Today, I'll explode!
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The situation at Estadio Alto Schalke changed drastically.
Most of the Porto fans were in a daze in the stands.
The team had led twice and been equalized twice. At the last moment, it was reversed again!
The difference was too strong.
Mourinho gestured to the players on the sidelines to calm them down and also let them attack at the last moment to try to create a miracle!
Miracle?
Who would believe it?
Did Mourinho believe it himself?
He tried his best to remain calm, but he could not hide it. His swallowing of saliva became particularly conspicuous.
Comain was nervous and excited. He was really going to make a substitution now!
He called out Trabelsi, O 'Brien, and Passanin and used the shortest amount of time to arrange the defensive tactics for them.
Comain did not need them to play the positions they were best at. They would replace the team's trident, then drag their positions back and become the troublemakers in the midfield!
But they must not interfere with the teammates' unified defense line and cause a negative impact.
Before Porto kicked off, Ajax completed the substitution, three players at once!
Koeman wasn't going to leave any cards up his sleeve and hope for overtime.
In fact, with the physical condition of Snede and Van Der Vaart, they would definitely reduce the quality of Ajax's offense in overtime. In the end, they would either be killed by Porto's goal or be dragged into a penalty shootout!
So, Comain wanted to gamble. He would gamble on the current minute, or a minute and a half!
In less than 100 seconds, Ajax would be at the top of Europe!
"Comain's intention to make a substitution is obvious. He needs the whole team to retreat and maintain a 3: 2 lead until the end of the game. Next, let's see if a miracle belonging to Porto will happen. Can they replicate the miracle created by Manchester United in the 1999 Champions League final?"
Although Ajax would delay time during the substitution, this would definitely be made up for by the referee at his discretion.
When Ibrahimovic, Snede, and Van Der Vaart left the field, they received cheers and applause from the Ajax fans in the stadium. They walked off the field with their heads held high and shook hands with the referee. Then, they stood on the sidelines like the other substitutes, paying attention to the rest of the game, ready to rush onto the field to celebrate the championship at any time.
The Porto fans had recovered, and the cheers of the fans from both sides in the stadium were once again evenly matched. The Porto fans hoped to motivate the team to pull themselves together and create a miracle in the final moments!
Porto kicked off again. McCarthy kicked the ball to Maniche, who passed it back to the midfield and passed it to Deco.
O 'Brien, Parsanen, and Trabelsi fanned out, surrounding Deco.
Deco knew that the team did not have much time left, but Porto could not play an unreliable long pass. He confidently used his footwork to get rid of O 'Brien's pressing and then dribbled the ball forward. But just as he took a step, he was surprised to see Qin Xiong appear in front of him and directly intercept the ball!
Qin Xiong's success rate in defending against Deco one-on-one was not necessarily high. After all, he was not a pure defensive player.
But after O 'Brien took the lead to intercept and forced Deco to make a pass choice, Qin Xiong waited for the opportunity to make a move. The timing to intercept was absolutely excellent!
The moment Deco lost the ball, there were two completely different sounds from the stands in the stadium.
The Porto fans collectively let out a huge sigh, and the Ajax fans cheered even louder!
Many of them shouted, "China Hero!"
Qin Xiong controlled the ball and dribbled a step to the left. Deco had just lost the ball and was eager to counterattack. He impatiently stretched out his leg to intercept.
Qin Xiong, who was soaked in sweat, premeditated to pull the ball and turn around, dribbling the ball in the opposite direction away from Deco's defensive zone.
He strolled leisurely and dribbled the ball to the right flank without arrogance or impatience.
Valente rushed up impatiently, and Qin Xiong gently kicked the ball to the space between Valente's legs when he rushed over. Then, he easily passed by Valente's side.
Passing by the crotch!
When the opponent was so impatient that he would give up his body's center of gravity, it was too easy for Qin Xiong to pass by him!
He slowly pushed forward on the flank, mainly focusing on protecting the ball. Maniche on the left flank chased back to his position and directly chose to tackle from behind!
Fortunately, Qin Xiong paid attention to the movement behind him. He almost could not avoid the dangerous tackle from the opponent.
Maniche shoveled the ball out of the sideline.
And beside him, Qin Xiong stood there, looking down at Maniche with obvious anger on his face.
If he had not dodged in time just now, he would have been directly tackled from behind without any warning!
He might have been seriously injured, or even had his leg broken!
Snede, who was near the sideline, directly rushed over, reached out and pushed Maniche's head that had just raised, and scolded him.
Instead, Qin Xiong pushed Snede away and let Snede restrain his emotions …
Snede's action almost caused a conflict between the two teams, but the Ajax players were not afraid at all, and they were absolutely justified.
They had endured the opponent's endless harassment and fouls throughout the game. Now that the opponent even made a dangerous move of tackling from behind, did they still have to swallow their anger?
The referee came over to calm the dispute between the two teams and gave a yellow card to Snede, who had already left the field. Then he did not impose any punishment on Maniche and awarded the ball to Ajax.
Qin Xiong stood at the kickoff point. Deco seemed to want to block him, so Qin Xiong did not kick off. He stood in place with his hands on his hips and turned his head to look at Porto's manager, Mourinho, who was outside the sideline.
Porto had no chance!
Qin Xiong could read the meaning from Mourinho's expression.
He did not think Mourinho was special.
And in this ultimate collision between offensive football and utilitarian football, the excellent qualities that Ajax showed were obviously better than Porto's.
When Porto needed to attack and needed a miracle, why didn't the dawn of a miracle appear at all?
That was why offensive football was revered by fans and even the world.
The team that held the banner of offensive football high had been using talent to create brilliant football scenes.
Miraculous scenes that people worshipped were repeatedly played out.
The representative players of offensive football, the great players, the shadows they left behind were precious memories that would never be forgotten.
But what about utilitarian football?
What would they leave behind?
Championship titles?
Maybe.
But when they could not even win the championship title, when they needed a miracle in the most difficult adversity?
Could Porto play with the offensive effect of Ajax?
They paid too much attention to rigor, and sometimes their thinking was rigid. After suppressing their talent for a long time, could they have a flash of inspiration at the critical moment?
The flash of inspiration did not appear out of thin air!
Outsiders didn't know that the players of Jax spent a lot of time and effort to figure out how to coordinate with each other. They were always looking for new breakthroughs, and they were trying to create more unexpected attacks. After a long period of time, they had the chance to explode at critical moments.
After Deco was warned by the referee to retreat to a certain distance, Qin Xiong passed the ball to O 'Brien, who then passed the ball back to Qin Xiong. Qin Xiong protected the ball at the sideline. Deco rushed up and he made a breakthrough move along the sideline. Deco broke the ball out of the sideline, and Ajax got the ball.
When Qin Xiong was about to go outside the field to pick up the ball and throw the sideline, the referee blew the whistle to end the game!
That was the most beautiful sound in the world in the ears of Ajax's people.
The stands were filled with thunderous cheers. Ajax's players on the sidelines raised their fists and rushed into the field to celebrate. The manager, Comain, was surrounded by his assistants.
In the VIP box, Ajax's board of directors gathered to watch the game. The boss, van Praag, was cursing wildly.
This little farce was not known to the outside world. At the moment when Ajax won the Champions League, van Praag cursed at the club's management.
"Why? Why? Why? Why was it only a two-year contract when Qin Xiong was signed?! You are the world's stupidest pigs! "
The youth training director, Ricklink, who was being scolded, looked a little unnatural.
He cursed in his heart: You're the pig! Only you would use such a terrible analogy!
The Porto fans began to leave the field with a sad and disappointed mood. Along with them were many scouts from the big clubs hidden in the crowd.
Ajax's 2003-2004 season was over, and the inspection of this batch of geniuses had come to an end.
Many scouting reports began to fly back to Madrid, London, Manchester, Hamburg, Munich, Turin, Milan, Paris …
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