Groningen, Osterpark stadium.
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, Feyenoord players all raised their hands in celebration of the team's victory.
The scoreboard clearly shows the final score of the game, zero to two.
International practice, the home team is in front, the visiting team is in the back.
Although Groningen was very tenacious, he failed to stop Feyenoord's offensive in the end.
As the strongest and most aggressive team in the Dutch League this season, Feyenoord has completely controlled the situation from the first minute of the game, and has harassed Groningen's goals again and again.
But the home team still stubbornly blocked a wave of offensive.
At thirty-five minutes, Brazilian center Bahia took a corner kick to score.
Subsequently, the two teams fell into the offensive and defensive stalemate again, Feyenoord has never been able to get a chance to score.
It wasn't until the eighty-ninth minute that Hofs went to the next city for Feyenoord, eventually defeating Groningen 2-0.
But this game has nothing to do with the league.
Both Kuyt and Kalou seemed very relaxed, and the team won the ball. They were both in a good mood, and walked off the pitch talking all the way.
But when they approached the visiting team's coaching area, they clearly felt a wrong atmosphere.
"What's going on?" Kuyt asked in surprise.
Suddenly, he felt an ominous hunch in his heart. The first name that popped up in his mind was Yang Yang.
"Yang Yang scored!" Gullit said bitterly.
"Go in?" Kuyt was a little surprised, but when he thought about it, he felt normal again.
Just go in, it is normal for Yang Yang to score again.
But Gullit's next sentence made him completely panicked.
"Two in!"
"What?" Kuyt panicked.
"Yang Yang entered two?" Carau beside him was equally surprised.
This made them surprised.
"How is it possible?" Kalau wondered, was the message wrong?
Most of Yang Yang has scored one goal this season. His goal state is mainly steady, and he hasn't broken out frequently. Can he score two goals in this game?
"It's true that he scored one goal each in the 39th and 62nd minutes. He has now scored 28 goals."
28 balls!
Kuyt felt that the whole person was dizzy and had a feeling of not real.
He played too relaxed in this game!
Yes, yes, he did play too relaxed, and he lost some vigilance!
Van Gaal said that Yang Yang is the kind of player who never gives up until the last minute, but he did not believe Van Gaal.
Yang Yang's fame battle was in December last year. In the final round of the Champions League group stage, Ajax challenged Bruges, Belgium. In that game, Yang Yang, who was 17 years old, played for Ajax for the first time in the final. Three consecutive goals in a few minutes to help Ajax reverse Bruges and finally enter the knockout.
It can be said that that game indirectly created Ajax's final championship legend.
In the official review of UEFA this season, that game was also talked about by everyone.
At that time, Yang Yang, who had just turned 17 years old, impressed everyone immensely with his indomitable fighting spirit.
And now, Yang Yang has experienced the baptism of the Champions League final, won the Asian Cup champion, as an absolute main force rushed into the UEFA Cup final with Ajax, he is now much more mature than a year ago.
How could he give up early?
How could he allow himself to give up early with two rounds of opportunities?
Kuyt realized he was wrong!
There is no cure for it!
He seriously underestimated Yang Yang, not only Yang Yang's strength, but also Yang Yang's tenacious fighting spirit.
Even if there are only two rounds left in the league, he is still three goals behind. Even if all the Netherlands and even Europe think that he has lost the shooter king battle, he still relies on hard work. Scrambling back.
Only one goal away!
What a dangerous number this is!
Kuyt's face changed dramatically, which surprised everyone, including Gullit.
"Dick, don't be nervous, don't be excited, and don't panic. Now you have to stabilize, you still have a one-ball lead." Gullit persuaded.
Kuyt took a few deep breaths, trying to calm down his mood.
He is also very clear that now he can't be chaotic anyway, he must seize the opportunity in the last round and fight for goals, and the more he has to be, the better, so that it is safe and secure.
Yang Yang is too scary. Although he wants to participate in the UEFA Cup final midweek, it is his current state and situation. It is difficult to guarantee that his final round will not break out, and a one-ball lead is not insured at all.
Even, even if he scores another goal in the final round, he may not be insured, he must score as many goals as possible.
Best, another hat trick!
Kuyt raised his head and exhaled deeply, calming his emotions and mood.
"Dick, our final round was against Nijmegen. This **** schedule gave us two consecutive away games at the last moment. This is a disadvantage. Ajax will face Groningen at home."
Gullit analyzed here and looked deeply at Kuyt, "You know, this team is not good at all, so ..."
In the end, Gullit was not confident enough.
Groning's performance at the fundamental season was very unstable. At first glance, their home performance was terrible, but their away performance was very good.
However, if you study it carefully, it is not difficult to find that they have a feat that defeated Utrecht three to zero at home, but there is also a defeat to Ajax who lost four to four at home.
They beat Feyenoord 2-1 away and Breda 4-1, but also lost to Roda Jc 1-5 and lost to Eindhoven 0-3.
It can be said that Groningen is a very unreliable team, there are no rules to follow, and the state is very ups and downs.
How can such a team have high hopes for them?
As for Nijmegen, they have succeeded in relegation and ranked 13th, but this team is a typical home away dragon. The reason why they relegated is because their away performance is too bad.
But at home, Nijmegen has always been a very difficult opponent, and unlike other relegation teams, Nijmegen's defensive ability is well-known in the Netherlands, and the number of goals conceded is sixth in the Netherlands. , Only inferior to Eindhoven, Ajax, Alkmaar, Twente and Utrecht.
They conceded four fewer goals than Feyenoord, showing how difficult this team is.
"It's okay, Dick, isn't it Nijmegen? The last time we could break through their goal, this time it must be possible. Then I will pass you the ball and guarantee you to kill Yang Yang!" Kalou encouraged.
In the first round of the two sides, Feyenoord played against Nijmegen at home, Kuyt took the lead to score for the team, but the opponent was equalized before the end of the first half, and Kalaw scored a lore in the 85th minute ball.
In the end, Feyenoord beat Nijmegen 2-1.
But people's memories are limited. Kalou only remembers that he and Kuyt both scored goals, but he forgot that game was also extremely dangerous to win, and even almost equalized by the opponent.
Gullit and the coaching staff certainly remember, but at this time, they will not come out to spoil.
Everyone can see that Kuyt was somewhat flustered after hearing the news that Yang Yang scored twice. At this time, the most should give him confidence, the confidence of the last round to hit Nijmegen.
As a legendary star of the past, Gullit knew better than anyone, the importance of confidence for a professional player, especially a scorer like Kuyt.
Losing confidence, Kuyt is equivalent to losing the strongest weapon, and has lost a lot.
"Eindhoven also made mistakes in this round of the game, and even failed to win Twente on the road. This is really incredible. It is estimated that Hiddink's team is also under heavy pressure." Gullit Sighed.
Twente's defensive ability is second only to Eindhoven and Ajax, and even better than Alkmaar, especially at home, Ajax played extremely dangerous in the first round, even if it is powerful Feyenoord was also forced to zero to zero by opponents on the road, showing the difficulty of Twente.
Ajax's overall performance this season is indeed more general, but it can't help but suddenly burst out a Yang who is getting better and better, and his strength is advancing by leaps and bounds. How important a giant is, and he took Ajax step by step to chase Eindhoven closely.
Ronald Coleman's ability to tune offense is indeed average, the level is not much better, but tuned defense is a good hand.
Therefore, his strategy this season can basically be attributed to, grasp the defense, the offense to Yang Yang and Sneijder.
But this set of tactics worked.
In the final round of the league, Eindhoven led most of the season, but the result was a goal but it was empty. Whether it is morale or fighting spirit, it is estimated that it will be greatly affected unless Ajax himself makes a fatal mistake. If so, the probability that Eindhoven wants to reverse is very slim.
Will Ajax make a mistake?
With Ronald Coman's character and Ajax's status, there is little chance of active error.
Ajax defeated Groningen. Will Yang Yang score?
Can he really catch up with Kuyt in the final round?
At this moment of sighing, Gullit thought a lot and thought a lot of questions.
But whether it is Kuyt or Kalau, they are obviously not interested in Ajax's reversal of Eindhoven's summit. They are more concerned about Yang Yang and the final round.
Kuyt, in particular, seemed a little uneasy.
If he had led three goals in two rounds before, making him feel safe, or even relaxed, then now Yang Yang has recovered two goals in one round, but he is empty-handed, which makes him worry.
There is only one round left and only one goal ahead.
In Yang Yang's aggressive manner, can he still hold it?
Perhaps the only advantage is that he can get a full week's rest, but Yang Yang has to be distracted from the UEFA Cup final in the middle of the week.