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Tactics are always moving forward. Although everyone says that there is no strongest tactic, only the most suitable one, that is a comparison based on the same era and environment.

The tactics in 2013 must be more rigorous and more integrated than those in 2001, and even more efficient and rigorous than any time in football history, and the requirements for coordinated operations are also higher.

Just like Barcelona in this game, Kluivert and Rivaldo in front are basically waiting for the ball in front. Their duty is to attack, and defense has never been their responsibility. Kluivert is not to mention. Rivaldo is a Brazilian who even resists when Van Gaal puts him on the wing. Will he be willing to participate in defense?

Overmars and Luis Enrique are both wingers. They occasionally defend a little, but more often they just fake a shot. As long as you pass their defense zone, they don’t care what you do.

This is a bit like Real Madrid in the first period of the Galaxy Battleship. Didn’t anyone say that at that time? Real Madrid only had one Makelele and Raul defending in the midfield and frontcourt, because there were too many offensive players, resulting in an imbalance between offense and defense.

Imagine that Barcelona’s defense relies more on Guardiola, Cocu, De Boer, Reiziger, Puyol and Sergi, but Ajax’s defense starts from the forwards. Who has the advantage?

When Ajax successfully pushed the defense forward and successfully suppressed Barcelona, they invested more people in the offense. Ibrahimovic, Robben and Van der Meyde all suppressed Barcelona’s defense, and Sneijder and Keita supported them.

In other words, when Barcelona defended, the midfield and backcourt were basically 6 against 5, not counting Maicon and Lucio who often participated in the offense. This made Barcelona become very embarrassed and embarrassed when they were suppressed by Ajax, because their frontcourt offensive players did not actively return to defense.

One is loose, the other is rigorous, and there is no need to think about which one is more effective.

Therefore, when Sneijder received Keita’s pass next to Cocu, there were no defensive players around him. Barcelona’s loose defensive formation gave him enough opportunities, especially the loopholes in the back line, which he saw clearly. He directly made a sharp through pass and tore through Barcelona’s defense.

Robben was offside at a wind-like speed and sprinted along the left side desperately. Puyol chased after him and blocked Robben’s inside. Even if Robben got the ball, he couldn’t cut into the penalty area directly and could only pass it.

The Dutch winger was very fast, especially in a moment of explosive power. He directly shook off Puyol and easily stopped the ball on the left side of Barcelona’s penalty area. He passed it directly without thinking.

Barcelona’s back line is more composed of defenders such as Rezig, De Boer, and Sergi. They are very similar to Puyol in characteristics. They are brave but have a huge defect in height. This is also to cater to Barcelona’s offensive style. They prefer to control ground balls.

But when this type of players meet Ibrahimovic, who is more than ten centimeters taller than them, the pressure is naturally very great, so Rezig and De Boer are almost inseparable from the Swede.

Ibrahimovic is a very smart guy, even cunning. He saw Robben sprinting on the left, and also saw that Barcelona’s young goalkeeper Reina stood to the left, obviously to prevent Robben from cutting inside, so he did not move to the left, but ambushed on the right side of the penalty spot in the penalty area.

In order to meet Puyol, Rezig had to keep a distance from Ibrahimovic. De Boer was blocked behind by the Swede using his physical advantage in several battles with Ibrahimovic. Just when De Boer wanted to go around Ibrahimovic, he suddenly found that the Swede suddenly rushed into the small penalty area.

The distance was so close, and Ibrahimovic suddenly started again. De Boer was caught off guard and was a little surprised, and immediately followed.

Robben and Ibrahimovic have been working together for a year, and they already have their own tacit understanding. When Robben saw that Ibrahimovic did not come over to meet him, he knew that he had two choices, either pass the ball to Ibrahimovic at the back post, or stop and knock it back to Keita who was inserted from behind.

This time, he chose to pass the ball to the back post.

The Swede’s physical fitness is very good, and he just happened to block De Boer behind him before, so once he started, De Boer could not compete with Ibrahimovic. In addition, the Swede was tall and had long legs. Once he entered the small penalty area, he met Robben’s cross and rushed forward quickly, stretched out his right foot, slid forward, and directly poked the ball into the lower right corner of the goal.

Reina realized that something was wrong the moment Robben passed the ball, but by the time he reacted, Ajax’s ball had already gone in. He could only stand there in amazement, silently watching Ibrahimovic, who was struggling with De Boer and lost his balance and fell in the small penalty area.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!”

“The ball is in!” the commentator shouted loudly.

“The key goal at the critical moment came from the Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s shot in front of the goal!”

“The first half just started, less than 9 minutes in, Ajax took the lead in breaking Barcelona’s goal. It was a very fast counterattack and a very impactful attack. This goal completely broke the deadlock on the field!”

After scoring the goal, Ibrahimovic quickly climbed up from the grass in the penalty area, waving his right hand constantly, and rushed to Robben on the left. The latter had already opened his arms with laughter, and kept retreating. When they reached the corner flagpole, the two hugged each other tightly.

Ajax’s Keita, Sneijder, Van der Meyde, Gilberto Silva and other players rushed over one by one, and surrounded the two goal scorers on the sidelines, while the Ajax fans in the stands stood up directly from their seats. Some fans even took off their jerseys excitedly and cheered loudly.

The TV live camera captured this scene, and also swept the expressions of the two head coaches on the sidelines.

Ferrer looked like he was furious, and kept uttering heavy words, while Ye Qiu laughed and raised his arms, and kept clapping and celebrating with the assistants around him and the players on the bench.

Through slow motion, everyone can clearly see the scene of the goal just now. From different angles, it can be seen that there is no problem with this goal. From Robben’s offside to Ibrahimovic’s goal in front of the goal, this is a very beautiful coordinated goal.

“Oh my God, it’s really unbelievable. Before the game, everyone thought that Ajax should choose to show weakness in this game and use defense to deal with Barcelona’s attack, but what was unexpected was that the Dutch team boldly chose to go head-to-head, and it took the lead in breaking Barcelona’s goal not long after the game started!”

“It’s so surprising. Ye Qiu’s targeted tactical arrangement surprised everyone. Ferrer and his team were completely played by this young Chinese. Now it depends on whether he has enough ability to reverse Barcelona’s current unfavorable situation!”

Amid the cheers of the fans in the Ajax stands, Ajax players returned to the stadium one after another.

When Ibrahimovic passed by De Boer and Reiziger, it was obvious that he didn’t need to look at these two former Ajax seniors, because he was still angry and wanted to take revenge for the early season.

“Many people say that Ibrahimovic’s performance this season has impressed everyone. Ajax fans regard him as the most talented center forward since Van Basten. Van Basten, who is currently working in Ye Qiu’s coaching team, also believes that Ibrahimovic has the talent and potential to become a top center forward.”

“We can see from the game that the Swede’s characteristics are different from Van Basten’s. He has a wider control range, a more delicate sense of the ball, is very stable in holding the ball, and is more agile in the use of strength and body. Van Basten is more outstanding in center forward technology, goal-front skills and awareness, which is much higher than the current Ibrahimovic.”

“Of course, we must also admit that Ibrahimovic is still very young and has a great career prospect. If he continues to follow his current trend and progress, he may have a chance to catch up with his predecessors at Ajax!”

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Sometimes, scoring too early is not necessarily a good thing.

Just like the current Ajax, who scored early, but began to show a conservative mood.

This is a natural and unconscious emotion.

The opponent was too strong and famous, so strong that even the Ajax players themselves were a little worried about whether they could beat them, so when they finally got a goal lead, they inevitably had a kind of emotion.

I want to defend this leading goal!

Sometimes, this emotion is very terrible, even Ye Qiu is a little affected by this emotion.

He was under too much pressure, so much that he felt that if he didn’t win this game, he didn’t know what to do, so after scoring, he seemed to be relieved, thinking, if the game ended like this, how good it would be.

But Ajax was a little worried about gains and losses, and began to show conservative emotions, but Barcelona had no way out.

As a giant in La Liga, they were beaten so badly by Ajax at the beginning, they had no choice but to choose crazy attack, because they couldn’t defend at all by defending!

One side was relaxed, the other side was determined, and the situation was reversed!

If Ajax had an absolute advantage in the first 10 minutes, then their youth and inexperience made them slack off after they scored a goal, leading to a stalemate from the 10th to the 25th minute. After 25 minutes, Ajax began to be at a disadvantage and Barcelona began to improve.

In the Godfather Development System, Ye Qiu’s on-the-spot command was accumulated to 76 points, which was already very high. In addition, he had accumulated certain experience in the three fronts of the Eredivisie, the Dutch Cup and the UEFA Cup in the past year, so he developed a quick sense of smell and reaction in the game.

As soon as Barcelona turned the situation around, Ye Qiu immediately realized the problems on his side.

“Oh my god, too conservative!” Ye Qiu blamed himself for his worries.

Of course, this was his initiative to take responsibility, otherwise the players would be the same, and even many people in the coaching staff had the same thoughts as him. In the final analysis, this was a subconscious collective behavior.

Ye Qiu stood up from the coaching bench, walked to the sidelines, and shouted loudly to the players, “Don’t retreat, hold down, suppress their offense completely, do you understand? Hold down!”

The role of the head coach is more reflected in that when the players are worried about gains and losses, he can have the final say.

After Barcelona reversed the situation, fought hard for a while, and scored two very threatening shots, Ajax finally launched a sharp counterattack.

Van der Meyde’s entanglement from the right allowed Sergi to pass the ball to De Boer. Ibrahimovic tightly entangled De Boer, stole the ball and passed it to the left. Robben used his body to force it He got the ball before Puyol and entered the penalty area, but Puyol blocked Robben’s right side and did not give the Dutch winger a chance to cut inside or kick off.

Robben couldn’t hold back and could only hit the goal before the ball went out of the baseline. The ball hit Puyol’s leg and turned out of the baseline, resulting in a corner kick.

A counterattack was enough to frighten Barcelona and remind this wealthy team that Ajax was not to be trifled with.

Because of this counterattack, Barcelona’s furious attack was curbed, and the game gradually returned to dullness.

There is nothing that can be done about it. The rhythm that Ajax finally picked up before the game gradually slowed down after scoring the goal. Now they want to speed up again. After half an hour of the game, the players Is his physical fitness sufficient? Moreover, Barcelona has already made arrangements for Ajax’s tactics. Can the results be achieved by increasing the speed?

“Vandermede’s condition today is very average!” Ye Qiu shook his head and sighed.

Van der Meyde’s performance this season is indeed very eye-catching and amazing, but as the season comes to an end, in this game, he seems to have reached a trough. This may have something to do with Ye Qiu’s use of him, because he He is no longer in front of the opponent’s defense like before, but has to support Maicon.

Sergi plus Overmars, Barcelona’s left-sided attack was very sharp. The two players suppressed Ajax’s two right-sided players very hard on this side. This also caused Van der Meyde to almost Just like the invisible man, he was only seen in a few defenses.

“Rivaldo is now frequently pulling to the left to get the ball. Once Barcelona’s left wing is in good shape, the game situation will be even more unfavorable to us!” Bobby Harms also reminded from the side.

What Rivaldo is best at is catching the ball outside the penalty area, and then relying on his strong skills and concise and practical passing and escape abilities. After getting rid of the defensive player, he either directly kicks or passes to his forward partner. Assists, and in Barcelona’s offensive system this season, Rivaldo and Kluivert have had several clever one-on-one coordination.

Speaking of offense, there is no doubt about Barcelona’s offensive ability, and Ye Qiu does not dare to underestimate it at all.

Ajax’s advantage lies in its impact, using fast pace and concise passing and receiving to tear apart Barcelona’s defense. Barcelona’s advantage is to push the ball into the frontcourt through two wings and then use stars personal ability to complete the final attack.

Therefore, the suppression of both sides is very important.

Thinking of this, Ye Qiu waved his hand, signaling the players on the field to retract appropriately and keep the three lines compact, especially on the wings. Barcelona’s wing advancement must be firmly suppressed, especially for those who are active on the left. Overmars.

After adjusting the strategy, Ajax’s defense has been consolidated to a certain extent, and Barcelona’s offense has been restricted. In particular, Ajax completely isolated Kluivert and Rivaldo from Barcelona’s overall tactical system. Barcelona’s attack was forced to lose its direction once again.

No matter how active the wing is, it will always rely on the connection and support from the center. Otherwise, the wing will not be able to pose a threat.

“Ajax has obviously reacted. Ye Qiu’s tactical adjustments have restrained Barcelona’s offense, but now the tactics of both teams have made the situation a bit boring, at least compared to the fast-paced offense and defense in the first ten minutes. , what we see now is like a turtle jogging, very depressing!”

The on-site commentator talked jokingly about the tactics of the two teams.

But there is nothing he can do. If Ye Qiu’s team is not ready to speed up the tempo and attack again, the best and safest way is to actively defend and counterattack, first ensuring that the 1:0 lead is not broken by Barcelona. , that’s serious.

If there is no other way, rashly adopting an aggressive approach will only make the team uncontrollable and suffer disaster. This is an approach that no head coach would choose.

Ferrer also knew that Ajax’s counterattack was sharp, so he did not dare to be too involved in the attack. But when the game entered the 40th minute, Barcelona suddenly pressed hard, and even the two central defenders Debo Both Er and Reiziger actively moved forward to participate in the ball control system in the midfield.

The central defender advanced, causing Guardiola and Cocu to follow suit, and Barcelona’s formation moved forward.

In the 42nd minute, Barcelona launched an attack from the left. Overmars attracted the attention of Ajax’s defense and then made an emergency stop and knocked back to Cocu. The latter shot a long shot, causing goalkeeper Grimm to release the ball in the penalty area. There was a chaotic battle. Lucio stood still and failed to clear the ball immediately after getting the ball. Kluivert suddenly intercepted the ball successfully and hit the front edge of the small penalty area.

Rivaldo had been lying in wait in the penalty area. When he saw Kluivert taking advantage of the chaos to attack, he inserted his left foot and shot through Grimm’s goal, 1:1!

“In the 42nd minute of the first half, Barcelona finally equalized the score. This was a goal lost due to Ajax’s own mistakes. It was really regrettable because they could have entered the halftime break with a leading advantage!”

Ye Qiu felt helpless about this goal loss because it was a player’s mistake. The head coach could not calculate it and could only choose to bear it!