Strong Waist

"Goal!

De Ligt! Ajax's young captain scores Arsenal's goal! "

The Dutch commentator yelled excitedly.

This goal had a great motivating effect on Ajax, and it also equalized the score, erasing Arsenal's previous advantage.

At the same time, it also proves that Ajax is not only an easy team to win, but they also know how to make a comeback in a disadvantageous game.

This goal made the Ajax fans at the scene cheer with joy, and even a small number of Arsenal fans also applauded.

They didn't think the goal was very beautiful, but they admired Ajax's overall style and attitude when facing strong teams.

For this reason, when this goal came, they did not hesitate to applaud.

Of course, in addition to this, the more important thing is that although Ajax equalized the score, they still believed that Arsenal had a greater chance of victory.

Based on the advantage gained in the previous round, Arsenal fans were very relaxed about this game.

After Ajax scored, the young players were greatly encouraged.

They think they can keep up the pressure.

But soon, a basin of cold water was poured down.

"I can't run anymore!"

Tadic held his knees, panting like an ox.

His whole body seemed to be fished out of water, he was sweating profusely, and his condition looked extremely bad.

Yes!

30 minutes of crazy pressing certainly had an effect.

But at the same time, it also severely consumes the physical energy of Ajax players.

Young people like De Jong and De Ligt can barely bear it, but Tadic is old and his body cannot withstand such high-pressure games.

Neres on the side also spread his hands, shook his head and said, "Me too."

Seeing the performance of the two people, De Jong and others fell silent.

Ajax is a young team, but there are also old men like Tadic.

Their experience leads this team forward.

But at the same time, they are also very different in style. They cannot run as wantonly as young people such as De Jong.

30 minutes have exhausted their physical energy.

So, I can’t hold on anymore.

"Shall we drop back and defend?"

De Jong turned to ask.

De Ligt was silent for a moment. He still wanted to continue to press high, but seeing the situation of some teammates, they had to choose to play it safe.

"Defend, let's run a little more!"

De Ligt said.

At the same time, he felt a little bitter and depressed.

It feels really bad to have just started playing smoothly but to be forced to stop for this reason.

Both sides returned to their respective half and prepared to restart the game.

Giroud placed the ball in the center circle and waited for the kickoff.

There was no trace of anxiety on his expression, despite the equalizer.

But he believes that Arsenal still control the rhythm and situation of the game, so there is no reason for them to be anxious.

The same goes for Lucky.

In fact, Lucky knows better than anyone that Ajax can't hold on for long.

This tactic was used by Arsenal early on.

Use physical fitness in exchange for goals.

Although the circumstances are different, the general approach is the same.

In this rhythm, Ajax persisted for 30 minutes and pulled a goal back, which is already remarkable.

But the problem is that the characteristic of this tactic is to score first, and then rely on the goals to slowly expand the control of the midfield.

Ajax's starting point was clearly wrong.

But Ajax has nothing to do, because their opponent is Arsenal.

The game restarted. After Arsenal lost the ball, there was no change in rhythm and they still focused on stabilizing the midfield.

On the other hand, Ajax lost their previous active fight.

Their entire team seemed to have had a break, and everyone began to retreat to defend.

Seeing this scene, the players and commentators immediately understood.

"The side effects are starting to show up!"

Andy Gray shook his head and said: "The football match is a fierce rally. In the process of 90 minutes, how to allocate physical fitness and effective offense in a limited time is the key. Ajax sacrificed early physical fitness. This resulted in a goal, but it also put them in an extremely passive situation for the rest of the period.”

Richard also made a very vivid metaphor.

"It's like in a marathon, an athlete suddenly runs at full speed after the race starts. Although he can lead for a period of time, leaving everyone far behind, how to maintain this advantage and the later stages of the race? Physical handling also becomes an acute issue."

"This is the problem Ajax faces. Obviously neither Ten Hag nor Ajax can find a tactic against Arsenal. For this reason, they do not hesitate to use this method to disrupt the rhythm, but it is obvious that Arsenal Na is full of experience. After the early confrontation, they immediately started to stabilize the midfield position, and now it is their time!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lucky distributed the ball to the wing. After holding the ball, Aubameyang started to attack directly from the wing.

Arsenal is very good at killing you when you are sick.

With Ajax's lack of physical fitness, Arsenal must quickly expand their score advantage during this period.

"They're coming!"

"left!"

"I come!"

De Jong gritted his teeth and rushed over. He wanted to cooperate with the full-back to block Aubameyang.

But after seeing this posture, Aubameyang did not bite the bullet and break through. Instead, he paused for a moment and immediately transferred the ball laterally.

De Jong was forced to turn around and continue chasing the ball, and Lucky continued to move to the other wing.

De Jong and the other Ajax midfielders continued to chase the ball.

In an instant, the situation fell into an extremely passive situation.

Arsenal, on the other hand, maintained this rhythm.

When the Ajax players reach their physical limit, they only need to stop for a moment, and Arsenal can take advantage of the gap that appears in an instant.

Lucky and the Arsenal players knew that moment would come.

They are in no hurry about this.

Ajax was almost exhausted from the repeated pressures, transfers and tests.

There was no charge period like before. Everyone was opening their mouths wide, breathing heavily, and passively blocked the attack.

But this situation will only put them at a greater disadvantage.

But they don't have any good ideas.

Until the game time enters 40 minutes.

In the process of Arsenal's continuous transfer, the string that Ajax was holding finally broke.

De Jong stumbled and failed to follow up immediately.

At this time, the ball just arrived at Lucky's feet. There was a straight channel in front of him, and he could directly stuff the ball.

Lucky sent the ball towards this channel without any hesitation.

Giroud turned sideways and waited early.

De Ligt tried to restrain him, but couldn't.

In an instant, the two people moved apart.

Giroud got through smoothly.

"The connection between Kai and Giroud! Beautiful through ball!"

Giroud faced the ball and entered the penalty area. After taking a step towards the ball, he directly raised his right foot and hit the goal.

This kick hit the door with great force and flew towards the tricky near corner.

Because the distance was too close, the goalkeeper subconsciously stretched out his hand, but failed to touch the ball. He could only feel the whistling of the wind beside his ears.

The next second, the ball has entered the net.

“Goooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!

! "

"With only 5 minutes left before Ajax scored, Arsenal once again extended their lead."

"A very wonderful through ball created Giroud's forward attack!"

Andy, after Gray finished speaking, the big screen entered slow motion playback.

They could clearly see that De Jong stopped for a moment.

And this pause created a channel for Lucky to pass through.

Seeing this scene, Richard shook his head and said: "So, it's still a side effect! Arsenal are very aware of Ajax's physical condition. For this reason, they are constantly pulling you to the left and right and continue to consume their physical energy. They are just waiting for this moment. s arrival!"

"The moment De Jong's feet paused, Arsenal's goal became very smooth!"

"Kai was still very calm, and he handled the pass perfectly. He passed the perfect pass at the most appropriate time to help Giroud blast away the Ajax goal, so Arsenal took the lead again. Ajax is once again on the back foot.”