Chapter 228 It’s not that Ajax is too weak, but that Arsenal is too strong!
“The ball has been scored!!!”
“Leicester City scored in just five minutes!”
“The goal was scored by Jamie. ~~~Vardy!”
Looking at the Blue Fox No. 9, who opened his arms and rushed to the visiting team’s stands to celebrate, the tens of thousands of home team fans in the Amsterdam Arena were immediately confused.
What happened to your kidney?
Why did you lose the ball? !
Less than five minutes into the game, Cambiaso intercepted the ball in midfield and passed the ball to Ling Feng without hesitation.
The latter, after turning around, immediately sent an outside instep pass, which directly penetrated Ajax's entire defense line.
Vardy, who was standing parallel to the central defender, made diagonal insertions with great joy.
The two seemed to be connected with each other, and the timing of passing and running was just right, no more, no less.
Facing the goalkeeper alone, Vardy blasted the ball directly into the net!
In one pass and one shot, Leicester City’s leading striker scored the first goal in their return to the knockout stages of the European competition after decades!
The first game of the Europa League knockout rounds was on the road again, facing the former European champions and the current Eredivisie hegemons, so they were a little nervous.
Before the game, Pearson mainly focused on reducing the pressure on the players, letting them go up and perform well, without thinking too much about other things.
Under the relief of the head coach, from the beginning of the game, Leicester City players quickly entered the game state, trying to seize the opportunity in the away game.
After all, the knockout rounds of the Europa League are two rounds.
If they can score valuable goals in the away game, they will be more calm when they return to home.
However, what they didn't expect was that Ajax, known as the "Dutch Overlord", would be so vulnerable!
Looking at the unexpected situation before the game, De Boer, the famous Dutch star and Ajax head coach who was dressed in a suit on the sidelines, crossed his arms and frowned.
Although we have some understanding of Leicester City's dark horse performance this season, we have also made very detailed preparations.
However, he never expected that the opponent would score a goal at their home court so easily!
Could it be that the gap between the Premier League and the Eredivisie is so huge? !
On the other side, watching his team push the Eredivisie champions to the ground and rub them wildly, Pearson couldn't help but mutter in his heart:
Huh?
Why is Ajax so bad? !
In the Eredivisie, Ajax is a veritable giant and hegemon, with only two teams, PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord, capable of fighting.
In most Eredivisie games, Ajax also adopts an offensive-oriented tactical play.
Only they are pressing their opponents to attack, no one else is pressing them.
So, in this game, they have the home advantage, and they naturally hope to end the suspense of promotion at home.
However, Leicester City's tactical posture of pressing high and attacking with all their strength caught them off guard.
Coupled with the lack of concentration of the defenders, Leicester City's concise counterattack penetrated the goal.
Well. It must be so!
We are the strongest team in the Netherlands!
We must show momentum!
After thinking about this clearly, Ajax's entire formation moved forward to press even more under De Boer's big hand.
He plans to let these British guys see the original Dutch Total Offense and Total Defense!
However, this plays right into Leicester City’s hands!
Hey, are you going to fight with us?
Then let you see the number one offensive firepower in the Premier League!
Next, the home team fans in the stands did not see the team cheer up and launch a counterattack.
But Leicester City, wearing the brown jersey of the away team, directly turned against the away team and suppressed the home team Ajax in the half-time attack!
Within fifteen minutes, Leicester City's ball possession rate reached 60%.
The number of shots reached four!
Almost every attack ends in a shot.
For a moment, there was a tremor in front of Ajax's goal.
Even the commentator exclaimed:
"Leicester City completely controlled the rhythm of the field!"
As the game progressed, the Blues The fans will be surprised to find that compared to Arsenal, this Ajax team is no match for them!
Originally, the Leicester City generals were a little depressed after losing to Arsenal in the last game at the Emirates Stadium.
Now, they finally realized that their opponents were not as strong as they thought.
Eredivisie championship, that’s it?
It turns out that it’s not that Ajax is too weak, but that Arsenal is too strong!
For a time, the Blue Fox generals regained their confidence and played more confidently on the court.
Facing Leicester City's fierce offensive, the young people of Ajax also experienced huge changes in their hearts.
What's going on?
Is this the fourth best strength in the Premier League? !
With confidence and morale ebbing and flowing, Leicester City once again seized the opportunity:
In the 34th minute of the game, Ajax’s positional attack failed. In the end, captain Klassen hit Huth with a long shot and bounced to the feet of "water drinker" Drinkwater.
"Brother Drinking Water" did not hesitate. After looking up, he directly sent a long pass and found Mahrez on the right.
Mahrez, who was being closely followed by the opponent's left back, did not hesitate. He directly hit the wall with Ling Feng who came to meet him, and then directly dribbled the ball towards the huge space on the right side of the front court.
Then when he cut inside to the edge of the penalty area, Mahrez made a fake move to take a long shot, tricking the central defender into raising his leg to block, and then suddenly passed a comfortable kick on the ground Incline plug.
The ball passed right through center back Feltman and went straight to the no man's land behind the goal.
Lingard followed from the wing without stopping the ball, swinging his left leg and sweeping the ball towards the center.
Ling Feng, who came in behind, rushed over like a bolt of lightning and easily knocked the ball into the net!
Two to zero!
After scoring the goal, Ling Feng also ran to the stands where the fans of the visiting team were, and his footsteps stopped quickly.
I saw him holding his head high and spreading his arms. Like a king who reigns over the world, he accepts the worship of the fans of the visiting team.
Thousands of Blue Fox fans who traveled with the team were also very cooperative, waving scarves and flags in their hands, and shouting his name!
“Ling Feng!”
"Lingfeng!!"
"Lingfeng!!!"
This is the first time that Blue Fox No. 7 has shown his exclusive celebration on the stage of the Europa League.
This extremely domineering action will definitely be deeply engraved in the hearts of tens of thousands of Ajax fans at the scene and will not be able to dissipate for a long time.
Is this the strength of Europe’s golden boy? !
. . .
With Ling Feng scoring his third goal in the Europa League, Leicester City has taken a two-goal lead at the Amsterdam Stadium.
Looking at Ling Feng celebrating, David Klaassen, wearing the No. 10 jersey, is
the absolute core of the midfield in this Ajax team.
He is a typical No. 10 player, the core playmaker in the frontcourt. Klassen's technical characteristics are actually somewhat similar to those of Ling Feng, who just debuted.
Even his scoring ability is better than that of Ling Feng before.
Because he often opened the scoring for the team, he was also nicknamed "Mr. One to Zero" by many fans.
However, the past was before and the present is now.
Compared to today's Ling Feng, he is more than one level behind.
Whether it's vision, passing accuracy, creativity, speed, breakthrough, defense.
However, in this Ajax lineup with bleak talent, he is already the best one.
In other words, as long as Klassen is pinched, Ajax's offense will come to a standstill.
Therefore, Pearson arranged for Cambiaso to mark him.
As he gets older, "Commander Kan"'s physical fitness and resistance have declined significantly.
However, experience and awareness will not disappear!
You know, this bald man was able to play the main role in Real Madrid and Inter Milan at his peak!
Under Cambiaso’s tight surveillance, Klaassen in the center was unable to connect Ajax’s offense.
This is also an important reason why Ajax has no threat in attack!
After the halftime break, the two sides changed sides and fought again, but the situation did not change at all.
Leicester City still firmly controls the game on the field.
In the 68th minute of the second half, Mahrez dribbled past someone on the right side of the frontcourt and was brought down, winning the team a well-positioned set piece.
Ling Feng took the penalty and passed the ball into the penalty area. Huth jumped up and shook his head. The ball changed its trajectory and flew straight to the back of the goal.
With no one watching, Lingard subconsciously extended his leg and kicked the ball into the goal!
Since the introduction of Ling Feng, a super passer, and the designed tactical arrangements, Leicester City's number of set-piece goals has skyrocketed!
Whether it is a direct header from the center back or a pass from behind, he is very threatening.
After the score reached zero to three, many Ajax fans could no longer stand it and chose to leave early.
As the Eredivisie champions, the team’s performance is really disappointing!
However, most fans still choose to fight side by side with the team when it encounters difficulties!
The cheers and cheers from the stands still echoed throughout the stadium.
The young people of Ajax did not give up, but continued to run on the court.
Unfortunately, due to Pearson's substitution adjustments, Leicester City's formation became a 451 that focused on defensive counterattacks.
Coupled with the anxious mentality, every Ajax player wanted to use their personal dribbling skills to create a threat after getting the ball, but on the contrary, they were even less able to cooperate effectively.
Had Pearson not felt that the overall situation was decided and was afraid of the main players being injured, he would have replaced Ling Feng and Mahrez at the 70th minute.
Otherwise, they are likely to score one or two more goals.
It is worth mentioning that until the 85th minute of the game, Maguire also replaced captain Morgan and made his Europa League debut on behalf of Leicester City.
This is also the first European match of his career!
Although he did not play much time, even after the game, his underwear was not wet.
However, Maguire was still filled with emotion.
In just one year, he first made the triple jump from the English League One team to the Premier League.
Looking back on the past, he worked hard for three consecutive years but was unable to help Sheffield United advance from League One to the Championship.
And now, after he switched to Hull City and then loaned to Leicester City, he actually had the opportunity to make his debut on the Europa League stage!
This made Maguire start to think:
Could it be that this is what people often say, choice is greater than effort.
Finally, the referee blew the whistle for the game. The final whistle.
Leicester City, which returned to the European knockout rounds after many years, defeated Eredivisie champion Ajax away from home with a clean victory.
This result was beyond everyone’s expectations.
Even the most loyal Blue Fox fans did not expect that their team could actually give their opponents a score of 0-3 at Ajax's home court!
And, judging from the game scene, this is almost a crushing game!
With three goals in the away game, Leicester City has a very high possibility of advancing to the next round of the Europa League.
Leicester's local newspaper "The Mercury" even put the headline very arrogantly on the cover of the next day's newspaper:
"European League Top 16!"
And in many cases From the perspective of Leicester City fans, the team has already secured a place in the Europa League top 16 in advance!
You know, they have never lost at home this season!
It is worth mentioning that among the four clubs representing England in the Europa League, Liverpool, Everton, and Leicester City all won the first round.
Only Spurs and Fiorentina ended in a draw.
Many Leicester City fans also came to Tottenham's official website and laughed at Tottenham for embarrassing the Premier League in the European war.
Some fans even commented:
"Your Harry is just a flash in the pan, not as good as Ling Feng!"
"Where is your Harry? ? Why not score? ”
This wave of strange anger also triggered rebuttal and retaliation from Tottenham fans.
There is actually a reason why Blue Fox fans do this.
Some time ago, due to the sudden emergence of Tottenham's new striker Harry Kane this season, he scored nearly 20 goals in all competitions.
Especially in the 5-3 victory over Chelsea, Kane contributed a dominant performance with two goals and one assist, single-handedly leading the team to overturn the top team.
After that, many Tottenham fans felt that Kane was Tottenham's forward hope. Even the media gave him nicknames such as "White Hart Lane Hurricane" and "New Shearer". .
Originally, if one's own team has a good prospect, the fans will be happy and it is normal to praise it.
However, some fans are too confident and think Kane is better than Ling Feng!
The most important thing is that when they talk about how good and outstanding Kane is, they always like to compare Ling Feng.
Sometimes it is said that Kane's personal ability is stronger than Lingfeng, and another time it is said that Kane is more comprehensive than Lingfeng.
As everyone knows, the two have completely different positions, roles and responsibilities on the field. They are all different and there is no comparison at all.
They only know that the best young player in England right now is Ling Feng.
When making comparisons, of course you have to use one of the most famous players to highlight the awesomeness of your own players!
How can the Blue Fox fans, who regard Ling Feng as the club’s treasure, tolerate the actions of Tottenham fans? !
Moreover, the battle between the two also involves the ownership of an award.
That is the best young player in the PFA!
In the eyes of many fans and media, Ling Feng, who has performed explosively this season, has already decided on this award.
However, if Kane continues to score goals, there is still a slight possibility that he may win the award.
(End of this chapter)