The Godfather of Football

On his way back to the visiting team's coaching booth, Ye Qiu was surrounded by his players who were so happy that they were a little crazy. A group of people were celebrating wildly under the eyes of Juventus fans, venting their excitement and excitement when they defeated a strong team away from home.

Although Juventus only got the second place in the second round of the group stage, and the goals and losses were not ideal, no one could doubt the strength of this team in the knockout stage, or it should be said that the performance of Italian teams in the knockout stage is generally not too bad.

Someone once said that the Premier League beats Serie A, Serie A beats La Liga, and La Liga beats the Premier League, and the deep-seated reason lies in the different styles of the leagues.

The Premier League is famous for its passion, with a fast transition of offense and defense and strong impact. The offense and defense system of Serie A is known for its meticulousness, especially defense. Italian defense can even be so dull that you feel that they are playing without emotion and passion. So when the passionate Premier League meets the meticulous defense of Serie A, it is difficult for the latter to adapt to the fast-paced and impactful play of the former.

On the other hand, in La Liga, Spanish football has always used ball control and passing and cutting to mobilize the opponent's players and avoid more hard physical confrontations, so they can keep the rhythm very low, because the slow rhythm is more suitable for ball control, but not for the passion of the Premier League, so when La Liga meets the Premier League, the tactics are generally very simple.

I control the ball slowly, cooperate slowly, and pass the ball slowly. You run, run, run until you are exhausted and reveal a flaw, then I can kill you directly, and this tactical play is very psychologically advantageous.

Now Real Madrid, Deportivo La Coruna, Barcelona, ​​and Valencia have a very high chance of winning against Premier League teams. Although their ball control is far inferior to the later Barcelona ball control faction, they still have a great advantage against the Premier League, even against Manchester United. The only one who can barely resist is Arsenal.

But this style of La Liga is helpless when it comes to the Serie A with its tight defense. Italian teams generally adopt a strategy that no matter how you attack, I will first set up a good defense and resist your attack with reinforced concrete defense. It is difficult to break through the Italian defense with La Liga's ground penetration attack, and the weak defense line of La Liga often makes the team's luxurious offensive lineup in the front field become a castle in the air.

However, the styles of Italy, Spain and England have changed recently. Italy now has Ancelotti's AC Milan, England has Wenger's Arsenal, Ferguson has also introduced Veron and started to pursue technology, and Spain has Irueta's Super Laco and Ranieri, Cooper and Benitez's Valencia. These two teams pay great attention to the offensive and defensive systems, especially the defensive systems.

From this point, it is not difficult to see that the overall tactical style of Europe tends to be integrated, which is the so-called inclusiveness.

There is no need to worry that the tactical styles of various leagues in Europe will be homogenized in the future. That is impossible, because each league has its own tactical style. For example, it is difficult to play the ball control of La Liga and the passion of the Premier League in Serie A. Even Ancelotti still takes the local style of Serie A as the core and the ball control style of La Liga as the auxiliary.

In the Premier League, Wenger's Arsenal also adds excellent elements of other leagues on the basis of English football? Otherwise, how could Arsenal be praised as the team with the most red cards and the most violent in the Premier League this season?

Ye Qiu also reflected on his Ajax. This team has gathered many different elements. The defense has a bit of Italian flavor, and the passionate offense is a bit English. Arteta's joining has brought the ball control style of La Liga, and the overall team has a bit of Bundesliga tendency, which can be said to be taking the strengths of each family.

But this also brings a lot of problems. Taking the strengths of each team is a nice way of saying it. To put it bluntly, it means that there is no special strength. The ball control is not as good as La Liga, the defense is not as good as Serie A, and the rhythm is not as good as the Premier League. After all, no team can control the ball more than La Liga, defend more firmly than Serie A, and have a faster rhythm than the Premier League. Is that possible?

Therefore, the core foundation of Ajax is still the tradition of Dutch football, that is, two-wing attack. Ye Qiu's tactical style is more inclined to offensive football, especially last season, England's fast pace and passionate attack are very obvious. The whole Ajax is almost English, so Ye Qiu focused on introducing Arteta and injecting more delicate ball control elements.

Sometimes, think about it, it's really not easy!

It took Ye Qiu four years to create such an Ajax!

How many four years can there be in life?

Therefore, surrounded by the players, the excited Ye Qiu gasped for air, trying to calm down the excitement in his heart, and swept across the young faces in front of him. They will all become the hottest top stars in European football in the future, and now, they are all under his command, which makes him feel unprecedented confidence and fighting spirit.

"Don't be happy too early, remember, this is only the first round, we want to let those guys who said we were lucky last year and it was a coincidence see clearly, we want to enter the semi-finals again!"

"Enter the semi-finals!"

"Enter the semi-finals!!!" The players were also infected by Ye Qiu's emotions. After defeating Juventus away, this group of Ajax players also felt an unprecedented fighting spirit and confidence.

On the football field, in all walks of life, confidence is built by constantly defeating opponents!

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After the game, the press conference hall of the Alpi Stadium was very lively, with reporters from well-known media from all over the world gathered, most of them from Italy, including La Repubblica.

However, this time the Republic seems to have learned the lesson from before. Instead of sitting in the front row, it sat in the crowd. If you don't pay attention, you may not be able to see their existence. This is also what the Republic did to Ye Qiu. Compromise, the meaning is very clear, I have already compromised, you are embarrassed to cause trouble for me again, right?

What I didn't expect was that Ye Qiu could be so petty sometimes.

The first person to walk into the press conference was Lippi. The silver fox had a gloomy face and seemed to be in a bad mood because dark clouds had begun to gather over the Alpi Stadium. The Juventus fans were also very dissatisfied with him just now. The response was boos, although the boos were not loud, but they reflected the dissatisfaction of some fans.

Ye Qiu followed Lippi into the press conference hall. Many reporters at the scene noticed that Lippi seemed unwilling to face Ye Qiu. As soon as he saw him coming in, he immediately turned his head away with an excuse, not wanting to see the Chinese. Ye Qiu was not polite to Lippi either. He looked around like a host before he walked in and sat down.

"Hey, aren't there any reporters from the Republic newspaper here?" Ye Qiu has been waiting for the opportunity.

The reporters present were all afraid of chaos. As soon as they heard Ye Qiuwen, there was a burst of laughter. Someone in the middle stood up and stepped aside, revealing two reporters from the Republic newspaper who were hiding in the crowd. They were somewhat Sitting in the crowd in embarrassment, I just wished I could find a hole in the ground for myself, it was so embarrassing.

"Can I ask a question first?" Ye Qiu looked at Juventus's press officer humbly.

The Italian didn't like Ye Qiu very much because Ajax won, but he still nodded in agreement.

"I would like to ask these two reporter friends from the Republic newspaper, please teach me what football is?" Ye Qiu always smiled, but in the eyes of most people, this smile was indeed a sneer, as if he was disdainful of a group of people. Our defeated general dares to say that he wants to teach us how to play football? Are you worthy?

Everyone burst into laughter, and the spotlights flashed on the scene. They were obviously very interested in Ye Qiu's question. They wanted to see how the reporters from the Republic reported. However, the two reporters sat there in embarrassment and didn't move. Talk like a dead fish, you can kill or cut it up as you please.

This time, Ye Qiu was at a loss. He smiled and signaled that the press conference could begin.

There is really no interest in facing an opponent who is at the mercy of others. If you hit him, he will not fight back. If you scold him, he will be happier than you. Why bother? Is it necessary to fight to the death with such an opponent?

In Ye Qiu's view, it was enough to disgrace them and embarrass these reporters and the Republic Newspaper behind them.

The first person to ask a question was a reporter from Tuttosport. He asked Lippi, hoping that the Silver Fox could comment on Juventus's performance in this game and look forward to the second round.

"Overall, our performance in this game was good, especially in our first half. All developments were under our control, but it is very regrettable that in the second half, we were just about to During the counterattack, Ajax scored, which curbed our counterattack and disrupted the team's rhythm."

"Losing at home is indeed very difficult for the team to advance, but I don't think we should blame the team for this because we all tried our best and I am confident that we can turn the situation around in the second round. I know it very well. It will be difficult for us at Arena, but we will advance."

Lippi's reply was quite satisfactory. He was able to give such a reply after losing because of his prestige.

Lippi is so familiar with the Champions League. It can even be said that in today's football, there are probably only a handful of people who have more experience in the Champions League than Lippi. It can even be said that there are almost none. Because of this, everyone No one has lost their final confidence in Juventus.

The reason why famous coaches are famous coaches is because they can always give people hope at the last and most critical moment.

Ye Qiu's evaluation of this game was more polite, "This was a very exciting game. Both sides were very strong. We took the advantage, played very well, and controlled the game very well. And we The performance was very lively on both sides, but we encountered a counterattack from our opponents in the first half.”

"Fortunately, during the halftime break, we did a good job of reflecting on and summarizing the reasons for the goal we conceded in the first half and made up for it, and we adjusted our poor offensive situation in the first half. During the attack, we created a lot of threats and finally scored two goals in a row to overtake the score.”

"Victory in away games cannot mean everything, nor can it be said that we have surpassed Juventus in terms of strength. The knockout round is a two-legged game, and the final winner has to make a decision at the Arena. I firmly believe that we will definitely It will be the final winner. As long as we can maintain our performance in this game, we will definitely win at home and advance smoothly.”

There is another very positive sign in the second round, and that is Ibrahimovic's comeback.

The reason why Ajax played so awkwardly in this game and why the offense was so difficult to launch was that Huntelaar was a very important factor. But in the second round, the Swede will definitely be able to come back as long as his Once his condition is adjusted, Ye Qiu will let him start, and then Juventus will suffer.

The media also asked Lippi and Ye Qiu for their opinions on Ibrahimovic's comeback.

"In fact, I rarely comment on opponent players, but I still feel that Ibrahimovic's comeback will make Ajax's offense more threatening. He is a very special center. We You have to be well prepared to meet his challenge.”

Ye Qiu, on the other hand, was happy about Ibrahimovic's comeback in his heart, but he couldn't say it in his mouth.

"Ibrahimovic's return from injury is a gratifying thing, but I don't think he can be the reason for the team to defeat Juventus, because the game still depends on the efforts of all players to win. , and I think Huntelaar’s performance was very good in this game.”

"I'm very fortunate that I have two very good centers. They have different technical characteristics, which allows me to deploy different tactics according to their characteristics. This is very important, so I haven't decided yet on the second round. "

Ye Qiu's words not only gave Ibrahimovic hope, but did not suppress Huntelaar's confidence.

In fact, everyone can see that Huntelaar is the weakest link on Ajax's offensive end. If he can be more comprehensive, Ajax's offense will become more threatening. Van der Vaart and Ronaldo Ben's wings will also be more powerful.

But there are some things that anyone can say, even Huntelaar's teammates can say them, but Ye Qiu, as the head coach, can't say them!

But the entire press conference was not as harmonious as it appeared on the surface. When a reporter from Gazzetta dello Sport asked about Montero's foul when Van der Vaart was alone but did not get a yellow card, Ye Qiu said Unable to hide his anger.

"I know that according to UEFA rules, the referee should not be blamed, but I still find it strange that as an international referee with rich experience in law enforcement, including the World Cup in South Korea and Japan and various European events, Hao Hao Why do you think it was not a tactical foul on Montero?"

"My players are about to form a single goal. I dare not say that they will definitely be able to score goals after forming a single goal. However, in this situation where they are obviously powerless, they foul and prevent my players from forming a single goal. I think that is a very bad foul. , should have been given a red card, but obviously the referee didn’t seem to think so and I will ask the club to appeal.”

After being grouped into groups, Bobby Harms, who has more experience and a better understanding of UEFA's mentality, and Van Praag, who has extensive contacts in European football, reminded Ye Qiu that he must continue to move forward. It's a difficult road to follow. Someone is eyeing Ajax. As for who it is, no one says it, but they all know it in their hearts.

UEFA is the maker of the rules and the organizer of the event. It holds the greatest power. Ye Qiu will not fire off casually, because that may cause the hard work of dozens or hundreds of people in the club to be wasted for a year. What he got was only temporary pleasure. All he had to do was attract the attention of the media and make a reasonable and reasonable complaint.

There is no absolute fairness in this world, but as long as the media focuses on it, they will not dare to mess around, but at least it will have a certain deterrent effect. As for filing a complaint, it reflects Ajax's resistance to unfair treatment. , let everyone see clearly UEFA's attitude.

Of course, Ye Qiu also believed that no one would be stupid enough to make some things public in order to stop a team, because if the world could see the truth clearly, then the competition would have no authority. Said.

The world is like this. If you do it secretly, I guess it’s okay. I pretend I don’t know, but if it becomes completely public, then I’m sorry, you can play by yourself, and I won’t play with you. What’s more, Ajax won’t play with you anymore. After all, he is also one of the founders of G14. He really went too far and no one can guarantee that there will be no trouble.

Regarding Montero's foul, Lippi took a low-key approach. He said he didn't pay attention at the time and didn't know whether Montero had committed a foul or whether it was a foul.

"I don't know what happened at that time, but I believe in the fairness and impartiality of the referee. He will make such a penalty. He must have his reasons, and at the same time, I also believe in my players."

Ye Qiu was not surprised by Lippi's answer. Could it be that he still told the media that he had lost the game now, yes, Montero committed a tactical foul, and it was the referee who took care of him when he didn't get a red card? If you really say that, Lippi must have lost his mind and there is no need to continue to play in football.

At the end of the press conference, both Ye Qiu and Lippi once again expressed their confidence in the team's advancement.

In Ye Qiu's words, he has two away goals in hand, which gives him more advantages. As long as he doesn't play too poorly at Arena Stadium, his chances of promotion are very high.

As for what kind of tactics he would adopt at Arena Stadium, Ye Qiu chose to keep it secret, but said ambiguously that he would choose the most appropriate tactics. As for what is the most appropriate, let the media guess. .

Lippi also expressed his confidence in advancing, and he even said that he would play more actively and aggressively at the Arena Stadium.

"We need to win an away game, which requires us to play more actively, so we will show our best side at the Arena Stadium."

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