Volume 1 Chapter 107 New Van Gaal?
"Ajax's offensive is going very fiercely, this group of young people is completely pressing Barcelona in the attack!"
"It's still Ajax's right side, it's still right-back, and Brazilian McCone stepped forward to assist."
'McCone dribbled forward on the right, Sergi went over to mark and McConn slowed down and looked like he was going to cross......
'Beautiful, McCone made a feint that looked like he was going to cross and actually passed the ball to Van der Vaart in the box.
"Van der Vaart takes the ball and breaks through the bottom line, wanting to get rid of the defender, Guardiola always follows the defense, see if Van der Vaart can use his speed to create opportunities!"
'It's a pity that Pep Guardiola is very experienced, Van der Vaart was blocked and could only pass back to his team-mate McCone outside.
"McConn crosses!!"
"The ball touched Sergi who was defending, Reziger headed it in the middle, and it went to the left!"
"Robben!! Ajax's Robben on the left side stepped in and it was a left-footed shot from the edge of the box! ”
"Dangerous !!"
"The ball touched Reziger's hand, was it a penalty?"
"The referee didn't give a penalty, the ball fell to Ibrahimovic's feet, one-on-one with De Boer!"
"Turn around, beautiful, the Swede has successfully turned around and volleyed!"
"The ball went to !!!"
"Ibrahimovic, Ibrahimovic, scored a hat-trick!!"
The Swede scored his third goal of the game and his second goal less than 10 minutes into the second half to give Ajax a 3-1 lead over Barcelona!
"A very, very beautiful goal, fully reflects Ibrahimovic's use of the body, from the slow motion, we can easily see that Ibrahimovic easily hit De Boer with his body, and then he deftly turned around and fired a direct volley through the goal guarded by Reina!"
"In the 53rd minute of the second half, Ajax scored two goals in a row, 3:1!"
With the on-site commentator saying so many words in one breath, all the Ajax fans in the stadium waved their arms wildly in celebration, 3:1, and the team they supported completely crushed Barcelona after the start of the second half.
In less than 10 minutes, two goals in a row, Ajax's attack was very sharp and very impactful.
"We can see that Ajax is now more and more confident, whether it is from Van der Vaart's breakthrough in the penalty area against Pep Guardiola, or McCann's insertion on the right side to assist, or even Robben's long-range shot without hesitation after winning the ball on the left, these fully reflect the confidence and fighting spirit of this group of young players at Ajax."
"In the very surprising second half, we all thought that after the loss in the first half, Ajax's situation would become more difficult, but who would have thought that Ye Qiu's tactics in the second half became more active and more proactive, and even after replacing the poor performance of Van der Meyde, Ajax's attack on the right side became very active, planning attacks again and again!"
"Zlatan? Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a young centre-forward who is only 19 years old and not yet 20 years old, has not only established himself at Ajax, but also scored a hat-trick in the UEFA Cup final, a game that is bound to make him famous completely, he is truly an incredible talent! ”
The live TV footage kept replaying the two goals of Ajax just now, and it can be said that they are almost the same.
That was to attack from the right and the left as a countermeasure, but Ibrahimovic in the middle completely suppressed Barcelona's two central defenders, whether it was in the air or on the ground, they had nothing to do with Ibrahimovic.
"This is also an old problem in the Barcelona backline, they generally trust a more flexible and technical centre-back, but such players are often not very tall, like Reziger, who was born at right-back before, but in the current Barcelona team is playing as a central defender."
"There are natural flaws in the area of control of short players, which does not mean that short people do not produce top centre-backs, like Cannavaro and Samuel, who do very well, but that is based on the fact that they have a partner of sufficient height and strength, and there are really not many teams like Barcelona who trust the combination of two short centre-backs."
"In La Liga, Barcelona's backline has been threatened by a group of high-school strikers such as Morientes and **, and now they have met Ajax, and they have encountered the taller and more skilled Ibrahimovic, the Swedish center forward is simply a surprising striker, and with time, he will definitely be able to perform surprisingly in Europe."
While the on-site commentators were analyzing, the game had restarted.
After the start of the second half, Barcelona had to accept the harsh reality that Ajax once again pulled the game back to the first 10 minutes of the first half through high defending and high-intensity central midfield pressing, and this time Ajax showed more determination and focus.
Ye Qiu's team flew on both wings in the second half and did a good job, Robben on the left side was more single-handed, Van der Vaart and McCone on the right side were cooperating, especially McConn's back insertion, which was very threatening and secretive, and he played a key role in both goals.
When Ajax returned to the way they were familiar and liked, Barcelona's desire to patiently control the ball was completely shattered, and they either kept their slow pace and let Ajax play as fast as they could, or they were forced to follow Ajax fast.
The former is dangerous because they are likely to be constantly pulled out of space and exploited, while the latter forces them to make more risky passes, such as long balls, which will give them less time on the ball.
Ferrer now knows very well that he needs to make changes and adjustments, but he has no idea how to change and how to adjust.
The back four can't move, which is the basis of Barcelona's defense, the double back can't move, the back combination of Guardiola and Cocu is the source of stability for Barcelona's midfield, but what about the front?
Kluivert performed badly, except for a few times when he failed to get a pass and complained to his teammates, he barely had any impressive performances, but Ye Qiu dared to take Van der Meyde, who did not perform, in midfield, and Ferrer dared to take Kluivert?
And Rivaldo, the Brazilian is always waiting for the ball in front, not involved in defense, not playing well, Luiz? Enrique's performance in this game was not exciting enough, and there was only one Ovimas in the front court.
When Ferrer swept down this round, he was depressed to find out, who could he replace?
None of them are bigger than him!
And even if you change people, you have to have a routine and a thought, how to fight after the substitution?
There are not many players on the Barcelona bench and there are almost no players who can change the game!
Do you count on Simão and Cenden? Or Xavi and Iniesta? Or is it Herad?
Don't be stupid, Ye Qiu replaced Van der Meyde with Van der Vaart, just to give up the right side of the impact style of play and instead adopt the attacking routine inserted by the full-back, for which he sacrificed Keita and let the Mali midfielder return to Gilberto? Behind Silva, sometimes it's more like a midfielder.
But this kind of adjustment, the effect is very obvious, in the second half Ajax played a round of attacks in succession, scored two goals, Ferrer did not expect this, a little caught off guard.
Thinking of this, Ferrer suddenly had a feeling of frustration, because even if he reversed Ajax now, I believe he would not be able to escape the end of the class, because that group of arrogant Ajax directors would never allow their team to be beaten so embarrassed by a Eredivisie team, and they were unable to fight back.
Especially that damn Lexach!
Looking to the side, Ye Qiu, who was sitting upright in the coach's seat of the away team, Ferrer suddenly had a kind of envy, a small team has the benefits of a small team, although coaching a giant can make you famous and famous overnight, but the troubles and troubles that follow, and even the intrigue and power disputes between the locker room and the management, are enough to make any head coach have a big head.
What other manager can concentrate on the game in such a situation?
"After all, I still underestimate you!" Ferrer looked at Ye Qiu and muttered to himself with a wry smile.
The victory in the warm-up match at the beginning of the season made Ferrer, who was ambitious at the time, thought that he could lead Barcelona to a revival, and set a record of world-renowned results, did not look at Ajax at all, and Ferrer only saw Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and other top European giants at that time.
A year later, Ferrer had been sharpened and sharpened, and he no longer had the ambition he had been, and now everyone looked at him as if he were looking at a man who was about to leave, and even sometimes no one listened to what he said in the dressing room, because everyone knew that he was about to leave.
What an ironic comparison!
Just when Ferrer's heart was full of embarrassment, confusion, and resentment, Ajax scored again!
Still attacking from the right, McCone was once again inserted into the front field, and after a combination with Van der Vaart on the right side, he couldn't find a chance and crossed to Sneijder, who was unguarded in midfield.
Sneijder, a player who has always been known for his solid skills, but this time, facing Pep Guardiola, he chose to dribble himself and cut in from the right side at an angle of 45 degrees to the left, which immediately disrupted Barcelona's defensive deployment, and Guardiola and Cocu both came to cover him.
Sneijder looked confident, dribbling with his left and right feet, just before Guardiola and Cocu, passed the ball to the middle of Reziger and Puyol, Robben on the left quickly shook off Puyol, grabbed the ball first and then stepped into the penalty area, facing goalkeeper Reina, a calm low shot, penetrated Barcelona's goal, 4:1!
This goal completely destroyed Barcelona's fighting spirit, but also completely destroyed their will to equalize and even turn the situation around, so that they had to start accepting defeat and having to accept reality!
The Ajax players celebrated on the sidelines after the goal, leading by three goals, and they are now more confident than ever, as evidenced by the fact that Sneijder dared to play tricks in front of Pep Guardiola and Cocu.
Yes, if you haven't experienced a big battle, you will never know how strong you are, how big the gap is between yourself and the top players in the world, and what kind of results you can achieve on the stage of football in the world.
This group of Ajax players has been completely activated!
They're young, they're inexperienced, they're still improving, but this past season they've proven one thing and that is that they can do whatever they want!
Rome, Liverpool, Barcelona......
A dazzling team has now turned into a defeated player who fell at the feet of Ajax.
After the team's fourth goal in the 64th minute, Ye Qiu immediately made a substitution, right-back Heitinga replaced the excellent McConn, which was a signal to strengthen the defence.
This is also learned, because as the game deepens, the players' physical consumption is becoming more and more serious, if you can't make timely substitutions, or adjust tactics, after the physical consumption reaches a certain level, Ajax will lose control of the rhythm again, control of the game, at that time, if Barcelona wants to counterattack, their strength advantage will be very obvious, which will make Ajax very passive.
The third substitution was to replace Robben with Hleb, who was obviously overdrawn by the 72nd minute and could not run, Ye Qiu replaced Robben with Hleb, allowing the Belarusian to take on the attack on the left.
At the same time as the substitution, Ajax's defense line is gradually returning to its normal position, no longer pressing forward, the reason is very simple, because Ajax with the physical consumption, the pressure and control of the midfield will decline, rashly forward pressure, too risky.
And, now that Ajax has more than enough advantages at hand, why risk it again?
Barcelona tried to attack a few times, especially with Overmars and Rivaldo on the left, but Ajax also paid enough attention to this, repeatedly defusing their attacks, and repeatedly prevented Barcelona from threatening the Ajax goal.
As time went on, Barcelona's players began to get discouraged.
At the end of the day, Barcelona seemed to accept the defeat, and when Ajax came back and forth, they also lost interest in pressing, and one by one they wandered around the pitch like lonely ghosts.
In the stands, the Ajax fans were already ready to go, waiting for the referee Collina to blow the final whistle and they would celebrate the UEFA Cup with cheers!
In the away team's coach's box, the staff of Ajax, the players on the bench, Robben and Van der Meyde, who were replaced by Ye Qiu, were already waiting on the sidelines, they were waiting for the referee to blow the whistle, and they would rush into the field as soon as possible to celebrate this hard-won victory with all their teammates.
"It's hard for us to believe that it will be Ye Qiu and his Ajax who have an absolute advantage in this game, because before the game, more people felt that Barcelona's overall strength was more dominant, but Ajax completely crushed Barcelona with their strong impact and excellent fast-paced football."
"It's a very, very young team, there isn't even a single big star in this team, which reminds us of the past, in the history of Ajax, there have been several similar teams, such as the Michels era, for example, the Van Gaal era, they all brought out a young but full of energy, full of quality, full of personality, full of talent!"
"Before, I didn't know Ajax well, I don't know anything, I believe there are a lot of fans in front of the TV who are the same as me, they don't care about the Eredivisie, but I believe that from today onwards, we should care about the Eredivisie well, because there, there is a young team full of talent is rising rapidly, there, there is a group of football people who are full of desire for the future and full of hunger for the championship are working hard!"
"It's called Ajax!"
The live TV camera swept over a famous Ajax player, and the most slur fell on Ye Qiu's body.
I believe that at this moment, the fans of the whole world must have a completely different look in their eyes when they see Ye Qiu, because this time, there is an extra halo on his head, the champion of the League Cup!
This is a heavyweight championship trophy with gold content second only to the European Champions Cup, and it is also the first football player in China to stand on the podium at the top of Europe.
"This is the head coach of Ajax, Ye Qiu from China, he is only 26 years old, very, very young, but he has brought out a team full of attacking power, and at this moment in the Ajax fan stands at the Westphalen Stadium, there are already many Ajax fans have pulled out slogans and banners, in various ways to retain their manager!"
"In his first season in charge of Ajax, Ye Qiu led the team to the runner-up of the Eredivisie, the Dutch Cup, the Cruyff Cup, and now, he has another heavy UEFA Cup in his championship window!"
"Perhaps, at this moment, the management of Ajax should rethink and adjust some of the club's decisions, because letting go of such a manager is bound to be a great loss for Ajax, and we definitely have reason to expect that if we leave Ajax, I believe that next season, we will be able to watch this magical and young Chinese manager on the stage of the four major European leagues!"
With the words of the on-site commentator, the referee Collina finally blew the whistle for the end of the game.
At this moment, all the Ajax fans let out an earth-shattering cheer, and all the staff and players rushed into the stadium to celebrate the second UEFA Cup championship in the history of their club!
And I believe that at this moment, the same question will come to the minds of all Ajax fans.
In 1992, Van Gaal's first season in charge of Ajax won the first League Cup for the club in the club's history, and nine years later, Ye Qiu also won another League Cup for the club in his first season.
Ye Qiu, will it be the new Van Gaal?