Chapter 381 The Championship
The day of February 19th came quickly, and The Hague hosted Feyenoord at home.
The Hague has been very strong this season and has been ranked first in the standings.
However, Feyenoord kept chasing closely, but last season's champions PSV Eindhoven and Eredivisie giants Ajax were pulled away.
The Hague currently leads third-placed Ajax by 9 points, although Ajax still has a chance to catch up.
But The Hague is too strong this season, and Ajax's chance of taking the lead was slim.
However, now they also see hope, because The Hague sold three main players one after another.
The strength will definitely decline, and they believe that The Hague's record will also be affected.
But in their previous home game against The Hague, they still failed to win.
The reason why Feyenoord performed so well is inseparable from their two Chinese players.
Both of them have performed very well this season and are the absolute main players for Feyenoord.
Their team has surpassed The Hague in the standings, and Feyenoord currently ranks first in the standings.
Xue Yang thought they would catch up soon, but Feyenoord also maintained a complete victory.
The Hague has never been able to return to first place, so today's game is very crucial.
If they win this game, The Hague will directly overtake Feyenoord.
From being one point behind to leading by two points, Xue Yang knew that this was a game he had to win.
Although it's not to the point where you can't win the championship if you lose, the hope of winning the championship will be somewhat reduced.
The players in The Hague also know the importance of this game, and they are all very motivated.
I hope to win at home and return to first place in the Eredivisie.
Although the game has not started yet, the venue is already full of spectators.
Everyone is full of expectations for this game and expect The Hague to win.
Among the several players who joined the team in the winter window, right back Dumfries is considered the most recognized.
Although Dumfries is not very top-notch, he is not as powerful as Jin Qiang before.
But at least it's still okay, an above-average performance.
But Yan Fangjun and Yin Chengjie haven't shown themselves yet, and they still need time to prove themselves.
It is worth mentioning that Feyenoord’s head coach is also a familiar one.
He is the future coach of Guangzhou R&F, that is, Van Bronckhorst, the head coach of Guangzhou City.
He is a professional football player, and he first came out of Feyenoord.
Later, he joined Glasgow Rangers in the Scottish Premier League and moved to Arsenal after playing for his worth.
But he didn't have a good time at Arsenal and was subsequently loaned to Barcelona.
After becoming the head coach, the first team he coached was Feyenoord, the team that trained him.
So far, he has only coached Feyenoord, but Feyenoord's results have proven his coaching ability.
It's a pity that he later coached Guangzhou City, and he only coached for one year.
Soon, players from both teams came out of the tunnel one after another, and the game was about to begin.
Feyenoord deployed a 4-3-3 formation:
Goalkeeper: 25 Jones;
Defenders: 18 Nerom, 6 Vanderheiden, 33 Botkin, 2 Kasdorp;
Midfielder: 7 Kuyt, 8 Ahmadi, 28 Tonstra;
Forwards: 10 Xing Hong, 9 Qi Qi, 19 Bellhouse.
Then The Hague officially gave the 4-4-2 formation:
Goalkeeper: 1 Ruyter (75);
Defenders: 26 Williams (78), 3 Ruben Dias (79), 4 Skriniar (80), 12 Dumfries (73);
Midfielders: 11 Danjuma (81), 25 Ndidi (80), 16 De Jong (80), 7 Yan Fangjun (76);
Forwards: 9 Alai (81), 10 Xu Qiang (81).
In terms of ability values, the decline in Hague's starting strength is not serious.
In other words, Dumfries, the right back, is slightly weaker, but he can still make do.
As for Yan Fangjun, he hasn't achieved results yet, but his strength is already there.
Xue Yang looked at the opponent's starting lineup and found that their lineup was indeed good.
Kuyt, a veteran who once played for Liverpool, and goalkeeper Jones are also former Liverpool players.
In addition to Qi Qi and Xing Hong, right back Kasdorp also has great potential.
In Xue Yang's previous life, Castorp later joined the strong Serie A team Roma.
It can be seen that their strength is not bad, and in terms of formation today, Feyenoord suppressed The Hague.
However, Tianjin Wei's midfield configuration is very high, and the combination of Ndidi and De Jong is not at a disadvantage.
Therefore, The Hague still has great hopes for this game.
As the referee blew his whistle, the game officially started.
Xue Yang was also very touched when he saw two familiar players from his opponent.
Both of them are very strong players, and both of them were very motivated today.
They all hope to defeat The Hague and their mentor Xue Yang.
Especially forward Qi Qi. Since studying abroad, he has scored 3 goals against The Hague.
The two of them were very active at the beginning of the game.
First, left winger Xing Hong faced Dumfries’ defense with the ball.
After pedaling the bicycle several times in succession, he decisively cut inside the crossbar and then took a long shot.
Dumfries is indeed pretty good, but there is still a bit of a gap between his abilities and Xing Hong's.
After all, it is still too difficult to completely defend Xing Hong.
Xing Hong's long-range shooting ability is very strong, and he even has the characteristics of long-range heavy artillery.
His long-range shots are all very fast, and this time his long-range shots are also the same.
The football flew towards the goal guarded by Ruyt like a missile.
Fortunately, there was Ruben Dias in the penalty area, and Ruben Dias used his body to block the football.
But Ruben Dias did not block the football, and the football still flew towards the goal.
Moreover, the football was refracted. Fortunately, the ball speed was not as fast as before.
The threat was also reduced. Although there was a deflection, goalkeeper Ruyter still managed to hold the football firmly.
Xing Hong saw that his long shot was being held and shook his head in frustration.
Of course Qi Qi will not watch Xing Hong perform on his own, he is also working hard to score goals.
Soon Feyenoord launched another attack, Qi Qi and Kuyt made a hit-the-wall coordination.
Kuyt stuffed the football into the penalty area, and Qi Qi accelerated his movement and successfully caught the football.
Skriniar followed him very hard and Qi Qi hit the goal without any hesitation after receiving the ball.
Skriniar followed too closely, and Skriniar reacted very quickly.
When Qiqi hit the goal, Skriniar fell to the ground and made a tackle.
He barely touched the football played by Qi Qi, and Skriniar shoveled the ball out of the bottom line.
The Hague once again escaped disaster, with Skriniar making key defensive plays.
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