Chapter 174 Side Effects

"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 own 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 obviously wrong.

But Ajax can't help it, 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 its 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 energy and effective offense within a limited time is the key. Ajax sacrificed early physical energy. 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 race, 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 the trick of killing you while 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 rushed over with gritted teeth, he wanted to cooperate with the full-back to block Aubameyang.

But after seeing this posture, Aubameyang did not break through, but paused for a moment and then transferred the ball horizontally.

De Jong was forced to turn around and continue to chase the ball, and Leka continued to transfer to the other side.

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

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

And Arsenal maintained this rhythm.

When the Ajax players' physical strength reached the limit, they only needed to stop for a while, and the gap that appeared in an instant could be used by Arsenal.

Leka and Arsenal players knew very well that moment would come.

For this reason, they were not in a hurry.

In the repeated pressure, transfer, and probing, Ajax was almost exhausted.

There was no previous charge period, everyone opened their mouths wide, panted, and passively blocked.

But this situation would only put them in a greater disadvantage.

But they didn't have any good solution.

Until the game time entered 40 minutes.

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

De Jong stumbled and failed to follow up immediately.

At this time, the ball just came to Lekai's feet. There was a straight channel in front of him, and he could pass the ball directly.

Lekai almost didn't hesitate at all and sent the ball to this channel.

Giroud turned sideways and waited early.

De Ligt wanted to limit him, but he couldn't pull him at all.

In an instant, the two people's positions were pulled apart.

Giroud successfully drilled through.

"The connection between Kai and Giroud! A beautiful through ball!"

Giroud rushed into the penalty area with the ball, dribbled the ball one step, and then swung his right foot to shoot.

This shot was very powerful 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 had entered the net.

"Goooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!

!"

"Only 5 minutes after Ajax scored, Arsenal expanded the score again."

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

After Andy and Gray finished speaking, the big screen entered the slow-motion playback.

They could clearly see that De Jong's footsteps stopped for a while.

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 is very clear about Ajax's physical condition, so they continue to consume their physical strength by constantly pulling left and right, just waiting for this moment to come!"

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

"Kai is still very calm, and he is also extremely perfect in handling this pass. He made the most perfect pass at the most appropriate time to help Giroud blast open Ajax's goal, so that Arsenal took the lead again, and Ajax fell into a passive position again."