120 Retaliation
After a crazy celebration, Ajax's players returned to the field.
Arsenal is a veteran team with many battles. Although they were one goal behind at the beginning, they didn't seem nervous, as if they didn't take this goal seriously at all, which made Ajax feel a little overly excited.
Head coach Ronald Koeman also kept shouting on the sidelines, reminding players to be careful and keep calm.
According to statistics, the ten minutes after the goal is often the easiest time to concede the goal.
Everyone in Ajax also pays enough attention to this. After the game started again, everyone adjusted their mentality and began to continue to participate in the game, but this time Arsenal successfully controlled the initiative in the game.
As it turns out, when Arsenal began to perform normally, it was difficult for Ajax to compete with the opponent and could only be forced to defend.
Wenger obviously knew very well that he lost the ball shortly after the start of the game against Ajax, which was quite unfavorable to Arsenal, so he kept commanding the game on the sidelines, requiring players to do their best to attack and strive to seize every offensive opportunity to equalize the score, but this does not mean that Arsenal will make trouble in a hurry.
Yang Yang kept running on the court, actively participating in pressing and oppressing in the frontcourt. When necessary, he would take the initiative to return to the midfield or even the defense line. After all, the team finally scored a goal and had to defend it no matter what.
But at the same time, he is also paying close attention to Arsenal's playing style.
This is definitely not the Premier League team that Yang Yang thinks is playing high. Arsenal style is more inclined to control. Whether it is the ball or the rhythm, the Gunners like to control themselves in a familiar state.
Not only that, Arsenal players run very hard. Even Henry in the frontcourt has a large range of activities. When his team is in control of the ball, the three lines are kept very compact and orderly. Each player has teammates around him, ready to support and respond at any time, and the passing distance is always controlled at about ten meters.
In this range, even strong men like Vieira and Campbell can ensure the success rate of passing.
Ajax players want to grab the ball, but the opponent's players can always find the ball point around them, which makes it very difficult to grab the ball, forcing Ajax players to run and press. Not only does the physical energy consume a lot, it will also have a greater blow to the players' willpower than usual.
People always desire their efforts to be rewarded, but when the reward is far lower than expected, they will inevitably be disappointed.
Once or twice may be able to calm down quickly, five or ten times may be able to convince yourself, but as more and more disappointments accumulate, it will be a huge torture and challenge for anyone.
This is what Ajax is facing Arsenal now. He wants to grab it, but it is difficult to grab the ball, which is very disappointing.
Yang Yang also noticed that Arsenal's formation is very meticulous, the players are very close, and the success rate of passing and receiving is very high, but they also need to work a lot of running and hard work. Even big guys like Vieira and Campbell need to move constantly on the court, and their physical energy consumption is also very large.
But relatively speaking, Ajax will suffer even more from the consumption and emotions due to psychological pressure.
However, through this kind of pass and control and running, Arsenal also poses a huge threat to Ajax's defense.
It is difficult for home team players to ensure the team's defensive formation is stable while moving, and players may make mistakes at any time. For the offensive end, if the mistake is too big, they will start over, but for the defense, the mistake is likely to be scored.
Arsenal is now using this continuous transmission and running to pull Ajax's defense line and continue to create opportunities, but Ajax is forced to even be able to fight back.
Ronald Koeman is a defensive player and has always been the first to lead the team. Therefore, Ajax's defensive style in the midfield and backcourt is not bad. With the players focusing on the game, Arsenal finally failed to equalize the score within ten minutes of conceding the ball, but Ajax still failed to defend the 25th minute.
Just in the 23rd minute, Arsenal once again attacked Ajax's penalty area.
After Edu, who replaced Brazil's midfielder Gilberto Silva, received a pass from his teammate at the front of the penalty area, he moved to the right and suddenly passed De Jong and Heatinga's two defensive players. Then he dunked over Sneider back and made a very wonderful arc on the inside of his right foot.
The ball crashed into the upper left corner of the goal in a surprising way!
One to one!
Arsenal finally tied the score!
This goal left the entire Amsterdam Athletic Stadium silent.
This is certainly a personal flash performance of the player, but isn’t it a problem exposed by Ajax himself under Arsenal’s long attack?
At least De Jong and Heatinga overlapped just now, resulting in no defense in the arc top area at the front of the penalty area. Sneider pounced too hard when he filled the position and was directly deducted by his opponent.
It's kind of like revenge.
Ajax's goal in the first eight minutes came very suddenly, but Arsenal's goal was also very surprising.
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Seeing Edu rushing over by himself excitedly and out of the court, Yang Yang wiped his face hard, his hands covered in sweat. This was the game he had consumed the most and stressed in history.
What's even more terrible is that it only took less than twenty-four minutes to play.
One to one, equalized, what should I do next?
Yang Yang looked up at his teammates, especially captain Van der Fate, but the young genius also looked disappointed, obviously immersed in the loss of the ball just now, and the others also lowered their heads, as if they had no face to face the fans at home.
Shouldn’t we cheer up quickly at this time? Yang Yang thought to himself.
The voice of head coach Ronald Koeman quickly came from the sidelines, calling on the players to cheer up as soon as possible.
"It's okay, it's okay, everyone is doing well. It's just an accident just now, and continue to play like this."
"Everyone believes in me, continue to play like this, continue to defend, seize the opportunity and fight back. We will definitely have a chance. If they can't hold on for long, we must not be discouraged."
Everyone turned to look at the sidelines. Although Ronald Koeman gained a little weight, he had a more big-name temperament.
He has always played the role of a team leader in the locker room, and everyone is convinced of him, and what the head coach said is not unreasonable.
The consumption of Arsenal players is also very large. In particular, they should consider that they are away games and are not only running back and forth, but they just fought to the death in the league away game. In contrast, Ajax is waiting for his work, and his physical fitness should have an advantage.
Of course, the premise is that Arsenal can no longer be allowed to control the ball, which is too fatal.
Ronald Koeman seemed to realize that after the lead just now, Ajax suddenly recovered too much, giving Arsenal too much freedom to pass and control the ball, especially from the 30-meter area to the penalty area, Ajax was too passive.
So, he quickly made an on-the-spot adjustment, and Sneider retreated to De Jong's side. The two looked a bit like double midfielders. Yang Yang and Wesley Songk also retreated, which was basically the same as Van der Fate who broke through the middle.
Ibrahimovic, who performed very actively in this game, was still at the forefront. The Swedish center with outstanding physical fitness and excellent personal abilities was not inferior even when competing with Campbell, and was still the bridgehead for Ajax's offense.
In this way, Ajax's position is a bit like the double-back low-rise formation of 4231.
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After the game started again, Arsenal still wanted to try to control the ball and rhythm, but Ajax began to consciously strengthen the pressure in the frontcourt and the press in the midfield.
Yang Yang and Wesley Songkh have a great responsibility. They must be able to push forward and actively engage in pressing against Arsenal's defense, but after retreating to halftime, they must be able to retreat to the midfield and assist the team's midfield side defense to ensure the advantage of the numbers.
Although Ronald Koeman didn't say it, Yang Yang knew very well that as long as he had the opportunity to fight back, they would be like two sharp knives, quickly cutting Arsenal's defense from both sides, creating opportunities for Ibrahimovic and Van der Fate in the middle.
The game was very difficult, Ajax was inferior to Arsenal. The Gunners were good at passing and controlling, and also had physical advantages. This was under a lot of pressure for young home team players, and if they were not careful, they would be overwhelmed.
In the 29th minute, Van der Fate was knocked over by the French midfielder when he dribbled the ball in the middle and tried to break through Vieira. Although the referee gave Ajax a set piece, he missed an offensive opportunity.
Time steadily entered thirty minutes. Although Ajax tried to fight back, he failed to get a chance either on the left or right. Yang Yang's best chance appeared in the 36th minute. Sneider tried to pass directly behind him. Yang Yang had already counterattacked and started, and it was about to form a threat.
But at the critical moment, Campbell made a very accurate prediction and rushed out of the diagonal stab. Before Yang Yang, he shoveled the ball out of bounds. When he got up and walked back, he still stared at Yang Yang fiercely, his eyes full of intimidation and threat, as if he was saying, this time it was just a warning, and I will aim it at your leg next time.
Just now, Yang Yang bent over, supported his hands on his knees, and gasped in big breaths.
The sweat on my face went down my cheeks to my nose and finally dripped onto the grass. I was so tired!
But facing such a fierce opponent, Yang Yang was not afraid at all. His only idea was that he was too stupid just now. Campbell was dragging it in the end, but he did not start it in advance. Otherwise, how could he catch up with him at the speed of the big black man?
"How is it? Is it okay?" Teammate Sneider ran over and asked with concern.
Now is Ajax's chance to go out of the frontcourt.
Yang Yang shook his head, and his sweat was thrown away by him, "I'm a little tired."
Sneider couldn't help laughing, saying this proved that Yang Yang was really fine, "I'm really afraid that you would be scared by him."
"Haha, I'm not very brave, but I won't be scared by him." Yang Yang said lightly.
Chapter completed!