189 is not an easy race
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Once Chelsea were given the opportunity to attack, their overall mental outlook changed dramatically.
Wild, aggressive, unrestrained!
It was as if all the players had mobilized the attacking factor in their bodies and launched an attack with a fighting spirit that would not stop breaking the goal.
Although Chelsea have not been able to match the fluid attacking style of Ajax, they have tried to score goals through a simple and crude approach.
In the 7th minute, Duff crossed from the side, and Lobonte abandoned the goal and punched the football out of the line of the small penalty area.
Frank Lampard took a long-range shot from the perimeter, De Jong raised his leg to block it with his body, but Lampard flicked the ball horizontally, shook off the angle and then hit the goal, and at the last moment, Galacek stretched out to block the foot in front of Lampard to change the trajectory of the ball, and after refraction, the ball flew off the bottom line quickly.
From a Chelsea corner, Escud headed it clear, Sneijder tried to get past Glenschal after stopping the ball on the outside, but was tackled by Claude Makelele, who played the ball to Glenschal, who crossed again.
The quality of the cross was unsatisfactory, Grigra nodded the ball from behind the penalty area, and Qin Xiong controlled the ball on the perimeter.
He stepped on the ball with his back to Chelsea and he didn't dare to pass it to his team-mates.
Chelsea's attacking momentum at home was swift, evident in the burst at every point, relying on the wild onslaught of individual ability to try to shatter Ajax's tight defence.
Especially in consecutive offenses, the defender is very prone to disarray, mistakes in defensive adjustment, loss of marking goals, and other catastrophic mistakes.
So he didn't dare to pass the ball. The teammates need a breather, they need a moment of composure.
Duff rushed up from behind as if he was irrational and forced it, Qin Xiong paid attention to the angle of the opponent coming up from behind, and then pulled the ball from the other side and turned around when Duff came up!
Duff grabbed it, and Qin Xiong pulled the ball and turned around. At exactly the same time, the two passed by!
After Qin Xiong pulled the ball and turned around, there was a sea and sky in front of him!
He dribbled forward down the flank, with Frank Lampard on the back burner and Claude Makelele on the back.
When Bridge rushed up, Qin Xiong didn't stick to the ball again. The 3 seconds after the transition between attack and defense are the most critical use time, and he has wasted it just now, it is a decision after judging the situation, not deliberately slowing down the attack.
When Van der Fatra was on the wing, he was supported by Qin Xiong on the flank. The ball was at his feet, Van der Vaart cut inside and Makelele shrank into the box.
At this time, Van der Vaart wanted to use his personal cover to create a zào opportunity for Ibu.
But he despised Makeléle, or rather, the more he was in such a situation, the more obvious Makelele's role became.
He saw through Van der Vaart's passing intentions!
Take a step into the penalty area, create a deeper pullback for Gallas, and then stop the ball and kick back. Tong guò created the space out of the space for Ibrahimovic to pass the ball.
After the ball was passed at his feet, Van der Vaart was shocked to see that Makelele, who was obviously retreating behind, seemed to be ready to step forward and cut off the ball!
Ibrahimovic was helpless, and Van der Vaart was speechless.
"That's it! Makelele is like that! He is underrated at Real Madrid! He's an absolute defensive master. The more he is counterattacked, the more the opponent has an open space to attack, his position selection, prediction, and incomparably accurate! Van der Vaart was like passing the ball to Makelele, hahaha. See his expression? He's in shock! No, he shouldn't be shocked. That's Claude Makelele and you want to break through his defence with a simple pass in front of him. You're still too young, young man! Having said that, Real Madrid only values superstars and lacks attention to powerful players, and it has to be said that Abu has made a good deal, and Makelele is worthy of his value and the high salary he receives. ”
Makellele's play was not accidental, and when he made three successful tackles in the next 10 minutes, Qin Xiong couldn't help but start to revisit Ajax's strategy for this game.
A 3-1 lead, combined with coming away to play on the counter-attack, doesn't mean Ajax can win easily.
Even with Chelsea's greater commitment to attacking, Ajax have been given plenty of space up front.
The problem is that after playing fast, Ajax only have very few troops up front.
The space is enough to fit, but there are not many points of contact.
Grigla or Maxwell can't be expected to be able to run faster than the ball after defending Chelsea's attacks in succession.
When the Ajax trident looked for a link up front, the calmest of Chelsea's defensive players was Claude Makelele.
Either he will accurately anticipate the attacking points of Ajax's crosses and cuts, and form interceptions on the line.
Either they will make sure that their teammates are watching one of them to death, and the way they play is very unbearable for the Ajax players.
Sneijder and Van der Vaart were forced to concede twice and Ibrahimovic missed a pass.
In the last game of Ajax's attack, although there was not so much space, there were many players in the front, and the most basic group triangle could be played.
Today's defense is at the forefront, and the triangle system of Ibrahimovic, Sneijder, and Van der Vaart is too far away, and it is difficult to play a combination that the opponent can't react to in a short period of time.
Need to change!
Adventure required!
Qin Xiong knew that if he continued to fight like this, even if Ajax had a hundred counterattack opportunities, he might not be able to play more than 10 times, and even if he could shoot, he might not be able to score, so the probability of scoring a goal would be even lower.
He needs to be bolder, hand over the transition to Galasek, and then burst out of speed to the front line to be able to derive more coordination changes in the fast attack.
Chelsea responded to Ajax's counter-attacks, with repeated defensive successes giving more confidence to attacking players who were more reckless in their efforts to destroy Ajax's defence up front.
In the 28th minute, Duff crossed diagonally from the left and Frank Lampard cut in on the left side of the box, his run shook off De Jong and Galasek, and then swept the ball across the back of the net as soon as he touched the ball.
Lobon moved towards the back of goal and saw Crespo have a golden chance to open the net, and before he could shoot, Escud swept the ball off the line with a flying tackle, shocking the Ajax players into a cold sweat.
It's almost oolong!
'Chelsea came close to knocking on Ajax's goal, it doesn't look like Ajax's defensive style of play has made the defence more solid, Chelsea are not passive on the pitch, they can score at any time!'
Two minutes later, Ajax instigated a counter-attack at the back.
Qin Xiong deliberately passed the ball to Galasek, who passed the ball directly from the midfield to Sneijder on the left side of the front court.
Qin Xiong rushed forward, and when he came to the front of the big penalty area, Makelele could not predict as accurately as before, because Ibrahimovic and Qin Xiong were two central contact points, and he could not predict who Sneijder would pass the ball to.
At this time, Sneijder first passed the ball to Ibrahimovic, and Ibrahimovic kicked the ball again and returned the ball to Qin Xiong.
Makelle rushed to block, and Qin Xiong greeted the ball and shot out directly!
The ball flew into the bottom right corner of the net with great speed and Cudicini made a world-class save to keep the ball out of the line.
Qin Xiong's face did not change, and Ajax's fast-break threat was finally played!
"Wow! Ajax's rising midfield star Qin Xiong came close to finding the back of the net, and his brilliant long-range shot and playmaking brilliance in the last game were impressive, he was a player with great technical ability, a good sense of the big picture, and a long-range shot that made all the goalkeepers fearful! No wonder many teams in the Premier League are interested in him, Ajax can't deceive the world, they have been saying that they will renew Qin Xiong's contract, but Qin Xiong's contract will soon have only one year left, rumors that Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham, Newcastle United, and Ajax's opponent Chelsea today, they all want to buy Qin Xiong, why not? This will not be a costly investment, Qin Xiong will not renew his contract with Ajax for a day, and his transfer fee will not be too high! ”
The atmosphere of the game is getting more and more tense.
Chelsea's tough momentum can create opportunities to threaten Ajax.
Ajax's defensive counter-attacks are finally starting to show their deadly power! (To be continued).