[Leo Lin Golf Course will open soon. However, as the car park is still under construction, golf enthusiasts who wish to visit Leo Lin Golf Course for practice are advised not to drive there. Walking or taking a taxi is recommended.]
[Leo Lin Golf Course has announced that when it opens in five days, every golfer who visits will be able to claim a free ice cream from the temporary snack stand.]
[Leo Lin Golf Course has announced that it will set aside a 10,000-square-meter area where the turf quality is not especially good and rebuild it into a practice section. Prices there will be 30% lower than the normal course rate. Leo Lin hopes more people who love golf will come here to practice.]
Barnett's company handled the promotion for Leo Lin's golf course. After all, Barnett was the one who had encouraged Leo Lin to take over the course. If it ended up losing money after the purchase, Barnett would not know how to face Leo Lin.
But once the news was released, the response was very good. Most fans, out of support for Leo Lin, said they were willing to come and try golf for themselves.
The one-day break quickly came to an end, and the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinal finally kicked off. On March 26, Ajax visited Anfield.
At eight o'clock that evening, the two teams officially began their clash at Liverpool's sacred ground.
"You are now watching the second leg of this season's Champions League quarterfinal. Liverpool took victory away from home in the first leg, and now, in the second leg at their own ground, their final goal remains the same: beat Ajax again."
"As for Ajax, their task is to complete a comeback. Only a comeback will send them through. I believe Ten Hag has already prepared for this."
Ten Hag had indeed prepared. He had watched Liverpool's EFL Cup final against Chelsea from start to finish, and what drew his attention most was naturally Liverpool's herding-style pressing.
Ten Hag arrived with a plan to deal with it. He would be the second manager to face Liverpool's herding tactic, and compared with Sarri, he believed he could handle it well.
In the pre-match interview, Ten Hag answered the reporters very clearly.
"I've heard that Klopp called this herding-style pressing in a recent interview. I've never heard of such a tactic before, so he probably created it himself, and he made up the name too."
"But I think this pressing tactic is chaotic. It has no rhythm and no clear rules. It should never have made Chelsea look that miserable. We'll deal with it well. I don't see it as a threat."
"How do you explain the heavy defeat in the first leg?"
"I've already said it before. That wasn't a heavy defeat. We created plenty of good chances in that match, just as we'll definitely create plenty of good chances in this one. As long as we take them, we can lead Liverpool 3-0 or 4-0 and complete the comeback!"
Ten Hag was not actually wrong, because he was Ajax's head coach, so he had to help his team build confidence.
If they doubted themselves before the match and went into it sighing in despair, how could Ajax even talk about advancing?
So Klopp made no comment on Ten Hag's words. Everyone had their role, and Ten Hag was simply doing his duty as Ajax's head coach.
But the way Ajax performed against Liverpool's herding-style pressing was completely different from what Ten Hag had described before the match.
Not only did they fail to cope well, they looked even worse than Chelsea had.
On March 26, the quarterfinal was already underway.
From the very start, Liverpool used their herding-style pressing and quickly created an opening.
The sixth minute of the match.
"Ajax's space at the back has already been squeezed down to almost nothing. Onana is calling for his teammates to move, but where are they supposed to go?"
"It looks as if every space they could run into has already been sealed off by Liverpool players!"
"He has to clear it! Go long!"
"De Jong challenges Rodri, and Rodri wins the duel!"
"Leo Lin is sprinting forward. Gomez with the long pass!"
"Unfortunately, it's far too wide. His attacking delivery really isn't as good as Alexander-Arnold's."
"Alexander-Arnold hasn't started this match. Gomez, thanks to his recent defensive form, continues to guard the right side for Liverpool!"
Leo Lin waved to show that Gomez's pass was not a problem. Although the ball had not reached him, it at least proved that Liverpool's players were thinking on the same tactical level. Only like this could Liverpool create more combinations.
Then Liverpool's pressing broke Ajax's spine, just as it had done to Chelsea.
Ajax also began to grow chaotic. To put it simply, they were falling apart.
"I might not have fully understood it in the last match, but now I feel like this Liverpool tactic is ripping out tendons and breaking bones!"
Gullit did not know whether that description was reasonable, but that was exactly how it felt to him.
"A lot of people might not think this pressing tactic is that powerful, but in reality, you only feel its true force when you face it on the pitch."
"The area Ajax can operate in is shrinking. For the first time, I feel like Onana is under this much threat right in front of his own goal. It's as if he could be dispossessed at any moment!"
That was how Gullit felt, and that was how Onana felt as well. Known for his ability on the ball, he now did not dare let it stay at his feet for even one extra second.
The 29th minute of the match.
"De Jong just about manages to pass it through. Tadić protects the ball, but Van Dijk wins it from behind!"
"Tadić has gone down. He dragged Van Dijk down with him, and the referee gives a foul against Tadić!"
"Tadić looks very unhappy with that decision. He thinks Van Dijk's first challenge was a foul!"
Tadić was still angry, but Van Dijk quickly restarted play and gave the ball to Rodri. Liverpool immediately launched an attack.
First came the stretching tactic. This time, Rodri was the one who started it, using a beautiful long ball down the flank to give Salah a chance to break through.
Then came the switching-runs tactic. With help from Firmino and Leo Lin, Salah cut inside all the way from the right before shifting the ball to Mané.
After receiving Salah's pass, Mané drove toward the byline, but Veltman found the chance to put it out behind. Liverpool won their first corner.
Leo Lin walked toward the corner flag, and the Liverpool fans were delighted, because they had Ajax firmly pinned down.
"If this pressing tactic keeps developing, and Liverpool become more mature and more complete in the way they play it, its power will definitely grow even stronger."
"That's obvious. Right now, this tactic is still in its early stages."
Gullit looked at Scholes. He knew Scholes, with his tactical understanding, knew exactly what he meant.
"Yes. If it really keeps developing, the consequences will be unimaginable."
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