Chapter 1156: The Last Sunset (Medium)

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In the dressing room in Florence, Heynckes stared at Stam sitting in front of him with a gloomy face, and looked at the latter as uncomfortable: "I said, don't be angry, okay?" I just underestimated the enemy at the beginning, please let me go this time, I promise I won't make this mistake again next time......"

"You're embarrassed to say this!" Stam's words successfully ignited Heynckes's anger, and the German coach stared at the Dutchman in front of him, who was much taller than himself, and said viciously, "Did I emphasize to you the special of the other party in the pre-match meeting yesterday?" How did you promise me at the time? ”

"Heh, hehe......" Stamm laughed dryly in the face of Heynckes' foaming question, and at the same time most likely moved his body back, lest the other party make more radical moves in anger, "Boss, I have recognized my mistake. Fortunately, it didn't cause any serious consequences, so you can spare me, okay? I promise I won't make that mistake again next time......"

"Oh? You mean, you're going to make other forms of mistakes in the future? Hearing Stam say this, Heynckes, who was in a bad mood, naturally did not let go of the opportunity to chase and play, "Now that I think about it, the foul you committed on Ibrahimovic in the box in the first half made me very scared." If the referee's penalty scale was a little stricter, I'm afraid we would be on the side behind the score now. ”

"Uh...... Didn't this happen in the end? Stam was told in a cold sweat by Heynckes, and he also knew that the foul on Ibrahimovic in the first half was indeed too reckless, "So boss, you better tell us about the tactics of the second half, don't waste all your time on me." ”

Seeing that Stam was sprayed with blood by the angry Heynckes, Nesta and the others did not dare to speak out at this time, for fear of accidentally setting himself on fire and causing the other party to be angry with him and harm the pond fish. So, at this time, they all played soy sauce on the side, waiting for Heynckes to finish reprimanding Stam to get down to business.

"Tsk, you're a lucky kid." Realizing that now is not the time to waste time, Heynckes pouted in frustration and began to lay out the team's tactics for the second half, "Ibrahimovic and Van der Vaart's attacking combination is indeed very powerful, but most of their attacking attacks actually come from the break-throughs and crosses of the wings. So, Rudovic (Giuli), Vincent, as well as Robert (Carlos) and Gianluca (Zambrotta), you have to be more determined in the second half to suppress Ajax's wide attack! ”

After receiving positive replies from Vincent and others, Heynckes continued: "Andre (Pirlo) and Michel [Ballack, you guys have to pay more attention to the interceptions in the midfield. The combination of Pienaar and Galasek is more than tough, lacking in attacking power and better than playmaking, so they tend to pass the ball to the feet of Van der Meyde and others on the wing as soon as they get it. At that point, it's your turn to show what you can do. ”

Obviously, Heynckes was not carried away by what happened to Stam, and calmly analyzed the weaknesses of the Ajax lineup, that is, except for Ibrahimovic and Van der Vaart in the front, Ajax did not have a player who was outstanding in individual skills in the midfield!

This means that once Ajax's midfield encounters a high-intensity defence, the players can only get rid of the opponent's pressing through passing, and it is difficult to solve the problem through individual ability.

This is also the dilemma that Dutch football has faced in recent years, Michels's all-attack and all-defense overemphasis on running and teamwork, ignoring the development and cultivation of technology, resulting in a new generation of Dutch players who are much rougher in technology than their predecessors.

"No problem, just look at it, boss!" Seeing that Heynckes' eyes moved to his side, Pirlo and Ballack hurriedly expressed their loyalty to the manager, and almost carved the words "I am obedient" on the door of their heads.

"Alright, I've said all that's been said. Now, Jaap, let's move on to your question. With that, Heynckes grinned and returned his gaze to Stam. The Dutchman, who wanted to cry without tears, looked at several of his good buddies, such as Vieri and Nesta, but ignored Stam's gaze for help, and put on a posture of a dead friend and a poor man.

So, after the start of the second half of the game, Stam, who was scolded by Heynckes for more than ten minutes, showed an extremely strong desire to fight, and the frequent grabs and tight close defense made Ibrahimovic, who did not like physical confrontation, feel very uncomfortable, and had to retreat to a more backward position to receive the ball and organize the attack.

This is the biggest weakness of Ibrahimovic in this period, although he has very good physical qualities, but the pursuit of technique and aversion to physical confrontation make him often rely on superhuman dribbling ability to pass the opponent when he encounters defenders like Stam and Montero in the game, rather than relying on his body to break through the defense.

As a result, Ibrahimovic had to retreat away from the Fiorentina penalty area to organise the attack in order to avoid physical contact with Stam, a change that put a lot of pressure on Fiorentina's backline. And as Ajax's offensive weakened, the power of Fiorentina's quick counter-attacks began to be revealed. Pirlo's precise passing and Ballack's well-placed movement always allowed the Purple Lilies to find the weakest points in Ajax's defence, and the strong impact of the likes of Vincent and Vieri made the Galaceks miserable.

In the 63rd minute, Pinal's pass was intercepted by Makelele, Fiorentina launched a quick counterattack, Trabelsi failed to stop Vincent who was advancing at full speed, who ran 40 meters with the ball and then passed back to the middle, and Vieri, who was outflanked in place, volleyed a left-footed volley into the near corner of the goal, 1-0!

However, just when people thought that Fiorentina were about to take away a victory in Amsterdam, the Ajax youth army began to exert their power - in the 85th minute of the game, Van der Meyde relied on his speed to force an overtake on the right and then sent a low cross, and Ibrahimovic, who was outflanked in the middle, slammed his right heel in the direction of the ball's flight, allowing the ball to slip away from the feet of Makelele, who had just returned to the defending, and flew in front of Van der Vaart. The unmarked Van der Vaart certainly didn't miss the chance to score, and a precise right-footed volley helped Ajax tie the score at 1-1!

Eventually, when the referee blew the full-time whistle, Fiorentina drew with home side Ajax in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, ending the game with a draw and an away goal.