Chapter 1550 Yang Yang of Ajax!
On the evening of October 24th, at the Cruyff Stadium in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
In the third round of Group B of the Champions League group stage, Ajax sits at home against the Premier League powerhouse Tottenham Hotspur.
In the last minute of stoppage time, the score was 3-3.
Tottenham Hotspur took advantage of a corner kick and quickly drove into the Ajax penalty area. Vertonghen's header was blocked by goalkeeper Onana with his foot. The penalty area was then chaotic. Tottenham Hotspur's consecutive kicks were blocked by Ajax players. At the critical moment, De Ligt was tall and long-legged, and he made a clearance and kicked the ball out of the penalty area.
Outside the penalty area, Erdegao, who came off the bench, stopped the ball with his chest, picked out the defender, turned around and sent a long pass.
Yang Yang threw off Moussa Sissoko who was defending him in an instant, and sprinted forward quickly.
The French midfielder, who is 1.87 meters tall but not weak in speed and agility, chased back desperately, and the two were competing for speed.
The 32-year-old veteran Yang Yang has played 90 minutes of the game, and was overtaken by Moussa Sissoko in a blink of an eye. Seeing that the last offensive opportunity of the game is about to be lost.
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This is a pin-to-head battle!
At the Cruyff Stadium, no matter whether it is the home team Ajax or the away game Tottenham Hotspur, there is no reservation.
Ajax knew they couldn't defend, while Tottenham Hotspur hoped to grab points.
Although they have different ideas, both teams have adopted proactive confrontations.
What's more interesting is that Yang Yang and Pochettino adopted a four-two-three-one double midfielder lineup at the same time, which can be described as a counterattack.
This style of play is a very big test for the strength of the players of the two teams. As a Premier League team, Tottenham Hotspur's overall strength is obviously higher than that of Ajax. It is surprising that the opening In just five minutes, Yang Yang created a corner kick and De Ligt scored with a header, opening the scoring for Ajax.
After receiving the pass from Ali, Lucas Jr. broke through from the left and made a pass. Harry Kane hit the goal from close range and equalized the score. Neither team had the slightest reservation.
In the 29th minute, Yang Yang was on the left side of the penalty area. After a beautiful two-for-one cooperation with Neres, he quickly inserted into the left side of the penalty area, got the ball away from Vertonghen, and crossed it to the goal.
Jovic finally seized this excellent opportunity and drew the ball into Tottenham Hotspur's goal from close range, once again surpassing the score, 2-1.
In the 35th minute, another assist from Yang Yang, Sancho seized the gap behind Danny Rose, crossed into the penalty area obliquely, calmly pushed and hit, and made another victory for Ajax, 3 to 1!
Throughout the first half, Ajax played very smoothly and caused a lot of trouble for Tottenham Hotspur. They even looked like they were about to win the game, but what they never expected was that Pochettino's midfielder Take a break and make decisive substitutions.
Lamela replaced Wanyama, obviously to strengthen the offensive.
After changing sides to fight again in the second half, Ajax began to be passive across the board.
The double defensive midfielders of Frankie De Jong and Ndombele had serious problems under the tight confinement of each other, especially Frankie De Jong, who almost disappeared throughout the second half, and his performance was lackluster.
In the fifty-fifth and fifty-ninth minutes, Lucas Jr. scored twice to help Tottenham Hotspur equalize the score.
Three to three, Tottenham Hotspur evened it!
This result hit Ajax very hard, and the team began to fall into a state of disorder, and was even forced into a panic by Tottenham Hotspur.
But even so, Yang Yang still refused to replace the double midfielder, especially Frankie De Jong, but he made the whole team start to shrink appropriately, giving up the confrontation with Tottenham Hotspur in order to stabilize Stay defensive.
After Tottenham Hotspur tasted the sweetness, they were also full of desire for victory.
Pochettino was not satisfied with the draw, so he replaced Ben Davis and Llorente respectively, all of which were to further strengthen the team's offense, trying to eat Ajax directly and win the precious three. point.
At the critical moment, Yang Yang commanded the court decisively, constantly appealing to the players to remain vigilant and focused, and at the same time, with the help of Harvey Alonso on the sidelines, he constantly adjusted the team's defensive formation, which barely blocked Tortoise. Turnham Hotspur's attack.
From three to one to three to three, Ajax has been frustrated.
The problem of double midfielders has been clearly revealed from Inter Milan to Tottenham Hotspur.
Yang Yang still chose to support. He let Frankie De Jong and Ndongbele play the whole game, and even later he did not hesitate to replace Jovic, but he was unwilling to win the double midfielder.
This is also Yang Yang's statement.
It is not only maintaining the stability of the team's tactics, but also expressing trust in Frankie de Jong and Ndombele.
The more critical it is, the more precious such trust is.
Maybe they can't repay Yang Yang in this game tonight, but Yang Yang believes in his players, and he believes that they will eventually repay his trust.
At the same time, he himself is constantly looking for opportunities.
Even in the most violent moments of Tottenham Hotspur's attack, he was still at the top. In the direct contest with defenders such as Alderweireld and Vertonghen, he suffered a lot. Lost, but still did not give up.
With Yang Yang's example on the field, the Ajax players also played very tenaciously. Facing the wolf-like Tottenham Hotspur, they fought until the last moment of the game.
Even in the last minute of extra time, facing Tottenham Hotspur's corner kick and the scuffle in the penalty area, Ajax players went on and on, using their bodies as weapons to block the opponent's shots.
In the end, the ball was hit by De Ligt.
After Odegaard stopped the ball, he turned around and sent a long pass.
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On the outside of the Tottenham Hotspur penalty area, Yang Yang and Moussa Sissoko are competing for speed.
The two rushed forward side by side, and the ball landed on the right side of the front of the penalty area.
Yang Yang does not have an advantage in speed and suffers in physical confrontation, but he has more experience. He is sure that Moussa Sissoko will not dare to foul because he is the last defensive player.
Especially after entering the 30-meter zone, once there is a foul, not only a red card, but also a free kick in the frontcourt for Ajax.
Everyone knows how lethal Yang Yang's direct free kick is!
After Yang Yang guessed the opponent's mind, he always sprinted along the middle road. On the one hand, he was on guard against the opponent's foul and could get the most favorable free kick position. At the same time, he also used his body to separate Moussa Sissoko and the ball. , so that the French midfielder could not grab the ball.
This annoyed Moussa Sissoko very much. He tried to squeeze Yang Yang away several times, but failed, and he didn't dare to make too much of a move.
So he could only watch helplessly as Yang Yang took the first step and stopped Erdegaard's long pass with his right foot.
This stop gave Moussa Sissoko a step ahead and blocked him in the penalty area.
One on one!
Vertonghen, Alderweireld and others behind him are desperately returning to the defense. As long as they arrive, Yang Yang will lose any chance, because he can't 1v3, or even 1v4.
Moussa Sissoko is also aware of this, so his strategy is relatively conservative. He wants to block Yang Yang, it is best to force Yang Yang to take no action, as long as he delays for a second or two to create time for the teammates who return to defense, then This defense was a success.
But Yang Yang didn't know Musa Sissoko's intentions, and why didn't he know his current situation?
After stopping the ball, he quickly dunked the ball to his left. The whole person stopped abruptly and turned to cut inside without any pause at all, without giving Moussa Sissoko any chance of close combat. Chance.
The French midfielder didn't dare to make many moves in the penalty area. After seeing Yang Yang's reaction, he also quickly followed.
But Yang Yang took the initiative to attack after all, he took a quick shot, cut inside and poked the ball forward lightly, adjusted slightly, and then suddenly volleyed with his left foot on the right side of the arc top of the penalty area.
After Yang Yang countered offside, the Cruyff stadium became dead silent, and everyone was watching him intently.
They saw an old Yang Yang. He no longer had the vigor and vigor that he used to run on this court, and his speed and explosive power could not even keep away from his opponents.
But they are still willing to believe in this man who has brought them countless miracles!
It was as if they had always firmly believed that Yang Yang would definitely lead Ajax to success!
Because he is Yang Yang!
Yang Yang of Ajax!
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With a sudden shot, there was a muffled sound in the air, as if it had exploded.
Immediately afterwards, I saw an afterimage, which flew out from Yang Yang's left foot with lightning speed, crossed an arc, and fell obliquely to the upper left corner of the goal.
Tottenham Hotspur's goalkeeper Lloris reacted quickly, swooped sideways, and stretched his right hand as far as possible, but he still couldn't touch the damn shot!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"The last minute of the game, the real finale!"
"A world wave from Yang Yang!!!!!!"
After Yang Yang scored this shot, the entire Cruyff Stadium suddenly boiled.
More than 50,000 Ajax fans rushed out of the seats in an instant, shouting Yang Yang's name hoarsely.
How embarrassing they were suppressed by Tottenham Hotspur in the second half, how crazy their enthusiasm is at this moment!
Yang Yang also roared angrily, turned around and rushed to the corner area on the sidelines.
Ajax players are also completely crazy!
They rushed over one after another, and even the goalkeeper Onana couldn't care less about guarding the goal anymore.
Everyone ran around Yang Yang and hugged him in groups.
They now have the urge to pay homage to Yang Yang, because they really can't believe that at the last moment of the game, Yang Yang was able to score a goal.
This is his fifth goal in three group matches in the Champions League this season!
All the Ajax players huddled together, responding to the tsunami from the fans in the stands.
Four to three!
Lore!