Chapter 146 The Plan Is Ahead! [Guarantee the First Update, Please Subscribe to the Monthly Pass]

On the evening of April 7, the Amsterdam Arena was packed.

Ajax, who are playing at home, once again formed a four-three-three formation in this game, but the starting lineup has been adjusted.

The back line has not changed, it is still the goalkeeper Robonte, Maxwell, Escud, Heitinga and Trabelsi form the back four, but the midfielder has once again discharged the double composed of Galasek and De Jong. In the lower back, Sneijder is in the middle.

The trident in the frontcourt is Van der Vaart, who has recovered a lot recently, on the left, Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the middle, and Wesley Sonk on the right, but the positions of the three players are not fixed.

Real Madrid still has a four-two-three formation. The goalkeeper is Casillas, the defense is Robert Carlos, Mejia, Elgra and Salgado, and the midfielder is Borja. With Guti, Zidane, Raul and Figo partnered, Ronaldo came forward alone.

Facts have proved that Queiroz has very few cards to choose from. In the end, he chose to drag Elgra in the back line and let Borja partner with Guti, which is also completely in line with the predictions of the Ajax coaching staff before the game.

The prediction is right, but Ajax's overall strength is still at a disadvantage.

After the opening, Real Madrid immediately took the advantage of the field with skilled passing and control play.

Robert Carlos on the left was very active, and he frequently launched raids on the left at the beginning.

In this game, Ajax's defensive strategy on the flanks is very clear. They can make crosses from the bottom, but they can't cut inside. Trabelsey and Maxwell strictly follow this requirement. The main reason is Ronaldo. Neither Raul nor Raul are good at fighting for the top.

At the beginning of the game, they fell into a passive position. Ajax did not get a chance to counterattack until 12 minutes. They shot their team's first shot of the game, but it was an anti-aircraft gun and failed to create a threat at all.

The shot came from Sneijder's long shot, but it failed to hold the ball.

Subsequently, Real Madrid launched a counterattack, and Ajax once again returned to the strategy of defending the counterattack.

When the game entered the 20th minute, Real Madrid played quite threateningly and played a wave of furious attacks, winning three consecutive corner kicks and creating threats three times, but it was always one point short of the goal. Dot.

This wave of offensive was finally temporarily interrupted by De Jong's yellow card. If the team can successfully advance, De Jong will accumulate yellow cards and suspend the game.

Ajax's tenacious defense also won the cheers of the 50,000 fans on the scene. Everyone knows that facing a team like Real Madrid, they can only defend and counterattack.

Counter attack? That's tantamount to suicide!

It was not until the 28th minute that Ajax shot the second shot of the game, a volley from Van der Vaart, but it still missed and failed to create a threat.

In the first half hour, Ajax not only controlled the ball and fell behind their opponents, but also only shot a mere two-footed goal. The passive and embarrassing scene on the scene is evident, but no matter what, the team still maintained the zero-to-zero result.

Perhaps it was the defense of the Galaxy Battleship's offensive, which made Ajax's players relax and became more confident, or perhaps Real Madrid's players consciously slowed down the offensive, allowing Ajax to counterattack appropriately.

Thirty minutes later, Ajax began to organize more counter-attacks, and almost every counter-attack broke into the threat area, which made the players on the field and the fans in the stands very excited, as if watching. When the goal came.

But just when everyone's confidence was bursting, Real Madrid suddenly succeeded in stealing the ball. After Zidane intercepted De Jong's pass, he quickly slid behind the defense line, and Ronaldo quickly plugged in.

Although the Brazilian striker is no longer in his peak state, although many people criticize him for his obesity, in a flash, he completely tore apart Ajax's defense line. After receiving a pass from Zidane, he took advantage of the situation and made a cross to the goal. Before, Raul kept up with the push and scored.

One to zero!

Just such a mistake, Real Madrid not only caught, but also scored!

This is the superstar! This is Real Madrid!

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"Seven minutes, there are only seven minutes left until the end of the first half!"

Ronald Koeman was so depressed that he almost had the urge to go crazy.

There seemed to be a raging anger burning in his heart, and he wanted to burst out of his chest, but he knew very well that he really couldn't blame anyone.

Everyone makes mistakes. De Jong performed very well throughout the first half. He made a mistake in passing and receiving the ball. As a result, Zidane caught it and reacted very quickly. behind.

Ronaldo also caught, Raul also caught.

What can Koeman say?

The entire Amsterdam Arena became silent, and all the fans must be as depressed as Ronald Koeman, because this conceded goal pushed Ajax into a corner.

With a total score of five to two, Real Madrid took the lead by three goals. Ajax had to pull three goals in a row, and at the same time could not let the Galaxy battleship score. It is completely conceivable how difficult it is.

So big that Ronald Koeman really had the desperation to give up altogether.

"Don't do this, Ronald." Luther Carroll patted Ronald Koeman on the shoulder soothingly.

As an assistant coach, he can understand Ronald Koeman's mood at this time and the pressure on his shoulders, but isn't the game over yet?

"We still have the second half, there is still opportunity and hope." Luther Carroll advised.

After Ronald Koeman heard this, his eyes regained a little gleam. He thought of the tactics the team had formulated before the game, and thought of Yang Yang, the sharp knife on the right side sitting on the bench.

"Yes, we still have a chance." Ronald Koeman took a deep breath and tried to calm down.

"Luther, tell Yang Yang to plan ahead and make a midfield substitution."

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"It's over, it's over!"

Club president Michael van Prager shook his head vigorously as he looked at the Real Madrid players who flew out of the pitch to celebrate.

If you are two goals behind, there is some hope, but three goals behind, is that possible?

"It's not over, it's not over yet," said Van Gaal, beside him, gritted his teeth.

"What?" Van Prager looked at the technical director with some surprise.

They are all three goals behind, and they are facing a team like Real Madrid. It's not over yet?

Not to mention anything else, another focused matchup in the first half yesterday, Deportivo Deportivo vs. AC Milan.

They lost a 1-4 away game to Deportivo. After returning home, they regrouped and beat the Rossoneri 4-0. They miraculously reversed AC Milan and reached the semi-finals, but their tactics directly restrained the opponent. , scored in the opening five minutes, scored two goals in 35 minutes and 45 minutes in a row, and led 3-0 in the first half.

This is the rhythm of the away reversal, but what about Ajax?

In the first half, I won’t talk about being passive, and I was also scored a goal, which further widened the score gap. How can I catch up?

"We still have the second half, and Yang Yang." Van Gaal said firmly.

Hearing Yang Yang's name, Van Prager didn't believe it, but he didn't refute it.

Yes, Yang Yang has become Ajax's gold substitute, and every time he plays, he will turn the situation around.

From Club Brugge to PSV to Arsenal, he has never disappointed.

But this time, he is facing Real Madrid, can he?

"Real Madrid is now strong in the outside world, and it has a lot of momentum, but the players don't move much. Except for that steal and assist, Zidane performed very sluggish throughout the first half. Except for that assist, Ronaldo's entire first half They were all invisible, and Figo was an unimpressive picture in the audience."

"There is a problem with their physical fitness, and the players can't run. At this time, as long as we don't collapse ourselves, as long as we show determination, we can definitely turn the situation around."

After a pause, Van Gaal may not have enough confidence, "Even if we really want to lose and are eliminated in the end, we can't lose like this."

Van Praage was persuaded and nodded heavily.

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The first half ended with a 0-1 score.

Players from both sides walked off the pitch one after another, while the Ajax players went straight into the player tunnel and headed to the locker room.

The half-time break is only fifteen minutes, leaving them not much time to rest.

Before the coaching staff left, Luther Carroll told Yang Yang to return to the locker room after warming up.

"The plan is ahead!"

Yang Yang was both excited and nervous, because he was originally scheduled to come off the bench in 60 to 65 minutes, but now it seems that he will come on at halftime.

Obviously, the zero-to-one deficit made Ronald Koeman feel the crisis and worried that he would not score three goals in half an hour.

When running to the sidelines to warm up, Yang Yang met the Real Madrid superstars who walked off the court. He took the initiative to say hello to each other, but several superstars seemed to be weak, Zidane and Figo. Even more haggard, he walked past Yang Yang without saying a word.

When passing by, Yang Yang could sense their heavy breathing.

As a player, Yang Yang is too familiar with this kind of breathing. Combined with their faces, expressions and responses, Yang Yang can basically be sure that the pre-match preparations of the coaching staff are not wrong at all. They can't last the whole game.

Even, if there is no intermission, they may not be able to support it now.

Busy with gold rush in Asia before the season, I missed the physical reserve period. Is there a good rotation mechanism after that? The La Liga media even nicknamed Queiroz's starting lineup [Twelve Arhats], which means that he only uses those twelve players.

It's already April, and it's perfectly normal to be out of shape at this time.

Upon discovering this, Yang Yang was ecstatic and immediately returned to the locker room. After pushing the door in, he happened to see the head coach Ronald Koeman cheering for his teammates. He immediately told the head coach and teammates what he found.

"Really?" The teammates were all shocked.

"It's absolutely true." Yang Yang answered with great certainty.

Everyone in the locker room started to become ultramarine again.

Ronald Koeman looked at Yang Yang gratefully. Regardless of whether it was true or not, Yang Yang's remarks reinvigorated the team's morale.