The home team conceded the first goal, although it was only one, but the system of the Champions League home and away knockout rounds determined that away goals were as precious as gold, and they would also cause a fatal blow to the home team.

After conceding the goal, Ajax did not show the momentum and momentum to equalise immediately.

In the top confrontation, Qin Xiong noticed the weakness of Ajax's self-righteous offensive and defensive system.

He can't press forward with impunity to attack.

To create a chance in front of the Arsenal defence, there is a must-have, the full-back assists!

Only when the full-backs assist and form a front and back coordination on the side can they contain the opponent's defense line, force the opponent to expand the lateral defensive area, and at the same time add a wing contact point, lateral transfer, and sound to the east and west.

On the premise that the conditions for full-backs to assist must be met, there must be at least 5 people in the backfield defense!

Three defenders and two midfielders form a double iron triangle system that is interlocking.

The iron triangle system of two defenders and one back is unshakable in European football, but any successful team must at least have a complete iron triangle system.

And Ajax is not as strong as Arsenal, and it is simply unrealistic to rely on a complete iron triangle to defend the opponent's hurricane-like fast attack!

Therefore, two iron triangles overlapping with 3 defenders and 2 midfielders are needed to at least ensure that the opponent's passing and cutting coordination in the danger zone is blocked.

In order to avoid the back line being broken through again, Qin Xiong took the initiative to take on the defensive task and worked with Galasek to form a barrier in front of the two iron triangles.

Because of this, in the final period of the first half, Ajax also failed to create better attacking opportunities.

With a score of 0:1. Ajax and Arsenal walk together in the tunnel for the players' tunnel.

The home fans were unabated in their enthusiasm, and there was a brief moment of stunned after conceding the goal, but soon these fans continued to cheer tirelessly for the team.

Back in the locker room. Qin Xiong and his teammates were silent, they didn't quarrel, they didn't get angry at their teammates.

In fact, they work very hard and hard.

But the reality has given them setbacks and blows.

thought that he was unstoppable in the Eredivisie, but he suffered a blow in the Champions League.

Arsenal are strong, though not to the point of crushing Ajax. However, Guò's solid defense greatly limited Ajax's performance.

Especially the opponent's galloping counterattack, which made Ajax's midfield very uncomfortable, Qin Xiong did not dare to rashly switch positions with his forward teammates, once he lost the ball in the process of changing positions, then. The attacking players in the midfield will not be able to return to the defense in time to interfere with the opponent's fast attack.

After the lack of changes, Ajax's attacking power suddenly diminished.

They can create a new technical and tactical system and then kill three times to beat PSV Eindhoven.

However, PSV Eindhoven and Arsenal are not teams at the same level.

Such a reality can make the geniuses of Ajax feel a great deal of pressure and frustration.

But everyone didn't lose control, they thought in silence, and prepared calmly and composedly for the second half of the game. It represents that they are growing up, from a group that can only play downwind and win joyfully to celebrate. Children who encounter headwinds but blame each other and shirk their responsibilities become mature.

Koeman didn't get back into the dressing room in the first place.

He pondered alone in the hallway.

The problem that Qin Xiong discovered in the first half was actually discovered when he played PSV Eindhoven.

The reason why there is no change is because change is always a double-edged sword, and when it succeeds, it does not seek change.

But by this time. He had to make a change.

Otherwise, Ajax will continue to play like this, especially when the time of the second half is getting less and less. Mentality, stress. The score, a variety of factors will affect the player's performance, and when the time comes, the team may be crushed by Arsenal, who are firmly defending the counterattack.

As for how to change, he had an idea when he thought about it before, whether it was right or not, he didn't know, this is also all the efforts he put his heart and soul into this young guard, and if it doesn't work, it either means that the limit of this young team is here, or it means that his personal coaching ability is mediocre.

He walked back to the dressing room and first called Pinal up, the two whispered in the corner of the dressing room, not knowing what they were talking about, Pinal looked solemn and finally nodded with difficulty.

Koeman asked Pienal to put himself back in place, then pulled the tactical board and rearranged the Ajax formation, which had the numbers of each Ajax player on it.

Everyone looked at each other.

Qin Xiong's position changed.

He played as a midfielder, or as a central midfielder.

Behind Qin Xiong, there are two midfielders, De Jong and Galasek.

Now, one can imagine what Coman said to Pinard.

In the second half, Pienaar will be removed and replaced by Frenkie de Jong.

Then push Qin Xiong to the front.

The original five-person attack group was reduced by one person to a four-person attack group.

Don't look at the fact that it just changed from 5 to 4, but in the change of movement and coordination, it means that the team's offense can shine much less.

However, it is the defense that has improved during the same period!

Despite the confusion of some players, we are now behind, and the manager is strengthening the defense, is this a sign of weakness or a surrender?

But no one questioned Koeman's decision.

The change in football tactics is often not earth-shaking, like Ajax's change at this time, in the final analysis, only changed the role of a player on the field, from the front to the back, and then the central midfielder remains the same, but from the overall situation of the offensive and defensive system, this change has a huge impact.

Of course, the players like the attacking system of five attacking players with two full-backs shuttling around the wings, playing like that, they work together, they can blossom more, they can score goals, and they even have the shadow of attacking and defending.

But that idealistic style of football, when encountering opponents weaker than oneself, can crush the opponent, when encountering opponents stronger than oneself, but it may not work, ideals, after all, must be subordinated to reality.

If we say that after being beaten by AC Milan, Koeman's transformation of the team is to restore the mature attacking system of last season and carry out the ideal sublimation.

So now the change of weakening the offense and strengthening the defense is to improve and make up for the shortcomings of this ideal offensive system.

Ajax will be completely balanced to the limits of their abilities.

As for how far they can go, Coman doesn't know, but wherever they go, it means they give it their all.

Koeman did not make a substitution before the start of the second half.

He cherishes every opportunity and if he makes a substitution in midfield, he will give Arsenal some time to adjust their thinking.

He will need to make changes once the game has already started and both players are in the rhythm of the game, so that the Arsenal players may not be able to adapt immediately.

Just five minutes into the second half, Ajax made a substitution.

De Jong up, Pinar down!

Many fans in the stands could not understand Koeman's substitution.

Who De Jong is, what kind of style of play, they are clear, such substitutions, at a glance, reduce the offensive firepower.

The score is behind, how can you make such a substitution?

Even Arsene Wenger frowned and pondered on the sidelines with his arms around his chest, not quite understanding what the purpose of Ajax's change was.

Win with less loss?

I won't give up so soon.

He had a sense of foreboding.

In fact, Ajax is majestic on home, but Wenger, who is far away in England, really doesn't have the time to pay attention to Ajax's appearance, just like Ferguson sometimes even calls the name of the Champions League opponent wrong, Arsenal wants to subvert the hegemony of the Red Devils, and face the rise of London's upstart Chelsea, where is the interest to pay attention to the outside world?

But judging from the media reports, he knows that Ajax has a lot of talented new stars that the giants are paying close attention to.

When the game started again, he focused his attention on Qin Xiong, who was more unfamiliar with other players.

In the first half, Qin Xiong's appearance was quite decent, several large-scale transfers were eye-catching, and he had the excellent qualities of an offensive playmaker, but to say how top-notch, Wenger did not think so.

After De Jong came on the pitch, Qin Xiong's defensive duties were relieved by at least 70%, and he was freed up to concentrate more on the attack.

And he began to organize the attack and direct the direction of Ajax's attack, but after frequently attacking on the left, Wenger was evaluated in his heart as naïve. (To be continued) R580