McClair I am so happy.
He went home to see if there were any good watches.
As the number one player in world football, Dejan Lu is really frugal.
But as teammates, Brian·McClair felt it was necessary to help Dejan Lu increase the gold content on his wrist. After all, the top player's personal image also represents the team.
This is what a responsible striker should do.
I heard that Chinese people like dragons, and Wales also has a dragon on its national flag.
Maybe we are all still related!
Do you think this is a coincidence?
If the son had not been born early, he could have had a godfather or something.
Van Gaal looked at the Manchester United players celebrating on the field, still a little reluctant.
Being Dutch, it's hard not to be influenced by Michels.
His tactic itself is Total Football. Before him, no one had allowed the three midfielders to play as defenders.
But there is no solution to the matter of personal ability.
Just like the original Johan·Neeskens.
Others call themselves Hexagon Warriors simply because they are all-powerful.
Neeskens is known as Decagon Warrior.
Some players' talents go beyond tactics.
However, he still feels that Manchester United has wasted Dejan Lu's talent.
If Dejan Lu formed a double free agent with Ajax and Rijkaard, it would probably be the most terrifying existence in the history of football.
"Be careful. If possible, make a clearance and don't let him get the ball."
Rijkaard said to Blinded.
Danny Blinded nodded.
Today's opponent is extraordinary!
Players from both sides returned to the center circle again to prepare for kick-off.
Overmars also rarely became serious.
He's the kind of player who plays both sides.
And another thing is that he is very similar to Dejan Lu.
Van Gaal commented that when he plays on the left, he is playing Garrincha, and when he plays on the right, he is playing himself.
Overmars is a rare player who can play the game in different styles.
After Kanu kicked off the ball, Overmars rushed forward after taking the ball.
Even though Beckham looks young, he still plays with energy and dribbles the ball in small steps.
The confrontation between the two people in the middle of the road lasted for several seconds, and Beckham couldn't help but stretch his feet.
Overmars immediately moved his left foot, and Beckham quickly moved his right foot upon seeing this.
Unexpectedly, he was fooled. Overmars pulled the ball back with his right foot and rushed away from Beckham diagonally.
Ferguson on the sidelines shook his head.
Still lack of competition experience.
The most important thing is that even if the Dutch are not geniuses, their skills at their feet are not bad, which is really incomparable to British players.
Kanu moved forward quickly.
Keane rushed towards Overmars, and Overmars immediately knocked the ball to Kanu.
Kanu quickly returned the ball to Overmars, and the two completed the wall-kicking coordination.
As a Nigerian, he was attracted by the professor because of his delicate feet. The technical level of Kanu is evident.
Redondo did not go to make up for the defense, but directly handed it over to Parister and Neville.
This makes the front-inserted Kanu a bit regretful.
Finidi George and he are teammates of the national team, and they have a good understanding.
If Redondo leaves, Overmars will pass the ball and he will quickly cooperate with George to break through the defense.
But Redondo was not fooled at all.
Overmars is also in trouble. Gary·Neville is a little reckless, but Parister is not.
He very steadily kept the distance and allowed Neville to attack, plus Beckham was chasing after him.
Overmars Just force the bottom when your heart is set.
Gary·Neville caught up quickly. Overmars, who reached the baseline first, twisted and passed the ball, but Gary·Neville extended his foot to block the baseline.
"Ajax's corner kick, their header ability is good, Manchester United must be careful."
"Rijkaard has already come up, plus Kanu and George, this is preparing multiple positions to header the ball together."
"Seedorf took a corner kick in the middle! Redondo pushed the ball out of the baseline and switched corners. Continuous corner kicks can easily distract players. Manchester United must be more careful."
"Don't worry, Schmeichel is already cursing."
"Hahaha, Schmeichel's personality is really suitable for being a goalkeeper."
As a top goalkeeper, Schmeichel is born with a sufficient sense of crisis.
Continuous corner kicks made him feel threatened, and he kept urging his teammates to position themselves.
After Overmars took a run-up, he kicked the ball out with his left foot, and the ball went straight to the front of the penalty area. Kanu and Steve·Bruce took off almost at the same time, but Kanu took a run-up, and his take-off height was higher.
The Nigeria international footballer failed to hit the ball due to the interference of Bruce, and directly touched the ball to the back point.
This was something no one expected.
When Keane tried to make a clearance, it was already too late. Ronald De Boer, who was near the left post, rushed forward and volleyed the ball into the goal with his instep.
Evened!
Van Gaal cheered enthusiastically on the sidelines.
De Boer, who scored the goal, rushed all the way to the corner flag area and interacted with the fans in the away stands.
Ajax fans shouted wildly in the stands.
The team that has won Champions Cup three times is not that simple.
Old Trafford There is no drastic action in the stadium.
Many fans have turned their attention to Dejan Lu, and they believe that the team's No. 7 will soon teach Ajax a lesson.
Tell them Theatre of Dreams is the place where the Red Devils realizes his dream.
For other teams, this is an eternal nightmare.
"Damn, what did I say?"
Schmeichel waved his fist and shouted, "I told you to be careful, you didn't take it seriously, now the ball is lost, I will kill you!!!"
"Don't be so excited Peter, Dejan can score."
Bruce persuaded with a smile.
"Idiot, will you give me the bonus for not conceding a goal?"
Schmeichel roared.
He was even more angry.
I recently lost money on my investment, so I'm just waiting to get some more bonuses.
Bruce could only laugh on the sidelines.
No wonder, this guy is doing it because of the bonus.
"Be careful, the Dutch are not simple."
Ferguson shouted from the sidelines.
He wasn't very worried about the game. After watching it for a while, he found that Van Gaal's team was just like that.
The strength is better than Bayern, but it is much worse than Manchester United.
With Dejan Lu here, the suspense of the game will only be the score.
McClair took the ball and passed it to the left. Dejan Lu directly picked up the ball with his right foot, which shocked Finidi George who came up.
He subconsciously wanted to block the long shot, but unexpectedly Dejan Lu raised his right foot and knocked the ball hard.
Bang——
The ball hit George and bounced directly to Ajax's half.
The activated Dejan Lu rushed past George, and Ronald De Boer quickly came up to help defend.
Compared to his brother, his attack power is stronger.
But the defense is not bad either.
De Boer wanted to tackle the ball immediately, but did not make up his mind.
He was afraid of being passed over.
Dejan Lu didn't give him time to think. He sent his left foot forward, allowing Ronald De Boer to subconsciously stretch his foot. He immediately flicked his ankle and gave the ball to the right side.
Sombrero flick!
A Sombrero flick passed by De Boer.
The Dutchman reacted quickly, turned around and reached out to hold Dejan Lu's arm.
But Dejan Lu gave the ball to the forward Irwin with one kick, so that his foul had no effect.
"Be careful with his crosses and keep an eye on McClair in the penalty area!"
Van Gaal shouted.
Obviously a lot of homework has been done on the characteristics of Manchester United players.
Innocent!
Irwin sneered in his heart.
Irwin, who used to like the cross, has disappeared.
Now he is Irwin who specifically passes the ball to Dejan Lu!
Dejan Lu is cruising in the middle, always being watched.
But it doesn't matter, he rushed up with the ball to attract Reiziger to defend, and immediately turned around and kicked Redondo forward.
Redondo flicked his right foot and picked the ball up to Dejan Lu.
Dejan Lu turned around and volleyed in front of Rijkaard.
Bang——
The ball seemed to fly towards the stands, but it dropped significantly.
Van der Sar jumped sideways and misjudged the height of the ball. Fortunately, soon there was the sound of the ball hitting the post from behind.
Duang——
The ball hit the post and bounced off the baseline.
Although the goal didn't go in, it still made Van der Sar break into a cold sweat.
The angle is too tricky!
The half-high ball is not so easy to judge.
More importantly, the ball's fall seriously affected his judgment.
In the goalkeeper position, vision is often obstructed.
By the time he sees the ball, the ball has already changed lanes, which itself interferes with the goalkeeper's judgment.
And the stadium lights also have some impact when you look up.
Top goalkeepers not only see it, but also think about it and predict it, so that they will not have the embarrassment of saving the ball and then changing direction to miss it again.
However, this kind of tricky angle and falling shot tests the goalkeeper's judgment not only on the X-axis but also on the Y-axis. The difficulty is not as simple as one plus one.
No wonder Van Basten and the three of them couldn't beat Dejan Lu in AC Milan.
Such an opponent is not generally difficult to deal with.
"Be careful!"
Van der Sar stood up and shouted, "Don't give him a chance to take a shot in front of the penalty area. Wouldn't it be better to block the long shot?"
This is a bit of a slap in the face.
Dutch talented players basically have a long shot.
Ajax players should be very good at guarding against their opponents' long shots.
"Relax Edwin."
Danny Blinded smiled and comforted, "We didn't score a goal anyway, right?"
"It's too late to score!"
Van der Sar said with eyes wide open.
Seeing what happened on the field, Van Gaal nodded with satisfaction.
As a coach, it is impossible to remind the players all the time, and the players will be annoyed.
But having the goalkeeper remind them can make the players less slack.
He is still very satisfied with the goalkeeper Van der Sar.
Brian·McClair applauded Dejan Lu.
The shot almost went in.
Dejan Lu smiled and waved his hand.
It's a pity that today's opponent is not Hart.
Otherwise, he would have taken all the long-range shots in the first half.
But thinking about it this way, long-range shooting is indeed not bad.
As a team with smooth ground coordination, Ajax, a Dutch team, is better at defending small-scale coordination than the Premier League team.
Matches such as two-to-one are very common in Eredivisie.
It would be a good idea to not enter the penalty area and test Van der Sar with long shots.
After making up his mind, Dejan Lu ran back.
Van der Sar threw the ball to Frank·De Boer.
They rarely kick the ball wide.
Frank·De Boer's offensive nature is not weak either. He pushed the ball forward and passed Beckham who was trying to grab him, and then knocked it to Rijkaard near the midline.
Rijkaard turned around and passed the ball directly to Litmanen.
At this time, Roy·Keane fell to the ground and made a sliding tackle, pressing the ball under his legs first.
Litmanen tried to push Keane away. Keane bent down to pass the ball and wanted to fight back. When he saw Ferguson on the sidelines raising his hands, he returned to his position angrily.
Redondo was also pressed by George when taking the ball, and made a rare passing error.
Rijkaard saw the opportunity and turned around to chase.
But the startup of Dejan Lu is not slow either.
The two people competed for speed on the left, and Rijkaard, who was a little worried, wanted to reach out and foul.
Unexpectedly, Dejan Lu suddenly accelerated, reached the ball first, and knocked the ball forward, leaving Rijkaard with an empty space.
Dejan Lu took the ball and hit Ajax's defense again.
Rijkaard This guy actually wants to commit a foul.
Dejan Lu is very familiar with Three Musketeers's playing habits.
Especially Gullit and Rijkaard, who often appear in the middle.
Rijkaard has a good sense of position, and this guy also likes to use his body to cause trouble for his opponents to complete steals.
Dejan Lu It is impossible to give him a chance to get close.
Reiziger took the initiative to find Dejan Lu.
Dejan Lu sent the ball forward with his left foot, which almost scared Reiziger to death.
Sombrero flick? He struggled not to move.
But he didn't expect Dejan Lu to pull back with his left foot and then push forward, throwing the ball directly and starting the ball himself.
This makes Reiziger start a step slower.
Dejan Lu, who had already reached the wing of the penalty area, turned around and made a pass. He was in the most forward position and there was no one to block the ball.
McClair in the middle rushed up and made a diving dive to head the ball to the left side of the goal. Van der Sar narrowly missed the ball and pushed it out of the post.
"Almost."
McClair gave Dejan Lu a thumbs up.
He deliberately hit the far corner, but he didn't expect the Ajax goalkeeper to pounce on it.
This goalkeeper is pretty awesome.
Beckham glanced at Lu Deyang, who smiled and pointed to the corner flag area.
Beckham then ran towards the left corner flag area.
He finally discovered that Ferguson or other teammates don't have to worry about set kicks. As long as Dejan Lu lets him take the kick, the others will have no objection at all.
Sometimes Beckham wants to ask Ferguson.
What about the tactical discipline you told us about before?
This thing really depends on the person.
Arriving at the corner flag area, Beckham immediately looked for Dejan Lu.
Dejan Lu stood outside the penalty area, with two defensive players beside him.
This is a bit uncomfortable.
I'm not afraid that Dejan Lu won't be able to catch the ball, but hitting the volley without stopping the ball will definitely be affected.
After thinking for a while, Beckham decided to use Dejan Lu as a target to attract opponents.
He waved to Dejan Lu and kicked the ball out, but the ball went straight to the center of the penalty area.
Míchel·Reiziger cursed cunning in his mind as he took off.
Oh shit.
He was almost fooled.
Why play football when you are so good at acting?
Under the influence of Keane, he was unable to push the ball far away. Gary·Neville cleverly rushed to the top corner of the penalty area to get the ball. He turned around and saw Dejan Lu and immediately passed it out.
Frank·De Boer chased all the way out of the penalty area. He stretched out his foot and touched the ball but failed to use his strength, so he simply gave the ball to Dejan Lu.
Dejan Lu turned his back to get the ball and gave the outside instep of his right foot a hard flick.
Click——
The ball rolled directly to the side and behind.
When he caught up, he immediately swung his arm and kicked, leaving Litmanen, who was about to block, no time to stretch his legs.
Bang——
The knight travels around again, and the golden whip controls the purple lion. The snake's bow has white feathers and arrows, and the crane's bridle has red velvet and autumn feathers.
The ball rose directly from the ground and flew over the heads of the players on both sides. Van der Sar had already jumped out when he saw Dejan Lu's action.
But positioning is an issue.
He had been standing on the right side of the goal. The ball hit the left. He didn't reach that far out when he threw it. He could only watch the ball hit the net in mid-air.
After scoring the goal, Dejan Lu rushed to the south stand and cheered enthusiastically.
Just like De Boer who celebrated the goal just now.
"Dejan!"
The Red Devils fans shouted this name excitedly, making Dejan Lu's name resound in the Manchester night sky.
They already knew that the team's Number Seven would step forward.
Ajax Those ignorant people celebrate wildly after scoring a goal. Don't they know that there are 90 minutes in a football match?
Football is a sport in which 22 people run around, Dejan Lu kicks a few random kicks if they don't complete the game, and finally Dejan Lu wins!
"Dejan!!!"
"Dejan Goal!"
"A kick to the world!"
"After Dejan failed to score in the last long-range shot, he immediately made a cross and created a corner kick. This time David·Beckham and his friends performed very well. Beckham deliberately pretended to pass the ball to Dejan when passing the ball, and almost scored this time. Next, Gary·Neville also reacted very quickly, and quickly passed the ball to Dejan, which led to the subsequent long-range shot."
"Yes, the young people of Manchester United look very good. They have no particularly outstanding performance on the field, but they have no impressive mistakes. This already shows that they are qualified first-team players. This Manchester United does not need any super talents. No matter how talented you are, you will not be better than Dejan. All others need to do is try not to concede the ball!"
The two commentators have a deep knowledge of Manchester United.
Dejan Lu's offensive ability is more than one level higher than his teammates.
Then let Dejan Lu be responsible for instigating the attack.
And that's what Manchester United is doing now.
David·Beckham Even if he has the ability to pass long balls, he rarely directly uses long balls to initiate an attack.
Ferguson looked at the field with satisfaction.
The performance of both teams today was different from what he expected.
Ajax's tactics are a completely unfamiliar tactical system for Manchester United. They constantly pull wide and use the width of the field to cause trouble for Manchester United.
This should have been tricky.
However, due to Dejan Lu's super high offensive quality and the running of the rest of the team, Ajax's tactics did not have the same effect as before.
Ferguson saw the performance of the Van Gaal team in the Champions League.
This can even be said to be Manchester United's biggest enemy to win the championship.
But when he kicked it on the spot, he realized that Bai was nervous.
No matter what tactics the opponent uses, as long as he has Dejan Lu.
Van der Sar fished the ball from the goal with some frustration.
This time he really had no choice.
After all, the ball is in the penalty area, so a goalkeeper will choose to stay closer.
Even if Dejan Lu gets the ball outside the penalty area, the chance of passing it into the penalty area is very high.
So the ball went in when it hit the far corner, and he couldn't save it even if he was given 100 chances.
This is not a problem with positioning or other aspects.
But teammates should not give Dejan Lu a chance to kick.
As long as there is someone standing on the left side of Dejan Lu, Dejan Lu can only choose to hit the near corner, and his problem is that he cannot save it.
Van der Sar fished out the ball and threw it towards the midfielder. He looked at Frank·De Boer and said, "Can you block it in time, just to prevent people from taking long shots? It should be easy, right?"
Frank·De Boer could only smile bitterly.
After all, he just didn't guess that Dejan Lu would take off directly, otherwise he would have run to the middle and stretched his legs.
Even if he blocks the ball early next time, it won't be difficult for Dejan Lu to pass him with a smash.
It is not easy to defend against an opponent like this who knows everything.
Danny Blinded patted Frank·De Boer on the arm and said, "Let's work together, one person can't deal with him."
Frank·De Boer nodded.
At the beginning, I wanted to give people their first defeat.
Looking at it now, whether I can leave Old Trafford with a straight chest is a question.
Seedorf stood there and looked at Dejan Lu who was running back.
He often watched Dejan Lu's game videos before.
I competed in the same field today and realized how outrageous Dejan Lu is.
Although both of them are out of position on the left.
But after a brief contact, he found that Dejan Lu's changes in center of gravity and rhythm were out of control.
This is a rhythm that you can't defend even if you look at it.
No matter how you stretch your foot, it's wrong and there's no way to steal it.
It's a pity that Manchester United seems to have no shortage of people on the wing, otherwise he could try talking to his agent about moving to Manchester United.
Rijkaard saw Seedorf's expression and felt irritable for no reason.
"Don't look at it, Manchester United won't want you."
Rijkaard said angrily.
"Tch."
Seedorf curled his lips and walked towards his seat.
He knew exactly why Rijkaard was angry.
This guy was kicked like a ball in Serie A, and now he's taking it out on him.
Look at Gullit, and we also know that he will be transferred to Sampdoria.
Although Dejan Lu was later terminated, this idea was correct.
They are all players who grew up together, but Rijkaard's brain is not very good.
Seedorf thinks there is nothing wrong with his idea.
The opponent is too strong. Could it be that if you keep training hard, you can break your own limits and become the new Pelé?
That's impossible.
If you can't beat it, just join.
There's no harm in giving it a try.
Anyway, he didn't want to stay with Ajax forever.
Kanu returned to the center circle to kick off again. Overmars was a lot more cautious after receiving the ball and chose to pass it back directly.
Seedorf took the ball and brought it to the sideline, but Beckham rushed forward immediately.
Some players who watch few Manchester United games may even think that Beckham is a defensive player.
He appears too much on the defensive end.
Seedorf didn't take the ball more and gave it to Rijkaard.
Rijkaard returned to the backfield after receiving the ball.
This move made Van Gaal very satisfied.
The team played a bit aggressively today, and Rijkaard did not retreat, which allowed their organizational position to be relatively high.
Although he is far away from the penalty area, the threat of being intercepted is smaller.
But there is no way to better pull the opponent's formation.
Ajax itself needs to take advantage of the technical advantages of the field and feet to play.
McClair saw this and chose to press. He was the only one, and Ajax's defense responded very calmly.
Dejan Lu just ran forward, and Ronald De Boer immediately followed up, regardless of whether Dejan Lu was holding the ball.
Reiziger, who got the ball, quickly passed the ball diagonally, and Ronald De Boer happened to be at the receiving point to get the ball.
Without waiting for Dejan Lu to press him, he turned around and gave it to Litmanen.
Keane's attack speed was very fast, and this tough guy made another sliding tackle.
Litmanen, who was already prepared, moved the ball to avoid it and continued to rush forward with the ball.
Redondo can only choose to grab.
Litmanen gave the ball to Overmars on the left this time.
Overmars wanted to attack again, Gary·Neville quickly rushed to the sideline and threw himself out, blocking the opponent with a sliding shovel.
Unable to continue to break through, Overmars spiked the ball and turned around, but Parister stretched out his foot and stabbed the ball behind him.
Overmars quickly turned around to get the ball again and passed it back to Seedorf.
"Ajax's organization is very patient and their skills with their feet are excellent."
"Yes, the Dutch's one-touch passing ability should be the best in the world. Even many players from Manchester United are not as skilled as Ajax players."
There was no chance of trying to organize and they immediately got the ball back into the backcourt.
These teams all have the shadow of Dream Team III.
The main thing is that Dream Team III's theory was born out of Dutch football, but Guardiola is more extreme than the Dutch.
Ferguson on the sidelines is already thinking about whether the team can learn from the opponent's tactics.
He was never a groundbreaking person.
But his learning ability is top-notch.
From Aberdeen to Scotland national team, and then to Manchester United over the years.
His tactics have changed quite a bit.
But if you want to play like the Dutch, Manchester United's lineup needs a lot of changes.
I can only try to strengthen some related training in normal times.
Maybe it would also be a good idea to find some assistant coaches from the Netherlands.
Both sides played very patiently, which brought the situation into a stalemate.
Ajax is more cautious than Manchester United. They have been holding the ball carefully and counterattacking quickly.
This tactic of keeping the ball at your feet is somewhat hypnotic, but surprisingly effective.
No matter how powerful Dejan Lu is, there is no way to change the score without the ball.
Theatre of Dreams There were already boos, and they were quite dissatisfied with the Dutch's tactics of increasing ball possession.
Ajax was not affected in any way.
Rijkaard returned to the backcourt to get the ball. When Beckham and McClair pressed forward together, he passed the ball to De Boer.
Frank·De Boer carries the ball forward.
Without Beckham, Keane can only go to the side to make up defense.
Now there was a gap in the middle. Frank·De Boer seized the opportunity and passed the ball directly to Litmanen.
The Finn stretched out his foot to block the attack, turned around and ran away.
I want to pass the ball individually.
But Redondo immediately turned around and poked the ball out.
The ball went straight to the left.
Irwin took the ball, and Ronald De Boer rushed forward to press for it.
Irwin, who had no chance to adjust, raised his arm and passed the ball diagonally to the right.
"Counterattack, David, counterattack!"
Gary·Neville jumps up to remove the ball with his legs, then rushes forward with the ball.
Beckham, who was chasing after him, quickly turned around again when he saw this.
Another roundabout run began.
The actions of the two people still attracted a lot of defensive attention. Ajax players were all running this way.
Gary·Neville dribbled the ball past the center line and immediately passed it with one kick. The pass was just right. Beckham got the ball behind Frank·De Boer without any hindrance.
Blinded can only make up for the pressure of Beckham in the past, and hand over the middle to Rijkaard who came back.
Seeing how young Beckham is, Blinded tries to scare the opponent by raising his feet.
When some young players are nervous, they will panic and handle the ball without looking at the distance between the two sides.
But Beckham was obviously not frightened, he still turned sideways and kicked out.
This ball was given very accurately. The ball went straight from the right to the left in front of the penalty area.
Oh shit!!!
Rijkaard knew it was bad at first sight and rushed to Dejan Lu.
Snap——
Dejan Lu stopped the ball with his chest. After the ball bounced to the ground, he didn't make any extra movements and just swung it out with his left foot.
Rijkaard, who originally stretched his legs, missed the target.
Whenever Dejan Lu uses his right foot, he can block the shot.
Unfortunately it's the left foot.
The speed of the ball was very fast. Van der Sar, who was standing on the left side of the goal, felt extremely desperate when he saw the path of the ball.
No, buddy?
Are we really going to keep hitting the far corner?
Although he flew sideways immediately, he still turned into a backdrop in the air.
Dejan Lu's shot was very powerful. He had just reached the center of the goal and the ball had already penetrated into the right side of the goal.
3:1!!!
"Dejan!!!"
"Dejan Goal!"
"What a goal!"
"Another world wave, Dejan rewrote the score with another long shot. This time it was David·Beckham who passed the ball to him. The young players on the right side of Manchester United were very active today. Beckham and Gary·Neville took turns to send long shots to Dejan."
"Before, we were still guessing how these children who got FA Youth Cup would perform, but now everyone has seen that under the leadership of Dejan, they appear to be invincible!!!"