Chapter Twenty-Five: A Bad Start
Knowing a lot about the Eredivisie, Jonk also listened very carefully, and for the natives Sneijder and Van der Vaart, many things in the Eredivisie, especially the Dutch national derby between Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, made them talk about it very excitingly!
The first time Jonk heard about the rivalry between the two clubs, it had risen to the height of the national derby, and that day the winner would attack the opponent with impunity, while the loser thought that the next time he must take the victory, and the collision between the two Dutch giants will always have endless moments of passion.
Jonk's first official game was still far away, and he could only hear about it, but he was eager to play on such a big scene.
The afternoon training is mainly technical and tactical, and after today's training, there will be an important thing to announce, the 21-man squad for Vidis!
Jonker was keen to hear his name, and coach Koeman didn't let him hear his name after reading it to the fullest, saying that he was not disappointed, it was impossible.
didn't even enter the squad, how could he still play out to exercise, but Coman's words below answered Jonker's questions.
Jonk will travel with the Ajax reserves to challenge Vidis' reserves.
In other words, the name of Jonker will not appear in the first team game, and Jonk will start for Ajax's reserve team.
It's not bad news, at least there is a game to play, and the reserve team is the reserve team.
Koeman's arrangement is targeted, through recent observations, many of Jonck's advantages are outstanding, and at the same time, the shortcomings are more exposed, especially one point, Jonck's passing, lack of grasp of strength and space, that is to say, when Jonk is a back midfielder, there is no problem with grabbing the ball and intercepting, but his ball is very problematic, and there is no problem with direction, the key is that his passing strength is not good, which makes the receiver very awkward to pick up, and it is easy to concede the ball.
When training, this problem is not obvious, after all, the physical confrontation of training is not as strong as the game, but when it comes to the game, this is a fatal problem, and the mistake of passing the ball in the back is often fatal!
The grasp of the pass must be mastered by Jonker.
This time, Coman also directly pointed out the problem with Jonker, Jonk really didn't pay attention to this aspect of things before, isn't it just passing? It's good to see people go out, where is there so much exquisiteness!
However, since the head coach pointed this out and asked him to practice during the game, Jonk nodded and agreed.
The destination of the reserve team and the first team is the same, but the conditions and treatment are quite different.
The reserve team takes the bus, plays the game on the same day, and then takes the bus back on the same day.
If you want to take a break, please take a break on the bus!
The gap is not small, but who is called Jonker is in the reserve team, there is nothing to complain about, there is that strength to enjoy that treatment, and a player like Jonker who has not proven his strength can only accept the current treatment.
Vidis reserves, make Jonk feel the urge to laugh, this is the reserves? Is it a child army entirely?
There is no adult in sight, and needless to say, the Under-17s are Vidis' reserves.
The gap between ordinary teams and giants is clear at a glance.
There was no suspense in the game, the Ajax reserve team won 4-0 away from home, and the few fans who attended the stadium estimated that more than half of them were family members of the young players in the stadium, and it was a completely unwatched game.
Although the match was not very interesting, Jonker's performance throughout the game was the only bright spot in the game.
Facing the Vidis reserve team composed of his peers, Jonk showed a good level at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, so much so that Ajax assistant coach Kroll had to point out in the game report submitted after the game that the reserve team's game was almost no help for Jonk.
Koeman also didn't expect that Jonker was a troublemaker in addition to being a thorn, and according to Koeman's plan, Jonk would have to play at least 10 games at the reserve level to really play for the first team, and now it seems that the original idea must be changed.
However, Ji Lu's plan can never catch up with the changes, and Jonker's first-team game can only be pushed again and again.
In the first round of the Eredivisie that followed, Ajax won 2:1 away at Vidis, Ibrahimovic and Sneijder contributed to the team respectively, but only a small victory over the opponent by one goal still caused the "New Rotterdam Sport" after the game to question, such a luxurious formation, but did not show the level it should have in the game, although the win, but such a score obviously cannot match Ajax's current lineup.
It's the same from the fans, who demand more beautiful goals from Ajax, than just winning.
At present, Ajax does not have much difference from last season in terms of lineup, but the defender Zivo was bought to Inter Milan at a high price, and the remaining players can play a good game, but in fact, the whole scene of the game, Ajax's advantage is not so obvious.
The media is more targeted at this aspect, Koeman wants to make excuses is also ready-made, taking over the team halfway, some problems in the first game are understandable, but he did not choose to make excuses, but took the initiative to face the media to give a higher demand, Ajax not only want to win the game, but also play good-looking attacking football!
In the third round of Champions League qualifying in the following days, Ajax drew 1-1 away at AK Graz, once again pushing Koeman and Ajax to the forefront.
Who has heard of what team is AK Graz?
But he drew with Ajax!
Koeman's coaching ability has also been questioned, and Van Gaal may not be so moved, who calls Koeman a newcomer!
Everything is nonsense with results, and Koeman has no choice but to silently bear the pressure from all sides, ready to prove himself with the facts of his home stadium.
How to prove it? With a beautiful victory, of course!
The idea is good, but the reality is not too big a joke with Koeman, as if he intends to let Koeman retract all the words he has said, and in the second round of the league, Ajax defeated Rocinda 1-0 away.
Since the start of the game, 2 wins and 1 draw have been reasonable, but the process of the game has made it possible for the media to find reasons to criticize the team.
Lack of attacking energy, lack of aggressiveness, and inability to fully control the game.
Many problems have been magnified, Koeman's best counter-attacking chance, and if he can't get a good result in the Champions League qualifiers at home, the pressure on his face can be imagined.
Change, must change!
Koeman has started to look for players in his recent senior squad profiles who can change the situation.