What ball king, call me ball god

On April 4, the 28-2018 Dutch Cup final.

Ajax and PSV in the Amsterdam Arena.

Ajax is actually playing at home in this game.

In this game, Lin Kedi also started.

Ten Hag still made a certain compromise, starting with 4 starters, with some substitutes.

This gave Eindhoven hope.

After all, Eindhoven is also second in the Eredivisie this season, and their strength should not be underestimated.

So after the start of the game, when Eindhoven had the ball first, they did not rush to attack, but cooperated patiently.

When everything seemed to be going smoothly, Eindhoven suddenly played a fast break in the 5th minute.

Soon after attacking Ajax's left rib area, Belwin cut inside and was about to insert into Ajax's penalty area, but was cut off by Mazraoui.

As soon as Mazraoui succeeded in stealing the ball, he immediately looked forward and found that Link's position was to the right, and he made a big kick directly.

Link turned around to get the ball from the enemy side, and then stepped forward, directly throwing off the central defender who was marking him.

When he reached the right side of the penalty area, he suddenly swung his left foot towards the middle of the court, and then pushed forward with his right foot, successfully entering the penalty area.

Eindhoven's central defender didn't react at all, and then saw Linke shoot from the outside of his right foot.

A volley from the outside of the foot.

The ball flew straight into the goal.

In the opening 5 minutes, Eindhoven played a counter-fast break, and Ajax led 1-0 with Lin Kedi's goal.

This immediately aroused the carnival of the Ajax fans on the scene.

There were bursts of songs mocking the PSV fans.

The fans of Eindhoven did not lose the game, and immediately began to choke with the fans of Ajax.

However, the strength of the Eindhoven fans off the field failed to change the decline of the team they supported on the field.

Since Eindhoven was scored a goal, after the re-kick-off, they focused on attacking, trying to equalize the score as quickly as possible.

The Ajax players are very familiar with this kind of situation. First retreat to defend, lure the enemy deep, then seize the opportunity, steal the ball to press, and then take advantage of the opportunity to counterattack.

This kind of routine has been used to the fullest in Ajax this season.

But in this game, after all, Ajax only started four main players, Lin Kedi, Mazraoui, Schone and Onana.

So, this set of tactics that is usually played very smoothly in the main starting lineup is not very smooth today.

For example, in the first half, there were several chances when Link steals the ball and passes it to Neres, while he quickly runs forward and runs behind the central defender. At this time, Neres, who has a defensive player in front of him, only needs to pass a pass behind him. Enough.

This is a common combination among starters.

But Neres just wanted to take the ball and overpower the opponent.

In fact, if you can single-handedly beat your opponent, Lin Kedi won't say anything.

The key is that Lin Kedi ran to the position, but Neres didn't make a pass. He prepared to pass, but he didn't succeed, and the ball was cut off.

To be honest, Lin Kedi was not angry at all. After all, this was the final, so there was no need to be angry about this kind of thing. He also knew that the gap between Ajax's main players and their substitutes was a bit big.

The first half ended with a score of 1-0.

During the intermission, Ten Hag said directly.

If the score continues to lead, Lin Kedi will be replaced around 65 minutes.

Lin Kedi also expressed his understanding, after all, it will be the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2 days.

Lin Kedi also believes that if he is still in the lead at 65 minutes, even if he is off, Ajax is still very capable against PSV, and winning should not be a problem.

And that's exactly what happened.

However, before leaving the field, Lin Kedi still helped Ajax score another goal, completely stabilizing the situation.

In the 55th minute, Lin Kedi succeeded in stealing the ball from the midfield, and then he made a long-distance attack in the middle, leading the ball all the way forward.

Eindhoven's midfielder couldn't stop Link at all, and could only use foul tactics to knock Link down at a distance of about 27 or 8 meters from the goal.

When Lin Kedi was tackled, Ten Hag jumped up from the bench almost instantly.

He rushed to the sidelines. If it wasn't for the assistant coach to pull him, Ten Hag would have rushed into the field.

He stared intently at Lin Kedi on the field.

After seeing Lin Kedi rubbed his legs and stood up, Ten Hahe was visibly relieved.

After confirming that the disciple was fine, Ten Hage immediately rushed to the fourth official angrily.

"My player was tackled! That was definitely a red card! The referee had to respond!"

But the referee on duty only gave a yellow card and a free kick.

Ten Hag immediately said to assistant coach Mitchell: "After this free kick, I will replace Lin and let the team doctor prepare. Lin will check carefully as soon as he comes."

However, Lin Kedi stood in front of the ball and made it overnight, scored the ball and scored twice.

Ajax lead 2-0.

Lin Kedi was then substituted to a standing ovation from the Ajax fans.

As soon as Link Kedi was replaced, the team doctor immediately followed Link to his seat.

Ten Hag stopped looking at the situation on the field, and turned directly to the bench, staring at the team doctor to check Lin Kedi.

After checking, the team doctor looked at Ten Hag.

"There is nothing wrong with the initial inspection, it's just a flaw. I will use an ice pack for cold compresses. If you want to conduct a more detailed inspection—"

Before the team doctor finished speaking, Ten Hag immediately nodded and said, "I will do a detailed inspection tomorrow."

After speaking, Ten Hag looked at Link.

"Do you still want to continue watching the game? If you don't want to, you can go home directly. I allow you to leave early today."

Link looked at Ten Hag in surprise.

"Coach, the awards will be presented later. Today is the final!"

Upon hearing this, Ten Hag patted his forehead.

"Hey, I'm so nervous, yes, how can you go, you are a big contributor to our championship."

Lin Kedi also laughed easily.

He knew it was Ten Hag nervous himself.

Speaking of which, coach Ten Hag obviously has ideas about the Champions League semi-finals this year, otherwise he wouldn't be so nervous.

After Ten Hag confirmed that Link was fine, he returned to the coach's command area to observe the situation on the field.

And the situation on the court has not changed much.

Until the 88th minute, Huntelaar, who came on as a substitute for Lin Kedi, scored the goal of PSV Eindhoven with a header.

3:0.

Not long after that, the game ended.

Ajax won the second championship trophy of the season on the podium after the game.

The moment when Lin Kedi held up the Dutch Cup championship trophy was once again frozen.

After the game, Lin Kedi posted a photo of himself and the trophy on social media.

"The second trophy is here, and the rest are still on the way!" (End of this chapter)