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Chapter 297 This is the Final! [The fourth update of Kidney Explosion, please subscribe for a monthly pass]

At the corner area on the left side of CSKA Moscow's half, Yang Yang gently put down the football, stepped on the turf behind the ball, stepped back slowly, stood upright, and looked straight ahead.

In the penalty area, several Ajax players with high points and outstanding header ability have already stood in their respective positions.

The defensive players of CSKA Moscow also pestered the Ajax players as if they were on the verge of an enemy, and they always had some harassing small moves on hand, which made the penalty area look chaotic.

In the stands of the Alvalade Stadium, every fan had a tense and dignified look on their faces.

It was seven minutes into the game and Ajax, unsurprisingly, controlled the situation and the ball from the start.

CSKA Moscow firmly retreated in their own half, allowing Ajax to attack forward, and they seized the opportunity to fight back.

Since CSKA Moscow adopted a defensive formation of three defenders, which made their flank defense relatively weak, the two flanks composed of Pinar and Maxwell, Yang Yang and Maicon were more threatening.

In just 7 minutes of the opening, Ajax has won three corner kicks.

The previous two times, one left and one right, were all taken by Sneijder. The results were without exception. Ajax's corner kicks failed to create a threat. CSKA Moscow obviously arranged corner kicks.

In the 7th minute, Ajax won the third time. Sneijder took the initiative to change and gave Yang Yang the chance of a free throw.

This season, Yang Yang rarely takes corner kicks, but this does not mean that his ability to take corner kicks is poor. It is more due to the club's professional division of labor. The coaching staff believes that keeping Yang Yang near the penalty area is more threatening.

But fans who are familiar with Ajax will be familiar with Yang Yang's corner kicks.

Vermaelen benefited the most from Yang Yang's corner kicks, and even he was able to gain a firm foothold as the main central defender this season, and Yang Yang's corner kick assists for him can be said to be indispensible.

Therefore, when Yang Yang stood in the corner, the Ajax fans immediately cheered.

This also made CSKA Moscow very puzzled. From the players on the court to the coaching staff off the court, although they couldn't understand what was going on, they always felt that they seemed very powerful.

Could it be that Yang Yang is the most threatening player in Ajax taking corner kicks?

If so, then Gassayev's defensive strategy formulated before the game may have to undergo some changes.

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Yang Yang could clearly feel that the live broadcast camera behind him was always aimed at him.

He heard the cheers from the fans in the stands, which was encouraging but also stressful.

To become Ajax's number one star, one must be able to bear the pressure.

He exhaled heavily, slowly raised his right hand, and pointed his index finger to the sky, as if saying something.

It took everyone's breath away, both on and off the pitch.

Does anyone know what this means?
Except for a few players from Ajax.

This is the tacit understanding that Yang Yang cultivated with them in their daily training.

After the referee blew his whistle, Yang Yang took a deep breath and jumped out quickly, every step he took was very steady and powerful.

He has done this kind of training countless times in the past two years, and the pace has already become an instinct of his body.

After the left foot stood on the left side of the football, the body formed a specific angle with the football, and the right foot popped out quickly like a bowstring, touching the football.

There was a muffled sound like an air explosion, and the ball flew out with lightning speed.

The arc is not high, but the ball speed is very fast.

It is the long pass in the star technique [Beckham's cross]!
In the penalty area, players from both sides became a mess. Heitinga, Charisteas and De Jong all used their running positions and runs to interfere and attract the defense of CSKA Moscow players.

But Vermaelen suddenly retreated to the penalty spot before Yang Yang made a free throw, and then suddenly advanced quickly, chasing the previous point.

By the time the defensive players of CSKA Moscow realized the danger of Vermaelen, the Belgian central defender had already jumped to the point in front of the goal. With a diving dive, he pushed Yang Yang's cross into the goal guarded by Akinfeev.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"Ajax scored first in the 7th minute!"

"One to zero!"

"Vermaelen! Thomas Vermaelen scored the decisive goal!"

"This is a corner assist from Yang Yang!"

"The quality of the corner kick was very high. Yang Yang's landing point was almost towards Vermaelen's head. After the Belgian central defender made a push, the football changed direction and crashed into the goal. Akinfeev didn't even have time to react."

After seeing the header scored, Vermaelen slammed his fists on the turf, jumped up from the ground, ran towards Yang Yang quickly, and hugged Yang Yang directly.

The two cheered wildly from the sidelines, shouting at the live camera and the Ajax fans in the stands.

Behind them, the Ajax players rushed out and surrounded them.

"This goal is too critical!"

"Anyone who is familiar with football knows that in such crucial finals, whoever scores the goal first will be able to take the initiative."

"Ajax scored in just seven minutes, which can be said to have greatly exceeded everyone's expectations."

"But that's football!"

"Yang Yang's corner kick is quite superb. The level of this corner kick penalty is very high, and Vermaelen seems to cooperate with him very well. After getting rid of the defender with a feint shot, he quickly chased forward and scored with a header."

"One to zero, Ajax temporarily takes the lead!"

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Gassayev grabbed his head vigorously, feeling as if he wanted to tear his hair out.

He kept shouting at the players on the field, hoping they would calm down.

This is the final!
Although they made a very detailed plan before the game and even took many factors into consideration, who would have thought that Yang Yang would take a corner kick and Vermaelen would cooperate so tacitly with him?
Before, Ajax's corner kick has always been Sneijder.

In terms of set kicks, the most impressive thing about Yang Yang is his penalty kicks. All three penalty kicks were pushed straight into the middle.

Many people are looking forward to whether he will still push the middle for the fourth penalty kick, but he hasn't taken a penalty kick for a long time.

Gassayev missed Yang Yang, and also missed Ajax's change.

Now it's a little troublesome.

Playing with three at the back, against wingers, corner kicks can be terrible.

In the opening 7 minutes, he gave the opponent three corner kicks and was scored. How can he play next?
Gassayev immediately walked to the sidelines and made adjustments, hoping that the players could stabilize. At the same time, he also signaled Zhirkov and Odiakh to retreat appropriately to help defend the two wings of the backcourt, and stabilize their positions first.

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Ajax obviously also knows the wishful thinking of CSKA Moscow, and has no intention of letting the opponent go back like this.

According to Yang Yang's observation, Ronald Koeman's strategy is to pursue the victory and end the battle in the first half.

This is a very wise choice.

The main reason is that Ajax's physical fitness is indeed not as good as that of the opponent. If the stalemate is delayed to the second half, it will be very detrimental to Ajax, so it is necessary to gain enough advantage in the first half.

If there is no way to establish an advantage in the first half, then the strategy and style of play must be changed in the second half, leaving enough room for retreat.

There is such an advantage in being superior in strength.

After taking a one-goal lead, Ajax continued to press in the midfield.

Especially on defense against Daniel Carvalho.

The double defensive midfielders Garasek and De Jong are like a wall, blocking the front of the Brazilian midfielder, especially Galasek.

In the No. 14 minute, when Daniel Carvalho wanted to break through with the ball, he suddenly made a fierce shovel, which directly knocked the Brazilian midfielder to the ground.

The referee Poll clearly gave a yellow card, and the captain of Ajax did not make any excuses, smiled at Poll, and backed away.

That's his slap to Daniel Carvalho.

The action looks fierce and lethal. In fact, no one will be injured at all, but it is very deterrent.

And this is also a detailed division of labor.

Garasek is calm and rational, but his physical fitness is also a problem, so he will be replaced in the second half, and it is the most suitable choice for him to foul.

On the contrary, De Jong, a well-known reckless man, has fierce actions. If he does it, maybe he will get another yellow card when he looks back. Then Ajax will really lose more than gain.

After being savagely fucked by Garasek once, Daniel Carvalho has indeed restrained a lot. Every time he sees the ferocious appearance of Garasek and De Jong, he obviously feels a little uneasy in his heart.

The midfielder is restricted, and the ball cannot be played in the frontcourt, so the ball will be transferred more in the midfield.

Ajax increased the intensity of pressing and oppression in the midfield.

At the beginning, CSKA Moscow was able to cope, but gradually, the disadvantages of the three central defenders became apparent.

Especially at the moment when the team switched from defense to offense, Zhirkov and Odiyah both went up, and when Ajax's front trident pressed the defense, it was easy to make mistakes.

No. In the 208th minute, CSKA Moscow's central defender Ignashevich took the ball forward. Under the interference of Charisteas, he wanted to pass the ball to the midfielder Rasimic. The distance between the two was only ten meters, which was originally guaranteed.

Unexpectedly, when Rasimic was about to hold the ball, Sneijder suddenly sped out from behind and got entangled with Rasimic, causing the ball to roll to the left.

After chasing the ball, Pienaar quickly dribbled the ball in along the left, directly forming an on-the-spot counterattack after stealing the ball in the frontcourt.

Charisteas also pressed forward immediately, and the two quickly formed a two-on-three situation in the left half.

Pienaar has good skills at his feet and is very flexible with the ball. When dribbling at high speed, he can still clearly see the situation in the penalty area.

After rushing into the penalty area with the ball, the South African international quickly crossed the ball and passed the ball behind Charisteas.

Ignashevich originally blocked the Greek center and the goal, the purpose is to prevent the Greek center from facing the goal directly, but Pienaar's pass made him very passive.

The Greek center understood, blocked Ignashevich with his body, and refused to catch the ball.

Just like that, the ball slipped behind Charisteas and rolled towards the penalty spot.

(End of this chapter)