14 maiden balls

On Saturday, more than 100 fans gathered around the Victoria Centre in Amsterdam's southern suburbs, watching the action from the low white iron fence on the sidelines.

Today, the home team, Dimenblyade Secondary School, met Bakken School from Almere.

There is a certain gap in the strength of the two teams, and after losing at home to local rival Omnibus last week, Bakken School has vented all the suffrage it has been holding back this week on Bled Middle School.

From the first minute, Bakken School firmly pressed Bled Middle School, especially the right side of the team.

After a sluggish performance in the previous round, the substitute right wing-back was ruthlessly abandoned by manager Dick van Poel, and although Nick returned from injury, he was still on the bench for the sake of conservatism, and Yang Yang, who had a stunning performance in the last round, was given the start again.

After a hard game, Yang Yang gained a lot, plus he saw hope, the whole person trained more energetically, and his performance on the court has improved more significantly than a week ago, and the right midfielder in front of him formed the right offensive knife of Bakken Academy, tearing apart the left defense of Bled Middle School again and again.

Less than ten minutes into the opening, Yang Yang inserted on the right side of the high-speed sleeve, faced the opponent's left fullback after receiving the ball, directly a pendulum passed, cleanly shook the defender out of balance, crooked in the field, hit the right side of the penalty area and crossed to the goal, Bakken Academy's No. 9 striker shot from close range in front of the goal.

This goal completely sounded the horn of the attack of Bakken Academy.

After that, Yang Yang was more active on the right side, frequently got the opportunity to get the ball, faced the defenders again and again, and formed breakthroughs again and again, but then either handled the ball poorly, or the cross was not in place, and finally failed to assist and score.

On the contrary, it was Genk Dimel who sat in midfield who was more aggressive, passing and shooting within half an hour to help Bakken Academy seal a 3-0 lead before the end of the first half.

Seeing that the team was in complete control of the game on the field, the three-goal lead was a foregone conclusion, and manager Dick van Poel was also greatly relieved, letting go of the stone after losing the local derby a week ago.

John Repp made a rare appearance away from home, but he still sat in the dugout, silently watching the game.

Seeing Dick Van Poel coming over, John Lepp smiled bitterly with a strange expression: "He seems to only do this trick." ”

Van Poel knew that the person John Rep was talking about was Yang Yang, and nodded, "It's indeed a little strange. ”

This is not uncommon in professional football, but it is extremely rare for someone like Yang Yang to only swing through people and have terrible basic skills, no wonder John Repp feels weird.

After a stellar performance against Omnibus, Yang managed to catch the attention of the coaching staff, but after a week of observation, almost everyone concluded that although his fundamentals had improved significantly, he was still not good and did not reach the average of Almere's youth team.

But at the same time, they also concluded that Yang Yang's progress was very fast, whether it was basic skills, or the performance of training and competitions, they were all improving at a speed that was visible to the naked eye.

The same mistakes he made today, they will be corrected immediately tomorrow, and although new mistakes will be made one after another, he is always correcting, and the same mistakes are rarely repeated, which in itself is an incredible progress.

Not only that, but take his pendulum as an example.

The amplitude is not as big as Ronaldo's, but there are more feints and pace adjustments, and the confusion is stronger, resulting in defenders being rushed to deal with it, and they are always broken through again and again, and the success rate of passing is extremely high.

Last week's game against Omnibus was very tender and crude, but today against Bled School, it was noticeably more consistent and more effective when he used the pendulum to pass a few times.

With his current rate of progress, John Repp, who was born as a right winger, even doubted that if Yang Yang was allowed to practice this move smoothly, like an arm and finger, wouldn't it be a sharp weapon for Almere to break through on the right side?

What's more, he can finally be sure that Yang Yang does have an excellent ability to read and deduce games, and he is still a game-type player, who is easily excited and passionate on the court every time he plays.

This kind of player is definitely something that any manager can only dream of.

So much so that John Lepp himself wondered, why hadn't he discovered these advantages in this kid before?

Of course, he didn't know about Yang Yang's adventures, but it came down to his own prejudice, thinking that he only noticed Yang Yang's shortcomings in the past, and never paid attention to Yang Yang's advantages, but was deeply ashamed.

"It's almost over, Dick." John Rip nodded.

Half time is coming to an end, and if there is no accident, Bakken Academy, which leads by three goals, will win.

"Adjust at halftime and put Nick on the court, and he should be familiar with the pace of the game."

Nick is a regular in Almere's youth team, playing both offensively and defensively, with an unshakable position at right wing-back.

"On Nick?" Dick Van Poel frowned when he heard this, "Yang Yang is doing well, will it be ...... to replace him at this time?"

The last game was half an hour, this one was more than 40 minutes, and there was not much time, but Dick Van Poel had already begun to like this Chinese player, for no other reason, it was very easy to use, and he was very diligent and spared no effort on the court.

"I didn't say I was going to replace him, I mean, let him go up the front and attack with all his might."

"Attack with all your might?" Dick Van Poel was stunned for a moment, but soon understood.

Yes, Yang Yang played right fullback in both games, although he performed well on the offensive end, but he had to distract himself from defense, let Nick go up to play right fullback, push Yang Yang to the midfield, and even the front court to attack, which will make him even more worry-free.

"I'm really looking forward to what kind of performance he will have." Dick Van Poel chuckled.

John Repper smiled, and he was looking forward to it too.

"Tell the bus driver later, take a detour to the Amsterdam Arena on the way back."

"Huh?" Dick Van Poel is puzzled.

Normally, you only need to head east to get back to Almere from Dimen, and after taking the A1 motorway, you can get to Almere directly, but the Amsterdam Arena is on the west side of Dimen, so the detour is not only farther, but also has to go through the lively neighborhoods.

That area is the heart of Amsterdam's southeastern New Town.

"It's time to give them some stimulation." John Lepp chuckled.

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All-out attack?

At halftime, Yang Yang heard Van Poel's adjustment and advice, and his whole body was on fire.

Especially when he heard the head coach solemnly tell Genk Dimel to do his best to cooperate with him, his heart was filled with excitement and satisfaction.

He could see that Van Poel was looking at him and seeing if he had what it took to be the team's defence-breaker.

This is a great opportunity for him to return to attacking position!

After the two sides changed sides in the second half, when Yang Yang appeared in front of the left wing-back of Bled Middle School, it was obvious that he saw that the opponent's entire face was black.

In the first half, the two sides fought head-to-head, he did not take advantage of Yang Yang, and he was very jealous of this Chinese player who did not look very reliable, but used a pendulum skillfully to pass people, and even a little afraid.

Isn't he a full-back? Why did you suddenly run to the front? Still so high-end?

What does it mean?

Seeing the defensive player's expression of wanting to cry without tears, Yang Yang grinned, revealing a mouth full of white teeth, and smiled innocently.

"Please advise."

The polite words were said, but there was no spare hand in the game.

Yang Yang plays in the offensive position in China, both striker and wing, and the winger position is his old job.

When he used to play full-back, he was always worried about defense, but now he doesn't have to, the main right wing-back Nick is behind him, and the manager Van Poel asks him to attack with all his might, so what else is he afraid of?

He was well aware of his strengths and weaknesses, and took the initiative to retreat after the opening, and the opponent's left full-back was worried about the defense behind him, so he was unwilling to take risks, and let Yang Yang retreat.

In the end, it is just an inter-school game, the defense is relatively loose, Yang Yang is easy to receive the ball between the fullback and the fullback, turn around and start directly with the ball, and kill the left fullback at a uniform speed, forcing the opponent's defense line to keep retreating.

Between advancing and retreating, Yang Yang kept closing the distance, and when he hit in front of the opponent, he suddenly accelerated after a pendulum pass, and after shaking the defenders with continuous feints, he directly dribbled the ball to the bottom line, and crossed with his feet.

The flurry of action was beautiful, but the quality of the final cross was a little higher, and the two strikers in the middle couldn't control the landing point in time, and the ball was cleared by the right wing-back of Bled School.

failed to create a goal, Yang Yang couldn't help but be disappointed, and said secretly: To find an opportunity, you still have to practice this cross more.

As a right-footed player, playing on the right side, crosses are still a very threatening skill, even if you don't have the energy to learn [Beckham's cross] for the time being, but at least you have to practice the cross a little more reliable.

Although the last cross was not played well, Yang Yang's wonderful performance still won him the applause of the fans on the sidelines.

This is not a professional game, and the home fans are not shy about cheering on the visiting players.

Returning to a familiar attacking position, he took the lead in the second half, suppressing the opponent's left fullback in momentum, and Yang Yang, who let go of his hands and feet to attack with all his might, began to be more active on the right side, and his abundant physical fitness made him run back and forth on the right side.

Finally, in the 63rd minute, after another successful breakthrough on the right side, he crossed into the penalty area and assisted midfielder Genk Dimel to hit a close-range shot, 4-0.

After the victory has been divided,Bakken School Park has behaved more relaxed,Many players have also let go of their hands and feet,All kinds of casual actions on the field are endless,Yang Yang is not satisfied with only breaking through on the right side,Began to cut into the penalty area frequently。

Finally, in the 82nd minute, he forced his way through the left wing-back from the inside with a pendulum pass on the right flank, and then crossed the ball to the number nine striker at the edge of the box, who was well placed behind the defender.

Yang Yang slid into the penalty area at the fastest speed, caught up with the ball, faced the goalkeeper who attacked decisively, and gently pushed the instep of his right foot, and the ball slid past the goalkeeper and crashed into the goal behind him.

Scored?

That's the goal?

Yang Yang was stunned.

It was the first time he had scored against an opponent since arriving in the Netherlands.