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Chapter 212 Sharks that smell blood

Although Zidane seems to be playing on the left side in Real Madrid's formation, in fact, he is more likely to pull to the middle, more like an empty side, while the entire left side is more allowed to be handed over to Robert Carlos's back insertion.

Ye Qiu's game specifically targeted Real Madrid's tactical style, and adjusted the team's defensive position. Among them, Yaya Toure replaced Arteta, a very important reason is that the Ivorians' defensive ability has a wide coverage area, which can maximize the freedom of Mascherano.

Macon's position in this game is even higher. The advantage of this is that it can target Robert Carlos' forwards, or it can support Mascherano and double-team Zidane to maximize the limit of the French's activity space.

Moreover, Macon is in a high position and has more opportunities to directly participate in the frontcourt offense. Zidane himself hardly participates in counter-attack on the spot. Therefore, as long as he gets the ball, Macon will boldly step forward if he has the chance.

After the opening, Ajax played very well on both sides and played very quickly, avoiding Maklale's defense zone to the greatest extent.

Because Zidane and Figo do not actively participate in the defense, the two sides of Real Madrid are often in an embarrassing situation of one-on-one or even one-on-two. The two central defenders must watch Ibrahimovic to the maximum extent, and it is difficult to rush to the side, which makes Real Madrid's side defense very passive.

Although Real Madrid played double midfielders in this game, Guti was in a higher position and had no strong sense of return to defense, so on the defensive end, he relied more on Marklele, but France had only one midfielder, which was difficult to cover the entire stadium.

Ajax sometimes plays on the left, sometimes on the right, and sometimes on the left and right sides, which makes it difficult for Marclayle to take into account the defense of both sides at the same time. He is exhausted and will inevitably be inseparable.

It was as if this time, Sneider passed the ball to the right, and Maicon inserted forward and entered Real Madrid's 30-meter area, and made a 45-degree diagonal pass to the front of the penalty area to look for Ibrahimovic. The Swedish man beat Yero and headed back. Van der Fate, who pulled from the right to the middle, got the ball and kicked the ball forward at the bottom line. The man also quickly inserted it, directly broke through Elgra with speed and passed the back point.

At this time, Ibrahimovic had already thrown away Jero and quickly entered the penalty area, but he still didn't have time to watch the ball pass by Real Madrid's goal and was powerless.

But Robben on the left rushed to the penalty area before Salgado, intercepted the ball in front of the left bottom line, and then picked a half-high ball again, and went to Ibrahimovic again. At this time, the Swedes happened to come to the small penalty area.

Jero, who had already blocked Ibrahimovic before, thought the ball would go out of the baseline, but Robben was rescued again, and seemed a little surprised. Before he could block Ibrahimovic, he saw that the Swedish center was already facing Robben's incoming ball easily. As soon as he stopped in his chest, he swung his left foot and shot with gravity. The ball hit Real Madrid's goal.

"The ball has entered"

"Just 10 minutes into the first half, Ajax took the lead in breaking the goal of Real Madrid."

"Oh my God, very, very skillful cooperation. The Ajax players look more fighting spirit and more eager to play. Robben did not give up when he saw the ball going out of the baseline. He chased him directly to the baseline and finally successfully intercepted the ball and gave Ibrahimovic a very beautiful cross."

"Real Madrid's defense has always been the most worrying part of Real Madrid fans. They have the most powerful offensive group in the world, but they also have the most heart-wrenching defense. Faced with Ajax's skillful and smooth attack, Real Madrid's defense is simply difficult to deal with."

The live commentator was a little surprised that the game had broken the deadlock so early. After all, in such an important final, a goal will often determine the subsequent trend of the game and will also affect the fighting spirit and morale of both sides.

Ye Qiu saw Ibrahimovic hit the ball on the sidelines, and was so excited that he was so excited that he opened his arms wildly, rushed to his assistant and the players on the bench, hugging and celebrating with them one by one. Finally, he even held his right fist to the live broadcast camera close to him, and let out a roar.

"We will definitely win, we will definitely win"

The Ajax players on the court were already celebrating on the sidelines like crazy, while the Ajax fans in the stands were equally crazy. Even countless Ajax fans were already dancing and dancing there. They could not imagine how excited the team would be if they really beat Real Madrid to win the championship.

"Ajax's start soon entered the game. They seemed very aggressive from the first minute. On the other hand, Real Madrid did not seem very excited after the start, which made people feel an illusion that this is not the Champions League final, but a very useless Cup of Kings."

"Of course, Real Madrid's downturn was somewhat suppressed by Ajax, which made it difficult for them to play at the rhythm they are familiar with and used to, while Ajax enjoys this fast-paced offense and defense."

"We got news before the game that Ajax came to Old Trafford nearly two hours in advance for warm-up and training, while Real Madrid was one hour in advance. There was even a Spanish media reporter interviewing Real Madrid superstar and found that he was not sweating after the warm-up."

"Perhaps, from these insignificant details, we can clearly see that the two teams have completely different attitudes towards this Champions League final. Real Madrid is indeed the strongest team in football today, but it is far from reaching the point where they can defeat strong enemies casually."

"Of course, this is just a goal, which sounded the alarm for Real Madrid. Boske should make adjustments and changes as soon as possible, especially the players' mentality, which must be reversed."

"One other thing is that the head coach's tactical competition, Ye Qiu seems more bold, but more targeted. He uses Yaya Toure instead of Arteta and uses the Ivorians to help Mascherano, which further limits the activity space of Zidane, Guti and Raul, making it difficult for them to display their technical advantages as they please."

"And after the game, it seems bold, but it is actually very effective in targeting Real Madrid's defensive disadvantages. Ajax launches attacks through two sides, and the attack on the side is precisely Ajax's advantage. It is difficult for Marklele to take into account both sides at the same time."

When talking about this, the live commentator felt helpless. In the Champions League, especially in the knockout stage, which is more targeted, although offense is important, defense is also important. If you cannot achieve an offensive and defensive balance, it is basically difficult to have the opportunity to reach the end, even Real Madrid, which is so powerful.

Boske did not expect that Ajax would play so risky at the beginning, but he also clearly saw that his fatal hole was firmly pinched in Ye Qiu's hand without any relaxation.

After taking a goal, Ajax seemed to have some conservative consciousness and began to consciously slow down the pace, gathered forces to start to stabilize the defense. Their defense started from the center line, and the defense line entered its own 30-meter area, which was not considered a retreat, but was orderly.

Real Madrid's offense and defense are too severely divided. Offense is offense, defense is defense, and the entire team seems to be separated into two parts. When Real Madrid launches offense, when this group of Real Madrid's superstars enter Ajax's half, they will be very panicked to find that there are always two or three Ajax players around them.

Ajax's three lines are kept very compact, and the distance between players is also maintained at a suitable distance, maintaining echo and contact. Their active frontcourt pressing and oppression and active running support enable their players to effectively separate Real Madrid players who advocate personal performance.

As a result, the fantastic pass and receiving match was defeated by the rampage run. The mercury-like attack was covered by the foul whistle. Real Madrid's offense has always been proud and proud. In the face of Ajax's strict defensive system, there was no threat at all.

Zidane lacked support from his companions and was tied up by Ajax. Raul worked very hard, but he could not create opportunities for his teammates. Figo faced Abidal on the right and did not gain much advantage. Ronaldo was alone in front and waited for the pass behind him.

But in Boske's opinion, these are not scary. What is really scary is that this group of players obviously lacks fighting spirit.

Last season, Real Madrid performed very well, with a balanced offense and defense, because the two midfielders were a combination of Elgra and Marklele. These two players still have a good protection for the defense line. But this season, in order to stabilize the defense line, Bosque retreated Elgra and partnered with Jero, but there was a problem in the midfield.

The players were obviously more eager last season. Figo and Zidane, the two superstars, were eager to prove their value in front of the team and fans, so they worked very hard. In addition, the backbone players such as Raul, Guti, and Morientes, Real Madrid is still very diligent in the entire midfield and frontcourt.

But this season, after experiencing the peak, the group of Real Madrid's superstars obviously began to become lazy.

Everyone has a competitive spirit. In the eyes of Zidane, Figo and others, why don’t Ronaldo run or press ahead? Is it just because he can score goals? Could it be that if he can score goals, he doesn’t have to run?

Well, I can pass the ball well and break through the defense line. I won’t run away. Stay focused on doing my own work

Of course, Zidane and others may not have this kind of thinking, but to a certain extent, the increasingly heavy superstar style makes the entire Real Madrid team look very lazy and loses its overall nature and enthusiasm. Many times, the personal performance of superstars has to rely on the personal performance of superstars to determine the game trend, and individuals are always the most unreliable, because people will make mistakes and will have ups and downs in their state.

This situation will not be seen when it is smooth sailing, because when it is victorious, everyone will only look at the dazzling superstars, but no one will notice the hidden dangers hidden behind the superstar's light.

Another equally worrying point is the loss of power by local leaders.

If it were normal times, as the captain of the team, Yero would definitely stand up without hesitation to criticize his teammates for their laziness and control the locker room with his unique strength. However, in the past two seasons, Yero has done less and less such things.

It seems that now on the court, he almost doesn't call on his teammates because he can't scream.

The 35-year-old Yero has long passed his peak period. He is not a central defender at all. Although he performed well after returning to play central defender, as he grows older, he has been criticized by outside fans and media in the past two years.

If the criticism of fans and media in the past still cannot shake Yero's position in the locker room, then as more and more superstars join, Yero has to face an embarrassing situation, that is, how to use his identity as accused by fans and media to direct the superstars praised by the media and fans, let them put down their figure and do what they want.

Boske saw all this, but he did not give any effective solutions. It seemed that Real Madrid was behind on the court now. Facing Ajax, who stabilized his defense, and facing the delayed attack, Boske still had no choice.

Perhaps, no one has ever told Boske that the local leaders' loss of power is also his responsibility, because he relies too much on family-style management and wants to establish good relationships with superstars, which indirectly encourages superstar style and leads to the local leaders' loss of power.

But whether it is the Real Madrid chairman or the Real Madrid head coach, it is difficult to simply blame one of them.

Slow down the pace and keep a steady fight. It seems that Ye Qiu's Ajax is going to save the score of 0 first.

Even the live commentator felt that the attack after the opening seemed to be just a madness that Ajax did by chance, and it was more like using the start to defeat Real Madrid's spirit. The real main theme of Ajax's game was to counterattack the defensive attack, and he still had to consolidate his defense first.

"Ye Qiu's idea cannot be wrong. After all, for such an important game, we should be more stable."

But in fact, only everyone in Ajax knows that slowing down the pace and stably fighting back is just a strategy that Ye Qiu arranged before the game. Because the team cannot maintain a fast pace for a long time, it is necessary to properly release control and initiative and hook Real Madrid out and fight.

From the first goal, Real Madrid launched a round of counterattacks. On the one hand, Ajax consolidated his defense through strict defense and effective foul delay tactics, while on the other hand, he organized sharp counterattacks again and again, but basically focused on two or three troops.

This undoubtedly further encouraged Real Madrid's offensive. Robert Carlos was even more active on the left, frequently and actively stepped forward to participate in the offense, in order to equalize the score as soon as possible and even reverse Ajax.

Zidane was strangled to death, Guti was left behind again, Figo was restricted by Abidal, and Real Madrid's entire offensive system was suppressed by Ajax. It seemed that he had the initiative, but there were not many opportunities for real threats. On the other hand, Ajax, every counterattack can remind Real Madrid's fragile defense, so that they should not be too proud.

But when a team lacks a whole and the offense and defense are torn apart, the conflict between players becomes huge.

The offensive players in front do not care about the defensive issues behind them or the hidden dangers. They attack forward as soon as they get the ball. Defense is not their responsibility at all. What should the defensive players do if they attack forward? If they don’t follow, the offense will not work at all. Moreover, with Ajax’s strength, once the ball is lost, the defensive players will not be able to enter the defensive position as soon as possible, which will inevitably lead to Ajax’s heavy pressure, and the defense will definitely not be able to defend.

But what should I do if I follow you, the gap behind me?

You know, Yero is 35 years old and his speed is not good at all. Elgra himself is not a speed type. The combination of these two central defenders has fatal weaknesses in chasing back and turning around. Once he is pressed up and beaten behind the opponent, what should he do?

What's even more terrible is that Robert Carlos is a left-back, but he looks more like a left winger, actively participating in the offense, regardless of the life or death of your defense behind you, so many times, Real Madrid's defense looks more like four people.

Salgado, Jero, Elgra and Marklele.

Ye Qiu obviously saw through this. He noticed that Robert Carlos liked to insert and often ran away from his position. Yero and Elgra were slow, and Marklele was even more of the midfielder of the station position. Therefore, he immediately passed it to the players on the court to know that if he counterattacked, he would pass it long to the right.

So, starting from the 30th minute, Ajax's counterattacks were all on the right. Van der Fate and Macon frequently got opportunities on this side, and there was a very threatening counterattack. Van der Fate dribbled the ball on the right and dribbled over Elgra and then passed directly to Ibrahimovic who was inserted.

After the Swedes got the ball, they suppressed Yero with their body, and on the other hand, they used their own skills to pass through Casillas who were attacking. However, this trip made Ibrahimovic's shooting angle that followed him not fall, and he was forced to pass back. However, Marklele arrived in time and broke the ball before Robben.

This time, the offense that almost caused a goal, made all Real Madrid fans frightened. They even thought that this was the first time that they had launched a counterattack from the right. Why didn't Real Madrid's head coach and players realize that they wanted to block the left?

There is a saying that goes, it rains all night long, and the boat is late and the wind is on the head.

It’s not that Boske doesn’t want to do it, but that his current situation is that once it changes, he will demolish the east wall and repair the west wall.

In short, there is no card in your hand to play
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