The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 79 Optimus Prime

Ridley Scott's Gladiator is a movie Ye Qiu likes very much.

Among them, the scene where the protagonist Maxim was riding a horse and wearing armor in the Colosseum, accepting the cheers and applause from all the Roman subjects, once made Ye Qiu boil, and even had a longing at the beginning, wishing that he could enjoy Maxim. The treatment of Tom made the whole city of Rome applaud him.

But what's interesting is that when he really arrived in Rome for the first time in his life, the people here gave him endless boos, and bursts of cynicism, which made him no gladiator in the competition. The pride that calls the wind and rain in the field.

When thinking of this, Ye Qiu, who was sitting in the coaching bench of the away team at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, shook his head helplessly.

"What's the matter?" Bobby Harms shook his head when he saw himself giggling aside, a little strange.

Ye Qiu chuckled, "It's nothing, I was just thinking that it should be considered a kind of pride to be hated by these fans!"

This is somewhat of a mentality that since I can't live forever, I will be infamous forever.

Bobby Harms couldn't figure out what Ye Qiu was thinking, but he couldn't help but smile, because away games were like this.

Capello ranked Roma's strongest lineup in this game, because they still have to fight for the championship in Serie A, so they want to use the home game to directly resolve the battle, so there is no reservation in the formation. hand.

The goalkeeper is Antonioli, the defense is Zago, Samuel and Zebina, the midfielders are Candela, Zanetti, Tomasi and Cafu, the midfielder is Totti, and the double striker is Delvic Austria and Batistuta, the formation position is 3412.

Ye Qiu has always believed that Capello's status as the world's top coach was truly established during his time in Rome, especially when he won the championship in the 00/01 season. His coaching ability has been completely sublimated, but unfortunately, his Rome has never been able to prove himself in the European arena.

Among the three defenders, Samuel lags behind, Zago and Zebina are on the left and right sides, and when defending, Candela on the left can retreat, Zebina returns to the right back, and Delvic on the front line Austria will pull to the left, and the tactical formation immediately becomes 442.

Delvecchio's running ability is very good, and he serves the team more silently, but his tactics are very important. Capello's use of the striker combination, whether it is Batistuta or Montella, they are They are all rotations, and the real core force is Delvecchio, because this is a player with a huge tactical role.

Ye Qiu still used Ajax's usual lineup of 433-[-]-[-] for this game. The goalkeeper is Grimm, the defense line is Abidal, Kivu, Lucio and Heitinga, and the midfielder is Keita. , Gilberto? Silva and Sneijder, the trident is Robben, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Van der Meyde, and it is also the most outstanding lineup of Ajax recently.

Ye Qiu spoke very highly of Capello's Roma. Capello's defensive training ability is second to none in the world. Whether in Rome, Juventus, or Real Madrid, the defense he built can make everyone The team has benefited for many years, and the structure of today's Roman defensive system is also the same.

But Roma's solid defense is based on the premise that their three defenders and one of the midfielders will basically not overwhelm the midfielder. Before Emerson was injured, Tomasi stayed at the end, and After Emerson was injured, the trailing central midfielder became Zanetti, while Tomasi did what Gattuso did in AC Milan, running all over the field.

On the offensive end, Roma is a typical strategy of defending from the left and attacking from the right. Candela partnered with Delvecchio on the left. On the right side, Cafu is fighting the world alone.

Ye Qiu made targeted arrangements for this game. Abidal's position was moved forward to watch Cafu. Kivu, Lucio and Heitinga were responsible for the defense at the back. Gilberto ? Silva's main responsibility is to restrain Totti.

Keita and Sneijder also have a very important responsibility, which is to ensure that there must be someone who can cut off Totti's return pass anytime and anywhere, and the return pass of the Roman Prince is usually for the late Zanetti or Candela, reorganize the ball again.

Capello is a master at training defense. Although he is not bad at training offense, he can't say how brilliant he is.

His offensive transformation of Roma still adopts a strategy that relies more on the personal performance of the stars, basically relying on the free Totti to organize and launch the offense, which makes Roma's performance in the tough battle unsatisfactory. On the contrary, the defensive counterattack was very good, because whether it was Samuel, Zago or Zanetti, they all had a good mid-length pass.

Therefore, another offensive point of Roma is to counterattack directly to Batistuta after stealing the ball.

Ye Qiu also made specific arrangements. He asked Lucio to watch over Batistuta, with Kivu and Heitinga assisting.

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It has been almost half a year since joining Ajax, and Lucio has also begun to get used to life in Amsterdam, the atmosphere of playing at Ajax, and Ye Qiu's almost harsh tactical requirements for him.

He is not an idiot, he can tell that Ye Qiu is harsh on him, it is to help him improve.

Before each game, like other teammates, he would get a file from Ye Qiu about his opponent in the next game, and when Lucio found out that he was going to face the world's top center Batty this time. When he saw Stuta, he didn't panic at all, but felt that his whole body was burning, as if even his blood was boiling.

He is a Brazilian, and he doesn't like Argentines by nature, but he knows Batistuta's strength, but he is not afraid.

"You only have one task in this game, to block Batistuta, and you don't have to worry about the rest!"

This is what Ye Qiu said when he assigned him a task.

He used to watch TV and read newspapers, and he had a feeling that Batistuta was tall, but when he stood on the field and looked at Batistuta in front of him, wearing the Red Wolves Roma jersey, he felt But I feel that the Argentine center is not as tall as I imagined.

It seems... a little shorter than me!
But with the whistle of the referee, Lucio quickly restrained his mind and stared at Batistuta with all his attention.

Ye Qiu repeatedly emphasized the two opponents in the locker room, one is Batistuta and the other is Totti. He believes that as long as these two players are strangled, at least two-thirds of Roma's offensive threat can be weakened.

But unlike suppressing Totti, relying on the cooperation and cooperation of the three players in the midfield, Batistuta was handed over to Lucio.

This is a heavy trust, and Ye Qiu is putting the hopes of everyone in Ajax on him.

Roma's first attack was launched by their best right, the captain of the Brazilian national team, Cafulai. to the middle.

Lucio blocked Batistuta with his body, he could feel the pressure from behind, the Argentine center was fighting him, and the Roma fans in the stands were chanting Batistuta's name.

The ball was not fast. After all, this was Cafu's first cross in this game, so he didn't feel it more or less.

Lucio opened his hands slightly and blocked Batistuta behind him. He judged the fall of the ball, suddenly rushed forward, jumped high, and shook his head to head the ball ahead of Cafu's cross. rescue.

hush~~

"That damned Brazilian!"

The Roma fans in the stands immediately booed enthusiastically, because they wanted to see Batty GOAL more!

Lucio smiled slightly, but didn't take it seriously, turned around and continued to look at Batty. The Argentine center also noticed this strong Brazilian central defender. In his impression, Brazil had never heard of such a beast-level defender before. Zhongwei.

Lucio?

Batistuta remembered this Brazilian in his heart, but he didn't think that the opponent was so powerful, but he was sighing about his age. If he was a few years younger, he would be able to knock this damned man away. Brazilians, but now...

Relying on their home court advantage, Roma launched a round of attack against Ajax at the beginning, so they quickly reorganized an offensive.

The cooperation between Totti and Tomasi played tricks on Sneijder. After all, the Dutch midfielder is young and inexperienced. He lost his position easily. Heitinga had to go forward, but Totti passed the ball. Passed to the left and handed over to the French left-back Candela who inserted in the back.

Candela's strength is very good, and Lizarazu and Lizarazu were also good for a while, but unfortunately, the latter is the main choice in France, but Candela can shine as long as he has a chance, so when Totti's ball passed in front of him, The French made a 45-degree oblique pass to the penalty area.

This is Candela's characteristic, because his dribbling and speed are not good, so he doesn't fight alone like Cafu on the wing, he relies more on coordination and sudden inside cuts, he is a right-footed player , but hit the left.

Candela's diagonal pass was so sudden that everyone in the Ajax defense was taken aback.

Batistuta also rushed in quickly from outside the penalty area, facing the goal diagonally at 45 degrees to the left of the goal, and got the ball!
Everyone's heart jumped at this moment, because Batistuta is very lethal in this 45-degree area.

"Roma scored again into the Ajax penalty area, Batistuta took the ball, Bati..." The commentator on the spot saw Batistuta swung his left foot, and had already called out Batistuta's goal in advance The voice of time, deliberately split BATIGOAL into two halves, and played a very long long tone.

There were even many Roma fans who left their seats excitedly, because in their view, as long as Batistuta kicks, the goal is basically there.

But just when all the Romans were ready to celebrate, they saw Lucio suddenly stabbing out like a heavy armored vehicle. Facing Batty who had kicked his feet, he had no other choice. The choice, without the slightest hesitation, fell to the ground with a sliding shovel to block it.

Batistuta volleyed vigorously, and everyone at the scene could hear the muffled sound made by the contact between the foot and the ball, but after that, there was another very close muffled sound, and it was the ball that hit Lucy. Ao's outstretched leg bounced off the sound.

Wow! !
The Romans were taken aback, but soon booed Lucio.

Ye Qiu applauded Lucio's performance from the sidelines. Many people said that Lucio was reckless and rash. Ye Qiu did not deny this. The Brazilian central defender did have many problems, but he had a very The outstanding advantage is one-on-one fighting.

In the Eredivisie League, Lucio completed an average of 13 tackles per game, with a success rate of 77%. This is a very good result, especially as he gradually integrates into Ajax's overall defensive system. , which will allow him to play an increasingly key role in this system in the future.

Ye Qiu knew Lucio very well. If he was allowed to stay in his position and look at Batistuta, he might suffer a disadvantage with his current strength. It would be better to give him freedom and let him look at Batistuta. Play his one-on-one ability.

Lucio's performance did not disappoint Ye Qiu!

"This kid is Optimus Prime in the back line. If he can improve his tactics and defense, he will be a top central defender!" Bobby Hames really admires Ye Qiu's vision now. indescribable.

Ye Qiu's introduction of Huntelaar and Abidal had already surprised everyone, but afterward, the two players' performances were convincing and everyone recognized them, but who would have thought that Ye Qiu would make it to the first team , Immediately carried out drastic reforms to the team and introduced a group of inexperienced newcomers.

This group of newcomers does not have experience in European leagues, but the problem is that each of these players has excellent personal abilities, and in the past few months in Ajax, after the tempering and accumulation of the game , their progress is very obvious.

It’s like Robben on the left, he didn’t need to adapt to Ajax, and he played amazing strength right away, whether it’s speed or technique, it reminds people of Overmars back then, and Kai Tower, Gilberto Silva, these players have shown encouraging signs of strength and progress.

After several months in the league, many fans have gradually accepted the improvement of Ajax's strength after the reorganization from the previous doubts. At least now Ajax is ranked third in the Eredivisie, and the strength shown Recognized, these make the fans satisfied, and more importantly, Ajax is the youngest team in the Eredivisie.

In other words, Ye Qiu's team is a team full of hope!
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Some people may say that Lucio's performance in this game is amazing.

But only a professional knows it well, because he has been given the opportunity to use his best skills, that is freedom!
Ye Qiu even allowed him to rush out of the penalty area and go to a place about 30 meters away from the goal to snatch the ball from Totti's feet.

Of course, Lucio played brilliantly, but there are also great hidden dangers, but Ye Qiu arranged for Heitinga and Kivu to block behind him anytime and anywhere, plus a Gilberto who can retreat to help the defense line at any time. Silva, this can ensure the stability of the defense line to the greatest extent.

Facing an aggressive Lucio, Batistuta was helpless. In a one-on-one fight with Lucio, Lucio took the lead to grab the point and shook his head to make a clearance. But after landing, he found that the clearance ball had not been passed. Far, not far away, Delvecchio rushed over to grab the ball again. He rushed over immediately, raised his right foot ferociously, and directly cleared the ball with a big foot.

Delvecchio was dumbfounded, while Batistuta had a wry smile on his face. This Brazilian has a mad dog spirit.

But the referee pulled the hot-headed Brazilian aside and warned him loudly, because his action just now was very dangerous. If Delvecchio hadn't stopped his body in time, maybe even the Roman striker would have been killed by Lu Theo kicked out of the Olympic Stadium. Although this guy was running for the ball, he should be warned about his dangerous actions.

Lucio's excellent performance disrupted Rome's offense.

The ball cannot be passed to Batistuta's feet, no matter how active Cafu on the right is, he can't create a threat, and can only let the ball run more in the midfield, especially at Totti's feet.

But Totti's performance in this game was not so much a downturn as it was completely suppressed by Ajax's midfielder.

Emerson is the midfielder that Capello placed high hopes on. He hoped that Emerson and Totti could form a dual-core midfielder. The two, one in front and one behind, jointly built the midfield organization line of Rome, but no one thought of it. , Emerson got into a serious injury after coming to Rome.

Today's Totti can only face engineers like Tomasi and Zanetti. In addition, he has encountered a high defense and is very good at suppressing Ajax's defensive system, which is a traditional No. 10 playmaker. This makes Totti Hitting the wall everywhere, falling into the encirclement frequently, there is a great regret that it is difficult to do it alone.

As soon as Totti and Batistuta were locked up, it was useless for Delvecchio and Cafu to be active on the two flanks, because once they entered the 30-meter zone of Ajax from the flank, Both Heitinga and Abidal prioritized recovery, blocking their routes into the penalty area and forcing them to fail to complete the transition from the wing to the centre.

Once the ball cannot reach the middle, how to create a threat?
The time passed by every minute and every second. After the opening stage, Roma's attack quickly hit a wall everywhere, and the offensive gradually came to a halt. However, Ajax, who played in the away game, after going through the opening stage of the defense, waited until Rome started. After consciously relaxing, Ye Qiu waved his hand from the sidelines, and all the Ajax players knew that it was their turn to appear on the stage.

Beginning to strengthen the attack, Ajax gradually showed a strategy of approaching step by step. Using Lucio's attack and the active pressing and pressing of the midfielders, Ajax gradually pushed the Roma defense forward step by step, forcing Serie A The powerhouse had to start to retract the three lines.

The situation on the scene suddenly turned around. The initiative that was seized by Roma after the opening game gradually returned to Ajax's hands, and Ye Qiu even pushed up the three players on the front line, especially against the 3 defenders. Focusing on the disadvantages of wing defense to make a fuss, a round of counterattacks was launched.

(End of this chapter)