Vol 4 Chapter 1610: Ding Poseidon Van Dijk

To describe the first half with a sentence from Bein Sports commentator Wenger, that is: both teams chose the best way to win the championship.
But this approach is not necessarily the most fans want to see.
Because they found that Ajax, who had been through all the obstacles and reached the Champions League final, was no longer passionate in the final, and he no longer played the kind of pleasing offensive football. Instead, it was a more stable and more The conservative football style has disappointed many people.
No one will question whether Ajax can play offensive football in the end, because this team used the first twelve Champions League games this season to prove that it was the offensive football that reached the final.
But as Mourinho said, "The set of the first twelve games that worked was difficult in the Champions League final because it was the Champions League final!"
"Any team that has reached the final of the Champions League is the most successful and stable team in the past season. They will do everything possible to attack their opponents' weaknesses."
"So we can see that Liverpool tonight is not the Liverpool we hope to see, and Ajax is not the best Ajax, because this is the Champions League final. Take risks in the winning finals! "
But whether it is Wenger or Mourinho, they have given a very high evaluation of Yang Yang and Ajax.
"The final data shows that Ajax ’s possession rate was as high as 65% in the first half, which is a passive result including the past ten minutes. It can be seen that Yang Yang ’s team after Liverpool ’s opening attack , Began to dominate the situation on the court. "
"According to this season ’s data, Liverpool ’s average possession rate is 50% and the passing success rate is 79%, but tonight, when facing Ajax, even in front It was an overwhelming advantage in ten minutes, but Liverpool ’s possession rate was only 35 percent, and the pass success rate was only 61 percent. "
"Another point, in the first twelve Champions League games, Liverpool averaged 504 passes and only 60 long passes, which accounted for about 12%, but in the first half, Liverpool The number of passes is only one hundred and fifty-two, but the number of long passes is as many as thirty-five, accounting for nearly 23%. "
"Maybe many people are not aware of the significance of this string of numbers. I will explain here. This means that Liverpool's game has been severely cut by Ajax. They can hardly pass the ball. The pass success rate is A big drop than usual, which makes Liverpool have to rely more on long passes. "
"Among them, we can also find the data. Many of Liverpool's long passes are directed to Salah on the right, but Taliafico's task tonight is more defensive, plus Militant's outstanding performance, Salah ’s success rate in receiving the long pass is poor. "
"This is reflected in the game. Liverpool only shot Ajax's goal once in the area, which occurred in the eighth minute, but that shot failed to make a threat and was easily confiscated by Onana. After nearly 40 minutes, Liverpool failed to shoot Ajax's goal again, and the number of shots was pitiful. "
"It's not difficult to push the performance from these statistics. The scene looks fierce, but in fact, Ajax is suppressing Liverpool. At this point, Yang Yang's platoon formation and on-the-spot command and his presence on the court Leading by example has played a key role. "
"But next, how does Ajax translate this advantage into goals?"
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The explanations of two world-famous coaches far away in the UK did not reach Yang Yang's ears, but the data they got, Yang Yang also got the first time after the first half of the game.
For this piece of data, Yang Yang's response was positive.
"We did very well in the first half!" Yang Yang took the data and praised all the players in the locker room.
"We basically completed the first half of the task. Although it is regrettable that we failed to score, I believe that at this moment you should be very clear how cruel the UEFA Champions League final is. This is far more than all our previous games. Strength and pressure. "
All the players in the locker room agreed.
Before the game, Yang Yang warned them more than once. The hardest thing in the Champions League final is not the formation of troops, but how to play their true level, because under the double pressure of the opponent and the game, the psychological quality is slightly worse, direct Feet softened.
They have paid great attention to it before, but no matter how careful they are, it is better to experience it more personally.
How hard it is to kick, they can't describe it with specific adjectives, but they can be reflected on their bodies.
That is the physical fitness that can usually be played for 90 minutes. Now they only play forty-five minutes and they start to feel tired.
You know, they prepared for two weeks for this game tonight.
It's really tired!
Even, in the eyes of many people, the fifteen-minute intermission was too timely.
"Now, what is in front of us is a difficult problem, that is how to lead the ball?" Yang Yang looked at the players and said.
He was sitting in his seat because he was tired in the first half.
The age of thirty-two is no more than it was then.
"For us, scoring goals is not difficult. What is really difficult is how to ensure that our goal is not broken by our opponents. It is the most difficult to get a goal first."
All the Ajax players nodded in unison, Liverpool's defense is too solid.
In addition to the three tough guys in the midfield, Van Dijk in the back line is also very scary. With the goalkeeper Allison, it looks unbreakable. In the first half alone, Van Dijk and Allison destroyed Ajax at least four or five times. There is a threatening offensive opportunity.
"I took a look. Liverpool are still fighting back with a long pass, but the success rate of this attack is too low, Salah can't get the ball at all, so Klopp should also have a headache at this point."
"So in the second half, we gave our opponents more space to let them out, and we took the opportunity to fight back."
"When you fight back, you should pay more attention to the two wings. Van Dick is the strong point of their back line. We have to bypass this point and use more oblique long passes to mobilize the opponent's defense line. Move more and avoid Van Dick. . "
Van Dijk this guy is really amazing!
He is like a pin of the fixed sea god, standing in front of Liverpool's goal, all frontal attacks can't pass him.
Even the Premier League fans joked about him, this season is to unlock the high-level skills of [one husband, the enemy], it can be said that Liverpool reached the Champions League final number one hero.
"Lucca." Yang Yang looked at Jovic.
The Serbian center used to cover his face with a towel and listened to Yang Yang's words silently. After hearing the roll call, he immediately took off the towel and sat up straight and nodded toward Yang Yang.
"You have to pay more attention in the second half. We two should pay attention to the division of labor. Van Dijk will stare at whoever goes around the front point, the other runs after the point, and the wings will try to pass the diagonal to the back point, or move to the other side. . "
In a simple sentence like Yang Yang, in fact, there are very complicated tactics and routines behind them. These are the past year, especially the past two weeks. Ajax has focused on the exercises, and the players are very familiar with each other.
"We Chinese have an old saying, it will be more powerful to retract your fist, and there is a saying that you want to make it happen."
"Our offensive needs space. The greater the space, the better for us, so continuing to oppress our opponents will not benefit us in any way, but will make Liverpool's strategy behind the fight more effective."
"So, we will return some in the second half!"
In fact, if it wasn't for Crow's adjustment when it was popular, Ajax made two consecutive threats in the period around ten minutes, almost scoring a goal.
Unfortunately, Klopp is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and the on-site adjustment is very timely.
And this guy is different from the past, he is more pragmatic now.
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At the beginning of the second half, Ajax took the lead.
Everyone was surprised to find that the Dutch team has changed its style of play.
The offensive is still very popular, playing quickly and sharply, but once the ball is lost, they will not do more entanglement in the frontcourt, the first time to retreat to their own half-court defense.
This is different from the pressing high pressure in the first half. Liverpool began to get more opportunities to get the ball in the backcourt.
As a result, the Red Army reduced long-distance transmissions, and more went to the ground to cooperate with the advance.
But Klopp on the sidelines was not relaxed at all.
During the midfield adjustment, he had an idea to increase the success rate of long passes, but now he found that the team's long passes have decreased and the possession of the ball has increased, but with it comes fewer opportunities to fight behind.
Ajax is fast when he enters and fast when he retreats!
Liverpool was also a bit uncomfortable with this change in Ajax at the beginning, always worried about whether there is any conspiracy?
But slowly, they found that Ajax was really retreating, and retreating very firmly.
This time they believed!
Why did you retreat?
Lack of energy? Tactical adjustment? Or other reasons?
This is not what players should consider, but the responsibility of the side coach.
The player's task is that if the opponent retreats, then we should move forward.
Liverpool still hopes to attack Ajax's left through the attack on the right, led by Salah and Arnold, even if they can't, they can create threats and attract defensive attention.
At the fifty-second minute, Liverpool adopted this strategy.
Ajax defended the area around the 30-meter area, defensive center of gravity tilted to the left, suppressing Salah's side.
Liverpool did not penetrate the right and returned to Henderson. After the Liverpool midfielder stopped the ball, he made a diagonal long pass and wanted to send it to Mane's foot, allowing Liverpool's left winger to sprint Ajax's right.
But at the moment of passing the ball, Ashraf, who was originally behind the defense line, suddenly sprinted forward, took the first step, and intercepted Henderson's long diagonal foot to intercept it, and took the ball to move. Counterattack.