17 October 2001, Stade Gérán, Lyon, France, Away Locker Room.

Santini's Lyon proved that not all teams are afraid of Ajax's attack, and after understanding Ajax's tactics at the Arena Stadium, back in France, Santini's team used an unbreakable defense to ensure their start.

Don't you like to attack? I'll let you attack, and you'll attack!

In the 35th minute, Govu's goal after a counterattack allowed Ajax to end the first half with a 0-1 deficit.

This is indeed a very bad situation, because this is the goal caused by Lucio's mistake, and Ye Qiu has reminded the Brazilian central defender more than once that he must be careful of Gowu, but he didn't expect to be attacked by Lyon in the end.

The locker room was quiet, no one spoke, and many people bowed their heads.

In Ye Qiu's team, unity and discipline are the first commandments, so at such a time, no one dares to fall into the ground, and no one dares to complain to each other, because the consequences of doing so must be a miserable death.

When Ye Qiu walked into the locker room, he was obviously angry, and he even walked in with his foot to open the door of the locker room, which was rare for him, because everyone usually felt that he was not like a head coach who liked to lose his temper.

"I'm seeing a goal that has been repeated by Lu Dao many times, can any of you tell me why this is happening?" Only Ye Qiu's angry voice floated in the locker room, and everyone else was left with only breathing.

Indeed, Lucio's mistakes have indeed happened many times, last season, and this season, which is not new, but what Ye Qiu said is obviously not only Lucio's mistakes, but also the team's control of the rhythm.

"I've always said that whether it's fast or slow, we can't go too far, once we find that the fast attack can't be effective, we have to slow down the pace, but that doesn't mean that we have to completely let our opponent pull the pace to the slowest level, doesn't this mean that the initiative we have won so hard will be directly in the hands of the opponent?"

At the beginning of this game, the rhythm was pulled fast by Ajax's fast attack, and Lyon was forced to defend, but after a long time of attacking, Ajax slowed down the pace, and Santini immediately seized the opportunity to pull the pace very slowly, which caused Ajax to play in a very awkward rhythm in the next half an hour, and could not get up.

But when Lyon found Ajax's loophole, they launched a counterattack, very quickly.

This kind of trick was originally used by Ajax on others, but now that it is used by others on himself, Ye Qiu is not to mention how depressed he is, because these are all things that he emphasizes a lot, and they are also very important on weekdays.

What Ye Qiu wants is that whether it is fast or slow, the rhythm must be firmly controlled in his own hands.

This is quite good in the Eredivisie Ajax, after all, the strength of those teams in the Eredivisie cannot be compared with the teams in the Champions League, but in the Champions League, it is still the way to play the Eredivisie team to play the opponent of the Champions League, which will suffer a big loss.

"We conceded in the first half for two reasons!" Ye Qiu wrenched his hand, "First, after the fast attack, when we slowed down the tempo, we were obviously careless and lost control of the rhythm, we are not used to playing in a slow tempo, so Ajax, who can't get up fast, is like a toothless tiger, at the mercy of others!" ”

The players listened to Ye Qiu's analysis, and they all lowered their heads, because rhythm control is not a matter of one person, it is the problem of everyone in the team, or most of them, and Ye Qiu is also criticizing all of them.

"Second, Lucio, I must say that your performance in the first half today proved that you are a good playmaker for Lyon, you used your clever movement to help Govura out of the gap, and Santini must be very grateful to you, because without you they wouldn't have been able to blow a fart into our goal!"

Criticized by Ye Qiu, Lucio raised his head, and the Brazilian central defender with a meaty face looked indignant, but he didn't dare and couldn't refute it, because it was indeed his mistake that caused the team's back line to have problems.

"Don't think it's just Lucio who makes mistakes, and you, Douglas, did you play today? I can't see you, where have you been? Ye Qiu crackled and asked Mai Kong.

Between Lucio and McConn, Ye Qiu will always only let one person go forward, and the other person will be responsible for assisting in the defense, plus a Gilberto who doesn't like to go forward in the back position? Silva, Ajax's defense is not so weak, but the problem is that when Lucio stepped forward, McCone did not fill in.

Ye Qiu's question, no one dared to refute or talk back, firstly, because Ye Qiu's prestige was high enough, although he was young, every player here was personally brought to Ajax by him, and he was single-handedly raised and cultivated, and he had enough aura to suppress this group of people.

And Ye Qiu is not untargeted, what he said happened in the first half of the place, who can refute it?

After training the players, Ye Qiu was silent for a while, sighed, and glanced at the players in the locker room, "So, now, you answer me one more question, do you still want to win this game?" ”

After hearing this, the players all looked up.

"Yes!" Lucio was the first to stand up, with a resolute expression.

This is the characteristic of the Brazilian centre-back, who always maintains a high fighting spirit.

"Of course we still want to win!"

"That's right, head, we're going to win!"

The players expressed their positions one after another, and McCone also stood up and swore that he would work harder in the second half.

The Brazilian right-back's recent form is indeed not ideal, Ye Qiu found out when he played Bayer Leverkusen before, and now he plays Lyon, his performance is also average, but Ye Qiu will not replace him now.

Sometimes substitutions are not about being presumptuous, but about taking into account the emotions of the players.

Mai Kong is not in a good state, if necessary, Ye Qiu will not hesitate to take him, but if it is okay to change it or not, he will choose to keep Mai Kong, because at least he has to give people a little confidence and dignity, isn't it?

"Good, at least you still want to win!" Ye Qiu nodded and said.

Walking to the front of the tactical board, Ye Qiu quickly drew the tactics of the Lyon team and the corresponding tactics of Ajax on the tactical board.

"If this game is going to be won, in the second half we all have to work hard to make up for the missed opportunities in the first half, especially physically, I want you not to be afraid to waste energy from the beginning, give me a rush, I want to control the rhythm from the beginning!"

The players all nodded in agreement.

"Lucio, don't you like to move forward?" Ye Qiu looked at Lucio.

The Brazilian central defender shook his head vigorously in his heart, "Don't go forward, don't go forward, head, I won't even go forward!" ”

Seeing that this Brazilian with a face full of flesh and not afraid of heaven and earth actually admitted it, a burst of laughter suddenly sounded in the locker room, which greatly diluted the anxiety and impatience caused by backwardness.

Ye Qiu couldn't help but laugh, but soon his face became serious, "I'm telling you seriously!" ”

As soon as he emphasized this, Lucio suddenly knew that he was serious, and he didn't say anything more, but listened carefully.

"Remember Ballack from Bayer Leverkusen? That kid just likes to go on a rampage, I'm thinking, let you do the same, when we successfully get the control of the rhythm and push the defense line to the center circle, from the middle circle to the opponent's penalty area, it's 50 meters away, with your speed and impact, enough! ”

"Head, what do you mean...... I don't really understand! Lucio asked, clutching his head.

Ye Qiu smiled, "We went more to the side in the second half, tore apart the opponent's defense from the side, gave Robben and Van der Meyde more one-on-one opportunities, and then crossed from the bottom, we have Ibrahimovic, Keita, if at this time Lucio rushes into the penalty area from the back all the way crazy......"

Just imagining, Ye Qiu can imagine it, it can definitely be compared to a tank rushing into the city!

After watching Barak, he really reflected on himself, and felt that he was still too conservative and not bold enough to use Lucio.

Seeing that Lucio understood a little, Ye Qiu said again: "I'll let you plug forward, but not let you blindly insert forward, you have to show me accurately and carefully, either just stay behind me obediently, or you have to create a threat to me as soon as you go up, if the ball is in the middle, you will give me a tail between your legs and stay behind!" ”

Lucio nodded, "I promise, head!" ”

Ye Qiu looked at McConn, "Lucio stepped forward, Douglas, you are responsible for assisting him in the defense, understand?" ”

McConn is not in good form and it is better to stay at the back than to let him go up as well.

After getting McConn's consent, Ye Qiu pushed away the tactical board beside him, "Guys, I want each of you to remember, after the start of the second half, don't think too much, just rush me, press me forward, and firmly suppress Lyon, because I want a victory!" ”

"This game is about whether we can qualify from the group or not, and it is also about each of us, so there is no room for error, I want you to give me all the best in the second half, even if it is the Gelland Stadium, you have to kick Lyon far away for me, with a win, back to Amsterdam!"

As he spoke, Ye Qiu kicked his right foot casually, and immediately kicked the tactical board that had been pushed down by him before.

This sudden move, combined with his words and expression, suddenly made the players in the locker room become enthusiastic one by one, and the adrenaline gushed out, and they all seemed to have become barbarians who were not afraid of death and did not know pain.

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The Ligue 1 side quickly realised the change in Ajax.

In the first half, Ajax played weakly, a bit like a lion in a cage and struggling with no strength, but in the second half, Ajax looked like a lion desperately searching for prey in the jungle from the beginning, and his eyes were full of a desire to swallow anything.

The opening attack, which is not difficult for Ajax, they are already a little familiar, plus Santini's team obviously tasted the sweetness from the defensive counterattack in the first half, and in the second half, they want to rely on the gourd to draw a scoop and continue to adopt defensive tactics to see if there is a chance to score again.

What I didn't expect was that Ajax would attack so resolutely.

After the opening game, Lyon was barely able to defend, but as Ajax gradually strengthened their attack, Lyon's defense began to show flaws.

Lucio seems to be a big old man, but in fact, he also has a delicate side, but his delicacy is not often shown on weekdays, if it weren't for Ye Qiu forcing him, it is estimated that it would be difficult to see his delicate side on the court.

After a direct impact on the Lyon team's penalty area in the second half, Ye Qiu found a problem in the opponent's center-back combination, Brazilian central defender Edmilson has a good ability to defend the ball, always grabbing the first point, but the defense is soft and lacks one-on-one confrontation ability.

Another centre-back, Patrick? Originally from Switzerland, Muller used to play as an attacking player in midfield but later became a centre-back. Muller is a bit further down the line, with Santini clearly impressed by his steady style and the heart of Lyon's defence today.

But Patrick? Muller and goalkeeper Kupert are both only 1.82 meters tall, but Lucio is 1.88 meters tall, a difference of 6 centimeters, and if the latter quickly rushes into the penalty area from the back and then jumps, the difference in bounce will be even more obvious.

Therefore, Ye Qiu immediately made adjustments, letting Ibrahimovic deal with Edmilson, and letting Lucio plug in to play Patrick? At this point in Muller, the Swedes still have to pay attention to pulling Edmilson away a bit, pulling Lyon's two central defenders away, and letting Lucio deal with Patrick? Muller.

Lucio understood Ye Qiu's intentions almost immediately, this kid is usually rude, but once he is careful, patient, and stable, not to mention stable, his observation of the situation is also very good.

When he saw Sneijder protecting the ball while carrying Juninho Jr. with his body, and then saw that Van der Meyde on the right had pressed up, he understood that Ajax was going to play on the right side this time, so he almost did not hesitate to sprint forward.

Rushing forward from centre-back, 50 metres was not a long time for the fast-paced Lucio, and by the time he reached the edge of the Lyon penalty area, Van der Meyde on the right had already received a ball from Sneijder and formed a one-on-one breakthrough on the right.

The bottom cross, Lucio was like a heavy tank, full of throttle, all the way rampant into the Lyon penalty area, facing Patrick in front of him? Muller, taking advantage of this momentum, jumped high and smashed Van der Meyde's cross into the back of the net with a hard shot.

At this moment, Ye Qiu sounded a noun, high-altitude bomber!

"I'll you!" At the moment when the ball crashed into Lyon's goal, Ye Qiu shouted loudly and cheered with a big smile, celebrating the goal!

If Barak is seen as a combination of Vieira and Vieri, then who should Lucio be with whom?

Turning his head sideways, he saw Santini walking out of the home team's coach's seat in surprise, Ye Qiu felt indescribably proud in his heart, didn't your old boy sit firmly on the Diaoyutai in the first half? Now let's see that Lao Tzu doesn't kick you off the fishing platform!

finally equalized, Ajax's players celebrated on the field, all of them looked very excited, morale was like a rainbow, Ye Qiu took advantage of the players to the sidelines to celebrate, walked over, and kept calling on the players to be calm and continue to maintain pressure on Lyon.

"It's this momentum, I want you to keep this momentum, rush up for me, and kill them!" Ye Qiu clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

The players were infected by the manager one by one, coupled with the equalizer, they suddenly became high-spirited, like a tiger descending on the field, unstoppable, although Lyon wanted to tighten the defense, but could not withstand Lucio's second tiger into the flock.

Less than 15 minutes after his first goal, Lucio sprinted into the Lyon penalty area in the 67th minute with another quick run from the back, this time with a header saved by Kupet, but Van der Meyde was followed by a follow-up shot from Donny van der Meyde to put Ajax in the lead.

This goal completely messed up Lyon, they wanted to press it out, but Ajax was too powerful, and the initiative was firmly controlled by Ye Qiu's team, even if Santini wanted to press it out, he had to weigh the risk.

The hesitant Lyon finally paid a terrible price for his mistake once again, Keita's long-range shot of about 25 meters from the top of Kupet's head went straight to the corner of the goal, rewriting the score to 3:1!

The goal was undoubtedly a death sentence for Lyon, and if Santini had thought his side could rely on this game to qualify for the UEFA Cup, they are now in utter despair.

Although Santini soon made a series of substitutions in the hope of halting the team's decline, Ye Qiu's team relied on the sharp momentum created after the start of the second half to lay the victory in one fell swoop.

By the time Santini reacted and wanted to make amends, the overall situation had already been decided, and it was too late!

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, all the Ajax players rushed out of the pitch and rushed to the stands of the Ajax fans who had followed the team to the away stadium to celebrate the victory.

Won Lyon, Ajax returned to the top of the group with 3 wins and 9 points, because at the same time, Bayer Leverkusen lost 1:2 away to Barcelona, and the German powerhouse also stopped the winning streak, and is currently tied with Ajax with 9 points, but Ajax is temporarily in first place because of goal difference.

Barcelona also chased 6 points with this victory, temporarily ranked third in the group behind Leverkusen and Ajax, while Lyon failed to get points, ranking last with 0 points, and the French team basically lost the hope of being eliminated.

All that's left is Ajax, Bayer Leverkusen and Barcelona competing for the right to qualify from the group, with the first two teams the most promising, but Barcelona also has a home game against Ajax, so no one can afford to care!