Chapter Fifty-Six: Why Don't You Try the Chinese Twin Guns?
Fraser didn't rush to make the substitution he had in mind. Forty minutes into the first half, it wasn't a good choice to make adjustments at this time.
Fortunately, when the referee blew the final whistle, the score did not change. After the half-time scramble, the two sides exchanged scores.
On the way back to the dressing room from the tunnel, Wen called Kazaishvili, Lashka and Nakamba together and whispered to sum up the first half. Wen Zhihao hopes that the midfield and the forward line will be more closely linked to each other. As the pressure mounts on Ajax, there were signs of disconnect in Vitesse's midfield towards the end of the first half.
De Boer returned from the dugout to the dressing room, looking not very good, his side had the right time and all the advantages in the first half, but the goal that broke the deadlock was delayed. He was a little anxious, worried about what unexpected variables might arise in the second half. If the team can't get all three points at home, the difference with leaders Feyenoord will widen from two points to more than one game, and the difficulty of the title race will immediately increase.
In the midfield dressing room, De Boer writes and draws on the tactical board, and if you look closely, it is clear that many of his tactical arrows are directed at Vitesse's midfield. To be exact, pointing to Chinese player Wen Zhihao.
"Hey! Guys, in the second half you have to put more pressure on their midfield, especially their number 12, the yellow-skinned player, as long as he gets the ball, he gets close to pressing as soon as he gets it. John, in the second half you retreat to the backline, Nemanja, the task of defending him is left to you, you must do your best to lock him down! ”
De Boer's deployment was very accurate and pinched Vitesse's seven inches. Although Wen Zhihao's attacking performance in the first half was mediocre, his steady front and back tandem in midfield was the key to Vitesse's failure to concede a goal.
Serbia international midfielder Gudelj nodded with a serious expression when he heard his mission. After the half-time encounter, he also knew that Wen Zhihao was not an easy character to deal with.
Frasse did not make any personnel changes, but he told his players to increase ground advancement and reduce unnecessary long passes in counterattacks.
The players were back on the pitch and Calus was still reflecting on the first half: "Ajax were in contention for the title at their home stadium, but Vitesse was more surprising. In the face of the Eredivisie's comprehensive suppression at home, the first half of the game actually held on to a draw. ”
"Jane, I agree with you, but you seem to have overlooked." Peja thought for a moment and added: "Although Ajax have the advantage, Vitesse doesn't have too many holes in the midfield. I think 70 per cent of the credit goes to the youngster who played for the first time today. ”
Clearly, Wen's performance has already piqued Peja's interest. After a pause, he continued: "I think it's important to officially introduce Vitesse and the fans all over the Netherlands...... Oh, my God! Believe your ears, he's from China! Just half a month ago, he just became the youngest footballer in Asia! Remember his name, Wen Zhi-Ho! ”
The crowd was already starting to get a little agitated, and when Vitesse stepped onto the pitch from the players' tunnel in the second half, the home fans began to express their "greetings" with overwhelming boos. Among them, Wen Zhihao received the majority of boos. The fans who watched the game were fans who knew the ball, and naturally knew the root cause of the home team's inability to score in the first half.
At the beginning of the second half, Ajax took the initiative to press high, and it was obvious that the strategy of grabbing the opening game. As soon as Wen Zhihao saw the other party's tactics, he immediately shouted to his teammates to be vigilant. However, young players are still prone to lack of concentration on the field. Kazaishvili, who had just received a pass from the back line, was a little sluggish after returning to the field, and he didn't expect the opponent to press up quickly from behind, and the ball was a little slow, but he was stabbed the ball to Gudeli's feet by Ajax midfielder Van de Beek, and Ajax immediately pressed up with six players to launch a fierce counterattack.
Wen Zhihao saw that the big thing was not good, and he stretched out his foot from behind and tripped at the moment when Goodley came out of the ball, but Goodley, as an all-round midfielder who can attack and defend well, has strong physical fitness, and this hurried tackle did not make him fall to the ground, staggered forward a few steps, and finally left the ball at his feet. At this point, the entire Vitesse midfield system had been disrupted, and Gudelj was in front of him on a large open field.
The home fans immediately raised the profile to a notch, and Vitesse's centre-back, 21-year-old Miazga's inexperienced shortcomings were exposed. Seeing Goodley advancing with the ball, he subconsciously moved his position up, and this time he hit the nail on the head. With a flick of his ankle, Goodley slid the ball past Miazga's right leg and down behind the Vitesse defence.
“WOW! Great opportunity for Ajax! In the media gallery on the east side of the stadium, Karl Kohley's voice rose sharply to cheer for the home team's chance to open the scoring.
Frasse's face twisted and shouted a loud reminder to his players to pay attention to his back, but in the noisy scene, such shouts were destined to be ineffective, and Gudelj's anti-offside through ball found Sanogo in the forward line, and the former Bundesliga Hamburg striker swept the ball into the bottom right corner before goalkeeper Room.
The atmosphere at the Amsterdam Stadium exploded in an instant, with fans roaring with hideous faces, and the stands in all directions were full of Ajax's alignment and dancing. Carl Colley let go of his voice and roared: "GOAL!!!!!"
After a wave of roars that lasted for at least ten seconds, Colli finally returned to his normal rhythm, and his tone was still full of excitement: "The great Ajax's indiscriminate bombardment in the first half finally paid off in the second half!" The Almighty Lord is fair, and the mighty Ajax is back on the path to victory. Great Ajax, long live! ”
And Peja and Calus of Dutch national television pointed out relatively calmly: "What a bad start!" Vitesse was struck by a home team's blitz just 50 seconds into the second half. After taking the lead, the home team will definitely step up the attack, Vitesse is in danger! ”
Miazga, who had taken the liberty of defending and crouched on the ground in pain, blaming himself deeply. Suddenly, a hand that wasn't too big reached out to him. Miazga looked up and saw Wen Zhihao smiling at him, and said slowly, "Matt, cheer up!" You don't blame you for conceding the goal. Be yourself, and I've got you covered! ”
Miazga was in a trance, he felt that the person standing in front of him was not a fifteen or sixteen-year-old squad, but a battle-hardened leader.
Miazga recovered quickly. Other children are so calm, what am I afraid of?
In the minutes after taking the lead, Ajax was very sophisticated in recovering and stabilizing their position. However, in the Vitesse dugout, Frasser's face was always blue. The offensive problems in the first half were not alleviated, except for Wen Zhihao, the other people's attacks were like a pool of stagnant water, and Wen Zhihao and Van Wolfswinkel were taken care of by each other, unable to connect with each other, and could only play alone.
The only way now is to change the formation and add a fulcrum to the offensive line to get the ball, attract some of the defense, and free up the attacking power of the two.
Fraser turned his head to look around the bench, and Zhang Yuning is the most suitable person to play a pivotal role on the offensive line.
Why don't you try the offensive power of China's twin guns? There may be a surprise.
Fraser made up his mind. With the away side behind and the opponents strong, he had no choice but to give it a go.
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