Chapter 133 The Right Road Is Yours! [The Fifth Update of the Liver, Please Book the Monthly Ticket First]

On the evening of March 10, Highbury Stadium, London.

When the game went to the 34th minute, Arsenal launched another attack.

After receiving the ball on the left side of the center line, Pireira suddenly made a long pass and sent the ball to the left.

Bergkamp, ​​who replaced Reyes, has always been active on the right since the start, but this time he suddenly switched to the left. After receiving a pass from Pires, he did not choose to go it alone, but waited for Ashe. After Leigh Cole moved forward, he passed the ball to the back of the defensive line, allowing Arsenal's left back to plug in quickly, and then Ashley Cole crossed into the penalty area to find Henry.

Henry, who ran out of the space, would never miss such a godsend opportunity. He pushed the ball directly, sent the ball into the goal guarded by Roberto, and scored the first goal of the game for Arsenal.

One to zero!

Arsenal at home took the lead.

Ajax also has a mature plan for conceding away goals on the road. Although the players are a little anxious, they have not collapsed. They still organize their defense in an orderly manner according to their own rhythm. on the snatch.

This allowed Arsenal's second wave of attacks four minutes later to create a threat again, but failed to score.

Arsenal's overall strength is far ahead of Ajax, and they soon created opportunities again. Ljungberg and Bergkamp on the right were very active, creating threats to enter the penalty area twice in a row, but Ajak. Stu stubbornly defended the score.

Especially in stoppage time, Ljungberg passed a very deadly through ball, Pires successfully reached the goal in anti-offside, but the first ball did not stop well, which led to the subsequent interference by Escud, Unable to take a shot calmly, he was forced to pass to Henry.

But this time goalkeeper Robont made a decisive attack, and Henry's shot was stillborn.

The continuous and violent offensive made Ajax’s front door tremble, and the defense line was crumbling. It also made Yang Yang and Van der Vaart, who were sitting on the sideline bench, watch their hearts beat faster and were extremely nervous.

This kind of feeling of sitting on the sidelines and watching teammates work hard on the court is not uncomfortable at all.

At halftime, coach Ronald Koeman did not accuse the players of mistakes, but praised the team's bloody and tenacious defense in the first half.

"Keeping this score, we still have hope." Ronald Koeman said loudly.

Everyone in the team knows that he is putting his treasure on Yang Yang and Van der Vaart on the bench.

After changing sides in the second half, Arsenal consciously slowed down the pace. Only one shot was shot in the first ten minutes, and it was a non-threatening shot, which was completely different from the stormy offensive in the first half.

It wasn't until the 64th minute that Bergkamp received a pass from Vieira and lobbed a shot from the penalty area, but it was too high.

The game began to enter a slow pace, and the two sides were a little deadlocked.

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Yang Yang sits on the visiting team's bench at Highbury Stadium. Apart from running out from time to time to warm up, he spends the rest of the time observing the game, and the more he observes, the more he can appreciate the benefits of careful preparation.

Ajax's research on Arsenal is undoubtedly quite in-depth, and the coaching staff's deduction of the game is also quite successful, not only for Arsenal's starting lineup, but also for the Gunners' formation and game strategy. .

Of course, just because the intelligence and deductions are accurate doesn't mean you won't lose.

Just like that time in the first half, Bergkamp suddenly pulled from the right to the left, which surprised Ajax and was caught off guard, which directly caused the goal to be conceded.

For the second goal in the first round of the two sides, Henry and Pires' consecutive two-to-one cooperation was unpredictable before the game.

But the game has gone on so far, with Ajax trailing zero to one, but the situation is still not out of control.

In the deduction of the Ajax coaching staff, an Arsenal game is like a person's life. The opening is very amazing, full of creativity and imagination, full of energy, and then comes the maturity period, very stable, the overall strength is basic All played out, but then they would usher in a period of aging.

That's the last twenty minutes of the game.

According to the deduction of the Ajax coaching staff, as long as they can hold for 70 minutes, Ajax may be upset at the away game, because during this period Arsenal will expose many weaknesses that were covered up in the previous 70 minutes.

For example, their physical fitness, as well as Wenger's frequent and slightly conservative substitutions.

It turned out that after entering the second half, Arsenal really slowed down the offensive.

"When will Wenger play Gilberto Silva?" Yang Yang muttered to himself.

"Who knows?" Van der Vaart shook his head next to him.

Arsenal's two players in the middle of the midfield, Vieira and Edu, are used to pressing on, which makes Arsenal's frontline protection very weak when being counterattacked. If Ajax can quickly advance to the penalty area , then Arsenal's top area in the front of the penalty area will be very dangerous.

But if Gilberto Silva plays, that problem doesn't exist.

"Our right flank is still giving the opponent too much space, Scola still can't hold Ashley Cole, which makes Arsenal's entire left flank play too active, plus the right flank The combination of Ljungberg and Bergkamp, ​​Arsenal smashed both wings in the first half."

When he said this, Van der Vaart turned his head to look at the young teammate beside him, and asked with a smile, "Have you thought about how to play after playing?"

Yang Yang shook his head, "Is it worth thinking about?"

So far, Yang Yang has only one role in the team, that is to open the right channel.

It should be said that since he entered the first team, at this point, he has been doing very well, and it is even better and better.

But this time he faced Ashley Cole, the world's top left-back.

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Seventy minutes into the time, Ajax coach Ronald Koeman finally called both Yang Yang and Van der Vaart during the warm-up, and the two stood beside the coach one by one.

"The right side is yours!" Ronald Koeman pointed at Yang Yang and said forcefully, "I don't care what method you use, you will open the right side for me. Ashley Kerr's physical energy is not small, I believe you can still create a threat when you go up at this time."

Yang Yang nodded vigorously, looking solemnly at the left defender who was slightly shorter than himself on the pitch.

"The front of the penalty area is yours, Rafael." Ronald Koeman pointed to Van der Vaart and said, "You replace De Jong, I need you to assist Sneijder in midfield, and at the same time play your role in the front of the penalty area. And the threat of scoring in the back."

Van der Vaart also nodded solemnly.

De Jong, the main midfielder, already has a yellow card, and it is normal to replace him on the court.

"You two are my last bargaining chip and the team's last hope. If we can't tie the game, our Champions League this season will be over, understand?"

According to the rules of the Champions League knockout rounds, the total score of the two rounds is currently three to three, but Arsenal have two away goals. If the two sides have the same total score, the team with more away goals wins and Ajax has lost.

So, if you want to qualify, you have to score.

The two took the coach's latest adjustment instructions and occupied the sidelines, waiting for the dead ball opportunity to come off the bench.

Everyone in the entire Highbury Stadium also noticed the movement in front of the visiting team's coach, and Wenger naturally saw that Yang Yang and Van der Vaart were ready to play, but this should also be within the scope of his plan.

So soon, Arsenal also introduced a substitution, and Brazilian midfielder Gilberto Silva was also ready to play.

"The two teams made adjustments at almost the same time. Ajax replaced two players in one breath, and captain Van der Vaart replaced the midfielder De Jong who performed well in this game. This is a change to strengthen the attack. people."

"There was another substitution when Yang Yang, No. 99 on the right, replaced Victor Scola. This was a counterpoint substitution."

"I believe that fans who have watched the first leg of the game will not forget the No. 99 player. In that game, he started and scored the first goal for Ajax, creating the youngest ever in the Champions League. The record goalscorer, then he orchestrated two Ajax goals and was the most eye-catching player in the first leg."

"More importantly, he's only seventeen."

"Arsenal's substitution is also a counterpoint. Gilberto Silva replaced Brazilian compatriot Edu. This is also a substitution to strengthen defense. Wenger finally wants to make up for this piece of defense at the front of his team's penalty area. Dangerous."

"The two coaches are tit-for-tat and are very familiar with each other. Ronald Koeman wanted to make a fuss about Arsenal's weakness, but Arsenal immediately replaced the team to fill the hole in the team."

"After the two players were replaced, Ajax's attack began to lean more towards the right side, and they still wanted to play Yang Yang's side, but Arsenal were already prepared for this, Ashley Cole was more Focus on the defense."

"After a few touches on the court, Yang Yang still seemed rather restrained, a little unable to let go, and there was no one-on-one chance."

"We saw Arsenal make a second substitution on the sidelines."

"Wenger made consecutive substitutions and adjustments in just three minutes. This time he replaced Pires with Spanish teenager Reyes."

"It seems that Wenger is trying to use Reyes' speed and impact to deter Ajax's right flank. After all, the score is now 1-0, which is not safe for Arsenal."

"So far, both sides have made two substitutions, but they haven't been able to see the effect for the time being."

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After coming off the bench, Yang Yang was indeed a little cautious.

This time he was facing the world's top left-back. Although Ashley Cole has played for more than 70 minutes, the tiger's power is still there, making Yang Yang dare not take any care of him.

When facing Clichy before, Yang Yang didn't take much advantage, but in the super training ground last night, he specially simulated Ashley Cole, but he still failed to take a little bit from Arsenal's left back. Cheap.

This made him very clear that it is difficult to be sure by relying on it alone.

He needs help, but Ibrahimovic can't because he has to be at the top.

Trabelsi can't either, he needs to defend well, Ajax can't concede any more goals anyway.

There is only one candidate left, Sneijder.

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