On the evening of August 26, 20:45 a.m.

Stade Louis II of Monaco.

UEFA Super Cup, Ajax against Liverpool.

The game has been going on for almost half an hour.

Ajax haven't had a shot on goal so far.

Yang Yang kept running in the front court, constantly looking for opportunities, and he even retreated to the midfield several times to receive the ball.

But soon, he was back in the front court.

In the tactical positioning of head coach Ronald Koeman, Yang Yang is the team's most dangerous player, and he should be in the frontcourt.

Liverpool have had a strong start.

Benitez lined up in a four-four-two formation, but it was actually a bit of a four-five-one.

Morientes was up front, Luis Garcia was behind him and on the wings, linking up front and midfield, while Reese and Finnan were responsible for passing the ball on the wings and pressing up front.

Almost from the start, Liverpool completely disrupted Ajax's rhythm.

Just two minutes into the game, German midfielder Hamann almost broke the Ajax goal with a very powerful long-range shot, but Stekelenburg got out of his hands but grabbed the ball in time before Morientes.

To put it bluntly, Ajax is a narrow escape.

But it was also this long-range shot that not only played Liverpool's sharpness, but also shocked the Ajax players.

To put it bluntly, Ajax's players are still too young, a little inexperienced, and can't control the scene.

Liverpool are more experienced, and the team is very cohesive, with a very balanced attack and defence, and a strong pressing force in midfield.

Although there are only two people in the back of Xavi Alonso and Hamann, there is a clear division of labor, and the entire central midfield of Liverpool is sorted out in an orderly manner, and the rhythm is also just right.

From the very beginning, the tempo was raised very fast.

In the 10th minute, Hamann's long pass was transferred to the left side of the penalty area, and when Luis Garcia raised his foot to stop the ball, he didn't handle it well, and Stekelenberg came out to hold the ball.

But just three minutes later, Reese crossed diagonally from the left, and it was Luis Garcia who stopped the ball and fired a left-footed volley just over the crossbar.

After Luis Garcia showed good form, his fellow Spaniard Morientes was quick to threaten.

The Spanish centre-forward, who played for Monaco and suffered a heavy defeat to Ajax in the Champions League semi-final, turned and struck straight at goal in the 16th minute after receiving a long pass from Xavi Alonso.

It was a very dangerous shot, slightly grazing the left post and going off the line.

Vermaelen was held back by Morientes and could not be blocked in time.

Just four minutes later, it was another pass from the midfielder's double midfielder, and after Morientes stopped the ball, he passed to Luis Garcia with his heel, who fired a low shot that went just wide again.

Four minutes later, Liverpool created another chance when Hamann played the ball to the edge of the box, and after Luis Garcia stopped the ball, Morientes fired a low shot from the edge of the box, which was too straight for goalkeeper Stekelenburg.

In the first 25 minutes, Liverpool played a very fast pace, hitting a full eight shots.

Although, Liverpool's shots failed to break through Ajax's goal for various reasons, but in any case, being so embarrassed by the opponent can be said to be extremely rare for Ajax.

Yang Yang barely managed to get the ball in the front court, only to see Liverpool pressing Ajax in the half.

He had never felt that way, even when they faced Juventus in the Champions League group stage last year, when the Bianconeri's defence was indeed suffocating, but not as aggressive as Liverpool.

He even doubted that if Liverpool's attacking scoring ability had been stronger, Ajax had disarmed in the first half hour, and the game would not have been played.

And what surprised Yang Yang the most was the double back of Haman and Xavi Alonso.

Almost all of Liverpool's attacks come from the organisation and planning of the duo, and their ability to intercept and tackle behind in midfield makes it difficult for Ajax to counter-attack.

This reminded Yang Yang of Valencia's double midfielders in last year's UEFA Super Cup, Baraja and Albelda.

The Bat Legion's two-man midfield was created by Rafael Benitez, who at Liverpool seems to be replicating the Valencia style of play.

And Yang Yang also clearly remembers that Ajax was also extremely embarrassed by Valencia in that game, which was very similar to this game, the only difference was that Valencia had a super winger Vicente.

Liverpool, on the other hand, are clearly not sharp enough in attack.

Luis Garcia looks fierce and has good feet, but in reality he lacks efficiency.

Morientes needed support from his team-mates, but was clearly not used to Liverpool's style of play.

But Yang Yang is sure that if this continues, Ajax will lose to Liverpool again like they lost to Valencia in the Super Cup last year.

That's the strength of the European champions!

Liverpool can go all the way to the Champions League final, and it is definitely not easy to reverse AC Milan when they are three goals behind in the Champions League final, and the strength of this team is absolutely unquestionable.

Compared to them, Ajax is still too immature.

Whether it is the individual strength of the players or the overall strength of the team, it is still slightly inferior.

But is it just willing to be killed?

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"It's too strong!"

Ronald Coman reached out and pinched his eyebrows, desperately trying to make himself a little calmer.

The quality that Liverpool showed at the beginning was really strong, and there were almost no flaws.

It's a team that is very good as a whole, and the players may not be the superstars of their position individually, but together they are strong enough to compete with any of the top teams in Europe.

Especially their midfield.

"This is still one less Gerrard, if Gerrard can play, how strong is Liverpool?" Luther Carroll was also amazed.

This is not to grow the ambition of others and destroy one's own prestige, but to marvel from the heart.

Benitez was able to build Liverpool into the iron army it is today in one year, which is definitely a reflection of his coaching ability.

"He was adamant that our backline was weak, so he relied on his strong advantage to strike first." Ronald Coman shook his head and said, this is a conspiracy, a conspiracy that set the tone from Hamann's long-range shot.

Ajax's rhythm was completely disrupted.

'There's no need to worry too much, their offense is still inefficient, they lack consistent scorers, and Traore and Josemi at the back will be a concern, and Hyypia's form doesn't look exciting enough.

What Luther Carroll said was all information that Ajax had before the game, and it was confirmed during the game.

"As long as we have a chance to fight back, there will definitely be a chance, especially Yang Yang."

The most talked-about thing about Yang Yang is stability, as long as he is given a chance, he can often grasp it.

'But the problem now is that we can't play in midfield. Ronald Coman said with a deep frown.

Turning his head and looking at Benitez in front of the coach's bench opposite, Benitez in a suit and leather shoes, the Spaniard looked indifferent, looked very confident, and felt like he was winning, which made Ronald Coman very unconvinced.

But there is nothing to be done.

As a head coach, he can only hope that the players on the pitch will be motivated.

Especially Yang Yang.

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"Twenty-five minutes have passed."

'Ajax haven't been able to create chances on goal so far, which has to be said to be a big surprise.

"After Liverpool started, the tempo was very fast, and Ajax was a little disorganized."

"Especially the ball in the middle and back never got to the front."

"Even a pinar pullback won't help."

"We saw that Yang Yang also began to retreat to ask for the ball."

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Yang Yang finally couldn't help it.

When he saw McCone take the ball at the back and pull it to the right side, and was pressed by Reese, but couldn't pass the ball, he quickly ran back and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

McConn passed the ball to Yang Yang's feet.

As soon as the ball stopped, Hamann posted it.

But at this time, Sneijder also ran over from the side, Yang Yang quickly passed the ball back to Sneijder, and he turned around and rushed forward.

Sneijder understood, and passed the ball directly to Yang Yang without stopping, asking him to chase it.

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"Pretty two-over-one!"

"After Yang Yang retreated, the Ajax midfielder had more points to respond to and began to plan an attack."

"Reese chased back quickly on the left, but Yang Yang's dribbling speed was also very fast, and he went directly to the front of the Liverpool penalty area."

"Against Traore, one-on-one."

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Yang Yang first slowed down, and after getting close to Traore, he suddenly accelerated, and made a gesture to cut inside the middle, and after deceiving Traore, he suddenly chose to go down, and the whole person rushed into the penalty area with the ball.

Charlie Steas in the middle also quickly followed, ready to step forward and fight for the top goal.

But just as Yang Yang shook off Traore, the African player blocked him with his hand, making his start a little slower.

It was this slowness, Reese was like a gust of wind, stabbing out from the side, and the whole person squeezed into the middle of Yang Yang and the ball, and carried Yang Yang with his body.

The physical fitness of the Norwegian left-back is indeed outstanding, Yang Yang was directly blocked by him, and the ball was also cut off by him.

But Reese and Traore almost collided with each other, and the ball was between the two of them.

Yang Yang refused to give up, and quickly rushed to the ball after a quick stop.

After Traore just stabilized his figure, he didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, and after turning around, he directly raised his foot to clear the siege.

But at this time, Yang Yang just rushed over, and the ball kicked Yang Yang's chest and rebounded to the small penalty area.

Liverpool's goalkeeper Reina was stunned.

Everyone thought that the ball was already secure, and Reese rushed all the way back to the defense, forcing a cut in the penalty area, although the risk was not small, but he handled it beautifully, and the ball was broken.

Traore doesn't talk about clearing the siege at this time, even if it's a return goalkeeper.

But who would have thought that it would kick Yang Yang's chest.

Reyna reacted quickly and immediately abandoned the goal.

But Yang Yang was obviously one step faster than him and chased after the ball.