God of Green

A giant is always a giant. Feyenoord is different from the opponents Jiang Xiaolin has met before.

Not to mention that the youth team cannot be compared, even the Dutch Eredivisie teams are far behind Feyenoord.

Although Alkmaar has recovered now, the players have not yet reached their peak.

In fact, Jiang Xiaolin's personal strength turned the tide for Alkmaar in the first three games.

But in this game, Jiang Xiaolin encountered greater trouble.

The overall strength of Feyenoord's defense is much higher than the opponents Jiang Xiaolin has met before.

Whether it is the personal strength and experience of the defenders, or the overall integrity of the defense, they are all very good.

The scenes of He Qingjia and the previous games where there were so many goals were not seen by Jiang Xiaolin today.

In the 4th minute, Martens was about to pass a through ball to Jiang Xiaolin, and Jiang Xiaolin also started in time to prepare for an offside.

As a result, at the moment before Martens passed the ball, Feyenoord's defense line suddenly moved forward without any warning, leaving Jiang Xiaolin behind.

Then, when Martens passed the ball, Jiang Xiaolin naturally fell into the offside trap, and this attack was scrapped.

In the 9th minute, forward Dembele made a cross from the bottom, and Jiang Xiaolin followed up in the middle to compete for the header, but he didn't even get the landing point due to the opponent's pulling and interference, and the ball flew out of the penalty area and was taken away by the opponent's full-back.

In the 13th minute, Jiang Xiaolin received a pass from his teammate in the gap at the front of the penalty area and was ready to adjust and turn to shoot.

As a result, he just turned around and was tackled by Feyenoord's No. 4 defender Bahia before he kicked.

Although Bahia was called for a foul, it was not serious and he did not get a yellow card.

The free kick taken by Hamdaoyi did not pose any threat to Feyenoord and flew directly over the crossbar.

15 minutes into the game, Jiang Xiaolin hadn't even completed a shot, which was incredible.

If it was the Heqing League, Jiang Xiaolin would have scored one or two goals.

Even if it was other teams in the Eredivisie, even if they couldn't score in 15 minutes, they could still make one or two threatening shots.

But the current situation is that Jiang Xiaolin hasn't even completed a shot.

It can only be said that Feyenoord's defense is really good, and they also attach great importance to Jiang Xiaolin who performed a hat trick in the last round.

Jiang Xiaolin was frozen not by one or two players, but by the whole defense line of Feyenoord working together.

It can be said that Feyenoord's defense line put 80% of its energy on defending Jiang Xiaolin. Jiang Xiaolin, who had never played against a team of Feyenoord's level, also felt a little uncomfortable, which is why he achieved the current effect.

Of course, Jiang Xiaolin's tacit understanding with his teammates is not yet in place, which is also an important reason for this situation.

It’s not that Jiang Xiaolin didn’t run out of good gaps, but there was one time when Martens didn’t expect Jiang Xiaolin’s running position and passed the ball to Jiang Xiaolin’s back in the opposite direction, missing a good opportunity.

Another time when Jiang Xiaolin ran to the position, Schals also consciously passed the ball to him, but the power was slightly weaker and was intercepted by Feyenoord players in the middle of the tackle.

It’s not that Jiang Xiaolin is not strong enough, it’s just that the 16-year-old Jiang Xiaolin’s experience in the Eredivisie is too far away.

In the previous games, Jiang Xiaolin could crush the opponent with hard power and score goals, but Jiang Xiaolin couldn’t do it in this game.

Feyenoord’s defenders can use their experience and skills to predict in advance, predict and intercept Jiang Xiaolin’s running position, passing and receiving routes, and shooting routes, making it difficult for Jiang Xiaolin to exert his full strength.

Moreover, they did not underestimate Jiang Xiaolin, who was only 16 years old, and they were absolutely attentive when defending Jiang Xiaolin.

Of course, this is not only for Feyenoord, but for any team. Jiang Xiaolin, who scored a total of five goals in three games and even performed a hat trick in the last game, cannot be underestimated and will definitely be closely guarded.

It's just that Feyenoord's defense is very effective, making Jiang Xiaolin very tired and difficult to play.

He tried his best without sparing his physical strength, but was still restricted by Feyenoord and had no performance.

It was not until the 21st minute that Jiang Xiaolin completed the first shot of the game on the penalty area line, and it hit the goal frame, and was not blocked by the opponent's defender in time.

However, this shot was still a bit hasty because of fear of the opponent's tackle, and the power was not strong, which gave goalkeeper E. Meda enough reaction time to save the ball when it was about to fly into the goal.

Then the ball changed direction and hit the post and bounced out, and was cleared out of the penalty area by the defender.

Jiang Xiaolin's silence made AlkmaarAlkmaar's offense was greatly affected.

Because, like the last game, Van Gaal put the offensive core of this game on Jiang Xiaolin.

In the last game, Van Gaal's tactics achieved high returns. Jiang Xiaolin personally completed a hat trick and Alkmaar also took three points away from home.

Unexpectedly, with the same tactics, Jiang Xiaolin's performance in this game was so much worse than that in the last game.

Many reporters have made comments in their hearts: "After all, he is too young and has too little game experience."

After limiting Jiang Xiaolin's performance, Feyenoord's frontcourt players were not idle.

Although Alkmaar's players have regained their confidence and their defensive strength has recovered a lot, and the goal has been much more stable after the goalkeeper was replaced by Sergio Romero.

But under Feyenoord's repeated attacks, Alkmaar's goal was finally broken.

In the 32nd minute, Feyenoord made a cross from the side, and No. 9 striker McGee grabbed the first point and successfully headed the ball into the goal.

Romero had no way to deal with this close header.

More than 15,000 Alkmaar fans were almost completely silent, and only a few Feyenoord fans cheered in a corner.

Alkmaar, playing at home, was 0-1 behind Feyenoord.

After the restart, Alkmaar, who was behind at home, naturally became anxious and increased their offensive strength.

However, Jiang Xiaolin was still restricted and had difficulty finding a chance to shoot.

Even if he occasionally shot, it was very reluctant.

Throughout the first half, Jiang Xiaolin had almost no threatening shots.

Although Hamdaoyi faced less defensive pressure than Jiang Xiaolin and had more opportunities, he was helpless because his shooting skills were better than Ali, but not as good as Jiang Xiaolin.

Not only is it not as good as them, it can even be said that they are far behind.

One time, Hamdaoyi kicked a shot near the penalty spot and it flew over the crossbar, which shows his shooting skills.