Chapter 127: A Fatal Knife

The 2:0 score made Ajax a sparring partner. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Even if they don't want to admit it, they are well aware that they only have three out of ten hope to take the three points away from Wembley Stadium with both sides playing normally. Now that the opponent is playing cards out of the ordinary and lucky, and the two goals are three more than the other, they can only give it a go, hoping for a miracle.

Fortunately, there is still a lot of game time, and Arsenal did not shrink their defense to keep the three points, as long as they are open-minded, maybe there is a possibility of a comeback.

With this psychological support, the next games are still full of sparks and wonderful scenes.

This is often the case in competitive competitions.

The high level of play of one side stimulated the other side, and the open attitude made the defense of both sides not so rigorous, so after 15 minutes of 2:0 score, Ajax finally pulled one back!

In the 38th minute of the game, Zhang Xiaorui's corner kick was rubbed by his teammates in front of him, and the second drop point was also taken by the Ajax players first, and a low shot in the penalty area broke the goal!

In this defense, You Mo and Lehmann's judgment is fine, but although the two have good air defense capabilities, after all, they are weak, and the first landing point is relatively high and the arc is low, so they can only look at the ball and sigh.

1:2!

Pulling a goal back before half-time brought more than just a close gap.

Confidence, and the momentum that comes with it!

There are still 45 minutes left in the game, just one goal, and you can chase it back with all your might!

The Ajax players don't just think so, they do it. So at the beginning of the second half, they launched a huge offensive and fought fiercely with their opponents in every corner of the stadium.

The Arsenal players genuinely welcome such guests.

The huge score gap will make the game lose suspense, and the one-sided scene will make people doze off. Only the tip of the needle against Mai Mang can make the game full of suspense and make all the fans who come to watch the game even more crazy!

As for the end result, it's really not something to think about right now.

What needs to be done now is to come up with the best craftsmanship and entertain the guests who come from afar!

"Wow, I can't believe that Ajax is getting better and better!"

The two old guys in charge of the on-site commentary became more and more excited.

For a long time, the Premier League has appeared in the world's five major leagues with more than rough and insufficient skills and tactics. To a certain extent, this satisfies people's psychology of watching the excitement, and they feel that the high-paced competition where you come and go is very enjoyable. But in the eyes of a true insider, and of course in the eyes of other opponents, this kind of blind rush is not on the table, which not only lacks technical content, but also the simplicity and straightforwardness of tactical intentions can easily leave flaws.

The changes that started with Arsenal have provided an alternative way of thinking for Premier League teams who are blindly seeking impact. If this team can continue to be successful, there will definitely be more and more imitators, and the Premier League, which is too one-dimensional, will usher in a hundred flowers!

This will have a huge impact on the spread of the Premier League's influence, and the ensuing benefits will also make the league more competitive!

"Yes, they seemed to be stimulated by Arsenal's wonderful performance, and in such a crucial battle that was a matter of life and death, they burst out with great energy!"

"Their name is not loud, but their performance did not discredit the magnificent title of Dutch football!"

"Look, this beautiful transfer is just every second!"

"It's dangerous! The shot was just a fraction of a second! ”

"Arsenal's open-mindedness gave them a lot of opportunities, and they didn't refuse that kindness, and after chasing back a goal, they continued to play catch-up and are gradually taking the initiative!"

'Yes, the Gunners played a little too relaxed because there was no pressure to win. You may be able to play very well in this situation, but the result is hard to guarantee. ”

"That's right, that's the case with competitive competitions, where people on the edge of the cliff are more likely to reach unimaginable levels and achieve miraculous feats!"

'The problem is now lost to Arsenal.'

"Is it important to win the game, or to continue the current form and make the outcome of the game uncertain!"

......

Shrink your defense and win the game first?

In the first half, watching the opponent gradually gain momentum, many people had some doubts in their hearts.

In fact, if there was no relationship between You Mo and Zhang Xiaorui, they would not have any doubts, and they would definitely choose to stabilize their position first.

For them, even if the outcome of the game does not have much impact, they are not willing to be equalized or even reversed by their opponents little by little when they are two goals ahead. What's more, there are quite a few wavering guys among the fans who are there, and they need a win to dispel all concerns.

But after considering the condition of the three opponents, they were a little hesitant.

Not to mention the relationship between You Mo and Zhang Xiaorui, as far as the opponent is concerned, they like the team in front of them very much, not Mourinho and his team!

The arrogance of the Portuguese not only irritated Wenger, but also affected them. Both legs were frightening, almost losing and losing.

Now they have finally taken the absolute initiative and control the fate of others.

If they recycle the defensive curl up by three points, then Benfica only need to draw away from home to advance to the last 16 and could be their knockout opponents!

If they continue to play so unrestrainedly, once Ajax equalizes, then Mourinho's team must win Lokomotiv Moscow, who have not lost hope of qualifying!

Of course, you can be more ruthless, just release the water to the end, completely extinguish the hope of those two teams, and slap the Portuguese in the face as much as you want!

Of the three possibilities, the first is the most emotionally difficult to accept, and the third is a bit excessive, which will affect the popularity that has just been condensed, and some of the gains outweigh the losses. So the second possibility became the best option, and at the same time it came to their minds.

Even manager Arsene Wenger didn't show a strong interest in curling threes, and at halftime he only emphasised the precautions in attack and did not raise the defensive requirements of the whole team.

Under this obvious hint, they played unrestrained in the second half.

Fifteen minutes passed, and both sides began to make substitutions at the same time after wasting several chances to rewrite the score.

Arsene Wenger brought on Wiltord for Bergkamp, while Ajax brought on two in one go.

Compared with Bergkamp, who has grown into a master under the influence of all-attack and all-defense, Wiltord's defensive ability is obviously a notch worse. Bringing in a team with few attacking opportunities may lead to better control of the midfield, or it may further reduce the team's defensive ability.

To put it simply, this is a gambling substitution, an adjustment made when you don't really care about the outcome of the game!

As a result, after the substitutions, the openness of the game was further enhanced, and the managers of both sides were like gamblers who lost red eyes, investing heavily in attack and barely supporting a few people in defense.

In contrast, the Arsenal players were more than relaxed, not nervous enough, and only played at 90 per cent at best. The Ajax players are as excited as if they have been beaten with blood, and their level of performance has gone straight to 120%!

As the game time wore on, the disparity in fitness status gradually became apparent.

The short break for Arsenal's players after a brutal Christmas schedule has not eased their physical exhaustion. Ajax waited for a week of rest!

After going back and forth, it became normal for the score to be rewritten again.

In the 73rd minute of the game, Ajax created a wonderful opportunity after continuous passes in the middle, Lehmann's hard save could only barely block the ball out of the small penalty area, but in the melee with similar numbers, the Germans' goal was lost again, and the score became 2:2!

The murmur in the stands suddenly sounded and lasted for a long time.

As if determined to turn the noise into boos, the more the Ajax team became more and more popular, and the goddess of luck favored them.

A powerful shot from outside the penalty area hit the legs of the Arsenal players and caused a refraction, so that Lehmann could only look at the ball and sigh!

3:2!

Reversion!

The boos gradually rose, and Wenger's face was a little ugly.

To be honest, he's a bit underestimated.

In a game where there is no pressure to win, players tend to be less nervous and less motivated. In this kind of atmosphere, the level of attention of the manager will further affect the mentality of the players, so that they can relax more or really take it seriously.

The Frenchman's only fears were dismissed by a brilliant first-half performance, and even after a goal was pulled back, he still felt the need to make a fuss about defence.

Just play a good match and an appetizing scoreline.

Unexpectedly, once the opponent's momentum was released, the eyes and defenses of their own players were suddenly full of loopholes and became the background board in the goal!

Can only play a good ball in the half?

Fans who come to watch the game with great interest will inevitably leave such an impression.

For a team aiming for the Champions League, it is inevitably a bit disappointing to bear such an assessment. Especially after going through many tests, when you are still a few steps or even one step away from success, once you go backwards, the consequences are unimaginable!

But how can the situation change?

Taking the lead and then being reversed is a big demoralizing thing, and in such a game where losing has nothing to do with the overall situation, with ten minutes left, what can be done to boost morale and save the situation?

Substitutions?

For whom?

Wenger glanced at the substitutes on the runway and shook his head slightly.

Is it still the same as in the last game, replacing a midfielder with Martin Keown, with Youmo as a striker?

That's a bit too sluggish!

Moreover, the physical strength of the players has decreased significantly, and the defense is often not in place, and rashly adjusting the back line may continue to lead to conceding goals!

What to do?

"It's been so long, it's time to send our guests."

On the pitch, which fell silent, there was a lazy voice, but Wenger sounded nothing but harsh.

Is it really Jean?

Or is it the underestimation of the enemy that makes the situation difficult to recover?

Fortunately, the players still bought it and shouted one after another.

"yes, this is the first time we've made this our home stadium, and it's a bit disappointing to lose like this!" Vieira followed, with a black face.

"That's right, one point is enough for them to qualify, if we continue to play like this, it is estimated that we will be audited!" Wiltord joked in French, his eyes wandering around.

"Damn, you guys, can you be a little sympathetic!" Lyman was so depressed that he could only take the ball out of his breath.

"Hurry up, our fans are leaving the stadium early!" Ashley Cole glanced at the stands and shook his head.

You Mo didn't look to the sidelines at all, and laughed when he heard the echo of his teammates.

The laughter is very presumptuous, and there is a rogue style of "I am the master of my territory".

"Then the guy, don't leave a penny and don't let go!"

Don't leave a single point and don't let go?

Is there such an unreasonable thing?

Zhang Xiaorui was a little puzzled.

The biggest suspense in football is the uncertainty of the outcome, who can guarantee that the final ten minutes will definitely score?

The so-called "myth of invincibility", is it really that magical?

......

Is it really that amazing?

Really.

Why is there one?

The answer is simple.

A draw is an acceptable result, you can't lose, that's all.

After experiencing the test of bloody rain, this Arsenal team has quietly completed the transformation, from a team that pursues gorgeousness, to an iron-blooded division!

They can be in poor physical condition or have other reasons that lead to mediocre performances, but they will never allow anyone to take the three points easily, and they will never tacitly accept defeat when they can still resist!

You Mo knew very well what his teammates' concerns were, so he could only wait, just like in the final six years ago, waiting for his opponent to overtake the score, waiting for his teammates to explode in a desperate situation.

He laughed when everything was going according to the written script.

A strong instinct told him that the game wasn't going to end there.

In the end, he won, a little too much.

In the 83rd minute of the game, Ashley Cole and Pire played a delicate combination on the left side and then crossed the bottom, and the ball was headed out by the Ajax players!

Vieira, two meters from outside the penalty area, shoots with his leg and the ball bounces off the crossbar!

Seeing that luck had run to the opponent, all the fans shook their heads in disappointment. But within a minute, Lehmann, who came out from the back to win the ball, told everyone with his actions, "Wait and see!" ”

Backwards, continuous reversals, outside the big penalty area, the bold German actually completed a smash pass under the pressure of the opponent!

The shocking behavior paralyzed the opponent, and even the audience began to shout "release water, match-fixing", Lehmann repeated his old trick and handed it to Vieira, who retreated!

The captain of Arsenal, who was also holding back the fire in his belly, burst out with amazing energy under the opponent's double bag, and after struggling to make a forward trip, he not only passed the ball, but also overturned an Ajax player!

The shocking scene continues.

Wiltord relayed the ball and started his solo show!

With abundant physical support, the ghostly change of direction got rid of the Frenchman as if he was in a no-man's land, and Henry's retreat response made him even more powerful, and when he finally completed the shot, none of the Ajax players were enough to stand in front of him to block!

3:3!

The Wembley Grandstand was once again in a frenzy, and all doubts disappeared without a trace in this explosive solo performance!

But just when everyone was satisfied and felt that the trip was worthwhile, the guy who wandered in the shadows gave his former friend a fatal stab. (To be continued.) )