Chapter 223: A basin of cold water

The equaliser late in the first half boosted morale from the Ajax players.

In the second half, when the players from both sides returned to the pitch, everyone could see the serious eagerness of the Ajax players.

They can't wait for the game to start right away so they can rush in and tear apart Luton's defence!

Several attacking players were standing near the halfway line, and they made up their minds to rush forward and snatch the ball back as soon as possible!

As for Luton's possible attack...... The Ajax players didn't even think about it.

The 1-1 away game, put on Luton, they should definitely be satisfied.

Even Martin York thinks so, and he puts himself in the position of Gao Bo and easily concludes.

Away, the score is 1-1!

Is there a better option for the visitors than to defend on the counter-attack?

So now for Ajax, they also have only one way left - attack!! They need to score! They need a home win!!

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At the start of the second half, things really seemed to be as Ajax had predicted.

The Luton players kept passing back to Schmeichel.

The Ajax players rushed up and were ready to press up from the start, pressing high up front in order to take control of the ball as soon as possible.

Schmeichel picked up the ball and looked to the far end.

At this time, the excited Ajax players did not see that in front, two Luton attacking players were running along the touchline!

Adam and Griezmann, one on the left and one on the right!!

Luton's formation has changed a bit.

Gobo is not the kind of coach who is dogmatic, he doesn't ask his players to hold on to 442, and he doesn't let Griezmann stay in the middle of the middle – which is a waste of Griezmann's ability.

So there were times when the formation switched from 442 to 433, with Adam moving from the left as a left winger and Griezmann moving from the middle to the right as a right winger, with the three midfielders shrinking towards the middle, the two sides widened, and Jamie Vardy in the middle was ready to respond.

And sometimes Gao Bo will ask Adam, Griezmann and Vardy to switch positions frequently, so that the team's attack seems more flexible and not too rigid.

No one noticed Griezmann and Adam on either side, and the Ajax players had their eyes on Schmeichel at this time!

Suarez continued to move forward at high speed, he was aggressive, and he wanted to make Schmeichel nervous with that momentum, and it would be better if Schmeichel made a mistake - Suarez would not let go of such an opportunity.

However, Schmeichel's eyes are looking ahead, and he is ready for a long pass.

If that player has the best long ball in Luton's squad right now, Schmeichel may not be number one, but he will definitely not be at the bottom of the table.

The Danish goalkeeper has a very good long ball accuracy.

Gao Bo remembers that when he watched Leicester City in his last life, Schmeichel not only reacted quickly to his saves, but also his accuracy of long balls was impressive!

It's the same this time, Schmeichel is aiming to pass!

The ball flew into the air, crossed the center circle and began to fall, finding Griezmann on the flank!

However, one of the drawbacks of long balls is that the opposing defenders can also be ready when the ball is in the air, although Schmeichel has tried to speed the ball as fast as possible, but when the ball falls from the air, right wing-back Oleg has returned to the defensive position, he rushed back and was about to stick to Griezmann.

Griezmann took his seat, and out of the corner of his eye, he already saw Oleg.

He made his choice immediately, Griezmann is not very tall, but this time he didn't need to jump, he took a step forward and then flicked the ball into the middle with a header!!

Vardy was already running up to pick him up, and he was followed by a tail - Alderweireld was in hot pursuit.

Although Ajax's side wanted to press aggressively, Martin York was well prepared defensively.

If Vardy had stopped the ball, Schmeichel's accurate long ball would have been largely out of the question, with Alderweireld just one step behind Vardy, who would have been on as soon as he stopped.

Vardy didn't bother to stop the ball, he knew as he ran that someone was chasing him!

He didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground, he just headed the ball forward again..... And there, Griezmann has already crossed the Oleg!

It seemed as if a century had passed since Oleg finished turning, and when he saw Griezmann's back, Griezmann had already thrown him several meters away.

Vardy's pass was just right, and although the header was not very powerful, it found Griezmann's running line!

Griezmann only needs to push the ball forward and continue to accelerate!

Oleg couldn't keep up with Griezmann at all, but he made a last-ditch effort – the Ajax defender raised his right hand and looked at the referee affectionately...... He's complaining about Griezmann's offside!

It's just that the falling flowers are intentionally ruthless.

The French referee completely ignored Oleg's longing eyes, and the linesman didn't mean to raise the flag at all, but Martin York on the sidelines immediately raised his hands after seeing Oleg's movements: "Damn!!" Offside!!!!!! ”

Of course, there was no offside because Vertonghen was still at the back!

Antoine Griezmann dribbled into the box and Vertonghen followed!

At the far end, Adam White was also closely marked by Van der Wiel, and after the pass, Jamie Vardy also ran into the box, and Alderweireld next to him followed closely, and midfielder Sim de Jong also followed.

Vertonghen was stuck close to goal, preventing Antoine Griezmann from taking a direct shot, and he was also opening up the midfielder's passing lane, intentionally or unintentionally.

Because Vertonghen saw that another Ajax midfielder, Aino, had also run back into the box.

Now that Ajax is in a five-defence situation in the box, if Griezmann chooses to pass the ball, Vardy wants to pass through the three to complete the shot, which is so difficult that it is boundless!

Who is Jamie Vardy?

Did he think he was Drogba or Ronaldo?

Vertonghen simply didn't believe Jamie Vardy could do anything with three men defending.

However, Vertonghen overlooked one thing.... Vardy has three people to take care of on his side, and he's... He's the only one!!

Antoine Griezmann did pass through what looked like a trap in Vertonghen, but he didn't pass the ball...... It's an incision!

Vertonghen's eyes were about to pop out in surprise, as the average player would choose to pass or shoot in this position, but Griezmann had no choice for either.

When he cut through, Vertonghen stretched out his foot.

Griezmann felt himself tripped and then his running began to stumble, and it looked like he could fall in the box at any moment!

Fall!!!!

Gao Bo was a little anxious.

This kid is so sincere, if he falls, it will be a penalty!

However, Griezmann gritted his teeth and tried to maintain his balance before catching up with the football.

Then sweep the right foot!

The football went past the striker goalkeeper Stekelenberg, and then... The two crashed into each other!

Looking at the football that rolled into the goal, Griezmann's eyes were full of excitement, he pushed away Stekelenberg, who was pressing on him, staggered up, and ran with open arms!

Gao Bo on the sidelines clenched his fists and swung it into the sky.

Outside of Luton's players and their bench coaches, time seemed to have come to a halt for Ajax.

Don't pour cold water on their heads.

Cold through the heart!