Chapter 88 Lore

When the game went into the second half, the scoreboard at Young Bledel Stadium showed a score of one to one.

The process of the game is not surprising. Ajax showed an extremely strong desire to win from the beginning, and launched a round of rush attack mainly against the guest, but Bruges, who are playing at home, is obviously well prepared for this. The tall central defender has been sticking to Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The Swedish center was frozen by the opponent for the entire first half.

Mitya on the left also did not perform well. In the entire Ajax frontcourt, only Wesley Sunk on the right performed fairly well. In an attack near the end of the first half, he suddenly scored. The Belgian striker took the penalty kick himself and scored the fourth goal of the Champions League group stage this season.

But before Sonk scored a penalty, Bruges relied on an opportunity to set the ball in the frontcourt in the 28th minute. The center striker Lange beat Heitinga and Escud, in front of the goal. The ball hits the spot.

After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, Ajax still frequently attacked Brugge, but the home team defended very steadily and did not leave the slightest chance for Ajax, which made Ajax in the away game. Very depressed.

Fortunately, in another game far away in Milan City, AC Milan and Vigo Celta were also one-to-one. The two teams were played by Kaka and Gesuli in the 40th and 42nd minutes respectively. scored goals respectively.

This made the Ajax players on the pitch secretly relieved, but everyone knew that if there was no way to break the opponent's goal, the situation would only become more and more unfavorable for Ajax.

Of course, the pressure is on both sides, and Bruges and Celta Vigo in Milan are equally under pressure.

Now it depends on which of the three parties has the stronger ability to withstand pressure.

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"Brugge manager Trend Soled looks to be making a substitution."

"It's going to be Benguet Settnes for Rooney Lange, it's a very clear signal to step up the attack."

"Both players are high school strikers, both 1.87 meters tall, and they are both Norwegian fellows from Soled, who are very good at grabbing high balls. Just now Lange used such a set-piece opportunity to break through Ajax. goal."

"But what I want to say is that Sethness is physically stronger than Lange, and he is especially good at physical confrontation. He is quite dominant. Before this game, he has always been the starting center for Bruges. , but he has only scored one goal in the first five Champions League games, and Lange scored two goals just now, which is a little better."

"Trend Soleder replaced Ceternes at this time, obviously wanting to use Ceternes' advantage in physical confrontation to suppress Ajax's midfield and backcourt. Ga and Escud will be a very big challenge."

"Look at this attack from Bruges."

"Sure enough, I went directly to Setnes in the frontcourt. The two central defenders of Ajax were at a disadvantage in terms of height and strength. Setnes grabbed the first spot and passed it back to his teammates. Sideways, spread it again... I accidentally spread it."

"But we can also see the change in Bruges' attack after Ceternes came on."

"Ajax should be careful, it's a red flag."

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Yang Yang came back from the warm-up area and was about to sit back on the bench when he suddenly heard a burst of exclamations from the fans in the stands, followed by a sigh of loss, and when he turned around, he happened to see a player from Bruges made an oblique cross and directly sent the The ball went into the penalty area.

Ajax goalkeeper Robont strikes decisively and gets the ball.

This made Yang Yang frown, and when he sat back on the bench, he happened to hear the veteran Litmanen shaking his head and sighing: "The center replaced by Bruges at this time is very dangerous. He has played several consecutive games this season. Not scoring, often means he is extremely hungry for goals, and the advantage of physical confrontation is obvious."

Ajax’s central defenders are very focused on playing the ball. Heitinga and Escud are both central defenders with good ball-playing ability, but the ensuing contradiction is that these two central defenders, whether it is height or physical confrontation, Neither has an advantage, especially in the face of high center forwards like Lange and Setnes, which are more exposed.

Both Maxwell and Trabelcy on the two flanks are very active, and the offense is frequently inserted, but the consequence is that there is also a lot of space behind them. A high center who catches up in the middle can become deadly.

"Our offense still hasn't been straightened out. If it goes on like this, the situation will only get worse." Litmanen added.

Yang Yang agreed with Litmaning's judgment very much.

Ajax's current problem is mainly the contradiction in the distribution of the ball. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Van der Vaart are both players who need the ball. Both of them are in the middle. Coupled with the inactivity of the wing, the ball is too concentrated in the middle when it reaches the frontcourt.

The consequence of this is that it is easier for Bruges to defend, and Ajax's attacking rhythm is slow and it is difficult to create a threat.

Not only was Ibrahimovic sluggish, but Mitya and Sonk were also underperforming.

Needless to say about the former, there is basically no good performance on the left, and Songk is also entangled by Van der Heiden on the right. Except for the penalty kick, he basically did not play very well.

"It is estimated that there is a replacement." Yang Yang guessed.

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"Milan side, Vigo Celta scored!"

"what?"

Ronald Koeman opened his eyes wide and stared at his assistant, unable to believe his ears.

"Ancelotti had just replaced Costacurta with Abate, reorganized the back line, and the line was loosened, Peter Lucin assisted Jose Ignacio and scored a goal, and the score is now One to two."

Luther Carroll looked a little flustered, but still quickly reported the information he had just received.

As soon as Celta Vigo scored a goal, he immediately received a call.

Ronald Koeman also quickly woke up from the shock. He clearly realized that the game could not go on like this any longer, and he must hurry to score goals, otherwise, the right to qualify would be lost.

"Quick, get Litmanen ready to play."

After Luther Carroll heard it, he immediately turned around and called out to Litmaning on the bench, who quickly jumped up from his seat. He was already ready and did not need to warm up any more.

"Who to replace?" Luther Carroll asked with concern.

Yeah, who to replace?

Ronald Koeman was a little hesitant, and there are not many choices he can make at this time.

Although Mitya's performance was sluggish, he was still able to contain his opponent on the left, and Songk was on the right. No matter who won, Ajax's wing would lose its threat, which was extremely unfavorable for the offense.

But soon, Ronald Koeman made a choice.

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Ajax replaced Mitya with Litmanen a minute after Vigo's Celta goal.

Van der Vaart was pushed to the left wing of the frontcourt. Litmanen and Sneijder occupied the middle and were responsible for the team's midfield organization and passing, which also completely sounded the horn of Ajax's Jedi counterattack.

Celta Vigo scored and Ajax had no choice.

Only by scoring goals and beating Brugge can the team have any hope of qualifying. Otherwise, they can only play the UEFA Cup in despair.

But Club Brugge were also aware of the difficult situation facing Ajax and Trende Soleder soon made a second substitution, replacing a defensive midfielder Smalls. A player in the frontcourt was removed to further strengthen the defense in the middle and backcourt.

Ajax continued to attack, but Bruges retreated steadily to their own half. Through tight defense, it was always difficult for Ajax to find effective offensive opportunities.

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"Ajax made their second substitution of the game, replacing Wesley Sonk with Sawyer Tales."

"This is still a signal to step up the attack."

"Ronald Koeman has been forced to give up."

"Vander Vaart's performance on the left flank was not ideal, and he was adjusted to a forward position in midfield, cruising behind center Ibrahimovic, Sawyertals played on the left, and the right flank The Tunisian right-back Trabelsi, who came back from the game, came out."

"Ajax is a red-eye now, but they don't have much time left."

"The time has entered eighty minutes, and only the last ten minutes are left, plus extra time."

"Actually, Ajax should slow down their offensive appropriately and let Bruges press them out, so that they will get more attacking space. On the contrary, as they are now, pressing so high will not only allow the opponent to organize a tight defense. , and also exposed the large space behind him, which is also an opportunity for Bruges, who are good at playing defensive counterattacks."

"I believe Ronald Koeman is well aware of where he is, but he has no choice."

"Celta Vigo leads AC Milan 2-1. The Rossoneri have no fighting spirit at all in this game. The possibility of Vigo Celta winning is very high. Only by winning can Ajax pass each other against each other. Results, beat Vigo Celta and qualified for the second place in the group."

"But now Ajax should pay attention to the defense in addition to the offense, especially the two flanks, which are too far forward, which leaves a huge space for Brugge to counterattack."

"Okay, we just said that Bruges launched a counterattack."

"Passed to the left, Van der Heide stepped in quickly, a quick counter-attack from Bruges."

"Vanderheiden dribbled the ball on the left and Trabelsey and De Jong fought back."

"One kick in the ball, into the penalty area..."

"The ball is in!!!!"

"Certness!!!!"

"I was just saying that Ajax have to watch out for Ceternes."

"This player is hungry for goals and, after coming off the bench, scored for Club Brugge in the 84th minute."

"This should be a lore!"

"This goal by Ceternes completely shattered Ajax's dream of qualifying for the Champions League. Even if they can't tie the game, they are likely to be eliminated at the bottom of the group points and miss the UEFA Cup."

"This goal was a huge blow to morale."

"At a time like this, being scored in this way is a huge blow to Ajax."

"There are six minutes left in the regular game, I wonder if this will be the last six minutes for Ajax in the Champions League?"