Chapter 141 A Silver Lining

After the two sides completed the substitutions, the game resumed quickly.

The instructions brought on by Yang Yang were quickly implemented by the Ajax players, and everyone barely stabilized their minds in the panic.

And Ajax quickly made a second substitution adjustment. Gallacek replaced Pinar and pushed captain Van der Vaart to the left wing position, allowing Gallacek and De Jong to form a double. Back waist.

After being seriously injured, Van der Vaart has lost his sharp speed, but his awareness and skills are still quite good.

After playing the first leg of Arsenal's game, he took the initiative to find Ronald Koeman to reconcile, and promised that he would do his best to play for the team, and the manager also promised to give him more trust and freedom.

This time, Ronald Koeman replaced Pinar, leaving Van der Vaart.

Two consecutive substitutions made it clear to all Ajax players on the pitch the manager's intentions.

Steady the defense and fight back quickly.

Ronald Koeman has a brilliant career and is known as the central defender who is best at scoring goals, which makes him have a unique understanding of professional football. After retiring, he successively learned from Hiddink and Van Gaal. These two head coaches with extremely strong personal styles have greatly improved Koeman's coaching ability.

Even when he encountered a crisis of confidence, the outside world's doubts about him were still under his on-the-spot command.

He has just entered the age of confusion. He is a well-known young coach in European football, and his experience is naturally not as rich as the old coaches, but for the Ajax he has trained, it is difficult for anyone to be picky. point.

Reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League for two consecutive seasons is the best proof.

From Almere to Ajax, from the youth team to the first team, Yang Yang has greatly broadened his horizons, allowing him to see a wider world of football and learn more things.

Especially after entering the first team, he really felt his transformation from an amateur player to a professional player.

He has absorbed a wealth of technical and tactical knowledge from Ronald Koeman and the coaching staff, as well as the entire technical and tactical system of the first team, which not only greatly improves his game ability on the field, but also greatly strengthens him. Personal technical and tactical literacy, which is of great benefit to his future development.

The same is evident for the rest of the Ajax first team.

So, when Ronald Koeman waved his hand from the sidelines and asked everyone to tighten their defenses and press harder against Real Madrid, every player at Ajax knew exactly what to do.

One person pressing is ineffective, but ten people make concerted efforts to press in an organized manner, the effect is very amazing.

Even if it is as strong as Real Madrid, in the final stage of the second half of the game, it has to suffer under the overall pressure of Ajax, and the passing and receiving mistakes are frequent, and there is no threatening counterattack opportunity.

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Yang Yang kept running and pressing in a wide range in the midfield and frontcourt. As soon as Raul Bravo got the ball, he immediately pressed forward to interfere, forcing him to pass the ball immediately.

He could clearly feel that after changing two people in a row, the team worked together, and the situation on the field changed again.

The more intuitive change is that Ajax’s pressing and pressing played a role. Real Madrid’s players didn’t run much and made frequent mistakes in passing and receiving the ball, giving Ajax a chance to counterattack.

But Yang Yang understands that this is just an illusion, he has vaguely figured out something, but he can't always catch it.

Since it was in the game, he did not continue to explore, but concentrated on running empty.

Real Madrid's frontcourt superstars all do not return to defense. After Queiroz replaced Borja, only Beckham and Borja were really involved in the defense in the frontcourt. The pair of midfielders, the captain Raul, was very active. , and occasionally back on defense.

But this is clearly not enough.

As long as his team steals the ball and wants to fight back, Yang Yang will immediately run into the air to respond, but unfortunately, his teammates either did not notice him, or saw that the pass could not be passed, and the quality was not high enough. Yang Yang failed to pass. Stopped the ball and made a mistake.

Time was running out, but the Ajax players kept pressing.

Every player carries a heavy sense of guilt, and they don't need to say more, they know it by themselves.

The smoothness of the first half and the lead of that goal obscured their eyes and made them a little blind to the big, so much so that they were stunned by the opponent at the beginning of the second half. One to four, this was a complete fiasco. , they need to make up.

Yang Yang is also running non-stop, he believes that his teammates will pass the ball to his feet.

And he will do everything possible to send the ball to the front court to Ibrahimovic, and he also believes that the Swedish center will be able to hit the ball.

As long as it can pull back one goal, two to four, Ajax at least retains a glimmer of life.

Even if it's just a theoretical hope.

In the 86th minute, Ajax made a quick counterattack from the left. Van der Vaart got a chance in the penalty area. Maxwell's cross from the left accurately found the captain of Ajax in the penalty area, Van der Vaart. Special's subsequent header lob shot directly into the hands of Casillas.

Heading is really not Van der Vaart's forte.

The Ajax captain let out a roar in depression, but when he turned back, he did not forget to give his teammates a thumbs up.

Everyone understands that if this ball becomes Wesley Sunk, maybe it will be scored.

Yang Yang on the right sighed helplessly and ran back quickly.

Sometimes opportunities are like this. Ibrahimovic is the high point, and the opponent will be closely guarded. Even if Maxwell wants to pass, he may not have the opportunity to pass it, and he is forced to find the point of Van der Vaart.

But as a result, Van der Vaart's shooting angle is not too big, the central defender Elguera is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and Salgado is a well-known fierce player.

Real Madrid kicked the ball forward with a big foot and sent the ball to the frontcourt.

Escud beat Ronaldo to grab the first spot and put the ball back.

The two sides fought for a while in the midfield.

Real Madrid's 4231 seems to have the upper hand in the midfield, but in fact only Beckham, Borja and Raul are involved in the pressing. Zidane and Figo are more likely to stay on the sidelines and wait for opportunities.

This made the number of midfielders equal on both sides. Even when Yang Yang and Van der Vaart were actively returning to defense, Ajax had the upper hand and quickly grabbed the ball again.

After Sneijder got the ball, he quickly kicked the ball to the right.

Yang Yang started quickly from midfield and chased after the ball.

Sneijder and Yang Yang cooperated more and more tacitly. He knew very well what kind of ball Yang Yang liked, and the ball was given just right. It just passed to Yang Yang's step point, allowing him to continue to move very comfortably after catching the ball. Before, facing Raul Bravo directly.

Real Madrid's left back has been playing for more than 80 minutes, but it was the first time that he directly faced Yang Yang, who came on the bench. retreat.

But Yang Yang received the ball and stabilized his pace. He even increased his speed and quickly narrowed the distance between him and Bravo. This surprised the Real Madrid left back and instinctively realized that he had no choice but to retreat. Retreat, only to snatch.

At this moment, Yang Yang's right shoulder sank, as if he was about to break through from the outside, to induce Raul Bravo to make a quick blocking action, but suddenly, Yang Yang's whole body shook, and Bravo felt in front of him. In a flash, the figure turned and turned inward.

As soon as the two sides came into contact, in a very short period of time, Yang Yang's continuous fake movements caused Raul Bravo to misjudge. , The whole person lost his balance and fell on the grass, watching Yang Yang Juechen leave.

Just after Yang Yang passed Raul Bravo, he quickly dribbled the ball to the penalty area of ​​Real Madrid. Before Borja stepped forward to block it, he directly made a curved pass and hoisted the ball into Real Madrid's penalty area. restricted area.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic understood it for a long time, rushed forward at the fastest speed, jumped high before Mejia, and used his chest to stop Yang Yang's cross in front of him.

Mejia, who had been blocked by the Swedish center all the time, desperately stepped forward and tried to block the Swedish center with his body, but he was depressed to find that the opponent was like a mountain, and he couldn't push it no matter what, he could only desperately stretch. Go out, hoping to hook the ball.

But Zlatan Ibrahimovic is tall and has long legs, and he was ready for the next step when he stopped the ball in his chest. Even if Mejia stretched his legs as much as possible, he could not reach the ball at all. The ball landed, and the right foot volleyed directly to the goal.

Casillas stood to the right, but the Swedish center's kick was oriented to the lower left corner, which made Real Madrid's goalkeeper unable to prevent the ball from entering the net even if he responded immediately.

Two to four!

Ibrahimovic clenched his fists and stood there with a roar.

Yang Yang quickly plugged in from behind and jumped on Zlatan Ibrahimovic's back, but instead of celebrating with the Swedish center, he shouted loudly in his ear: "There's still time, we still have a chance!"

He has a very strong hunch that as long as he continues at the current rhythm, he will still score goals.

He couldn't explain the hunch, but it was there.

The Swedish center who reacted immediately sobered up, and Yang Yang jumped off his back, rushed to the goal, picked up the ball, turned around and ran.

But at this moment, the referee suddenly whistled, signaling Real Madrid's team doctor and stretcher to enter the arena.

Yang Yang, who had just placed the ball in the middle circle and waited for the Real Madrid players to come to kick off, noticed at this time that Raul Bravo, who had been knocked down by him just now, never stood up again and was grabbing himself. left leg, with a very painful expression.

he is injured.

Yang Yang reached out and wiped his sweaty face, then raised his head helplessly.

What a great opportunity!

How did you get hurt?