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The first conceded goal at home is only one, but the UEFA Champions League home and away knockout system determines that away goals are as precious as gold, and it will also cause a fatal blow to the home team.

After conceding the goal, Ajax did not show the momentum and momentum to equalize the score immediately.

In the top confrontation, Qin Xiong noticed the weakness of Ajax's perfect offensive and defensive system.

He can't press forward and attack unscrupulously.

To create opportunities in front of Arsenal's defense, there is one prerequisite, full-back assists!

Only when the full-back assists and cooperates in front and back on the side, can the opponent's defense line be restrained, forcing the opponent's lateral defensive area to expand, and at the same time, adding a side support point, moving laterally, and attacking east and west can achieve good results.

Under the premise that the conditions for full-back assists must be met, at least 5 people are required for backcourt defense!

Three defenders and two midfielders form an interlocking double iron triangle system.

The Iron Triangle system of two defenders plus a defensive midfielder is unshakable in European football, but any successful team must at least have a complete Iron Triangle system.

And Ajax is not as strong as Arsenal. It is simply unrealistic to rely on a complete iron triangle to defend the opponent's hurricane-like fast break!

Therefore, two overlapping iron triangles, 3 defenders and 2 midfielders, are needed to at least ensure that the opponent's passing and cutting cooperation in the dangerous zone is blocked.

In order to prevent the back line from being penetrated again, Qin Xiong took the initiative to undertake the defensive task, and together with Garasek, formed two barriers in front of the Iron Triangle.

Because of this, Ajax failed to create better offensive opportunities at the end of the first half.

With a score behind 0:1, Ajax and Arsenal walked to the player channel together.

The enthusiasm of the fans of the home team remained undiminished. After conceding the ball, there was a short moment of stupefaction, but soon, these fans continued to cheer for the team tirelessly.

Back in the locker room, Qin Xiong and his teammates were silent. They didn't quarrel or get angry at their teammates.

In fact they worked very hard.

But the reality gave them setbacks and blows.

I thought that I was unstoppable and unstoppable in the Eredivisie League, but I suffered a blow in the Champions League.

Arsenal are very strong. Although they have not reached the point of crushing Ajax, they have greatly limited Ajax's performance through their solid defense.

In particular, the opponent's fast counterattack made Ajax's midfield very uncomfortable. Qin Xiong did not dare to change positions with his striker teammates rashly. Back defense interferes with the opponent's fast break.

After the lack of change, Ajax's offensive power suddenly decreased.

They can create three kills after creating a new technical and tactical system, and completely beat PSV Eindhoven.

But PSV Eindhoven and Arsenal are not at the same level.

Such a reality will make Ajax's geniuses feel great pressure and frustration.

But everyone did not lose control of their emotions. They thought in silence and prepared for the second half of the game calmly. To a certain extent, it means that they are growing. Little children accusing buck-shirking grow up.

Koeman did not return to the locker room immediately.

He meditated alone in the corridor.

The problem Qin Xiong discovered in the first half was actually discovered when he was playing PSV Eindhoven.

The reason why there is no change is because change is always a double-edged sword. When you succeed, you don't seek change.

But by this time, he had to make a change.

Otherwise, Ajax will continue to play like this, especially when the time in the second half is getting shorter and shorter. Mentality, pressure, score, and various factors will affect the performance of the players. At that time, the team may be defended and counterattacked Arsenal collapsed.

As for how to change, he already had an idea when he was thinking about it before. He didn't know if it was right or not. This was all his efforts on this young guard army. The limit of the young team is here, or it means that his personal coaching ability is mediocre.

He walked back to the locker room and first called Pinar up. The two whispered in the corner of the locker room, not knowing what they were talking about. Pinar looked solemn and finally nodded with difficulty.

Koeman asked Pienaer to return to his original position, then opened the tactical board and rearranged the Ajax formation with the number of each Ajax player on it.

Everyone looked at each other.

Qin Xiong's position has changed.

He served as the attacking midfielder, or it can be said to be the central midfielder.

Behind Qin Xiong, there are two midfielders, De Jong and Garasek.

Now, everyone can think of what Koeman said to Pienaar.

In the second half, Pienaar will be removed and replaced by De Jong.

Then push Qin Xiong to the front court.

The original five-person attack group was reduced by one person, and it became a four-person attack group.

Don't look at it just changed from 5 to 4, but in the changes in running position and coordination, this means that the team's offensive light can be greatly reduced.

However, what improved during the same period was defense!

Although some players are puzzled, we are now falling behind, but the head coach is strengthening the defense. Is this a sign of weakness, or a surrender?

But no one questioned Koeman's decision.

Changes in football tactics are often not earth-shaking. The changes like Ajax at this time, in the final analysis, just changed the role of a player on the field, from the front midfielder to the midfielder, and then the central midfielder remains unchanged. But from the overall understanding of the offensive and defensive system, this change has a huge impact.

Of course, the players like the offensive system in which five offensive players and two full-backs shuttle on the wing. Playing like that, they cooperate together, can bloom more points, can score goals, and even have a total defense team. shadow.

But that idealistic football style can crush opponents when they encounter opponents who are weaker than themselves, but it may not work when they encounter opponents who are stronger than themselves. Ideals must be subject to reality after all.

If it is said that after being double-killed by AC Milan, Koeman's transformation of the team is to restore the mature offensive system of last season and carry out ideal sublimation.

So now the change of weakening the offense and strengthening the defense is perfecting and making up for the defects of this ideal offensive system.

Ajax will be thoroughly balanced to the limit of their abilities.

As for how far they can go, Coman doesn't know, but no matter where they go, it means that they have tried their best.

Koeman did not make a substitution before the start of the second half.

He cherishes every opportunity. If he makes a substitution in midfield, it will give Arsenal some time to adjust their thinking.

He needs to make changes after the game has started and the players on both sides have entered the rhythm of the game. In this way, Arsenal's players may not be able to adapt immediately.

Just 5 minutes into the second half, Ajax made a substitution.

De Jong on, Pienaar off!

Many fans in the stands could not understand Koeman's substitution.

They know exactly who De Jong is and what kind of style of play they are. Such a substitution is clear at a glance and reduces the offensive firepower.

The score is falling behind, how can such a substitution be made?

Even Wenger was frowning and thinking with his arms folded on the sidelines. He didn't quite understand the purpose of Ajax's changes.

Lose less and win?

Won't give up so early.

He had an ominous feeling in his heart.

In fact, Ajax is very powerful at home, but Wenger, who is far away in England, really has no time to pay attention to Ajax's performance, just like Ferguson sometimes even calls the wrong name of the opponent in the Champions League. To subvert the hegemony of the Red Devils, but also to face the rise of London's upstart Chelsea, with floods at the doorstep, how can there be any interest in paying attention to the outside world?

But judging from media reports, he knows that Ajax has many talented new stars who are closely watched by giants.

After the game started again, he focused on Qin Xiong, who was even more unfamiliar than other players.

In the first half, Qin Xiong's performance was quite satisfactory. Several large-scale transfers made people shine. He has excellent qualities as an offensive organizer, but Wenger doesn't think so.

After De Jong played, at least 70% of Qin Xiong's defensive tasks were offloaded. He was liberated and could concentrate more on offense.

And he started to organize the attack and direct the direction of Ajax's attack, but after frequently attacking from the left, he was evaluated by Wenger in his heart as: childish.