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Chapter 101 Tactical Suppression
The Dutch Cup has become a fig leaf for Eindhoven. If they can't win it, they will experience an extremely failed season.

Before the game, Hiddink and all the PSV players were silent, not talking about game preparations, and no one took the initiative to shoot.

The last Eindhoven player who took the initiative to speak up is now in the Premier League Tottenham.And now his confidence has collapsed and his state is completely gone.

Van Gaal's team has been advancing all the way, quite high-profile, facing the rival PSV Eindhoven, it is also not in the eye, "We will definitely win. Our lineup is very complete, and compared with the beginning of the season, the team's The control ability has been greatly improved."

Lanzat also seemed quite confident in the interview, "Coach Van Gaal has given us great confidence, and Kaisa's performance is equally astonishing. Our goal is to win the Dutch Cup."

The game started quickly, and Alkmaar still played a 433 formation. There was no accident, and this lineup has been used for a whole season.

Hiddink changed his formation, and PSV Eindhoven used a 442 formation in this game.Two centers, Beasley and Hesselink, were discharged, ready to hit the city wall.

The midfield position is a four-man combination of Van Bommel, Vogel, Cocu and Farfan. They have both offense and defense, and they have not weak forward ability, which is a test of Alkmaar's defense.

The backcourt has not changed much, and the goalkeeper is played by Zotbeer to replace Gomez.Zotbier has been playing in the Dutch Cup, and Gomez has arranged the league.On the back line, Oye, Alex, Lucius and Esatti played together.Essati replaced Lee Young Pyo and performed well.

Van Gaal didn't take it seriously. He felt that the opponent changed the lineup, but the players could still cope. After more than half of the season, the players' ability to read the game has improved a lot.

Kesa smelled something different, not because he understood the formation better than Van Gaal, but because the opponent's demeanor seemed to be very confident, especially the two center forwards, who frequently communicated with the midfielders.

There is a problem, there is absolutely a problem.

Alkmaar uses a 433 formation to play, the scene is very fluid, and it is easy to gain the upper hand. This has been the case since this season, and he is rarely suppressed on the scene.

The key is the position of the midfielder, which can be premised or retreated. In the Eredivisie, most teams choose the midfielder to retreat, but Van Gaal's philosophy is different. Alkmaar's midfielders must rely on front stand.

Obviously, in the game, Lanzate stood forward and easily got the opportunity to go forward. The opponent's retreating midfielder unknowingly left room for him to go forward.

Lanzate's tactical intentions are obvious in the Alkmaar team. Kaisa is more of an assaulter and offensive finisher, while Lanzate is the hub of the entire offense and defense.

However, just after the start of the game against PSV, Lanzat felt different and played uncomfortable.

The two center forwards, Beasley and Hesselink, frequently attacked the defense line and kept running. Lanzat could only retreat to help protect the defense line.

Shas and Ramsey didn't have enough coverage. The opponent's two center forwards came up and they couldn't resist. Eindhoven had more than two offensive players. The full-backs assisted and the midfielders followed suit.

Once Lanzat plays uncomfortable, Alkmaar's offense will be blocked, and the team will not be able to open.Although Kaisa is strong, he also needs the help of his teammates. The team's offensive performance is not good, and his offensive power is also limited.

Seeing the tension in the midfield, Kaisa returned to defense frequently, assisted Shas in defense, and stabilized the situation. In addition to strong offensive end, Kaisa also has good defensive ability, which can play a role.

Hiddink didn't feel very good. He thought for a long time and arranged a double striker, which was to defeat Van Gaal's tactics, but he didn't expect that Kesa took the initiative to retreat to the midfield and strengthened the defense, which also hindered PSV's tactics.

Hiddink and Eindhoven have the right idea. To deal with Alkmaar is to let Lanzat retreat, the space between the midfielder and the striker will expand, the distance will become longer, and the attack will naturally lose its threat.

In the first ten minutes, Eindhoven almost did it, but after Kaisa retreated, although Alkmaar's side attack was less, the connection between the striker and the midfielder was also connected.

Alkmaar's formation unconsciously changed to 451. On the other side, Perez also followed Kesa to move closer to the midfield, putting Avilazze in front, putting pressure on PSV's backcourt defense.

Van Gaal calmed down, "Kesa is really smart, he has learned everything I taught him."

"But Hiddink is really an old fox. He has thoroughly understood my lineup. If there is no Kaisa, I am afraid that I will fall today."

In the current situation, Kaisa has instead become the key to Alkmaar's tactics, the hub of offensive and defensive transitions, completely replacing Lanzat's role.

Just now, as long as there is an opportunity for Eindhoven and the two forwards approach the penalty area together, there may be a one-handed goal, which is very dangerous.

After Lanzate retreated, there was an extra defensive player between the two central defenders. The formation has stabilized and the risk factor has decreased.

It means that Kaisa has more things to do. He not only has to assume the pivotal role of offensive and defensive transitions, but also instigates offensives, which tests his organizational skills.

Van Gaal couldn't think of a better solution for the time being, and the game entered a stalemate.What is more anxious is Hiddink, who has already played the card, and wanted to use the king bomb to blow up Alkmaar directly.

Unfortunately, limited by the player's ability and Kaisa's position adjustment, half of his plan fell through.

Hiddink stood up and continued to do things.

He let Cocu gradually press forward, and when attacking, he fell more into the 10th position, specifically delivering shells for the two forwards.

Therefore, at many times in the game, Eindhoven's formation became 4312 again, which is quite a beautiful tactical change.

In this way, Kaisa's position is even more uncomfortable. Whether it is offense or defense, he has to face Cocu. When the time comes, Koku will take the initiative to get involved again, making it difficult for Kaisa to take care of both.

Disaster!Very tough.

Alkmaar's tactics in this game were completely restrained by Eindhoven.

Hiddink has racked his brains for the victory of this game. Kesa is becoming more and more difficult to support. He is now almost in the 10th position, a brand new position, and he has to face Cocu, Beasley and Hesse alone Link has three attackers, which is quite difficult.

Kesa has played both left and right full backs, and also played two wing positions, but he has never been in the 10th position. Suddenly it is impossible to adapt, and he is still under high pressure, making mistakes more easily.

If it weren't for the lack of strength of the opponent's players, he would have been blown up long ago.

Van Gaal was on the sidelines, also frowning, thinking of a strategy to defeat the enemy. In the first half of the game, Alkmaar was completely suppressed tactically, and if he continued in the second half, he might lose the goal.

Fortunately, the first half of the game ended quickly, and PSV did not score, leaving Van Gaal with 15 minutes of arrangement time. (A little new attempt, tactics become the focus of description, and it feels like a coaching text, everyone won’t scold me, right?)

(End of this chapter)