The Godfather of Football

After Ajax eliminated Barcelona and reached the Champions League final, Ye Qiu held an internal tactical preparation meeting in Detok Most. The focus was to allow the coaching staff and players to express their opinions and talk about how to play. Real Madrid have their say.

Among them, Ye Qiu focused on asking the two Brazilian defenders in the team, Lucio and Maicon, to talk about Ronaldo.

As Brazil internationals, Lucio and Maicon are no strangers to Ronaldo. They are all aware of Ronaldo's strength. Perhaps after several serious injuries, Ronaldo's comeback is not as fast as in the past, but he is lethal on the court. There is absolutely no doubt about the power.

"Although he is a forward, the difference between Ronaldo and other speed forwards is that he does not like to go wide. He likes the center and the ribs, because the center is close to the goal and can create shooting opportunities as soon as he goes up, so he is the most threatening. The key is to break through the middle.”

"But Ronaldo is very smart. The center is the most heavily defended area. He will not catch the ball close to the defense like other centers or forwards. What he dislikes most is being approached and what he hates most is being closely marked. , so he always looks for activities in areas where there are no defensive players, or even drops back to catch the ball."

Lucio further explained the so-called retracement. If it is in the penalty area, it means retracing from the penalty spot to the top of the arc. The retracement is not deep and the distance is not long, but it is enough for Ronaldo to display his abilities, especially It's the tenderness of his body and his technique with his feet.

"If you don't stick to him in time and follow him back, just slow down the beat a little, and as soon as he catches the ball, it will be a series of fake moves. You won't be able to tell which move is real and which move is fake. Maybe he can’t tell the difference himself, but the frequency is very fast, and the movements can almost dazzle you, with only one purpose, to make you lose your center of gravity.”

"Many people say Ronaldo is very fast. That was in the past. In the early years, Ronaldo was very fast, but he didn't have as many fake moves as he does now. Today's Ronaldo is slower, but he has a lot of fake moves. He can get in front of you. The moment he loses his center of gravity, he directly starts to break through you. You will feel that he is not too fast, but you lose your center of gravity and have no way to chase him. You can only watch him pass you by! "

Finally, Lucio gave his own opinion, that is, to defend Ronaldo, he must directly fight with him, but there must also be a player who can back up to help defend in depth, just in case there is a breakthrough. Line of defense, but distance is also very particular.

"The distance of the help defense cannot be too long. If it is too long, the help defense will be meaningless. Ronaldo's flexible movements can continuously pass the help defender. It is not good if it is too short. He will create a block for himself. Therefore, the help defense must be based on the dragging central defender. Consider the comprehensive ability of speed, flexibility, and critical moment decision-making and reaction! ”

It should be said that Ye Qiu fully considered Lucio's series of suggestions. In this game, Ye Qiu focused on arranging two midfielders, Yaya Toure and Mascherano, and clearly A requirement is made, that is, at least one midfielder must be protecting the central defender at any time.

The positioning of the two central defenders is also different from usual. Considering that Real Madrid is playing as a lone forward, Lucio is positioned higher up. Ye Qiu gives him enough freedom to closely mark Ronaldo anytime and anywhere. Once Real Madrid's The ball advanced to the 30-meter area. Sneijder retreated and looked at Raul. A defensive midfielder came back to form a flank attack with Lucio. Kivu stayed behind to help defend and protect.

As a result, the entire central defense has depth, and it also makes it difficult for Real Madrid's passes to pass into this area, because neither Raul nor Ronaldo can easily catch the ball. Almost as soon as they catch it, The ball was immediately approached by someone, and there was not one person around, but three or four people forming an effective deep defense, forcing them to pass the ball out.

Zidane on the left was flanked by Maicon and Mascherano. Figo on the right allowed Abidal to focus on him, and the more important thing for the Frenchman was to block Figo's inward cuts, which made Real Madrid It was difficult for the team to launch its offensive methods effectively, and it reached a deadlock as soon as it entered the 30-meter area.

When things couldn't open up the front, Guti, Roberto Carlos, and Salgado frequently moved forward to participate in the attack.

This is also the method that Real Madrid has always been best at, using offense to suppress opponents. Coupled with the separation between offense and defense, many players lack the awareness to return to defense and counterattack on the spot. Therefore, Ajax has frequently caused troubles. A sharp counterattack.

Sometimes, you don't need to invest many troops, or even just one is enough.

Just like this time, Real Madrid passed the ball to Raul. Yaya Toure immediately got close to him. Raul passed to Ronaldo. Behind the Brazilian stood the goalkeeper-like Lucio, constantly pestering Ronaldo. , waiting for the opportunity to make a move.

Ronaldo took the ball and was about to turn around and get rid of Lucio, but found that Yaya Toure and Kifu were double-teaming him at the same time.

One-on-three, no matter how good Ronaldo was, he still couldn't take the ball out. Lucio poked him, and Yaya Toure sent it forward. Sneijder, who was returning to defense, quickly ran over and didn't wait. The ball stopped at his feet, and he directly raised his right foot and made an overhead pass.

The ball was very fast, with strong spin, almost passing over Helgra's head and falling straight to the area behind him to the right.

At this moment, Real Madrid's defense was too high. In order to maintain an effective connection with the midfield and frontcourt, they pressed heavily, leaving a large gap behind them, and Roberto Carlos was simply not in his position. On the ball, Van der Vaart sprinted forward quickly and used his speed to pass by Helgra, forming a counter-offside.

The Ajax fans in the stands had already rushed out of their seats with excitement, raising their hands high, ready to welcome Van der Vaart's single goal.

Van der Vaart and Casillas were one-on-one. The Dutch advanced very quickly. Casillas was forced to attack and wanted to block Van der Vaart's shooting angle in advance, but the Dutch reacted quickly and directed the ball towards himself. With a dunk on the left side, he directly passed the attacking Casillas, and without any delay in his left foot, he directly pushed the ball forward.

Although this poke caused Van der Vaart to lose his center of gravity and fall to the ground, the ball quickly went straight from Casillas to the goal.

Hierro and Helguera are chasing back, Salgado is also rushing back desperately, Robert Carlos, Ronaldo, Zidane and other offensive superstars in the frontcourt are standing in front, just watch With this ball, it seemed to be pulled by a straight line, crossed the goal line and entered the goal.

German referee Merck did not hesitate to blow the whistle that the goal was valid. At this moment, the entire Old Trafford stadium completely turned into a stage for Ajax celebrations, and all the fans were cheering. He rushed to the edge of the stands and cheered wildly at the players off the court, while the players on the court rushed towards Van der Vaart one by one.

This is Ajax's counterattack, it doesn't require more people, only quality!

"In just 37 minutes, Ajax has taken a 2-0 lead. It's really surprising!"

"Ajax counterattacked from the right. This is not the first time, but Real Madrid obviously has no intention to strengthen its defense on the left. Roberto Carlos still keeps pushing forward again and again. The defense in the entire left half is almost Without the slightest bit of organization, Ajax always found an effective threat on their right.”

Real Madrid's left half is Zidane, Guti and Roberto Carlos. This is also the most threatening side of Real Madrid's offense, but it is also the direction where Ajax focuses on counterattack.

"We have just said that Ajax's counterattack is very threatening. Real Madrid did not close the loophole on the left in time. Sooner or later, they will suffer a big loss. Look, just a few minutes ago, Ajax seized One chance and the ball went in.”

"And this time there is almost no extra force invested in the counterattack. There is only one Van der Vaart. There is no need for many people. As long as one person succeeds in countering offside and poses a threat, you are finished. Now you are two goals behind, which is even more embarrassing for Real Madrid. Good to fight."

The on-site commentator's comments sounded more like complaints against Real Madrid, because many things were actually very obvious, but they did not form an effective sense of worry. They were too blind and careless, and their play was also very scattered and lacked a whole. sex.

On the other hand, Ajax is very orderly as a whole. From the opening attack, everyone pressed forward, forming a pressure and threat. After the goal, everyone retreated together, defended firmly, and counterattacked, and when defending, , the three lines always remain compact and orderly, maintain sufficient contact and response, and use the overall defense to counter the superstar's personal performance.

"Now for Real Madrid, the most important thing is to stabilize their position first. With their attacking power, it is not impossible to catch up if they are 2 goals behind, but the most important thing is to stabilize their position first. After all, they are completely overwhelming in terms of strength. Jax."

But just as the on-site commentator finished speaking, he saw that after the kick-off was resumed, Ye Qiu waved his hand, and Ajax actually reversed its previous steady defense and counterattack, and started to attack directly again!

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"Football matches are all about slowness and urgency, slowness and speed. If the opponent has a strong attack, we must defend first. Once the opponent's attack breaks, we must dare to attack. So as Ferguson said, football matches are a bit like Turn-based game."

In the stands of the Old Trafford Stadium, Pini Zahavi and Abramovich sat in the VIP box, enjoying the world-famous Champions League final, which surprised them all. What's amazing is that Ajax, who was not optimistic before the game, actually took a 2-goal lead in half an hour.

I believe it’s not just them, the whole world is shocked!

"This Ye Qiu is brave enough, attentive enough, and outstanding!" Abramovich felt that Ye Qiu had a good temper.

Perhaps, from the moment Ye Qiu dared to shout that he wanted to create a new giant, he felt that Ye Qiu was his ideal head coach candidate. Originally, Pini Zahavi introduced Ferguson, but the latter preferred to stay. At Manchester United, and from the current point of view, the possibility of Abramovich acquiring Manchester United is almost zero.

"But, you know, usually people as outstanding as him often have very tough personalities!" Pini Zahavi reminded.

He is one of Ferguson's good friends, and of course he knows what kind of person Ferguson is.

In fact, people who can achieve brilliant results in the field of football, whether they are head coaches or players, need to have their own personality, and it can even be enlarged to all fields. It is difficult for people who lack personality to get ahead.

"It's normal, a person with no personality, dare to overpower Real Madrid in such an occasion?" Abramovich pointed to the court. Ajax once again sounded the counterattack horn and launched a fierce attack on Real Madrid. The scene asked with a smile.

"I also heard a piece of news." Pini Zahavi thought for a while and decided to tell it.

After receiving a nod from Abramovich, he continued: "Frank Arnesen and Ye Qiu are mortal enemies!"

As soon as he said this, Abramovich was stunned. These two people were very important to him.

This has always been his habit. When entering any industry, he must first understand the rules of the industry.

To build a wealthy team, performance and youth training are essential. As Pini Zahavi said, the former represents the present and the latter represents the future, so Ye Qiu and Arnesen are Abramovich There are two people who I value very much, and there is another person I value equally, Peter Kenyon, a business wizard from Manchester United.

These three people are the troika that Abramovich has high hopes for, but if there is a conflict between two of the horses, it will be troublesome, which is what Abramovich does not want to see.

"There is a deep conflict between the two?" Abramovich frowned.

"It's very deep. Ye Qiu once even ridiculed Frank Arnesen in front of the fans, and the latter has also been squeezed by Ajax led by Ye Qiu in recent years. There were once rumors that Eindhoven wanted to poach Ye. Qiu, Arnesen swore in public that he would quit as soon as Ye Qiu came and would never work with Ye Qiu. "

Pini Zahavi is helpless about this. After all, both of them are successful people and have their own tempers. Moreover, one represents PSV and the other represents Ajax. It is natural for them to be mortal enemies of each other.

"I want to remind you one more thing!" Pini Zahavi decided to say more, "Ye Qiu is very close to Barcelona. It is revealed that both Cruyff and Michels personally lobbied Ye Qiu. Ye Qiu, I hope he will switch to Barcelona, ​​and I believe that after this game, Barcelona, ​​which is eager to overthrow the Real Madrid dynasty, will pursue Ye Qiu even more urgently.”

There is a saying in today's football world that Barcelona only has Real Madrid in its eyes, and Real Madrid only has the whole world in its eyes.

As Barcelona's standard for coaching, being able to defeat Real Madrid in the Champions League final is undoubtedly a very important asset.

"In addition, I heard that Real Madrid will also change their coach this summer. Someone close to Florentino has reported that Florentino has made a request. Ye Qiu is the superstar that Real Madrid will introduce this summer!"

Hearing this, Abramovich had a severe headache and couldn't help but sit back in his seat, with a strange look on his face, "Two top giants are eyeing him. Does he have that much ability? And he's so young!" After saying that, he shook his head in confusion.

Pini Zahavi shrugged, "Some say he is a magician, others say he is a genius. In short, he is now a major phenomenon in football. Look at this group of Ajax players. The average age is over 21 years old, but he has been trained to dominate the entire European football world and is invincible. Do you think this is a feat that anyone can accomplish? "

He actually had some things he didn't say. For example, the teams that were interested in Ye Qiu were not only Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​but also Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, Liverpool in the Premier League, Inter Milan in Serie A, and there was even news that AC Milan also wanted to Need to change the coach.

It's no wonder that this group of giants have lost so miserably this season. Changing the coach is the most effective change that the owners of many giants can make. Anyway, no matter what, the team's performance is terrible. Well, the first thing is to change the coach.

To a certain extent, today's football world is a world where famous coaches are scarce. Count how many of them can be called famous coaches?

You know, the so-called famous coach must not only have good grades, but also have enough influence and media attention.

In La Liga, Vicente del Bosque is considered a famous coach, Hitzfield in the Bundesliga, Serie A has the most famous coaches, Lippi, Capello, Cooper, and Ancelotti can barely be counted. In the Premier League, it is Ferguson and Wenger, Houllier and La Liga. Nieri is still close for now.

After these famous coaches, among the head coaches that have emerged in recent years, Valencia's Benitez has won a La Liga championship, which is considered very outstanding, but this season's Champions League has deducted points for him. Lottie's four No. 10 midfielders are very artistic, but he has yet to truly prove himself, even at Juventus.

The one who gets the most limelight is Ajax's Ye Qiu. His performance is stable and improving year by year. Moreover, the team has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League consecutively, and now it has also entered the Champions League final. No matter from which point of view, he is in the limelight. He completely got rid of Benitez and Ancelotti, and he is young, has a good image, and the media pays great attention to it, giving him enough influence and attention.

As for Portugal’s Jose Mourinho, who has just won the Triple Crown, he has just reached the heights that Ye Qiu achieved three years ago. For the time being, he can only barely step into the ranks of second-rate coaches in European football. He can't be called a first-class player, or even a famous coach.

There is a scarcity of famous coaches, and Ye Qiu’s playing style is pleasing. Everyone likes offensive football, even the fans are keen on offensive football. Otherwise, why in Serie A, which is strictly tactical, when Ancelotti put out 4 A No. 10 midfielder, all Serie A fans were amazed and delighted?

All these factors make Ye Qiu a rare commodity in today's football world. In particular, if he can beat Real Madrid in this game, his influence will be further enhanced, and he may even become one of the famous European coaches.

After listening to Pini Zahavi's words, Abramovich fell into deep thought.

Compared with these giants, he and the Chelsea he just bought have no bargaining chips. The only thing he can show is that he has enough money to support Ye Qiu to build a strong team.

But is it great to have money? Barcelona and Real Madrid are also rich!

Just when Abramovich was feeling depressed, on the court, before the end of the first half, Ajax scored again!