Chapter 118. Success or failure? Tactical victory!

In the Netherlands in November, the weather is gradually cooling down, which can be seen from the fact that many players wear gloves on their hands, but at this time, the hearts of the Vitesse players are definitely extremely hot.

The atmosphere at Ajax's home stadium has fallen to freezing point at this time, and no fan wants to believe that the incomparably strong team in their eyes will be at home, trailing the opponent by 2 goals at half-time, but this is the truth, the cold 0:2 on the scoreboard pierced the hearts of the fans at this time.

Only the Vitesse fans from afar were singing in the stands, celebrating uncontrollably, and although there was still half time to play, they were as happy as if their team had won the game.

Fett-Luten's adventure paid off, as Vitesse narrowly won the first half in the final 10 minutes of the first half when he scored twice from Bony's overhead kick.

Why is it dangerous and dangerous, because in fact, Ajax has withstood the opponent's onslaught, but just when the opponent's offensive is not so strong, just when the Ajax players are preparing to counterattack, the opponent seized the opportunity and scored two goals, by mistake, but after all, the opponent's coach won the bet.

Ajax's dressing room was dreary at this point, with the players sitting silently in their positions, not knowing what to say, while manager Frank de Boer was thinking about the second half of the game.

In terms of tactical games, Ajax has fallen into a comprehensive disadvantage, it is conceivable that Vitesse will definitely change his tactics in the second half and begin to defend to the death, which certainly gives Ajax the opportunity to attack, but whether it can break the dense defense, no one can say.

"Hey, hey! Cheer up, it's not the end of the game yet, don't put on a doomsday look! ”

Frank de Boer clapped his hands, breaking up the dull atmosphere in the dressing room.

"In this game, I have to admit that tactically I really didn't expect the opponent to be so unrestrained and play so aggressively, which is my responsibility as a manager. But it's not over yet, we still have 45 minutes to go, and it's not like we're out of chances! ”

Frank de Boer pointed to the tactics board next to him and dissected the opponent's tactics in the first half in detail for the players.

"The tactic of the opponent is to control the midfield as much as possible and then put pressure on our defence. If we defend with all our might, they won't have a chance, but when we want to attack, we show the gap and give the opponent a chance! ”

Listening to De Boer's explanation, the players nodded, two goals from Vitesse in the first half, one was after the counter-robbery, three passes and two downs, and then the cross was scored by Bony's header, and the other was a scuffle in the penalty area, and once again Bony scored a goal, which was actually when the team tried to attack upward, and the opponent suddenly keenly seized the team's gap.

'In the second half, the opponent will definitely change their tactics and start to defend first, that's for sure, in the second half we will definitely improve the control of the midfield, Vitesse will not be able to suppress us like in the first half. However, I don't think Vitesse will change their tactics as soon as they come up in the second half, they should hold on for another ten or twenty minutes, this is our chance! We've got to take advantage of their pressing and score a goal so we have a chance in this game! ”

As Frank de Boer expected, Fett-Luten knew very well that 45 minutes was not an option, and they had to continue to press their opponents for a while in the second half before retreating.

"At the beginning of the second half, Vitesse made a substitution adjustment, and coach Lu Teng replaced left winger Kakuta with midfielder Ziomer, which is to continue to strengthen the team's control of the midfield, continue to put pressure on the opponent, and have the effect of reducing the pressure on their own defense!"

"On the Ajax side, it seems that there are no personnel changes at the moment, but it seems that the formation has changed, and now only Lee is at the front of the team, Babel and Eriksen have returned to the midfield position, which has basically become a formation of 5 midfielders, and it seems that Coach De Boer also knows very well that the midfielder can not be released to the opponent!"

That's right, in Frank de Boer's view, since we can't compete with you in midfield, then I'll use the numerical advantage to fill the disadvantage, you have four midfielders, I'll come to five, always to avoid the team continuing to be suppressed by the opposition in midfield.

However, at this time, only the lonely Li Lin was left in the front court of Ajax, and of course, an old acquaintance was closely followed behind him.

"Theo, we're old friends, do you think it's necessary for you to stick so tightly?"

That's right, now following Li Lin is Jensen, who moved to Vitesse from Ajax at the beginning of this season.

"Li, I know your ability very well, and only in this way can your defense be effective!"

When Jensen left, although Li Lin had not improved to the current level, he had already left a deep impression on the veteran, so he would not take it lightly, which was also the task given to him by head coach Lu Teng.

However, with Jensen, the midfielder, not involved in the midfield contention, the situation on the field gradually began to turn, and Vitesse could no longer control the midfield, so he could only be forced to retreat.

Lu Teng on the sidelines was a little anxious, he didn't want to see the team start to enter a state of stubbornness as soon as the second half came up, but now it seems that this is an inevitable situation.

So he went on to make substitutions.

"Not long after the start of the second half, Vitesse continued to make substitutions, replacing striker Reis with midfielder Proper, and it looked like Vitesse was ready to defend after losing control of the midfield!"

Wright was amazed by the decisiveness of Vitesse coach Luten, who was basically a one-man tactical performance, while his opponent, coach Frank de Boer, was a little sluggish.

"In fact, from a tactical level, Vitesse's tactical deployment in the first half was actually a failure, and the pressure they put on Ajax was not able to break the opponent, and these two goals were not so much the credit of tactics, but the players themselves cleverly seized Ajax's loopholes, so it is a bit harsh to accuse Coach De Boer tactically."

Vanderst stepped up and did justice to Coach De Boer.

But in the world of football, the result is everything, anyway, now the opponent is ahead, only by leading the team to break the opponent's iron bucket formation, Frank de Boer can re-straighten his back, otherwise, this game is still the victory of Lu Teng's tactical change!