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The first half of this game was not good at all!

I believe this is the heartfelt feeling of all fans who have watched the game at White Hart Lane, the first half hour or so of Tottenham Hotspur's match against Chelsea, because in all three aspects a cautious and conservative strategy was adopted.

The referee Weber was very cautious, because he knew very well that the relationship between Ye Qiu and Mourinho, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, is complicated and full of grudges. This game has its own consequences for both parties. There are many different meanings. Fans all over the world are also very concerned about Ye Qiu's encounter with his old club, and Mourinho also wants to prove himself by defeating Ye Qiu.

In such an important game, the purpose of arranging him to serve as whistle is also very clear, that is, to prevent the referee from becoming the number one target of the game. Therefore, Weber is very cautious in enforcing the law during the game and always grasps the scale of the game. As long as Fouls that were slightly over the line were called out, and the enforcement was strict.

But doing so is really understandable as the referee, because he enforces the law completely in accordance with the standards, and there is nothing to say. Even after the game, no matter who loses or wins, the referee cannot be blamed, because he completely follows the standards. Whistle.

But the price paid was that the game was intermittent, and no one was able to play their own rhythm. The game also seemed very fragmented, not compact at all, and even gave people a very dragging feeling.

I believe that all fans who have watched the game live or attended the game at the scene will have a feeling that the more whistles, the game always feels longer, while some games with fewer whistles give people a sense of continuity and time passes. It feels fast.

Weber was cautious, and so were Ye Qiu and Mourinho.

Tottenham Hotspur scored three points in the first three rounds of the league. This is still a long way from Ye Qiu's goal of entering the semi-finals. Although he is full of confidence in the team, he must also See, the league relies on accumulation. If you fall behind too much now, it will be difficult to catch up next.

Mourinho has a more obvious advantage, but he is more cautious. Facing Ye Qiu, it is not his style to press out and fight. Moreover, his team has an advantage in strength, and he also wants to slowly swallow it up. Tottenham Hotspur's approach.

At least for Chelsea, they had a lot of opportunities in the first half hour, but they were still one step away from scoring. If Shevchenko hadn't wasted several opportunities, if it hadn't been for Cech in this game If he had performed well, Chelsea would have scored long ago.

Precisely because all three parties seemed very cautious, the game became ugly. Even Chelsea, who had the upper hand, did not have a good way to break the deadlock in the game because they lacked effective side attack methods.

Messi's performance in this game was quite average, but he played a big role in containing Ashley Cole on the right. Without Ashley Cole, Chelsea's wing attack was equivalent to was abolished.

Without wingers, there is no tactical width. Without tactical width, Tottenham Hotspur can completely compress their formation and concentrate their forces in the center. It will obviously be more difficult for Chelsea to break through this line of defense.

It seemed that in the 37th minute, Shevchenko wanted to break through after getting the ball in the frontcourt, but failed to effectively break through Thiago Silva. He had no choice but to hit back. Ashley Cole stepped in this time. After getting the ball, he took a long shot directly.

It's a full thirty meters away. Mourinho was seen waving his hands from the sidelines. How stupid does it have to be to kick off at thirty meters? And it's still on the left wing. You have to at least play closer to the center, right? Or you can aim your toes, aim at the goal, and then hit the ball. Finally, you get in, but you kick the ball directly into the stands. Is it fun?

Ashley Cole turned around and walked back as if nothing was wrong, without any regrets.

"In the period since the start of the game, Chelsea did get a lot of opportunities, but they also squandered a lot of opportunities. It seemed that there was no good offensive method, and Shevchenko almost fell into an invisible state. , missed several opportunities, which has become the biggest highlight of his game so far.”

Ever since Mourinho and Shevchenko joined Chelsea, how to use Shevchenko and Ballack has been a problem, and for a period of time since last season, Mourinho has chosen to take out Shevchenko. Vchenko, let Drogba play as a lone forward, and then arrange two wingers to support Drogba.

This set of tactics has performed very well in Chelsea's games over the past year. It is very sharp and aggressive, because the winger's counterattack is in line with the defensive counterattack strategy developed by Mourinho for Chelsea.

But in this game, he got on Shevchenko and also got on Ballack, which was more or less a rivalry with Ye Qiu, because everyone knew that Ye Qiu refused to join the team with these two superstars. Yes, now Mourinho goes to them, obviously hoping that they can score a goal and slap Ye Qiu hard in the face.

What I didn't expect was that Chelsea couldn't even attack their own offense in this game!

"Chelsea's offense is weak, but Tottenham Hotspur are also restrained. Chelsea's midfielder is indeed very good and very restrictive. Tottenham Hotspur's midfielder is obviously restrained by them and cannot flow smoothly. operation!”

But in Ye Qiu's heart, there is another feeling, that is, Davis is really old, even to the point where it is difficult to adapt to the requirements of the Premier League team, and this is his biggest problem so far this season. One mistake was that he originally expected Davis to last another season, but now it seems that there is no other way.

Yaya Toure, Mascherano and Cesc Fabregas are all too young. They have the strength, but they are all too young. Yaya Toure is still too immature and needs to train and accumulate more experience before he can be successful. Being able to meet the requirements of a strong team in the Premier League, he may now be able to play the main role when facing some mid-to-lower teams, but he will not be able to do so when facing a strong dialogue.

But Davis is obviously much older than last season. Although he is only 33 years old, players of his type have high physical requirements, and after coming to Tottenham Hotspur last season, he almost played After playing for the entire season, it severely exhausted the last bit of energy in his body, causing his condition to decline rapidly this season.

This was something Ye Qiu had not expected and could not control. However, he had already seen some clues from the pre-season warm-up match. However, he still hoped that Davis could adjust. But now it seems that it is obvious that no.

In this game, he was completely submerged in Chelsea's muscle forest, which directly caused the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder to lose ground.

Although he was very reluctant, Ye Qiu still had to say that Davis no longer had the ability to play the main role in Tottenham Hotspur. At least after he played the first half, he was panting and sweating profusely. He walked off the field, looking very tired and weak.

If he was at Chelsea, he would have been able to withstand the intensity of the first half with ease.

Getting old is getting old. Heroes grow old and beauties grow old. It is a destined thing!

"We should quickly find a suitable midfielder during the winter break!" Although Ye Qiu was very reluctant, he still had to do it.

Of course, he will at least let Davis finish the season and then talk to him to see what his plans are next.

Ye Qiu has always been reluctant to sign players during the winter break because he has always felt that signing people during the winter break carries great risks and is easy to be ripped off. However, the current situation has forced Tottenham to Thorns had to sign during the winter break, unless Ye Qiu wanted to rely on two young players, Yaya Toure and Huddlestone, to survive the season.

It's ironic, it's only September and we're already planning the winter break. This summer's transfer is really a bit of a failure!

Sometimes you have to admit that people with big fists are right.

Mourinho made two substitutions during the halftime break. Joe Cole replaced Ferreira and Duff replaced Shevchenko. Chelsea returned to the winger trident tactic, surrounding DeRoro. The central axis of Ba, Lampard, Makelele, Terry and Carvalho was used for offense and defense, which immediately gave Chelsea's offense a great improvement.

Chelsea's four midfielders are very powerful, cover a wide area, and have excellent defensive capabilities. This allows Chelsea to launch attacks from the wing without any worries. The left wing composed of Ashley Cole and Joe Cole, The right wing occupied by Duff has become the source of Chelsea's offense to open Tottenham Hotspur.

With the tactical width, the support of his teammates on both wings, and the absence of Shevchenko standing in the way, Drogba became more comfortable in the frontcourt, and his performance also skyrocketed, while Lampard also got more goals. With freedom to move forward, Chelsea's entire attack came alive.

When Drogba received a pass from Ashley Cole in the 70th minute after cooperating with Joe Cole on the left, he was double-teamed by Hangeland and Thiago Silva. , blocked Hangeland with his back, pressed Thiago Silva in front of him, and swung his head to head the cross from the left into the Tottenham Hotspur goal. All the fans in the audience were stunned. Tenham fans were silent.

After Andy Gray vented his wild shouts after scoring the goal, he looked sadly at Drogba, who did not celebrate at all, and could not see any joy on his face. He just turned around silently and walked towards the midfield. His tone was also full of emotion. Feeling.

"We can definitely understand Drogba's mood at this moment. Before the game, the Ivory Coast center once said in an interview with the media that the person he is most grateful to in his life is Ye Qiu. If it weren't for Ye Qiu's support for him during his time at Chelsea, Without the support and encouragement, he would not have been able to get to where he is today, and everyone knows that Ye Qiu fell out with Abramovich because of his protection."

"Before the game, Drogba expressed his hope to score against Tottenham Hotspur, but he also said that he would not have any celebration after scoring because he hoped to dedicate the goal to that person. He once trusted him unconditionally and was the head coach he respected the most in his life. He has to work hard to score goals because he wants to prove to everyone that Ye Qiu’s original decision was right!”

Andy Gray sighed deeply, "We can't feel the feeling in Ye Qiu's heart at this moment. Maybe he feels regretful, or maybe he's a little happy. We don't know, but we have to admit that even if More than a year has passed, but he still has a decisive influence on this Chelsea team! "

All the fans at the scene and those in front of the TV could see that after Chelsea scored, there were two completely different emotions on the scene, with players such as Carvalho, Ferreira, Ballack, and Ashley Cole The newcomers at the head were obviously very excited and wanted to rush over to celebrate with Drogba.

But Drogba, Lampard, Makelele, Deco, Terry and other players all walked back in disinterest, obviously unwilling to participate in the celebration, and each one of them did not forget when they walked back. Turning his head to look at Ye Qiu in front of the home team's coaching bench, the latter's expression of a helpless smile was also captured by the live broadcast camera.

This is indeed a very contradictory situation and mood. I don’t know whether I should be moved or sad.

"Losing the ball now is definitely not a good thing for Tottenham Hotspur, because it will be very difficult for them to equalize the score. Defensive counterattacks have always been Chelsea's specialty. Now that they are scored, it is undoubtedly a good thing. Tottenham are on the ropes."

With more than 20 minutes left in the game, Ye Qiu made the choice to give it a try and replaced Davis with Yaya Toure. At the same time, he replaced Arbeloa with Vargas, requiring two players. The wings take turns to attack.

Pressing out to attack, Tottenham Hotspur naturally revealed a flaw behind them. In the 83rd minute, Chelsea intercepted the ball in the middle and counterattacked. Deco made a direct pass. Lampard got the ball at the front of the penalty area and volleyed vigorously, and once again penetrated the area. Tottenham Hotspur's goal, 2:0, this has undoubtedly sentenced the game to death!

Ye Qiu stood on the sidelines, pursed his lips, looking ahead, standing straight and expressionless!

Before this game, he had considered countless outcomes, including losing, or even losing miserably. He had thought about it, so now that he had lost two goals, he could completely bear the consequences, and he could even imagine it. , after this game, all reporters and media must have praised Mourinho overwhelmingly, and then put themselves down, but he can bear all this.

Of course, he has to bear it because it is his duty!

Every strong team must have a spiritual force to support it. This force can make the team invincible when it is strong, and it can still defeat its opponents when it is weak.

In the past, Tottenham Hotspur did not have such mental strength. That was because of frequent changes in coaches and high turnover of players. But now, Ye Qiu must stand up and become the big tree that shelters the team from the wind and rain. Tree, rebuild the spiritual power of Tottenham Hotspur so that this team can have a future!

Therefore, no matter what, if anyone falls, he cannot fall!

"It turns out that I won!"

In the press conference room at White Hart Lane after the game, Mourinho smiled from ear to ear. He had never defeated Ye Qiu before. This was his first time, so the happiness in his heart was for other people. What he couldn't understand was that he even had a feeling that today was the happiest and proudest day in his coaching career.

Because he finally defeated the big rock that had been in his heart and weighing on his head for a long time.

"I think 2:0 is definitely not a fair score. If we go by the chances we created in the game, the score would have to at least quadruple, which is 6:0, but no matter what, I think Tottenham Tottenham did a good job defensively and caused us a lot of trouble.”

After a pause, Mourinho smiled again: "This is a very young team, but unfortunately, this is the Premier League, a life-and-death battlefield, and we must defeat our opponents ruthlessly to move forward. "

At the end of the interview, when a reporter asked Mourinho how he evaluated Ye Qiu, the Portuguese smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed again, "Ye Qiu is undoubtedly a very good head coach, I have never doubted it. With his ability, I also believe that he will be able to bring more new changes to Tottenham Hotspur.”

"This team is currently ranked 15th in the Premier League, only two points away from the relegation zone, but I think this ranking is inaccurate. I believe that Tottenham Hotspur will have no problem relegating this season because they are still a very good team. Competitive team!”

The reporters at the scene obviously welcomed Mourinho's insult. This is the world of football. If you win, you are a hero, if you lose, you are a bear. So Mourinho is now qualified to say such things, and he also I wish Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur were more fragile and simply couldn't bear it, which would have saved a lot of energy.

Ye Qiu has always believed in a principle. In the world of football, performance on the football field should speak for itself. This is true for the players and the same is true for the head coach, so now that he has lost, he has nothing to say!

When reporters asked Ye Qiu to evaluate Mourinho and comment on this game, Ye Qiu expressed his congratulations on Chelsea's victory.

"Chelsea is the strongest team in the Premier League today. I think they are still the top favorites to win the championship. We lost this game and have nothing to say. They deserve to win. The responsibility for losing this game lies with me. , I misjudged the situation, which led to the final loss of the game. I have an unshirkable responsibility and I apologize to all Tottenham Hotspur fans!”

Ye Qiu said the above sentence during the entire press conference, and it was also the only thing he said.

But compared to Ye Qiu's silence, Mourinho seemed very high-profile. After all, he finally defeated Ye Qiu, and it was a 2:0 victory. It is not difficult to understand that he was in a good mood, so it was natural for him to become this The protagonist of a press conference became the darling of all newspapers and media around the world the next day.

Many newspapers and journalists believe that with Chelsea's strength, as long as they continue to maintain this state, it is absolutely possible to win the Premier League four consecutive titles, and Mourinho has repeatedly expressed his confidence in this in an interview.

On the contrary, many people think that Tottenham Hotspur's goal this season should not be the top four, but to maintain the fifth place in the league last season. After all, this is a team that has nothing to show for itself and has no foundation in the past few decades. It is almost impossible to reach the top four in one step.

"At least, the battle at White Hart Lane proved one thing, Ye Qiu is not omnipotent!"