DeBoer's idea is actually very simple, he just wants to take things by surprise.
After losing the first two rounds, he has realized that in terms of strength, Ajax is indeed inferior to other opponents.
These two games against Southampton are Ajax's last chance. If they can defeat Southampton, they will still have a chance to qualify, and at least they can still play in the Europa League.
It is difficult to deal with Southampton in a normal way. Southampton is better overall and their individual abilities are not worse than Ajax.
And this approach does have good results.
Noriya really didn't expect that this would make Southampton's players quite uncomfortable on the court.
In the 68th minute of the second half of the game, Eriksen scored the first goal for Ajax through a counterattack!
The Ajax fans cheered thunderously, and they were also looking forward to this victory!
However, Noriya immediately switched to an attacker he could replace, and Southampton launched a crazy counterattack.
Even if I didn't get used to it, I'm almost used to it now.
So Southampton pinned Ajax in their own half and beat them violently.
After continuously suppressing the attack, William decisively shot from the corner of the penalty area. The ball flew into the near corner of the goal and Southampton equalized the score.
In the remaining time, Southampton was still attacking fiercely, but their luck was average and they could only accept the result of a draw...
Two weak teams, both lose.
From this perspective, Ajax is a bit detrimental to others, but they finally got the first point in this group. As a team participating in the Champions League, a point is a point, which is also a kind of
tenacious.
It can only be said that although Ajax is no longer the Champions League giant it once was, it still has the foundation to be a strong team.
Noriya shook hands with De Boer helplessly. There were indeed no shortage of surprises in the Champions League.
In another game, Dortmund at home defeated Real Madrid 2-1 - Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo each scored for both sides in the first half. In the second half, Dortmund left back Schmelzer scored the decisive goal.
First, Dortmund scored seven points from three rounds and came to the top of the group, while Real Madrid was second with six points, Southampton was third with two points, and Ajax was last with one point...
This group is indeed considered a death group until now.
If there is still no winner between Southampton and Ajax in the next round, then they are likely to be eliminated two rounds in advance, and then the only thing left to compete is the Europa League qualification.
"Is Southampton trying to win three consecutive Europa League titles to be so sluggish in the Champions League? Let's show off the momentum of defeating Chelsea 4-1. In this group, prove the strength of the Premier League team!
"
Many media began to criticize Noriya again. When they won two consecutive league victories, the voices were actually a little quieter, but now, they have begun to become louder again.
"Ignore them, you see? They don't care how tough our schedule is, they just criticize us. We play Tottenham in the next round, then Leeds United away in the Carabao Cup, then the away game
West Bromwich Albion, and then return to home against Ajax. Before every important game, we will run back and forth at home and away. When we need time to adapt to the Champions League, we have all the strong teams we can touch in front of us.
After encountering it all over again...they won't pay attention to these difficulties, so we just have to be ourselves, do you understand?"
Noriya said in the team that the players are a little aggrieved. The league has only reached the ninth round now. They will face three of the big6, let alone the former Champions League champions they will face in the Champions League.
, the league champion last season, under such circumstances, it is normal for Southampton not to adapt.
To put it bluntly, what Southampton has to pay now is tuition fees.
Noriya still attaches great importance to this home game against Tottenham. After suffering another draw in the Champions League, a victory against a strong team in the league is very important.
And now Southampton has rushed to the fourth position with 16 points. Below them are Everton with 15 points, Tottenham and West Bromwich Albion with 14 points - exactly these two rounds
Southampton's opponents are Tottenham and West Bromwich Albion. These two teams can be regarded as Southampton's competitors. If they can be defeated, Southampton's fourth position will become more stable.
Some.
What Southampton needs now is this kind of stability. Although they have been criticized by the media, their tenacious ranking at the top can explain a lot of problems.
"Bell is in good condition recently," Benelli said to Ji Ya.
"Yeah, it's really a headache to mark this guy, but it's okay, we still defend in the zone." Ji Ya said.
"Don't you keep an eye on people?" Benali asked curiously.
"Marking? Let Klein mark him? Poor Nathaniel, I don't want him to be beaten to pieces by Bell on the court, and then he will be unable to recover." Ji Ya replied with a sigh.
Benelli was also speechless. Indeed, Bell had beaten famous players like Maicon and Zanetti on the court in the past two years. It would indeed be too cruel to let Klein mark Bell.
"It's still zone defense. The more Bell plays now, the more he looks like a forward, so defending in the penalty area is the most important. Tottenham are now very strong as a whole. In addition to Bell, Defoe and Dempsey are all good. We
You can't just focus on defense, the main thing is offense," Noriya said.
Benali nodded. Southampton's offense has no problems at all this season. After eight rounds of the league, they have scored 26 goals, an average of more than three per game. They are not bad in the Champions League, every game.
There were goals in the game.
Southampton currently ranks first in the Premier League in goals scored, far ahead of other teams. Chelsea, currently ranked first, only has 19 goals, Manchester United, second in goals, only has 21 goals, and defending champion Manchester City has only 21 goals.
Seventeen goals were scored, and Tottenham only scored fifteen goals.
Therefore, the effect of Noriya insisting on attacking can be seen from the data.
Although they also conceded a lot of goals, resulting in losing some seemingly uneconomical games, in fact this approach gave Southampton's attackers extremely strong self-confidence.
This is also a benefit. Even in an unfavorable situation, they will believe that they will be able to score!
In the last game, they were not able to adapt to the opponent's tactics, so they only scored one goal. Therefore, they were full of energy in this game and wanted to show off their offense in this game.
Before playing against a strong team, it is something to be proud of for the players to have such morale!
