April 24th.
The six-month anniversary of Sofia's conception, uh... oh no, the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Real Madrid faced Ajax at home.
The young Ajax were not at all intimidated by this kind of battle.
They must thank Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain, who had failed to open the big gift package before. It was their home atmosphere that gave this group of young people a big heart that is not alarmed at all times.
For Ajax, main center Robin Fan is back as expected, and he looks full of energy.
Real Madrid also has a complete lineup. The starting lineup is:
alpha
Zizzo, Lu Yang, Hector Collette, Lavelan Junior, Landene, Rubio, Sanchis Luis
From the beginning, both sides started attacking each other.
After all, it’s the Champions League semi-finals. No matter how lucky you are, you can’t get here without strength.
There are no absolute noobs among the top four! When Zizo was holding the ball, the Dutch midfielder from Ajax attacked him.
I saw Qi Zuo making two consecutive Marseille maneuvers, and he freely picked out from the surroundings of the two people, without even a leaf touching his body.
An easy pass followed.
This was repeated several times, and Zizzo quickly helped Real Madrid establish midfield control.
How do you see who controls the midfield when two teams play? Look at the halftime passing time.
If team A can always easily bring the football into team B's half, but team B has a difficult time pushing the offense into other people's territory, then team A has control of the midfield of the game. .
What are the benefits of having control of the midfield? The advantage is that your team will have better conditions for playing the ball, a better organizational environment, and longer possession of the ball.
When you are in possession of the ball, you can think about how to tear apart the opponent's defense and how to pass exquisite threatening balls.
The side that lost control of the midfield was very passive.
When you get the football, you don't have a lot of time to think about how to tear apart the opponent's defense like the former. Instead, you have to run around to avoid the opponent's press and bring the football through the midfield.
Just like the same salary of 10,000 yuan, but A's living cost is only 1,000 yuan, he can have 9,000 yuan every month for consumption or storage.
And B’s living cost is as high as 9,000 yuan, so he only has 1,000 yuan per month to spend freely.
The living standards of these two people are destined to be completely different.
With Zizzo's help, Real Madrid now has the man who can spend nine thousand dollars a month.
However... Ajax has not become someone who can only spend a thousand dollars a month.
Because... they know how to play in adversity.
How to play football when someone else is in control.
How to reduce the opponent's ball control advantage as much as possible.
Whether Ajax's midfielder or forward, when Real Madrid invades their half, they will quickly return to their positions.
But after returning to the position, Real Madrid will not keep looking for opportunities, but will suddenly change their rhythm to grab the ball.
Rhythm!
When waiting for the opponent to attack, the player's rhythm is slow.
Be still and stop.
But the sudden rush was fast-paced.
The combination of movement and static made Real Madrid's offensive organization relatively uncomfortable.
In the match between Manchester United and Chelsea a few days ago, Manchester United's defense was completely quiet and slow.
Lack of sudden advances in their own half.
This has nothing to do with the players' physical strength, this is mainly a tactical negligence.
Because this sudden attack is not a matter of one person or a word, it requires the coach to arrange special encirclement tactics.
Otherwise, it will be easy to lose position, so it is better not to grab it.
"It's Zizzo again! So stable! Collette was surrounded and passed the football to Zizzo. Zizzo made another continuous dribble, avoiding Donny Kemp's overthrow, allowing Ajax to I have to retreat and defend!”
"This period has almost become a midfield one-man show for Zizzo."
"Everyone said before that Ajax's midfield combination not only has unlimited potential, but is also very strong, but in front of Zizo, does it deserve to be called a midfielder?"
"Ajax's versatile midfielder Donnie Kemp is a rough guy in front of Zizzo's delicate skills."
"Mitch Frankie, the playmaker, was really like a little mouse and couldn't pose any threat to Zizzo."
"The Danish defensive midfielder Kasper Rasmussen, who is like a fairy tale prince, is indeed like a little prince who has not grown up, being teased by Zizo."
"Real Madrid's ability to become the most powerful team in Europe this season is inseparable from the support of the midfield led by Zizzo!"
After more than ten minutes of repeated adjustments, Ajax finally failed to even make a rhythmic advance this time.
It’s really hard to get it!
Zizuo's ball control is as steady as an old dog.
He has all the technical skills including body dribbling and passing!
Fans who only watched Real Madrid last season and this season have always felt that Zizzo's reputation is greater than his strength.
This is not a gorgeous game, so why is there only the Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer? As everyone knows, how can a top player like Qi Zuo use his knives to kill a chicken?
He just needs to make sure that he is a little better than the opponent's midfielder.
Why spend 70% of the effort on a problem that can be solved with 30% of the effort? Therefore, unless he encounters a top midfielder, Zizzo's control of the court may not necessarily be seen by ordinary fans.
The most typical thing is that Zizo will only dribble a lot, control the rhythm, break through and score the ball, or even kill through the ball when the team's midfield has difficulty delivering cannonballs or when the opponent is pressing!
At the moment when Ajax accepted their fate, Real Madrid's players immediately had a better playing environment and time to think.
The players' movements also began to become more coquettish.
In the seventeenth minute, Qi Zuo suddenly made a direct kick and made a 45-degree cross from the left rib.
Lu Yang had made eye contact with Zizuo before, ran ahead, inserted back, and got stuck between Dalikht and Peterk.
And football, indeed, fell here.
Peterk, a tall man of 1.93 meters, but moving very fast, chased after him and hit Lu Yang with his body.
However, Lu Yang, who was five centimeters shorter than Peterke, used his strength from behind to lean against Peterke and could not move at all.
The two sides started a struggle for power.
Peterk immediately knew that his power was insufficient and prepared to increase his power.
After not seeing each other for a year and a half, Lu Yang now has a stronger ability to fight than the Lu Yang that Peter met at that time.
But it's too late.
The football comes flying.
Lu Yang leaned on Peterke and raised his leg to shoot in the air.
Peterk stretched his legs too.
But Lu Yang has an excellent figure, and his leg-to-body ratio is exaggerated, not the 50-50 figure that is the most in football.
So Peterk's foot ultimately failed to stop the football.
boom! Lu Yang shoots!
The Ajax goalkeeper flew to save the ball and reacted quickly.
This attack benefited from Peterke's confrontation. Lu Yang did not have a good shooting environment, so it stands to reason that the quality of the shot was not high.
that's the truth.
but……
Precisely because the quality of the shot was not high, this shot slipped a little.
The football didn't fly directly to the goal, but hit the ground directly.
The goalkeeper's pupils shrank.
He pounced in the direction of the ball for the first time, that is, pounced downward.
Getting down quickly sideways is one of the most difficult moves in a save.
He's done it all.
But...the football suddenly bounced.
Football can change direction twice.
The goalkeeper who fell to the ground cannot do it.
"GOAL! An unexpected but extremely beautiful goal!"
"This pass was very sudden, but because Ajax's lineup retreated deeper, the chance to shoot this time was actually not very good."
"But Lu Yang's handling was so clever! Knowing that the shot might go wrong, he could improve the shooting position to make the contact area between the football and the instep as large as possible."
"Although this will reduce the quality of the shot, it can reduce the probability of kicking it away. Because even if the football is kicked, it will hit the ground!"
"That's true! This bounced shot completely passed the Ajax goalkeeper!"
"Many shooters who look good but are always just one shot away from the goal just lack thinking in such details. In essence, they are not smart."
In the classification of shots, it is generally believed that long-range shots are more difficult.
But where is the difficulty? On the ball!
Next is power! Curvature is the least important point in long shots.
The "aesthetic point of view" derived from this is that if this player has strong shooting power and fast ball speed, he is a good shot. If the angle is more tricky, then his shooting skills will be among the top five in the world!
No consideration is given to whether the person taking the shot is taking a long shot.
Because for close range shooting, if the above method is also used, it cannot be said to be wrong, but it is definitely not the best choice.
There are different best ways to shoot at different distances and positions.
Different methods require different skills and control.
After mastering various skills and gaining experience, you must be able to adapt to passes with different rotations, different heights, different speeds, and different strengths.
Every step is indispensable on the progress of a shooter.
Therefore, there are many players with good shooting skills among fans.
Everyone is among the top five in the world.
But if you really look at it from a professional perspective, there is only one player in a million who possesses almost all-round and top-notch shooting skills!
A player with top shooting skills in a certain category is enough to become the king of shots in everyone's eyes.
Even players with top shooting skills in a single category will become frequent visitors and often mentioned in the reviews of top shooting skills and goals.
But this goal did not destroy Ajax's confidence.
Because this ball is not an absolute loophole in theory.
It can only be said that Lu Yang is very capable and lucky.
Not that Real Madrid actually beat Ajax.
Young people continue to fight.
In the 24th minute, Ajax was having trouble sending the football through the midfield. Center back Peterke suddenly dribbled the ball in from the center.
No one could have imagined that he was so bold.
Moreover, when Alpha immediately stepped forward to interfere, he did not throw the ball. Instead, he smashed the ball away from Alpha and continued to dribble.
This time the scene was opened up.
Real Madrid defenders retreated quickly.
Lavelan rushed forward immediately to interfere with Peterke.
But it was too late.
Peterke passed the ball to Frankie who connected on the right.
Frankie hit the ground directly from right to left, directly behind Collette.
Lavelan lost his position and the ball fell smoothly to the feet of Ajax left winger Nere Campos.
Campos swayed left and right in the penalty area and made three consecutive passes.
Landene looked at Ajax who were rushing forward to attack the penalty area and knew that they could not wait any longer. Once the opponent's reinforcements entered the penalty area, Campos passed the ball with a kick, which was a great threat.
It’s better to take action in advance!
Lande's kick.
But almost immediately, Campos went down.
Landene shifted his focus.
Campos turned around, pulled the football back, and moved laterally along the line of the penalty area.
Landene was helpless and fell straight to the defense, and was completely knocked over by Campos.
boom! After taking one step with the ball, Campos fired a powerful shot without any defender! Rubio stretched out his foot to block it, but he was still at least half a meter away from the football.
Lewis flew to save, but was a beat too late.
The football penetrated the goal instantly.
"Campos has made a great contribution! Campos, the young Ajax player from Brazil, scored the first goal of his career in the Champions League semi-finals!"
"This is a golden goal, they equalized away from home!"
"The Brazilian was celebrating enthusiastically. He roared toward the corner flag and seemed to be asking the Brazilian national team coach through the camera, why can't I join the national team?"
"There are recent rumors that the Brazilian coach is considering recruiting several young people to join the national team, and one of the candidates is Campos!"
"Of course, even if he is selected for the national team, Campos will not play much time, because the current striker of this Brazilian team is too luxurious, just like the midfielder of the French team! It is overcrowded!"
The Ajax fans in the stands began to celebrate, they felt the momentum of the team!
This is Ajak...
Before the excitement of these fans was over, Real Madrid kicked off quickly and Alfa completed a shot.
The shot was of high quality, and the Ajax goalkeeper was unsure of it, so he had no choice but to strike with both fists and knock the football away.
Zizzo made a perfect stop with Donny Kemp outside the penalty area.
At the same time, he used his other hand to support Frankie, who was trying to grab the ball.
The Dutch midfielder Gemini had absolutely nothing to do with Zizzo.
boom! Zizuo shot Lu Yang in from the back row and used Peterke to make a small jump to stop the ball perfectly.
Why is the ball stopped with a small hop? Because this allows Lu Yang to touch the football in advance, knock the football forward a little in advance, and adjust the football in advance.
If not, Peterke behind him might seize the opportunity to poke the football away from behind, or push Lu Yang when Lu Yang catches the ball, causing Lu Yang to make a mistake in stopping the ball.
Lu Yang's little skills in handling football allow him to avoid a lot of interference.
boom! After the small hop, I adjusted my steps and the football just bounced again.
Lu Yang shot hard! Shot from a tight angle! The Ajax goalkeeper went to the ground immediately.
The most important thing to prevent small angle shots is to get down to the ground! You can basically prevent a goal just by sitting back.
If Mbappe, who is currently very popular, has any shortcomings, then his single shots from small angles after entering the penalty area from the left are saved a little more often.
Mbappe plays fast.
Quick shot.
Specialized in hitting the ground.
The point is that your speed on the ground is not as fast as my shooting speed.
It's a good way.
But there are stronger ways to handle it.
That's the upper corner!
In a limited angle and limited distance, shoot the football and let the football fly over the head of the crouching goalkeeper.
This is the most powerful way to deal with this angle besides the inverted triangle pass.
But the requirements for archery skills are extremely high!
Not to mention the top five in the world, at least he must be among the top three in the world in shooting at this position to dare to do this.
As luck would have it...Lu Yang is probably the best in archery...in the world!
brush! The ball flew over the head of the Ajax goalkeeper, hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced into the net.
As steady as an old dog!
"Go-ahead! Less than a minute after Ajax equalized, Lu Yang overtook the score!"
"Two to one! This shot really shows off your skills!"
"Zizuo's passing is also unconventional. Even if there are two chicks interfering next to him, the quality of his passing is still not affected!"
"Pedek's blockade of Lu Yang today was always a bit bad. Maybe Lu Yang doesn't seem that difficult to guard against, but if you really encounter him, you will have different feelings!"
"That's right. Do you think it's worth it to the central defenders who want to freeze Lu Yang?"
The Ajax players looked at each other, knowing that this game might not be easy to play.
It deserves to be the first in firepower in Europe, and its suppressive power is too strong! Thirty minutes.
Collert sent a long pass in the backcourt.
Alpha and Dalikht were knocked down during the fight.
The referee did not call Dalikht's foul.
But Alpha held his right hand and rolled on the ground.
The Real Madrid team doctor quickly arrived.
Alpha's right little finger has an exaggerated twist.
I don't know if it was a fracture or a dislocation.
The latter is okay and will recover soon.
But if it's the former, if he undergoes surgery again... he may not even be able to make it to this year's Champions League final!
It takes a hundred days to stretch your muscles.
Real Madrid replaced Alfa with Enriquez.
Alpha then went into the locker room to receive treatment.
But this time the passive adjustment had an effect.
In the 33rd minute, Lu Yang held the ball in his ribs. While looking left and right, he suddenly took off and lifted the football to the back of the goal.
Enriquez rushed over immediately.
Dalikhot made a marking mistake. He originally thought Lu Yang was going to pass the football to Zizuo.
If Zizzo holds the ball, Dalicht needs to be ready to defend at any time, because facts have proven that Ajax's midfielder cannot guard Zizzo.
Because of this, although Dalit was still stuck behind Enriquez, Enriquez had already taken a favorable position.
boom! Dalikht made a big save.
However, Henriquez stuck his head out and headed the ball high.
The spikes on the soles of Dalikhet's feet were less than five centimeters away from Enriquez's head.
But in the end it was Enriquez who encountered football first.
Header shot in front of the goal.
The football drilled into the goal, cleanly.
Three to one!
Real Madrid begins to enter the state! This has been the case in their recent games.
At the beginning, there was back and forth with the opponent, but as time went by, the opponent inexplicably couldn't hold on.
In the final analysis, it is because every team has its moments of efficient offense.
But Real Madrid is strong in that every attack they make is very efficient and threatening.
Other teams only have three or five attacks in a game that are truly threatening.
As for what exactly caused this result.
That may be due to Real Madrid's all-round strength, as well as the abnormality of midfield core Qi Zuo and frontcourt core Lu Yang.
Affected by the score, Ajax's offense began to lose patience.
Campos, who had scored a goal before, was full of confidence and challenged Landene continuously, but all ended in failure.
Landene is known as a top student.
His professional abilities at center back are not among the best in the world.
But his wisdom and ability to learn and analyze on the spot can be said to be unmatched by anyone in this position.
He won't make the same mistake twice.
In the 43rd minute, Donny Camp took a long shot from outside the penalty area.
Collert assisted the defense in the penalty area, but Donny Kemp's shot was too sudden and hit Collert's hand.
The referee points to the penalty spot.
Collette was very helpless.
Grass! For Ajax, the penalty kicker is Zhengyin center Robin Fan.
According to impression flow, this young player's shooting skills are probably among the top five in the world.
Even according to the harsh requirements, in terms of non-stop shooting, he is very spiritual and is likely to rank very high.
With everyone watching, Robin Fan started to run.
Get up!
Shoot!
boom! Louis dived to the left.
In the right direction!
The next moment, Robin Fan's shot was held in Louis' arms.
This is not a throw away.
This is simply a hug!
this……
"Ah! The quality of Robin Fan's penalty kick was so poor! It was easily held by Lewis!"
"I have to say, I think Robin Fan has not fully recovered from the previous injury. His body has recovered, but his mind has not. He is still afraid of the power of his left foot, and this penalty is the best prove!"
Real Madrid players rushed to tell each other and their morale was boosted.
The Ajax players were completely devastated by the penalty kick.
The next few minutes became garbage time, and the game quickly entered the halftime period.
Ajax fully mobilized the players.
It’s not that Real Madrid had dirty hands and arranged something in someone else’s locker room, but because the Ajax coach and players were in such high spirits that even people outside could hear their conversation clearly. .
"Who are we? Tell me who we are!"
"Ajax!"
"Forgot what I said? Passion, where did your passion go?"
"Ajax Ajax Ajax!"
"Speak louder! Is this the attitude you have? Your opponent is the strongest team in the world. If you don't give 200% performance, how can you win this series! Wolf! I want to watch To your wolf nature!"
"Again, who are we?"
"Ajax*3!"
"What are we going to do?"
"Win*3!"
"Say the motto of our company!"
"We are the best*3!"
Um...although it seems outrageous.
But seriously, it’s really easy for young people to drink chicken soup.
Especially young people who have just entered society from campus are too easily deceived by companies and leaders.
A certain author named Da Chan once worked hard for a certain website with a salary of 2,000 yuan, and he thought he was upright and rejected several invitations to cooperate with him from studios.
The studio promised him a rebate of at least 3,000 per month, which was more than his salary, and it didn't require him to spend any effort. He only needed to submit plagiarized manuscripts that he saw were mass-produced by the studio. Just give it to the editor-in-chief and say that this book is good.
The final result was that because Dachan refused to accept plagiarized manuscripts from the studio, it was difficult to complete the number of manuscripts specified by his superiors. In the end, he was exhausted and developed an anxiety disorder.
The anxiety disorder continued and became more severe after he later switched to a career as a professional author.
Colleagues who chose to cooperate with the studio became outstanding employees of the website for several months, and received sports bracelets, Tencent annual SVIP, humidifiers and other rewards from the company.
Of course, the results of such a website can be imagined, and it did not last long before it was hollowed out by the studio.
Although that colleague later became an editor elsewhere and earned a lot of money, he forever lost the opportunity to become a real author.
When Da Chan told Tao Zi these things, Tao Zi laughed for a long time.
Therefore, young people are really easily deceived in the workplace.
But if the young people of Ajax don't drink these chicken soups and keep foolishly thinking that they can counterattack Real Madrid and change the score, they will never be able to become truly top players in the future.
So it’s a bit bitter and you have to eat it.
However, shortly after the start of the second half, some players on the Ajax team realized another truth.
That is, although you can endure some hardships, if you eat a little, you should wake up early and don’t eat them all the time.
For example... Ajax's midfielder can never beat Zizzo, and Donny Kemp and Mitch Frankie should realize this.
In this way, they will not continue to challenge Zizo, continue to be teased by Zizo, and continue to give Real Madrid the opportunity to easily threaten to attack! In the 67th minute, Zizuo made a prejudgmental steal in the midfield, and then encountered a siege.
The fair and tender Donny Camp's whole body turned red.
He had been teased enough and he was really angry.
He rushes towards Zizuo, either with balls or people!
However, Zizuo swung his bicycle and knocked the ball with his heel, which not only caused Donny Camp to brake, but also passed the football to Lu Yang not far away.
Lu Yang didn't even raise his head and quickly passed the ball with one kick! Drive forward.
Moliqi was so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe.
His unique skill! Why does everyone know it now? However, Dalikht perfectly limited Enriquez this time and completed a beautiful one-on-one defense.
But all Ajax players know, keep playing like this.
They still have to concede the ball!
(End of chapter)
