Chapter 1576 The Revival of Ajax
Four to zero! ! ! !
This shocking score appeared in the first round of the knockout round of the Champions League round of 16!
If you just look at the results, this shouldn't be too scary, but if Manchester United loses, and it's still at Old Trafford, it will definitely surprise the whole world.
What is even more shocking is that it was Ajax of the Eredivisie who beat Manchester United!
Who is Ajax?
A Eredivisie team that has not entered the Champions League knockout stage for 12 years and has not been able to reach the Champions League group stage for many years. Such a team is regarded as a weak team in the Champions League where there are so many strong players. Not an exaggeration.
And what about Ajax's rival Manchester United?
A coaching change is like a knife change. After Solskjaer took over the team, he ushered in an impressive record of 11 wins and 1 draw in 12 games, including Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. At the foot of Manchester United, this makes everyone full of expectations, thinking that the Red Devils team is ushering in a strong recovery.
Big-name players, talented teenagers, strong players...
All of these, Manchester United are not short of!
For such a team, finding a suitable head coach is a matter of course for breaking out.
Therefore, before the game, everyone believed that it would not be a big problem for Manchester United to win Ajax at home.
But who would have imagined that this Eredivisie team beat Manchester United 4-0 at Old Trafford!
In an instant, the whole of Europe and even the whole world were shocked!
The name of Ajax quickly spread all over the world overnight. All the media and fans are amazed by this team. They are all curious and wondering. What is bloodbath at Old Trafford in Manchester?
Jovic, who scored twice, became famous in one fell swoop. This Serbian center has the best performance in the Eredivisie this season, the strongest scoring ability, and a very comprehensive center. Because of these two goals, he has already gained fame. It quickly became popular in European football, and became very popular overnight.
Brazilian left forward Neres and England teenager Sancho, these two powerful wingers of Ajax performed quite brilliantly at Old Trafford, which made people shine, and at the same time saw their great potential.
Especially the England teenager Sancho became famous in England in one fell swoop. Countless media are calling for Manchester City's grievances, because they let Sancho go free for a Basil back then.
Overnight, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, and even their old club Manchester City were all exposed by the media to be seriously considering Sancho, and the whole of England is calling for and looking forward to Sancho’s return .
He performed really well in this game against Manchester United!
...
Ndombele has fought Pogba the most in this game. The two players have a lot in common. Even in the previous group stage, many media believed that Ndombele was Pogba Jr.
But in this battle at Old Trafford, Pogba was restrained by Ajax, but Ndombele was very active. Several dribbles were very bright, the midfielder covered the defense, and Active running and oppression, let people see his strength on both offensive and defensive ends, leaving a deep impression on people.
Frenkie de Jong was the standout player of the game and The Times even thought he had the best game at Old Trafford as he completely dominated Ajax The pass organization in the midfield and at the same time controlled the rhythm of the game, helping Ajax suppress Manchester United throughout the game.
The number of passes is the most, and the pass success rate is as high as 95%. More importantly, he has helped Ajax regain the ball eight times, which makes people see his offensive and defensive balance. There were also two sudden dribble advances in the middle.
Catalonia's Mundo Deportivo commented after the game that Frankie de Jong played a world-class midfielder, he completely controlled the rhythm of the game, and at the same time regretted that Barcelona missed a good opportunity .
"It is said that Barcelona intended to sign Frankie de Jong for 50 million euros during the winter break, but was dissuaded by Yang Yang. Now, after the battle at Old Trafford, they want to sign Frankie again. Ki De Jong needs at least another 10 million euros, or even 20 million euros, to be able to meet Ajax's request."
Not only Barcelona, but Real Madrid, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Manchester City have also expressed interest in Frankie De Jong, especially Manchester City and Real Madrid.
Everyone knows that Manchester City lacks passers, and Guardiola desperately wants to get a midfield pass organizer. This is why he chose Bazzol and let Sancho go, but now, he still can't fill this. There is a vacancy, so it's no surprise that he wants Frankie de Jong.
As for Real Madrid, Modric is old and his state has declined quite badly. Veteran David Silva is also not young. For Real Madrid, the introduction of Frankie De Jong will be a powerful addition to the team's midfield.
"More importantly, Yang Yang admired this midfielder very much. As early as when he was playing for Real Madrid, he remotely controlled the Ajax technical team and promoted Frankie De Jong to the midfielder. The Dutchman almost signed the contract. Barcelona was finally dissuaded by Yang Yang."
"The Real Madrid technical team is evaluating. Florentino hopes to sign Frankie De Jong and attract Yang Yang to return to Real Madrid. This will be the most important thing for Real Madrid this summer!"
...
Compared with the midfielder and frontcourt, Ajax's backcourt is relatively flat.
Ashraf and Tagliafico, who have shined this season, are more defensive in this game, and Martial and Lingard, who limit Manchester United's left and right sides, did not participate too much in the frontcourt attack.
The same was true for Militao and De Ligt, but the difference was that De Ligt took advantage of a corner kick and scored a header for Ajax's third goal, which undoubtedly made Ajax The captain became famous in one battle.
From Chivu, Heitinga, Vlaar, Vermaelen, to Vertonghen, Alderweireld, and now Dericht and Militao, Ajax has, in the past ten years, There are always players emerging at the center back position.
This is not surprising, because it has something to do with Ajax's player training and the technical and tactical trends in European football.
As we all know, in recent years, European football has paid more and more attention to passing. In addition to their own duties such as defense, central defenders have also become an important part of passing and delivering the ball. Therefore, players like Ramos, Harvey Martinez, Fei Central defenders with excellent ball ability, such as Ermalen, Stones, and Laporta, are very pleasing and are favored by European teams.
Ajax's player training has always attached great importance to passing the ball. In addition, the club has always had a tradition of playing central defenders, so the central defenders cultivated are in line with the current mainstream trend of European football and are favored by wealthy teams.
Previously, Davidson Sanchez and Wobel were poached by the four major league teams because of their outstanding performance in the team. This season, De Ligt and Militao shined brilliantly, once again attracting the attention of European teams, especially those who are in urgent need of central defenders. wealthy.
Anyone can see that these two central defenders have strong strength and potential. In time, they will definitely become the top central defenders in European football.
Goalkeeper Onana received the least attention in the team, but in fact, his performance in the game was not bad. It is a pity that European football has always lacked black goalkeepers. Even if Onana performed well, he was not received. Too much attention.
...
"Yang Yang was not selected as the best player, but he was the veritable best player in this game."
"It seems that he just scored a direct free kick and did not perform very well, but anyone who has watched the game will not be surprised. Almost all of Ajax's threatening attacks come from His plan."
"Frankie de Jong was playing late and Yang Yang was leading the attack, which became the key factor in Ajax's 4-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford. Jax's head coach."
"This is a hearty victory, because Manchester United only had one threatening shot in the whole game, and Onana was not disturbed for most of the rest of the time. There is no good way."
"Yang Yang's team began to play their own style. They used fast-paced offense and defense, skillful pass and cut cooperation, and high-position pressing and oppression without sacrificing physical strength, which made all the teams that were against them feel very headache."
"The godfather of Manchester United, Ferguson, said in an interview with the media after the game that Yang Yang has trained a team full of competitiveness. Their high position pressing and oppression, as well as their running without hesitation in the game, caught Manchester United by surprise. In addition, Manchester United The players themselves were stifled, which led to the defeat at Old Trafford."
"Ferguson objected to the outside world's impression of Ajax, thinking that this is not an uncompetitive team. On the contrary, Yang Yang's team has just defeated Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Ajax in the Super Death Group. Teams such as Tottenham Hotspur, the iron-blooded army that has blazed a trail."
"Any team that underestimates Ajax will pay a heavy price like Manchester United!"
...
Ajax flew back to Amsterdam overnight from Manchester following a 4-0 thrashing of Manchester United at Old Trafford.
The ecstatic Ajax fans rushed to the airport and De Tokmorst to greet the team, and everyone was delighted to see the team win a crucial game.
A 4-0 victory over Manchester United in the away game forced the Premier League Red Devils to only have one threatening shot. This performance will be a huge boost to the second round of the game.
All fans believe that Ajax will successfully eliminate Manchester United and advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
This will also be the best result of Ajax in the past ten years, which will make all the fans ecstatic.
Because they saw the revival of Ajax!