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Based on Ibrahimovic's understanding of Qin Xiong's strength, when he was only three meters away from Qin Xiong, Qin Xiong passed a pass that was one meter away from him. Ibrahimovic was first stunned when he saw the pass, which made him unable to reach the football even though he stretched his legs.
It was a pass that was below standard!
And the speed of the ball was also fast!
But when Qin Xiong ran around the outside and rushed past Ibrahimovic, Contreras, and Sergio in a parallel position, Ibrahimovic realized that he was not passing the ball to him at all!
Contreras and Sergio were powerless to reverse the situation. They could only watch as Qin Xiong left them in the dust!
Defense, a major mistake!
Most defenders were not as fast as strikers, and they were not even as fast as some speed-type midfielders. Therefore, when defending against a speed-type opponent's breakthrough, there were two key points. One was space. Most of the ball acceleration required space. After compressing the space, the defender's strength and confrontation advantage could be brought into play. The second was blocking. An opponent breaking through from the front needed to speed up, and the route to chase the ball was the shortest straight line. Thus, blocking the forward route could make the opponent an obstacle, and they needed to take a long detour. In a team defense, teammates could intercept successfully. At the same time, blocking had another effect: entanglement! As long as the body was close and in contact, it could affect the opponent's speed.
Contreras and Sergio could not further exploit the space. The pace of the game was too fast. If they retreated to compress the space immediately, the defensive formation would be disjointed, and the joint defense between teammates would no longer exist. Then, only blocking and joint defense would be left.
However, they made a major mistake in their prediction!
If their prediction was correct and they knew that Qin Xiong was breaking through, then one of them would definitely block Qin Xiong and the other would control the football.
Unfortunately, they chose the wrong target: Ibrahimovic!
Qin Xiong's pass was too confusing. It looked like it was passed to Ibrahimovic!
No one expected that he was passing it to himself!
When Qin Xiong strode to the top left corner of the penalty area, he caught up with the football that he had passed.
As he ran, Qin Xiong observed the position of the goalkeeper, Carvalero.
When Carvalero saw the football pass through the entire rear defensive line, his first choice was to abandon the goal and leave!
However, when he ran out of the restricted area, he saw Qin Xiong running towards him like a madman. He hesitated and wavered!
It was impossible for him to get out of the situation before Qin Xiong did. Judging from Qin Xiong's speed and his own speed, when Qin Xiong touched the ball, he might still be about three meters away from Qin Xiong. In that case, Qin Xiong could easily "play" him to death!
Therefore, Carvalero wanted to retreat back to the front of the goal line to see what Qin Xiong would do next. He hoped that the defenders would come back to interfere with his shot while Qin Xiong was adjusting.
Carvalero was in a tangled and complicated state of mind. However, Qin Xiong's mind was very simple.
His first action when he touched the ball was to gently push the ball inside with his right foot. It was not only to stop the ball, but also to adjust. Then, he supported his body with his left foot and swung his right leg slightly to shoot!
Quick shot!
Done in one go!
Thanks to van Basten.
Qin Xiong became more and more skilled in connecting small skills in this kind of race against time situation. Outsiders might not be able to see the knack, but based on the fact that many players stopped the ball too long and made mistakes when handling the ball in a hurry, and then looking at Qin Xiong's familiarity with simple and practical skills, the essence of it was not as simple as it looked.
Qin Xiong's confidence could be seen from this shot. The speed of the ball was extremely fast, and his footwork was perfect.
The football rose from the top left corner of the penalty area with a strong rotation and flew towards the top right corner of the goal post. In the process of flying, the height of the top was almost parallel to the crossbar. After crossing the small penalty area line, it began to fall. Combined with the internal rotation of the arc, the football quickly fell into the top right corner of the goal. It was almost a dead corner!
The goalkeeper, Carvalero, did not make a save because it was meaningless.
He stood in place and only made a coherent action. He stared at the flying trajectory of the football, turned his head to look, lowered his head, and sighed helplessly …
The Balaidos Stadium was completely silent!
Only the less than 5,000 Ajax fans in the away team's stands gave out applause and roars.
The Ajax fans did not laugh.
They could not even appreciate Qin Xiong's classic masterpiece of decisively lifting his leg to shoot a perfect curveball after a long-distance raid.
The score was still behind!
There was no time to appreciate a battle of life and death!
Qin Xiong did not stop after he shot. He was still chasing the football that left his feet and ran towards Celta's goal.
He picked up the football from inside the goal and ran towards the backfield with a cold expression on his face!
He even returned to the midfield faster than Ibrahimovic, and when he passed by Ibrahimovic, he did not look at the Swedish striker, as if he was invisible.
"Ajax has pulled a goal back! Ajax's unexpected discovery this season is the Chinese lad who just scored a goal, Qin Xiong! He scored a shocking goal from the midfield past Lucin and directly broke through Celta's defensive line. He handled the one-on-one ball very decisively. He lifted his leg from the penalty area and shot towards the far corner of the goal. The goalkeeper, Carvalero, could only look at the ball and sigh! 1: 2, the suspense of this game is back! "
Comain pulled up his pants on the sidelines, and then waved his hands with a serious expression to signal the players to quickly return to the half of the field to prepare for the kickoff.
Unexpectedly, when he saw Qin Xiong running towards the backfield with the football in his arms, a thought came to his mind: Why is he not a natural Ajax player?!
If he was, he would be more suitable to be a leader than anyone else!
After Celta lost the ball, the problem of their inexperience was exposed again!
Coach Lotina saw that the gap in the score had narrowed, and there were still more than 30 minutes left in the game, but he asked the team to strengthen their defense!
He hoped to hold on to their lead and ensure that they got 3 points, and then he hoped that Club Brugge would lose the game to preserve their hope of advancing to the knockout stage.
When Celta's stance became conservative.
When the 3-3-3 formation became an unbalanced formation, Qin Xiong made a prompt decision and immediately joined forces with Pinar to change the team's attacking method.
Obviously, when the opposing side's two midfielders retreated to act as full-backs, of course, Silvinho and Velasco could play as full-backs, they just returned to their familiar positions.
Perhaps everyone thought that the defense of five defenders was stronger than that of three defenders.
But in reality, this formation caused Celta's three lines to be disconnected!
Edu and Júlio did not retreat much, leaving only Lucin and Belizzo in the entire midfield area.
In terms of offense and defense, Ajax's Qin Xiong – Pinar combination was definitely stronger than Lucin – Belizzo.
After all, Belizzo was a pure defensive player. At the same time, in a large open space, Ajax could do more when he took the initiative to attack.
Qin Xiong no longer had any expectations for Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Van Der Vaart.
This "expectation" referred to the simplest goal!
When the ball was at their feet, the probability of them converting the opportunity into a goal was getting lower and lower. Instead of squandering, it was better to just give up.
However, the two of them still had a tactical role, which was to attract the opponent's firepower and be marked by the opponent.
One of them was the team's number one center forward, while the other was the team's captain.
However, whether or not they had the opportunity to perform on the field depended on Qin Xiong's mood!
As the midfield commander, Qin Xiong had the power to control the life and death of the forward players!
If I don't create opportunities for you, how can you perform?
I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it!
Sorry, I'm angry!
When I first came here, I needed to prove whether or not I was worthy to be your teammate.
Now, it's time for you to show your performance and prove that you are worthy of my dedication. However, you disappointed your teammates, drove them crazy, threw the team into chaos, and put the team in danger of falling apart!
You don't deserve to despise me!
It's me, at this moment, who looks down on you!
Based on the changes in Celta's formation, Qin Xiong no longer created opportunities for Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Van Der Vaart. He also did not try to break through in the danger zone. The opponent's defensive line was densely packed. They would not fall into the same trap twice. If he rashly tried to break through, he would lose possession of the ball, which would not be worth the loss.
He began to construct a cannon at the front waistline, sending shells to Pinar, Snede, Maxwell, and Grygera!
Apart from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Van Der Vaart, the other teammates could also see Qin Xiong's drive. They could feel his efforts, and they were also working hard to create opportunities for Qin Xiong!
Ajax suddenly gained the advantage of bombarding indiscriminately outside Celta's penalty area!
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