Liverpool has little advantage in terms of ball possession rate, but Liverpool's passing success rate is higher than Ajax.
Although the high press was not as effective as Boss expected, he did not make immediate adjustments, but wanted to wait and see.
In the 25th minute of the game, the scene that Ajax coach Bosz wanted to see appeared.
In front of the Liverpool goal, Alisson took a goal kick and gave it to Robertson on the left.
After Robertson received the ball, he looked up and saw that the several passing points in front of him were all being stared at by Ajax players.
As long as he dares to pass the ball, the teammate receiving the ball will immediately be surrounded by Ajax. Once the ball is intercepted, it will be a direct counterattack in the frontcourt.
Just when Robertson was hesitating, Ajax right winger Younes had already rushed over, stretched out his foot and chopped towards the ball.
Robertson suddenly spiked the ball and turned back, pushing the ball to Alisson who came over to respond.
"Give it to Alexander!" Mo Yang, who retreated to the left side of the penalty area, shouted.
But at this moment, the fans at the scene came and cheered.
Alisson didn't hear it. After observing, he played a half-high ball to Gomez, who was in front of Arnold on the right rib.
Gomez stepped back to face the ball, half-turned his chest and just stopped the ball in front of him when he saw a figure rushing over.
"Danger!"
"It's Klassen!!"
When Bergin exclaimed, the Ajax left center midfielder had already rushed in front of Gomez, raised his left foot and chopped towards the ball with the sole of his foot.
Gomez's weakness of youth and lack of game experience was exposed at this time.
He was frightened by Klassen's action of flashing his spikes and did not dare to lift his foot to grab the ball immediately.
When the cunning Klassen saw Gomez being frightened, he immediately made a clear movement of retracting his feet, and then used the soles of his feet to lightly step on the ball that bounced on the ground to Traore, who was retreating from the penalty area.
Gomez lost the ball and was knocked down by Klassen, who rushed towards the baseline after passing the ball.
After Traore got the ball, he dribbled the ball towards the ribs.
This move put Arnold in a dilemma. He knew that Traore would pass back to Klassen, but he could not leave his position, otherwise Traore would enter the penalty area from the ribs and hit the goal.
Arnold was stuck in Traore's path, and Henderson also rushed towards Traore from the top of the arc and blocked the cross pass.
Traore didn't wait for Henderson to get close, and took a few steps to distribute the ball to the left and passed it to Klassen.
Arnold immediately followed the ball and rushed over to block Klassen's passing line.
Henderson also turned around and ran towards the position where Arnold left.
But it's already too late!
Klassen's cross did not hit the ball high, but hit the rolling ball directly in front of the goal post in the small penalty area.
Van Dijk in the penalty area saw this pass and was aware of the danger, so he directly stared at De Jong who stepped in to receive the ball.
Van Dijk was well prepared for this goal, but surprises often catch him off guard.
Although De Jong is young, he is the most outstanding among the countless talents that have emerged in the Netherlands in recent years.
Before the game, Bosz had been emphasizing Van Dijk's strength, but he actually felt it was a bit exaggerated.
But now he dare not underestimate the enemy.
This compatriot in front of me is really terrifyingly strong!
As soon as his tall body stood to the side, it put endless pressure on him. He was not even given a chance to kick off, and the pass was blocked.
At this critical moment, De Jong silently ran an extra foot distance and also posed to catch the ball to confuse Van Dijk. Van Dijk did not notice his move.
But after the ball came over, De Jong, a little chicken thief, did not choose to catch the ball, but leaked the ball to the other side of the goal.
Moreover, the ball rubbed against the heel of his right foot, causing a diagonal change in direction.
Ziyech, who rushed into the penalty area from the left rib of the penalty area, saw De Jong's magical pass and the frequency of his feet became faster.
Just as he was about to get the ball, a figure suddenly flashed across his left side, and he made a sliding tackle that pushed the ball out of the baseline.
"Woo!!!!"
The 50,000 home fans at the Amsterdam Arena suddenly let out a short exclamation, followed by a chorus of annoyance.
Klopp was so frightened on the sidelines that his glasses slid down to the side of his nose and he was still unconscious.
He suddenly felt that it was a stupid thing to remove an experienced veteran like Lovren from the squad for this game.
Gomez is good, but too young. Center back is an important position that requires the most experience on the court.
Next to him, Boss raised his hands and stared with an incredulous expression on his face.
A sure goal just flew by, and it was Liverpool's No. 8 again.
God, how on earth did he predict that De Jong would pass the ball.
At this moment, Bosch couldn't figure it out. In the end, he could only classify it as a miraculous event.
"Wow!!!"
"Yang's return to defense was so good this time. He saved Gomez! He saved Liverpool! This was a life-saving and crucial clearance!"
Berglin in the commentary box was also frightened.
In Zhan Jun's eyes, Ajax's offensive cooperation, from stealing the ball to the last pass, was as smooth as mercury falling on the ground and contained deadly murderous intent.
In particular, De Jong's missed pass with his heel was really wonderful, fully demonstrating the offensive talent and creativity of this Dutch midfielder.
"Ajax is indeed the world's star-making factory. Look at these young guys, wow, this offense is so beautiful!"
Zhang Lu didn't answer and said with a smile: "I just want to know how Mo Yang guessed that De Jong would pass the ball!"
In fact, Mo Yang guessed that De Jong would pass the ball, and his guess was based on his trust in Van Dijk.
Mo Yang, who often practices with Van Dijk at home, may know Van Dijk better than Klopp.
So when Mo Yang saw Klassen's pass, his huge field of vision allowed him to see the gap on the other side of the goal.
In Mo Yang's eyes, it is impossible for Van Dijk to give De Jong a chance to kick, so De Jong has no other choice except passing the ball.
“Well done!”
In the penalty area, Van Dijk touched Mo Yang's head with a doting smile on his face. Mo Yang's rescue indirectly saved him.
"Go, stand outside and wait for me to pass the ball!" Van Dyke smiled and pushed Mo Yang to the top of the arc.
"Okay! I'm waiting for you to pass the ball to me!" Mo Yang rolled his eyes, his tone full of doubts, but his body was very sincere, and he came to the top of the key to stand with the Ajax defender.
In the blink of an eye, Ajax took a corner kick and it was De Ligt who was looking for him from behind.
Coincidentally, Van Dijk is targeting De Ligt.
There was no surprise in the result. De Ligt, who took off at the same time as Van Dijk, was squeezed by Van Dijk in the air and lost his balance.
Although De Ligt is hailed as a talented central defender by the media in the Netherlands, he is too young, only 17 years old this year.
Maybe give him another two years and he can become Van Dijk's opponent.
But now, he is not qualified yet.
Mo Yang grinned when he saw that the ball was really pushed out of the penalty area by Van Dijk, and it was in the direction of him.