Chapter 87: Lore

When the game progressed to the second half, the scoreboard on Jan Brader Stadium showed a score of one to one.
The course of the game was not surprising. Ajax showed an extremely strong desire to win from the beginning, and the anti-guest launched a round of attacking, but Bruges at home was obviously prepared for this. The big central defender has been keeping Ibrahimovic intact.
The Swedish center was frozen by his opponent throughout the first half.
On the left, Mitya also did not perform. In the entire front court of Ajax, only Wesley Songk on the right did well. During an attack before the end of the first half, he suddenly scored. In the penalty area, the team earned a penalty. The Belgian striker personally took the penalty and scored the fourth goal of the UEFA Champions League group stage this season.
But before Songk scored a penalty, in the 28th minute, Bruges took advantage of an opportunity to set the ball in the frontcourt. High center Langley pressed Heitinga and Escud, in front of the goal. The ball hits the spot.
After changing sides in the second half and fighting again, Ajax still frequently attacked Bruges, but the home team was very stable and did not leave Ajax with the slightest chance, which allowed Ajax to play away. Very depressed.
Fortunately, in another match in Milan City, AC Milan and Vigo Celta are also one to one, two teams in the 40th and 42nd minutes, respectively, by Kaka and Jesuli Score goals separately.
This has made Ajax players on the court secretly relieved, but everyone knows that if there is no way to break through the opponent's goal, the situation will only be more and more unfavorable for Ajax.
Of course, the pressure is on both sides, as are Bruges and Vigo Celta, who is far away in Milan.
Now it depends on the three parties who are more resistant to pressure.
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"Bruges' coach Trunde Soled looks to be replaced."
"This is to replace Rune Lange with Benguet Setenas, this is a very obvious signal to strengthen the offense."
"Both players are high centers, with a height of 1.87 meters, and they are both Solede ’s Norwegian fellows. They are very good at grabbing high balls. Just now Lange used this opportunity to locate Ajax goal."
"But what I want to say is that Setenas has a stronger body than Lange, and is particularly good at fighting against the body. He has a considerable advantage. Before this game, he had been a Bruges center. But in the first five UEFA Champions League games, he only scored one goal. Lange counted the goals just scored. He scored two and won slightly. "
"Trende Soledt replaced Setteness at this time. Obviously, he wanted to use Setteness' advantage in physical confrontation to suppress Ajax's midfield and backcourt. Canada and Escud will be very big challenges. "
"Look at this attack in Bruges."
"Sure enough, I went directly to Setenas in the frontcourt. The two central defenders of Ajax were at a disadvantage in terms of height and strength. Setenas grabbed the first landing point and then passed it back to his teammates. Sidewalk, and then pass it ... accidentally pass it up. "
"But we can also see the changes in Bruges' offense after Setenes came on the court."
"Ajax should be careful, this is a red flag."
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Yang Yang came back from the warm-up area and was about to sit back on the bench. Suddenly he heard a scream from the fans in the stands, followed by a lost sigh. He turned around and happened to see the player in Bruges making a diagonal pass. The ball was sent into the penalty area.
Ajax goalkeeper Robont made a decisive shot and got the ball.
This made Yang Yang frown, and when he sat back on the bench, he heard veteran Litmanen shaking his head next to him and sighed: "The center in Bruges was very dangerous at this time. There have been several consecutive games this season. Not scoring often means that he is extremely hungry for scoring goals, and the advantage of physical confrontation is obvious. "
Ajax's central defender pays great attention to the ball. Heitinga and Escud are both good defenders with good shooting ability, but the contradiction that follows is that whether these two central defenders are tall or physical, They are not dominant, especially in the face of high centers like Lange and Setenas.
Both Maxwell and Trabelsi on both sides are very active, and the offensives are frequently inserted, but the consequence is that the space behind them is also very large. Once the other side seizes the opportunity, the counterattacks from both wings, the other side The high center that keeps up with the middle will become deadly.
"Our offense still failed to straighten out, and if we continue to do so, the situation will only get worse." Litmanen added.
Yang Yang very much agrees with Litmanen's judgment.
Ajax ’s current problem is mainly the contradiction of the distribution of ball rights. Ibrahimovic and Van der Vaart are players who need to take the ball. Both are in the middle. In the previous one, there is a conflict with each other. Coupled with the inactive side, the ball was too concentrated in the middle of the frontcourt.
The consequence of this is that Bruges is easier to defend and Ajax's offensive rhythm is slow, making it difficult to make a threat.
Not only did Ibrahimovic perform poorly, but Mitya and Songk also performed poorly.
The former is needless to say, there is basically no good performance on the left, and Songke is also entangled by Van der Hayden on the right. Except for the penalty, he basically did not play well.
"It is estimated to be a substitution." Yang Yang guessed.
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"Over Milan, Vigo Celta scored!"
"what?"
Ronald Coman opened his eyes wide and stared at his assistant, unable to believe his ears.
"Ancelotti just replaced Costakuta with teenager Abate and reorganized the back line. As a result, the line became loose. Pete Lucin assisted Jose Ignacio and scored a goal. The score now is One to two. "
Luther Carol looked a little panicked, but still reported the information he had just received.
Vigo Celta had just scored, and he immediately received a call from here.
Ronald Coleman also quickly awakened from the shock. He clearly realized that the game can no longer continue like this, he must quickly rush to score a goal, otherwise, the qualifying rights may be lost.
"Quick, let Litmanen prepare to play."
After hearing this, Luther Carol turned around and shouted at Litmanen on the bench. The latter quickly jumped from the seat. He was already prepared and no longer needed to warm up.
"Who replaced?" Luther Carol asked concerned.
Yeah, who do you want to replace?
Ronald Coman is hesitant, he has few choices to make at this time.
Despite his sluggish performance, Mitea is still able to contain his opponent on the left and Songk is on the right. No matter who wins, Ajax's wing will lose its threat, which is extremely unfavorable for the attack.
But soon, Ronald Coman made a choice.
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A minute after Vigo Celta scored a goal, Ajax replaced Mitya with Litmanen.
Van der Vaart was pushed to the left forward position of the frontcourt, Litmanen and Sneijder occupied the center, responsible for the team's midfield organization and passing, which also completely sounded the horn of Ajax's Jedi counterattack.
Vigo Celta scored and Ajax had no choice.
Only by scoring a goal, only by defeating Bruges, the team has the hope of qualifying, otherwise, they can only go to the UEFA Cup in vain.
But Bruges also knew the difficult situation facing Ajax, and Trend Soled made a second substitution adjustment soon, replacing it with a defensive midfielder Smolders An offensive player in the frontcourt further strengthened the defense in the midfield and backcourt.
Ajax continued to attack, but Bruges steadily retreated to his own half. Through strict defense, it has always been difficult for Ajax to find effective offense opportunities.
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"Ajax made the second substitution in this game and replaced Wesley Songk with Saytals."
"This is still a signal to strengthen the offensive."
"Ronald Coman has been forced to let go."
"Van der Vaart's performance on the left is not ideal, but he was adjusted to the position of midfield forward. Cruising behind center Ibrahimović, Sayetals played on the left and the right was on the right. The Tunisian right back, Trabelsi, who came back after the game, came out. "
"Now Ajax is killing red eyes, but there is not much time left for them."
"Time goes into eighty minutes, leaving only the last ten minutes, plus stoppage time."
"Actually, Ajax should slow down the offensive appropriately and let Bruges press out, so that they will get more offensive space. Instead, they are pressed so much as they are now. It also exposes the vast empty space behind him, which is also an opportunity for Bruges, who is good at playing defensive counterattacks. "
"I believe Ronald Coleman is very clear about his current situation, but he has no choice."
"Vigo Celta is ahead of AC Milan 2-1, the Red and Black teams have no fighting spirit at all in this game, Vigo Celta is very likely to win, Ajax can only win through the battle against each other Results, pressure Vigo Celta, qualifying as the second team. "
"But now besides paying attention to the offense, Ajax must also pay attention to the defense, especially the two sides, which is too much pressure, which leaves Bruges with a huge counterattack space."
"Okay, we just said that Bruges launched a counterattack."
"On the left, Van der Hyde quickly plugged in, a quick counterattack from Bruges."
"Vander Hayden dribbled the ball on the left and Trabelsi and De Jong desperately returned to defense."
"Shoot the ball and pass it into the penalty area ..."
"Goal !!!!"
"Setenas !!!"
"I just said that Ajax must be careful with Setenes."
"This player is full of hunger for scoring goals. After coming off the bench, he scored a goal for Bruges in the 84th minute."
"This should be a lore!"
"This goal from Setnes completely defeated Ajax's dream of qualifying for the Champions League. Even if they can't tie the score, they will probably be eliminated by the bottom of the group points and miss the League Cup."
"This goal hit morale too much."
"At this time, being scored by opponents in this way is a huge blow to Ajax."
"There are six minutes left in the regular game. I wonder if this will be the last six minutes of Ajax in the Champions League?"