Chapter 398 Dead End

March 8, Amsterdam Arena.

The second leg of the Champions League round of 16 knockout.

Ajax vs Real Madrid.

After the two sides lost 1-3 at home to Ajax in the first round, and even chairman Florentino resigned as a result, Real Madrid had no way out.

In this game, they can only hope to win if they take the initiative and must score more than three goals.

Therefore, Real Madrid have shown determination in both their formation and their starting tactics.

Goalkeeper Iker Casillas, the back line are Robert Carlos, Escud, Ramos and Salgado.

Woodgate was announced by the Real Madrid team doctor to end the season early after the end of the previous round.

This also made many media reporters and fans feel depressed, because Yang Yang injured Real Madrid players twice when he visited the Bernabeu twice, and Raul Bravo, who was the first to be injured by Yang Yang, also sat on the table tonight. on the bench.

The midfielders are Guti and Gravesson in the midfield, Raul, Zidane and Beckham are in the front, and Ronaldo continues to be the lone striker, which is what everyone paid attention to before the game.

Many people think that Ronaldo is in too bad shape and should be withdrawn from the starting lineup, but Carlo still put Alien in the starting lineup, and obviously still has high hopes for him.

Not only Ronaldo, but also Real Madrid superstars such as Raul, Guti, Zidane, Beckham and Carlos have all entered the starting lineup. Carlo is obviously already in the strongest lineup that he can put in. .

Ajax's side also resorted to the four-five-one play again, but the specific position has been adjusted.

The goalkeeper is Stekelenburg, the defense is Maxwell, Fermaelen, Heitinga and Maicon, and the midfielders are Pinar, Yaya Toure, De Jong, and Sene from left to right. Germany and Ryan Babel, Yang Yang as a single striker.

The difference from the first round is that Ronald Koeman replaced Galasek with Ryan Babel.

His purpose is also very clear, is to add another speed player.

From this it is not difficult to see his confidence in the Ajax midfielder.

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From the moment the game whistle blew, the two sides entered a fast-paced hand-to-hand battle with a bayonet.

Real Madrid was aggressive, showing determination to take down the opponent in one fell swoop.

But Ajax, who played at home, was equally unambiguous. Even in the fast-paced offense and defense, they still took the lead in seizing an opportunity.

In the second minute of the game, after stealing the ball in midfield, Yang Yang pulled the ball to the neutral position to catch the ball, turned around and threw off the defender, and sent a straight pass to Ryan Babel.

This was a very good opportunity, but Ryan Babel was a bit sloppy when he stopped the ball and failed to play the speed directly. He was caught up by Ramos. After getting close, his body was suppressed and the ball was broken.

Yang Yang applauded vigorously, encouraged Ryan Babel, and signaled him not to be discouraged and to keep pushing.

As a genius heirloom who used to perform better than Yang Yang in the second team, Ryan Babel struggled every time he faced Yang Yang and wanted to prove himself, but he was never able to play to a satisfactory level.

He knew exactly what his problem was.

To put it bluntly, he just doesn't work as hard as Yang Yang.

His speed is also very fast, his basic skills are also very good, and even his physical quality has never been better than Yang Yang.

But just like the counterattack just now, anyone who has watched the first round can easily see that if Yang Yang is replaced, the ball will be very threatening, at least not like Ryan Babel, who just scored 30 meters. The area was cut off.

To put it bluntly, his rationality of playing football is not as good as Yang Yang, and his physical confrontation is not as good as Yang Yang.

I don't know since when, Ryan Babel has accepted the fact that he is not as good as Yang Yang.

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Real Madrid quickly organized a counterattack.

After cutting off Ryan Babel's ball, Gravesson quickly crossed to the right, Beckham crossed, Ronaldo header from seven meters in front of the goal, and the ball topped Stekelenberg. 's arms.

Like Yang Yang, Ronaldo's header has always been criticized.

Subsequently, Carlos took a long shot from the left side of the penalty area, but failed to hit the goal.

Ajax also played an attack in the fifth minute. After Yang Yang pulled the ball to the left rib, he passed it straight to Sneijder who was inserted in the back row, but Escud was already prepared and stabbed the ball first. , Pinar shot wide.

On the court, Yang Yang can clearly feel that Real Madrid's players are really fighting, and their state is okay, but it gives the impression that they are always so short of breath.

At the beginning, Yang Yang didn't notice anything, just thought it was strange.

These stars are very good in both consciousness and technology, which makes Real Madrid's pass and control advantage on the field very obvious, and Ajax can only be beaten passively.

It stands to reason that the skills and awareness are better than the opponents, and the players are willing to fight, there is no reason why they can't make threats.

In the tenth minute of the game, Ajax made a mistake in the midfield pass, Real Madrid played a quick counterattack, Ronaldo quickly started after receiving the ball, and drove the ball straight in.

What is unbelievable is that De Jong chased back all the way, caught up with Ronaldo at the front of the penalty area, and finally shoveled the alien to the outside of the penalty area with the ball. Although he gave Real Madrid a free kick, The referee did not draw the card.

Yang Yang walked, watched and observed in the front court, and was thinking about problems at the same time.

He finally understood why Real Madrid would give a bad breath.

The fitness of this team is so bad!

If it is Ronaldo, who has excellent physical fitness, like the kind of breakthrough with the ball just now, it is impossible for De Jong to catch up.

Even after being affected by the injury, Ronaldo's speed has declined. With his personal ability, he can beat De Jong to score one-on-one. It's not too simple, but he didn't.

Not only did he not, but after being caught up by De Jong, he even shoveled the ball over.

Looking at the reaction of the two after they got up from the ground, De Jong was elated. This guy was obviously proud and proud of his shoveling Ronaldo, while Ronaldo seemed a little sluggish, breathing heavily.

It's only been ten minutes of the game, although the rhythm is fast, but it won't be like this, right?

The only explanation is that he is too tired!

This not only reminded Yang Yang of what Ronald Koeman once said.

"Everyone says that Real Madrid's failure lies in the superstar strategy, which is caused by too many superstars in the frontcourt resulting in the team's offense and defense imbalance, but in fact, this is just an appearance, the real core lies in the superstar strategy caused by Real Madrid The whole competitive system is out of control.”

"There are many teams that are out of balance on offense and defense, but there has never been a team like Real Madrid. What's more, as long as this team plays normally, who can stop their offense?"

"The real dead end of the superstar strategy is that the team has given too many privileges to the superstars, too much indulging in the superstars, making this group of superstars who have already achieved fame live too comfortable and comfortable, and the most fatal of them is the pre-season. training and preparations, as well as the training intensity of the team on weekdays.”

"It can be seen from many games that the training intensity of Real Madrid on weekdays is definitely low. This is not only not conducive to the adjustment of the players' state and the improvement of their technical and tactical levels, but also to the physical fitness of the players. Huge damage."

As a past person, Yang Yang was very able to understand this situation.

High-level training is often more able to stimulate the state of the players, restore and adjust the physical fitness of the players, and make the players play more energetically in the game. Ajax veteran Galasek is the best example.

However, although low-level training is very comfortable and easy on weekdays, when it comes to competitions, once encountering a strong opponent, it is often not exciting, and it appears weak, poor physical fitness, and very poor running ability.

A game is a reflection of how teams and players have practiced over a period of time.

This is why player self-discipline is so important.

The reason why Yang Yang can maintain a stable state is inseparable from his unremitting and hard training on weekdays, as well as his self-disciplined life and rest.

At this moment, looking at Ronaldo, who was out of breath, Yang Yang couldn't help but feel a little lost.

He was only twenty-nine years old, how did he become like this?

Of course, Yang Yang did not feel that his idol had collapsed, but felt regretful.

Ronaldo is already amazing. He has come back from heavy injuries many times, and he can perform at a high level every time. This is enough to make Yang Yang, who is also a professional player, admire him.

But in Yang Yang's view, he could have played better and achieved higher achievements.

He just needs to be harder on himself, make himself work harder, and work harder.

In fact, the root cause of Ronaldo's feud with coach Cooper during his time at Inter Milan was that he thought the Argentine's training was too harsh, and he couldn't accept it. A lot of contradictions, and in the end, it was a mess.

Perhaps, this is the nature of Ronaldo and many Brazilian players.

Real Madrid's superstar strategy also indirectly contributed to this character.

Otherwise, with the age of this group of superstars in Real Madrid, compared with AC Milan's Maldini and others, they are still young people in their thirties, how could they be so inactive?

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While Yang Yang thought about the problem and learned from it, the game continued.

In the 29th minute of the game, Ajax intercepted the ball in midfield, and Yaya Toure sent a through ball to Yang Yang's feet.

Yang Yang dribbled the ball into the penalty area from the right rib, and when facing Escud, he suddenly pulled the ball horizontally, intending to hit the goal with his left foot, but Ramos came to help defend at the same time, making Yang Yang's shooting idea unsuccessful.

As a last resort, Yang Yang crossed his left rib with his left foot.

Pinar quickly plugged in, calmly hit a right-footed shot, and opened the scoring for Ajax.

One to zero!