Green Dragon

Chapter 155 Suarez's Replacement

How much will Suarez's suspension affect Ajax's league?
Anyway, on the fifth day after the disastrous defeat to Real Madrid, they lost 0-2 cleanly to Venlo, which is ranked in the middle and lower reaches.

Without Suarez's containment and stirring in the frontcourt, another striker Hamdavi also seemed to have lost his aura. As for Soleimani, De Jong, and Emmanuel Sen, they did nothing.

In addition, after entering the second half of November, the weather gradually became colder, and the Ajax players collectively fell into a period of silence.

On December 12, relying on Longshut's lightning surprise attack after the opening, Ajax barely defeated Heerenveen 3-1.

On the 9th, they shook hands with AC Milan 0-0 in Italy, while Real Madrid slammed Auxerre with four goals at the Bernabeu and won the top spot in the group with a record of five wins and one loss. Ajak had four wins, one draw and one loss. Si can only come second.

The significance of Suarez to Ajax is not just goals, he almost represents a tactical play of the team:
No matter under any circumstances, as long as the football is handed over to him, he can rely on his personal ability to create threats and murderous intentions. This ability to fight alone is rare in the entire football world.

Now that he can't play, Van Basten has to reorganize the team's offense with Hamdavi as the main firepower.

But Hamdavi can't become another Suarez. He is not the kind of striker who can destroy a city by himself. There is a big gap in technology. It is really difficult for him to assume the responsibility of the main attacker at once. Although another striker, Ahmad Hassan Mido, has a height of 188, he is not as tall as the Uruguayan. The dexterous technology and the sense of smell in front of the door are also unable to bear this responsibility.

So Van Basten decisively adjusted his strategy after experiencing one win and one loss.

Hamdavi and Mido played at the same time, but their task is no longer a single pursuit of shooting and scoring, but to transform into a bridgehead, try to use their strong body to get the ball back for the midfielders who insert in the back row , while creating space in the opponent's defense.

Under such tactical adjustments, Ajax's midfield gradually became active. Emmanuel Nursen, De Jong, Long Shute, and Eriksson, who has gradually become a frequent visitor to the rotation, blossomed in many ways. The first few rounds of scoring were numb.

However, tactical adjustments do not happen overnight. If the team adapts well, Van Basten will become a "tactical genius" again, but if he cannot adapt as soon as possible, the White Swan will undoubtedly be criticized by the media.

Fortunately, these young people let Van Basten withstand the pressure. Although they were tied 2-2 by Waiters in the first game of the team's change, they were useless in the next two games. An exceptional easy win:
On December 12, they swept their rival Feyenoord 19-3 at home.

On the 24th, Alkmaar was eliminated 2-0 in the Dutch Cup.

They ushered in the winter break with two consecutive victories, and the vice-captain Long Shute also proved that he can become Suarez's replacement with three consecutive fronts. With 15 goals, he surpassed Hamdavi and became the team's second scorer after Su Ya, and also became the team's assist leader.

With such a state, Long Shute is about to usher in his first major competition in the national team.

2011 Qatar Asian Cup.
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"Drip, drip, drip!"

Three whistles came to mind at Ajax's training ground.

The assistant coach Witzger who served as the referee blew the whistle for the final game.

The Chinese team ended the last game against the Ajax youth team.

In the 60-minute game, the score was 3-0 for the Chinese team.

Without Long Shute, Blind, and Eriksson, this youth team composed of players under the age of 18 is really not enough to compete with the Chinese team, which is full of main players. Two shots and one pass taught the little brothers of the youth training team a lesson, and also proved that he is the best training product of the Ajax youth training camp in the past ten years.

Head coach Gao Hongbo nodded, expressing his satisfaction with the team's more than one month of running-in, then he stood up from his seat, shook hands with the director of youth training, Van den Brom, and briefly expressed his thanks in English. Love: "Thank you for your help this month, thank you very much."

Van den Bloom, who hadn't appeared for a long time, smiled: "I wish you good luck in the Asian Cup. Long," he hugged Long Shute who stretched out his right hand to him, "you don't know how to leave me alone, kid?" Would you like some kindness?"

"John, what I have learned from you is to go all out in every training and competition." Long Shute smiled and answered the youth training who accepted him single-handedly and guided him for two seasons. director.

"Good boy, you can indeed graduate." Van den Bloom laughed loudly, and patted the disciple's shoulder vigorously. "Perform well in the Asian Cup, and you'd better win the championship! I will also replace you in Amsterdam." Come on, although I will definitely not watch the live broadcast..."

"Ajax players never compete for the runner-up, do they?" The Chinese captain broke free from his embrace, bared his neat teeth, and shone white and cold under the winter sun.

Perhaps because of the influence of Suarez, he also wants to find something to bite now...
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When Long Shute departed for Qatar with the national team, UEFA had already started the 2010 awards ceremony in Nyon, Switzerland.

This is the first year after the merger of the European Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer of the Year. The Ballon d'Or has also become the most supreme individual award in the field of football, so it has attracted extra attention.

But the ending seems a bit surprising: Barcelona's Big Three, Messi, Harvey, and Iniesta monopolized the top three, while Sneijder, who was highly vocal before, led Inter Milan to win the Triple Crown, and led the Netherlands to the World Cup runner-up Didn't even make the top three.

Messi raised his second Golden Globe trophy in the midst of applause. From his expression, it can be vaguely seen that he is also a little surprised. After all, this year is the World Cup year. Iniesta's lore made Spain became the new king.

He also knows that he has been a bit of a loser in terms of collective honor this year. The club did not defend the Champions League, and the national team was massacred by Germany, so he has already decided to work harder in the new year.

The subsequent knockout draw also attracted attention.

The top eight teams are Tottenham, Schalke, Manchester United, Barcelona, ​​Bayern, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk, and the second place in the group is Inter Milan, Lyon, Valencia, Copenhagen, Rome, Marseille, Argentina. Jax and Arsenal.

As the guests moved their hands, a group of matches appeared in front of the audience.

The defending champion Inter Milan has drawn Bayern, which has not been doing well recently, and everyone is not optimistic about the Bundesliga overlord under reconstruction.

Barcelona and Arsenal, the two most famous technical teams in Europe, met on a narrow road.

Real Madrid face Lyon.

Roma against Shakhtar.

Valencia vs Schalke 04.

Chelsea, who have always been unlucky in the Champions League, were lucky this time and won the big gift package Copenhagen.

Manchester United is also a good sign, Marseille.

Ajax, who replaced AC Milan and entered the knockout round, had exactly the same signing luck as Milan. They encountered the fourth Premier League team, Tottenham Hotspur, who participated in the Champions League for the second time in history.

Van Basten finally didn't have to sigh in fear, he could accept this opponent, he wasn't too strong, but he was definitely not a rookie who could be bullied at will.

And, I hear... Tottenham also have a sprinter?
(End of this chapter)