Green Dragon

Chapter 51 The Simple Tactic of Surprise

"CCTV, CCTV, audience friends, welcome to turn on the TV in the early hours of the morning to watch the live broadcast of the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League fourth qualifying round. I am the commentator He Wei."

When He Wei started his work, it was pitch black outside the window of the studio, and in front of him was a cup of refreshing coffee overflowing with aroma.

"Compared to other games, it may be the closest group of opponents in the fourth qualifying round, and the coaches of both sides are not conservative. Although Fiorentina is from Italy, Prandelli is a player who admires beautiful football. idealist, and Ajax coach Marco van Basten, is adhering to the style of Dutch football total defense, the two sides will definitely dedicate a wonderful game."

Of course, He Wei is not ignorant of football. How could he not know the significance of this match to the two teams? One voice: "This is destined to be a dull duel, you can wash up and sleep."

——Is this going to get you fired?

"The referee blew the whistle and the game officially started. First of all, let's pay attention to the starting lineups of both sides. The lineup of the home team Fiorentina is exactly the same as that of the first round, but there are great changes in the visiting team Ajax."

"The mediocre striker Soleimani has been removed recently, and Suarez still leads the offensive line. In the midfield, Esatti and Anita, who started the previous game, were placed on the bench. The teenagers Long Shute and Sime - De Jong got the chance to start at the same time, and there were major changes in the back line. Oleg and Artuba came off the bench, and Blind and Alderweireld played together..." He Wei looked at the list for a while, "This team The average age of the starting lineup is only 22 years old! And the youngest Montolivo in Florence is already 24 years old!"

"It seems that Van Basten wants to use the vitality of young people to attack the steel defense of the Italians, but they must be careful, because Florence's counterattack is very deadly..."

Some viewers hurriedly pressed the mute button on the remote control.

In the silent TV picture, the red Ajax players rushed towards the purple lilies.
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Van Basten did not sleep well last night.

The sound insulation of the hotel is very good, the room is very quiet, there is hardly any noise.

But it was this quietness that was a torment for him now.

He tossed and turned on the wide and soft bed, but the sound of the beating heart in his chest was always thunderous.

He has already experienced strong winds and waves, but even in the Champions League final more than 20 years ago, he was not so nervous and anxious.

Although as said in the team training game, even if he is not a coach, his player career is brilliant enough, but as a white swan with a high heart, who will really bow his head to the world and admit that he has no coach? ability?
Almost without sleep all night, even at dawn, he walked out of the hotel and went for a jog in a nearby park.

Unexpectedly, he met Long Shute who had finished his morning exercise and was covered in sweat.

Van Basten didn't ask him if he also suffered from insomnia, because in the past six months, the young Long Shute has always maintained this rhythm: he fell asleep early before ten o'clock in the evening, and started morning exercises before six o'clock in the morning. On the days when there are competitions, it will be rain or shine.

The head coach didn't speak, but Long Shute took the initiative to speak: "Coach, don't worry, we will win!"

Then he wiped his sweat and trotted out of the park.

Looking back at the figure that was fading away, Van Basten couldn't help but laugh.

He suddenly felt... For the first time, he felt a kind of arrogance in this young midfielder who had been keeping a low profile.

That kind of madness... Faintly made him see the young and vigorous self 20 years ago.

Young people, not old men, what's wrong with being a little crazy? -
Sure enough, Prandelli did not easily bow to reality, and he did not set up a bus in front of his door.

Like the first round, Fiorentina's lineup is still 442, and they did not give up their offense because of a goal lead.

Of course, with two away goals in hand, they don't need to press hard. They can control the ball at their own feet, play "birdcage tactics" with their opponents leisurely, and walk the opponents on the opposite side. Young birds that haven't fully grown their fur.

Isn't your Ajax player young, so run more!
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"I don't know whether Van Basten's lineup today is 433? Or 4231?"

After introducing the starting lineups of the two sides, the Dutch commentator De Kool subconsciously began to criticize Van Basten, but he chose the tactical level:
"It looks like Suarez, Emmanuel Nursen and Romedal are up front, but the latter two are not really wingers like Robben, and in the midfield...he sent Long Shu Te and De Jong are two tough guys who focus on defense, and Lindgren is the only one who can hold the ball in the midfield..."

"Obviously Ajax can only advance if they strengthen their offense, but Van Basten has dispatched two defensive midfielders, Essati with excellent skills and creativity, and Kvitani with flexible movement. Qidu was pushed on the bench by him, does the proud Marco want to learn from the great Jose Mourinho?" The commentator who hated Van Basten couldn't help shaking his head, " If someone is not familiar with the situation, I am afraid that Ajax is the one that has the chance to win, right?"

The guest Jansen who was his partner in the commentary did not understand Ajax's deployment: "Maybe Van Basten wants to use two tough guys to consolidate the defense of the midfield, and then let the other four frontcourt players attack with all their strength? But it seems a bit Is it too taken for granted? Can a mere four people break through the opponent's defense line composed of eleven people?"

For the first time, the two commentators reached an agreement on the tactical issue against Ajax, so they opened a criticism meeting against Van Basten by the way. It was only then that I suddenly noticed that the players on the field had stopped.

"Oh, Emmanuel Sen was brought down after a breakthrough on the left, the referee gave a free kick, no yellow card."

"Well, after all, it's the home stadium of the Italians. You know, three years ago, Florence was also a member of Telephone..."

The words of the two commentators suddenly became sour.

Emmanuel Nursen and Blind stood behind the penalty spot, discussing who would take the penalty. The only one behind them to defend was Long Shute, who was less than 1.8 meters tall.

Suarez, De Jong, Lindgren, van der Weil and two central defenders with a height of nearly 1.9 meters all rushed into the penalty area at this moment. Although Romedal was only 1.7 meters [-], he stayed in the penalty area. Ding is ready to compete for the second landing point at any time.

De Cour smacked his mouth: "It was only the 12th minute of the opening, Ajax sent so many people to participate in the free kick attack, it can be seen that Van Basten is really anxious..."

"No wonder he gave up players like Kvitanic, Essati, and Anita who are short in stature," Yang Sen was thoughtful, "Is Van Basten going to focus on high-altitude balls? After all, the overall height of the Fiorentina team Not as good as this Ajax team..."

Prandelli, who was sitting on the bench, couldn't help but look at Van Basten.

But at this moment, the white swan's face was still expressionless.

Even if the head coach didn't order, Fiorentina's defensive players could see the opponent's intentions, and they quickly and spontaneously dispatched troops to gather more troops into the penalty area.

"Boom!"

Emmanuel Nursen rubbed the football over the wall with one kick, and the situation in the penalty area suddenly changed.

Suarez, who is only 1.8 meters tall, can't stand out among a group of strong men, not to mention that everyone is squeezing each other at this moment. As the main shooter, he is the focus of marking, and it is even more difficult to get rid of the defense It is even more difficult.

So the teammates didn't mean to pass it to him at all. The pass directly bypassed Suarez and the two defensive players around him, and fell near the far post.

Both the attacking Ajax players and the defensive Fiorentina players rushed towards the ball's landing point.

Some got tangled up on the run and knocked down more.

"This free kick looks like a pass and a shot. If it's a pass, it's a bit powerful, but if it's a shot, it's obviously a bit biased..."

He Wei was still analyzing the purpose of this seemingly unlevel free kick, but the result of the sprint competition over there had already come out.

Among a large group of players who were sprinting, a red jersey with the number "28" on it broke out from everyone!

"Dennis... Romedal!" Yang Sen shouted out.

Before the free kick was taken, Romedal was clearly far away.

No one saw when he started, but when he appeared in everyone's sights, he was already the closest person to football!
The football fell in front of him.

"Header!"

Due to the high-speed sprint, he didn't have time to adjust his body, so he dribbled the ball directly into the net, leaving the stunned Fiorentina goalkeeper Sebastian Frey alone on the goal line!

Ajax go first!
(End of this chapter)