Chapter 1222: Ajax on the Verge of Disintegration (Part I)
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At the same time as the referee blew the whistle to announce the end of the match, the Juventus players hurried into the tunnel, having just lost 4-0, and they were not in the mood to watch how the Fiorentina players celebrated the victory.
Fiorentina fans were very happy with the team's performance in this game, after all, it is not uncommon for the league rivals Juventus to be so miserable, even the most discerning fans can only complain "if only they could score more goals", and nothing else can be found.
In fact, the game ended with a score of 4-0 instead of a more disparity. Not because the Fiorentina players were kind enough to take the lead, or because the Juventus players regained their form in the game, but because Heynckes learned his previous lesson and decided to save the Champions League group stage against Ajax in midweek to avoid a repeat of the last time they were held to a draw by their opponents due to fitness problems.
As a result, after the team took a three-goal lead, Heynckes decisively ordered the players to change their style of play and start to focus on shrinking the formation to stabilize the defence, and stop chasing Juventus, who had no ability to fight back, to save strength for the Champions Cup match in midweek.
After all, while Fiorentina's qualification for the Champions League group stage is quite clear at this point, with at least three points separating the other three teams in the same group from them (Real Sociedad and Ajax both have the same number of points, one draw, one loss, and Dynamo Kyiv have one draw and two defeats), this is not a reason for the team to take lightly. In the view of the always cautious Heynckes, as long as Fiorentina have not fully locked up the top spot in the group, then anything is possible.
Therefore, the Fiorentina players did not kill Juventus, which had collapsed, after sealing the victory, and created a bigger tragedy on the Bianconeri, which was somewhat face-saving for the opponent. A score of 4-0 does seem miserable, but it's better than being beaten to 5-0 or even 6-0, right?
Having suffered a defeat and returning from Fiorentina in frustration, we will not mention it here, now let's continue to follow Fiorentina's footsteps and turn our attention to the Champions League.
Three days later, Fiorentina welcomed the fourth round of Group B of the Champions League at the Stadio Franqui, and their opponent this time was Ajax, who had recently relied on a stroke from Ibrahimovic to end the Purple Lily's winning streak this season!
Gianluigi Buffon, Robert Carlos, Lucio, Nesta, Sun Jihai, De Rossi, Gattuso, Pirlo, Franck Ribery, Inzaghi and Vieri are the top 11 of Fiorentina's starting line-up.
Facing an opponent who ended their winning streak in the group stage, the Fiorentina player, who has always been haunted by that draw, will not show mercy. The players are gearing up to teach Ajax a hard lesson in this game and let them know that the last draw was simply due to their poor form.
Sure enough, after the start of the game, the Fiorentina players firmly held the initiative of the game in their hands under the command of Pirlo, while constantly attacking the goal guarded by Lobont. Vieri and Inzaghi were very active on the pitch, and they were full of energy to stir up the Ajax backline, Lugano and Heitinga couldn't stop the joint impact of the two, and Galasek and Pinar in the midfield position couldn't retreat under the containment of De Rossi and Pirlo and others to help Heitinga and they cover Vieri.
After all, Pirlo and De Rossi's long-range shots are also very accurate, and if they blindly wrap up Vieri and Inzaghi, and give Pirlo the opportunity to shoot calmly from the edge of the box, it will be no different from giving away a penalty for nothing.
Despite a tough match against Juventus three days ago, Pirlo's fitness was not problematic due to the general sluggish performance of the Juventus players in that game, and Fiorentina sealed the win early and saved for today's game, thus ensuring Fiorentina's initiative in midfield.
As for the current predicament, the Ajax players, who were completely inferior on the pitch, and Ronald Koeman, who was standing on the sidelines, could not think of a good solution, so they could only brace themselves and try to cope with the tidal wave from Fiorentina.
As a head coach, Ronald Coman may be very good at the technical and tactical level, but this young coach has a very serious shortcoming, that is, he is extremely rigid and self-serving, and after making up his mind, he will never listen to any dissenting opinions, and he has to go all the way to the dark.
If you don't hit the south wall, you won't look back, and if you hit the south wall, you won't look back, that's the type of manager Koeman.
Koeman's personality and iron-fisted approach to leading the team allowed him to effectively deter the young players in the team who were still working hard for the future, and to pinch these young players who were unknown at the time into a whole, and play under the tactical framework he had already built, making Ajax a tough opponent for many European giants last season. However, after these players became famous, they naturally had a strong dissatisfaction with Koeman's way of governing the team, and were unwilling to play under such a rigid framework, let alone being called by the manager all the time, making them lose face at all.
It is such a change that has caused this famous youth team in Europe to no longer be as monolithic as last season, and no longer so obedient to Koeman's arrangement and requirements, so that Ajax's results this season have not greatly improved or even replicated the miracle of the 95 golden generation as expected, but have shown signs of regression and decline.
All in all, without Koeman's iron fist and tough character, the Ajax youth team would not have been able to make such a name for themselves last season and go close to Fiorentina in the Champions League; But it is precisely because of his character that this youth army has just taken shape and is about to face the fate of disintegration
Cheng also Koman, defeated also Koman. For Ajax, this sentence should sum up the situation of the Dutch giants in the past two years.