How much impact will Suarez's ban have on Ajax's league?

On the fifth day after losing to Real Madrid, they lost to Venlo, who was ranked 0-2 cleanly and neatly.

Without Suarez's restraint and stirring in the frontcourt, another shooter, Hamdavi, seemed to have lost his aura. As for Soleimani, De Jong, and Emmanuelson, he did nothing.

In addition, after entering late November, the weather gradually became cold, and Ajax's players collectively fell into a period of silence.

On December 3, relying on Long Shute's lightning surprise attack after the opening, Ajax barely defeated Helenfin 1-0.

On the 9th, they shook hands with AC Milan 0-0 in Italy, while Real Madrid beat Ausselle in four goals at the Bernabeu and won the top spot in the group with a record of five wins and one loss. Ajax, who had four wins, one draw and one loss, could only rank second.

Suarez's significance to Ajax is not just a goal, he almost represents a team's tactical style:

No matter under any circumstances, as long as the football is handed over to him, he can rely on his personal ability to create threats and murderous intent. This ability to fight alone is rare in the entire football world.

Now that he can't play, Van Basten has to reorganize the team's offense with Hamdavi as the main firepower point.

But Hamdavi cannot become another Suarez. He is not the kind of striker who can destroy cities and villages by one person. He must have teammates to help him with defense to exert his power. Moreover, compared to the Uruguayan, there is a big gap in his various skills. It is indeed difficult for him to assume the responsibility of the main attacker at once. Although another striker Ahmed Hassan Mido is 188 in height, he does not have the skill of the Uruguayan and his sense of smell in front of the goal, and he cannot bear this responsibility.

So after experiencing one win and one loss, Van Basten decisively adjusted his strategy.

Hamdavi and Mido appeared at the same time, but their mission is no longer to pursue shots and goals alone, but to transform into bridgeheads, trying to use their strong bodies to get the ball back for the midfielders who are inserted in the back row, and at the same time pull the gap in the opponent's defense.

Under such tactical adjustments, Ajax's midfield gradually became active, Emmanuelson, De Jong, Long Shute, and Erikson, who gradually became a regular rotation player, have blossomed in many aspects, and the team regained the feeling of scoring goals in the first few rounds.

But tactical adjustments are not something that can happen overnight. If the team adapts well, Van Basten will become a "tactical genius" again, but if they cannot adapt as soon as possible, the White Swan will undoubtedly be criticized by the media.

Fortunately, these young men allowed Van Basten to withstand the pressure. Although they were tied 2-2 by Waiters in the first game of the team's team's team's team's team-changing team, they won easily in the next two games without exception:

On December 19, he swept his arch-rival Feyenoord 3-0 at home.

On the 24th, Alkmaar was eliminated 2-0 in the Dutch Cup.

They ushered in the winter break with two consecutive wins, and vice captain Long Shute also proved that he could become a replacement for Suarez with his outstanding state of scoring goals in two consecutive games - he has surpassed Hamdavi with 15 goals on three fronts, becoming the second-rate scorer in the team after Suarez, and also becoming the team's assists king.

With this state, Long Shute is about to usher in his first major event in the national team.

2011 Qatar Asian Cup.

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"Drip, drip, drip!"

Three whistles came to mind on Ajax's training base.

Assistant coach Witzger, who served as the referee, blew the final game whistle.

The Chinese team ended its last match against the Ajax Youth Team.

In the 60-minute game, the score was 3-0 for the Chinese team.

Without Long Shute, without Blinder, and without Eriksen, this youth team composed of under 18 players is indeed not enough to compete with the Chinese team that plays all the main players. Recently, the Chinese captain Long Shute, who has been in good shape, has taught the young brothers of the youth training team a lesson with two shots and one pass, and has also proved that he is the best training product in the Ajax youth training camp in the past decade.

Head coach Gao Hongbo nodded and expressed satisfaction with the team's running-in for more than a month. Then he stood up from his seat, shook hands friendly with youth training director Van Denbrom, and briefly expressed his gratitude in English: "Thank you for your help this month, thank you very much."

Van Denbrom, who had not appeared for a long time, smiled: "I wish you good luck in the Asian Cup. Dragon," he hugged Long Shute, who stretched out his right hand to him, "Don't you know how to leave me some mercy?"

"John, what I learned from you is to treat every training and competition with all my might." Long Shute smiled and replied to the youth training supervisor who accepted him and guided him for two seasons.

"Good boy, you can indeed graduate." Van Denbrom laughed and patted the disciple on the shoulder. "It's better to perform well in the Asian Cup! I will also cheer for you in Amsterdam, although I will definitely not watch the live broadcast..."

"Ajax players never compete for the runner-up, right?" The Chinese captain broke out from his arms, bared his neat teeth, and shone with a white and cold light in the winter sun.

Perhaps because of Suarez's influence, he now wants to find something to take a bite...

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When Longshute set off for Qatar with the national team, UEFA had already started the 2010 award ceremony in Nyon, Switzerland.

This is the first year after the merger of the European Golden Globe Awards and the World Footballer. The Golden Globe Awards have also become the most supreme individual award in the field of football, so they have attracted special attention.

But the ending seemed a bit shocking: Barcelona's three giants Messi, Xavi and Iniesta monopolized the top three, while Sneijder, who had previously been very popular, led Inter Milan to win the triple crown and led the Netherlands to finish the runner-up in the World Cup, did not even make the top three.

Messi raised his second Golden Ball Trophy amid applause. From his expression, he could vaguely see that he was also a little surprised. After all, this year is the year of the World Cup, and Iniesta's final victory made Spain the new king.

He also knew that he was unable to show off his collective honor this year. The club did not defend the Champions League, and the national team was even massacred by Germany, so he had already decided to work harder in the new year.

The subsequent knockout draw was also eye-catching.

The first in the 8 groups are Tottenham, Schalke, Manchester United, Barcelona, ​​Bayern, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Donetsk miners, and the second in the group are Inter Milan, Lyon, Valencia, Copenhagen, Rome, Marseille, Ajax and Arsenal.

As the guests moved their hands, groups of matches appeared in front of the audience.

The defending champion Inter Milan drew Bayern in poor condition, and everyone was not optimistic about the Bundesliga overlord in the reconstruction.

Barcelona and Arsenal meet each other in a narrow road.

Real Madrid meets Lyon.

Rome vs. Miners.

Valencia fought Schalke 04.

Chelsea have always been unlucky in the Champions League this time, and they won a big gift package Copenhagen.

Manchester United is also a good sign, Marseille.

Ajax, who replaced AC Milan to enter the knockout round, was exactly the same as Milan's signings. They met Tottenham Hotspur, the fourth in the Premier League, who participated in the Champions League for the second time in history.

Van Basten finally sighed without worryingly. He could accept this opponent, not too strong, but he was definitely not a genius who could bully him at will.
Chapter completed!