Chapter 122 Never Give Up

Many people who like football have one or more interesting superstitions.

For example, some people are superstitious about technology and believe that teams with better technical capabilities will definitely win; some people are superstitious about data and believe that data can better reflect everything on the football field, and teams with good data can often win. ; Others are superstitious about superstars and believe that a team composed of the best superstars will definitely win.

Ye Qiu was superstitious when he was a fan in his previous life. He was superstitious about superstars, superstitious about technology, superstitious about statistics, and he was also superstitious about other things. But when he actually became a head coach, he was superstitious. We have to discover that football is always more than just these, because it is people who play football.

What is man's most powerful strength?

This is a very complex topic, and many people will cite many cases, but the key core is spiritual power.

Can a person without enough mental strength be a strong person?

Who can explain why, at a critical moment, a weak mother can lift a car and save the child who was crushed under the car? What on earth gave him such powerful power that allowed her to do things that she could never do on ordinary days?

The same is true for a team's strength. Technology, data, and superstars are undoubtedly part of the team's strength, and even important components, but it is the technology, data, and superstars that truly determine how well they can perform. How much combat power it has, but it is the people who use them.

Humans are not machines. They cannot be precise or without mistakes. Humans are controlled by emotions and mental power. Therefore, what truly determines the combat effectiveness of a team must be technology supported by mental power. , data, superstars and a series of complex elements.

This game against Bayern Munich once again proved Ye Qiu's judgment.

If we say that in the first half, Bayern Munich was almost forced into a desperate situation by Ajax. They were suppressed by Ajax for the entire 45 minutes and had no ability to fight back. A team known for its ability failed to win even a corner kick. You can imagine how embarrassed it was.

But in the second half, the same group of players, the same 442, faced Ye Qiu's Ajax, but this Bayern Munich was completely transformed. They adopted the same tactics as Ajax at the beginning of the first half. , crazy pressure to attack without any fancy quota, using the offense to force Ajax to choose defense.

Jeremys, who was not performing well, was replaced by Hargreaves at halftime. This player performed very eye-catching as soon as he came on the field. He directly knocked Sneijder to the ground in his first defense after the start. .

After that, Effenberg made an almost rampage dribbling move, completely knocking Ajax's midfield defense away.

In the first half, Bayern Munich was like a sleeping lion, but in the second half, the sleeping lion finally woke up and became a battle-hardened lion.

It is difficult to explain the current situation of Ajax. They were shocked, suppressed, and almost disoriented.

During the halftime break, Heathfield made two substitutions in one breath. One was to replace Jerry Mays with Hargreaves, and the other was to replace poor performance with Yankel. Like Pizarro carried the ball alone, which fully reflected Hitzfield's determination and fighting spirit.

And all this has been transmitted to Bayern Munich's players, causing them to behave very crazy on the court, even to the point of being relentless, chasing Ajax with a stormy attack.

In the 61st minute, Ajax, who had been losing ground, finally ran into trouble. Hargreaves passed the ball and found Salihamidzic on the left. The latter quickly broke through Maicon on the left and passed in. Yankel in the middle was blocked by Lucio and couldn't find the angle. He headed the ball back to the outside of the penalty area. Effenberg followed up and fired a furious shot.

This unstoppable shot hit the upper right corner of the Ajax goal. This is Van der Sar's weakness!

"Ajax also scored a goal in the upper right corner of Kahn in the first half. Now Effenberg's shot seems to have saved Bayern Munich's breath. At the same time, he obviously wants to make a good score. Teach this disobedient little brother a lesson and make them behave themselves!”

"A very domineering shot from Bayern Munich's core midfielder, Tiger Effenberg!"

This shot completely destroyed Bayern Munich's momentum and rekindled the hope of Bayern Munich's players. After all, there were still 30 minutes left in the game. With their overall strength overwhelming Ajax, who dares to say that they could not equalize? Or even to recover the score? They are European champions Bayern Munich!

One went off the other, and Ajax was stymied by the unreasonable offensive at the start of the second half, and was somewhat at a loss.

After all, youth is youth. On the contrary, veteran Edwin van der Sar kept calling his teammates over there, telling them to stay calm and rational, to get back to their positions as soon as possible and stabilize the situation.

Ajax attacked fiercely in the first half, but their physical energy was also consumed very quickly. This is a shortcoming of young people. They do not know how to play smarter. They often attack without reservation, so Physical energy is depleted quickly.

Moreover, those three goals scored by Ajax were, to put it bluntly, the result of sacrificing physical fitness. Therefore, in the second half, when the momentum and rhythm were suppressed and controlled by the opponent, Ajax lacked physical fitness. The disadvantages are more obvious.

Ye Qiu also knew this. He looked behind him again and saw that Yaya Toure had already gone to warm up.

"Come here, Yaya!" Ye Qiu waved.

Yaya Toure was very tall, almost a head taller than Ye Qiu. As soon as he walked over, he lowered his head slightly and approached Ye Qiu, "Head!"

"After you go up, tell Seydoux that both of you should go to Gilberto Silva's side to support us. We have to start to retreat on defense and counterattack!" Ye Qiu said. Now Bayern Munich's offensive is so fierce, but it is still pressing. Going out to play against Bayern Munich is simply asking for death.

"Did you see that Englishman?" Ye Qiu pointed at Hargreaves. This guy was very active after he came on the field.

"I saw it!" Yaya Toure nodded.

"Strangle him to death!" Ye Qiu's words were concise and to the point, but Yaya Toure understood and nodded in agreement.

"Go tell Lucio again, if he can't watch Yankel, then get out of here. Damn it, don't think you can be careless if you lead by three goals and don't take Bayern seriously. That's Bayern Munich." , Yankel is not a vegetarian, keep an eye on him!"

Yaya Toure heard the boss's anger and nodded in agreement.

Lucio is indeed a complex of contradictions. When he performs well, he can be an angel, but when he performs poorly, he is definitely a devil. Moreover, he is still very young and his performance fluctuates greatly. Sometimes in one game There will be two completely different performances.

But if you want him to grow and improve, then you must let him accumulate more game experience and exercise more.

It is impossible to make a central defender grow and mature without enough exercise!

Didn't someone say that? Defensive players are the result of abuse!

Yaya Toure quickly replaced the out-of-stamina Sneijder. In the second half, the latter was suppressed by Effenberg and Hargreaves to the point where he was almost out of breath. Not moving anymore.

This substitution is undoubtedly a blessing for Sneijder.

"The boss said, let's go back and help Gilberto!" Yaya Toure walked into Keita after playing.

Then he walked towards Lucio, "The boss asked me to tell you, don't take Bayern Munich seriously. If you can't stand Yankel, just... I'll take you off the fucking field and get out!" , Yaya Toure was still a little hesitant, fearing that the big Brazilian man would be angry.

"The boss really said that?" Lucio's face froze.

Yaya Toure nodded, "The boss is very angry!"

Lucio looked at the sidelines and saw Ye Qiu's expression was very bad. He immediately understood that his laxity just now led to Bayern Munich's goal. The boss must be extremely angry. He immediately smiled at Ye Qiu and patted him. He patted Yaya Toure on the shoulder and walked back. He calmed down his mind and didn't dare to be careless again.

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In any kind of tactical game, rhythm and momentum are very important. Therefore, how to interrupt other people's rhythm and momentum and reduce the impact on yourself is also one of the tactics.

For example, in a table tennis match, players occasionally stop to wipe sweat, drink water, or do other things. If you observe carefully, the timing of choosing is also very important. In addition, like the NBA, calling timeout is also a technical job, and it is not random. Just call timeout whenever you want.

Making your opponents play at a pace they are uncomfortable with is the key to victory for any team!

Bayern Munich scored a goal, and they had the advantage in both rhythm and momentum. Ye Qiu immediately made substitutions. This was partly because Sneijder was not physically fit, and partly to pause Bayern Munich's rhythm.

After substitutions and readjustments, Ajax began to steadily deploy a strong defensive line in their own half. Starting from the frontcourt, to the midfield and to the backcourt, the three lines were kept very compact.

Bayern's team is a typical overall team, very strong as a whole, but individually, they have another very interesting problem, that is, they lack stars with outstanding personal abilities. In the past, Elbera came out to get the ball. , and the effect was greatly reduced due to Ajax's tight defense in the midfielder position.

In terms of overall tactical concepts, Ye Qiu and his Ajax team are still very advanced. This is Ye Qiu's advantage and the reason why he feels that he can lead Ajax to a higher level. the greatest confidence.

In an era where attacking midfielders are rampant, tactics that can limit attacking midfielders are often very lethal.

Heathfield began to realize the transformation of Ajax. He looked at Ye Qiu in the distance, and his eyes couldn't help but reveal a sense of appreciation for being able to accurately identify the situation in such a short period of time and carry out targeted defense. There is indeed a set.

Yaya Toure is different from Sneijder. The latter has more solid skills and creativity, especially when passing the ball. However, Yaya Toure is a bit sticky to the ball, but on the defensive end, he is tall and powerful. , Yaya Toure, who is full of physical strength, contributes more, so as soon as the Ivorian comes on, Hargreaves is in trouble.

After re-stabilizing the midfield, Bayern's offensive was contained and the situation returned to a stalemate.

Substitute?

During the halftime break, Heathfield boldly made two substitutions, which turned the situation around, but it also limited his ability to change moves. He only had one chance to make substitutions, and now he will use the next one. What to do in twenty or thirty minutes?

But without substitutions, once the game is dragged back by Ajax, Bayern Munich's game will be completely over.

Thinking of this, Hitzfeld also got angry!

If an unknown young man dared to bet like this, why wouldn't I dare with such a strong lineup?

So soon, in the 68th minute, Hitzfeld made the last substitution of the game, replacing the poorly performing Lizarazu with Santa Cruz, and changed to 3 defenders in the backcourt, and the overall formation became 343!

This substitution directly sent a message to the players on the field of Bayern Munich, that is, continue to attack, and I will not give up until I win this game!

Seeing Hitzfeld make a substitution, and even replaced Santa Cruz with a defender, Ye Qiu was both impressed and helpless in his heart, because Santa Cruz's appearance would inevitably create more ball opportunities for Bayern Munich's frontcourt, especially with players like Salihamidzic and Sauer on the two sides.

"It's Hitzfeld after all!" Bobby Hams also exclaimed.

Ye Qiu glanced at Bobby Hams, gritted his teeth, and smiled, "Since he has given it his all, what are we waiting for?"

Immediately, Ajax also made a substitution. This time, Ye Qiu directly replaced Van der Meyde with Van der Vaart, and at the same time let Maicon's position move forward. Since Lizarazu is gone, I must dare to build my right offensive corridor and use offense to suppress your left.

But Ye Qiu did not completely lose his mind. He replaced Robben, who was out of energy, with De Jong, and let Keita play as the left forward. De Jong returned to the right to play as the right back and supported behind Maicon. In this way, Ajax had three players on the right: Van der Meyde, Maicon and De Jong.

The situation took a turn for the better, and the two head coaches were fighting bravely over there. Whether it was Ajax or Bayern Munich, they were obviously not prepared to keep any more tricks. Even if there were still 20 minutes left, both sides had given it their all.

"Oh my god, this game has been so exciting so far, and both sides have given it their all!"

"Hitzfeld rarely takes such risks like today, but Bayern Munich showed peak offensive power and control in this game, especially in the second half, and the young Ajax, led by this young head coach, is full of fighting spirit, and they are not afraid of Bayern Munich's powerful strength that is unrivaled in Europe."

"I heard that the Chinese have a saying that a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. Ye Qiu and his Ajax are undoubtedly the best interpretation of this saying!"

The two teams fought back and forth on the court, and no one was ready to make concessions, because everyone knew clearly that concessions would definitely mean death, failure, and surrender.

People fight for a breath, and Buddhas fight for a stick of incense!

You can die standing, you can lose the game, you can lose the championship, but you must never surrender!

So both teams have a common belief, that is, even if there is only one soldier left in the battle, you must persist.

After the 70th minute, the players of Bayern Munich were not in good physical condition, especially players like Sauer and Elber, who were obviously not as active as usual, and Effenberg gradually became dull, partly due to the restrictions of Ajax, and partly because of their physical problems.

But the few players who just came on the court of Bayern Munich were full of energy and very active.

After Santa Cruz came on the court, he was active in the right side of the front line, and Sauer was more inclined to the middle, and his dribbling on the right was also very threatening, especially in the 81st minute, Santa Cruz took advantage of the opportunity to get the ball on the right, broke through Abidal after getting the ball, and passed the ball to the penalty area.

Elber, the Brazilian striker, is very comprehensive and has outstanding awareness. He had been lying in ambush in the penalty area waiting for an opportunity. When he saw Santa Cruz get the ball, he stuck in front of Kivu steadily. The Romanian central defender was blocked behind him, and had to press forward desperately, holding Elber tightly, not letting him have the opportunity to kick the ball sideways to the goal.

The Brazilian striker obviously noticed this. When Santa Cruz passed the ball to him, he knew that he had no chance to shoot. If he tried to shoot, he would miss the ball and would not pose any threat. He was in an awkward position, so he gave up shooting and stopped the ball. He took a step back and passed it to the middle.

The whole process happened in an instant, and Kivu was a step too slow to stop it.

Behind them, Lucio and Yankel were competing, but the latter obviously knew Elber better, while Lucio thought Kivu should be able to stop Elber. So, when the ball came to their heads, Yankel was more prepared, jumped high, let the ball hit his scalp, turned in another direction, and almost hit the crossbar and went into the goal.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Bayern Munich scored again in the 81st minute, 2:3!"

"Hitzfeld's substitutions were very strategic, and his three substitutions all worked very well. Whether it was Hargreaves, or later Santa Cruz and Jancker, they all completed their tasks very well!"

"2:3, only one goal behind, Bayern Munich should continue to pursue the victory, they have seen the hope and dawn of victory in the game again, this goal will greatly stimulate the morale of Bayern Munich, and will also severely hit Ajax's fighting spirit!"

"We have to admire Bayern Munich's tenacious will to play. In the first half, when they were 0:3 behind, everyone thought that Bayern Munich had lost the least hope, but in the second half they chased two goals and the situation of the game was completely reversed. This is a very admirable team!"

Ye Qiu was helpless about Lucio missing Jancker, and he had already used up three substitutions. What can he do?

Leave it to fate?

No, this is obviously not Ye Qiu's style!

PS: I apologize to everyone here, I am very sorry, I made a mistake! ! ! !