At the end of November, early winter arrives in Turin, northern Italy.

With six consecutive wins in the Eredivisie and two consecutive wins in the Champions League, Ajax has swept Turin City from cold Amsterdam all the way south.

But when the referee from Austria, Konrad Plautez, blew the final whistle after 90 minutes of play, Yang Yang could only raise his head helplessly, clearly feeling a chill.

Juventus, who have won four consecutive games in the group, did not field their strongest squad, but they were strong enough.

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Thuram and Trabelsi at the back, Nedved, Tacinati, Emerson and Camoranesi in midfield, and Ibrahimovic and Salayeta in front.

Even before the game began, Ajax was already in a rather passive and embarrassing situation.

With a 0-1 home defeat to Juventus and a 0-4 defeat away to Bayern Munich in the first two rounds of the group, it can be said that these two defeats have pushed Ajax to the brink, forcing the Eredivisie side to take the initiative in the following games.

Capello also expected this, so he concentrated on the defensive counterattack.

Ajax launched a scramble after the opening, and Yang Yang's right flank frequently created threats, including Yang Yang's cross to the back post, and Wesley Sonk's header from close range grazed the post slightly.

But in the fifteenth minute, Juventus seized a counter-attacking opportunity and attacked the Ajax penalty area for the first time in the game, Camoranesi crossed from the right, and Salayeta forced Heitinga to head home.

It was also the only goal of the game.

After conceding the goal, Juventus defended more resolutely and it was difficult for Ajax to break down the opposition's defence.

Yang was frozen for the first time throughout the match, and he didn't give any threatening attacking highlights other than a pass to Wesley Sonk.

He faced Zambrotta and Nedved on the left, while the central midfielders were Taccinati and Emerson, and the centre-backs were Cannavaro and Thuram.

After scoring a goal from Salayeta, Juventus adopted a tight defense, and Yang Yang could hardly find a single crack in such an impregnable wall, and he failed to get any chances.

Juventus' defense is terrible!

It's so scary that you can't help but feel hopeless!

This is the world's top defensive master, Capello, the world's top defensive formation trained by a group of world-class defensive players!

Yang Yang lost convincingly!

Even after this defeat, Ajax was eliminated from the Champions League.

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"Hey, buddy, are you alright?"

Ibrahimovic walked over and looked at Yang Yang with concern.

This is the first time Yang Yang has seen the Swedish center after leaving the Netherlands, but he didn't expect it to be on such an occasion.

"It's fine." Yang Yang shook his head and said.

How can it be okay?

Ibrahimovic also knows in his heart that the taste of losing is not comfortable at all, not to mention that Ajax will also be eliminated from the Champions League, which is even more uncomfortable.

Although they have only been together for a short year, he and Yang Yang are very compatible, he knows Yang Yang, and knows that Yang Yang seems to be humble and low-key on the surface, but in fact his heart is very strong, and it can even be said to be competitive.

"Brother, it's none of your business, you've done your best." Ibrahimovic persuaded.

"I know." Yang Yang nodded.

Whether it is in terms of the strength of the players' cards or the overall strength of the team, Ajax is far from catching up with Juventus.

If it was last season, there would be more or less to play, but this season is not at all.

This is not something that Yang Yang can change alone, it is the gap in the overall strength of the whole team.

But even if he understands this, Yang Yang still feels very uncomfortable.

He doesn't like to lose, he hates losing, he wants to win.

The more Yang Yang behaved naturally, the more Ibrahimovic felt the heaviness and depression in his heart, but he had no way to help with this kind of thing, so he could only rely on Yang Yang to adjust and resolve it.

Trabelsi also came over to comfort Yang Yang.

The two of them didn't have much of a relationship at Ajax before, but they were partners on the right side and worked well with each other.

After Ibrahimovic came to Serie A, he was immediately reused by Juventus and became the main center forward, the goal efficiency is not high, but the performance is very good, and the overall level has steadily improved.

Trabelsi's situation is less good, with more rotation and substitutions.

Capello is a more conservative manager, and his one-to-zero style of coaching is his style, so he prefers to use Thuram on the right flank, while Trabelsi, who is more attacking and more attacking, is not to his liking.

Sometimes, that's how it is with professional footballers.

As Champions League champions, Ajax lost five key players last season, but so far, the best mix is Robont who joined Fiorentina, and he has always been the main force that cannot be beaten.

He is followed by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Trabelsi, Van der Vaart and Escude are all currently struggling to play at Juventus and Real Madrid, especially Van der Vaart.

No way, Real Madrid's midfield lineup is too strong.

The very different experiences of the five also further taught Yang Yang that it is easy to get out of Ajax, but it is difficult to establish himself in a team that is better than Ajax.

With the likes of Van der Vaart and Trabelsi still in the picture, he needs to push it a little harder.

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The good brothers met, but they were killed on the court.

After losing, Yang Yang was not in the mood to catch up with Ibrahimovic and Trabelsi.

He saw a lot of Ajax players very uncomfortable.

Losing this game is a very painful thing for Ajax, as it basically means that the team will be knocked out of the Champions League and enter the UEFA Cup as third.

Failing to qualify from the group cost the club a lot of money, and the players themselves felt uncomfortable.

The 1-0 defeat to Juventus, combined with the previous 4-0 defeat at Bayern Munich, meant that Ajax had to beat Bayern Munich 4-0 at home to have a chance of qualifying.

But everyone knows that this is simply impossible.

If Ajax had that quality, would they be tied 0-4 on the road?

Yang Yang was also very depressed in his heart, he hated losing more than anyone else, but he had to accept this reality.

"Okay, don't be upset." Yang Yang walked over and stretched out his hand towards Fermaren, who was sitting on the ground.

In this game, the Belgian central defender was responsible for marking Ibrahimovic and performed well, and the Swedish center basically did not have too good chances, but unexpectedly, Heitinga failed to freeze Salayeta.

Fermaelen grabbed Yang Yang's hand and got up from the ground, his eyes were red.

"Be strong, it's not terrible to lose, the most important thing is to learn from the lessons, the skills are not as good as others, let's practice again, and strive to come back next year to take revenge." Yang Yang encouraged.

Vermaren nodded vigorously.

Yang Yang turned his head and saw Maxwell with a depressed face.

The old man in the dressing room had to bear the responsibility for conceding the goal in this game, as he was a little high in position, which caused Camoranesi to counter-attack, and he was unable to get back into position in the first place, which gave Juventus the opportunity to cross from the right wing.

At this moment, the Brazilian left wing-back does not have the slightest smile on his face, but instead has a sense of shame and guilt.

"Don't do that, it's not the first time you've lost." Yang Yang pretended to smile easily.

Last season, Ajax also suffered a miserable defeat at the Bernabeu.

"Actually...... I was in a bit of a hurry, I ......" Maxwell's voice was a little choked and he couldn't go on.

He didn't cry, but he looked in pain.

It is entirely conceivable that he will be blamed by a lot of media and fans after the game.

Yang Yang patted him on the shoulder vigorously, "It's okay, I didn't do it well this time, then work harder, the most important thing now is not pain and discomfort, we don't have time to stop and lick our wounds slowly." ”

Maxwell took a deep breath and nodded heavily.

It's time for the league again.

Ajax currently sit fourth in the league and simply cannot qualify for next season's Champions League.

So, it's useless to say anything now, only cheer up and play hard is the most practical.

Yang Yang turned around and walked towards Heitinga and Sneijder and the others.

If Maxwell lost his position mainly because he inserted the attack, then Heitinga was completely suppressed by Salayeta, which can really only be said to be a gap in individual strength.

Sneijder was also unable to play normally throughout the game, and Juventus' two midfielders, Emerson and Tacchinati, both played very solidly, basically firmly pressing Ajax's midfield and not giving the Eredivisie side the slightest chance.

Yang Yang walked over and comforted his teammates.

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On the sidelines, Ronald Coman silently watched the scene on the pitch.

He, like Luther Carroll, was very happy to see Yang Yang's maturity.

They all know Yang Yang's personality and know that at this moment, Yang Yang's mood must be worse than all the Ajax players present, but he can still endure the discomfort in his heart and comfort his teammates one by one, which is a kind of progress.

It can be said that in this game, Juventus taught Ajax a good lesson.

Professional football is all about investment, the club sold five big players last season, with an income of nearly 100 million euros, all of which are used to pay off debts, and the investment in the transfer market is not large, which makes the overall strength of the team decline a lot.

The 4-0 defeat away to Bayern Munich at the start of the season is a case in point.

If it weren't for Yang Yang's rapid growth this season, coupled with the improvement of young players such as Sneijder and Vermaelen, Ajax's performance would only be worse and worse than it is now.

The Champions League group draw was very lucky, and it was reasonable that Juventus and Bayern Munich were drawn, and it was reasonable that they could not qualify.

But Ronald Koeman is more worried about whether this blow will affect the team's next games.

Will this group of young people, with an average age of only their early twenties, be able to emerge from the shadow of failure as soon as possible?

Losing the Champions League abroad, PSV Eindhoven is terrible at home, and the team can really be said to be in internal and external troubles at the moment.

Ajax is really running out of time.