Chapter 163: Can’t Retreat Anymore

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Arsenal scored a goal at the beginning, which is terrible news for Ajax.

They thought of many openings, but this option is the only one that is not available.

Judging from the current situation, if they cannot quickly equalize the score, Arsenal can continue to expand their advantage with rich experience.

Especially for the young team Ajax, they are extremely anxious based on their youth.

When the ball was put back in the center circle.

Tadic's expression was extremely solemn.

Before the game, they thought a lot and explored Arsenal's tactical system and performance problems, but after the game, they could truly feel the strength of this team.

Arsenal's ability to seize opportunities is terrifying.

Their shooting goal rate in the penalty area is very high. It can even be said that as long as there is a gap for shooting, Arsenal can bring them threats.

To this end, they need to make more efforts on the defensive end.

However, Ajax is not a defensive team. Defense can be there, but it must be based on offense.

At the same time, Ajax is unyielding.

Although they were temporarily behind, they did not think they had no chance.

When the game resumed, Tadic still ran to the front court. His task was to score goals. In Ajax, Tadic was a spearhead player.

At the same time, De Jong in the backcourt would also pass him some excellent passes.

Of course, the premise is that De Jong can withstand Arsenal's midfield pressure.

Yes!

When the game resumed, Arsenal's pressure made Ajax's midfield very uncomfortable.

De Jong and Ajax's midfield were almost defeated under the pressure.

De Jong also had a lot of thoughts about this.

This is hell!

They have never seen such an outrageous midfield pressure in the Eredivisie.

Even when facing Real Madrid's midfield line, they did not feel such great pressure.

To put it bluntly, Modric's midfield will not carry out such aggressive pressure. They conduct and advance in a given space.

But Arsenal and Lucky are different.

Arsenal pursues faster speed and larger space.

Use pressure to reduce the opponent's space and increase the width of the field.

It can be said that Arsenal is also very proactive in defense. They will not passively retreat to defend, but will create trouble for the opponent in the frontcourt.

The Netherlands is the birthplace of the all-out attack and defense tactics, and high-pressure pressing is also a tactic that the Netherlands is best at.

But to be honest, when facing Arsenal, they feel like they can't play this system.

"Arsenal is too oppressive in the midfield. As the core of Ajax's midfield, De Jong's playing space is constantly being squeezed, which also makes it difficult for Ajax to advance its offense."

"In Arsenal's games, we often see the Gunners use pressing to expand their offensive space, and now they are suppressing Ajax in this mode."

Seeing this, Andy Gray was a little relieved.

Based on the instability of Premier League teams, when facing a dark horse team, Andy Gray was really worried that Arsenal would capsize.

But since the start of the game, Arsenal's performance has made him feel relieved.

In terms of the score, Arsenal is already one goal ahead.

On the field, Arsenal is in control of the dominant position. Even if they have an advantage, they also want to expand this victory.

This positive mentality and playing style make Arsenal's tactics particularly sharp.

On the other hand, Ajax is retreating step by step.

"No more retreat!"

De Jong shouted in the backcourt.

He rarely makes such a move, but at this time De Jong's face is red and he keeps yelling at his teammates.

From this, we can see how much pressure he is under.

De Jong knows that he can't retreat anymore.

For this reason, he took the initiative to move forward to meet Wilshere's pressing.

This time, he did not choose to pass the ball, but directly wanted to pass Wilshere with a fried meatball to open a gap in the attack.

De Jong's fried meatballs are very pure and his movements are very smooth.

Just as Wilshere was about to pass, Wilshere suddenly stretched out his foot and tripped De Jong.

Beep!

The whistle blew, the referee indicated that Arsenal had committed a foul, and awarded Ajax a set-piece in the backcourt.

Wilshere did not protest, he did it on purpose.

Even if he was passed, he had to make the opponent uncomfortable.

Apply pressure little by little.

This pressure will eventually become a key factor that suppresses these young people.

De Jong got up from the ground, his face was not too angry, but relieved.

If they were pressed by Arsenal, they would only be forced back and eventually come to a dangerous position.

And losing the ball in that position would be a big problem.

So, he thought that this set-piece could help Ajax relieve some pressure.

Most importantly, he thought Ajax should play more actively.

At least, they could not retreat any further.

Perhaps it was inspired by De Jong, or perhaps Ajax also understood the situation at the time.

For this reason, when the game resumed, Ajax did not retreat in the face of Arsenal's pressing.

Maybe it was a little thrilling and uncomfortable, but they had to ensure that the midfield had enough ball possession and look for angles to advance.

After De Jong, Van der Beck and others were weak and the two wingers retreated to support, this situation was slightly relieved.

But Ajax's forward line retreated too much, which led to their attack line being lengthened, which was not good news.

Ajax coach Ten Hag on the sidelines also frowned deeply.

He touched his shiny bald head and felt that the game was very frustrating.

From beginning to end, Arsenal adopted an overall pressure, and did not see how wonderful the opponent's individual performance was. All of them used the overall way to advance.

And it was precisely this mode that made Ajax uncomfortable.

"Pass the ball to Ziyech!"

Ziyech is definitely a weapon for Ajax to advance.

Based on his superb dribbling skills, he can help Ajax advance the ball into the dangerous area.

For this reason, in many difficult situations, Ajax will pass the ball to Ziyech to help the team relieve pressure.

The ball was passed to Ziyech's feet.

Ziyech also understood the team's situation, so he had to open up some situations.

Pull the ball and turn around, ready to break through.

But as soon as he faced the direction of attack, he encountered huge pressure.

In front of him was Arsenal's No. 4, Lekai, who gave all the European strikers a headache!

Lekai slightly turned his body, opened the external channel, and strictly restricted the internal position.

The meaning was obvious, go to the outside.

But Ziyech didn't dare to try, really thinking that Lekai was so easy to pass.

Lekai sank again, although there was no movement, but still gave Ziyech an aggressive sense of oppression.

It seemed that in the next second, this guy would pounce on the ball with his teeth and claws.

But Ziyech was also in a dilemma at this time, and the team needed to open the offensive channel by themselves.

For this reason, he could only face the scalp.

Ziyech remembered that Lekai's weakness was speed, which was also the only key factor that limited Lekai's performance.

The fancy technology has shown that it has no effect on Lekai.

Didn't you see that Messi's dribbling is often restricted by Lucky?

On the contrary, those fast wingers can often pose some threats when facing Lucky.

For this reason, Ziyech is also ready to copy this scene.

After making up his mind, Ziyech decisively dribbled the ball and started.

However, after this dribble, Lucky took action.

Instantly took a step sideways, turned around and twisted his waist, and inserted horizontally!

The action was done in one go, directly blocking Ziyech, who had not yet started, behind him.

"So fast!"

Ziyech was shocked.

Who said Lucky was slow?

On the other side, Lucky also snatched the ball steadily and passed it back to the defender to reorganize.

And he turned his head and looked at Ziyech, with a strange look in his eyes.

This guy should be aware of his weaknesses, but he doesn't understand them deeply.

Lucky is afraid of speed dogs!

But he is afraid of speed dogs that have already started!

Playing a start-up to get rid of him directly suffocates the opponent behind him.

Ziyech was denied a goal.

His goal was not played out, but the ball was intercepted.

This made Ajax's situation even more difficult.