At half-time, in the dressing room at Ajax, Frank de Boer touched the beard on his chin with a thoughtful expression.

The players were a little silent, and despite taking the lead, the atmosphere in the whole team was like a loss.

Li Lin was lying on the massage table with his head up, receiving a massage from the coach, trying to activate his body in this way.

After a long time, Frank de Boer came to his senses and couldn't help but smile as he looked at the lifeless appearance of the dressing room.

"Guys, although you played badly in the first half, I don't blame you, it's my responsibility, I didn't realize the situation in time!" Speaking of this, Frank de Boer solemnly apologized to his disciples, "But you still maintain the lead in this situation, you have done well enough, so don't look like this, be happy!" ”

Vlak de Boer's words managed to ease the atmosphere in the dressing room, and the players' faces were less solemn and a little more relaxed.

"But we do need to make some changes, otherwise it's hard to change the situation on the pitch!"

De Boer pondered for a moment, looked at the substitutes, and made a decision.

"In the second half, Fisher replaced Lee, Spoxryder replaced Poulsen, and hopefully you can try to cheer up in the second half!"

Hearing the manager's words, Fisher and Spoxlade had a smile on their faces, especially Spoxleder, who has yet to play this season.

Li Lin didn't have any thoughts about being replaced, he was the worst person in the team in the first half, and it was normal to be replaced, but he was inevitably a little uncomfortable.

This discomfort is not directed at Frank de Boer, but at himself, who always wanted not to live up to anyone's expectations of himself, but who apparently let the coach down today.

Li Lin, who was a little depressed, was the last to walk out of the locker room, and as soon as he walked out of the door with his head down, he was hugged in his arms.

"Don't think about it, you've done well today!"

De Boer's soft voice came to my ears.

"Coach, you don't have to comfort me, I really didn't play well in this game, and I don't feel like I can lift my energy!"

Facing the coach's comfort, Li Lin whispered with some emotion.

"There's no need to blame yourself, you look at Paulson, as an experienced veteran, he didn't adjust his condition in this game, so it's inevitable, people's emotions, states, etc., there are highs and lows, so don't pay too much attention to it, sometimes a calm mind can help you maintain a normal performance when you are in a downturn!"

Frank de Boer is well aware of his character as a proud disciple, although he seems to be a very joking and easy-going person, but in fact he is a very high-spirited person in his bones. So in the face of this kind of force majeure thing, Li Lin is easy to fall into a situation of competing with himself, which actually does not help to improve his performance on the field, which is why Frank de Boer took the initiative to comfort Li Lin, and he said that he talked about his career experience.

Li Lin nodded and accepted the coach's statement in his heart. This kind of thing, it's really useless to compete with yourself, now, it's better to calm down and enjoy the performance of your teammates with peace of mind.

Back on the bench and sat down, and in a short time, the second half of the game began!

Sure enough, at the beginning of the second half, Coach De Boer made two changes in a row, with two youngsters, Fisher and Sporksleder, coming off the bench to replace the team's captain Paulsen and Lee, who was in poor form in the first half. Let's see how Ajax fared after the substitutions! ”

It should be said that Ajax's performance on the field in the second half was not as passive as in the first half, and the situation on the field basically returned to the balance of power. But because Utrecht sent two people to mark Li Lin in the first half, in a sense, Li Lin's fate also liberated the opponent and allowed the opponent to devote all his mind to the attack.

And although there is no form problem with the players replaced by Frank de Boer, they may be worse in terms of ability, Fisher is okay as an offensive player, and Spoxleder as the team's only midfielder, and he has a little difficulty on the field.

"This game may be dangerous!"

Paulson sat on the bench and saw that Spoxryde on the field was once again successfully cut off by the opponent, frowned, and said in a heavy tone.

In addition to the state reasons, Paulson's departure is actually more of a physical consideration, a week of double matches is indeed not easy for the 32-year-old veteran, but the team is now the most reliable in this position is the veteran, the rest are all young people with little experience, so the departure of Jensen at the beginning of the season still has a great impact on the team.

Spoxleder's performance, Li Lin naturally also sees it, not all young players are as young and old as Eriksen, and the position of the back is actually more difficult for a young player, if the loss of an offensive player will only cause the team's offense to stagnate, then the loss of the back will cause the team's offensive and defensive ends to be completely paralyzed, this is the importance of this position.

Obviously, Spoxleder was excited to play today, but he was a little frizzy, and the poor form of the whole team also affected his performance.

"No way, we're a young team after all, otherwise you'd have been on the bench a long time ago!" Li Lin casually made a joke, "We are really in a bad state today, so we can only accept any result, right?" ”

As soon as Li Lin's words fell, the situation on the court changed dramatically.

Utrecht's quick counter-attack, forward midfielder Assal shot from the penalty area, Spoxleder actively returned to the penalty area, tried to reach for the goal, but the ball was blocked into his own goal.

1：1！

Utrecht relied on an own goal to equalise.

Sporxrider sat down on the floor in frustration, his eyes red, and he almost burst into tears. It was not easy to get the opportunity to play, but he was messed up by himself.

The goalkeeper behind him, Vermeer, came up and hugged him and patted him on the head as a sign of comfort.

In the end, the team was held to a 1-1 draw at home, and thanks to Twente's home win over league rivals AZ Alkmaar again, Ajax were overtaken by their opponents by one point in the standings and returned to second place in the league.

After the game, Frank de Boer put all the blame for the team's lost victory on his own shoulders, helping his players to bear the burden of a draw that the media didn't think should have been.

After the game, back at the future training base, all the players lined up, waiting for the coach's arrangement.

"This game has passed, don't take it personally, especially you, Fabian, if you cry again, you will go to the reserve team to stay!"

The manager's words caused a burst of laughter from the players, and Spoxryder scratched his head a little embarrassedly and laughed along with everyone.

"Except for the players who went to report to the national team, the other players are all on a three-day holiday, which is a chance for you to have a good rest, and after the vacation, come back on time to report! Alright, let's go! ”

"Oh! Yes! ”

"It's a holiday!"

"Lee, when is your bar opening?"

"It's going to be a while!"

Looking at the elated appearance of a group of lads who did not have national team assignments, Frank de Boer shook his head with a smile and scolded in a low voice: "A bunch of stinky boys! ”