God of Green

Although Grafschaft wanted to avoid relegation, they were not brainless.

They knew that they were weak and were playing away, so the tactic was to play a defensive counterattack with a 532 formation.

There were 5 defenders on the back line, plus 1 defensive midfielder and two forwards who could assist in defense, and they strictly guarded the penalty area, and the defense was very hard.

As a relegation team, Grafschaft cherished every point.

This game was away, and it didn't matter if they couldn't win, as long as they didn't lose.

Therefore, they put most of their energy on defense, and dared to fight and grab, which made the players of Alkmaar feel very uncomfortable.

Not to mention Van der Velden, even if Martens started this game, it would be difficult to come up with any solution.

Therefore, the home fans who were full of expectations did not see their home team score a goal after 20 minutes of the game.

Even Jiang Xiaolin, who performed very well in recent games, did not score a goal.

On the one hand, Van der Velden was not strong enough, and on the other hand, the opponent's defense against him was too tight.

Now no one regards the 16-year-old Jiang Xiaolin as a pure rookie weak chicken. Everyone knows that Jiang Xiaolin is the top scorer of Alkmaar.

Therefore, let alone entering the penalty area, Jiang Xiaolin will be closely guarded by the opponent as long as he enters the 30-meter area of ​​​​the Grafschaap goal.

It is basic for a defender to closely guard, and there are at least one or two players nearby to make up for the defense at any time.

So, 20 minutes into the game, Jiang Xiaolin only had one shot outside the penalty area.

Although the power, speed and angle were strong, the distance was too far after all, giving Grafschaap's goalkeeper Bisnink enough reaction time, and the shot failed to score and was saved by Bisnink.

As for the penalty area, Grafschaap was under dense defense, and there were too many defensive players piled up in the penalty area, even if Jiang Xiaolin ran without the ball and grabbed the full value, it was useless.

There was almost no space for Jiang Xiaolin to run into. Even if there was a gap and he ran over, Van der Velden, Hamdaoyi and others could not pass the ball to him at the right time.

There were problems with the cooperation and ability of his teammates, and Jiang Xiaolin himself did not have the ability to force a breakthrough with the ball, so he was helpless.

At this time, Jiang Xiaolin really wanted the system to give him a breakthrough skill.

With the breakthrough skill and adding it to the maximum value, he could dribble into the penalty area by himself without relying on teammates for support and assists.

But I don’t know when I will be lucky enough to use this super practical skill. Anyway, Jiang Xiaolin didn’t have it in this game, so he could only stare blankly.

Fortunately, Alkmaar’s overall strength is indeed higher than Grafsharp.

After Grafsharp put most of his energy on defense, it was basically difficult to attack.

Even if he occasionally counterattacked, he couldn’t get into Alkmaar’s penalty area.

At least Jiang Xiaolin had a threatening shot within the goal frame, but Grafschaap didn't even have a shot.

All the counterattacks were solved by David Mendes and others at the front of the penalty area.

Van Gaal was a little anxious because he couldn't open the situation.

Thinking of Jiang Xiaolin's long shot just now and the short pass ability Jiang Xiaolin showed in the usual training games, Van Gaal pondered for a while, found a time when there were players close to him, and passed the new tactics to the players on the field.

After completing the tactical communication, Alkmaar's tactics changed, Jiang Xiaolin retreated outside the penalty area, and Van der Velden pressed forward into the penalty area.

Jiang Xiaolin and Van der Velden completed the position change, Jiang Xiaolin played as a front midfielder, and Van der Velden played as a striker.

But the two people who completed the position change had different tasks from before.

Van der Velden's main task as a front midfielder was to organize the attack, but Jiang Xiaolin's main task as a front midfielder was not to organize the attack, but Jiang Xiaolin's main task as a front midfielder was not to organize the attack.

He doesn't have any ability to organize an attack. It can only be said that his short pass ability allows him to pass some good balls, but Jiang Xiaolin has zero experience in controlling the ball and controlling the rhythm of the attack.

Van Gaal's purpose of withdrawing him from the penalty area is to let him increase the number of long shots.

Long shots are a common means for most teams to break through dense defenses, and they are very lucky.

But Jiang Xiaolin is different.

Jiang Xiaolin's shooting skills are really too high.

As Jiang Xiaolin stays in the first team for longer and longer, Van Gaal has become more and more aware that Jiang Xiaolin's shooting skills are not only top-notch in the Eredivisie, but also second to none in the entire football world.

In addition, Jiang Xiaolin's physical fitness brings a strong shooting power.

As long as it hits within the range of the goal frame, even if it is a long shot, it is a big threat.

The only weakness is that Jiang Xiaolin's long shots do not have arcs, because Jiang Xiaolin can't.

But it doesn't matter.

Only shooting can bring goals.ball.

Even if there is no arc, what if it hits the defender in the penalty area and changes the line?

Sometimes, a lucky ball is also part of the goal.

It must be said that Van Gaal is indeed capable.

Of course, he and Jiang Xiaolin both have good luck.

Jiang Xiaolin, who is in the front midfielder position, is not very comfortable. When he can't kick the ball, Jiang Xiaolin is very uncomfortable. After receiving the ball, he can't break through and can only pass the ball back to the back midfielder Mendes or the two wingers.

There are very few times when he passes the ball forward.

As a result, Alkmaar's offensive formation unconsciously retreated a few meters, resulting in Jiang Xiaolin having more space to adjust calmly.

In the 26th minute, Jiang Xiaolin successfully turned around after receiving Dembele's pass on the left side of the front of the penalty area, and then completed the second shot of the day at a distance of more than 30 meters from the goal.

And this shot is of high quality, and it went straight to the far corner of the goal.

Unfortunately, there was no arc, and the goalkeeper Bisnink poked the ball out with his fingertips.

If it was with an arc, it could just bypass the palm of goalkeeper Bisnink and go into the goal from the far end.

Although this ball did not go in, it proved the correctness of Van Gaal's new tactics and the threat of Jiang Xiaolin.

As long as Jiang Xiaolin is given enough shots, even outside the penalty area, Van Gaal believes that Jiang Xiaolin can continue to score goals.

Sure enough, in the 35th minute, Alkmaar launched a wing attack, and the right forward Schals cut inside after going down the side and passed the ball to Hamdaoyi in the penalty area.

But there were too many people in the penalty area, and Hamdaoyi could not complete the turn and shoot even if he got the ball.

He saw a gap outside the penalty area.

So, Hamdaoyi did not stop the ball, but directly pushed the ball to a position slightly to the left of the top of the penalty area.

Jiang Xiaolin, whose team cooperation attribute is fully valued, discovered Hamdaoyi's intention in advance. He made a sudden stop and change of direction while running, and shook off Grafschaap's No. 8 midfielder Yunlidang who was defending him closely, and then rushed to the gap where Hamdaoyi passed the ball.