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On the night of the game, there was a sea of ​​excitement on the Cruyff stadium.

Before the start of the game, there is also a fun program.

De Ligt will present his Golden Boy trophy in front of more than 5 fans.

This is not only his personal honor, but also Ajax.

In the South Stand of the stadium, the fans also played a huge tifo.

"Who's Golden Boy?"

There is no doubt that this will be a Golden Boy battle.

But in the eyes of the fans, it is not only the duel between De Ligt and Letona Sanchez.

Or between him and Rossi.

The Golden Boy Award is for young players under the age of 21.

Rossi was already 22 years old when he won the championship in Leicester City. Otherwise, based on his performance, the Golden Boy Award would not have fallen into the hands of his current teammate Leitona.

Without defeating Rossi, it is not a victory for the Golden Boys.

When Leitona walked into the stadium and saw the huge tifo, he was a little ashamed.

[Welcome everyone to the focus of the final round of the UEFA Champions League group stage! 】

[Ajax vs. Bayern Munich! 】

[As you can see! 】

[This is a crucial battle related to the situation of qualifying for the group! 】

[It is a battle among the golden boys of Europe! 】

The home team Ajax, wearing a red and white jersey, white shorts.

Goalkeeper Onana.

Defense Tagliafico, Vobel, De Ligt, Mazraoui.

Three midfielders Van der Beek, Blind, Frankie De Jong.

Forwards Neres, Tadic, Ziyech.

Bayern Munich is wearing a gray jersey.

Goalkeeper Neuer.

Defense Alaba, Hummels, Boateng, Rafinha.

Midfielder Retona Sanchez, Vidal, Kimmich, Muller.

Forward Rossi, Lewandowski.

The adjustment for Bayern is that Kimmich will serve as the midfielder.

In previous games, he has shown solid defense and excellent passing awareness, and Heynckes wants to build him into an offensive and defensive midfielder.

The captains of both sides guessed coins in the middle circle, and Bayern got the kick-off right.

After the referee's whistle, Lewandowski passed the ball back in the center circle, and Ajax's striker immediately pressed up.

There are almost no famous European coaches today who do not require the team to carry out high pressure, and the same is true for Ten Hag.

Ten Hag, who was born in the Netherlands, studied in Germany, and is also the director of the two companies, has put his own brand on Ajax in just over a year.

High pressure, short pass penetration and flexible full-backs are the most notable characteristics of his coaching Ajax.

The two full-backs under him appeared in the position of wing-backs, and their assists were very large, more like wingers.

When Bayern passed the ball in the backcourt, Ajax had as many as seven players across the half.

De Ligt and Wobel's defensive coverage is very large, which can ensure that the team has no worries when pressing forward.

In this way, the integration of offense and defense pursued by the team's high pressure can quickly regain the ball and launch an attack on the spot.

In the previous five games, Ajax allowed 7.4 passes in the defensive phase, the lowest among the top 32 teams in the Champions League.

Bayern allowed 8.8 passes to their opponents.

This reflects Ten Hag's instinctive requirements for the whole team when pressing.

Bayern's midfield configuration in this game does not have a real midfield commander.

This means that it is difficult for the team to organize effective passes when facing Ajax's extremely aggressive pressing.

Soon, Bayern was under pressure, and Neuer passed the ball to the frontcourt. Lewandowski didn't get the ball and had no choice but to hand over the ball.

Although Bayern's public training has no reference value, the starting lineup announced in advance is still somewhat useful for his formation.

At first, he thought it was a smoke bomb from Heynckes.

But just after the press conference, Bayern immediately handed over this starting list to UEFA.

Isn't this stupid?

Anyone with a coaching certificate can figure out the details from this set of starters.

Ten Hag also decided to resolutely implement high-pressure tactics after reading this starting list.

Without a midfield playmaker, Bayern wants to advance the offense and can only start from the wing.

However, Ajax's two full-backs moved forward, just suppressing Bayern's counterattack.

I'd like to see what you can do about it.

Is the prestige of a famous commander in vain?
Standing off the court, Ten Hag crossed his hands and was full of confidence.

Judging from the first few minutes of the game, the tactical arrangement of the opponent Ajax is indeed aimed at Bayern's midfield weakness.

Although Kimmich has potential, he has not yet fully grown and cannot shoulder the responsibilities of a midfield commander.

Before the game, Heynckes specially asked Kimmich to have a private conversation, telling him to do it without worry, and Vidal would escort him by his side.

With excitement but a little apprehension, Kimmich stepped onto the pitch.

But Ajax's high pressure from the beginning made it difficult for him to adapt.

After the conversion of the ball, Ajax began to pass on the right and slowly advanced.

The Dutch players all have good foot skills, and they are also very skilled with one kick.

On this basis, Ten Hag asked for the court to be tilted.

As the name suggests, it is to concentrate forces on one side, penetrate through a large number of short passes, and flexibly move and intersperse to pull the opponent's defense.

When the opponent's defensive center of gravity is attracted, a passer will transfer the ball to the weak side space.

This style of play is also used by many teams, but there are not many teams like Ajax who have adept short pass coordination.

And such high-frequency, fast and short passes, onslaught on one side, and quick turns are typical Dutch football.

Passionate offense, fast offensive and defensive conversion speed, and putting pressure on opponents all the time, this is also the hallmark of German football.

In the 7th minute, after Ajax passed continuously on the right side, Blind transferred the ball to form a 1v1 on the weak side.

The winger Neres forced a breakthrough inward, swayed the elderly Rafinha, and made a cross from the bottom.

Both sides in front of the goal failed to grab the landing point, and the ball slid past the goal, causing the fans to cheer.

Ten Hag's team quickly formed a threatening attack.

And from this attack, we can see the execution of Ajax tactics.

Bayern kick off.

Facing Ajax's high pressure, Kimmich needs to run continuously to sort out the offense.

At the same time, Müller will approach the center to assist Kimmich.

And Alaba will also go forward to assist, forming an equal number of people in the middle.

In such a situation, even if there is no midfield core, the overall attack can be sorted out.

Not only that, Rossi will also retreat appropriately to help the organization.

In this way, Ajax's defense is also attracted to the center.

In the 10th minute, Kimmich suddenly passed the ball to the left in the midfielder position and penetrated the defense.

Letona Sanchez was completely empty on the wing.

He advanced with the ball and slowed down when facing De Ligt.

This is not a tentative action to use the rhythm breakthrough, but to give people a feeling of timidity.

Without the support of his teammates, Leitona chose to rush forward.

But as soon as the ball left his feet, De Ligt tackled the ball away from the touchline with a beautiful turning side tackle.

There was applause in the stadium.

Alaba sent the ball out of bounds, and Kimmich got the ball and kicked it in.

The ball passed Lewandowski at the front point and appeared at the back point.

Rossi was a little unprepared, because his sight was always blocked by Lewandowski and the opposing central defender.

When the ball appeared, it was already behind his head.

In a hurry, he swung his head lightly, using the "turning back and looking at the moon" that he hadn't used for a long time, and pointed the ball backwards.

Goalkeeper Onana's face changed drastically.He also didn't expect that Rossi's dexterous response could be so fast.

Just as he watched the ball fly back in despair, De Ligt appeared.

He ran fast, before the ball hit the net, and headed the ball out of the baseline to defuse the crisis.

Rossi was taken aback.

The goal of this "highlight moment card" can be cleared, it is too strong!

At the beginning of this "Golden Boy Battle", De Ligt used two wonderful defenses and won applause.