Chapter 47: The Expedition to Rotterdam (Part II)
(I wrote the Rotterdam chapter very hard because I couldn't figure out how the game should develop, so it was a 2,000-word chapter, divided into three chapters.) )
As soon as De Jong conceded the ball, he began to counter-attack on the spot. Unfortunately, however, his movements did not seem to be well controlled, and the scale was a bit overdone, so that the referee whistled for a foul and ran over to give him a verbal warning.
Coman shrugged disapprovingly, home whistle?
He Xu shrugged helplessly, is this kid mistaken, the foul is so obvious, and it will be discovered......
The Rotterdam fans were already yelling uncontrollably from the stands, or rather, from the very beginning of the game, as soon as the Ajax players entered the stadium.
"Red card! Red! Red! ”
This time, when the referee blew for a foul on Sim de Jong, they couldn't help but shout in unison.
The Rotterdam elite players were preparing to take a free kick in the front court at the top of the arc of the center circle, He Xu also took a few steps back at this time, looked at Alecic who was about to kick off, and he suddenly asked, "Hey! Can you kick it out? ”
The tone seemed to be joking between friends, Alecic was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at He Xu, but He Xu just raised his eyebrows at him, and Alecic realized that this kid was playing with me!
After asking this question, He Xu walked back to the front court of the Rotterdam elite, teasing this kind of thing, one time is enough, and it is easy to be warned by the referee if you do too much.
Alecic glared at the back of the casual He Xu, and drove the ball forward, Vertonghen's prediction was accurate, two steps forward, and the striker who overpowered the Rotterdam elite pushed the ball back.
Massimo Charlie got the ball, then turned and flicked the ball forward, and with a very fast kick, the ball was passed to the feet of Sim de Jong, and I don't know what happened to this kid today. After receiving the ball this time, he actually made a mistake in stopping the ball, and the ball was accurately stopped by him at the feet of the opponent's midfielder.
Massimo Charlie, who had just finished passing the ball, was a step slow between such quick transitions between attack and defence, and before he could make any moves, the ball was passed to Alecic by the Rotterdam Elite midfield, who was clearly the heart of Rotterdam's attacking attack, and he would initiate almost all the first passes in the front court.
As the team's No.10 and the most skilled player, Alecic was not so nervous against the Ajax defence, at least he dared to control the ball at his feet, rather than passing the ball as soon as he was posted by a defender.
Koeman, who watched Ckimm's performance on the sidelines, looked behind him with some confusion. Could it be that some of the substitutes passed his number 10 shirt on the pitch? This performance is much worse than before!
When he turned around to chase Alecic, Massimo Charlie deliberately looked at De Jong, who was unexpectedly weak-footed, this kid? Could it be that something bad was done last night? That's why it's boring?
The game went on without continuous passing, and neither team could organize any really effective attacks, Alecic had a good pass in the air, but his forwards were too poor to stop and receive the ball.
And Ajax is such a good striker, his teammates, today did not know how to pass the ball to his feet.
Sim de Jong's performance made Coman unbearable, and he shouted again and again at the pitch, "Keep the ball!" Get it out! Don't stick to the ball in midfield, hurry up! ”
The Rotterdam elite also seem to have seized on the point of Sim de Jong, as a midfielder, the chances of attacking without him are slim, so they have firmly restrained De Jong. Of the three midfielders, only Massimo Charlie has a strong forward ability, and he is tired of dealing with Alecic's attack and is completely free to step forward, Ajax's offensive has come to a standstill for a while.
Koeman can't stand it anymore, and Ajax, who have always been known for their attacking football, can't even get a big win against a team like Elite Rotterdam now?
He took advantage of a deadball time to call Garrincha to his side and instructed him to make a new tactical arrangement.
"You step back to help the defense, let Massimo press forward, and get the offense moving."
After he finished speaking, he reached out and patted Garrincha's shoulder, "If you have the opportunity, you can also attack with the ball more, don't waste such good footwork!" ”
Garrincha nodded and returned to the arena.
At this time, the referee was taking out the card, and the defender Eno received a yellow card for a tackle with a big action, and the shouting and scolding of the Rotterdam elite fans entered another peak, in their eyes, as long as they stopped the team's attacking action, they should have a red card......
Alecic stood in front of the ball, he was always the first free-kick taker, looking at the holes in the wall and the position of Stekelenburg. He was secretly happy in his heart.
After taking two steps back, the referee blew the whistle, and after a few steps, he picked up the ball with the inside of his foot, flew high, drew an arc, and then plummeted into the far corner of the goal!
He Xu, who was standing in the front court, was stunned, this ball ......
Stekelenburg's vision seemed to be blocked at a moment's notice, and by the time he reacted, it was too late, and the ball had made a beautiful arc and drilled into the goal!
“Goaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!” The fans at the scene screamed wildly, and happiness came a little too suddenly for them.
And Koeman, who turned around and was about to sit down and rest after arranging his tactics, looked at the score on the LCD screen in disbelief, from 0-0 to 1-0.
He Xu stretched out his hand to put down the frame, and walked indifferently to the middle circle, there is nothing terrible about being scored, what is terrible is that he can't chase back after being scored.
Thinking so, he stretched out his foot to catch the football that was thrown to the center circle by Stekelenburg, and the ball smashed on the surface of his foot, this time it was not instinctive, it was completely controlled by He Xu himself, so he did not send the ball to the tee point of the center circle very smoothly, but bounced the ball out directly.
He Xu was stunned, damn it, what's going on? How is it that the feeling of being free when facing football has completely disappeared?! Could it be...... That body's instinctive reaction is completely gone?
Although he had been mentally prepared before, when this moment came so suddenly, He Xu was always a little distracted. My body can't instinctively make me move on the court, so am I a sports idiot again?
Thinking so, He Xu took a few steps forward, stretched out his foot and stepped on the football, his feet moved, the ball was still round, the turf was still soft, and there was no special feeling. But what about the old feeling?
Garrincha happened to come at this time and stood opposite He Xu, who had his head down, and he said as He Xu had spoken to himself in the past: "Hey! Come on, there's still a lot of time! ”
He Xu was stunned and raised his head to look at him. I didn't know what to say......