in the league, the championship is almost at your fingertips.

In five league games, one domestic cup game, and one Champions League game, Long Shute contributed 6 goals and 2 assists to Ajax, and officially surpassed Hamdavi to become the team's top scorer.

After entering March, the whole of the Netherlands is warm and spring is blooming. Suarez gradually regained the feeling of scoring goals. He scored goals in almost every game. status poses an extremely serious threat.

Of course, the captain and deputy captain of Ajax will not have conflicts for the status of a top scorer, but this kind of healthy competition has indeed rekindled the fighting spirit of the Uruguayan striker who had already lost interest in the Dutch team.

Moreover, due to the close relationship between the two in private, Suarez and Long Special will not dominate the ball too much on the court, because the smart Van Basten posted a leaderboard in the locker room in advance. On the list, in addition to the number of goals, there are also the number of assists and the number of threatening balls created. Only shooting will not convince everyone.

Driven by this competitive atmosphere, even Soleimani, who only scored 4 goals in the first half of the season, opened his scoring account during this period. Although he is always invisible when facing strong teams, But in weak teams, it can often wreak havoc on the opponent's defense, especially in low-confrontation games like the Dutch Cup. The Serbian striker who leads the substitutes to play can often make big kills.

Now Hamdavi regretted it, because of his irresponsible and overreaching remarks, he was suspended by the head coach for a month, but when he came back, he found that he had directly become the top scorer from the original top scorer. The team's fourth goalscorer...

Van Basten has finally shown his control in the dressing room, and he is now happily enjoying the halcyon years of triumph and smooth sailing on all three fronts.

When the international match day in late March comes, he can even take his wife and daughter leisurely to enjoy a week-long vacation on the beach in Spain.

Then he got a call from assistant coach Bergkamp on the beach:
"Marco, our opponent in the quarter-finals... is Barcelona."

(End of this chapter)