Green Dragon

Chapter 35 The coach asked you to go up and rush

Playing in the middle of the midfield, Longchute may be the first Ajax player to feel Sporting Lisbon's tactical change.

The reason is very simple: because his defensive object, the captain of Sporting Lisbon, and Moutinho retreated so deep that he couldn't rush up to mark him desperately.

Moutinho's blood seems to have cooled down, and his head is much clearer.

He no longer blindly dribbled the ball towards Long Shute to launch a fatal charge, but began to use his long pass more to guide his teammates on the side to try to penetrate Ajax's defense.

The experienced Dutch commentator De Cour was not slow to react, and he also noticed this change: "Sporting Lisbon finally realized that they can't break through from the center! They shifted their firepower to the two sides, trying to pass. The most primitive long pass to create a threat! This is a wise choice!"

"This is also a helpless choice," the guest commentator Yang Sen shook his head, "In fact, Ajax's defenders are not afraid of passing from the bottom, because Postiga, the tallest player in the frontcourt of Sporting Lisbon, is only 1.8 meters. Zero, the defenders facing Ajax do not have the slightest physical advantage, if Moutinho can break through the middle, they will definitely not choose such an attacking method..."

The situation is indeed as they said. After the initial adjustment, Ajax's defense quickly regained its stability. 171's Yannick Jallow, 175's Ledson, 180's Postiga... can't grab the ball in front of Vertonghen at 189 and Atuba at 191!
What's more, the two full-backs of Ajax are also not vegetarian. In most cases, the full-backs of Sporting Lisbon can't even pass a threatening cross!

As time passed by, Sporting Lisbon's frontcourt players quickly consumed their physical energy in sprinting back and forth again and again, but Ajax just tightened the fence and retracted most of their troops. Line up the defenders and let the opponent's attack group directly hit an iron plate.

But the sport of football is always full of accidents. Just in the 73rd minute of the game, Moutinho used a rather elegant diagonal long pass to the left of Ajax!
The left back Bruno Silva slipped his foot in the process of turning around and chasing back, suddenly lost his balance, and fell to the ground.

And... he also knocked down Sporting Lisbon striker Lederson...

Ledson, who was born in Brazil, immediately hugged his legs and rolled on the edge of the penalty area. If the penalty area was not too densely populated, he might really roll directly into the goal.

"drop!"

The referee blew his whistle hard, gave Silva a yellow card without saying a word, and awarded Sporting Lisbon a chance to take a free kick outside the penalty area.

"Hey, get that Brazilian up!"

The referee from Italy seemed to be in a good mood, and he even waved at Ledson who was pretending to be dead.

Ledson hurriedly got up on the ground with both hands and feet. Although he didn't get a penalty kick, a free kick is much better than nothing...

For the first time in a while, Moutinho stepped forward, with the football under his feet, carefully watching the angle of the goal.

Due to the lack of high points in the frontcourt, the two central defenders also trotted over from the backcourt, which delayed some time a little.

And Van Basten also took the opportunity to make substitution adjustments. He replaced the forward Soleimani who did not perform much with the 1.8-meter-five midfielder Sime De Jong, further strengthening the high-altitude advantage of the midfielder.

"Cut!" De Cour, who has always disliked Van Basten and Ajax, couldn't help but let out a disdainful mockery, "Our great Marco has lined up 451 at his home court! My God The dignified Ajax has three defensive midfielders! How afraid he is of the Portuguese attack!"

Not only the commentator, but even the fans of the home team sitting in the stands of the Amsterdam stadium booed sporadically.

Dutch fans have watched offensive football for decades, and they really couldn't adapt to seeing such an iron barrel formation suddenly.

Fortunately, the current situation is very favorable for Ajax, and the fans will not really rebel, otherwise their home court may really become their own hell!

The guest commentator Yang Sen also shook his head: "Two wingers shrink, three defensive midfielders, and Suarez is the only real offensive player left. The last ten minutes are likely to evolve into a half-court offense and defense for Sporting Lisbon. Let's practice..."

Amidst the sparse boos, Sime De Jong quickly rushed into his penalty area and began to participate in the defense of this free kick.

In the tense atmosphere, unnoticed by Sporting's players, the player who had just entered the field made a small gesture to another teammate.

The gestures are subtle and the meaning is very simple.

With Long Shute's "up to" 13 tactical level, he can certainly understand what his teammates mean.

His mood suddenly became hot.

De Jong just blocked his right with his left hand, and the index finger of his right hand tapped towards the Sporting Lisbon goal.

"If there is a chance to counterattack, the coach will let you go up and charge!"

He suddenly looked forward to the next counterattack opportunity.
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Moutinho took a deep breath.

The game lasted nearly 75 minutes, and taking a free kick was perhaps the easiest time for him.

The damned red and white No. [-] player finally no longer wrapped around him tightly like brown candy.

He can let go of his fists and feet!
"Boom!"

Moutinho kicked the ball up!
Suddenly there was panic in front of the restricted area!
The penalty spot is too far away, and it is destined to be impossible to shoot directly, so both the defensive and offensive players are already highly nervous.

Even Van Basten, who was already confident in his chest, couldn't help but struggled to stand up from the seat, and clenched his fists slightly.

More than a dozen figures were entangled in the restricted area, and the body collisions and small movements between them never disappeared. Even the air temperature in this area seemed to be hotter than other places.

The football is fast and flies straight into the small penalty area with a strong internal spin. Ajax's goalkeeper Stegrunberg has long been ready for the enemy.

"The internal rotation is quite strong!" Dekuer's eyes were burning like a torch, "Stegrunberg didn't dare to neglect, he just rushed out!"

Yang Sen also looked cautious: "This kind of ball is not easy to catch! The goalkeeper is easy to let go!"

The football flew into the penalty area and began to fall!
More than a dozen players crowded together, and the hot air from their mouths and noses seemed to distort the air in midair!

A tall figure rose from the crowd!

Stegelenberg rushed out!

At 1.9 meters four, he is the tallest player among the 22 players on the field. With two long arms, the Lisbon players who are just over 1.8 meters tall can't reach the ball at all!

"Oh!"

The Ajax goalkeeper, who was not sure of holding it firmly, chose the safest approach: he used his fists to hit the falling ball hard!

"very good!"

Van Basten let go of his fist and let out a little breath.

Because he saw the football fall at the feet of De Jong who had just played.

The danger has been eliminated!

"Counterattack!"

De Jong yelled, and at the same time slammed the ball and turned around!

Then he swung his right foot and slammed it hard on the ball!

A white arc cut through the sky!
A fiery gust of wind blows across the turf!

The most enthusiastic cheers since the start of the game broke out in the Amsterdam Stadium!

The red and white No. [-] player has already charged up!
Van Basten asked me to go up and rush?
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