Chapter 650 Chamberlain’s first Champions League game!

In the 39th minute of the game, Ajax's first fatigue window appeared.

Gu Ran received Coutinho's through ball on the left side of the center field and instantly got rid of the two Ajax defenders. He dribbled the ball into the left side of the penalty area and then made a simple turn and then swayed away. A defender then crotches another defender and knocks the ball into the middle of the penalty area.

Suarez, who followed, rushed to the penalty spot and pushed the ball without stopping!

Ajax's goalkeeper was half a beat too slow to react!
The football passed through the fingers of the Ajax goalkeeper and shot into the net!
The ball went in!
Assist from Gu Ran, Suarez's goal!
Suarez excitedly opened his big teeth and rushed towards Gu Ran!

Gu Ran held Suarez's shoulders to prevent Suarez's teeth from getting close to his shoulders.

The score on the big screen at the Arena Stadium was immediately rewritten as Liverpool 2:0 Ajax!

Ajax played very hard in the first half, and the flow of passing and control was also very beautiful, but they just couldn't score!
Not only did he not score a goal, but Liverpool also seized two opportunities that were not opportunities and scored two goals!

Now, the pressure is all on Ajax, who are playing at home.

Ajax continued to attack throughout the remainder of the first half, making up for their defensive deficiencies with high presses throughout the game.

At the end of the first half, the score continued to be Liverpool 2:0 Ajax.

During the 15-minute intermission, Mourinho made subtle tactical adjustments and continued to emphasize the importance of defense.

At the end of the half-time break, players from both sides appeared again, changing sides and fighting again.

Ajax continued to strengthen their offense, especially in the midfield and frontcourt, with more and more passes and kicks, and the frequency became faster and faster.

Liverpool's intention is also very clear, which is to firmly fight defensive counterattack.

There is no need to press from a high position or strangle in the midfield, just retreat quickly to defend the position.

This prevents Ajax from taking full advantage.

Ajax's advantage lies in its ability to use its exquisite movement and passing to penetrate the opponent's stretched defense.

The problem now is that Liverpool does not spread out and is not three-dimensional. Instead, when defending, it directly leaves the midfield and frontcourt to Ajax. Ajax's passing and control flow is basically impossible to use.

When Ajax easily dribbled the ball through the midfield and reached Liverpool's backcourt, it was so densely packed that even the center came back as a defender.

It can be said that Mourinho has compressed the space of the last step of the pass and control flow to the extreme, and also concentrated all his forces on the most important step.

Ajax really couldn't use any strength.

The second half was a bit boring for both sides, with no exciting scenes for 30 consecutive minutes.

This made Ajax fans who were accustomed to exciting scenes very dissatisfied and booed wildly.

But for Liverpool fans, it doesn't matter whether this scene is beautiful or not, as long as they can win in the end.

In Group D, the super death group, being able to win a game and qualify with points is more beautiful than anything else.

In the 82nd minute of the game, Ajax, who had been attacking for a long time and had a ball possession rate of 80%, once again showed a window of physical fitness. Mourinho immediately replaced Sturridge and replaced him with Gu Ran's old partner Chamberlain.

Sturridge didn't perform very well in today's game. Although he had a few shots, they were either too on target or not powerful. There were also several times when he was interfered by Ajax defenders. He failed to catch up with Gu Ran's through ball in time and wasted several scoring opportunities.

Mourinho is like this. Once he feels that you are not in good condition, he will replace you without hesitation and without mercy.

Chamberlain used to play as a left midfielder at Southampton, but after arriving at Liverpool, under Mourinho, he was directly moved to the right wing position, changing from the left to the right.

Although Chamberlain wanted to play in the middle, he switched from the left to the right and moved his position earlier. This also made Chamberlain very happy.

As soon as Chamberlain came on the court, Lampard and Henderson successfully intercepted the ball and gave the ball to Gu Ran, who was in the center circle to support him.

Gu Ran didn't even hesitate and made a precise diagonal pass to Chamberlain, who had just come on the court.

Chamberlain immediately ran wildly with the ball full of power.

This is also his first appearance in the Champions League, and he must make a good impression on the beloved Red Army fans.

Ajax players stepped forward to pull Chamberlain, but Chamberlain grew up training with Gu Ran, so this push and pull was nothing to Chamberlain.

Seeing that a large number of Ajax defensive players were attracted, Chamberlain immediately changed his rhythm.

The difference between the "instructions for use" of other forwards and wingers is that others have thick instructions with various precautions, but Chamberlain's instructions are just a thin piece of paper, with one sentence on the paper. : Let him play and tell him where the opponent's goal is.

As a winger, Chamberlain's penetration speed is very fast and he is very physical.

He doesn't have many fancy breakthrough moves, he just makes an emergency stop, takes a cool step back with his left foot, and is 45 degrees away from the opponent's defensive player. It's that simple.

If the opponent sees through his passing move, Chamberlain will pass the ball to the center. If the opponent is deceived by him, even if it only takes half a second, Chamberlain can seize the opportunity to start with his right foot and use the outer instep to shift his center of gravity to the right. He relied on his body to fight hard, and he went wide and wide to kill through the bottom along the outside line.

Because Chamberlain's hip muscles are extremely strong, the first move he takes after he pauses is so fast that most people can't guard against it.

Moreover, Chamberlain is used to playing with his head down and his center of gravity extremely low. Therefore, even if he encounters physical confrontation, Chamberlain can maintain his balance, especially when breaking through from the wing. Under normal circumstances, it is a 1v1 state. In 1v1, Chamberlain Hardly any defensive player.

Chamberlain's breakthrough basically consists of this move, so as long as you can see through Chamberlain's sudden step and not be fooled by his fake moves, then Chamberlain will not be able to get down and will have to pass the ball to the middle.

Most defensive players will be fooled by the honest-looking Chamberlain.

Of course, if Chamberlain comes to play in China, he may not be able to use his advantages at all.

Because the Chinese defensive players couldn't react at all when Chamberlain was making fake moves, and they still defended him according to Chamberlain's way of going down. This is equivalent to not understanding Chamberlain's fake moves, not understanding Chamberlain's fake moves, from the effect To put it bluntly, it was equivalent to seeing through Chamberlain's fake move.

Therefore, players like Chamberlain are not suitable to play in low-level leagues.

His false steps and movements can only deceive experts, but not low-level players.

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