Chapter 163 Come On! [1000 Monthly Pass Plus Update, Please Subscribe to Monthly Pass]

"The players of the two teams walked out of the passage one after another, led by the Danish referee Kim Milton Nielsen."

"All the audience friends in front of the TV, the Champions League final of the 200304 season is about to start."

"Now we can clearly see the starting lineups of both teams."

"Let me introduce you to the starting line-up for Porto."

"The goalkeeper is Portugal international Baia, and the back line from left to right is Valente, Jorge Costa, Carvalho and Paulo Ferreira, which is also Porto's main defense this season."

"The midfield is Maniche, Costinha and Mendes. Alenichev was placed on the bench for this game, while Deco, the core of the midfield, came forward, and the two forwards in the front were It's Del Lai and the Brazilian teenager Alberto."

"McCarthy, the top scorer in the Portuguese Super League this season, was placed on the bench by Mourinho for this game, and Porto's manager chose the nineteen-year-old Alberto, which should be an intentional move. , McCarthy is likely to start as the Raiders in the second half."

"Ajax's starting lineup is still four-three-three, the goalkeeper is Roberto, the back line is Maxwell, Escud, Heitinga and Trabelsi, and the midfield is De Jongto. At the back, Van der Vaart and Sneijder were in the middle, with Wesley Sunk, Ibrahimovic and Victor Scola leading the way."

"It is worth noting that this season, the 17-year-old Chinese teenager Yang Yang, who has been hailed as a gold substitute and the best twelfth player, was once again arranged as a substitute. If there is no accident, he will be on the bench in the second half. Very much looking forward to his appearance, which will make him the youngest player ever to play in a Champions League final."

"More importantly, in the past six months, every time Yang Yang's substitute appearances can change the situation of Ajax, and this time Ronald Koeman arranges him to be a substitute again, I believe that he also has high hopes for him. ."

"From the perspective of the lineup of the two teams, they still insist on their stable play in the past season, and the lineups of the two teams are relatively neat, and Ajax has veteran Galasek. It was a little bit affected by the suspension, and Porto, who were the top scorer in McCarthy, chose young Alberto, which was surprising."

"Here are the two linesmen for this game, Logan Jepsen and Jaynes Lawson, and the fourth official on the sidelines, Eric Fuske, who, like referee Nelson, are It's from Denmark."

"The referee Nielsen is most famous for his penalty for sending off Beckham in the 1998 World Cup in France, which made him famous. He has enforced Porto four times, and the Portuguese Super League team has two draws, two losses, four Without a win, I don't know if Porto can break this vicious circle tonight."

"We saw that the live footage was sent to the player tunnel on the sidelines. The golden St. Berard Cup is placed here. It will belong to the winner of tonight's final. Is Porto slightly better? Or Ajax? Kes had the last laugh?"

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With the referee's whistle, Ajax took the lead.

From the first minute of the game, Porto consciously contracted the defense, but did not retreat too far back. Obviously, they were afraid of Ibrahimovic's dominance in the penalty area. The three lines were kept very tight and compact.

Ajax controlled the ball, but did not find a gap until the third minute. Van der Vaart made a through ball into the penalty area. Wesley Sonk wanted to rush to chase, but the goalkeeper Baia attacked decisively. First fell to the ground and hugged the ball.

But soon, Porto also played a counterattack. A long pass from the backcourt looked for Delray. The Porto forward was tripped by De Jong who was returning to the defense when he dribbled the ball. The referee whistled for a foul and gave Porto a free kick in the frontcourt. But no cards were given.

Deco took a quick free-kick, but goalkeeper Roberto took the ball off in the penalty area.

The two teams had each other's offense and defense after the opening, obviously they played more cautiously, the rhythm was not fast, and it was obvious that they both focused on stability.

Yang Yang sat on the bench and his attention was always on the field.

In fact, looking at the stadium from his position, the field of vision is very partial, and it is not as intuitive as live TV, so he can only watch and analyze it in combination with [God's Vision].

Porto's defense is very flexible, mainly the two midfielders of Maniche and Mendes.

When the Portuguese Super League team is attacking, the two midfielders will take the initiative to press forward. Costinha drags behind alone, and Deco still occupies the attacking midfielder position, which makes Porto's midfield a bit like a diamond-shaped midfielder. Even Maniche and Mendes will have one of them pressed more closely.

Once the ball is lost in the frontcourt, Porto's frontcourt will immediately engage in counter-attack. Both forwards and Deco are very active in counter-attack. Maniche and Mendes will retreat to the front of the defensive line as soon as possible. Form three back waist protection lines.

With the active counter-attack in the frontcourt, every time Ajax finally brought the ball to the frontcourt, they were directly facing Porto's two stable defense lines. became impossible to start.

In addition to the midfield, the two flanks are also very interesting. Valente on the left is more active and plugs in when he has a chance, while Paulo Ferreira on the right is more conservative and basically stays in the backcourt. This makes Porto basically have three defensive players in the backcourt. Once the ball is intercepted, the full-backs and Carvalho will actively pass long balls to find forwards.

The response of the two forwards was also very fixed, basically Delray took the ball, and Alberto cruising around to grab the second spot.

Yang Yang came to Ajax for a year and was deeply influenced by Ajax's style. He felt that Porto's style was too conservative, but he also had to admit that this team was able to reach the Champions League final. Tactical style plays a key role.

Basically, Porto's entire tactical style was similar to what the Ajax coaching staff expected before the game. In this game, their pressing and pressing area was mainly concentrated on the midline, and they retreated to the 30-meter area.

This should be a conscious pressing and pressing strategy by Mourinho after in-depth analysis.

Ajax played more actively here, actively trying the ball behind them. In the first 15 minutes, Ibrahimovic, Wesley Sonk and Victor Scola each had an offside.

The most threatening shot since the opening occurred in the 21st minute. Wesley Sunk returned to Van der Vaart, the Dutch scored the ball to the left, and Maxwell quickly inserted his left foot in the back row. point later.

But unfortunately, Ibrahimovic failed to follow up in time under the double team of Carvalho and Jorge Costa.

Then Ajax actively opened up two flanks. In the 29th minute, Trabelsi actively set up the edge, got Victor Scola's side ball, and dribbled the ball straight to the baseline.

Valente chased back desperately, knocked down Trabelsi from the side and rear, and gave Ajax a set-piece in the frontcourt. At the same time, the referee Nelson also gave Valente a yellow card, but Ajax then The free kick hits the wall directly.

It didn't take long for Porto to counterattack quickly.

Valente plugged into the attack from the left, got the ball and crossed into the penalty area, and was cleared by Escud with a header, but Mendes took the ball from the right and knocked back, Ferreira crossed the penalty area forty-five degrees, Albert Toro stopped the ball with his back, turned to hit the goal and was blocked by Escud. De Jong made a big-footed clearance after getting the ball.

The last chance in the first half, Victor Scola on the right of Ajax broke into the penalty area and was thrown down by goalkeeper Baia after receiving the ball. The linesman had already raised the flag to signal Victor Scola and Ibrahimo. Vic is in an offside position.

In the first half, the two sides finally shook hands with zero to zero.

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After hearing Nelson's whistle, Yang Yang quickly got up from his seat and ran to the sidelines quickly.

Players from both teams walked off the court one after another, each of them already sweating profusely and panting.

When Ajax players passed by Yang Yang, they all took the initiative to reach out to Yang Yang and other teammates on the bench to give high fives, then walked back to the player tunnel and returned to the locker room.

Yang Yang and others continued to stay on the court to warm up.

The first half of the game was dull, neither side created good scoring chances and both played conservatively.

Needless to say, Porto, Ajax also intends to protect their defense. Ronald Koeman knows how fragile his defense is. Tonight is the Champions League final, and there can be no fluke, so he has been suppressing Focus on the positions of Heitinga and Escud, and at the same time let Van der Vaart and Sneijder not push too hard.

On the contrary, the two flanks played more lively, and Maxwell and Trabelcy were more active.

From the expressions of his teammates when they came off the court, Yang Yang could read their pressure in the first half, and the second half would be heavier.

"Maxwell told me just now that he won't be able to play for 20 minutes." Vermaelen said with a chuckle.

Yang Yang narrowed his eyes, "Is it so exaggerated?"

Fermaelen shrugged, "It's too much pressure."

Yang Yang nodded. The pressure is like a heavy shackle, which will cause the players on the court to consume more every action than usual, but what Maxwell said, 20 minutes is not enough, and it is more psychological.

No, he was fine until forty-five minutes.

"I wish I could play and feel the suffocating pressure," Vermaelen muttered to himself.

Yang Yang is also looking up, why is he not?

But it's really a headache to face an impregnable wall like Porto.

Ajax is not only thinking about how to break the opponent's defense, but also beware of the opponent's counterattack. It has to look ahead and look after the back. Especially in such an important game, it can definitely be distressing. Got whiteheads overnight.

He turned around again, looked back, and looked at the crowded stands. Yang Yang could guess that at this moment, his parents, relatives and friends must be watching him. Although he couldn't see them, he could feel them. that expectation.

There are more than 30,000 Ajax fans from the Netherlands in the stands, and they must be expecting Ajax to win.

This made Yang Yang grit his teeth again, as if speaking to himself and to Fermaelen.

"come on!"

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