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Monaco has only one option for this match: attack!

This leaves Ajax in a more relaxed position than in the previous game, despite the absence of Ibrahimovic.

They have the advantage of being at home, the physical advantage of waiting for work, and the strategic space that the opposition will never be able to defend on the field, and the only test for them is whether they can play an efficient attacking combination after Pienaar replaces Ibrahimovic.

Although it was a combination after the opening, it did not mean that Monaco would sit back and watch Ajax continue to play similar attacking combinations.

They will also make adjustments after observing and familiarizing themselves with Ajax's attacking routines.

Monaco started the game with the momentum of the last game, and threw attacking forces into the front court as if they were losing their minds.

It's a pity that they are playing away from home, and the state in the opening stage was not mobilized to the best, Evra and Roten coordinated well in the wide attack, but the quality of the crosses was really substandard, and two consecutive crosses made Morientes spread his hands in the penalty area to make a helpless look.

On Ajax's side, Qin Xiong continued to be active in the midfield, and he did his best to connect the entire attacking system in the front court.

Ajax's strategy of accumulating advantages on the side, advancing to the danger zone, and suddenly transferring the attack to the middle or another wing, this kind of coordination of organizing the offensive is Qin Xiong's forte.

In the 14th minute of the game, he and Van der Vaart exchanged passes on the left side of the front, and observed that Zix's movement rhythm was wrong, and Qin Xiong decisively stepped on the ball to start wiping past him, and transferred the attack back to the middle from the side.

He dribbled forward in the middle. After constantly attracting Monaco's defenders, he created space for Pinar to cut into the penalty area. Then send a through ball at the right time!

'Pinar went into the box. From Qin Xiong's indescribable straight stopper, Pienal shot! Oh my God, how could he so outrageously? He thought he was a defender for Monaco, and this goal was a clear goal! ”

The fans in the stands couldn't help but applaud the team, praised Qin Xiong's wonderful pass, and encouraged Pienal to show better when he took advantage of the opportunity next time.

The hidden dangers buried under Ajax's advantage are equally glaring.

Koeman has never been able to solve the problem of improving the quality of his team's defence in the face of the opponent's frenzied attack.

There are barriers that cannot be crossed except for time.

For example, Heitinga and De Jong's defensive quality needs to be improved, and it is not something that the manager can immediately improve by brandishing the whip and letting them train.

Compared to the freewheeling offense and high margin for error, the offense has a very low margin for error. The requirements for hard power are also higher.

Qin Xiong will also make mistakes, but as long as he doesn't make mistakes in the danger zone, he basically won't cause a big disaster, but the defensive players are different, don't say that the mistakes in the danger zone may make you regret it if you are a little distracted.

Among the opponents that Ajax has faced in the Champions League this season, Monaco's attack is perhaps the most passionate and unrestrained, even AC Milan cannot match, AC Milan relied on overall pressure to defeat Ajax.

Chelsea, Arsenal. None of them are as persistent and crazy as Monaco in attack.

It just so happens that Ajax's strength is attacking. The defense is definitely not the best in the world, and it may barely reach the top level.

When Monaco have to go on the attack, Ajax occasionally feel a sense of panic.

If you let your opponent score a goal first, the shape will be turned upside down!

In the 23rd minute of the game, Gyuli cut into the penalty area, Ibarra crossed from the side, Morientes headed the ball, Gyuli got a shot opportunity after getting rid of the defense and almost penetrated the ten fingers of Lobont, Gyuli's shot hit the post and bounced off the bottom line.

Didier Deschamps was bent over on the sidelines, and he almost went to celebrate.

Koeman wiped a cold sweat, if the aggregate score became 2:3 down, Ajax would be really difficult to play.

Because they don't even have a fulcrum-type center.

As soon as Monaco tightened their defense, Ajax almost returned to the attacking form of the second leg against Arsenal, and could only try their luck on the periphery and wait for the opponent to make a mistake!

In fact, Ajax didn't have a lot of chances to score in this game, and it seemed that they had a lot more than Monaco, but they didn't do a good job of taking advantage of them.

Qin Xiong is also under less pressure than the last game, in addition to the opponent's eagerness to attack and weaken the defense, there is also Van der Vaart as a shadow striker to bring containment, as long as the opponent's central defender never dares to expose the area behind him to be beaten by Ajax, then Qin Xiong's space outside the front penalty area will not be compressed too much, after all, the opponent's three midfielders must always be wary of Van der Vaart's running position and marking him.

When 30 minutes had passed, Ajax had not yet scored, but Monaco had a shot that hit the post and continued to unleash a two-wing attack to create chances, and the Ajax fans in the stands were a little nervous.

They were worried that Monaco would score first.

The Monaco back line has stabilized, they have figured out the attacking situation of Ajax, after the absence of Ibrahimovic, Ajax's way of attacking in the penalty area to receive crosses from the side is no longer there, at least the high-altitude ball can not be won in front of the Monaco defenders, even once, it is almost impossible!

So their strategy became simpler, abandoning the wide defence and concentrating on compressing the space in the middle and in the box.

Ajax wants to play a wide cross, please!

This invisibly adds more difficulty to Ajax's attack.

When the opponent's defense became more and more confident, Qin Xiong was constantly thinking about how to play a surprise offensive coordination.

Unsurprisingly, it is difficult to form a great shooting opportunity with unsurprising offensive movement and coordination, and more subtle coordination must appear!

In the 34th minute of the game, he controlled the ball in front of the penalty area, never sent the ball out, Zikes stalked around him, which was quite comfortable for him, this season experienced Gattuso, Van Bommel, Vieira, Silva, Makelele, Lampard baptism Qin Xiong, in the attack physical confrontation has accumulated a wealth of experience, he knows how to resist the opponent's entanglement in the ball protection, as long as the opponent is not out of the rules, he can occupy the ball control at least the level of physical confrontation ability.

He never played the ball and looked a little sluggish, just waiting for his teammates to run!

Van der Vaart ran forward, from the middle of the penalty area, his run was too obvious, Cisse and Rodriguez moved forward and backward, and Cisse deliberately blocked the passing line between Qin Xiong and Van der Vaart.

Qin Xiong didn't make any signs of passing, but just when Van der Vaart was halfway through the run, Pienaar also cut inside from the right and ran into the penalty area, he was closer to Qin Xiong, at this time, Qin Xiong raised his leg to make a move that was about to pass.

Bernardi immediately moved laterally to block the gap between Qin Xiong and Pinal's passing line, and Evra also stealthily tugged at Pinard's shirt with his hand, sticking to him like a dogskin plaster.

Monaco's defensive players are in a flat mentality.

Van der Vaart covers, Pienal raids.

That's the subtlety of Ajax's attack.

They're all limited by us, and your pass will be intercepted by us!

Just as the Monaco players were very confident in dealing with this defense, Qin Xiong's dropped right foot did not pass the ball out, but instead pulled the ball back to the other side of his body.

This shocked Zikes, who made a steal technical move with his feet.

Qin Xiong suddenly turned around from him and went to the other side.

Looking back, Qin Xiong smashed the ball and turned around and passed the ball again, and the action was done in one go.

In the left rib area of the penalty area, Sneijder cut inside, and Qin Xiong's pass arrived as scheduled!

The players of the entire defense line of Monaco did not expect Qin Xiong to make such a move, and when he decided to send the ball at his feet, there was no longer the slightest drag.

Ibarra didn't keep up with Sneijder, and Rodriguez dropped Van der Vaart to snipe at Sneijder.

As soon as he moved over, Sneijder chose to pass the ball when he had a chance to shoot with his feet!

His pass went through Rodriguez's gear and the ball rolled to the side of Van der Vaart behind Rodriguez.

Van der Vaart didn't hesitate to shoot, even closer to the goal than the penalty spot, the Dutch golden boy's shot was so powerful that goalkeeper Roma didn't have time to react, the ball blinked in front of him and flew into the goal behind him!

The Amsterdam Athletic Stadium is in a boil! (To be continued......)