Koeman did not call the team to press in the final moments, even if the Dutch media repeatedly stressed that Ajax want to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and a home game against Arsenal is the best time, once they miss the first 90 minutes at home and do not get a dominant scoreline, Ajax will be disappointed.

Even though Ljungberg was no longer involved in the attack and went back to concentrate on defense, Koeman still did not let the team attack at full strength.

It's not that he's instigated, it's not that he doesn't have dreams and ambitions.

It's that Ajax is not at its best in this game.

In the previous five-man attacking group, Ajax was at its best.

Coman also had illusions about such an attack group, hoping that they would be able to destroy the arsenal with earth-shattering momentum, but it backfired.

Ibrahimovic, Sneijder, Van der Vaart, Pienal, Qin Xiong, these five players are still young after all and have not yet reached their peak.

It's too difficult to rely on five men to break down Arsenal's solid defence while juggling defence, creating a clear advantage.

After self-correction at half-time and Koeman's final adjustment to the chemistry of the group of players in light of reality, it was clear that the team would need some time to re-grind.

The good news is that Ajax still have time, with two league games and almost half a month of rest before the next game, and Koeman can hone his squad and make the players more proficient after the new changes.

The downside is that Ajax could go to Highbury, where they face a lot of pressure and a disadvantage before the game starts.

"The game is over. The first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals. Ajax drew 1-1 at home to Arsenal. The scorers for both teams were Van der Vaart and Thierry Henry, which is not good for Ajax, and it will be very difficult to overcome Highbury, and we will wait and see what the next meeting between these two teams will be in half a month. ”

The game is over.

Qin Xiong squatted down on the spot, he was too tired, and the first half was full of galloping. The second half was a horizontal shuttle back and forth across the front court.

Letting the sweat drip on the turf, there was still a trace of self-blame in his heart.

He had a chance to finish Arsenal.

If that long-range shot can be scored, the score will be 2:1.

De Jong walked up from behind and dragged Qin Xiong, signaling him to cheer up, Qin Xiong wiped his face, and his expression became stubborn and unwilling.

Arsenal are strong, but not unbeatable.

The players on both sides shook hands amicably after the game, and when Henry came to Qin Xiong, he calmly said to Qin Xiong, "Hey. Good kick. ”

Qin Xiong stared at Henry and said lightly, "But I didn't win." ”

Thierry Henry motioned for a shirt exchange. Qin Xiong took off his jersey with him, exchanged them with each other, then shook hands, put their jerseys on their shoulders, and left separately.

After thanking the home fans, Qin Xiong walked side by side with Ibrahimovic, Sneijder and Van der Vaart, and they began to discuss the game from the pitch to the dressing room.

Ibrahimovic didn't complain, but spoke deeply about his situation in the game.

He was sandwiched by Campbell, Toure, plus Silva and Vieira in front, and it was really difficult to have room to play.

Sneijder said that although Lauren seems to be inconspicuous, his body is really super strong, and if he wants to win in the confrontation, he can't do it, and he can only find opportunities if he has the opportunity and has space to get rid of it.

Van der Vaart didn't say anything, he had a lot of opportunities, because Ashley Cole tended to assist more strictly, Ashley Cole stepped forward, Van der Vaart had more space, but when Ashley Cole didn't come forward, when he was defending in the backfield, Van der Vaart could only control the ball on the periphery of the side and develop into the penalty area, which was difficult to climb.

The teammates were communicating with each other, Qin Xiong didn't say anything, the difficulties he encountered in the game, everyone saw it, he couldn't talk about it, he had to move back and forth on the pitch laterally, in order to get rid of the opponent's blockade and find space to get the ball, if there were running distance statistics in the whole court, Qin Xiong would undoubtedly be the first.

After listening to what his teammates said, Qin Xiong said bluntly: "What you said is nothing more than a core issue, we can't infiltrate the attack into Arsenal's penalty area!" The center forward is stared to death, the winger is not dominant in the confrontation, the space is compressed by the opponent to the left, in front of the penalty area, they have the ability to double the back, we can't play the Hague, Volendam and other teams, easily plug with a straight kick, a pass and run to play the attack into the opponent's penalty area, and then form a threatening offensive. Right? ”

The silence of the three of them can be regarded as acquiescence.

Back in the dressing room, they were still discussing, Qin Xiong said to them: "The problem is already obvious, we need to shorten the distance, strengthen the ability to cooperate in the front, if Zlatan can't play in the penalty area, then it should be withdrawn, if Arsenal's back line follows him out in order to keep an eye on him, just right, our two wingers have space to cut inside, we can try to plug the ball, if they don't follow, then in the front, our distance will be shortened, and it will be easier to cooperate with the creation of chances." ”

The three of them nodded in agreement with Qin Xiong's statement.

After the game, Koeman did not attend the press conference in the first place, he returned to the dressing room and calmly watched his disciples discuss the game.

Qin Xiong and the issues they discussed, Coman also thought about at the end of the game, but he was not in a hurry, he was happy to see the players discuss it themselves, and wait for the coach to repeat it, it would be okay, in that case, it would help the team to improve, rather than the manager's unilateral indoctrination, which would definitely not be particularly good.

After a big battle, everyone was a little tired.

The war is not over.

They have 90 minutes left.

So no one will be discouraged, and the morale has not been broken, so to speak, this is completely different from the atmosphere after the game against AC Milan, playing AC Milan, losing, the other party turns around and leaves, it seems that the next time we meet, I don't know what year and month, there is no need to care at all.

But against Arsenal today, the two teams will play again in half a month.

The 1:1 score is indeed not good for Ajax, but the Ajax players don't particularly care about such a score.

At the end of the day, they didn't lose!

They also believe they can win!

Koeman finally spoke, he praised the players' performance, in all fairness, not only did the Ajax team not make a mistake in the game today, but every player worked very hard, and the manager could not ignore the sweat of the effort, even if he did not get the best result, the manager could not criticize the players.

Even as the players recovered from post-match fatigue, even as they lay on the massage table and were relieved of muscle fatigue by the team's masseurs, the Ajax players were still gossiping about the game, expressing their opinions on the individual characteristics of the Arsenal players and reminding each other on how to guard against the opposition in the next meeting.

Speaking at his press conference after the game, Arsene Wenger said: "Arsenal went through a tough battle and got a draw, this result is not safe for us, Ajax showed their potential, quality and created a lot of difficulties for us in the game, especially their midfielder, Qin Xiong, a creative midfielder like him, has become more and more rare, it was his excellent play in the second half that made Arsenal's victory fly away." ”

He focused on Qin Xiong's individual performance.

This can't help but resentfully the reporters of the Dutch media in the audience: Damn, this professor shouldn't be trying to dig into the wall, right?

You must know that Arsene Wenger is famous for his penchant for bringing in young players with potential, and Ajax's youth army, I am afraid that many of them are professors who want to bring Highbury.

Dutch reporters wanted to ridicule Arsene Wenger from the interview, so they ridiculed Arsenal as a Premier League giant, came to Amsterdam, but did not dare to attack bravely, a group of "old guys" are not as passionate as a group of young people at Ajax.

Wenger answered the question evasively and walked away.

His side walked away to a draw with a scoreline, which was good for Arsenal, so why bother with a war of words with journalists?

It was only when he left Amsterdam that Arsene Wenger asked his assistant to gather information about Qin Xiong's career in the Netherlands.

A midfield commander like Qin Xiong, it is no exaggeration to say that it is coveted by giants all over the world.

The most important point is that Arsenal does not have a player with such a role, at least he can put his hand in the main position, no!

But when it comes to players with potential, Arsenal have one: Cesc Fabregas, who is not yet 17 years old. (To be continued......) R1292