127. Chapter 127 The game begins

Author: Bei Guoxia

Chapter 127 The game begins

In the evening, 18:30.

There is still half an hour before the game starts.

Amsterdam Arena, inside the home team's dressing room.

All players have returned from the field to the locker room.

In the locker room, some people were closing their eyes to relax, and some were listening to music with headphones on.

Lin Kedi put a towel over his eyes to block out the light, although this was a bit strange.

But Lin Kedi was used to it.

He leaned back and closed his eyes to rest.

Before a big game starts, usually no one in the locker room can talk, and everyone is taking a pre-game rest at their own pace.

Rest, but don't relax. Everyone is like a stretched rubber band. You can rest and let the rubber band relax, but it will still maintain a tight state. But if you relax completely, it will be like that rubber band.

If it falls, it will turn back into a rubber band without any firmness.

Ten Hag walked into the dressing room 15 minutes before the game.

Ten Hag pulled the tactical board in front of him.

Place the tactical chess piece on the tactical board.

"I announced the starting lineup last night. At this time today, before the game, we have already seen Real Madrid's starting lineup. It is very different from our guess yesterday. Except for Bell starting, everything else is correct.

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"So, our tactics today are the same as yesterday. We still focus on the position of left back Reguilon. Ramos has cards. When we attack the left back, Ramos is likely to come up to help and take over.

I don’t need to say more about what happened next.”

"Today's referee is a referee who encourages physical confrontation, but he is not lenient when it comes to yellow cards. He is just not very good at giving red cards and awarding penalty kicks. Therefore, if there is a confrontation, then it is confrontation, but be careful that the confrontation has crossed the line.

The referee will still show a yellow card."

"Okay, I'm done!"

Ten Hahe looked at Schone and asked him if he had anything to say.

Shi Nei stood up.

All the team members also stood up together and formed a circle.

"Guys! Today's game is very important! Very important!"

"I'm not very good at saying this, but at times like this, I only know one thing, and that is, walk on the court and win the game!"

"Win the game!"

"Win the game!"

The team members shouted together.

By this time, morale had been mobilized.

Ajax players filed out of the dressing room.

At this time, in the player tunnel, players from Real Madrid were arriving one after another.

On Real Madrid's team, standing at the back is Benzema.

On Ajax's side, standing at the back of the team is Lin Kedi.

Lin Kedi glanced at Benzema, who looked ahead expressionlessly.

If you look at the statistics, Benzema's statistics this season are actually not bad.

He scored 14 goals in 23 rounds of the league. He ranked third in the La Liga scorer list. The only ones ahead of him were Messi and Suarez.

Scored 4 goals after 6 rounds of the Champions League, which is really good data.

And in both competitions, he was Real Madrid's top scorer.

However, if you look at the performance on the court, Benzema's performance and condition can hardly be said to be outstanding.

Many Real Madrid fans don't understand that Modric's poor form in the first half of the season was because he spent too much in the World Cup, which is normal for his age.

But Benzema did not participate in the World Cup. It can be said that he took a rest for more than a month. His physical reserves should be very good. However, after the start of the new season, Benzema's physical condition was not good. Although he had many shots,

But his scoring ability has declined.

Many fans are confused.

But in fact, this has a lot to do with Ronaldo's departure.

When Ronaldo was there, Benzema played a supporting role. Although he scored many goals himself, more often than not, he cooperated with Ronaldo in attacking.

Just like if Real Madrid loses, most people will blame Ronaldo instead of Benzema. Although it has become a meme to blame Benzema later, it is not because Benzema spits too much.

serious.

And Benzema, in the season after Ronaldo left, will have to carry the banner of Real Madrid's front line. He will be the main attacker. It is not so easy to adapt at this time. After all, he and Ronaldo worked together before.

for 9 years.

So this season, he is still ranked third in La Liga's scorer list and can score 4 goals in the Champions League. In all senses, he is very strong.

Lin Kedi withdrew his gaze and looked at the light at the entrance of the players' tunnel.

At this time, the live broadcast for Chinese fans also officially started.

Since last season, Ajax’s Champions League knockout matches have been broadcast live on CCTV.

There is no other reason than that Ajax has Lin to defeat the enemy.

The two commentators on CCTV today are He Wei and Xu Yang.

Director Zhang Lu couldn't bear the fatigue of long distances due to his physical condition.

So it was Xu Yang who came.

Although Xu Yang is called the Emperor of Nonsense by many netizens.

Classic explanation: We still need to make more use of the width of the field.

You still have to control the ball at your feet.

At this time, someone needs to stand up.

Of course, the most classic sentence is: The leading side should pay attention to defense, while the lagging side should also strengthen its offense.

However, at last year's World Cup, Xu Yang made another classic commentary quote.

I have been to Morocco and the football there is very pure.

In today's Ajax lineup, one of the starting players is a very pure Moroccan player - Ziyech.

Of course, CCTV’s commentators will not make jokes right from the start.

First of all, of course, we have to introduce the starters of both sides.

"Ajax's formation today is 4231. This is the first time after more than 3 months that they have used a 4231 formation with double midfielders.

The goalkeeper is Onana.

The defense line from left to right is Tagliafico, Blind, De Ligt and Mazraoui.

The double midfielders are Shenei and Dejong.

The attacking midfielder is Van de Beek.

The left winger is Tadic and the right winger is Ziyech.

The center forward is Lin Kedi."

“Real Madrid’s starting lineup today is still their usual 4-3-3 formation.

The goalkeeper position is Courtois.

The defense line from left to right is Reguilon, Ramos, Nacho and Carvajal.

Three midfielders, with Casemiro in the middle and deep behind, Modric on the left and Kroos on the right.

Three forwards, Vinicius is the left winger, Bale is the right winger, and Benzema is the center forward."

"Xu Yang, we actually made predictions about the starting lineups of the two teams today before the game, and they are actually pretty much the same."

"Yes, Ajax's starting lineup, whether it is a three-midfielder or a double midfielder, basically starts with this set. On Real Madrid's side, there is a winger who does not start Asensio but starts Bale.

It’s quite unexpected.”

"It is true that Asensio has been in good shape recently, but it has been several games since Bale returned from injury."

"Okay, the players from both sides have completed the handshake ceremony. With the referee's whistle, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals officially begins!"
Chapter completed!