The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 81 The Last Afterglow
The strongest is the weakest, Ye Qiu is more and more agree with this point of view!
The strongest part of Roma's 3412 lineup is the wing. Without the pull of Cafu, Candela and Delvecchio on the wing, if the tactical width is created, Totti and Batistuta can easily be caught in the middle. The opponent is stared at, especially Cafu on the right. In Capello's set of tactics, he has almost reached the peak of his career.

But also because of his trust and reliance on Cafu, Capello was very relieved to hand over the entire right flank to Cafu, and arranged Zebina behind the Brazilian to help him defend and make up for him. You can attack with confidence.

But Zebina is the right central defender after all. In addition to helping Cafu to position, he also has to help Samuel mark Ibrahimovic.

The Swedish center forward has an impressively tall body, but at the same time, he has a footwork that other high center forwards do not have. The only obvious flaw is that he likes to stick the ball and play tricks.

For such a player, it is difficult for any defender to guarantee that he can stare at him one-on-one, let alone a central defender like Samuel who has a 12 cm gap in height. When Jaques gave up Ibrahimovic's frontal attack and adopted the strategy of retreating to the wall and lobbing high balls from the side, the Argentine central defender was under tremendous pressure.

Without the assistance of Zebina and Zago, Samuel would have been swallowed by the Swedish center long ago!

Because he wants to help Samuel, Zebina cannot be too far away from the Argentine, so when Cafu goes forward to participate in the attack, there will be a period of time, and the distance between Cafu and Zebina will be very long , This is what fans usually call loopholes.

Ye Qiu discovered this loophole, so he also asked the players to take advantage of it, but they still had to wait.

Because, to take advantage of this period of loopholes, it has to be just right. The team intercepted the ball and played a quick counterattack during the very short period of time when Cafu advanced and Zebina had no time to cover for him. It takes a little luck.

It can be said that there is no way to count the goals on the football field. There are certain tactical routines and cooperation modes, but luck is also required.

It was not until the end of the first half when the Roma players began to invest more in offense and their mentality became anxious that Ajax waited for such an opportunity.

Cafu dribbled the ball forward, Abidal and Keita teamed up to double-team, after Abidal stabbed Keita, he passed it directly to Robben.

Robben took the ball on the left, and in an instant, he dribbled the ball quickly to the left like a bolt of lightning.

Zebina is on the way to cover the position. He really wants to get close to Robben as soon as possible, so as not to let the Dutch winger increase his speed, but unfortunately, because the distance between him and Cafu is far away, he cannot make up in time. Against Robben.

Once Robben's speed on the left soared, Zebina couldn't stop it at all.

But this time, Robben was not able to completely shake off Zebina. The latter followed Robben tightly, just one position behind, and because he was standing on the inside, it was difficult for Robben to go from the left. Cut into the penalty area, and finally he chose to cross.

At this moment, there are only Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Samuel in the penalty area, and Robben is playing a high ball.

The Swede has never liked to use his head to head the ball, because he likes to use his feet. This is a bit like Brazilian players. They usually think that why use their heads to do what they can do with their feet?
But this time, Ibrahimovic did not hesitate at all. When facing Samuel and Robben's high ball, he chose to use the simplest and most practical way, jumping high, shaking his head and attacking. Door.

Many people say that the perfect height gap between male and female couples is 12 centimeters, because that can make men look tall and mighty, while women are small and cuddly. They just don’t know, but this is true for men and men. It's not appropriate, but at this moment, when Samuel is blocked by Ibrahimovic, he is really small.

Antonioli made a flying save, but Ibrahimovic's header was taken from a dead corner, and he was beyond his reach.

When the ball went into Roma's goal again, all the Roma fans in the audience became silent.

The entire Olympic Stadium seemed to be completely crushed by Ibrahimovic's goal. They all looked at the stadium in a daze, looking at the group of Ajax players wearing the away team jerseys, one by one. Excitedly rushed out of the stadium, at the corner flagpole, under their noses, celebrated wantonly.

"2:0, my God, Capello's team fell behind Ajax in the away game 0:2 in the first half, what is going on? Is Capello going to give up the league? Cup match?"

The on-site commentator lacks the minimum confidence in his own judgment, because judging from Rome's starting lineup for this game, Capello has the ambition to flex his muscles in the UEFA Cup, but they always Failed to introduce the rhythm of the game into the direction that he is best at.

Totti was stared to death, Batistuta was also blocked by Lucio, the players on the wing could not create a threat, Roma's offense was completely deadlocked, and Ajax's high defense made Roma's three The line is compressed to such an extent that even the Roman players themselves feel very uncomfortable.

In other words, from a tactical level, Ajax controlled the game.

The live TV camera scanned Capello's stern face that was almost as cold as a millennium. He folded his hands around his chest and seemed to be thinking about a problem, but from his expression, everyone could easily see to his sorrow.

Underestimated Ajax?

No, Capello never underestimated his opponents, but what he didn't expect was that Ajax dared to play their high-post defense so resolutely in the away game, and their targeted defense was also well done. Keep it small and focus on restricting Totti and Batistuta, which keeps Roma's offense in a very awkward state.

Without Totti's sorting and organization, Roma's offense was not organized at all.

High defense and midfield pressure are no strangers to Capello, because the starting point of his career, before he became the head coach of AC Milan, the head coach of the Rossoneri Sacchi adopted this style of play. It's just that Sacchi's formation at that time was 442, but now Ye Qiu has changed it to 433 with more changes and higher requirements for players.

Even now, many people say that Capello’s coaching of AC Milan is based on Sacchi’s foundation, but Capello himself denies this point, because he was completely different from Sacchi from the beginning .

What Sacchi likes most is this style of regaining possession through high defense, active pressure, and Capello's first thing after losing possession is to retreat. His tactical style and success are more Based on the absolute control of the two penalty areas, his AC Milan can score a lot of goals and can also defend firmly.

Can't say who is good and who is bad, Sacchi's style of play is more sexy, more gorgeous, and more passionate, but this often means more unstable, while Capello's style is dull, even a little boring, but he has countless The composure the team could only dream of.

Unexpectedly, after so many years, Capello encountered this kind of high defensive team again, and lost...

Therefore, Capello, who appeared in the live TV camera, finally showed a playful wry smile.

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Ye Qiu was a little surprised by the 2:0 score, but he felt it was reasonable.

Capello's coaching style has always focused on the wing. Throughout his career, the teams that have achieved brilliant results are basically teams with excellent wing ability. This is because Capello is in the position. He is not good at offensive training, but in an anxious state, he uses vertical breakthroughs and tactical width to solve problems. This is his strong point.

Also because he is not good at positional warfare and offense, Capello has never been able to make good use of the midfielder.

After he entered Rome, Totti has complained about him in the past two years. One of the reasons is Capello's use of him.

The league is different from the cup. The league relies on strength and stability, but the cup relies on targeted tactics and player performance.

One of the important reasons why Capello's team can perform well in the league is that his team has always been very stable, and they can basically get the points they deserve, but when it comes to the cup, the opponent will target you At this time, Capello's weakness will be completely exposed.

Speaking of which, Capello was also very unlucky, because Ye Qiu remembered that Capello himself was not very satisfied with the Roma team in the 00/01 season, so after the end of this season, he introduced Cassano. A player with outstanding personal ability, Capello has high hopes for him, and believes that his joining can maximize Roma's attacking and advancing capabilities in the midfield.

Capello's transformation of Totti is also going on, and he hopes that Totti can play more behind-the-scenes to participate in the striker attack.

It should be said that Capello has a lot of ideas and ideas, but it is a pity that after Batistuta performed well in the first season in Rome, his state declined rapidly in the second season, which made Capello's ball The weakness of the team's weak performance in positional battles became more obvious, and the decline in the state of Cafu and Candela later pushed Rome into the abyss.

In the 02/03 season, Roma once approached the relegation zone, which is the concentrated expression of these problems, and Capello's dream of hitting the Champions League was also shattered. Even in the 03/04 season, Roma performed well again, but Capello has also lost Confidence and fighting spirit lost, and finally chose to go to Juventus.

Ye Qiu's formation in this game was actually aimed at the weaknesses of Roma and Capello, marking Batistuta and Totti to death, and strengthening the high-position defense to suppress Roma. important means.

Ajax played better in this game. The atmosphere of the game is always played in the rhythm and situation that Ajax is familiar with. On the other hand, Roma, they don't like this kind of tight pressure. game environment.

"We took it down, Bobby!" Ye Qiu smiled and looked at Bobby Harms.

The chubby Dutch old man beside him laughed generously. The 2-0 lead has already allowed Ajax to score two crucial away goals, and Ye Qiu can also arrange the defense in the second half more calmly. fight back.

It should be said that the competition has progressed so far, and the odds of winning are great!

"After this game, Zlatan hit a wall and learned to be good. He should no longer resist the special training given to him by the coaching staff!" Bobby Harms really admired the Swedish center , tall and strong, and has outstanding foot skills, once such a player is carved out, his lethality on the court is amazing.

At least, when he gave up the frontal attack, Samuel had nothing to do with him!

Ye Qiu smiled. It's not just Ibrahimovic. Competing against such a powerful opponent is a very good training and a huge challenge for everyone in Ajax. Growth and progress are of great help.

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Although Capello made appropriate adjustments during the intermission, and not long after the second half, he replaced Montella on the field, adopted a configuration of three forwards on the field, and added a frequent forward Totti, Roma can be described as It is to bet all the offensive power.

But Ye Qiu also made decisive adjustments. On the one hand, Keita and Abidal, and De Jong and Heitinga who replaced van der Meyde on the field, these two sets of wing combinations protect the left and right respectively. Erva and Sneijder sit in the middle to protect the defense.

This kind of defensive combination strangled the attack of Rome's two sides to the maximum extent, and at the same time suppressed the advance of Rome's center, so that Rome, which was not good at positional warfare, was completely shut down. On the contrary, Ajax was in the front. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robben frequently created threatening counterattacks.

However, no one was able to score again throughout the second half. In the end, with two goals in the first half, Ajax defeated the Serie A powerhouse Roma 2-0 away.

When the whistle blew for the end of the game, there was overwhelming boos at the Olympic Stadium, and even many extreme fans of Roma personally attacked several black players in Ajax. This is not the first time once.

Ye Qiu secretly took this to heart, and decided to ask the club to file a complaint against UEFA after the match, and to make Roma apologize no matter what.

"Hello, Gabriel!"

Ye Qiu smiled and greeted the Argentine center Batistuta who was about to walk out of the field with his head down.

This is a player he admired very much in his previous life. He believes that most of the Chinese fans who are about his age will not dislike this God of War Batty.

Before the match, due to the identities of the two parties, he did not choose to get close, but after the match, he wanted to get to know each other.

It would be too self-defeating to sign something, so he won't do it, it's just for the sake of getting to know each other and say a few words.

"Hello!" Batistuta nodded towards the young Ajax coach. He was really surprised at the youngness of the opponent. If Ajax still has some contempt, then the loss of this game is undoubtedly the most painful lesson for them.

"You have done a good job in targeted defense, especially the high school defender, who is very troublesome!" Batistuta looked helpless, and he was talking about Lucio.

Ye Qiu chuckled, in one-on-one, Lucio's ability will never let anyone down.

"I hope to have a chance to talk to you. I'm your fan and I really like watching your games!" Ye Qiu said with a smile.

Batistuta is in a very low mood now, because his team lost, and he himself was in a mess, so he barely cheered up, "Thank you, I hope to have a chance!"

Seeing Batistuta's back disappear into the player tunnel, Ye Qiu sighed a little. He is now supported by a desire for the championship. Once Roma wins the championship, this fighting spirit will start to slacken. Batistuta's state will decline rapidly, so this season is the last afterglow of the God of War Batty.

Unfortunately, Ye Qiu was playing the role of stopping the God of War at this time.

"Probably, at this moment in China, there should be a lot of Batty's fans scolding me?" Ye Qiu thought with a wry smile in his heart, but he would not be entangled in this, because he has his own dream and target.

Although Capello looks fierce and majestic, in fact, he is a very personable person.

At least, in this game, his team lost to Ye Qiu's Ajax, but he still took the initiative to come to the coaching bench of the visiting team after the game, with Ye Qiu, Bobby Hames and a group of Ajax The members of the coaching staff shook hands and chatted for a while.

During the conversation, Capello praised Ye Qiu and Ajax more, especially for several players in the Ajax team, such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Gilberto Xi Erva and Lucio, as well as the most threatening Robben and Van der Meyde, these players all showed impressive strength in this game.

"You are a young team full of vigor and potential, keep going!" Capello shook Ye Qiu's hand for the last time and gave him his best wishes.

"Thank you, I also firmly believe that you will be able to lead your team to the top of Serie A this season!" Ye Qiu smiled and gave his blessing, and his tone was very confident. To Capello, it was true. Confidence in yourself.

Taking a deep look at Ye Qiu, Capello smiled faintly, walked back to the home team's coaching bench, and returned to the locker room with his assistants. This was the first time he laughed from beginning to end, and it made Ye Qiu feel, This guy looks serious, but he is quite friendly when he is ridiculous.

The Roma fans in the stands were still aggressively attacking the victorious Ajax, as if they were reprimanding this ignorant team for acting wild on their own territory, so they couldn't beat their opponents on the field. It is also a good choice to completely suppress the opponent in the stands and drown this group of damned Ajax with saliva!

Ye Qiu and the players are well aware of the troubles of the fans in Rome, so Ye Qiu restrains the players, not to provoke or fight back. Anyway, the game is won, and the rest will be dealt with by the club and UEFA. The team walked back to the locker room from the player channel where debris fell like snowflakes.

(End of this chapter)