Chapter 297 This Is the Final! [The Fourth Update of the Kidney Burst, Please Subscribe to the Monthly Pass]

At the corner kick area on the left side of CSKA Moscow's half, Yang Yang gently put down the football, stepped on the turf behind the ball, slowly took a few steps back, stood up straight, and looked straight ahead.

In the penalty area, several Ajax players with high points and outstanding header ability have already stood in their respective positions.

CSKA Moscow's defenders also stalked Ajax's players like an enemy, and there were always some harassing little moves at hand, which made the penalty area look messy.

In the stands of Alvalade Stadium, every fan had a nervous and dignified look on his face.

It was now the seventh minute of the game and Ajax, unsurprisingly, had the situation and the ball in control from the start.

CSKA Moscow was firmly back in their own half, allowing Ajax to attack, and they seized the opportunity to counterattack.

Since CSKA Moscow adopts a three-back defensive position, which makes their flank defense relatively weak, the two flanks composed of Pinar and Maxwell, Yang Yang and Maicon are more threatening.

Just seven minutes into the game, Ajax had already won three corner kicks.

Sneijder took the penalty in the first two times, one left and one right, and without exception, Ajax's corner kick failed to create a threat. CSKA Moscow obviously made arrangements for the corner kick.

In the seventh minute, Ajax won the third time, Sneijder took the initiative to change and handed the free throw to Yang Yang.

This season, Yang Yang rarely takes corner kicks, but this does not mean that his ability to take corner kicks is poor, but more because of the club's professional division of labor. The coaching staff believes that it is more threatening to let Yang Yang stay near the penalty area. .

But fans who are familiar with Ajax will not be unfamiliar, Yang Yang's corner kicks are frequent.

Fermaelen has benefited the most from the corner kicks taken by Yang Yang. Even if he can gain a firm foothold in the position of the main central defender this season, the assists from the corner kicks sent by Yang Yang can be said to have contributed.

So, when Yang Yang stood at the corner, the Ajax fans immediately cheered.

This also made CSKA Moscow very puzzled. From the players on the field to the coaching staff outside the field, although they couldn't understand what was going on, they always seemed to be very powerful.

Could it be that Yang Yang is the most threatening player for Ajax to take corner kicks?

If so, then Gasayev's defensive strategy before the game may have to undergo some changes.

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Yang Yang could clearly feel that the live broadcast behind him was always aimed at him.

He heard the cheers from the fans in the stands, which was encouraging but also stressful.

To be the number one star at Ajax, you have to be able to take the pressure.

He exhaled heavily, slowly raised his right hand, and pointed out his index finger to the sky, as if to say something.

It took everyone's breath, both on and off the pitch.

Does anyone know what this means?

Except for a few players from Ajax.

This is the tacit understanding that Yang Yang cultivated with them in their daily training.

After the referee blew the whistle, Yang Yang took a deep breath and jumped out quickly. Every step he took was very steady and powerful.

He didn't know how many times he had done this kind of training in the past two years, and the pace had already become an instinct of his body.

After the left foot stood on the left side of the football, the body formed a specific angle with the football, and the right foot, like a bowstring, quickly popped out and touched the football.

There was a muffled sound like an air blast, and the ball flew out with lightning speed.

The arc is not high, but the ball speed is very fast.

It is the long pass in the star technique [Beckham's Cross]!

In the penalty area, the players on both sides became a mess, and Heitinga, Charistrias and De Jong all used their moves and runs to interfere and attract the defense of CSKA Moscow players.

But Vermaelen suddenly retreated to the penalty spot before Yang Yang took the free throw, and then suddenly moved forward quickly, chasing the previous point away.

By the time CSKA Moscow's defenders realized the danger of Vermaelen, the Belgian central defender had jumped to the point in front of the goal and made a leap to the top, sending Yang Yang's cross into the goal guarded by Akinfeev.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"Ajax scored the first goal in the seventh minute!"

"One to zero!"

"Fairmaelen! Thomas Fairmaelen scored the crucial goal!"

"This is a corner kick assist from Yang Yang!"

"The quality of the corner kicks is very high. Yang Yang's landing point almost ran towards Vermaelen's head. After the Belgian central defender took it, the football changed direction and hit the goal. Akinfeev There wasn't even time to react."

After seeing the header scored, Fermaelen slammed the turf with both fists, jumped up from the ground, quickly ran towards Yang Yang, and hugged Yang Yang directly.

The pair cheered wildly on the sidelines, shouting to the live footage and to the Ajax fans in the stands.

Behind them, the Ajax players also rushed out and surrounded them.

"This goal is so crucial!"

"Anyone who is familiar with football knows that in such a crucial final, whoever gets the ball first will be able to control the initiative."

"Ajax scored a goal in just seven minutes, which was a big surprise to everyone."

"But that's football!"

"Yang Yang's corner kicks are quite superb. The level of this corner kick is very high, and Vermaelen seems to cooperate with him very well. After faking a shot to get rid of the defender, he quickly chased forward and scored a header."

"One to zero, Ajax temporarily takes the lead!"

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Gasayev grabbed his head so hard that he felt like he wanted to rip his hair off.

He kept shouting at the players on the field, hoping they would calm down.

This is the final!

Although they made a very detailed plan before the game, and even took many factors into consideration, who would have thought that Yang Yang would take a corner kick and Fermaelen would cooperate so well with him?

Before, Ajax's corner kick has always been Sneijder.

In terms of positioning balls, Yang Yang's most impressive is his penalty kicks. All three penalty kicks are straight to the middle.

Many people are looking forward to whether his fourth penalty kick is still in the middle, but he has not taken a penalty kick for a long time.

Gasayev missed Yang Yang and Ajax's change.

Now it's a bit of a hassle.

Three backs play, against wingers, corner kicks will be terrible.

In the opening seven minutes, he gave the opponent three corner kicks and was scored. What will happen next?

Gasayev immediately went to the sidelines and made adjustments, hoping that the players would be able to stabilize. At the same time, he also signaled that Zhirkov and Odiakh should retreat appropriately to help defend the two wings of the backcourt, and stabilize their positions first. .

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Ajax apparently also knew CSKA Moscow's wishful thinking, and did not intend to let the opponent go back just like that.

According to Yang Yang's observation, Ronald Koeman's strategy is to chase after the victory and end the battle in the first half.

This is a very smart choice.

The main reason is that Ajax’s physical fitness is indeed not as good as that of its opponents. If the stalemate stage is dragged into the second half, it will be very unfavorable to Ajax, so it must gain enough advantage in the first half.

If there is no way to establish an advantage in the first half, then in the second half, you have to change your strategy and play style, and take a step back.

Dominance in strength is such an advantage.

After taking a one-goal lead, Ajax continued to press in the midfield.

Especially on defense against Daniel Carvalho.

The double midfielder Galasek and De Jong are like a wall, blocking the Brazilian front midfielder, especially Galasek.

In the 14th minute, when Daniel Carvalho wanted to break through with the ball, he suddenly threw a fierce tackle and knocked the Brazilian midfielder to the ground.

The referee Pol Mingchao gave a yellow card, and the captain of Ajax did not argue, smiled at Bol, and backed away.

That's how he gave Daniel Carvalho a shot at Marvey.

The action looks fierce and lethal. In fact, no one is injured at all, but it is very deterrent.

And this is also detailed division of labor.

Galasek is more calm and rational, but his physical fitness is also a problem, so he will be substituted in the second half, and it is the most suitable choice for him to foul.

On the contrary, it was De Jong, a well-known reckless man with fierce actions. It was up to him to do it. If he turned around and got another yellow card, then Ajax really lost more than the gains.

After being slapped by Garacek once, Daniel Carvalho has indeed restrained a lot. Every time he sees the fierce looks of Garacek and De Jong, he is obviously a little uneasy in his heart.

The midfield is restricted, the ball cannot be played in the frontcourt, and the ball is more transferred in the midfield and the backcourt.

Ajax has increased the pressing force in the midfield and backcourt.

At the beginning, CSKA Moscow was able to cope, but gradually, the disadvantage of the three central defenders became apparent.

Especially at the moment when the team switched from defense to attack, Zhirkov and Odiach both went up, but when Ajax's front court trident pressed the back line, it was easy to make mistakes.

In the 28th minute, central defender Ignashevic of CSKA Moscow took the ball forward. Under the interference of Charlesteas, he wanted to pass the ball to the midfielder Rasimich. The distance between the two was only ten meters. , was originally a 9 out of 10.

Unexpectedly, just when Rasimich was about to hold the ball, Sneijder suddenly sped out from behind and entangled with Rasimich, causing the ball to roll to the left.

After catching the ball, Pinar quickly dribbled the ball along the left and directly formed a counterattack on the spot after stealing the ball in the frontcourt.

Charistias also pressed forward for the first time, and the two quickly formed a two-on-three situation in the left half.

Pinar has very good skills at the feet and is very flexible with the ball. When dribbling the ball at high speed, he can still clearly see the situation in the penalty area.

After rushing into the penalty area with the ball, the South African international quickly made a cross and passed the ball behind Charlie Steas.

Ignashevich was originally between the Greek center and the goal, the purpose was to prevent the Greek center from directly facing the goal, but Pinar's passing made him very passive.

The Greek center understood, blocked Ignashevic with his body, and did not catch the ball.

And just like that, the ball slid past Charistyas and rolled towards the penalty spot.