Monaco's total score was 3: 4, but they were still far from being in a hopeless situation.
These two games against Monaco were probably the most open and passionate games that Qin Xiong had played since he landed in Europe.
It had nothing to do with the number of star players, but with how open they were on the field. Both sides had offense as their primary goal. In the tactical system, offense took precedence over defense!
As a result, the players on both sides showed their prowess.
Monaco, who had regrouped, continued to challenge Ajax's defensive line. Their disadvantage was that they could only be limited to the flanks. They lacked effective support from the middle to attack. Only Morientes, who was on the front line, had a strong presence when attacking.
Although Ajax's offense was constant, the drop in efficiency after losing Ibrahimovic was obvious.
They had to work from the back to the front, and their teammates worked closely together to advance the offense.
It was a better attacking environment than the previous game. If Ibrahimovic acted as a fulcrum in the front field, the power of Ajax's fast attacks might be even more powerful.
In that case, the backfield would send cannonballs to the front field. As long as Ibrahimovic could hold his position and steadily control the ball in the front field, waiting for the two wingers to cut into the penalty area, his passing would be a deadly lightning-fast attack.
In the 63rd minute of the game, before Morientes retreated to the penalty area, Roten and Giuly ran inside to cover him to create a loose ball situation. He calmly controlled the ball, swung the angle, and completed a shot that was less than 10 centimeters away from the goalpost!
Morientes roared to the sky. It was just a hair's breadth away!
When Monaco was guarding against Ajax's fast attacks, they had focused most of their attention on Qin Xiong. Even if Qin Xiong did not touch the ball, Monaco's players would consciously run to his path in advance.
They had made a fatal mistake!
Although Ajax relied heavily on Qin Xiong, he did not completely rely on him!
In the 67th minute, Galasek controlled the ball in the backfield. Qin Xiong slowly ran forward, looking for an opening to receive. Kierkes, Bernardi, and Cisse formed a triangle position, faintly blocking Qin Xiong's path forward, and were ready to pounce on him to intercept at any time.
But Galasek passed the ball to the left wing.
Maxwell sprinted forward with his legs. The first time he touched the ball, he took a big stride and dribbled the ball forward on the left flank.
Qin Xiong had proven his worth in this team and had become a well-deserved core member.
He made his teammates trustworthy, but at the same time, he aroused their "dissatisfaction"!
Don't think that Qin Xiong is the only Ajax!
You will regret looking down on others!
When Maxwell crossed the half of the field, the Monaco players realized in hindsight that they had marked the wrong player!
Motherfucker!
Brazilian, why don't you pass the ball to that Chinese guy?
Pass the ball to him, let him challenge us!
If you have the guts, why don't you learn from him and ride alone for thousands of miles?
Don't pass the ball if you have the guts!
Monaco's midfield line's retreat was obviously slow, because Maxwell passed the ball!
After he passed the ball to Snede, Snede saw that the defense in front of the penalty area was empty, so he dribbled horizontally to cut inside. Under the guidance of Snede van Basten, although Snede also had a feel for dribbling horizontally to cut into the penalty area, his pace and dribbling rhythm were not as fast as Qin Xiong's. So, in a dense defensive area, his play was not as effective as Qin Xiong's.
But now that there was a spacious environment, he dribbled freely, with the obvious confidence and confidence of an Ajax player.
When Rodriguez rushed up to intercept Snede, Snede passed the ball to Van Der Vaart, who was also in front of the penalty area.
Givette also rushed up to intercept Van Der Vaart. The Dutch golden boy calmly passed the ball behind Givette, and Pinaar cut diagonally into the middle of the penalty area. Boom! Single-handedly!
Pinaar, who controlled the ball while running diagonally, deliberately stepped over the football in the face of Roma's attack, and then used all his strength to turn his body and kick the ball to the far corner of the goal!
Roma subconsciously fell to the ground and stretched out his leg to block the rolling ball, but his toes could not touch the football. When he turned his head to look, his expression suddenly stiffened and his eyes were in a trance.
"The ball went in again! Ajax's quick attack was like moving clouds and flowing water to his heart's content! 3: 1, the total score is 5: 3, Ajax has established a two-goal lead over Monaco! Now they are standing outside the door of the Champions League final, and there is a high probability that they will push open the door and step onto the stage of the Champions League final at the end of the game! "
Pinaar's expression was distorted with excitement. In the face of the overwhelming cheers, he did not know what to do to celebrate.
Qin Xiong, who did not touch the ball during the goal, smiled and ran to celebrate with his teammates.
He was very happy and proud.
This team was becoming more and more mature. Perhaps it was because everyone was young and no one could control the other, so when they were able to unite together, they did not rely on anyone too much. When the opportunity came, they would do their best to show off!
From a technical and tactical point of view, Qin Xiong was also proud. They should play like this!
With the shift of the focus of attack and defense, they should attack the opponent's weakest point, and not be rigid and unchanging!
Deschamps made a gesture to boost the morale of the team on the sidelines. Strictly speaking, when Monaco was trailing by a score of 3: 4, they had scored a goal and the game would enter overtime. If they did not want to play a penalty shootout, they would have to score another goal within 120 minutes, and the total would be two goals.
Now, the total score was 3: 5, and there would definitely be no overtime or penalty shootout in this game. If Monaco wanted to advance to the final, they would need to score at least two goals.
Compared to the previous situation, there was no overtime or penalty shootout now, and the demand for Monaco was higher. They needed to score two goals within 90 minutes.
The situation was getting worse and worse, but there was still time. The possibility of a miracle was not destroyed, so Deschamps did not give up. The opportunity to make a name for themselves was right in front of them. Who would give up so easily?
Comain could not help but tremble, not knowing whether it was excitement or nervousness.
He was caught in a tangle of thoughts.
He wanted to ensure a victory, but the substitution mistake in the final stage of the last game was a warning. He was worried that if he made a substitution at this time, it would lead to another disaster!
In the confrontation on a high-level stage, Comain's talent was more reflected in the strategic layout, which meant that if he was given half a month to prepare quietly, the team would perform well in the game without any changes. But if there was a big fluctuation on the field, his on-the-spot command would not be artistic. Most of the time, he would go with the flow. In the Champions League, being well-behaved was actually equivalent to being mediocre or bad.
Fortunately, the Ajax technical and tactical system he created had a strong creativity. The on-field performance of the players was unpredictable, and the chances of the star players having a flash of inspiration were higher!
In contrast, the technical and tactical system of those conservatives, no matter how talented the star players were, the space for them to have a flash of inspiration was limited by the tactical system, and it was difficult for them to play beyond their expectations.
Outsiders did not know that Comain was very much like Wenger at this time. He was praying that time would go faster, faster.
He did not dare to make any changes, not even the slightest change!
He was worried that a change that he thought was positive would cause Ajax's current freely and smoothly offensive and defensive system to collapse.
Would it not?
A rat's poop spoiling a pot of porridge was something that happened almost every week on the football field.
The Monaco players were not reconciled. At this time, their mentality was already somewhat resolute and heroic.
They sacrificed the league for the Champions League. The situation of having a chance to compete for the league title no longer existed. With the two giants Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain in front, there was almost no possibility for them to make a comeback.
It was not easy to make such a sacrifice to get to where they were today. In the end, they could only fight, they had to fight!
Monaco itself was passionate and unrestrained, and when they stood on the edge of the cliff, they burst out with a ferocious bloodlust, which burned away their reason.
When this passion and bloodlust were combined to fight against Ajax's bloodlust and talent, the comprehensive strength gap was not big. There were no two teams that were strong enough to be invincible, and the situation of the game on the field began to become disorderly and chaotic!
Qin Xiong never thought that he would be on the stage of the Champions League semi-finals, in an incredible chaotic battle that he himself felt!
This was football, a sport that could never be measured and analyzed with reason. Its scenes that were beyond common sense condensed the charm and essence of the sport.
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