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As Ajax urgently needed to score, the defensive strategy in the second half became very aggressive.
The entire team pressed forward to snatch the ball, which forced the opponent's goalkeeper to not easily pass the ball to the fullback to ensure the possession of the ball. He could only kick the ball out.
The Belgium national goalkeeper, Devereux, sent the ball straight into Ajax's half of the field. The landing point was in the area where Escott was located. Escott took the lead to stand in position. The opponent's striker, Vandeneide, also gave up fighting for the ball and did a formulaic harassment at the side.
Escott headed the ball forward and the landing point would be in the midfield.
Qin Xiong immediately ran to the landing point of the football. As soon as he stood in position, a huge pressure came from behind him.
William II's captain, Lanzart, was in a physical confrontation with him!
In terms of height, Qin Xiong had an absolute advantage. He was 15 centimeters taller than Lanzart!
But Lanzart's physical strength was very strong. If he squeezed Qin Xiong away in the confrontation, he would seize the advantageous position!
Qin Xiong just came on as a substitute and felt the intensity of the physical confrontation that he had never experienced before!
If he did not seize the position first, Qin Xiong might not be able to snatch the ball away from Lanzart!
Because Qin Xiong was sure that with Lanzart's physical strength, he would not be able to squeeze the other side if he stood in position first and stabilized his center of gravity!
This made Qin Xiong dismiss the idea of using his chest to stop the ball. He was worried that Lanzart would suddenly interfere with him when he stopped the ball. Then, he might make a mistake in stopping the ball.
Qin Xiong jumped and handled the ball with his absolute advantage in the air. He crossed the ball with a header.
The football flew accurately in front of the defensive midfielder, Galasek.
After the header, Qin Xiong immediately turned and ran forward. He was surprised to find that Lanzart actually retreated earlier than him. This was a reflection of the game's awareness. The Dutch national footballer could not be said to be the top player, but he was definitely a first-class player!
Lanzart stuck close to Qin Xiong, so that Qin Xiong could not have a wide space to receive the ball when he ran forward.
Qin Xiong was filled with fighting spirit. This was the true professional stage!
Only by exchanging blows with an expert could he improve himself!
As he ran forward along the middle of the midfield, Lanzart followed him like a shadow.
Behind Qin Xiong, Galasek dribbled the ball forward slowly. The Czech iron waist was not a player who was brave but not resourceful. In fact, the Czech team was able to play offensive football because, in addition to having Nedved as the core of the front field, Galasek's contribution in the backfield was absolutely inseparable.
In Ajax's team, he and De Rong had different characteristics. Galasek was more well-rounded, with both offense and defense, while De Rong was a typical defensive midfielder. However, De Rong was still young, and it was easy for him to get hot-headed during games. He needed to accumulate experience before he could grow and improve. Therefore, Comain insisted on keeping Galasek and did not allow the club's top management to cash him out while Galasek could still be sold for some money.
Galasek would not dribble the ball too much. He was looking for a point of release. Originally, he was a little disappointed with Qin Xiong.
How could this young man be so stubborn and only know how to run forward?
Didn't he see that Lanzart, a poisonous snake, was waiting for the opportunity to move?
Just as he was about to pass the ball to the side, a scene that made him change his choice appeared.
When Qin Xiong was moving forward in the middle lane, he purposely took a quick step forward. Lanzart followed his rhythm and quickly retreated as well. However, after Qin Xiong sped up, he immediately stopped and retreated. In an instant, the distance between him and Lanzart increased, giving him space to support.
Galasek made a prompt decision and passed the ball to Qin Xiong.
Lanzart was a little hesitant at this time. He did not dare to rush up and rob Qin Xiong easily. Their defensive core was to compress the space in the backfield and not give Ajax too much free space in the front field.
Qin Xiong basically did not think of dribbling the ball to break through from the middle.
William II had a defensive midfielder with strong defensive ability. Coupled with the strength of the two midfielders returning to defend and the tacit cooperation, there was not much space to break through. Qin Xiong did not think that he could break through the opponent. Perhaps he could succeed once or twice out of ten attempts. However, if he failed eight or nine times, it would bring hidden dangers to Ajax's defensive line. The opponent would be focused on fighting back.
Qin Xiong also had insight into the reason why Ajax's midfield organization was not smooth through observation on the substitutes' bench.
Van Der Vaart was almost still using the striker's consciousness to play in the midfield!
This meant that Van Der Vaart was more inclined to go forward when organizing in the midfield!
Simply going forward could not effectively tear the opponent's defensive system horizontally. Moreover, it was exactly what William II wanted. The opponent had a midfielder who was slow and his defensive thinking was to retreat in a straight line. Van Der Vaart just had to go forward in a straight line. Wasn't this hitting the wall?
Because of this, Qin Xiong's first choice after taking possession of the ball was not to turn and go forward. He directly kicked the ball out and passed the ball to the side!
When he kicked the ball out, he noticed that Lanzart, in order to guard against him turning and breaking through, had retreated and linked up with his other two midfielders. The direction he moved was instinctively and habitually to the right of the backfield, which was the front left of Qin Xiong's frontal attack.
According to William II's previous midfield coordination system, when he retreated, the defensive midfielder, Mariana, and the other midfielder, Secketioyo, would run in a chain. Secketioyo retreated in a straight line, while Mariana was in the left area, so that the defensive midfielder area formed a disc-shaped posture to protect the penalty area. This was the fastest and most effective way because Secketioyo was slow. If he moved diagonally, the running time would inevitably be longer.
But even so, Qin Xiong deliberately took advantage of the opponent's change in movement. Before Mariana and Secketioyo completed a new joint defensive position, he sent the ball out to the side and passed it to the right back, Grygera. Then, he turned and ran to the front right. In this area of the front field, the fleeting opportunity was here. There was a gap here, enough for him to easily receive the ball and handle the next step.
It could be said that without making a breakthrough, the best time to advance was now!
Grygera saw that Qin Xiong was running toward the gap and immediately passed the ball diagonally to him.
Before the opponent's defensive midfielder area could form a new joint defensive position, Qin Xiong's frontal possession of the ball posed a direct threat. Van Der Vaart's immediate plugging forward also made the opponent feel as if they were facing a formidable enemy and could not help but panic.
Just as they were panicking, Qin Xiong immediately made a choice and passed diagonally to the center!
An overhead ball flew into the penalty area. When the opponent's midfielders were wary of Van Der Vaart, the pressure on Ibrahimovic's frontline was suddenly reduced.
And this ball was passed very well by Qin Xiong without any interference. The ball's speed and landing point were just right!
Although the 19-year-old defender, Van Der Vaart, stuck close to Ibrahimovic to defend, his position was not good. Ibrahimovic did not expect Qin Xiong's first attempt at a threatening pass was actually to him!
He did not have time to praise Qin Xiong in his heart for understanding the situation. He was even a little annoyed because he did not expect Qin Xiong to pass the ball to him so quickly. So, even though he stood in position and instinctively squeezed Van Der Vaart away, he still did not handle the football well when it fell. In his haste, he could not decide whether to stop the ball and shoot again or simply head the ball for the goal. As a result, it became a nondescript ball that smashed into him. He relied on his strong body to protect the ball and dragged himself into a tight encirclement. He could not form a shot and the ball was broken out of the end line by the assisting center back, Jerian.
Snede went to kick the corner kick. Qin Xiong did not rush into the penalty area to compete for the header. He waited outside for an opportunity because the defenders also went up. He sensed that the team's mentality was now a little anxious and eager to break the goal. If the time was pushed back, they might even lose their defensive awareness!
For example, Van Der Vaart just now was a little unhappy to signal to Qin Xiong that he should pass the ball to him. Ibrahimovic clapped his hands and looked deeply at Qin Xiong after he regretted his performance. He did not know what he meant.
The corner kick was not much of a threat. It was controlled by the opponent's frontline. William II immediately launched a counterattack.
Qin Xiong immediately ran to the backfield. The players in the front who counterattacked basically ended in failure.
After four or five passes, William II controlled the ball and launched a quick attack.
Lanzart was indeed close to the right flank when he attacked. Qin Xiong retreated along the middle. At this time, the situation was a little dangerous. Because they were short of a defender, Hai Ting went up to compete for the header. At this time, it was too late to defend!
The opponent's striker rushed forward in the middle. Moriland on the right flank and Shawcroft on the left flank took advantage of their speed and swept across the half of the field like two whirlwinds!
It was not that Ajax was at a disadvantage in terms of offensive and defensive numbers, but when they returned to defend, the space in the backfield was too big!
The environment was too good for the opponent to run to provide support. Who knows, an exquisite straight pass might be able to break through the entire defensive line.
Lanzart steadily dribbled the ball forward, causing the hearts of the Ajax fans in the stands to be in their throats.
Qin Xiong was extremely calm at this time. As he retreated, he observed the situation in all directions.
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