super storm

Chapter 81 A crushing defeat

On the evening of November 26, Amsterdam Arena.

In the fifth round of Group H of the UEFA Champions League, Ajax faced AC Milan.

Due to the [-]-[-] loss to Vigo Celta at the Baledos Stadium in Spain at the beginning of the month, AC Milan defeated Bruges [-]-[-] in an away game, which caused a reversal in the group ranking of Group H. AC Milan ranked first with a record of two wins, one draw and one loss. Ajax ranked second with two wins and two losses.

But in fact, the points of these four teams are all very close. Anyone may qualify, and anyone may be eliminated.

The fifth round of the game is undoubtedly the key.

For this game, AC Milan hid five main players including Kaka, Seedorf and Cafu in last week's Serie A. Coupled with the comeback of Maldini, the Rossoneri are clearly determined to win.

Ajax continued to suffer from injuries. Trabelsi on the right was still "missed due to injury", and Songk and other players had relapsed old injuries, which made the team's lineup seriously insufficient. Mitya was placed on the left, and O'Brien took on the position of right back.

After the sluggish performance in the last start against Celta Vigo, Yakub blocked Koman for two games, but this time he won the start again and served as the team's right winger. It can be seen that Koeman really has no reliable right winger on hand.

But the house leak happened to rain overnight, and Ajax's misfortunes never come singly.

The game lasted only 28 minutes. Ibrahimovic injured his right ankle in a shot. Although he struggled to support, he still failed to persist until the end. No. 40 minutes was forced to replace, and veteran Litmanen came on as a substitute.

Losing Ibrahimovic and Van der Vaart in a row, Ajax's strength was greatly reduced.

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Two minutes into the game, AC Milan's star Cafu broke through after stealing the ball, completed a beautiful two-for-one cooperation with Inzaghi, and then kicked in a pass. Ajax defender O'Brien fell to the top.

One to zero!

There was a sigh of disappointment throughout the Amsterdam Arena.

Yang Yang, Vermaelen and the players of the second team were all sitting in the stands, witnessing the whole process of AC Milan's goal, and there was only emotion in his heart, because the 33-year-old Cafu who provided the assist this time, he ran across most of the stadium.

And the one who scored this goal is Shevchenko, the world's top striker, who is also the number one candidate for European Footballer of the Year and World Footballer of the Year.

At the critical moment, the stars of AC Milan played a key role.

"This is the real superstar." Van Basten said with some regret.

He started his career with Ajax, but gave AC Milan at his peak, so he has deep feelings for both teams, but at this moment he doesn't know which team he should support.

Especially the goal scorer Shevchenko, many people say that he has surpassed Van Basten.

AC Milan soon made a comeback. Cafu was very active on the right, but Ajax did not have Ibrahimovic's shock in the frontcourt. The pressure on AC Milan was very light, and the defense dared to press boldly.

"They have too much experience. Maldini, Costacurta, Cafu, Pirlo, Shevchenko, Inzaghi...all of them are top players in Europe. Even the youngest Kaka performed well in this game, but our average age is only 22 years old, and we lack experience. It's really..."

When Van Basten said this, he let out another long sigh with mixed feelings.

As a witness of the peak period of Ajax in the past, and seeing the current Young Guards, the gap is really hard for outsiders to understand and understand.

Yang Yang sitting on the side can only feel his pessimism about this game at most.

Facing a team with such a solid defense, it is basically difficult to recover a goal lost, especially to prevent the opponent's counterattack.

At the beginning of the first half, during Ajax's aggressive attack, Kaka's sharp counterattack left a deep impression on everyone. Ancelotti arranged him to start for the counterattack.

It was the first time for Yang Yang to watch Kaka's game live, but he was deeply shocked, especially the speed of the counterattack.

It should be said that Kaka is the most amazing new star emerging in European football this year. From him, Yang Yang also clearly sees his shortcomings and gaps.

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Facts have proved that Van Basten's hunch was right.

The game ended with a zero to one, Ajax lost at home and ushered in a two-game losing streak in the Champions League group stage.

More importantly, from the perspective of technical statistics, Ajax only had two shots in the penalty area, both of which were completed before Ibrahimovic left the field. After that, Ajax completely lost the threat of attack.

AC Milan's goalkeeper Dida did not even make a fall save in the whole game. It can be seen that Ajax's offense is not threatening at all.

Zero to one, the score is not big, but Ajax is a crushing defeat.

In another game of the group, Celta Vigo drew [-]-[-] with Bruges at home, which simply pushed Ajax into a desperate situation, making it impossible for the Eredivisie giants to retreat.

After five rounds of competition, AC Milan ranked first in the group with [-] points and qualified early as the group leader. Ajax and Celta Vigo both had six points, and Bruges had five points. The three teams bite each other very tightly.

The last round of Celta Vigo is an away game against AC Milan, which has no desire to play, and Ajax is going to challenge Bruges away. These will be the two focus battles that determine life and death.

But the problem is that the defending Champions League champion will play in the Toyota Cup on the weekend of the Champions League group stage.

Therefore, Ajax basically has no retreat in the sixth round away game against Bruges, only to win.

But Brugge also showed everyone through the first five tough games that although they are in the fourth tier, they are by no means a weak team, especially at their home court, they are absolutely capable of defeating all invading enemies.

The embarrassment caused by the two-game losing streak in the Champions League quickly made the Dutch domestic media turn their heads, unanimously criticizing Ajax's poor performance, and questioning Koeman's formation, especially the use of Yakubu.

Many media even believe that if Ajax is out of the Champions League group stage, Koeman should take the blame and resign.

In the eyes of most people, although Ajax sold Qi Wu and Van der Meyde in the summer, they also introduced Escuder and Wesley Sonck. The French central defender is the current backbone of the team's defense, and the Belgian striker is currently the team's top scorer in the Champions League. Although he did not play the main force in five games, he still contributed three goals.

On the contrary, Coman, whether it is arranging troops or commanding on the spot, has frequent problems.

Unknown fans were also dissatisfied with the team's performance. Even after Ajax returned to the Eredivisie, they quickly killed Feyenoord at home [-]-[-], but they still could not appease the anger of the fans.

Last season's Champions League quarter-finals made everyone see the hope of Ajax's revival, and everyone in the club looked forward to it, especially the return of the legendary coach Van Gaal, which made everyone have high hopes, but the result?

Once the Champions League group stage is out, there must be someone with enough weight to take this responsibility.

Head coach Ronald Koeman, technical director Van Gaal, and even Chairman Van Prager, who has been complained by fans for many years.

The outside media and the fans are making a lot of noise, and the team is also not peaceful.

The news that Trabelsi will leave the team has intensified, and even the Premier League upstarts Chelsea, Juventus and Roma have joined the battle one after another, which makes the momentum of Ajax's right back leaving the team more and more obvious.

Under internal and external troubles, the entire De Tokmoster once again fell into the haze of depression.

Even the Ajax second team, which has always been relaxed, ushered in the first defeat of the Youth League, but Yang Yang's performance is still very good, and after seeing Kaka, Shevchenko and other outstanding world-class stars, Yang Yang worked harder no matter it was training, special training, or extra training.

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bang... bang... bang... bang...

With a certain rhythm, the ball flew out of Yang Yang's right foot again and again, hit the wall, and bounced back randomly.

At a distance of 20 meters from the wall, Yang Yang kept moving laterally, facing the incoming ball, with his left foot or right foot, sending the ball back to the wall again and again, waiting for the next rebound.

Although he has undergone deliberate training, Yang Yang's left foot is still not flexible enough. He can do some simple movements, but not more complicated ones. However, Yang Yang is also determined to practice his left foot.

Time passed unconsciously, and Yang Yang was already dripping with sweat, but there was still no sign of stopping.

He is 17 years old, and from all indications, he is not that far away from the first team.

Just after the team lost to AC Milan at home, his best friend Vermaelen received an order from the first team and officially entered the first team. This made Yang Yang very envious, but at the same time felt a little pressure.

The words of Ibrahimovic and Maxwell are still in my ears, Vermaelen went in, what about myself?
When an opportunity for the first team appears in front of you, can you seize it?
This filled Yang Yang with a sense of crisis, and also made him work harder in training, special training and extra training, without daring to slack off in the slightest.

He practiced until nightfall, when Yang Yang stopped panting.

It was also at this moment that he suddenly realized that there was a person sitting in the corner not far behind him.

This slightly obese middle-aged Dutch man held a bottle of water in one hand. After seeing Yang Yang stop training, he shook the water in his hand and handed it to Yang Yang from a distance.

More than half a year ago, that familiar feeling at the Almere Skatepark returned.

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