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When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Yang Yang fell to his knees on the grass at San Siro Stadium.
He wiped the sweat from his face with both hands, closed his eyes, and felt the tsunami coming from the stands.
It was obviously not for him, but he still enjoyed it in this atmosphere.
I lost this game tonight!
In the end, Ajax lost to AC Milan three-to-four away.
But Yang Yang did not feel regretful, or painful or sad at all.
Because he has really tried his best!
He has tried his best to work until the last moment, but AC Milan is indeed strong, which is much higher than Ajax's overall strength. He can really be said to be without regrets to be able to play three to four.
Even no matter how picky the fans in the world are, they should not question him and Ajax.
What's more, this is the Champions League quarterfinals knockout match, and both sides still have the second round of the game.
Everything is still unknown!
When the tense game was over, Yang Yang could calm down and recall the game carefully. He found that it was a game that saw the Ajax ceiling.
The Eredivisie teams have always been just Eredivisie teams. Even if Ajax is strong in Eredivisie, when they come to the European arena, they are still second-rate teams, trying their best and even performing beyond their level, which is at this level now.
The Champions League in the 20304 season was more like a coincidence or a coincidence.
Just as Ajax could never gather a lineup of stars like Ibrahimovic, Van der Fate, Trabelsi, Sneijder and Yang Yang. Once it passes, there will be no way to look back.
It was also at this moment that Yang Yang realized this that he completely strengthened his determination to leave the Netherlands this summer because he wanted to seek higher challenges and stimulate himself to keep improving.
If he continues to stay in the Netherlands, he probably can only be like this now.
The Champions League is a game between the strong.
I'm afraid this summer, even if he doesn't want to leave, Ajax won't keep him.
Or he left, and received a large amount of money, renewed the contract with Sneider, Yaya Toure and others, and reorganized the team.
Either he stayed, but teammates such as Sneider and Yaya Toure, who performed well, were probably leaving.
Clubs are very pragmatic and calculating, and they know how to calculate costs.
Sending Yang Yang away is undoubtedly the best choice.
But even though he knew he was leaving, Yang Yang still wanted to leave something.
He is going to decide the championship of the Eredivisie League, and he wants to win more goals.
Nowadays, scoring goals in the Eredivisie League is really not difficult for him.
The Dutch Cup reached the final, and his opponent was Eindhoven, so he had no reason not to fight for it.
As for the Champions League, he will continue to compete in the second round of the quarterfinals, and he will leave something for Ajax.
For example, the semi-finals!
Ibrahimovic and Van der Fate joined forces and only brought Ajax to the quarterfinals. If he could take Ajax further this season, it would undoubtedly give him more recognition and affirmation.
Don't think about the champion.
It's so hard to play AC Milan. Even if you really enter the semifinals, can you beat Barcelona?
Barcelona, with the most star-studded team in the world, has the strongest attack power and the best pass control ability. Such a team is Ajax's nightmare because the team's defense is too fragile.
Thinking of this, Yang Yang opened his eyes again and his eyes became more firmer.
He knew clearly what he should do next.
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As the captain of the team, Yang Yang got up from the ground and immediately walked over to greet his teammates.
Ajax players on the court and on the bench all came to the stands area where the fans were located. Everyone stood in a row and thanked the fans in the stands together.
This is the rule of away games.
Fans followed the team all the way to the away game, and the players should give them some thanks after a game.
Especially a loss like tonight.
The fans in the stands were not disappointed, but encouraged the players and told all the players that they were very satisfied with them.
It is not easy for the Eredivisie team to play AC Milan away and fight three to four.
What's more, there is a second round of matches.
The players also applauded the fans and expressed their gratitude to them.
"Everyone remembers, don't let people look down, they all look up and raise their chests. We still have the second round of the game. Go back to our territory and fuck them to death!" Yang Yang encouraged.
"Yang Yang is right. In the second round, as long as we lead one ball, we will win!"
"Yes, we haven't lost yet!"
"When we return to our home court, there will definitely be a chance!"
Yang Yang stretched out his right hand vigorously and shouted loudly: "Come!"
All the players formed a circle and stretched out their hands and overlapped them.
"Ajax..." Yang Yang shouted.
The players echoed in unison, "...Come on!"
Seeing the Ajax players' unity, not only the AC Milan fans in the stands were watching, but even AC Milan's head coach Ancelotti, the coaching staff, staff and players were surprised.
They all knew very well that Ajax was very motivated now.
This is the effect brought by Yang Yang's finale world wave just now.
Without that ball, Ajax must have been depressed.
But now, with that finale world wave, the team's morale has been encouraged and the gap has been shortened. Everyone is holding on, which will make AC Milan's away game very difficult.
It was not until this moment that Ancelotti suddenly realized that he had made a mistake.
"We are all wrong!" Ancelotti shook her head and sighed.
"What?" Mauro Tasotti was a little surprised.
What does this sentence without beginning or end mean?
"We always thought that Ajax had no stars, and we always regarded Yang Yang as a nineteen-year-old rookie, but in fact, Yang Yang is already a European star."
When Ancelotti said this, he added, "not only in fame, but also in his strength and his role in the team, he has become an absolute top European star."
That finale world wave not only broke through AC Milan's goal, but also completely woke Ancelotti up.
After hearing this, Mauro Tasotti thought about it carefully for a while before nodding.
"It's hard to play away in a week!"
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“It’s a one-segment game.”
Ancelotti made a final summary of the game at the post-match press conference.
"We played very well in the first half. Although we lost a goal, we completely controlled the game. But in the second half we played very nervous and passively. We tried hard to control the ball, but we failed to do it."
The AC Milan head coach said, "In the ninety-minute game, maintaining a high level from beginning to end, this should be a pursuit engraved into our souls, not just looking at the scoreboard."
Ancelotti believes that the team's psychology and stability need to be strengthened, and he is also puzzled by his poor performance in the second half.
"We have enough advantages, strength, rhythm, determination, ball control, offense... We are better than our opponents, but we have been unable to secure the victory, especially at San Siro Stadium. We are in good condition now, which obviously requires us to summarize and alert."
Ronald Koeman, who was sitting aside, noticed that Ancelotti mentioned many factors, but did not mention physical fitness from the beginning. Perhaps, AC Milan's head coach knew very clearly from the beginning what the problem with his team was.
But he didn't want to make this public.
Ancelotti also specifically mentioned Yang Yang, believing that he showed a very high competitive level tonight, which determined the trend of the game, not only because of his first goal, but also because he scored a finale world wave.
"That was an incredible goal. At that time, it really took a lot of courage to adopt such a tactic. I think it was very rare for Yang Yang to make such a decision and score such a goal."
"More importantly, he is only nineteen years old!"
Ronald Koeman agrees with Ancelotti's view and believes that Yang Yang is already a top scorer in Europe.
“He is a player that no head coach will refuse because he always puts the interests of the team in his personal interests. He is the most ethical player I have ever seen and I am proud to be able to coach a player like him.”
And Ronald Koeman believes there is nothing to say about this game.
"We are indeed slightly inferior to our opponents in terms of strength, but our players have played courage and determination away. The three-to-four score is the best proof of the situation on the field, and it is also the clarion call for us to launch a counterattack at the Amsterdam Athletic Stadium a week later. We will fight until the last moment."
Ronald Koeman did not give too much cover up the problems exposed by the team in this game, believing that there are indeed some problems with the team's defense, and that the players' performance is not stable enough.
"But here, I want to remind everyone that we are the team with the lowest average age in the Champions League this season. We are only twenty-two years old. If many of our main players are rookies in the teams of the four major leagues."
"So, we need to give players more patience and protection, and at the same time, encourage their mistakes, rather than blame them. I am proud and proud of my players' performance in this game."
The media also received a burst of warm applause for Ronald Koeman's remarks.
Among the 32 teams in the Champions League, Ajax, who has the lowest average age, met AC Milan, who has the highest average age, and played three to four at San Siro Stadium. This is indeed not bad for Ajax.
At best, it can only be said to be a pity.
Chapter completed!