Van Persie's second goal came in the 36th minute.
The initiator was still Kevin Davis, who was retreating. It was exactly the same as the first goal. It was still Davis' diagonal pass to the right, but this time Emmanuelson did not lose his position; Always stick to Van Persie.
Van Persie took it all the way to the corner of the penalty area on the right, but still didn't get rid of Emmanuelson, so he chose to pass back.
Smith's forward drive took Maduro away and brought Maduro into the penalty area.
Van Persie passed the ball to Gravesson, who filled Smith's position.
Now Leeds United has a double defensive midfielder. Because of Parker's presence, Graveson is also frequently inserted.
Ajax midfielder Lindgren dropped back to Gravesson.
Graveson immediately passed the ball to Parker behind him. Parker passed the ball to Edgar Davis on the left without stopping. Davis then moved to the left and passed to Glenchar on the left.
When Grenjaer got the ball, Ajax's defense was not in chaos and was relatively organized. Because the defensive pressure was relatively high, midfielder Maduro withdrew into the penalty area, and Sneijder and Lindgren Defend in front of the penalty area.
But Grenjaer's next operation immediately tore apart Ajax's defense.
Grenjaer made two fake moves on the spot. Seeing that Ajax right back Grigra was unmoved, he passed the ball back to "Wild Boar" Davis.
But Grenchar was smart. He took a step back before passing the ball, which took Grigra forward. After Grenchar passed the ball, he immediately started running back.
Edgar Davis immediately understood the idea, took a step forward and passed a through ball behind Grigra.
When Grigra reacted and turned around, Grenchar had already gone into the penalty area.
Heitinga quickly made up for it, and then Ajax's entire defense began to move to the right. Vermaelen moved to the right to fill Heitinga's position, and Emmanuelson moved to the right to fill Heitinga's position.
It can't be done without making up for it. Leeds United's Kevin Davis is standing in the middle, Smith moves forward, Graveson is standing near the penalty spot, and Edgar Davis is right behind Grenchar. far away.
Just when everyone thought that Grenchar would pass an inverted triangle, Grenchar chose to pass. This cross was more left-footed and had a higher arc.
Smith and Vermaelen at the front were not touched, nor were Kevin Davis and Emmanuelsson in front of the goal. Goalkeeper Stekelenboch did not dare to come out because there were too many people in the penalty area. , god knows where the ball is going, it is best near the goal line.
And he suffered a loss. This time Stekelenboch blocked the near corner.
Unexpectedly, the ball went backwards. Stekelenboch quickly moved laterally to block the backward point.
When Van Persie came to the back post, there was almost no one to guard him. When the ball came, he hit the goal sideways with his left foot.
As a result, Van Persie's direct shot without stopping the ball was a bit abnormal this time, because he ran a little too far when he came to the back post, so he could only choose to hit the goal sideways, and did not play the position too well. The ball was a rebound ball and went backwards. The far post went.
This was too difficult for Stekelenboch. He had just moved desperately from the right to the left, and then Van Persie hit the far post and hit the ball.
Then Stekelenboch was very funny, unable to reach with his feet and unable to reach out. I tried to reach for it with my hands and feet, but couldn't reach the ball.
2 to 0.
Van Persie scored his second goal of the game.
"NICE!" George Lee on the sidelines threw two punches in succession similar to Klopp's "Three Farmer Punches". He wanted to save the third punch for after the game.
And Danny Blind here at Ajax is unhappy. His former little brother on the opposite side is too fierce. Not only is his team breathless, but the offense is also quite fierce. There is a position and the players under his command are quite strong. Apart from Sneijder's previous long-range shot, I had no other shots here.
On the other hand, here at Leeds United, although there are not many shots, they have always controlled the rhythm of the game, especially the opposite midfielder. There are already 4 players not counting the wings, and the forwards often retreat, and they see 5 players in the opponent's midfielder. The players kept besieging their three midfielders and there was nothing they could do.
I can only think about whether I can hold on until midfield and go back to think of a solution.
In fact, there is no other way. We can't play a forward, but change to a midfielder. We are already lagging behind, and if we play a forward, we will not be able to survive in the future.
As Smith's long-range shot went over the crossbar in the final stages of the first half, the warm-up match between Ajax and Leeds United entered the intermission.
In fact, Van Persie had a chance to score the goal just now, but Ajax's attention was all on him, and Van Persie was not impulsive because he scored two goals, so he passed the ball to no one near the penalty spot. Watching Smith on defense, Smith wasted this opportunity.
^^^
“In the second half, we changed our formation.”
This was George Li's first words after returning to the locker room.
Then I saw him taking down all the magnets on the tactical board.
In the end, Danny Blind saw Leeds United's second-half lineup consisting of Carson, Hart, Kevin Dawson, Ferdinand, Kelly, De Jong, Pedersen, Milner, Baines, Rome. Dahl and Andy Gray's lineup.
George Lee replaced all 11 players in the first half in one breath, but Ajax did not replace anyone. Blind only arranged some tactics in the midfield.
Then for nearly 20 minutes in the second half, Ajax's main lineup had no way to deal with Leeds United's substitute lineup.
When attacking, Leeds United was 433, but this 433 formation was different from the 433 Lee used last season. His two wingers hardly cut inside and were always on the side.
Then the two full-backs were left to the two full-backs who usually cut inside. Leeds United's two full-backs appeared many times in the ribs outside the Ajax penalty area to create threats.
From that place, you can make crosses at 45 degrees, shoot from long range, and hit the ball into the penalty area.
Leeds United are even more shameless when defending.
Baines shrunk back to the defense line and cooperated with Hart, Dawson, Ferdinand and Kelly to form a back five.
In this way, although Leeds United's two central defenders on the side are not tall, they are not slow, which allows Leeds United's defensive rotation to be very fast. Coupled with Ajax's very familiar midfielder De Jong, the whole field is full. Milner, who runs and sweeps, and Pedersen, who can always rely on long passes to counterattack.
Ajax is in great pain. Today, this Eredivisie powerhouse was taught a lesson by Leeds United, a rising star in the Premier League. Although Leeds United had previously played under Don Levi, Howard Wilkinson and David Ole They have played impressively in European competitions during the Leeds era, but now the team led by George Lee obviously gives people a refreshing feeling.
In the 71st minute, Leeds United defended Ajax's attack and quickly handed the ball to Pedersen. Pedersen passed a long pass directly to the back of the Ajax defense. Romedal rode Juechen directly struck with a single sword.
Just when he was about to take a shot, the referee stopped the game, indicating that it was offside.
Blind was in a cold sweat on the sidelines. If he was scored by Leeds United's substitute, he could really resign.
But Blind was also afraid that this would happen again, and was originally planning to replace the main players one after another. After all, it was a friendly match, and there was no need to let the main players play all the time.
A few minutes later, after seeing that Leeds United had no desire to attack, the main players were replaced one after another.
In fact, Leeds United didn't play much at the end of the game, because as soon as the ball stopped, Ajax replaced one or two players, and Leeds United's captain Kelly told his teammates about the world, so they didn't play much. Cruel hand.
In the end, the stoppage time was also a symbolic 2 minutes. In fact, the referee blew the whistle to end the game after just over 1 minute.
Leeds United easily won this friendly match against Ajax 2-0.
After the game, Leeds United coach Lee George wore a No. 25 jersey that he used to wear when he played for Ajax and accepted an interview with the Dutch media after the game.
"I particularly like Ajax, you know my relationship with Ajax."
"I also hope Ajax can win the Eredivisie this year and perform well in Europe."
"Danny Blind is a very good coach, at least better than me. After all, he plays in the Champions League and I play in the Europa League."
“We were just lucky to win today.”
Sure enough, George Li's post-game interview was still "tight". Don't be arrogant in victory and don't be discouraged in defeat. There is only endless yin and yang.
