Chapter 122 Revenge
After a frenzied celebration, Ajax's players returned to the field.
Arsenal are a seasoned veteran team. Although they trailed by a goal at the start, they didn't look nervous, as if they didn't care about the goal at all. On the contrary, it seemed that Ajax A little too excited.
Head coach Ronald Koeman also kept shouting from the sidelines, reminding players to pay attention and stay calm.
According to statistics, the ten minutes after a goal is often the most likely to lose the ball.
Everyone in Ajax also paid enough attention to this. After the restart of the game, everyone adjusted their mentality and began to continue to engage in the game, but this time Arsenal successfully controlled the initiative of the game.
Facts have proved that when Arsenal start to play normally, Ajax is difficult to compete with the opponent and can only be forced to defend.
Wenger is obviously also very clear that the away game against Ajax but conceded the goal soon after the opening game is quite unfavorable to Arsenal, so he kept directing the game from the sidelines, asking the players to do their best to attack and try to seize every opportunity. Attacking opportunities to tie the game, but this does not mean that Arsenal will be in a hurry.
Yang Yang kept running on the field, actively participating in the pressing and pressing in the frontcourt. When necessary, he would also take the initiative to defend the midfield and even the back line. After all, the team managed to score a goal, no matter what. hold.
But at the same time, he's also taking a hard look at Arsenal's style of play.
This is definitely not the kind of Premier League team that Yang Yang has in mind. Arsenal's style is more inclined to control. Whether it is the ball or the rhythm, the Gunners like to control them in a state they are familiar with.
Not only that, Arsenal's players run very hard, even Henry in the frontcourt has a wide range of activities. When the team is in possession of the ball, the three lines are kept very compact and orderly, and each player will be surrounded by teammates. During the event, we are always ready to support and respond, and the passing distance has always been controlled at about ten meters.
In this range, even strong guys like Vieira and Campbell can ensure the pass success rate.
Ajax's players want to grab the ball, but the opponent's players can always find the ball around him, which makes grabbing the ball very difficult, forcing the Ajax players to keep running and pressing. Not to mention the great physical consumption, the blow to the player's willpower is also greater than usual.
People are always eager to get rewards for their efforts, but when the rewards are far below expectations, they will inevitably be disappointed.
One or two times may be able to quickly recover, five or ten times may be able to convince yourself, but when more and more disappointments accumulate, it is a huge torture and challenge for anyone.
Ajax is now facing Arsenal like this, they want to grab the ball, but it is very difficult to grab the ball, which is very disappointing.
Yang Yang also noticed that Arsenal's formation is very meticulous, the players are very close, and the success rate of passing and receiving is very high, but they also need to put in a lot of movement and effort, even big men like Vieira and Campbell. , it also needs to move constantly on the field, and the physical energy consumption is also very large.
It's just that relatively speaking, Ajax is affected by psychological pressure, and will suffer more in terms of consumption and emotions.
But Arsenal also poses a huge threat to Ajax's defense through this pass and movement.
It is difficult for the home team players to ensure the team's defensive position is stable when they are on the move, and players may make mistakes at any time. scored.
Arsenal is now pulling Ajax's defense through this continuous passing and running, and then constantly creating opportunities, while Ajax is forced to even counterattack.
Ronald Koeman himself is a defensive player, and his style of leading the team has always been to focus on defense first, so Ajax's midfield and backfield defensive formation is not bad. When the players focus on the game, Arsenal Na finally failed to concede the ball within ten minutes to equalize, but Ajax still failed to guard the 25th minute.
In the 23rd minute, Arsenal once again attacked Ajax's penalty area.
Edu, who started in place of Brazilian midfielder Gilberto Silva, received a pass from his teammate at the front of the penalty area. He moved to the right and passed the two defenders De Jong and Heitinga. Then, after dunking Sneijder, who was grabbing back, he played a very wonderful arc on the inside of his right foot.
The ball hit the top left corner of the goal in surprising fashion in the crowd!
One to one!
Arsenal finally equalized the score!
The goal made the entire Amsterdam Arena go silent.
This is of course the player's individual flashy performance, but isn't it a problem that Ajax has exposed himself under Arsenal's long attack?
At least De Jong and Heitinga overlapped just now, resulting in no one defending the top of the arc at the front of the penalty area. Sneijder pounced too hard when he filled in, and was directly dunked by his opponent.
It's kind of like getting revenge.
Ajax's goal in the opening eight minutes came very suddenly, but Arsenal's goal was equally astonishing.
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Watching Edu rushed past him excitedly and rushed out of the court, Yang Yang wiped his face hard, his hands covered in sweat. This was the most consuming and stressful game he had ever played.
What's worse is that this has only been played for less than twenty-four minutes.
One to one, it was equalized, what should I do next?
Yang Yang looked up at his teammates, especially the captain Van der Vaart, but the young talent was also disappointed, and was obviously still immersed in the goal he just conceded, while the others were also drooping their heads, as if shameless. to the home fans.
Shouldn't it be time to cheer up now? Yang Yang thought to himself.
The voice of head coach Ronald Koeman quickly came from the sidelines, and he was calling on the players to cheer up as soon as possible.
"It's okay, it's okay, everyone is doing well, it was just an accident, keep playing like this."
"Everyone believes in me, continue to play like this, continue to defend, seize the opportunity to counterattack, we must still have a chance, they won't last long, we must not be discouraged."
Everyone turned to look at the sidelines. Although Ronald Koeman was a little fat, he had the temperament of a big man.
He has always played the role of the team leader in the locker room, everyone obeys him, and what the coach said is not without reason.
The consumption of Arsenal players is also very high, especially considering that they are on the road. Not to mention running back and forth, they just beat Chelsea to death in the league away game. In contrast, Ajax is waiting for work, but should have physical fitness. Advantage.
Of course, the premise is that Arsenal must no longer be allowed to have the ball, which is terrible.
Ronald Koeman also seemed to realize that after taking the lead just now, Ajax suddenly recovered too much, giving Arsenal too much freedom to pass and control the ball, especially from the 30-meter zone to the penalty area. Ajax is too passive.
Therefore, he quickly made adjustments on the spot. Sneijder's position retreated to De Jong's side. The two were a bit like a double midfielder. Yang Yang and Wesley Songk's positions were also withdrawn to follow Van der Vaart who was advancing in the middle. Very flat.
And Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who was very active in this game, is still at the top, with outstanding physical fitness and excellent personal ability. The Swedish center is not inferior to Campbell, and is still Ajax's attack. bridgehead.
In this way, Ajax's position is a bit like a four-two-three-one double-back formation.
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After the game restarted, Arsenal still wanted to try to control the ball and rhythm, but Ajax began to consciously increase the pressure in the frontcourt and the pressing in the midfield.
The two wingers, Yang Yang and Wesley Songk, have a lot of responsibility. They must be able to press forward and actively engage in pressing against Arsenal's backline, but they must be able to retreat to the midfield after retreating to half-time to help the ball. The team's midfield wing defense ensures a numerical advantage.
Although Ronald Koeman didn't say it, Yang Yang knew very well that as long as there was a chance to fight back, the two of them had to be like two sharp knives, quickly cut through Arsenal's defense from two flanks, and defended Ibrahi in the middle. Movic and Van der Vaart create opportunities.
The game was very difficult. Ajax was inferior to Arsenal. The Gunners were good at passing and controlling, and at the same time had physical advantages. This was a lot of pressure on the young home team players.
In the 29th minute, when Van der Vaart dribbled the ball in the middle to try to break through Vieira, he was knocked over by the French midfielder. Although the referee gave Ajax a set-piece, an attacking opportunity was missed.
The time steadily entered 30 minutes. Although Ajax tried to fight back, no matter whether it was on the left or the right, they could not get a chance. Yang Yang's best chance came in the 36th minute. Sneijder After trying to put a straight kick behind him, Yang Yang had already started offside, and he was about to become a threat.
But at the critical moment, Campbell's prediction was extremely accurate, he stabbed and shoved the ball out of bounds before Yang Yang. As if to say, this time it's just a warning, next time I'll aim at your leg.
Just started quickly, let Yang Yang bend over, put his hands on his knees, and gasp for breath.
The sweat on my face ran down my cheeks to my nose, and finally dripped on the grass. It was really tiring!
But in the face of such a vicious opponent, Yang Yang was not at all afraid. His only thought was that he was too stupid just now. Obviously, Campbell was dragging in the end, but he did not start in advance. Otherwise, how could it be possible at the speed of the big black man. Can you catch up with yourself?
"How is it? Are you okay?" Teammate Sneijder ran over and asked with concern.
Now is Ajax's chance for a front-court throw-in.
Yang Yang shook his head, and the sweat was immediately thrown away by him, "A little tired."
Sneijder couldn't help laughing, saying this to prove that Yang Yang was really fine, "I'm really afraid you'll be intimidated by him."
"Haha, I'm not very brave, but I won't be intimidated by him." Yang Yang said lightly.
Seeing Trabelsi who came forward and was about to serve a throw-in, Yang Yang suddenly had an idea in his heart.
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