Chapter 1584 He Is Disappointed!
On the evening of April 10th, at the Cruyff Stadium in Amsterdam.
Ajax hosts Juventus in the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals.
Before the game, when the players of the two teams walked into the court one after another under the leadership of the referee, Yang Yang, who was wearing Adidas long-sleeved sportswear and a pair of white ball pants, greeted the coaching bench of the visiting team with a smile.
"Welcome to the Cruyff Stadium." Yang Yang stretched out his hand from afar.
Allegri, who had seen Ajax's starting roster a long time ago, was a little depressed, with an embarrassing expression on his face, but he still stretched out his hand, "I didn't expect that you didn't start tonight."
Yang Yang raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I'm old, I can't play so many games anymore."
Believe it or not!
Allegri cursed secretly in his heart, but he still said polite words, because he knew that Yang Yang didn't actually play many games this season, basically in the UEFA Champions League group stage and knockout stage. Up to now, he has played all the games Only eight games, is that too much?
Could it be that he was injured?
But I haven't heard of it before. With Yang Yang's influence, if he is injured, the media all over the world will spread the news.
Then, the biggest possibility is that this guy deliberately didn't start, hiding his hand.
Since Yang Yang coached Ajax, in all the Champions League games this season, Allegri has come to a judgment, that is, Yang Yang's use of troops is very surprising. He often makes shots in unexpected places, and at the same time can create incredible Effect.
Will it be the same tonight?
"Your performance this season is really impressive, but we are not Bayern Munich, nor Inter Milan, let alone Manchester United." Allegri looked confident.
Yang Yang nodded in agreement, "Yes, I know, but you have to know, this is Amsterdam! You don't want to go back if you said something like this before the game?"
Allegri laughed out loud, the more serious Yang Yang was, the more happy he felt.
The two shook hands again, and then Yang Yang shook hands with other Juventus coaching staff members one by one, and then went back.
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Inside the stadium, the captains of the two teams were guessing.
Cristiano Ronaldo stood on the side of Juventus, close to the coach's bench, and just listened to the conversation between Yang Yang and Allegri.
He knew that Yang Yang didn't plan to start, but being in the team's 18-man roster made him a little annoyed.
From the group stage to the knockout round, Yang Yang started all the previous eight games. Why did he put himself on the bench when he played against Juventus?
Is this looking down on Juventus, looking down on him?
Cristiano Ronaldo wants to compete with Yang Yang wholeheartedly, even if it seems a bit invincible, but he still wants to kill Yang Yang, step on the corpse of Ajax, enter the semi-finals of the Champions League, and finally win the championship.
To this end, he has made efforts that no one can imagine.
In the second round of the knockout round of the top 16, he was almost alone, dragging Juventus and reversing Atletico Madrid.
Now, he wants to kill Yang Yang and his Ajax.
Only in this way will he be able to climb to the top justifiably!
"Tonight, I will prove to everyone in the world that at this moment, I am stronger than you!"
The Portuguese gritted his teeth and muttered secretly.
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Both teams failed to make the most of their efforts.
For Ajax, Yang Yang did not start and was replaced by Van der Beek, who has performed very well recently.
The goalkeeper is Onana, the defense is Tagliafico, Militao, De Ligt and Ashraf, the double midfielders are Frankie de Jong and Ndongbele, the frontcourt is Neres, Van De Becker and Sancho, the center is Jovic.
In addition to Yang Yang, Ajax is the main force.
Juventus has a four-three-three lineup. The goalkeeper is Szczesny, the defense is Sandro, Bonucci, Rugani and Cancelo, and the midfielders are Matuidi and Pjanic. And Bentancur, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Mandzukic and Bernardeschi up front.
Before this game, Juventus suffered from injuries. Dybala, Khedira, Douglas Costa, Cuadrado and captain Chiellini failed to play, and the first three injuries all appeared On the bench, Cuadrado and Chiellini failed to make the squad, which had a big impact on Juventus.
Yang Yang did not start the game, but he always stood on the sidelines.
He is the backbone of Ajax players and the source of confidence for the team.
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As soon as the game started, except for Onana outside the goal, the other ten Ajax players began to output at full power. It seemed that they did not intend to leave any time for the opponent to react, and went directly into a frenzy. Crazy forward press, high press.
When Juventus kicked off the ball and transferred the ball to the backcourt, as soon as they looked up, they found that in Ajax's 423 formation, all six central and frontcourt players had already pressed up. The full-backs are also actively pressing forward.
Ajax players have long been familiar with the high-position pressing and oppressive tactics. They have a tacit understanding of the division of labor, or man-to-man, or cutting off the passing line, or forming a partial area encirclement, which makes Juventus's midfield very uncomfortable. .
The first shot of the game came from Juventus. During a counterattack, the right winger Bernardeschi appeared in the middle to respond and dribbled the ball to the left side of the Ajax penalty area. He was double-teamed by four players of the home team. Take a long shot in between.
This shot was high and failed to pose a threat.
Subsequently, the game completely entered the rhythm of Ajax.
Under the pressure of Ajax's high position, Juventus's midfielder is difficult to pass and receive the ball, and there are frequent mistakes. Ajax's strategy is to counterattack on the spot after grabbing the ball, and actively use the inner thunder on the two wings The speed and impact of Stanley and Sancho came to attack Juventus' defense.
In the tenth minute, Ajax completed a crossover. Van der Beeklar went to the front right to receive the pass from his teammate, and then passed it to Sancho. The England teenager suddenly appeared in the middle.
After getting the ball, Sancho took the initiative to find Jovic to cooperate.
Jovic pulled out to meet Sancho and returned the ball. The England teenager quickly inserted and sent a direct pass, sending the ball to the right side of the penalty area. Van der Beek quickly inserted and took advantage of the opportunity to hit the goal.
Goalkeeper Szczesny threw the ball firmly to the ground, not giving Ajax a chance to threaten the goal.
Just five minutes later, Ajax attacked again.
On the right side of the perimeter of the penalty area, Jovic, Van der Beek, and Sancho followed up with Ndombele, who came in behind, and completed a very wonderful teamwork. In the end, Sancho made a long arc from the front of the penalty area. horn.
The England teenager hit the goal straight to the dead corner, but Szczesny reacted quickly, flew sideways, and hit the ball out of the baseline with one hand.
This sudden danger made the entire Cruyff stadium boil, and it also made Juventus break out in a cold sweat.
This kick is too dangerous!
A few minutes later, it was Ajax's quick counterattack after stealing the ball from the midfielder.
Sancho got the ball from the right and sent a direct pass. Jovic pulled to the right side of the penalty area. Hit the goal directly near the penalty spot.
This powerful and heavy shot brushed the periphery of the left post of the goal and flew out of the baseline.
The Ajax midfielder roared angrily, obviously regretting that he missed the chance to score, but the fans at the scene were extremely excited and very excited.
This group of young boys seem to be like newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers, have no fear of opponents, and don't hold back their hands.
From the start, they fearlessly let loose to press and press high.
Except for the first shot at the opening, Juventus basically found it difficult to break into Ajax's penalty area for the rest of the time.
It was not until the 30th minute that Cristiano Ronaldo made his first shot of the game, which was also Juventus' second shot, but he still failed to hit the goal.
Not only that, but then Ajax quickly changed colors.
Young teenagers began to threaten Juventus' goal again and again.
First, Ashraf made a diagonal pass from the right rib to the back of the penalty area, and Neres followed up with a shovel shot, which hit the left side netting directly. Then Jovic also got a chance to hit the goal from the outside of the penalty area, but was blocked by even Chinsney jumped straight at it.
From the start of the game, Ajax has completely taken the initiative and also taken advantage of the scene, creating more opportunities and threatening Juventus' goal again and again.
On the contrary, Juventus, when the midfield was disturbed and the ball could not be effectively passed to the frontcourt, they only had two shots and failed to hit the goal. It looked like Manchester United in the knockout round of the sixteenth round very similar.
Could it be that the Bianconeri will repeat the mistakes of Manchester United?
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The fun thing about football is that it's often the unexpected.
Just when everyone thought that Ajax could win the opponent, the unexpected result was that before the end of the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly retreated to support the midfielder and planned an attack after getting the ball , The point was given to Cancelo on the right, and he turned around and moved forward quickly.
Cancelo dribbled the ball to the outside of Ajax's penalty area and sent a curved ball to the back point.
Both De Ligt and Militao were taken away by Mandzukic. On the contrary, Cristiano Ronaldo quickly stepped in and went straight behind De Ligt. Facing Cancelo's pass, he dived directly to the top and broke through. Onana's goal.
This is the first time Ajax has conceded a goal since entering the knockout round!
Cristiano Ronaldo turned and stormed off the pitch, wildly celebrating his goal.
This is a precious away goal!
More importantly, this goal opened the door to victory for Juventus!
As long as Ajax is won away, then back home, Juventus will have a great advantage!
With this in mind, Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't help turning his head to look at Yang Yang in front of the coach's bench while accepting the congratulations of his teammates. He hoped to see panic, frustration and other expressions on Yang Yang's face.
Unfortunately, he was disappointed!