ASTNovels Chapter 364 Tyrant makes his international debut, as steady as an old dog!
Chapter 364 Tyrant makes his international debut, as steady as an old dog!
The training and preparations for the Dutch national team are carried out in an orderly manner.
The reason why Shen Hao chose De Boer and Stam as his assistant coaches in the national team was not simply because they had a happy cooperation basis at Leeds United.
Especially because both of them play defenders.
Shen Hao wants to transform the technical and tactical system of the Dutch national team based on defense. These two are the most suitable candidates currently available.
National team training pays more attention to the practice and running-in of technical and tactical skills.
Shen Hao's emphasis on defense also allows Van Bronckhorst to play his leadership role.
Robben successfully joined Real Madrid, and Shen Hao did not put pressure on him at the level of public opinion after he left. This made him look back on his experience at Leeds United over the past year and feel grateful to both Leeds United and Shen Hao.
Overall quite pleasant.
Last year, Real Madrid changed their minds and pursued him first, and finally won Ribery.
When Chelsea couldn't stay at Chelsea and was not a good person inside and outside, Leeds United introduced him.
Not only does it keep him healthy, but his condition takes off.
Their strength has been improved and consolidated, and they have entered the world-class ranks after winning the Champions League.
Now Shen Hao is coaching the Dutch national team, and he supports it from the bottom of his heart.
As for his feeling that his strength has declined slightly after moving to Real Madrid, this can only be attributed to the decline in form caused by the offseason and his need to adapt to the new environment.
However, it was Sneijder who took the initiative to make requests and communicate with Shen Hao during the technical and tactical drills.
Clearly he has high expectations for Sneijder.
This attacking midfielder will be the most important link in the entire technical and tactical system.
Defense is the foundation, and how to turn the offensive environment and opportunities created by defense into threats and goals, Sneijder is the key to the system.
Sneijder was given a higher level of responsibility and was therefore motivated.
The outside world is very curious about the training of the Dutch team, but the closed training prevents them from getting any news.
The Netherlands' grouping in the World Cup qualifying round is not a challenging one.
The other groups have 6 teams.
There are only 5 teams in this group from the Netherlands.
If you want to qualify for the World Cup, it is obviously the safest way to finish first in the group.
Iceland, North Macedonia, Norway, Scotland, Netherlands.
Except for the Netherlands, the other teams in this group are not strong. Let's put it this way, they are almost invisible on the stage of the World Cup finals.
After five days of preparation, before the Netherlands set off for North Macedonia, Shen Hao attended the pre-match press conference.
Many media came from the Netherlands and other European countries.
Gather together to pay attention to Shen Hao's national team coaching debut.
Even his fans are paying close attention.
Facing reporters, Shen Hao briefly introduced the preparations for the war.
Then reporters started asking questions.
"Why weren't Ruud van Nistelrooy, Marchay, and Seedorf called up?"
"Because we have Van Persie, Huntelaar, Sneijder, Van der Vaart."
"Can you reveal the starting lineup for the game against North Macedonia?"
“You’ll know it during the game.”
"What kind of technical and tactical style will the Dutch team use?"
"You'll know after the game."
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Shen Hao remained patient, but did not reveal any more information to the outside world.
He's not trying to maintain much of a mystery.
But I don’t want to interact too closely with the media.
The Netherlands set out to conquer North Macedonia.
It is more difficult for a team of North Macedonia's level to reach the World Cup finals in Europe than it is for the Chinese team to enter the World Cup in Asia.
The power gap is too great.
Among the quotas for the World Cup finals, Europe has the most quotas, but Europe has the strongest overall strength.
In other words, the Netherlands has not won the World Cup, but the number of Dutch stars is small, which is a slap in the face.
But North Macedonia now has only one Pandev holding up its facade.
Shen Hao led his team to Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, which was a new experience in life.
A small country like this would never even think of coming over to take a look.
The attendance at North Macedonia's home game was just over 1 people.
It’s not that the fans are unenthusiastic, but that the national team’s home stadium is just that big.
When the starting players of the two teams came on the stage, the crowd in the white-clad headquarters was full of noise.
"Little Fatty, glasses, why aren't you live streaming?"
"Brother Hao's game will be broadcast live no matter what!"
"Call Fatty, Glasses, don't be lazy. Everyone is waiting to see how the Dutch team led by Brother Hao will perform."
"Although North Macedonia is not strong, I just want to take a look at Brother Hao!"
Xiaopang and Glasses did not originally have any live broadcast plans.
But they could not withstand the calls from shareholders in the headquarters group to start broadcasting.
Anyway, the equipment is ready-made. If you find a signal and connect it, you can broadcast live.
Nearly 20 minutes after the game started, there was finally a picture.
And at the game in Skopje.
Shen Hao sat on the coaching bench with a calm expression on his face.
North Macedonia plays a defensive game at home.
The Dutch team played steadily and remained patient.
Today's starting lineup of the Dutch team looks like a picturesque frontcourt but a shambles in the backcourt.
Van Persie, Kuyt and Robben form a trident.
Sneijder, Van Bommel, and De Jong formed a three-man midfield.
Van Bronckhorst, Heitinga, Boraluz, and Van der Wiel formed the back line.
Stekelenberg guarding the goal.
The two defensive midfielders form a powerful barrier in front of the defense line, which is very strong in terms of hardness and lethality.
This also allows the Dutch full-backs to unleash their attacking potential against opponents like North Macedonia.
However, the Dutch team obviously lacked more quality and delicate cooperation in the tough battle.
Kuyt started at center, Robin van Persie ambushed on the left, and Robben was a breakthrough point on the right.
Kuyt's main task is to act as a fulcrum, provide coordination for the wingers, and at the same time, return straight to the defense to cut off the opponent's connection line in the middle of the backcourt.
In general, the Dutch team's offense still tends to be simple.
Sneijder has no problem organizing and scheduling, ensuring a smooth transition between offense and defense.
When the offense reaches the frontcourt, it is a wave.
They are all wing attacks.
Van Bronckhorst and Van der Wiel took turns assisting the frontcourt, and the left wing was more aggressive, because Van Persie was more suitable to cut inside to grab points and seize opportunities.
Van der Wiel is more of an assistant to Robben, creating a better environment and opportunities for Robben's individual explosions.
However, the Dutch team's overall offensive does not have absolute control over the situation for a long time.
It’s just that the quality of North Macedonia’s counterattack is very average.
Basically, the defense line of De Jong and Van Bommel will be strangled.
The back line did not withstand too much impact.
Allowing fans to intuitively see the stability of the defense.
It’s just that people are not sure whether North Macedonia is not strong enough or the Dutch defense has become more robust.
With simple coordination of conventional offensives, the Dutch team failed to break North Macedonia's defense.
However, in the 33rd minute of the game, Robben's long-range shot from outside the penalty area caused the goalkeeper to save and miss. Kuyt followed up with a follow-up shot and was destroyed by the defender, but he just kicked the ball to the left rib area of the penalty area where Robin van Persie was.
Van Persie stopped the ball and volleyed on the spot, and the football flew into the far corner of the goal.
"The ball went in! The Dutch team caused chaos in the North Macedonia penalty area. Van Persie took advantage of the opponent's clearance error and sent the ball into the goal!"
"Judging from the scene, the Dutch team's defense is very stable, but the offense is not interesting. Playing against an opponent like North Macedonia, to be honest, it does not reflect the Dutch team's lead in terms of hard power."
"Obviously, our brother Hao still hopes to reshape the Dutch team's defense, take root in defense and improve survivability, and will no longer be as desperate as in the past just to show the strength of offensive firepower."
"That's true. If you want to increase the offensive firepower, you can send Van der Vaart on the court and only play as a defensive midfielder."
Dutch fans cheered for the goal, but their enthusiasm was very limited.
To be honest, during Van Basten's coaching period, the Netherlands' offensive firepower was not questioned by the outside world.
In the European Cup, you can win heartily against strong teams such as Italy and France.
But who would have thought that he would die suddenly just after entering the knockout round?
Shen Hao just sat on the coaching bench and clapped his hands, his calm expression unchanged.
The Dutch team leads the score.
After the kickoff, the team obviously accelerated on the offensive level.
Maybe the wind is favorable, so we can ride the wind and make waves.
But successive attacks failed to create more threats.
They just sped up the pace and didn't change the simple style of play on the offensive end.
Halftime is over.
Shen Hao stood up and walked to the players' tunnel.
Some Dutch commentators have already questioned the performance of the Dutch team.
"North Macedonia does not have the strength to threaten our defense. We cannot see any changes in the Dutch team's defense, but it is certain that the team's offensive strength has declined because there is no more layered and delicate teamwork."
"The Leeds Tyrant previously declared during team training that he would not inherit and carry forward the fine traditions of Dutch football. This is a devastating blow to our football!"
"The current situation is that none of the opponents we encounter in the world preliminaries pose a threat to us, but once we encounter a powerful opponent, we may be suppressed and unable to fight back!"
"Inviting him to coach was a mistake from the beginning. Kessler is an eternal sinner of Dutch football."
Shen Hao returned to the locker room and gave a serious lecture.
Some words were also directed at Sneijder.
He asked the team not to pick up the pace.
Just control it to a level where you can easily attack and defend with ease.
A team that focuses on counterattacking never pursues a fast pace.
I will only pursue the instant burst when the opportunity arises!
That's completely different from a sustained fast pace.
Rather than pursuing speed, it is more important to know how to control the speed of the scene!
Because once you encounter an opponent with strong firepower, the opponent will definitely play at a fast pace. How can the Dutch team not interrupt the opponent's rhythm when playing counterattack?
Even the Dutch generals felt that Shen Hao was a little too cautious.
But they are not fresh recruits.
Knowing that against an opponent like North Macedonia, the Dutch team is actually training their troops, practicing their skills and tactics, and improving their technical and tactical literacy and execution capabilities.
In other words, this is the case throughout the World Cup preliminaries.
There is no danger of them being eliminated.
His own strength is superior to other opponents in this group.
You can choose how to play as you like to advance.
But the ultimate reward is a ticket to the World Cup finals.
Shen Hao hopes that on the basis of qualifying for the World Cup, the team will have the opportunity to practice and cultivate the team's technical and tactical running-in and proficiency through the World Cup preliminaries, which will only have a total of 8 main matches in two years.
Because the opponents are not very strong, trying to reach the top is tantamount to wishful thinking.
At best, it’s a basic level of proficiency.
The one who can truly bring improvement and qualitative change is probably going to the World Cup and improving while playing!
Shen Hao's adjustment will at least be supported by the midfielder and back line.
There may be some forwards who feel unhappy.
I feel that the team has changed its style, making it difficult for me to display my true strength, and unable to enjoy the system treatment that the forwards had before.
But overall it won't have a negative impact.
In the second half, they returned to the field and changed sides to fight again.
The Dutch team took the initiative to slow down, and the overall defense remained cautious.
Of course North Macedonia must fight back if they fall behind.
To be honest, there won't be much difference between them starting to sink the boat at 50 minutes and starting to sink the boat at 80 minutes.
Especially considering that the hope of reaching the World Cup finals is slim, it is better to perform vigorously in the world preliminaries.
Life and death are determined by destiny, wealth and honor are in heaven.
North Macedonia stepped up its offensive, and the Dutch team's defense began to experience some pressure.
However, there was still no danger.
The local defense still showed quality and efficiency.
The two defensive midfielders Van Bommel and De Jong, although not the typical beast midfielders in European football in the past few years, have the restraints of butchers.
The aggressiveness of defensive actions will definitely bring psychological deterrence to the opponent based on the intensity of the confrontation.
That's fine.
A team that plays counterattack must have a strong waist.
If your waist is not strong, you cannot bear the beating.
The Dutch team began to play frequent fast breaks.
Sneijder's threatening ball delivery at this time is critical.
However, opportunity creation is always a little bit behind.
Shen Hao stood up and walked to the sidelines, pointing at Kuyt and gesturing to him.
After being reminded by Shen Hao, Kuyt retreated instead of advancing when the counterattack was advancing.
Provide support to Sneijder and also interfere with the opponent's defense.
As the game approached the 70th minute, Sneijder rushed to the frontcourt to cooperate with Kuyt and then sent a through ball.
Robben cut in from the wing and accelerated into the right rib area of the penalty area. After receiving the ball, he made a single shot.
Although Van Persie also entered the penalty area against offside and was in a better position, Robben only had to pass the ball and he almost hit an empty goal.
But who is Robben?
Give him a chance to stand alone, even if he misses it, he won't pass it!
Robben moved the ball across the ball and adjusted a step to shoot hard with his left foot.
The football flew through an internal arc into the upper left corner of the goal.
Although Van Persie showed a hint of helplessness, he still ran to congratulate Robben on his goal.
"I feel comfortable now, 2:0! The Dutch team's fast break is simple and efficient. Sneijder made a wonderful pass, and Robben cut inside and scored a fatal blow!"
"North Macedonia is already unable to recover. It is two goals behind. It will be extremely difficult to equalize the score."
Shen Hao returned to the coaching bench and sat down.
Then a substitution was made.
Robben, Sneijder and Kuyt were substituted.
Van der Vaart, Elia, and Babel appear.
Robin van Persie can play center forward.