Chapter 187 Come on, Don't Be Polite to Me!

Ajax's offensive methods are ultimately only two.

With Ibrahimovic in the middle, Robben and Van der Vaart on the wings, Ajax's offense often starts from the wing, using the wing to create width and pull the opponent's defense line. If the wing is blocked, it will quickly turn back to the middle, with Arteta and Sneijder responsible for the middle attack.

These two routines are simple to say, but no one can defend against them.

The moment before, you clearly saw that Ajax was going to play on the wing, but when your defense also moved to the wing, they only needed to suddenly move, and the team's offense could move from the wing to the middle at the fastest speed, catching you off guard.

And when you thought Ajax was going to attack the middle, they suddenly made a diagonal pass, directly hitting the width and depth of the wing.

Sometimes offensive tactics are not about quantity, but about precision.

Even AC Milan's four No. 10 midfielders are better at the middle, but they can still play the middle attack well. The elegance and calmness during the Rui Costa period will be unforgettable for countless fans of the Rossoneri.

Ajax's offensive routines seem to have only two, but they are varied when they are played well.

More than ten minutes into the game, Manchester United's attack was as direct and rough as ever, and there were long passes. Ajax tried hard to slow down the rhythm and carry out its ball possession tactics more smoothly, but the Dutch team did not intend to retreat at all, but stood in position and counterattacked on the spot.

Both teams played not conservatively, and they were very open on the field, which made the offensive and defensive rhythms of both sides change quickly in the game. You come and I, no one gives in to anyone, and the fans are excited and frightened.

On the surface, Manchester United has a certain advantage. Ajax is a bit passive, but they don't give in. The two sides are head-on and the game seems very intense. Every time Manchester United attacks Ajax's penalty area, Ajax counterattacks and enters Manchester United's hinterland.

If it were normal, Ye Qiu might be more restrained, after all, such a tactical risk is too great, but this time he didn't have much pressure to qualify. With the change of coach in Leverkusen, the pressure to qualify was greatly reduced. Ye Qiu also decided to take advantage of this rare opportunity to play a good game with Manchester United to see where Ajax is behind the top teams.

Sometimes, if a team wants to go further, this clear self-positioning is very necessary.

Therefore, even if Manchester United's attacks created danger several times, he did not ask the team to return to defense, but gave more adjustments and reminders, but in the end he kept asking the players to fight back and fight Manchester United to the end.

Among them, the most threatening shot of Manchester United was Beckham's direct free kick. This free kick was still Beckham's iconic crescent moon. If it was a little lower, this goal would definitely be a world wave.

There was also a corner kick, which was also a free kick by Beckham, but it was a pity that Brown's header was too high in front of the goal.

Both attacks were very threatening, which showed Beckham's attainments in set pieces. Ye Qiu specially asked Arteta to watch Beckham, but still let Beckham find an opportunity on the right.

This time he made a cross at 45 degrees on the right. After the ball crossed a trajectory, it fell straight into the penalty area. The landing point was also very sensitive, in the area where Van der Sar wanted to attack, but did not dare to attack.

Van Nistelrooy had already formed a good tacit understanding with Beckham. As soon as he saw Beckham's cross, he rushed over to grab the position. But this time Lucio blocked the Dutch center. Although Van Nistelrooy was in the most advantageous position, he was quick-witted and cleared the ball with a hook shot in advance when the ball fell.

This difficult clearance action not only made Ajax fans sweat, but also won their praise and cheers.

The ball did not fly far. Mascherano stopped the ball with his chest and kicked it to Arteta. Facing Keane's aggressive pressure, the Spaniard quickly passed the ball diagonally to the left after getting rid of it.

After getting the ball, Robben rushed forward quickly. Facing Gary Neville on the left, the Dutch little flying man did not hesitate at all. He directly poked the ball along the sideline to the bottom line, and then quickly bypassed Gary Neville and accelerated to catch up with the ball.

This beautiful ball-pass immediately won cheers from Ajax fans near the sideline stands.

But Manchester United's defense was also very fast. After Robben stopped the ball on the left side of the penalty area, Ferdinand had already blocked the penalty area immediately, and Gary Neville was also quickly returning to defense.

After Robben stopped the ball, a fake move failed to shake Ferdinand off, and he directly knocked the ball back behind Gary Neville.

Arteta is still very fast now. After all, he has the typical body of a Spanish player, small and agile. Although he is not as fast as Robben, he quickly caught up. Facing Robben's knock back, he did not pause at all. He touched the ball and stuffed it behind Ferdinand, forming a two-pass cooperation in the left corner of the penalty area.

After Robben knocked the ball back, he quickly entered the penalty area. When Ferdinand turned around, Robben had left him behind. He got the ball in the penalty area and faced Brown who had shaken off Ibrahimovic and rushed up. After an emergency stop, Robben accelerated to the bottom, and after making some space, he shot with his left foot.

When Robben got rid of Ferdinand and entered the penalty area, Butters wanted to attack, but when the Frenchman saw Brown helping to defend, he suddenly stopped midway through the attack and wanted to retreat. After all, Brown was already there. Yes, his attack was useless.

But Butters never thought that Brown would be thrown away so easily by Robben's emergency stop, and the subsequent volley made him unable to react, because his whole body's center of gravity was retreating, and it was difficult to react even if he wanted to. It was too late, so he could only watch the ball pass by him and go straight to the bottom of the net.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!"

Accompanied by the cheers from the on-site commentator, almost all Ajax fans in the entire Arenal Stadium rushed out of their seats and chanted Robben's name in unison.

This is a very beautiful team goal, from Lucio's upside-down golden hook clearance, to Arteta's separation, to Robben's man-ball separation, and the subsequent one-two cooperation, Ajax The entire offensive coordination is very fast, concise and clear, but sharp and deadly.

Watching Ajax's group of young talented stars rushing to the sidelines one by one, celebrating Robben's goal amidst the cheers of tens of thousands of fans, at this moment, the entire Arena Stadium was filled with excitement. Praising the outstanding performance of this group of players.

"Some people say that Ye Qiu's team is very flexible. When you give them possession, they have a way of playing with possession. But when you put pressure on them, you compete with them for the initiative. When playing, they also have a passive style of play, and both of them are very sharp.”

"Many people feel that Ajax's offense is very threatening. Judging from just now, Mascherano passed the ball to Arteta. It was in the middle. After the separation, Ronaldo passed the ball, but it reached the left side of the penalty area. On the side, there was no chance. He immediately knocked back and followed up with Arteta in the center. From the center to the wing and back to the center, Ajax's entire switch went very smoothly. "

"The purpose of the wing is to open up the defense and create width and loopholes. When Arteta received the knock back, he passed the ball directly behind Ferdinand, and the loophole appeared. Robben took advantage of this loophole and gave it to A terrible blow for Manchester United."

"This is a typical Ajax attack. The perfect combination of wing and center is hard to guard against!"

While the on-site commentator loudly praised Ajax's counterattack goal, Zahavi in ​​the stands looked at the pig-liver-colored Souness jokingly. The latter just said that Manchester United must win, but Ajax scored immediately, and the strike was too fast. Those who didn't know thought Ye Qiu heard them talking and did it on purpose.

Abramovich was very excited and applauded, obviously appreciating Ajax's attack.

"In the Premier League, it's rare to see such rapid ground coordination. Ajax played brilliantly even in defensive counterattacks. It seems that Ye Qiu is really capable!"

The more Abramovich praised like this, the more embarrassed and depressed Souness became.

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After finally scoring a goal, Ajax did not retreat or press forward. The entire tactics seemed to have returned to the opening stage. It was still the same as before, neither deliberately pursuing initiative and ball possession, nor retreating. .

On the contrary, it was Manchester United. After conceding the goal, the players were obviously a little impatient. Keane frequently called out to his teammates on the court. Manchester United's counterattack was very fierce, but this time, Manchester United's offense failed to create an effective threat. Instead, Ajak In the 23rd minute, Si took advantage of a return pass error from Manchester United. Ibrahimovic intercepted Brown's ball and entered the penalty area, but Brown followed closely and tripped him.

This was a very obvious penalty kick, but the referee from Sweden did not take care of his compatriots. Instead, he refused to call the penalty kick and signaled the game to continue. This immediately received a very dissatisfied protest from Ibrahimovic. , kept chasing the referee, indicating that he was not diving.

Regarding this situation, Ye Qiu was also a little helpless. The opponent was a wealthy team and they had just conceded a goal. How could the referee give Ajax another penalty kick? ?

"Don't mind, don't take it to heart, Zlatan, we are ahead, be more generous!" Ye Qiu shouted unceremoniously from the sidelines, which immediately earned him a glare from the Manchester United players, and almost made Ferguson almost Didn't rush over to fight for him.

This guy is making it sound like Ajax is leaving us behind on purpose?

Perhaps they were eager for revenge, or perhaps the offense became less and less threatening after conceding the goal. Manchester United's players seemed a bit impatient, and the offense lost its previous structure and became a bit chaotic, while Ajax continued to play steadily. strategy.

Maicon and Mascherano teamed up to intercept Giggs' ball. The Brazilian right back quickly dribbled the ball in and quickly passed through Manchester United's midfield, threatening Manchester United's defense and knocking Silvis. Special attracted him, and Van der Vaart quickly ran inside and cut into the middle.

The ball was passed from Maicon's feet to Van der Vaart, who skillfully stopped the ball with his left foot. After being pressed by Keane, he turned around to protect the ball and knocked it back to Sneijder. Sneijder rubbed the ball without stopping. .

The ball went over Keane's head and fell into Manchester United's penalty area.

Ibrahimovic, who had been waiting for an opportunity in the penalty area, quickly passed Brown this time. After lifting his foot to remove the ball, facing Brown who had already caught up, the Swede made a flexible move. He made an emergency stop and spiked the ball past Brown who was quickly chasing after him. He moved his left foot out of a position and then shot a volley.

Butters was very depressed because his sight was blocked by Brown this time. When Ibrahimovic's shot came out, he was shocked to find that it was a near corner shot or a ground ball. It was very fast, which made him react However, he came over and watched the ball go into the goal again, 2:0!

"How about it? You trip again? Pull again?" After Ibrahimovic scored, he stood there, clenched his fists loudly, and shouted at Brown. He seemed to want to retaliate for not being able to do anything after being tripped just now. The frustration of getting a penalty.

Keane, the Manchester United captain, chased up from behind and pushed Ibrahimovic's chest away hard, "Boy, don't be too arrogant, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!"

The reputation of a villain is very loud in the Premier League, but it cannot scare Ibrahimovic. The Swede would rush forward when he was threatened. Fortunately, Van der Vaart stopped him and hugged him, "Come on, come on, come on. Ah, don’t be polite to me, I’m most afraid of people being polite to me!”

Keane became angry when he heard this and was about to rush up to teach this guy a lesson. Ferdinand quickly hugged the captain.

The referee quickly ran to the middle of the two men and kept calling on them to calm down. Then he gave Ibrahimovic and Keane a yellow card warning each. Keane also missed the fourth due to this yellow card. round of competition.

The Manchester United captain looked very unhappy and kept pointing at Ibrahimovic, as if he was warning this arrogant Swedish boy, be careful, sooner or later you will feel better.

But Ibrahimovic is not a coward. After being threatened by Keane, he raised his head arrogantly, turned around and took a sip on the grass, as if he was not afraid of him at all. That magical look really amazed Ye on the sidelines. Qiu loves and hates her.

"No one can do anything to this kid!" Ye Qiu really had the urge to catch him and beat him up. Why did you provoke Keen for no reason? Don’t you know that this guy is a notorious villain?

If you score a goal, you score a goal, so why bother irritating others?

But speaking of it, Ye Qiu was also depressed. If the penalty kick just now was accurate, it would not be 2:0 now, but 3:0.

Sometimes I think about it, a small team is a small team, and the big stage of the Champions League is supported by wealthy teams. Why is your small team here to join in the fun with others? If the Champions League is played by small teams until the end, how can sponsors be interested? UEFA is afraid they will go crazy!

If Ye Qiu remembers correctly, the year with the lowest income in the Champions League was the 2003/2004 season, when Porto played Celtic in the final. That final should be the lowest income in the new century because of the lack of charisma. stars and teams.

But I must say, don’t be afraid of big drama. Ajax fans sat in the stands and watched the conflict between the two sides, but they excitedly shouted Ibrahimovic’s name, booed Keane, and even There was also a loud voice calling for Ibrahimovic to beat the Irishman to death.

Ye Qiu was sweating when he heard this. What kind of fans are these? They are so violent!

Ferguson also seemed to have noticed the changes in the players' mentality. Especially after falling behind 0:2, the players became obviously anxious and made more mistakes. Ajax also had more and more counterattack opportunities, which made Manchester United's defense weak. Very obviously exposed.

Now the problem before Ferguson is very clear. If he continues to play like this, he may concede more goals. If he wants to stabilize the situation, the most effective way is to retreat and organize the defense first.

Ferguson is a man who can bend and stretch. He can be hard when he should be hard, but he can also be soft when he should be soft.

With this order, Manchester United's three lines began to steadily shrink, and began to adopt a more stable defensive tactics, thus completely giving up the initiative, while Ajax gained more control.

Ye Qiu was also aware of Manchester United's concession, but he was not prepared to press forward. Instead, he called on the players to be more patient, control the ball more, slow down the rhythm appropriately, and use more ball control tactics. It is best to Able to crush Manchester United with ball possession tactics.

The first half finally ended with a score of 2:0. Ajax's lead made the Arenal Stadium fans very excited, but it made the Manchester United players extremely depressed, especially when they walked into the tunnel. , Manchester United's Keane and other players glared at the Ajax players, and the scene was full of gunpowder.

Because he couldn't guess whether Ferguson would make adjustments in the midfield, Ye Qiu didn't care about how Ferguson would play. He directly asked the team to launch a round of offensive against Manchester United at the beginning of the second half, using the offensive to suppress Manchester United and completely break the Manchester United's idea of ​​counterattack.

Facts have proved that Ferguson did plan a counterattack in the second half during the halftime break. They were unwilling to leave Arena Stadium with a score of 0:2, so they actively planned a counterattack in the second half, but did not make substitutions.

At the beginning of the second half, Ajax's counterattack made Manchester United's counterattack less threatening. However, in the 54th minute, Beckham took advantage of the opportunity of a set kick in the frontcourt to help the penalty area with precise placement. Ruud van Nistelrooy broke through Ajax's goal and got a goal back for Manchester United.

This goal seemed to give Manchester United hope, but unexpectedly, just one minute later, Ajax launched an attack on the right. Maicon broke through the end line and knocked back. Van der Vaart dribbled the ball from the right, shook off Brown, and passed the ball to Ibrahimovic. The Swede leaned on Ferdinand with his body, stopped the ball with his right foot and shot directly.

The ball was like a flash of lightning, hanging straight into the lower right corner of the goal. Barthes once again had no choice but to accept the loss.

3:1, Ajax once again widened the gap!