The midfield king of football life

Chapter 80 Chapter 81
Many fans know the Spanish national derby, the battle between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Every year, the Spanish national derby is very popular, and the number of spectators can be compared with the Champions League.As for the Dutch national derby, many people are not very familiar with it. They thought it was a battle between Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, but they were completely wrong.

Clasico is the most prestigious, oldest and most competitive game between two national teams in a country.The Dutch National Derby is actually a match between Ajax and Feyenoord. From the 19s to the 20s, it was a period when Ajax and Feyenoord competed fiercely for the championship.The city where Ajax is located is Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, known as the city of "art and creativity", while the city of Rotterdam, where Feyenoord is located, is known as the city of "hard work and bravery". Every year, the competition between the two teams is called a classic battle by the Dutch.During the match between the two teams every year, there are countless conflicts between the fans of the two teams. The most intense one is called the "Beverwick War", because during this game, the conflict between the fans led to the unfortunate death of an Ajax fan.

Since then, whenever Ajax and Feyenoord have national derbys, the security of the stadium has been much stricter than before.

Next week, on October 10, the Dutch national derby will start at Ajax's home court.

So the news of Feyenoord's last big victory quickly dissipated in the hearts of the fans, and then a large number of media began to build momentum for the national derby.

Coach Koeman coached Ajax from 2001 to 2005, when he led Ajax to the 2002 league and cup double.So Coach Koeman knows Ajax very well.This is exactly what Coach Koeman is worried about.

A few days before the game, coach Koeman ordered to decline all media interviews, train behind closed doors, and concentrate on coping with the game against Ajax. This game is not only about the honor of the team, but also about the championship trend of the season.

This season, Ajax fought on three fronts. In the UEFA Champions League match on the 19th, Ajax defeated the Croatian team Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 away, and scored 4 points with Lyon in France, retaining the hope of qualifying for the group.But a week of double matches will test Ajax's bench thickness and physical fitness.

At the Feyenoord training ground, Coach Koeman had a serious expression on his face.

"I don't need to say the importance of next week's game. Ajax is our biggest opponent on the way to the championship this season, so we must go all out in this battle, and no one is allowed to drop the chain for me." Coach Koeman said seriously.

"Of course, don't put too much pressure on you. The weakness of Ajax in this game lies in their physical fitness. Eriksson, Boerigt, De Jong, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Van der Weil, etc. in the Ajax team all played the whole game in the last round of the Champions League, so their physical fitness is definitely not as good as ours in this round." Coach Koeman said slowly while pacing back and forth, as if he had a well-thought-out plan.

"So we have to seize this point and use our physical strength to fight against them. Whether we are attacking or defending, we must speed up the rhythm and drag Ajax into our rhythm. Once their physical fitness can't keep up, we have a chance to win." Coach Koeman said.

"During this period, you have to hurry up and adjust to the best state, but don't be physically exhausted during the game, understand?" Coach Koeman said sternly.

Afterwards, they started various targeted tactical training, including tactical coordination training for set kicks and corner kicks.

Netherlands, Amsterdam, Ajax football club training ground.

Ajax head coach Frank de Boer said to his players on the training ground: "In the next game, we will play Feyenoord at home. The grievances between our two families have been going on for a long time. We have recently fought on the third line. Sig Thorsen will definitely not be able to play due to injuries. This game will be a difficult game. But we have survived such a severe situation in the Champions League. We still have a great chance of qualifying, so this game is the same. You have to show confidence in winning. The first place is only 6 points away, and the league has just started, and we still have great hope to continue to win."

"I don't want to say too much about this game. We have the strength to beat Feyenoord, as long as we don't take it lightly. Another thing to note is that there are several players in their team. One is the young forward Li Feng. This player has the same talent and skills as Eriksson. The young striker Gudetti, who came from Manchester City’s youth training, has good speed and explosive power, and his shooting skills are also very solid. Currently, he is also among the top scorers in the Eredivisie. Our defenders should pay special attention to him.” De Boer said patiently to his players.

Just when the two teams were intensively preparing for the first national derby of the season, the Dutch sports media began to hype the game early.

The Dutch sports newspaper launched a support survey directly on the Internet.As of the day when the game started, the support rate for Ajax's victory was as high as 68.2%, 19.7% were optimistic about the draw between the two teams, and only 12.1% were optimistic about Feyenoord's victory.

From the perspective of overall strength, Feyenoord is indeed not as good as Ajax. Anyway, Ajax is still galloping in the Champions League this year, and the group has a very high hope of qualifying. Now Feyenoord's lineup is indeed slightly inferior.But the situation on the football field changes rapidly, and any result is possible.

For this game, when the rosters of the two sides were announced before the game, it also attracted great attention from domestic fans.More and more fans know that a young player of Chinese nationality has already played the main position in the Eredivisie League. This kind of news is not inferior to Yao Ming's first appearance in the NBA as a starter.

After the game, many Chinese fans appealed to the Football Association, the national team and the Olympic team to pay attention to Li Feng. The next Asian Cup and Olympic Games will recruit Li Feng, which may raise the strength of the national team to a higher level.

As the game draws near, all kinds of news about the match between the two teams is also overwhelming, some are true and some are false.What is certain is that the tickets for the national derby at the Cruyff Stadium, the main stadium of Ajax, have been sold out early.

Bilal also asked Li Feng for internal fan tickets early on. Generally, as long as the players who start the game can get one or two family support tickets, Li Feng gave the two tickets to Bilal and Petty under the premise that Li Feng's mother and Thomas had no time.Tickets for this game are worth thousands of dollars online, and tickets are hard to come by!
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