Chapter 140: The Feet

When the second half resumed, after Ajax kicked off, Hleb rushed directly from the left to Oye. The Dutchman could no longer see the cowardice and timidity in Hleb's eyes in the first half, but was replaced by a strong anger.

He was a little surprised, why did this kid seem to come in anger?

This time Ajax's attack was still on the right, but PSV Eindhoven was prepared for this. Before the ball was passed into the penalty area, it was already controlled by PSV Eindhoven's defense line. Watrous rushed out of the small penalty area and stopped the ball steadily with his feet.

With his feet skillfully dribbling the ball, Watrous was obviously not going to serve quickly, because Ajax was pressing hard in the middle and front court. He was waiting for his teammates to rush forward quickly and spread the entire attack formation, and then he was going to pass the ball directly to Hesselink.

But Ajax was obviously prepared for this. Lucio and Kivu, plus Gilberto Silva, the defensive system quickly returned to position after the attack failed.

Seeing that there was no chance, Watrous passed the ball to Oye on the right, thinking that he could not easily lose possession of the ball.

This was due to inertial thinking, because throughout the first half, PSV's left side was under great pressure, but on the right side, Oye not only steadily suppressed Hleb, but also was able to rush to the middle at any time, looking at ease.

Oye got the ball in the left area of ​​the penalty area, facing the goal, and he looked calm, but just when he was about to turn around, Watrous was shocked and shouted, "Be careful behind you!"

After all, he was also a famous Dutch player. As soon as Oye received Watrous's warning, he immediately turned back, facing Hleb who was pressing from behind, facing the goal, and holding the Belarusian with his back to protect the ball.

Hleb was obviously irrational and harassing. He didn't care about anything. He was close to Oye in the penalty area of ​​​​PSV. He directly entangled and pressed him.

Oye was entangled by Hleb and had to pass the ball back to Watrous.

But at this time, Ibrahimovic had already realized the opportunity and had already pressed forward. Watrous rushed to clear the ball with a big foot, but in the middle circle, Lucio overpowered Hesselink and headed Watrous's long pass to Maicon on the right.

Seeing that the ball fell into the hands of Ajax again, Oye turned around and glared at Hleb fiercely, but the Belarusian now looked furious, as if he was ready to fight you to the death.

"Damn, did this kid take the wrong medicine? So cruel?" Oye cursed angrily.

In the first half, Hleb was a soft persimmon. He could squeeze him as he wanted and step on him as he wanted. But unexpectedly, after the halftime break, this kid seemed to become a powder keg that exploded at any time.

Ajax's attack on the right was once again stubbornly resisted by PSV Eindhoven. After 45 minutes of competition in the first half, PSV Eindhoven's defense had found the rhythm to suppress Ajax's attack on the right, which undoubtedly made their defense more handy and more familiar.

Ye Qiu saw that the right side had not been able to open the situation after three or four attacks. He walked to the sidelines and waved to Gilberto Silva, signaling him to remember his instructions during the halftime break, and to pass the ball more to the left, and not to stick to the right.

Soon, PSV Eindhoven's counterattack was immediately cut off by Ajax as soon as it passed the midfield. Abidal quickly dribbled the ball forward along the left. The French left-back's offensive ability was not strong, but his physical fitness and speed were excellent. He had a strong momentum when he dribbled the ball.

As soon as he passed the center circle and entered the 30-meter area of ​​Eindhoven, Abidal immediately passed the ball to Hleb on the left in front. The Belarusian rushed forward quickly after getting the ball.

Hleb's absolute speed was not too fast. Oye stood on the left line of the penalty area and ran with Hleb. The Belarusian saw that he could not get rid of Oye, so he stopped suddenly and switched the ball from his left foot to his right foot. But when he saw Van Bommel running from the middle, he had formed a double team with Oye.

Many people did not notice that Hleb was a very rare player who could control and dribble the ball very skillfully with both his left and right feet. There were not many dribblers who could do this. Ye Qiu had some impression that the later Russian Tsar Arshavin was also a two-footed player, as well as Spain's Cazorla and Argentina's Palacio.

Left-footed dribblers definitely have an aura of bonus on the court, just like Hleb this time, he faced the double team of Oye and Van Bommel, and Van Bommel's double team was particular about the position, and he targeted Hleb's right foot.

If it were another player with a weak right foot, even Robben, after dribbling past Oye, the ball would reach his right foot, and it would almost be impossible to stop Van Bommel from stealing the ball, because Van Bommel was too experienced and had a perfect grasp of the timing, leaving you almost no chance.

But Hleb's right foot was his dominant foot, and his left foot was his weak foot, so when he realized that Van Bommel was going to steal the ball, he immediately adjusted his center of gravity, and flexibly dribbled the ball with his right foot, knocking the ball in front of him, and also dribbled past Van Bommel who lost his center of gravity because of the action.

Relying on the skillful techniques of his left and right feet, Hleb managed to fight his way out of the double team of Oye and Van Bommel with the ball.

After getting out of the siege, Hleb did not continue to fight, nor did he take the initiative to score, because the Belarusian's character is not the kind of character that actively scores, so he directly passed the ball low after entering the penalty area.

Ibrahimovic in the middle was competing with Hovland with his body. When he saw Hleb passing the ball, he immediately shook off the Dutchman, ran towards the ball, and shot directly with his left foot.

But unfortunately, as a right-footed player, Ibrahimovic's left foot was also okay, but the angle of this shot was not well grasped, and it was slightly off the bottom line of the goal, missing a good chance to score.

Tens of thousands of Ajax fans at the Arena Stadium couldn't help but sigh together, obviously regretting that the team failed to score, but they all seemed confident, because the team had a very obvious advantage from the first half to now.

In such a game with obvious advantages, as long as Ajax does not make blind mistakes, it is only a matter of time before they win the game.

Ibrahimovic felt a little regretful for not scoring a goal. He stretched out his hands to grab a handful of hair and wiped off the sweat on his hair and forehead. When he walked back, he saw Hleb and gave the Belarusian a thumbs up, saying that the pass was very beautiful and that it was his own fault that he didn't score a goal, not him.

Hleb looked at Ibrahimovic, said nothing, and ran back quickly.

PSV's goal kick was sent out soon. Kivu and Bruggink competed for the header, and then Lucio grabbed the second point and headed it to Yaya Toure. After the Ivorian knocked the ball back to Gilberto Silva, he immediately ran to the empty space and raised his hand to ask for the ball again. Gilberto Silva gradually figured out Yaya Toure's habits and knocked the ball back.

Stopping the ball, dribbling the ball, Yaya Toure faced Vogel, looking very confident and calm.

Fearless, this is the character of the young Ivorian player. He made a fake move to dribble from the right, and when Vogel blocked him, he stopped and dribbled the ball to the left, quickly shaking off Vogel.

Keita saw Yaya Toure coming and immediately moved to the left. At the same time, left winger Hleb saw Van Bommel being pulled over by Keita, and he left the left position and ran quickly from the left to the middle.

Van Bommel and Oye were both startled by Hleb's sudden move to the middle. Oye was a little hesitant, not knowing whether to follow or not. Van Bommel abandoned Keita at the first time and quickly returned to defend Hleb.

Yaya Toure's pass came to Hleb's feet. Oye and Van Bommel were behind and on the side, but Hleb faced the ball, stopped with his left foot, took a step forward, and passed the ball diagonally behind Oye with his right foot.

I saw Keita, who was abandoned by Van Bommel, rushing forward quickly from the left without being marked, and slanting into the penalty area. At the left side of the arc, he took a big step into the penalty area after getting the ball. Faber wanted to block it immediately, but Keita swung his left foot and shot it directly without waiting for him to get close.

Watrous stood very steadily this time. He formed an angle with Faber who came forward to intercept and block, which made him very confident. As long as Faber could get close to Keita and help him block a certain range of angles, Keita's shot would only hit his arms and would not be able to enter the net.

But he never expected that Keita would kick directly without considering the distance as soon as he entered the penalty area, and the force was very strong and the speed was very fast. Although he reacted, the ball had already passed by his side and he didn't even have time to move.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!"

Accompanying the amazing long sound of the goal from the commentator on the scene, there was a tremendous momentum from the stands of Arena Stadium, where tens of thousands of Ajax fans left their seats and stood up to cheer for the team's goal, and there were pairs of strong arms raised above their heads in the stands.

"After 53 minutes of offensive and defensive battles, Ajax finally broke open the goal of PSV Eindhoven!"

"This was a low shot from Seydou Keita in the middle of Mali. It was a very fast shot. PSV goalkeeper Watrous didn't even have time to save the shot. He could only watch Ajax score helplessly!"

After Seydou Keita scored, he turned and rushed out of the penalty area. Along the way, he saw Hleb and immediately pulled up the Belarusian, hugged him tightly, rushed to the sidelines, and shouted loudly to the Ajax fans in the stands.

Ajax fans were all shouting Keita's name loudly to celebrate the goal!

"It was a very unexpected goal. Hleb suddenly cut from the left to the middle, which was beyond the expectations of the PSV defenders. He then got rid of Oye and passed the ball directly behind him. It was very good. We saw his excellent passing ability and delicate technical movements."

More and more Ajax players rushed to the sidelines to celebrate the goal with Keita. Everyone knew that after taking the lead, the situation of this game would be completely different. Ajax, which had already taken all the advantages, would now have an even more obvious advantage.

"Ajax played very poorly on the left in the first half, and Hleb seemed to be in a very sluggish state. Unexpectedly, after the halftime break, Ajax played more and more threatening on the left. , Hleb is also in great form, creating threats repeatedly. Could it be that Ye Qiu cast some magic on him during the halftime break? "

No one knows what happened in the Ajax locker room during halftime. This is the Arena Stadium. No one will leak out what happened here, because everyone knows what Ye Qiu hates most. It means someone leaks what happened in the locker room to the outside world, and whoever leaks it will leave.

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In Ye Qiu's eyes, Hleb and Robben are two different types of attackers.

Anyone with a little bit of professional knowledge should know that in the professional arena, to surpass others, you must have a certain explosive advantage. This is the basis for surpassing others. Those players who are at a disadvantage in explosive power, no matter how good or outstanding their skills are, will not be able to pass. No one.

But is it enough just to have speed?

Not enough, far from enough!

The principle of excellence remains the same, which is to be faster than your opponent.

This sounds like you are pursuing speed, but you are wrong, because to be faster than your opponent, you do not necessarily have to be faster yourself. It can also be that your opponent is slower than you. Using your opponent's slowness to reflect your speed does not mean you can surpass others. ?

The passing of players such as Robben and Ronaldo is actually the pursuit of speed, using the ability to combine the ball at high speed to pass the opponent. This kind of passing is very beautiful, but very dangerous, so they have a lot of injuries, and Barcelona's Messi He also suffered a lot of injuries when he first debuted, because at that time he was also relying on this method to excel.

Another kind of excellence is Zidane's style, or Giggs' style in the later years of his career. Both of these players are the kind of players who rely on changes in rhythm and dribbling to confuse their opponents and make them lose their focus. , and then make a breakthrough.

If the center of gravity is lost, adjustments must be made, and adjustments will inevitably lead to the failure to keep up with the explosive power, which will be slower than the breakthrough.

Ye Qiu is now focusing on sculpting Robben's rhythm changes, in which step points and stride length are very important. However, Hleb's rhythm is very poor, but his dribbling ability is very skillful and detailed, and Robben is fast enough. , with strong explosive power, the gap between Hleb's speed and Robben's is still not small.

Youdao said he was 80 years old at the age of three. Hleb does not have an excellent speed advantage, nor a strong sense of rhythm, but only technical skills. This is almost certain that it will be difficult for him to reach the top players in his career, especially as an Eastern European player. Once you pass the age of 30, your physical functions will decline significantly, your explosive power and foot frequency will become worse, and Hleb's strength will also be damaged as a result.

Moreover, when he came to Ajax, his skills had already been finalized. If it had been a few years earlier, Ajax could have polished his sense of rhythm, but now, it is too late.

As for the positioning of Hleb and Robben, Ye Qiu feels that Robben is most threatening in the counterattack that switches from offense to defense. In positional warfare, especially in this kind of positional warfare that firmly suppresses the opponent, the effect is It was weakened a lot, but Hleb's delicate skills made him more able to display his strength in such a narrow range of positional battles.

Therefore, after seeing Hleb's outstanding performance, Ye Qiu adjusted the team's left wing, allowing Keita to interact with Hleb, giving Hleb more freedom, allowing him to cut from the left Use the center to catch the ball and pass the ball, or even attack from behind.

Hleb, who has been given more room to play, seems more comfortable on the left, especially after taking the lead. He has almost become the most free player in Ajax's frontcourt, and he is good at teamwork, threading and threading. The characteristics of penetration are also fully displayed in this environment.

In the 61st minute, the overwhelming Ajax launched another wave of attacks. Hleb launched an attack from the left, cut the ball to the front of the penalty area, and passed it crosswise to Yaya Toure, who kicked the ball from the front of the penalty area. On a through ball, Ibrahimovic dunked past Nikiforov and then hit the goal from a small angle. Watrus saved the ball.

In the 65th minute, Hleb passed the ball on the left side of the Eindhoven penalty area. When Oye was about to be passed, he kicked Hleb hard and knocked down Hleb. The referee clearly understood and gave a yellow card. , and sent off Oye, who already had a yellow card in this game, with a red card.

PSV, with one less player, seemed more passive.

In the 69th minute, Ibrahimovic received a long pass from Kivu. After leaning on Faber with his body, he knocked back to Hleb who cut to the middle. The Belarusian dribbled the ball and continued to the middle, cutting through Ein. From behind Hoven's defense, Yaya Toure quickly made a pass from outside the penalty area. After getting the ball, it attracted the attention of Nikiforov and Bouma, and then knocked it back to Van der Meyde.

The Dutch right winger got the ball and made a short and fast cross. Ibrahimovic defeated Faber in the middle of the penalty area and headed the ball past Watrous' goal again, 2:0!

This goal almost sentenced PSV to death, and Gretz was completely desperate, especially when he saw that Ajax, with one more player, did not slow down the offensive at all and still launched a fierce attack on his own goal. He had no choice but to Instead of giving up, he replaced defensive players to further strengthen the team's defense.

Ye Qiu began to pursue the victory, first replacing De Jong, Maduro and Huntelaar who were more physically capable, further strengthening the team's offensive power in the midfield and frontcourt, and bringing more strength to Eindhoven's defense. The huge threat forced Gretz to give up counterattacks and counterattacks.

Finally, after 90 minutes of hard work, this highly anticipated match ended with Ajax defeating PSV Eindhoven 2:0.

The victory in this match also allowed Ajax to further expand its lead over PSV Eindhoven to 7 points, and PSV Eindhoven fell to third place in the league, and Feyenoord took its place and ranked second in the league.