Green Dragon

Chapter 22 Physical Overdraft?

"Oh!"

There was a muffled sound over the Amsterdam Stadium.

Twente's striker Denneboom has already set his posture and cast a long shot from outside the penalty area, but a right foot sticking out from behind diagonally blocked the football!
The expression on Denneboum's face changed from pity to consternation, because he just got rid of this brat two seconds ago!
The other party was obviously shaken by his change of direction and lost his center of gravity, but why did he catch up so quickly? !

"Well blocked!"

Ajax captain and central defender Vermaelen patted Long Shute on the back, a little shocked.

In this defense just now, his central defender partner, the young Alderweireld, was completely led away by another striker of the opponent. The penalty area of ​​his side was almost open. It will also pose a huge threat.

Fortunately, the young midfielder who started the game for the first time returned to the defense in time to defuse the offensive and let goalkeeper Stekelenburg breathe a sigh of relief.

Van Basten patted his little heart that almost popped out, but McLaren, not far away, sighed with his head in his arms, and sat back on his seat with infinite regret.

The Cantonese commentator who was thousands of miles away praised again and again: "Long Shute's interception is undoubtedly very critical! If he hadn't made a timely kick, Denneboum might have scored a goal!"

The live Dutch TV commentator De Kool criticized Ajax's overall performance a little bit: "The home team's defense seems to be too tense. Emmanuel Sen likes to break through with the ball as always. He wants too much. I have to show my footwork, but his movements are too stiff, and he can't break through the opponent at all; the young Alderweireld is easily distracted by players without the ball, and Vermaelen is difficult alone. Taking care of the inside and outside of the penalty area; although En Nuo is also dedicated to his duties, his abilities are only average. When the opponent plays a fast offensive, he often cannot appear in the right position at the first time..."

Guest commentator Yang Sen shrugged: "Van Basten is really lucky. Where did he find such a little guy? Although this Chinese kid is inexperienced, he is often used by opponents to use fake moves or cooperate with him, but his turn and return The chasing speed far exceeds the level of ordinary people, and it can catch up with the ball holder after almost three or five steps. This kind of defense will undoubtedly annoy the offensive side..."

"The only problem is..." De Cour was a little worried, he was inclined to stand opposite Ajax as always, "this little guy is only 19 years old and seriously lacks experience in the first team. He only played for about 20 minutes, so I’m afraid he’s not mentally prepared for the distribution of physical energy. In such a high-pressure, fast-paced game, such frequent back and forth sprints will inevitably consume a lot of physical energy. In the second half, will he be physically exhausted in advance? ?”

Maybe he has a point. After strenuous exercise, the body will definitely feel tired. Changing color and heart skipping a beat.

But for Long Shute, this feeling of exhaustion seemed to come very slowly.

At least in the first 30 minutes after the start of the first half, his legs were still as full of strength as they were at the beginning, and there was no sign of fatigue at all!
You know, he has dedicated five interceptions and steals, and just now he used his speed to block a long-range shot that the opponent was bound to win!
He never seems to stop running, as long as the Twente players want to pass through the middle, he will turn into a moving city wall and stop the opponent with all his strength!
Long Shute, who has been baptized in England and the Netherlands, has never been a good boy with a clean style of play, because Europeans generally develop faster than Asians, and he rarely has the upper hand when confronting teammates of the same age, so It is inevitable that he will use some hidden "little tricks".

There is no need to condemn him for "moral corruption", because on the court, even the most elegant defender is not a really clean and innocent person, not to mention that Long Shute is facing European men who are taller and stronger than himself. Without the necessary interference, it is difficult for him to complete so many successful interceptions due to his weak physique.

But now he is 19 years old. Sufficient nutrition supply and persistent hard training over the years have made his physical fitness inferior to that of Dutch players of the same age. He relies less and less on those little tricks behind the scenes.

In fact, only relying on the explosive power and sprint speed of his legs, he can complete most of the defenses. After all, even the top players in the Eredivisie League, in the entire world football, are at best second-rate. Less than Messi, Kaka, Ronaldo, and Ronaldinho, few people can truly surpass others, and Long Shute's physical strength and speed can indeed make him dominate the Eredivisie.

——Of course, this refers to defensive ability.If you want to compare offensive ability, especially the ability to attack with the ball, dribble, dribble, shoot, and pass threatening balls, he is at most just qualified, even in the Ajax team, he is only quite satisfactory, and he does not even rank in the top fifteen. name.

But what Ajax and Van Basten need in this game... is defensive ability.

A young man with plenty of physical energy, who can rush, run, grab and hit is exactly what they need most.

As for the goal, it is the most irrelevant goal.
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Long Shute is still alone now, so of course he can't really run from beginning to end.

He will also stop and take a short rest.

For example, this time, when Ajax is attacking, as a defensive midfielder, he can stay in the midfield to catch his breath.

Soleimani and the others have to worry about the offense, as long as he does his job well, he will complete the task.

The lack of Suarez's striker is indeed not sharp enough. Although they know that offense is the only way out, Ajax's offensive has always been thunderous and rainy. Soleimani, who started this game, also lost the goal he just joined. The feeling of scoring in the team, the three-legged shot finally hit the goal, but it was unexpectedly soft and weak, and was easily hugged by the opponent's goalkeeper, and then counterattacked.

This is already the 44th minute.

Maybe it was because there was not much time left in the first half, maybe they saw that the Ajax players' defense was relatively loose, or maybe...they saw that the best runner, Long Shute, was already panting, and the Twente players They took advantage of this opportunity to push forward aggressively, and several backcourt players crossed the center line, preparing to break the deadlock before the intermission.

Although the head coach McLaren stood nervously on the sidelines, he not only did not stop, but clenched his fists to cheer for his team.

Of course, he is not willing to enter the rest period with a tie. He also hopes that the team will take advantage of the situation to win the opponent, and then they can adopt relatively easy defensive tactics in the second half.

Ajax's frontcourt players generally run a bit out of strength. Soleimani, who has always been lazy, even stood where he just shot, watching the Twente players flock to his half like a tide.

Like him, there is Emmanuel Nursen. They were a little unable to run in the attack just now, so they could only slow down and trot slowly towards the backcourt.

In this way, Ajax's players in the backcourt, even including the goalkeeper, are only six people, but they are facing seven or eight menacing Twente players!
"Break them down!" McClaren pumped his fists to encourage his team members.

But two meters away from him, Van Basten suddenly had a bitter taste in his mouth.

His flimsy backline was crumbling after 45 minutes of torment... how to hold off the attack now?

(End of this chapter)