Lord of Greenery

Chapter 549 Defeating the Enemy
After playing for three and 10 minutes, Li Ze found that he could already understand the rhythm of Ajax.

Ajax's most critical player is also their weakness, and this player is De Jong.

The Dutch player is young and has already shown some potential as a midfield playmaker.

But like Pirlo, he is not very good defensively.

This kind of not being very good is relative, at least compared to his teammates, Van der Beek who can go up and down, and Schone who is responsible for connecting the midfield, he is better than him in this respect.

Facing ordinary offensive players, De Jong's defensive ability is also sufficient.

But relatively, if there is a problem with his defense in this part, there will be many chain reactions.

Van der Beek has a long-range shot. He often advances in tough battles, and his playing style is a bit like a shadow striker.

In other words, in a fast defensive counterattack, he has no time to run back to his position.

Ajax's loophole is in defense, and the defensive problem in the midfield is a little bigger than the defensive problem in the backcourt.

After thinking about this, Li Ze clung directly to De Jong, using his strong body to continuously attack his defense.

De Jong didn't take it seriously at first, but soon realized something was wrong.

Facing Li Ze's body collision, he has nothing to do!

Before getting injured, Li Ze had already exercised his body to the extreme.

Even against the strongest players, it's worth it.

How could De Jong have thought of this——

Who would have thought that the strongest offensive master in football has a body like a beast!
These are obviously two completely different styles!

De Jong secretly groaned in his heart, while Li Ze was in a position of unforgiving power.

In the 32nd minute, Li Ze broke through De Jong and crossed diagonally to the side. Salah immediately cut inside and Li Ze dribbled the ball.

While running, Li Ze did not forget to constantly observe the positions of his teammates.

Rather, it has become his instinct, engraved in his body.

I don't know at that moment, Li Ze suddenly passed the ball while running, and it passed to Salah's feet.

When the Egyptian received the ball, he couldn't believe it.

Just like when he was a striker, the concealment of Li Ze's passing now is similar to that of when he was shooting.

It's not surprising that the Ajax players didn't expect him to pass the ball. As a teammate, Salah almost didn't react.

What really amazed Salah was that there were three Ajax players who might have blocked Li Ze's passing route!

Art masters are bold!
While Salah was admiring, he did not forget what he should do.

Facing the double-teaming of De Ligt and Blind, Salah tapped his right foot and made a swipe with his left foot, and passed the ball to Firmino, who was unmarked next to him.

Firmino had been prepared for a long time, and after catching the ball, he avoided Blind's tackle in a flash.

The Brazilian was less than ten meters away from Ajax's goal, and Onana couldn't defend such a big goal.

The ball is in!
Firmino hugged every teammate excitedly, and the teammates kept rubbing his dog's head enviously.

This is Liverpool's first goal in the Champions League in these years, which is very commemorative.

Firmino scored this goal, enough for him to brag about for a long time.

"goooooooooooal! Firmino scored this goal. Salah's receiving, confrontation and passing in the penalty area are also very good, but the most important thing for this goal to be scored is Li Ze. His breakthrough is this The beginning of the goal is also the most critical part, Ajax is very difficult to play now, and Liverpool's defense is not easy to break through."

When Klopp saw the goal, he waved his fist excitedly.

This goal that broke the deadlock was very crucial.

Before the game, Klopp never thought that Ajax would be so difficult to play.

Although the information was collected in advance, judging from this game, the information they collected seems to be of no use.

It stands to reason that he can see more clearly from the sidelines, but it wasn't until Li Ze chose to use his body to force De Jong that he discovered Ajax's weakness.

As a head coach, it is really a bit remiss to realize the weakness of the opponent after his own players.

Klopp laughed wildly to review himself, and then conveyed his instructions to the players.

"The overall formation shrinks, all back, all back!"

"Prevent Ziyech and Neres, don't give them a chance to cut inside!"

"The midfielder is optimistic about Van der Beek, don't let him take a long shot!"

"Li, keep an eye on De Jong!"

On the field, seeing Li Ze staring at him like a torch, De Jong didn't know what Klopp's instructions were.

It doesn't matter, he is also an offensive player, why should he be afraid of his defense?
De Jong kept giving himself confidence, but being stared at by Li Ze like this, he always had a sense of panic like a cherry boy facing a giant man.

its not right!
He's not tall either, he's muscular...

De Jong glanced at Li Ze's limb muscles, which were not as exaggerated as the bodybuilding champion.

However, De Jong weighed his small arms and legs, and always felt that he was doomed!
De Jong really wants to ask the head coach for help at this moment, he really has nothing to do now!

It's just that he has no way to do this, and he also has face, so he can only bite the bullet and look directly at Li Ze.

Soon De Jong felt that it was better to ask the head coach for help.

It's not that he was cowardly, but that he was defeated by Li Ze at this point!

Shu Derong knew for the first time that Li Ze's defensive level is also so high!

Not only is his body strong, but his position and prediction are equally strong.

In De Jong's view, Li Ze seems to have mind reading skills, able to predict his and even his teammates' thoughts.

The passes passed to him by others were all interfered by Li Ze.

De Jong, as the core of the team's ball organization, is almost out of control when he is robbed of the ball.

The teammates saw his performance and reacted quickly, reducing the passes to him.

It's just that without De Jong, their offensive strength has dropped a lot, and they can't threaten Liverpool's gate at all.

Ten Hag saw it and realized the mistakes in his tactics.

Said it was a mistake, but in fact he didn't have a good way to solve it.

De Jong is the core of his tactics, but he did not specifically arrange for a player to protect him.

Ten Hag didn't think there was anything wrong with this. De Jong and Pirlo are still not the same. His defensive ability is not that bad.

Facing his previous opponents, De Jong, as an organizational midfielder, will not be afraid of the opponent's midfielder.

It's just that when facing Li Ze, a player whose consciousness and body are far above De Jong, De Jong's weakness is exposed.

Ten Hag wanted Schöne to protect De Jong, but soon realized that wasn't going to work.

The team's two midfielders are restrained by Li Ze, what else are they playing?
Seeing De Jong's embarrassing situation, Ten Hag seemed to see De Jong asking him for help.

(End of this chapter)