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When Sun Yingxiong completed the feat of scoring with a header and helped the away team Ajax equalize, there were less than 2 minutes left in the regular time of the first half, plus injury time. 4 minutes only.

The morale of the Ajax team that equalized the score was boosted, while the players on the field in Groningen who were equalized were depressed. They did not complete an effective offensive in the last 4 minutes.

For Ajax in the away game, they just equalized the score just now, so naturally they did not dare to attack rashly. In this regard, within the next 4 minutes, the first half of the game ended in a bland manner.

With the whistle of the referee, the first half ended. With Sun Yingxiong's header in the final period of the first half, he helped the away Ajax team equalize the score and win 1-1. The score was tied with the Groningen team at home.

However, judging from the content of the entire first half of the game, although Ajax had a ball possession rate of 65%, they did not organize a few times in the face of frequent fouls by the players on the Groningen field. An effective offense can be described as gaining momentum without scoring.

In the entire first half of the game, the players of the entire Groningen team committed as many as 34 fouls, that is to say, in the 45-minute game, they made an average of one foul every minute. .

What makes the outside world puzzled is that Groningen has so many fouls, but only one midfielder received a yellow card. Most of the others received verbal warnings from the referee and were not shown yellow cards. warn.

However, what people don't know is that the players on the field in Groningen, their foul actions are very small, and there are not too many rude and obvious foul actions, as long as they successfully stop Ajax's attack. , Either pulling the jersey or pulling the arm, most of them are minor fouls, which do not constitute the requirement for a yellow card warning at all.

Groningen used frequent fouls to prevent Ajax from attacking again and again, but only one player on the field received a yellow card. It has to be said that this foul tactic was quite successful and effectively prevented Ajax from attacking. Attacked multiple times.

But the problem is, if in the second half, if Groningen, who is playing at home, uses foul tactics again, I am afraid that many players on the field will receive a yellow card warning from the referee. , Someone may be sent off with a red card. For Groningen, which has the strength of the home court but the overall strength of the team is not good, the second half of the game is definitely a very big test.

After all, during the half-time break, according to the old rules, whether it is the game supervision on the sidelines or the referee team who is enforcing the game, they will definitely know some information on the game field, such as watching some of the first half of the game. Collection video, once it is learned through slow-motion playback that the players in Groningen have committed so many fouls, then when the red and yellow cards are shown in the second half, the referee will never be soft.

In addition, in addition to the referee, the other two or four assistant referees will definitely raise the flag to indicate that the players on the Groningen field fouled when they saw the players on the Groningen field making foul actions or suspected foul actions. For Groningen, which is playing at home, it is of course extremely unfavorable.

The visiting Ajax originally hoped to play a fluent offense and strive to score a few more goals in the first half. I am very dissatisfied that Groningen, who are playing at home, will frequently use foul tactics to prevent their offense. It is really awkward and strenuous to play the ball.

Moreover, being the first to concede a goal in the first half is definitely a big blow to Ajax. Before the start of the game, almost everyone thought that they could easily win this game. next game.

As a result, they never expected that the away game against Groningen would be so difficult. In terms of mental preparation, they obviously did not do enough. Almost everyone did not realize the difficulty of this game.

Anyway, fortunately, at the end of the first half, Ajax took advantage of a free kick in the frontcourt. Sun Yingxiong scored with a header and helped Ajax equalize the score. Let them walk into half-time with a goal down.

When all the members of Ajax returned to the locker room, De Boer, who was the head coach, quickly announced one thing to all the players, that is, in the second half of the game, they will change their style of play. It is not possible to continue to play ground coordination and long pass adjustments.

Facing the frequent fouls of the players on the Groningen field, if they cooperate on the ground, they are often not stopped by fouls near the midfield, and then plan the rhythm of the game, even if they get a set kick and want to attack directly. , I'm afraid it's too easy.

If you play a long pass directly, Ajax has only one high point in the front line-Sun Yingxiong, who is often watched dead by the two defenders in Groningen, making Sun Yingxiong unable to move, even if he competes for the ball. It is also impossible to complete the shot directly. Under the pressure of two defenders, the ball will often be lost, and Sun Yingxiong's ability to protect the ball is not very good, which is a major shortcoming of him.

Therefore, Ajax coach De Boer told all the players on the field that in the second half, the frontcourt breakthrough should be the main goal, and more frontcourt fouls should be made, especially at the front of the opponent's penalty area, and sidewalk breakthroughs should also be played. Get up, create more opportunities for set kicks or sideline corner kicks at the front of the penalty area, and then arrange more offensive players in the opponent's penalty area to divert the defensive attention from Sun Yingxiong.

Even if Sun Yingxiong restrained several defensive players at that time, other players in the penalty area might be able to complete the shot. With the continuous accumulation of free kicks and corner kicks, they will definitely be able to break through Groningen's goal.

With regard to the tactical play of the second half formulated by De Boer, the starting players who had played in the first half without any rules suddenly let them all be enlightened, suddenly enlightened, and thought that this tactical play of De Boer should be will be more effective.

The head coach of Groningen, who was staying in the locker room of the home team, repeatedly urged the starting players to pay attention to the defensive actions in the second half of the game, and never make reckless fouls, especially for receiving a yellow card or being called. The head coach verbally warned the players to minimize unnecessary fouls, even if the fouls are small and not obvious, they should be avoided as much as possible.

As for how to contain Ajax's offense, Groningen's head coach, in desperation, told the main players on the field to say that as long as they follow the people, as long as the offense cannot reach the front of the penalty area, they should not be fearless. Foul, as long as it is within ten meters from the front of the penalty area, I want to do everything possible to stop Ajax's attack.