228 Eve of the Storm
Jose Mourinho's heart was struck like a blow to his heart, and he couldn't breathe for a while.
There was a shock in his eyes that could not be concealed!
Genius fit!
This is what Attacking Football is most proud of.
When the talent is presented on the court, no one can predict what will happen!
It can be said that this is exactly the opposite of Mourinho's football philosophy.
He can't allow players to have too much self-performance, giving players a significantly lower degree of freedom, and he focuses on the overall tactical execution.
For example, Ajax adheres to the club's traditional technical and tactical style of play under Koeman, in fact, as long as the next system is established, and then the coach will carry out "rule by inaction", allowing the players to cooperate together and give full play to their creative power!
This is also the reason why Koeman, who also led the team to this season's Champions League final, is not as famous as Mourinho.
The media has always been tireless in discussing the question around Koeman: Did this group of talented players make Koeman, or did Koeman activate this group of talented players? Is it a change of manager to coach Ajax, and Ajax can also be successful?
The media, who do not know the inside of the Ajax dressing room, will not be able to appreciate the relationship and feelings between the players and Koeman.
Reform in the process of moving forward, and in adhering to the club's traditional technical and tactical system, every step of the club is not based on whimsy, but will be combined with the actual situation and do not abandon the ideal.
His situation has always been difficult, and it is undeniable that Van Gaal's existence has always put a lot of pressure on him, just think of the supreme honor that Van Gaal also led a group of talents to such a supreme honor nine years ago, and was horrified by the European media to say: Ajax will rule European football for ten years! Koeman's shoulders were like two mountains on his shoulders.
If it weren't for the introduction of the Bosman Law. Maybe the current Ajax will not be inferior to the status of the world-class giants.
Jose Mourinho is known for his high demands on the team's tactical execution. And the team he leads can highlight the coaching performance of the head coach.
But at this time. Jose Mourinho knows that the winning football he admires can do whatever it takes to win the game!
The opponent is just the opposite, unrestrained romantic offensive football.
Porto is rigorous and absolutely sensible, but Ajax is open and occasionally beyond the norm!
Two different styles of soccer ball collide and show off their skills.
When this pinnacle battle came to the final stage, the scene was evenly divided.
Porto used a defensive counterattack to seize a qiē opportunity to break through the door of Ajax twice, and Ajax returned the gift in an unexpected way!
Jose Mourinho dismissed the idea of a substitution.
It was originally intended to strengthen the defense by replacing offensive players with defensive players. Now it's in the trash!
The score is 2:2.
Maybe it's going to go to extra time, but really go to a penalty?
Jose Mourinho doesn't leave his fate to chance.
Keeping the situation on the pitch unchanged, Mourinho took to the sidelines to cheer on the players and let them not be affected by the change in shape.
When the Ajax players walked to the backfield, Sneijder tugged on Qin Xiong's arm, and then pointed to the sidelines, Qin Xiong looked to the sidelines, saw Coman shouting, and pointed at Qin Xiong.
Qin Xiong immediately trotted over, and the noise in the stands shook the sky. Qin Xiong had to turn sideways, and Coman covered his mouth with his hand in his ear to speak.
Qin Xiong kept nodding. Koeman did not make any substitutions in this final, there was indeed no one available, and the only one who could be counted on in attack was Pienal, who was temporarily useless, and at this stage of the game, he was worried that even if Pienal came on the pitch and did not enter the game, this substitution would not have any effect.
He told Qin Xiong of his intention to command on the spot, and then asked Qin Xiong to convey it to his teammates on the court.
After finishing speaking, Coman patted Qin Xiong on the back, Qin Xiong nodded and quickly trotted back into the court, Van der Vaart, Ibrahimovic, and Sneijder stood together waiting for him.
Because they saw Qin Xiong running towards them.
The four of them formed a circle, and Qin Xiong told his teammates about Koeman's adjustment, and then prepared to continue the game.
The audience at the scene and the audience in front of the TV saw the picture of Qin Xiong being called to the sidelines by Coman to teach him the right time, not to mention Mourinho, who was not far from Koeman.
Of course he saw it.
Now many people are curious about what Coman said to Qin Xiong.
How will Ajax change?
After explaining to Qin Xiong, Coman turned around and walked to the bench and called out all the substitutes except for substitute goalkeeper Stekelenberg, and then Ajax's substitutes got up and warmed up on the sidelines.
Mourinho's face became more solemn than ever.
It looks like Ajax are preparing for a substitution.
Sonck, Sotars, Pinal, O'Brien, Trabelsi, Pasanen.
Of the six substitutes who went to warm up, who will play?
The game restarted and Mourinho refocused his eyes on the pitch.
After watching it for a minute, Mourinho saw an unexpected scene.
In Ajax's forward line, only Ibrahimovic is the only one who survives!
In addition to Ibrahimovic rushing to the front, Sneijder, Van der Vaart, and Qin Xiong all stayed in the midfield area, and it seemed that the focus was on defense.
What about offense?
Just rely on the long pass to hang it!
Hope is pinned on Ibrahimovic, who has just scored a header.
Did Ajax give up on ideals?
After a hard-fought equaliser, surrendered to reality?
Did you kneel down in front of utilitarian football?
No one in the outside world knows.
Only the Ajax players themselves understand.
In many key battles in the past, Ajax's youth has always been a concern for the outside world.
Being young is not only a lack of experience, but also a lack of physical condition.
And one of the physical states is physical fitness.
Sneijder and Van der Vaart were repeatedly exhausted in the final stages of key battles, and while they didn't get tired, the drop in movement was something the coaching staff had been hoping to improve.
However, this is an issue that cannot be changed during the Season to have an immediate effect.
In the Champions League final, less than 10 minutes into the final game, Coman knew that if Ajax continued to play like this, Sneijder and Van der Vaart's physical fitness must have problems, and the physical inability to keep up will reduce their speed, reduce their running range, and their explosive power will not be able to play.
This is not a surrender, but a flexibility, Ajax holds high the banner of offensive football, do you want to be tired to death?
Making smart choices in the light of reality has been Koeman's management style throughout the season.
Allowing Van der Vaart and Sneijder to drop back in the closing stages of the game gave Porto the illusion that Ajax were going to drag the game into extra-time or buy time for the substitutions, in order to give the two players a brief respite on the pitch.
Porto regrouped and De Bryant had more room to play as the pressure on the defensive end dropped so he could focus more on attack.
However, Porto went to play a positional battle, and in the face of Ajax's initiative to retreat to a three-line tightly cohesive defence, they looked helpless.
Ajax's attack has become very stereotyped, either Qin Xiong passes the ball with his teammates in the midfield, taking the initiative to slow down the pace of the game, and if he encounters a strong sniper, he and his teammates will directly make a long pass to Ibrahimovic, who is at the front line.
Ibrahimovic is closely guarded by Porto's back line and back line, and he can't even control the ball.
The fans in the stands are both hot and cold.
The Porto fans were disappointed that they were only ten minutes away from winning the cup.
Ajax fans breathed a sigh of relief first, as for the team's way of shrinking the defensive line, they didn't think it was much of a problem, so let's breathe a sigh of relief and play extra time.
Porto, who had been steadfast in their counter-attacking tactics since the first minute of the game, suddenly found that Ajax had significantly reduced their impact on their defence.
It's still easy to keep an eye on Ibrahimovic, especially Ajax's long-pass attack, and there are almost no points behind Ibrahimovic, in other words, he must control the ball or shoot by himself, which means that Ibrahimovic's options are limited and easier to predict by opponents, so it is not difficult for Porto to use three or four players to target him.
Their defenses were finally able to catch their breath, and their tense nerves were naturally relieved.
As the clock ticked by, most fans and spectators believed that the calm and calm on the field represented a tacit understanding between the two teams to enter overtime and then play the final showdown.
Subtle changes are taking place, and the mental stress and psychological changes of the players may also be carried out in a state that they are not aware of.
Storm in the Making (To be continued...... R1292