80 Defeat
On the evening of November 26, Amsterdam Athletic Stadium.
In the fifth leg of the Champions League Group H, Ajax faced AC Milan.
As he lost to Vigo Celta 2-3 at the Valledos Stadium in Spain at the beginning of the month, AC Milan defeated Bruges 1-0 away, which made the group ranking of Group H reversed. AC Milan ranked first with a record of two wins, one draw and one loss, Ajax ranked second with two wins, two losses, Vigo Celta ranked third with one win, two draw and one loss, and Bruges ranked fourth.
But in fact, the points of these four teams are very close, and anyone can qualify and anyone can be eliminated.
The fifth round is undoubtedly the key.
For this game, AC Milan hid five main players including Kaka, Seedorf and Kafu in the Serie A last week. In addition to Maldini, who has returned, the Ross and Blacks are obviously determined to win.
Ajax continued to suffer from the pain of the injured. Trabelsey on the right was still "absent due to injury", while players such as Songke relapsed due to old injuries, which made the team's lineup seriously insufficient. Mitea was arranged to the left, and O'Brien was the right back.
After the performance of Vigo Celta in the last game, Yakub Koeman frozen two games, but this time he won again and served as the team's right winger. It can be seen that Koeman has no trustworthy right at hand.
But when the house is leaking, it rains all the time, and the misfortune of Ajax will not happen alone.
The game lasted only twenty-eight minutes, and Ibrahimovic injured his right ankle after a shot. Although he struggled to hold on, he still couldn't hold on until the end. He was forced to replace him in the 40th minute, and veteran Litmanin came on as a substitute.
Ajax's strength was greatly reduced by losing two tiger generals, Ibrahimovic and Van der Fate.
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When the game reached the 52nd minute, AC Milan's right-hand star Kafu intercepted the ball and broke through, and completed a beautiful two-pass and one-on-one cooperation with Da Inzaghi, and then made a cross. Ajax defender O'Brien was on the top, Shevchenko stopped the ball and spiked away from Yakub who was returning to defense. He calmly volleyed with his left foot and sent the ball into the lower right corner.
One to zero!
The entire Amsterdam Athletic Stadium was filled with a sigh of loss.
Yang Yang, Fermulon and the second team players were all sitting in the stands and witnessed the entire process of AC Milan's goal. They were only moved in their hearts because the 33-year-old Kafu was given this assist, and he rushed to most of the stadium.
The goal scored was the world's top striker Shevchenko, who is also the number one favorite for the European Footballer and World Footballer this year.
At the critical moment, this group of AC Milan's stars played a key role.
"This is the real superstar." Van Basten said with a sigh.
He debuted in Ajax, but he gave AC Milan at his peak, so he has a deep relationship with both teams, but at this moment he doesn't know which team he should support.
Especially the goal scorer Shevchenko, many people say that he has surpassed Van Basten.
AC Milan soon made a comeback, Kafu was very active on the right, and Ajax's frontcourt was without the shock of Ibrahimovic. AC Milan was under very light pressure, and the defense line dared to boldly press, and it was very likely to form a siege.
"Their experience is so rich. Maldini, Costakuta, Kafu, Pirlo, Shevchenko, Dainzaji... All of them are the top European players. Even the youngest Kaka performed well in this game. Our average age is only 22 years old and lacks experience, which is really..."
When Van Basten said this, he sighed again with mixed feelings.
As a witness to the peak of Ajax in the past, when I see the young guards today, the gap between them is really difficult for outsiders to understand and understand.
Yang Yang, who was sitting aside, could only feel his pessimism about this game at most.
Facing a team with such a strong defense, it is basically difficult to recover a goal if you concede a goal, especially to defend against the opponent's counterattack.
At the beginning of the first half, Ajax's attacking period, Kaka's sharp counterattack left a deep impression on everyone, and Ancelotti arranged him to fight back.
This was Yang Yang's first time watching Kaka's game on site, but he was deeply shocked, especially the speed of counterattack.
It should be said that Kaka is the most amazing star in European football this year. From him, Yang Yang also clearly sees his shortcomings and gaps.
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As it turns out, Van Basten's premonition is right.
The game ended at zero-to-one, with Ajax losing at home, ushering in two consecutive losses in the Champions League group stage.
More importantly, according to technical statistics, Ajax only had two shots in the penalty area in the game, both of which were completed before Ibrahimovic left the court, and Ajax completely lost the threat of attack.
AC Milan goalkeeper Dida even made a fall to the ground save in the whole game. It can be seen that Ajax's offense is not threatening at all. Even if he launched a counterattack in the last stage of the game and formed a siege, he still failed to enter the penalty area.
Zero to one, the score was not big, but Ajax was defeated.
In another game in the group, Vigo Celta drew Bruges 1-1 at home, which simply pushed Ajax into a desperate situation, leaving the Eredivisie giants with no way to retreat.
After the five rounds of the game, AC Milan ranked first in the group with ten and advanced early as the top spot in the group. Ajax and Vigo Celta both scored six points, Bruges had five points, and the three teams bit each other tightly.
Vigo Celta's last round was away against AC Milan, who had no desire to play, while Ajax was going to challenge Bruges away, which would be two focus battles that determine life and death.
But the problem is that the defending Champions League champion will play in the Toyota Cup on the weekend of the Champions League group stage, which means that the Ross and Blacks are basically impossible to play in Vigo Celta with their main lineup. La Liga powerhouses have great hope of winning away games.
Therefore, Ajax had basically no retreat in the away game against Bruges in the sixth leg, only winning.
But Bruges also told everyone through the first five tough battles that although he is in the fourth place, he is definitely not a bottom team, especially at his home court, where they are absolutely capable of defeating all invading enemies.
The dilemma caused by the two consecutive Champions League losses quickly caused the Dutch domestic media to turn the guns, unanimously criticize Ajax's poor performance, and question Koman's arrangement of troops, especially the use of Yakub, which became the focus of everyone's bombardment, because Ghanaian players made extremely serious mistakes in both games.
Many media even believe that if Ajax is out of the Champions League group stage, Koeman should resign.
In the eyes of most people, although Ajax sold Ziwu and Van der Mede in the summer, he also introduced Escud and Wesley Songk. The French central defender is the team's back-end core, and the Belgian scorer is also the team's top scorer in the Champions League. Although he did not play the main players in five games, he still contributed three goals.
On the contrary, Koeman frequently encountered problems, whether it was placing troops or on-site command.
Fans who were not sure were also dissatisfied with the team's performance. Even after Ajax returned to the Eredivisie and quickly defeated Feyenoord at home 2-0, he still could not calm the fans' anger.
The Champions League quarterfinals last season allowed everyone to see the hope of Ajax's revival, and the club is also looking forward to it, especially the return of the legendary coach Van Gaal, which made everyone have high expectations, but what was the result?
Once the Champions League group stage is eliminated, there must be someone with enough weight to bear this responsibility.
Head coach Ronald Koeman, technical director Van Gaal, and even Chairman Van Prager, who has been complained about by fans for many years.
The outside media and fans are having a fierce fight, and the team is also not at peace.
The news that Trabersea is leaving the team is getting more and more intense, and even Premier League rookies Chelsea, Juventus and Roma have joined the battle, which makes the momentum of Ajax's right-back leaving the team more and more obvious.
Under the internal and external troubles, the entire DeTok Most once again fell into a depressing haze.
Even the Ajax II team, which has always been relaxed, has ushered in the first defeat in the Youth League One, but Yang Yang's performance is still very outstanding. After seeing outstanding world-class stars such as Kaka and Shevchenko, Yang Yang worked harder in terms of training, special training, or extra training.
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Bang...bang...bang...bang...bang...bang...
With a certain rhythm, the ball flew out from Yang Yang's right foot again and again, hit the wall, and rebounded randomly and returned.
Yang Yang kept moving horizontally at a distance of twenty meters away from the wall, facing the incoming ball, either with his left foot or with his right foot, and sent the ball back to the wall again and again, waiting for the next rebound.
Although she has been deliberately trained, Yang Yang's left foot is still not flexible enough. Some simple movements are competent, but it is not possible to be more complicated. However, Yang Yang is determined to practice his left foot.
Time passed without realizing it, and Yang Yang was already sweating profusely, but there was still no sign of stopping.
He is already seventeen years old, and judging from all signs, he is not that far away from the first team.
Just after the team lost to AC Milan at home, his best friend Fermuren received a transfer order from the first team and officially entered the first team. This made Yang Yang very envious, but at the same time he also felt a little pressure.
Ibrahimovic and Maxwell's words were still heard. Fermall went in, where was himself?
When the first team's opportunity appears in front of you, can you seize it?
This made Yang Yang feel a sense of crisis, and also made him work harder in training, special training and extra training, and dared not slacken at all.
It was not until night fell that Yang Yang stopped panting.
It was at this moment that he suddenly realized that there was a person sitting in the corner not far behind him.
The slightly obese Dutch middle-aged man held a bottle of water in one hand. After seeing Yang Yang stop training, he shook the water in his hand and handed it to Yang Yang from afar.
Chapter completed!