Arsenal did not create any great opportunities. Ajax's defensive restrictions were in place.
But unexpectedly, after the opponent created chaos with a long shot, Ajax gave the opponent a chance.
Qin Xiong did not blame Derong for kicking the ball to himself. Derong wanted to break the siege, so he was right.
He blamed himself for not dodging!
He lowered his head and scratched his hair with his right hand.
"Ljungberg gets a goal back for Arsenal! This ball was hit by Ajax's teammate to break the siege. It bounced back to the penalty area and was pushed into the goal by an unmarked Ljungberg. Ajax's players protested that Ljungberg was offside. But we can clearly see from the slow motion replay that Ljungberg was not offside. Moreover, it was Ajax's own mistake. The total score is 2: 3 for Arsenal and Ajax. There may be seven or eight minutes left in the game, including injury stoppage time. Let's see what happens next. "
Wenger's expression was still not good, but at least he stood up and called for his players to seize the time to reverse the situation.
Comain clapped his hands to signal to his players to not be affected by the accidental goal concede.
Galasek went to touch Qin Xiong's head. The goalkeeper, Lobonte, rushed up from the front of the goal and pushed Qin Xiong. He shouted at him, "Forget what just happened!"
No teammates criticized Derong and Qin Xiong's "coordination". They stood in formation again without changing their expressions. Qin Xiong also raised his head.
He quickly forgot the self-blame and guilt for the goal concede. In fact, when he lowered his head, he was not only immersed in negative emotions, but also thinking.
Arsenal's unscrupulous long shot could easily cause chaos in Ajax's penalty area.
Although it was also suspected of being lucky, it was still a hidden danger.
The game situation could not be one-sided in Arsenal's favor.
Qin Xiong went to talk to Ibrahimovic and the others. After the ball restarted, his position was the key, and his range of movement was large.
Previously, Ajax's entire army had retreated to defend. Naturally, he could not attack again. If that happened, their balance and consistency would be torn apart by his own drastic changes and collapse.
Qin Xiong only wanted to change one point.
He himself.
After Arsenal's aggressive attack, in the 87th minute, Bergkamp's long shot from the periphery was firmly held by Lobonte. The angle of the shot was too right and did not threaten Lobonte.
Lobonte hugged the ball and did not delay time because he saw Qin Xiong waving for the ball. Qin Xiong ran to the right side of the backfield.
Ashley Cole went up to assist, but he was behind Qin Xiong.
Lobonte threw the ball and the football flew to Qin Xiong's feet.
He dribbled the ball and turned around, looking like he was going to run to the front field alone.
At this moment, there were only three people in Arsenal's backfield, Silva and the two center backs.
Silva did not dare to rush forward to snatch it. Once Qin Xiong broke through, the consequences would be unimaginable.
So, he moved to the flank to reduce Qin Xiong's space to move forward.
Qin Xiong dribbled the ball and took a step toward the middle. Then, after Silva also returned to the middle, he dribbled the ball back to the flank.
Arsenal's players, who had been shocked before, ran to the backfield to defend!
If they lost the third goal of the game, they would be declared dead.
But after seeing the trajectory of Qin Xiong's dribbling, they suddenly realized: a liar!
Qin Xiong was just intimidating Arsenal.
Forcing the opponent to feel a sense of crisis and return to defend could achieve at least two goals. First, let most of Arsenal's players withdraw from Ajax's danger zone. Second, buy time for Ajax's defenders to rearrange their defense.
After he dribbled the ball across the half of the field and returned to the flank, Qin Xiong had already changed from dribbling to protecting the ball.
Ashley Cole rushed up from behind to intercept the ball. Qin Xiong cleverly blocked Ashley Cole with his back. Ashley Cole went around to Qin Xiong's front and changed his angle to steal the ball. Qin Xiong also moved and always blocked Ashley Cole with his back.
The exasperated Ashley Cole simply used both his hands and feet to push Qin Xiong's body. He lifted his foot and kicked Qin Xiong's thigh.
Qin Xiong staggered and knocked the ball out of the sideline. But obviously, Ashley Cole's action was a foul.
Qin Xiong stabilized his body and turned his head. Ashley Cole still wanted to go to the sideline, but Qin Xiong blocked in front of him. He raised his head and looked at Ashley Cole angrily!
He would not make a move. It was not worth it.
I want to play in the top eight of the Champions League!
But that does not mean that I will not make a move. I will tolerate you using such a despicable way to kick me!
Vieira was the closest to the scene of the incident. He ran over and pointed at Qin Xiong to warn him. "Don't do this kind of stalling thing. If you have the guts, attack openly!"
Qin Xiong looked at Vieira and the corners of his mouth curled up in a disdainful smile.
He had really learned bad things.
He had been influenced by the arrogant philosophy of Ajax for more than half a year. At this moment, his mentality was rather domineering!
What right do you have to say such things to me?
Did Arsenal dare to attack wildly in Amsterdam?
In Highbury, before the score fell behind, how many times did you attack openly?
Ibrahimovic rushed over from behind and pushed Vieira away. He thought that Vieira was teaming up with Ashley Cole to bully Qin Xiong. When he pushed Vieira away and Vieira was about to fight back, Ibrahimovic shouted at them mockingly, "What? Can't afford to lose? "
De Rong also rushed up from behind and stood in front of Qin Xiong with a fierce expression. He seemed to have frightened Ashley Cole a little.
More and more players gathered at the scene of the incident. Although Snede was not physically strong, he would always rush up to support his teammates at such times.
As the captain, Vieira did not know whether he deliberately kept calm or Ibrahimovic's words of "can't afford to lose?" Provoked, he took the initiative to pull his teammates away and let the game continue. He did not want to waste any more time.
Can't afford to lose?
Maybe it was true.
He had the World Cup and UEFA European Championship titles. Indeed, he had not reached the summit of the Champions League so far in his career!
At this moment, Vieira still had the demeanor of a big boss. He did not aggravate the emotions of the two teams. When the referee ran over to resolve the conflict between the two sides, he took the initiative to ask the Arsenal players to restrain their emotions. Then the referee showed Ashley Cole a yellow card and Ajax received a free kick.
Qin Xiong began to use his superb ball control to stall for time.
Ajax did not attack. He stalled for time and forced the opponent to commit a foul. Or when many people surrounded him, he would kick the ball out of the opponent's back half of the field. This forced Arsenal to start from the back half of the field even if they launched an attack.
The Arsenal fans in the stands repeatedly booed the Ajax players. It was not only Qin Xiong, Snede, Van Der Vaart, Ibrahimovic. These players with the ball control ability either passed the ball steadily or protected the ball to stall for time. They would never risk losing the ball in the middle of the field.
In the away team's stands, the Ajax fans sneered at the Arsenal fans' booing!
What right do you have to boo us?
This is Highbury!
The score on the big screen showed that Ajax was in the lead!
Year after year, the excellent players that we nurtured were taken away by European powerhouses like you. This is how we live our lives.
But our team still strives to advance on Europe's top stage!
Yes, you are England's century-old powerhouse, Arsenal. You need to build a new stadium and are not financially rich. But compared to us, Ajax, you are much richer!
But you have already lost at our feet!
On this stage, you have no right to boo us!
We should be the ones laughing at you, mocking you without any disguise!
We, Ajax, have four Champions League champions!
How many do you have in Arsenal? Take them out and let us have a look!
Arsenal, who claimed to be undefeated in 27 rounds in the Premier League and would end Manchester United's title defense, why don't you talk about your record of losing 0: 3 to Inter Milan in this season, in Highbury, in the Champions League group stage?
Do you not dare to talk about your record openly on the stage of the Champions League?
Is it shameful to lose to Ajax?
As Ajax fans, we use cheers and roars, waving our scarves and jerseys without restraint, and using exaggerated and ear-piercing whistles full of ridicule to tell you: It is not shameful!
Because the ones who defeated you are: Ajax!
It doesn't matter, you can continue to maintain your undefeated record in the Premier League. The victory that we took away in Highbury was on the stage of the Champions League!
The more the Arsenal fans booed Ajax players, the more excited the Ajax fans in the away team's stands became. As the game time decreased, the Ajax fans' revelry became more and more irrational.
The referee's whistle to announce the end of the game finally sounded!
Ajax fans in Highbury, Amsterdam, Europe, and every corner of the world began to celebrate!
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