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Celta seemed to have noticed the selfishness of Ajax's frontline players!
Therefore, they focused more on blocking Ibrahimovic and Van Der Vaart.
The reason was simple.
Since they were selfish, they would not pass the ball when it was at their feet!
Was there a need to predict?
Was there a need to defend other points?
In the 41st minute of the first half, when Ibrahimovic received the ball with his back facing the front field and controlled the ball under his feet, Snede, who had swapped positions with Pienaar, cut forward in the middle, while Pienaar cut inside from the flank. This was a good choice for offense.
However, because Ibrahimovic did not kick the ball at the first moment, he was sandwiched by the opponent's two defensive midfielders and center backs and lost the ball!
The young Snede was going crazy!
As he ran from Ibrahimovic's side back to the half field, he chattered incessantly and looked extremely angry.
Ibrahimovic also argued with him, but because Snede had to run back, the two did not quarrel.
Just as Snede ran back to the half field, there was a sudden change in Ajax's penalty area!
Catanha fell to the ground in the penalty area, and Heitinga also fell in the penalty area. He immediately got up and indicated to the referee that he did not foul!
However, the referee pointed to the penalty spot and awarded a penalty to Celta!
The crowd at Balaidos Stadium cheered!
A penalty kick!
Qin Xiong witnessed the entire incident. He knew that there was no dispute about this penalty kick.
Heitinga's impetuous kick to Catanha was simply an amateur move.
Clearly, Heitinga was full of resentment after being harassed and bullied by Catanha in the entire first half. In a moment of hot-headedness, he caused a disaster.
When the players from both teams surrounded the referee to pressure or protest, Qin Xiong walked over and hugged the indignant Heitinga. He said in a deep voice in his ear, "The team depends on you, depends on you, and its life and death depends on you! I can see that you are under a lot of pressure, but you can't give up. We are determined to win here. How can we surrender until the last moment? Believe in yourself. You can withstand the pressure and freeze the opponent's striker! Do you still remember? In the first round of the competition, you managed to make the opponent's striker invisible. "
Heitinga calmed down. He turned his head to look at Qin Xiong. The China player's eyes were cold and calm. He was firm and confident. He passed on this state to Heitinga.
When Edu took the free throw in one go, Heitinga's heart was calm.
However, the other members of Ajax's team had heavy hearts!
0: 2!
Qin Xiong didn't organize any more attacks. Ajax needed to calm down.
At the end of the first half of the match, both sides walked into the changing room.
Qin Xiong had just walked into the locker room when he saw Van Der Vaart, Ivan, and Snede quarreling fiercely!
"The two of you are kicking like dog shit! How many chances? How many times? Qin Xiong created at least three excellent opportunities for you, and you all f * cking wasted them! "
"My shot was so close! It was him. He only wanted to break the goal himself. He could have scored an empty goal if he passed it to his teammates, but he had to kick it himself! "
"Zlatan, how dare you talk about me? Did you perform well? Your shots were all aimed at the opponent's goalkeeper! "
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The irritating quarrel made Qin Xiong have no intention of participating. He silently left the locker room and walked to the corner of the corridor. He leaned against the wall and waited for time to pass.
His face was calm. He looked up slightly, but his clenched fists were gradually tightening.
Must win! Must win! Must win!!!
If Ajax was a springboard in Qin Xiong's eyes, then the Champions League stage was his test for "promotion."
If he could not get better results in the Champions League and perform more, then he might be like the other geniuses who survived in the Netherlands. He would need to work hard for many years in the Netherlands before a better club was determined to take him away!
How many years had Kežman stayed in the Netherlands?
How many years had van Nistelrooy stayed in the Netherlands?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Van Der Vaart in the team, van Bommel in the other teams, and so on.
He didn't want to be like this. The sooner he went to the big stage, the sooner he went to a more challenging league, it would have a direct impact on his growth and future achievements.
Not only could he not lose this game!
He couldn't even draw!
He had to win!
He waited until the assistant manager came to find him 10 minutes later before he returned to the locker room. Comain suppressed the chaos that broke out in the team.
The morale of the team was still there.
Everyone might even work harder in the second half to prove themselves.
But the contradictions were also obvious.
Sometimes the teammates would work together, but on the field, in the professional field, some contradictions had existed for a long time. They were not born today, and did not appear today. It was just that when they won, they would be covered up. And when they lost, those problems would come back again.
Before the start of the second half, when the players from both teams returned to the field, Qin Xiong said to Pinar, "In the second half, you play my position."
Pinar frowned slightly and did not react immediately. Because in the game, he often changed positions with Qin Xiong.
Qin Xiong explained that the two players' regular position swaps were no longer an occasional change in offensive tactics.
Pinar thought about it and did not object. He had a good chance in the first half, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Van Der Vaart were unable to pass to him, and he did not have the confidence to challenge Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Van Der Vaart.
The confident Celta still had no intention of stopping in the second half, and seemed to want to take advantage of the victory to attack.
Qin Xiong wanted to see the opponent's attitude in the second half, so he frequently passed Van Der Vaart and Zlatan Ibrahimovic the ball. But Celta's defense against these two players was too strong, sacrificing more than 70% of their defensive strength.
In the encirclement, these two players had no room to play.
Qin Xiong was relieved.
He was not just probing, but also numbing the opponent and giving them a little sweetness.
He wanted the opponent to think that the simple and crude defensive strategy was the right one.
In the 55th minute, Catanha tried to stop the ball in the penalty area and pass Heitinga, but Heitinga calmly intercepted the ball, and Ajax launched a quick attack!
Pinar passed the ball to Qin Xiong's feet. Qin Xiong and Pinar's main purpose of switching positions was to start the game!
In a fast-paced game like this, starting from behind the center line and starting from the center line were two completely different situations.
For example, the opponent's defensive line was still pressing forward five seconds ago, maintaining a tight three-line formation, so there was a large empty space behind the opponent's defensive line!
Qin Xiong dribbled the ball forward to face Lucin. Snede took the initiative to run to the center, so Qin Xiong dribbled the ball slightly to the left. In the process of switching positions, Lucin mistakenly followed Snede, causing Qin Xiong to break through him. After passing Lucin, Qin Xiong dribbled the ball to the center.
In front of him, Berizzo was on the right in front, blocking his and Van Der Vaart's passing route.
Contreras and Sergio worked together to block Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic tried to turn forward from the space between Contreras and Sergio, hoping that Qin Xiong could pass the ball behind him.
Qin Xiong passed!
Less than three meters away from Ibrahimovic, Qin Xiong kicked the ball to the spot where Ibrahimovic turned.
That was the space between Contreras and Sergio, less than three meters wide, and it became a gap as Contreras drew in!
The football rolled over!
Ibrahimovic was dumbfounded!
He wanted the straight ball to go to the center behind him, so he could turn around and form a single blade.
However, Qin Xiong's pass was diagonally to the front, which was a different trajectory from what he had imagined.
Contreras and Sergio were extremely confident. The two of them were sure that as long as they blocked Ibrahimovic, the opponent's attack would be paralyzed!
It looked like the situation was developing in that way.
Ibrahimovic turned to chase the ball, Sergio stuck close to his body to create interference, and Contreras drew back to block Ibrahimovic's forward path.
However, right at the moment when the two of them had succeeded, an inconceivable scene appeared before everyone's eyes.
A figure rushed past Contreras at lightning speed. In an instant, he rushed past Celta's rear defensive line to chase the ball, and it looked like he was about to take control of the football!
Contreras and Sergio, who were originally relieved, looked over and were extremely shocked!
The person who rushed past from the outside was Qin Xiong!
It turned out that the ball was not a pass!
It was a breakthrough!
Or it could be said that it was a pass!
Qin Xiong passed it to him!
Ibrahimovic was just a cover!
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