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Chapter 164 Breaking another record

"Ajax attacked aggressively after the start of the second half."

"Maxwell came in from the left, crossed the penalty area diagonally, missed the spot, Victor Scola came in, had a chance..."

"Oh, he was a little slower. Under the interference of Valente, the ball was a little too big, and it went straight out of the baseline."

"It should have been a very good chance for Ajax in the second half."

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"It's still Ajax's left. Van der Vaart stepped in, received the ball, crossed the penalty area diagonally, Ibrahimovic headed the goal from close range, and the ball slightly brushed the post and went out of the baseline."

"It was Ajax's best scoring chance of the game."

"Ibrahimovic, under the attack of two central defenders, just grabbed the first point and scored with a header."

"This time the offense was very threatening, but unfortunately, it was still a little short of the goal."

"Ajax played very aggressively in the second half and were very dangerous in attack."

"Porto made a decisive substitution, which is the first substitution in this game."

"Mourinho replaced Brazilian striker Alberto with midfielder Alenichev. This should be a substitution to strengthen the midfield. Alenichev plays a very important role in the midfield, but Mourinho chose Mendes, who is more defensive in this game."

"Now replacing Alenichev should be to strengthen the midfield, and Porto's formation will also become a four-five-one style of play."

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"On the surface, this is a conservative substitution, but in fact, this substitution is very dangerous."

Many sports celebrities including UEFA President Johansson and International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch sat in the chairman's stand. Ajax's technical director Van Gaal sat next to Chairman Van Prager. After seeing Mourinho's substitution, he said with a frown.

"Alberto doesn't have much threat on the field. Replacing him has little impact on the offense. On the contrary, after replacing Alenichev, Porto will definitely increase the ball and advance with the ball in the midfield, and he can liberate Deco and give Deco more room for movement, which is very, very critical."

"Deco is a player who is underestimated by everyone. He has extraordinary strength, and he is the core of this team. Once he is given room to move, he will become the most threatening player on the Porto field. This move must have been prepared by Mourinho before the game."

When Van Prager saw Van Gaal looking like he was facing a formidable enemy, he couldn't help thinking, "Then what should we do?"

"I reminded Ronald privately before the game, I don't know if he is ready to deal with it." Van Gaal shook his head.

He is not the head coach of the team, and he has no right to interfere with how Ronald Koeman arranges this game, so he also has a little understanding of the coaching staff's response.

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Just 3 minutes after Deco moved forward, Ajax followed suit and made the first substitution of the game.

South Africa international Stephen Pienaar replaced Victor Scola.

This time the substitution attracted the attention of many fans in the field, because in the past period of time, Ajax has always replaced Victor Scola with Yang Yang, but this time it was Pienaar.

The live broadcast camera even switched to Yang Yang sitting on the bench, as if he wanted to see his mood at the moment, but the answer must have disappointed many people, because Yang Yang's reaction was as usual.

He had known for a long time that there would be such a substitution.

Pienaar is not tall, fast, very flexible, good at his feet, good at organizing and controlling the ball, he can play multiple positions in the frontcourt, and he also played very comprehensively under Ronald Koeman, but this time he mainly played in the middle of the midfield.

After Victor Scola left the field, Ajax adopted a formation similar to four-three-one-two. Pienaar, De Jong and Sneijder were the three. Van der Vaart played the tenth midfielder position, and Wesley Songk and Zlatan Ibrahimovic formed a double forward.

Ronald Koeman's adjustment strategy has been announced internally before the game. This is to contain Porto's midfielder, and it is also to prepare in advance for the subsequent hidden dangers, that is, Van der Vaart.

The Ajax captain's physical condition is not good. Everyone knows that if the game goes to overtime, he will definitely be substituted. At that time, Pienaar and Sneijder will provoke Ajax's midfield. The burden of organization and ball control.

Ronald Koeman repeatedly reminded Heitinga and Escuder on the sidelines throughout the game. It should be said that the defense has played relatively stable so far, without too fatal mistakes, and did not give the opponent an absolute chance to score.

After Pienaar came on the field, he protected the team's defense together with Sneijder and De Jong. Ajax also started to play relatively conservatively, no longer aggressively attacking as they did at the beginning of the second half, which immediately made the game dull again.

Yang Yang sat on the bench, watched the game on the field, cheered for every attack of Ajax with the ball, and worried about every counterattack of Porto. That feeling was not at all easier than the previous game.

Time is passing bit by bit.

No.608 minutes, Dellei suddenly dribbled the ball into the penalty area. When De Jong chased back, he slid the ball and cut off the ball, but at the same time he tripped Dellei. The Porto players quickly rushed to the referee, thinking that it should be a penalty kick, but the Ajax players were not to be outdone, and opposed Porto's opinion, thinking that it should not be a penalty kick.

The referee Nelson did not award a penalty kick in the end. He believed that De Jong tackled the ball first, which was a very beautiful defense.

Only 2 minutes later, it was Porto's attack again. After receiving a pass from the left, Dellei crossed with his right foot and hit Heitinga.

But Pienaar quickly flew to block Alenichev's shot and blocked the ball again.

Porto played two consecutive offenses with great vigor, both of which created threats. On the contrary, Ajax, the situation became a bit embarrassing, and the offense in the frontcourt was difficult to play a threat.

Seeing that the players on the field were helpless against Porto's defense, the Ajax coach Ronald Koeman on the sidelines also frowned. He walked back to the coach's bench to discuss with Luther Carroll and other team members, and quickly made a decision.

"Yang, go warm up." Luther Carroll came over and shouted.

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"Look, it's my cousin, he's about to play."

Following Shen Yuzhu's shout, everyone looked at Ajax's bench in unison.

Sure enough, Luther Carroll was standing in front of the bench, and Yang Yang had already stood up and quickly ran to the warm-up area.

The fans in the stands of the stadium also noticed this scene, and countless fans in the audience were shouting Yang Yang's name.

"It seems that his popularity in the eyes of Ajax fans is really good." Wei Zhen marveled.

Wei Zheng laughed and said, "Of course it's high. In the past six months, he has performed well almost every time he came off the bench. I even feel that the Ajax fans have been holding back their energy and waiting for him since the second half."

"Second brother Wei, is he very strong?"

A young girl sitting next to Yang Yang's mother, Shen Lifang, poked her head out curiously and asked.

I saw her with long black hair, her appearance was extremely delicate, her voice was extremely gentle, and she exuded a unique fresh temperament, which was unforgettable at a glance.

"Strong is not very strong, but he works extremely hard and progresses very fast, and..." Wei Zheng said this, and smiled narrowly at the delicate girl, "Little Yezi, he is the same age as you."

"That's really amazing." The girl named Xiao Yezi pursed her lips coquettishly and nodded in praise.

"You're not bad. High school students came to Germany to perform. If you work harder, you will definitely become an artist in the future."

The girl shyly shook her head, "I have nothing to do with it. I just come out to communicate with our school's drama club. On the contrary, it is not easy for him to work hard in the Netherlands alone."

After hearing this, Yang Yang's parents, who were sitting beside him, couldn't help feeling sad and sighing again.

Yang Yang just ran to the bottom of the stands to warm up, causing the Ajax fans in the stands to shout, which made the girl sitting in the stands feel admiration and curiosity.

Seeing that he is quite thin, can he really change the game?

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"No.704 minutes, Ajax finally made a second substitution adjustment."

"No. 99 Yang Yang stood on the sidelines. This time he will replace Ajax's captain, Rafael van der Vaart. Obviously Ronald Koeman feels that it will be difficult for Van der Vaart to play a role in front of Porto's three midfielders."

"17-year-old Yang Yang, he created the record of the youngest goal scorer in the history of the Champions League against Arsenal, and tonight, he created the record of the youngest player to play in the Champions League final."

"With his outstanding performance in the past six months, he has won the recognition of Ajax fans and also attracted the attention of many European teams. Let us remember this young Chinese teenager. I believe that as long as he maintains his current progress, we will soon be able to see him in the four major European leagues."

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Before van der Vaart left the field, he took off the captain's armband and handed it to Escuder in the defense. This was also arranged by Ronald Koeman before the game. He believes that the steady Escuder can lead the team better.

When he walked to the sidelines and hugged Yang Yang, Van der Vaart whispered in his ear, encouraging him: "I'll leave the rest to you."

"Don't worry, just wait." Yang Yang promised confidently.

"Be careful with their small movements, they are also very dirty, stabilize your emotions, and don't be stressed." Van der Vaart patted Yang Yang on the shoulder.

"Thank you."

After hugging Van der Vaart, Yang Yang quickly ran into the field.

His figure appeared on the two big screens in the stadium, and all the Ajax fans shouted his name in unison.

This is an affirmation to Yang Yang, but it is also an encouragement at the same time.

Everyone expects him to change the game again and surprise people again.

After Yang Yang quickly ran into the field, he went straight to the midfield, where Sneijder, Pienaar and De Jong were all waiting.

Everyone knows that he brought the latest instructions from the head coach.

(End of this chapter)