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Ajax's attack was fast and fierce, but Alkmaar's players were not panicked because they had seen this style of play too many times. The entire Netherlands played like this, and the players also watched it again and again during this period.

Study this classic Ajax style of play.

After the players accepted tactics such as winger cutting in, full-back assists, cross-positioning, and center roving, which they had never seen before, Ajax's offense seemed too simple to the Alkmaar players. Although Ajax

Jax's passing is fast, his coordination is skillful, and he is quite threatening, but after Alkmaar's targeted study, it is no longer difficult to deal with it.[]

The game lasted ten minutes. In these ten minutes, Ajax completed four breakthroughs from the wing and made six crosses. From the perspective of Ajax fans, Alkmaar's wing defense basically collapsed.

, the left and right wing almost did not block Ajax's cross, but the players in the middle did not respond enough. If it were replaced by a powerful forward like Kluivert, Alkmaar would have conceded the goal long ago.

However, from the perspective of some higher-level fans and professionals, Alkmaar concentrated its personnel in key positions in the middle of the penalty area, relaxed its control on the wings, and made full use of compressing the length and width of the stadium to allow the ball and players to move.

The area is mainly concentrated at the front of the penalty area.

Ajax head coach Olsen is known as a wise man. Of course he will not fail to see Jiang Mu’s thoughts and practices. It’s just that Olsen cannot understand football ten years from now. His thinking is limited and he thinks that as long as

The team continues to make breakthroughs and crosses from the wing, and the players in the center will eventually find a way to score. As long as the goal is ahead, the opponent's extremely conservative 451 lineup cannot be maintained.

Olson acted very calmly, and did not even get up from his seat. He looked like an old god was there and he was confident.

Jiang Mu acted equally calm. He was wearing a sportswear similar to the color of Alkmaar's jersey and stood on the sidelines with his hands behind his back. Even if the team encountered a more troublesome attack, Jiang Mu nodded gently and made a move to let the players

He gestured calmly and did not yell. Jiang Mu knew this kind of trouble very well. It is almost impossible to play against a wealthy team like Ajax without any trouble at all. Jiang Mu

He gave up the situation very sensibly and pursued good results wholeheartedly.

Ten minutes later, Ajax's attack was thunderous but not raining. It did not substantially threaten Alkmaar's goal and did not shoot a single shot on goal. This allowed the Alkmaar players who were a little nervous at the beginning to calm down.

The defensive movements were more clean and neat, and counterattacks were launched from time to time.

Alkmaar's counterattack is very unique. No matter where they get the ball, they will directly pass the ball to the frontcourt to find Drogba. Drogba does not take the ball, but holds the ball and returns it to Drogba.

Altidore, Kuyt, and sometimes Van Bommel were inserted, and three or four people formed a small team to fight.

Such a counterattack is very simple and not difficult to operate at all, but the threat is not small, because once this counterattack is completed, it means that the opponent's defense has not returned to its position, and then Alkmaar can easily form three or four attacks.

Players deal with the opponent's three or four defenders.

When three or four offensive players play against three or four defenders, it's immediately obvious who is more proactive.

Responsible for marking Drogba is Frank de Boer.

De Boer, who is 1.79 meters tall, has no choice but to guard Drogba, who is 1.88 meters tall. Olsen can't use the 37-year-old Blind to guard Drogba, not to mention that the old captain is taller than De Boer.

Boll is also three centimeters shorter.

De Boer is recognized as the anchor of Ajax. He is not only able to defend, but also has an outstanding overall view and can control the rhythm of the game. When needed, a long pass like a cruise missile can also help the forward complete the winning goal.

All these advantages cannot cover up the disadvantages of height and weight, but Jiang Mu attacked the height weakness of the two Ajax center backs and exposed the weaknesses of the two center backs with the simplest and most direct long pass.

Alkmaar's long pass may not be so accurate, but every time it is accurate, it will cause chaos in Ajax's defense. De Boer and Blind, two world-class defenders, are pestering Drogba, but Ned is helpless.

Drogba is like an elephant, extremely strong, unable to be pushed down or pulled. De Boer clearly stood in position. Drogba stepped forward and squeezed out De Boer's position.

Boll did not dare to foul easily because the referee Teminke was too strict and he was worried that he would get a yellow card.

At 12 minutes into the game, Ajax launched a beautiful offensive from the wing under the leadership of Laudrup. Blomkamp was knocked to the sideline by Laudrup. Altidore's

The tackle was dodged by Laudrup.

Laudrup saw that the cross was not effective and wanted to enter the penalty area from the bottom line, but Gattuso had already arrived. Gattuso blocked Laudrup's path.

Waiting for Laudrup to make the first move.

When there was only one direction to go forward, no fake move would work. Laudrup was worried about the defensive players behind him. Seeing that there was no chance to shoot, he passed the ball to the front of the penalty area, hoping to create an opportunity for Litmanen to shoot.

Chance.

Laudrup's pass was very accurate, passing the ball to Litmanen's feet in the gap.

Litmanen was always being guarded by Van Bommel, and he wanted to flick the ball directly and deceive Van Bommel before taking a shot.

Van Bommel was not that easy to deceive. Before the ball could reach Litmanen's feet, Van Bommel's tackle arrived, and he just shoveled the ball in front of Kronkamp on the wing.

Kronkamp looked at no one around him, smoothed the ball, and directly took a long pass to Drogba.

Kronkamp's pass was very reliable, and Drogba could grab the spot without moving.

Both De Boer and Blind were veterans. They also saw the landing point of the ball. They stepped forward to attack Drogba desperately, trying to squeeze Drogba out of his position, or at least prevent Drogba from catching the ball.

So comfortable.

But Drogba was like a big tree firmly rooted on the court. Neither De Boer nor Blind allowed Drogba to move even half a step. When the ball flew, the three people jumped up to fight for the header.

At that time, Drogba directly knocked away two world-class central defenders and ferried the ball to the wing to find Kuyt.

"Drogba! Oh! Drogba!"

Huge laughter and shouts came from a corner of the stands.

This is from the fans of Alkmaar. They are very satisfied with Drogba's performance. It is not easy to make two world-class central defenders make a fool of themselves.

If Drogba's role is the beacon and bridgehead of the offense, then Kuyt's role is the gearbox. When he gets the ball, he sprints at high speed, attacks the opponent's back, and drags Ajax into the fastest rhythm of the game.

Consume their physical energy.

In football matches in the 1990s, the average running distance of a player was only about 8,000 meters. Ten years later, it was common for midfielders to run 12,000 meters. In the 1990s, the sprinting distance of players in each game only accounted for 10% of the total running distance.

Just over 150%, and the sprint ten years later has risen to 26%. As diet becomes more scientific and training methods become more advanced, the physical fitness of football players will also gradually change.

War of attrition is also one of Jiang Mu's tactics. Jiang Mu believes that Ajax, whose average age is over 27 years old in terms of physical fitness, cannot compete with the 22-year-old Alkmaar. In addition to his age, he is better than others in training and diet.

The team has been advanced for more than ten years, and his players' bodies are not comparable to those of current Ajax players.

Kuyt's high-speed sprint forced Ajax to move backward as a whole. They could not let their back line bear the responsibility of defense alone. Total attack and total defense is the soul of Ajax.

Kuyt's direct opponent is Denmark's talented defender Tobiasson.

Olli Tobiasson was born on August 19, 1975. He became famous in the Dutch club Heerenveen in the 1996-1997 season. Then he was called into the team by Ajax coach Olsen in the 1997-98 season.

At the age of 21, he has become the absolute main force of the giant Ajax. He is also the main player of the Danish national team, pushing the famous star Helweger to the right midfielder position. And if he wants to play as a central defender, Ripert

There was no other choice but to make room for him. After the 1998 World Cup, FIFA ranked him as one of the top 10 future superstars in international football with Totti, Owen, Gomez, Riquelme, etc.

The successor of the Drup brothers, he failed to prove his potential due to injuries.

Tobiasson's self-confidence is very strong. He did not ask for help from his teammates to defend, and he defeated Kuyt alone.

Kuyt also knew Tobiasson's reputation and strength. He did not dare to neglect, dribbling the ball along the outside line at high speed and rushing to the baseline. Anyway, his task was not just to pass the ball out to form a shot, but also to consume the opponent's physical energy was also a tactic.

One of the goals.

Tobiasson didn't know Kuyt's sinister intentions. He blocked the inside line tightly, not giving Kuyt a chance to cut inside or cross, and let Kuyt dribble the ball from the outside.

Kuyt brought the ball to the baseline at high speed, stepped on the ball and stopped suddenly near the baseline, trying to shake Tobiasson away.

Tobiason had been guarding against Kuyt's move. He stopped immediately, stabilized his center of gravity, and still stood in front of Kuyt.

Kuyt did not move Tobiasson away, but steadily passed the ball back to full-back Suleiman who had followed him to the center circle.

Suleiman passed the ball directly to the center to find Altidore.

Altidore saw the Ajax defender next to him, so he did not stop the ball and passed the ball from the middle distance behind the Ajax defender to find Drogba.

Altidore's pass was very masterful, with good timing and intensity. When De Boer and Blind turned around, Drogba had already rushed forward with them.

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The two central defenders wanted to close the door but did not, but Drogba pushed the door open.

De Boer and Blind had no choice but to grab the corners of Drogba's clothes on both sides and pull them back desperately, delaying Drogba's progress and allowing goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar to come out to get the ball.

Drogba is really strong. Both De Boer and Blind followed the yellow cards and wanted to keep Drogba, but Drogba still forced his way through.

Seeing that Drogba was about to catch the ball and go solo, the referee Temink's whistle sounded.

The Ajax fans who were so nervous that they could hardly breathe let out a sigh of relief, and their hearts finally settled in their stomachs.

But the Alkmaar fans angrily cursed the referee for being a pig. He didn't call the foul just now, but now Drogba was about to get the ball, but he called it again. Isn't this partiality?

Jiang Mu was in ecstasy when he suddenly heard the whistle blow. He waved his fist angrily and yelled at the referee, "Is there such a penalty?!"

However, Lin Nazhou on the side was not as angry as Jiang Mu and said to Jiang Mu: "Calm down, it's actually just the referee's whistle that was a little late."

"It's too late then. Is it because he's too big and his nerve conduction is slow?"

Jiang Mu saw that his players were not that excited, and then he remembered that it was 1998, and the principle of favoring offense had not yet been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. There was nothing wrong with the referee's decision, and he could only admit that he was unlucky.