407 I have an idea! [Fourth update, ask for a monthly pass]
'Ajax made a substitution.'
'Ronald Koeman replaced No. 10 Pienaar with No. 5 Vlaar.
'It was a very conservative substitution.
'Pienaar is the left winger of the team, and when you are two goals down, you can replace a left winger and put on a central defender, which is definitely not a positive adjustment, but how to play, we have to look at the changes on the pitch at Ajax.
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Yang Yang couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw the number plate of the substitution on the sidelines.
It's time for the game, replace a winger, replace a central defender?
Vlaar can strengthen the team's defense of the high ball and should help limit Gilardino.
Replacement for Pinar......
"Yang, Wesley!"
Taking advantage of the dead ball, Yang Yang and Sneijder were both called to the sidelines.
'We need to limit their two strikers and once Vlaar goes up we play with a back five, but the two full-backs can press forward properly, especially McCone on the right, and let him keep Seedorf at bay.
Yang Yang's eyes lit up when he heard it, three central defenders against two forwards, this can be had.
Vlaar follows Gilardino and Heitinga and Vermaelen are very mobile, and they are also very good at handling and playing the ball, and if they are on the side, they can even play as full-backs.
As for their pull-up, De Jong could have withdrawn at all, and he is also a versatile player at the back.
"Remember, tell McCone and Maxwell that our wings will be handed over to them!"
After being tapped on the shoulder by Ronald Koeman, Yang Yang and Sneijder looked at each other, nodded, and quickly returned to the court.
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It was indeed a slightly conservative substitution.
But Ajax hasn't lost their fighting spirit.
After Yang Yang and Sneijder conveyed the manager's intentions back to the pitch, Ajax's tactical style of play changed.
Yang Yang began to gain more and greater freedom, and he was no longer limited to the right side, but roamed in any position in the front court.
Wherever there is a vacancy, he goes.
Charlie Steas acted as the fulcrum of the front court and was at the front.
The powerful Greek centre-forward is also a formidation for AC Milan's centre-backs, especially against Kaladze.
With a centre-back behind him, the two full-backs were freed up to a certain extent, and Sneijder and Yaya Toure in midfield began to be more active.
In fact, Ajax's activity can also reflect AC Milan's gradual slump to some extent.
This is also the norm for AC Milan.
Always in the case of winning steadily, he began to become negligent.
In the 73rd minute, Ajax once again played a quick counter-attack.
McCone quickly advanced along the right side with the ball, and after attacking the 30-meter area of AC Milan, he saw Yang Yang pull to the right side and open up the defensive position for him, and he immediately chose to cut to the ribs.
This is a tacit understanding between the two.
Andrea Pirlo immediately stepped forward to entangle McConn, who immediately distributed the ball to the right flank.
Yang Yang stopped the ball unhurriedly, Serginho didn't dare to be careless about him at all, and stared at him as a mortal enemy.
After McConn's pass, he quickly ran over and went to the gap to pick it up.
Yang Yang quickly passed the ball back to McConn, and he suddenly accelerated to start.
At that moment, Serginho was a little hesitant, thinking about whether to stare at Maiconn or Yang Yang.
But it was this hesitation that made him unable to follow Yang Yang in time.
McConn understood and split the ball to the bottom line when Pirlo stood in front of him.
Yang Yang and Serginho competed for speed, and the 34-year-old Brazilian veteran was Yang Yang's opponent, and he was easily left behind.
After Yang Yang caught up with the ball, he made a straight arc cross with his right foot and sent out an accurate curve ball.
Charlesteau blocked Kaladze with his body at the front post and flicked his head directly at the incoming ball.
Dida's reaction speed was not fast enough, and he took the first step to judge the angle of Charlistias's attack, bent down to block, and actually blocked the Greek center's close-range header.
But the ball didn't fly far, and it was Yaya Toure who followed up before Gattuso and Nesta, and fired straight into the AC Milan goal with a powerful long-range shot.
After the Ivory Coast midfielder scored a goal, he was so excited that he looked up to the sky.
The Ajax players rushed up to celebrate Yaya Toure.
Yang Yang also ran over and warmly hugged Yaya Toure, while also comforting Charlistias.
The Greek center is indeed not an efficient scorer, otherwise, a ball like the one just now should not have been saved by Dida at all.
On the contrary, Yaya Toure and Sneijder, Ajax's two midfielders have a strong desire to attack.
Luckily, there is a defender like Frenkie de Jong behind him.
But in the Champions League, it's still a little thin.
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Ajax scored another goal and the tension was back on the table.
Carlo Ancelotti finally made his first substitution of the game.
This time, he replaced Serginho with 39-year-old veteran Costacuta.
It was clear that he was not comfortable enough with the Brazilian full-back's performance.
Both goals were initiated from his side, which makes it difficult to say that he is not responsible.
Although Costacuta is thirty-nine years old and his physical fitness is far less than that of the past, he is very experienced and can handle any situation with ease.
This allowed Ajax's attack on the right to be curbed.
Ancelotti immediately made a second substitution, with Rui Costa coming on for Kaka.
If the previous substitution was to strengthen the team's defense, then the Portuguese's replacement of Kaka is obviously to play a tough battle, because in the absence of space to counterattack, Kaka's role is not very obvious.
And the facts also proved that Ancelotti's substitution was correct.
After Rui Costa came on the pitch, it took less than three minutes for AC Milan to put on a brilliant link-up.
The Portuguese took the ball past a defender and crossed diagonally with his right foot to the front post, where Shevchenko suddenly cut in quickly and pressed ahead against Heitinga to head home from close range.
The ball flew straight into the Ajax goal, and Stekelenburg couldn't reach it at all!
Brace!
Shevchenko scored his second goal of the game and his tenth Champions League goal of the season!
The Ukrainian nuclear warhead was so excited that it rushed out of the stadium, receiving cheers and cheers from more than 70,000 AC Milan fans all the way.
Four to two!
"AC Milan's cooperation this time is really beautiful!"
'Rui Costa came on and immediately gave the team a wonderful assist.
"The Portuguese are really impressive in terms of creativity, and Shevchenko's goal made him once again overwhelm Yang Yang in the Champions League scorer list and become the current top scorer in the Champions League scorer list!"
"Carlo Ancelotti also started to make a third substitution at this time."
"Ambrosini replaces Gilardino."
"It's also a more conservative substitution."
"It should be said that it has been 80 minutes since the game has been played so far, AC Milan can basically be said to have won the game, and Ancelotti is now thinking more about how to keep the current score."
"Four to two, although the opponent was given two away goals, AC Milan still firmly grasped the initiative to advance."
"The second leg of the match between the two sides is still quite advantageous for AC Milan, which is good at playing defensive counter-attacks."
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Ajax's side also made quick substitutions.
Veteran Galasek replaces Heitinga.
The Dutch centre-back's performance in this game was indeed not ideal, and even in the second half, he was still seized by Shevchenko to score a header from the top of his head.
His form is obviously also relatively sluggish.
Of course, not only Heitinga, but also Andrea Pirlo on AC Milan's side also performed quite average in this game.
On the contrary, Seedorf was very active, and Rui Costa, who came on as a substitute, also performed at a high level.
After the substitution, Ajax returned to a four-four-two formation.
With Ambrosini replacing Gilardino, AC Milan's midfield was further strengthened, leaving Shevchenko in front.
Carlo Ancelotti's strategy was also clear, which was to drag the score to the end.
Four to two, for AC Milan, it is really a pretty good result.
As for Ajax, perhaps everyone will think that the Eredivisie team can fight to this extent, which is already commendable, Yang Yang scored a goal by himself, and planned another goal, which can be regarded as submitting a qualified answer sheet.
But he still feels unwilling!
More than 80 minutes into the game, he was really tired and panting.
At every opportunity, he stopped and gasped for air.
Beads of sweat the size of beans kept sliding down his head, and he was already soaking wet.
But he still felt unwilling.
Skills are not as good as people, but AC Milan did not play well in this game.
Not only did he miss a lot of scoring opportunities, but he also played very laxly in the second half.
More importantly, how do you chase when you are two goals behind and return to home?
On a switch to the left, Yang Yang received a pass from Maxwell and took the ball on the left flank to face Stam.
He started quickly and wanted to get rid of the Dutch centre-backs quickly.
However, although Stam was not as fast as him, he was more physically than him, squeezing him with his body and making a lot of small movements, forcing Yang Yang to fail to get rid of his defense.
The two were entangled all the way to the bottom line of the penalty area on the left side, Yang Yang was forced to cross, and the ball hit the feet of Stam and went out of the bottom line.
"Boy, you're really tough." Stam reached out and wiped the back of his neck, and he was also sweating profusely.
Yang Yang smiled in return, feeling very helpless.
As one of the world's top centre-backs in the past, Stam's defensive ability is really not covered.
That's why he didn't play much on the left side of the game.
Gattuso plus Stam, where can he take advantage?
I looked up and glanced at the scoreboard, it was eighty-nine minutes.
Time is running out, is it really the end of it?
Two to four, it's hard to chase back at home!
At least one more goal, right?
Ajax and AC Milan players have arrived in the box one after another, ready to attack and defend corners.
Sneijder prepares to come over and take a corner.
And just when Yang Yang and Snead passed by, he suddenly grabbed Sneijder.
"I have an idea." Yang Yang said suddenly.