Chapter 175: A Match without Regrets

The players of Ajax were all panting heavily.

They felt very tired at this time.

Not only physically tired but also helpless.

From the beginning of the game till now, they have already given everything they have, but they are always so passive when facing Arsenal.

Every goal seemed to kill them.

They never had this feeling in the league or even when playing against Real Madrid.

The whole game was completely at the mercy of Arsenal. They were dizzy as they played.

They didn't know what happened, but they fell behind inexplicably.

And the defense was not good, and the offense was not strong.

It was like being stuck in the middle, neither going up nor down.

Although the previous goal had a certain effect, Arsenal soon expanded the score, and this goal also made their morale further depressed.

They gave everything, but they couldn't force anything out of Arsenal at all.

At least until now, Arsenal has played very easily, and there is no feeling of being forced into a desperate situation at all.

But the problem is that they really gave everything they can.

This gap made them feel extremely desperate in this game.

They tried their best, but still could not see the dawn of victory, and they were emotionally depressed.

Fortunately, the first half of the game was about to end.

They could get a halftime break to adjust their state.

And Arsenal did not seem to have the intention to continue pressing forward, which made them feel relieved.

"Arsenal is still so stable. They did not panic at all in the first half and scored two goals steadily. For the opponent, this feeling is really uncomfortable."

"At the same time, we also hope that Ajax can make some effective adjustments during the halftime break!"

The midfield whistle sounded, and in waves of cheers, the players of both sides walked off the schedule and entered the locker room.

Throughout the process, the Ajax players had solemn expressions and even some low spirits.

Obviously, Arsenal's second goal really hit them hard.

"It has no effect at all! They still have several away goals. If we continue to play like this, we can't advance at all!"

After De Jong returned to the locker room, he expressed his views.

They played actively in the first half, but they couldn't last long due to physical reasons.

Arsenal finally seized the opportunity and expanded the score again.

In response, the Ajax players were silent.

They didn't want to admit it, but there was indeed an overall gap.

This Arsenal team was no longer an opponent they could handle. Even other strong teams in the Champions League would have a hard time facing Arsenal.

Ten Hag listened to everyone's words and clapped his hands gently to attract everyone's attention.

After they calmed down, he said slowly:

"I know you are anxious, but this is not a problem that can be solved in a hurry."

"Everyone understands the gap between us and Arsenal, even our fans think so, because this is an objective fact!"

"This does not mean that we are much worse than them, but that you have not experienced growth. When most of their players are playing in the Champions League, most of you are still training in the youth training!"

"So, what I want to say is that the key to this game is not winning. Of course, winning is a very gratifying thing, and I also strongly advocate this result!"

"But we have to show ourselves more. I hope you can learn something you need in this game to grow!"

"Kids, your future is not here, and it will not be determined by this game, so you should show yourself as much as possible and then create your own value!"

"There are 45 minutes left in the game, score another goal, use your way, use what you are best at, play your style! Play a game without regrets, this is the key!"

After Ten Hag finished speaking, his heart was also secretly bitter.

Who doesn't want to win, but he understands the gap between the two.

Unlike Ajax, a young guard, Arsenal is going for the championship.

The two have different goals and patterns, and the final game scenes are also different.

In addition, the gap between Arsenal and Ajax is indeed very large.

He can't expect these half-grown children to compete with those world-class stars and win the other side.

This is not a realistic thing.

Win! Of course it is joyful, and he also wants to win.

But from the current situation, this is not an easy thing to achieve.

He will also ask for this, but it does not mean that he will deny everything after losing.

At least, they want to show their own style in this game.

Hearing Ten Hag's words, the Ajax players were silent for a moment.

De Ligt suddenly said: "This may be our last Champions League game, I don't want to have any regrets!"

"Me too!" De Jong said: "We will fight hard in the second half, Ziyech, you haven't passed Kai yet!"

Ziyech spread his hands and said: "Are you asking too much of me? Do you really think I'm Messi?"

Tadic laughed; "Messi can't pass him either!"

Everyone couldn't help but chuckle.

The atmosphere became much more relaxed, as if some kind of burden had been unloaded.

On the other side, in the locker room of Arsenal, tactical arrangements were being made in an orderly manner.

"That young central defender has a good sense of tackling, try to give me the ball at my feet!"

Giroud said to Lekai.

Lekai knew that Giroud was talking about De Ligt, so he nodded and said, "I understand!"

On the other side, Dembele was also communicating with Aubameyang.

Everyone was preparing for the second half of the game.

Soon, the assembly whistle sounded.

Lekai stood up and said, "Guys, there is still the second half, win this game, and then advance to the top four of the Champions League!"

Roar!

The Arsenal players roared briefly and stood up one after another to follow Lekai's footsteps.

The players from both sides walked out of the player tunnel, which indicated that the second half was about to begin.

The score between the two sides in the first half was Arsenal 2:1 Ajax.

Arsenal has a certain advantage.

This is basically consistent with the expectations of the outside world. After all, Ajax is a young team, and it is really difficult for them to defeat a top team like Arsenal.

This is much harder than defeating Real Madrid after losing Ronaldo.

The players from both sides came to their respective half and changed sides.

Ajax kicked off first.

Compared with the first half, the players looked much more relaxed.

Lucky didn't know what they had experienced during the halftime break, but felt that the players had relieved the pressure, which would make their performance even better.

Soon, Ajax kicked off.

Arsenal pressed in the frontcourt as usual. At the beginning of the game, in order to boost morale, Arsenal would take the lead in this kind of pressure.

Lucky also stood in the middle circle to coordinate.

However, Lucky's position should be slightly back and stand on a parallel line with Kante.

He always had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, the next second, Lucky's eyelids were raised.

He turned around and ran wildly.

At the same time, Ajax kicked directly in the backcourt and passed the ball behind him to the side.

Ziyech rushed to the landing point at a high speed. Facing Robertson's restriction, he turned around and held the opponent, and unloaded the ball with his chest.

"It's done!"

Ziyech was delighted. Now he just needed to pass the ball.

But at the moment when the ball landed, a foot suddenly broke into his field of vision and swept the ball out before he could react.

Ziyech was stunned. When he looked up, he saw Lucky.

Can't escape this?

Ziyech felt bitter.

Ajax's sneak attack was destroyed, and Lucky created space for Arsenal to retreat.

And the Ajax players were also very upset about the waste of this opportunity.

Of course, it can't be said to be a waste, Lucky's reaction was too agile.

Almost when they were planning to raid, Lucky also started.

After Ajax's sideline ball was thrown out, Pi moved to the middle.

De Jong tried a long shot, and the ball flew out from the high crossbar.

At the beginning of the period, Ajax's performance was still very good.

Arsenal were also ready to look for opportunities to completely kill the game.