211 Glory even though defeated [Explosive Liver Monthly Pass](1/2)
Monaco fans at Louis II Stadium were not willing to cheer Ajax or Yang Yang.
The reason is very simple. They hate this team and this person.
In the Champions League semi-final last season, Yang Yang helped Ajax defeat Monaco three-to-zero at home in the first leg, and then in the second leg, when Galasek was sent off by a red card, Yang Yang assisted Ibrahimovic to score a goal, tied Monaco one-to-one.
It can be said that the goal in the second round completely defeated Monaco's morale, and the red cards of the team captain Juli and Jikos only deepened the level.
With the grudges from last season, Monaco fans have booed Ajax and applauded Valencia since the opening. They want to revenge Ajax and Yang Yang in this way.
The development of the game is also very consistent with their expectations. Ajax's right side is almost useless under the attack of Vicente, the top European winger. Valencia's Baraja and Alberda also suppressed Ajax's midfielder.
After selling five players, the Eredivisie team's strength has declined a lot.
In the Netherlands, the power is still there, but in European football, Ajax has long been reduced to a second-rate or even a third-rate.
Vicente's two attacks on the left to tear open Ajax's defense line. Baraha and Divayo's goals completely sent Ajax into the abyss of despair.
Tonicer Ranieri is regarded by many as one of the most underrated coaches in European football. He also completely suppressed young coach Ronald Koeman in the fight at Louis II tonight.
Behind him, Yang Yang had to retreat frequently to help, and the loss of power in the midfield made it difficult for him to get a chance.
Even if Valencia had not had the ability to seize opportunities, she would have really lost a big score.
The huge gap in overall strength between the two teams is not something that Yang Yang can change alone.
Monaco fans are happy to see Ajax lose.
From the 66th minute, when Valencia scored the second goal, the Bats had already intentionally slowed down.
Because they will return to La Liga to play a league game, and when they are already sure to win, they don't need to continue to fight against Ajax, so Ranieli quickly replaced Coladi with Amar to strengthen the midfield control.
This is the gap.
Aimal, known as the Argentine genius, can only be substituted in the current Valencia team. Every position in Valencia is full of international players from major football powers.
But while Valencia is basically sure to win, Yang Yang still did not give up.
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Yang Yang ran without hesitation in the frontcourt, constantly turning up and down, and he worked hard to win every opportunity.
He felt like he was back when he was the Armele youth training camp. He felt like a headless fly, and could only run around the court, rush around, and wait for opportunities everywhere.
He deeply felt the gap in strength between the two sides.
As a top-level team in La Liga, it has reached the Champions League final twice. Last season, it beats Barcelona, La Coruna and Real Madrid and won the La Liga championship. Valencia's strength is one level higher than Ajax.
Just like the teammates in Almele's youth training camp, they were one level higher than him.
Sometimes, there is really no way to fight, and you can only run non-stop.
He knew that there was no team in this world that would not lose, but he really didn't want the team to lose like this.
The whole game was suppressed by the opponent so embarrassed that he couldn't even make a decent attack. If he really lost like this, what a painful blow would it be against Ajax?
Perhaps because of Yang Yang's infection, or perhaps every player was full of anger, Ajax's players gradually rekindled their fighting spirit, especially a group of Ajax direct descendants led by Sneid, De Jong and Hetinga began to cooperate with Yang Yang and press against Valencia at the same time.
Whenever you have the chance, start a counterattack immediately.
Cullo Torres, Portuguese full-back, was highly expected by Ranieri in this game, and pressed Yang Yang step by step.
In addition, the low-tall but fast and brave left-center defender Machener, as well as Baraja and Alberda, who were rated as the top double midfielder in Europe by many professionals, and an Italian coach Ranieri who is good at coaching and defending, Yang Yang failed to get a chance in the whole game.
But he could clearly feel that Valencia's players began to stay.
They were sure to win, they had already won, and as the game time approached, they began to relax their guard.
The opportunity is getting closer.
Yang Yang kept encouraging himself.
Although he was very rational and knew clearly that the opportunity might not come, he continued to run.
If you run, you may have a chance, but if you don’t run, you will have no chance at all.
He could feel his physical energy was losing rapidly, but he still gritted his teeth to support him.
Seventy minutes... Seventy five minutes... Eighty minutes... Eighty five minutes
Time passes by rapidly.
Valencia no longer increases its offense. It seems that they are satisfied with the 2-0 score and are planning to keep their energy back to play in La Liga.
That was the first round of the game, and he was facing Villarrel at home and could not lose.
If the game ends here, it will be just their wishes.
But Yang Yang and his teammates obviously didn't think so, and there were also people in Valencia's team who didn't think so.
When Aimal got the ball and Sneider returned to defense, the Argentine midfielder wanted to rely on his personal ability to break through De Jong.
He needs to show his strength in front of Ranieri, prove his strength, and strive for a main position.
But just when Aimal tried to break through De Jong, Sneider, who returned to defense, suddenly rushed out from behind, stabbed the ball under his feet first, and tripped the Argentine midfielder.
But the referee did not call a foul.
After De Jong got the ball, he quickly passed the ball with a low pitch and went straight to find Yang Yang.
Yang Yang turned his back to the attack direction, and Curlo Torres was behind him. He knew very well that he could not catch the ball and turned around.
As soon as he catches the ball, he will be entangled by the Portuguese immediately.
And his only advantage is speed.
At this moment, Yang Yang's mind was extremely calm, as if the air around him had condensed. There was only the football flying in front of him and Curlo Torres behind him.
He gently lifted his right foot and faced the flying football. He rolled the outside instep, allowing the high-speed football to pass by his right side. At the same time, he turned to the left, shook away the entanglement of Curo Torres, and chased after him as quickly as possible.
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"The beautiful man scored, from Yang Yang!"
"Ajax launched a counterattack, Yang Yang scored the ball on the right and broke through Valencia's defense."
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Yang Yang gritted his teeth, caught up with the football as fast as possible, and rushed towards the goal with the ball.
Valencia's return to defense was also extremely fast, and Machener was the first to return to his position. Facing Yang Yang who was rushing over, he immediately wanted to be close to him, and it would be best to use his body to withstand this thin Chinese.
But before he could get closer, Yang Yang suddenly stopped suddenly and spiked the ball inside, scaring Machener so much that he changed his mind and wanted to block it.
But Yang Yang dunked his left foot and changed his direction again. He drifted past Marchena and successfully dribbled into the penalty area.
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"The pendulum is extraordinary!!"
"Yang Yang broke through Machena, broke into the penalty area, and faced goalkeeper Canisales directly!"
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Canisales has a lot of experience. He decisively abandoned the goal the moment Yang Yang broke through Marchena, and he grasped the timing just right, spread his arms as much as possible to block Yang Yang's shooting angle.
But he is already thirty-four years old, and his physical function is slightly slower than that of the young goalkeeper. He is only 1.81 meters tall, so he is still slightly insufficient in height control. So, before he can get closer, Yang Yang picked it up lightly.
The football crossed over Canisales' head, drew a parabola, and slowly landed towards the goal behind him.
Another central defender of Valencia, Navarro, quickly chased back to the goal and wanted to destroy the shot, but unfortunately, the final result was that he threw the ball into the goal line.
Beep!!!
"The goal is valid!"
"Yang Yang! Yang Yang!!"
"In the 88th minute, Yang Yang scored a goal for Ajax!"
"This is a reward for his hard work in this game."
"A very wonderful solo performance, Yang Yang single-handedly broke through Valencia's defense line."
"One to two, Ajax won a game back."
"The Monaco fans at the scene also received warm applause."
"Indeed, Ajax's overall strength is not as good as Valencia, and Yang Yang was under tight control of the opponent throughout the game."
"Ranieli repeatedly stated before the game that freezing Yang Yang is Valencia's top defense task in this game."
"As a result, the seventeen-year-old player was shocking again."
"His fighting spirit is indeed quite tenacious. We can see that under his inspiration, Ajax's players did not give up even when they were behind two goals and had a huge gap in strength."
"This young player left a deep impression."
"The game is about to end, and Ranieri is also preparing to make substitutions. The game can basically be said to be the overall situation."
"But Ajax's performance is still worthy of recognition, especially young player Yang Yang. His tenacious fighting spirit left a deep impression on us, and this goal in the final stage gave us a new understanding of his strength."
"It can be said that Yang Yang created the only highlight of Ajax's game, and he is still honored even if he loses."
To be continued...