On August 13th, the opening game of the 2017/2018 Eredivisie season is approaching.
The Hague hosts Utrecht, a strong team in the Eredivisie.
We have cooperated a lot with Tianjin Wei in the past few seasons, and this season we also rented two Chinese players.
Compared with last season, The Hague is not much different.
Although the main forward Allais left the team through transfer, the big centers Weghorst and Grealish came.
In addition, the players have grown up, so the overall strength has not declined much, but has improved a bit.
Many The Hague fans came to the scene today. The results last season made The Hague fans look forward to the new season very much.
So the seats at the venue are all full today, and the season tickets for The Hague are selling very well this season.
It can be said to be the best season in the past ten years, which is mainly due to the team's excellent results.
Moreover, there is also the Champions League this season, which has greatly increased the team's support rate.
Even if Allais transferred and left the team, his support rate did not drop.
The fans have great trust in The Hague and they believe that the team will continue to move forward.
In fact, the Eredivisie championship plus the Europa League championship means that there is no room for improvement for an Eredivisie team like The Hague.
Of course Xue Yang was not satisfied, he longed for more honors.
It's getting closer and closer to the start of the game, and players from both sides have already arrived on the court.
Utrecht officially gave a 4-4-2 formation:
Goalkeeper: 1 Jensen;
Defenders: 28 Bluffhead, 4 Luo Yihao, 3 Liu Wen, 17 Kleber;
Midfielder: 8 Ayob, 10 Rabiad, 23 Cui Yidong, 22 Van der Streik;
Forwards: 11 Desers, 7 Keke.
The Hague officially gave the 4-4-2 formation:
Goalkeeper: 1 Ruyter (75);
Guards: 26 Williams (79), 3 Ruben Dias (81), 2 Akanji (75), 12 Dumfries (78);
Although both sides use a 4-4-2 formation, their tactics are completely different.
Utrecht's 4-4-2 formation is a small diamond midfielder, with a single defensive midfielder plus a single attacking midfielder and two central midfielders.
The Hague's 4-4-2 formation is a normal 4-4-2 formation.
There was no surprise that Utrecht started two Chinese players today. Luo Yihao and Cui Yidong are both very good players.
Even if you come to The Hague, you will have a chance to start.
As for The Hague, Xue Yang was not the best candidate in several aspects. For example, Akanji started at the center back position.
In fact, Skriniar, who was originally the main player, was in good condition, but Xue Yang decided to give Akanji a chance.
Akanji performed very well in some games last season.
Then there is the midfield, De Jong did not enter the starting lineup.
De Jong is in such poor condition that Xue Yang is really worried about letting him play.
The left winger Danjuma was injured in previous training and could only miss today's game.
Anyway, the addition of popular science is not bad, so Xue Yang is relieved to have the first addition of popular science.
As the referee blew his whistle, the game officially started.
Xue Yang looked at the opponent's coaching bench. Utrecht's head coach was very capable. He was Ten Hahe.
That is, Ten Hag will coach the Premier League giant Manchester United after coaching Ajax in the future.
Xue Yang couldn't help but smile when he saw the serious Teng Hahe, because today he will leave a deep impression on Teng Hahe, so that he will never forget Xue Yang who defeated him today.
Only 2 minutes into the game, The Hague launched an attack.
After right winger Yan Fangjun received the ball, he advanced forward at full speed along the wing.
The opposing full-back Bluffhead tried hard to catch up, but Yan Fangjun was very fast.
When Yan Fangjun brought the ball to 45 degrees on the right side of the penalty area, he noticed the position of his teammates in the penalty area.
At this time, The Hague's two forwards, Xu Qiang, were in deep positions, while forward Weghorst was in the penalty area.
Weghorst is full of fighting spirit today, hoping to win his first victory after joining The Hague.
The Hague is now a new player in the Eredivisie, and Weghorst is eager to score his first goal.
After playing in The Hague, many players were selected for the national team.
Players such as De Jong, Judenma and Williams have all been selected for the Dutch national team and are working hard to qualify for the World Cup.
Weghorst is also eager to be called up by the national team. He is extremely eager for the World Cup.
Yan Fangjun saw Weghorst in the penalty area, slowed down, made a slight adjustment, and then directly kicked off and passed a 45-degree cross.
The football flew through an arc into the penalty area. Yan Fangjun's pass was of high quality.
It looked very threatening, and Weghorst in the penalty area saw the football flying over.
He jumped high and then headed hard towards the football. He headed the header firmly, and the football flew towards the goal like a missile.
Goalkeeper Jensen made a flying save, hoping to save the football.
But he failed to pounce on the ball after all, and the football hit the net hard.
The Hague leads Utrecht 1-0!
The Hague scored a goal just at the beginning of the game. Weghorst was very happy after scoring.
Although he had always hoped to score a goal before, he never expected it to come so quickly.
The goal was scored easily, mainly due to Yan Fangjun's second pass.
The fans at the scene cheered excitedly, and The Hague, the opening game of the new season, did not disappoint them.
The players did not relax because of the holidays and still maintained excellent competitive condition.
Luo Yihao did not handle the ball well defensively, and he allowed Weghorst to get stuck in a good position.
After all, this is his first show after studying abroad, so it is impossible to adapt directly to the rhythm of the Eredivisie.
Utrecht's head coach Ten Hag shook his head helplessly, but he didn't know that his nightmare had just begun.
The game continued, with Gakop holding the ball near 45 degrees on the left side of the penalty area.
But Kleiber was defending very well, and at this moment he heard the voice of his teammates behind him.
He knew it was full-back Williams, so he kicked the football to the left side of the penalty area.
As expected, Williams moved forward and chased the football.
This cooperation came suddenly, and Ayoub's reaction was a little slow.
He quickly chased after Williams, and soon Williams got the football on the left side of the penalty area.
In desperation, center back Livven could only cover up the defense, and then Williams never thought about hitting the goal.
I saw him kicking the football and it rolled towards the center.
Xu Qiang rolled towards the penalty spot, while Weghorst was in a deeper position.
Xu Qiang rushed towards the rolling football, and Luo Yihao quickly defended it.
If Xu Qiang hits the goal directly after receiving the ball, the score may continue to widen.
Luo Yihao came in front of Xu Qiang, but when Xu Qiang spread his legs, the football went under his crotch.
Yin Chengjie followed up and pushed the ball with his right foot!
The Hague expanded the score 2-0!
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