The Godfather of Football

The tactics of modern football have started from the time of Sacchi's Milan dynasty. All professional coaches have realized a very interesting, but at the same time very cumbersome, but it also plays a decisive role in a team and a game. data.

That's distance!

Sacchi once said that the most suitable distance between players is about 10 meters. It can be added or subtracted appropriately according to the height, shortness, strength, speed, reaction and other factors of each player. It can only be done by the players themselves. I can't get an accurate value based on experience and running-in, but it is probably around 10 meters.

If it is too short, it will appear crowded, and players on the same team will easily have an own-goal incident with each other. If it is too long, there will be a lack of response, and it will be easy for each other to form loopholes, which can be exploited and attacked by opponents.

Also because the most appropriate distance between players is 10 meters, the distance between the three extended lines is also 10 meters, which further extends the concept of the 30-meter area in front of the goal, but this does not mean that your striker retreats within 30 meters. Instead, starting from the goal line, the goalkeeper, defense line, and midfielder each control a 10-meter area.

Of course, this is just a very theoretical statement. Specifically, any team adopts fluid formations and tactics, but everyone’s core pursuit is the same, so preventing the opponent from passing the ball into the 30-meter area is equivalent to To prevent the opponent from scoring a goal.

However, the concept of 10 meters does not come casually, but is a value derived from decades of football practice. After very detailed data collection and analysis, a conclusion was drawn, that is Any professional player playing in a mainstream European league can pass within 1 meter between 10 and 15 meters, with a success rate of over 80%.

And if this value is expanded to between 15 meters and 20 meters, the success rate is only a little more than half with the same error.

If it reaches 25 meters, the success rate is less than 20%. In other words, the shorter the distance between players, the higher the pass success rate. This is true even when these professional players encounter pressing situations. Because they can become professional players, this in itself means that their basic skills are very, very solid.

Therefore, this confirms one thing, that is, short passing has never been a problem for professional players. Any professional player has the ability to pass the ball in short passes, but what really determines the trend of the game and breaks the deadlock in the game is often They are all long passes.

For example, Arsenal, Wenger's team has a very famous statistic, that is, the distance between their players rarely exceeds 15 meters. This is because Wenger is always supervising the players during training and asking them to A distance of about 10 meters must be maintained, because this distance has the highest passing success rate and is suitable for ball control.

Therefore, Arsenal's players are able to play smooth passing and receiving coordination with a high success rate, not purely due to the player's personal ability.

But everyone knows that Arsenal's offense is not difficult to defend, because they insist on more short passes to penetrate and cooperate, and lack surprising long passes, so this also explains why Arsenal can play a good-looking and smooth game, but A lot of times the reason why you can't beat your opponent is because you only have short passes that don't work.

Let's talk about another person, Scholes. In Ye Qiu's previous life, many people praised Scholes and felt that he was underestimated. Many people would say that he was underestimated because of his passing. In fact, Scholes was underestimated. Coles was not good at passing the ball for a large part of his career. What he was good at was attacking from behind.

The most underestimated thing about Scholes is his running. Coming from the core player of the off-ball running system trained by Eric Harrison, Scholes' off-the-ball running is very smart. He can always follow up. Teammates should keep a distance of about 10 to 15 meters, which is most suitable for teammates to play the ball.

Why Ye Qiu admires Davis is because Davis is also very good at running like this.

Everyone knows that the closer players are to the defensive area on the football field, the more likely they are to be isolated. They need someone to support them, and if you have such a teammate next to you, he can always run to you when you need it most. How would you feel if I came to pick you up? Do you think that passing the ball has become very simple?

This is the most valuable thing for players like Scholes and Davis!

But this is talking about running, running, but this series connection can also be achieved in another way.

The purpose of maintaining a distance of 10 to 15 meters is to ensure the accuracy of passing. If a player can maintain an astonishing success rate of passing at 20 meters, 25 meters, or even 30 meters above, is that also possible? Does it serve the same purpose?

Does that mean that even if the distance between your forward and the passer increases to 30 meters, you don't need to worry about the disconnection problem at all, because your passer has enough ability to pass the ball. Precise deep pass from 30 meters or more?

But if you ask the same question to any head coach in a mainstream European league, he will tell you without hesitation that this is impossible, unless it is Beckham!

It also comes from Eric Harrison's running system without the ball, extremely skilled and solid basic skills, excellent passing and receiving skills, outstanding ability to read the game, strong running ability, and even when facing Being able to maintain accurate long-distance passes at all times during tight pressing and fast-paced running, this is Beckham's core value!

Some people say that Beckham is exaggerated, which is true, because he is indeed exaggerated, but what is exaggerated is not anything else, but his influence outside the football field has far exceeded his achievements on the football field.

But Ye Qiu feels that Beckham is underestimated, and his tactical value on the football field is far underestimated!

Perhaps some people will say that the long-distance passes of players such as Xavi Alonso, Pirlo, Xavi, Carrick, etc. are also very good, even better than Beckham, but it should be noted that long-distance passing ability cannot be compared, because there can be no two identical long passes in the world. The environment is not constant, the ball path is different, the landing point is different, the defensive pressure faced is different, and even the game situation is different, which will affect the player's long pass success rate.

But there is one thing that may be a little convincing, that is stability!

Long passes are different from short passes. Short passes are not rare, they are the most basic things, but long passes are not, especially long-distance long passes, which require higher requirements for players. Who can make stable long-distance long passes and always maintain long-term stability?

Of course, it is undeniable that the reason why Beckham's long-distance passes can remain stable is that he never stops training hard. Without this kind of continuous, accumulated training, it is impossible to maintain this sense of the ball for a long time.

It is a very mysterious feeling that cannot be described in words.

Just like at this moment, Beckham seemed to casually kick a curve ball, but he immediately had a feeling in his mind that the ball would land on the left side of the top of the arc in front of Liverpool's penalty area as he thought.

The rest depends on how fast Ribery's sprint speed is!

Ribery rushed forward at a very fast speed, and in an instant he left Carragher and Finnan behind, desperately running faster and faster, because he knew very well that after receiving the ball, he would have a single knife, but in the end he was still a beat slower, and Reina attacked and got the ball steadily, defusing a crisis.

After seeing Reina get the ball, Ribery slowed down and kept shaking his head. He felt that Beckham's pass was too close to the penalty area. If it was a little outside, he would have been a one-on-one player after getting the ball. But he also had to admire Beckham's long pass, which was at least more than 40 meters. It was really good to be able to get such accuracy.

But what Ribery didn't know was that this was just an experimental long pass by Beckham.

Because he had never trained with Tottenham Hotspur players before, he didn't know how fast Ribery was, how fast Van Nistelrooy was now, and what Arshavin's technical characteristics were, so he could only choose to try, and then through Ribery's quick breakthrough just now, he came to a rough conclusion.

The initial start speed was very fast, but then it gradually declined. The overall speed was very fast, but it didn't meet his expectations!

This was Beckham's impression of Ribery's speed. The start speed in the first 30 meters was definitely the best.

"It was a really wonderful long pass from the backcourt, but it's a pity that Beckham's pass was a little too big!" The commentator on the scene shook his head and sighed with regret. If Ribery had caught it, it would definitely be a very wonderful single-handed opportunity.

After hearing this, Ye Qiu on the sidelines smiled, "Veterans are veterans. One kick tested Ribery's speed!"

Mauro Tassotti is also a player with rich professional experience. There is a saying on the football field that practice is the best teacher, so Beckham's pass was to test his teammates, because watching more on the sidelines is far less convincing than going up to try it.

"If Liverpool doesn't think about how to strangle Beckham, the next kick will be the most deadly threat!"

Mauro Tassotti's words seemed to be confirmed by Benitez. The Spanish fat man walked to the sidelines with a serious look, constantly telling Finnan and Carragher to limit Ribery, and at the same time signaled Kuyt and Gerrard to put more pressure on Beckham and not let Beckham pass the ball easily.

But sometimes the problem is that if Beckham retreats and Liverpool wants to defend closely while Xabi Alonso and Mohamed Sissoko remain stationary, they will definitely miss one person.

So, Liverpool's adjustment has a certain threat, but it is only a temporary solution and will sooner or later reveal its flaws again.

In the 71st minute, Fabregas made a forward run to the frontcourt, and Arshavin cut inside from the right and passed the ball to Fabregas. Seeing that he failed to pass the ball, the Spaniard immediately passed it back to Beckham. Facing the attacking side, Beckham met the ball and hit another overhead arc ball.

This kick was not far away, it was a medium-distance pass, and the landing point was not far behind Finnan and Carragher, which was most suitable for short-distance attackers like Ribery, and the French scarface was not polite, and he flashed past Finnan directly.

Finnan instinctively sensed the danger and secretly used his shoulder to bump into Ribery, knocking the Frenchman to the ground. The whole process looked like an accident after a physical fight, and the referee gave Tottenham a free kick opportunity about 30 meters to the left of the goal.

With Beckham, everyone automatically gave way. Beckham glanced at his teammates running from behind, quietly walked over, and said softly in front of Hangeland, Thiago Silva and others, "Low ball in the middle of the small penalty area!"

After saying this, Hangeland, Thiago Silva and others all understood that this was a low ball in the middle of the small penalty area, but Liverpool would definitely put up a human wall. Would the ball be able to be pressed down?

After thinking about it, the teammates decided to trust Beckham. After all, the signboard of this free kick master was there.

Fanni knew Beckham best, and gently patted Thiago Silva on the shoulder. Everyone immediately knew that this was to create an opportunity for Thiago Silva. The Brazilian had strong explosive power, good jumping ability, and was not very tall. It was undoubtedly the most suitable for him to grab this low ball.

The human wall was quickly formed. Beckham gently put the ball down, turned around and stepped back a distance, while the penalty area was crowded with people. Tall players such as Van Nistelrooy and Hangeland rushed into the penalty area and waited for opportunities.

Liverpool was also very aware of Beckham's free kick strength, so Reina arranged the human wall as if facing a great enemy, and kept adjusting it. Captain Gerrard and his teammates placed several high points of Tottenham Hotspur in the penalty area, especially Hangeland. This tall and strong guy was too eye-catching and had scored several set-pieces.

Everyone naturally thought that with Hangeland's height and bounce, plus Beckham's accurate set-pieces, this was definitely the most powerful weapon and threat to break the deadlock.

Just now everyone was still praising Finnan for squeezing out Ribery, but now they are all having a headache. Why can't this guy not give Tottenham Hotspur a set-piece opportunity in the frontcourt?

With the referee's whistle, Beckham rushed forward slowly, his left foot finally stopped in front of the ball, and his right foot swung up, making a signature crescent bow posture. His right foot gently whipped the ball, and the ball bounced out from under his feet, drew an arc, and barely passed the high-jumping Liverpool wall.

In order to keep the tall players in the penalty area to block the two big players, Hangeland and Van Nistelrooy, Liverpool's big players such as Hyypia and Carragher stayed in the penalty area, so when Beckham took a free kick, the players in the wall watched the ball pass over their heads, as if they could intercept it if it was just a little higher.

After passing the wall, the ball fell rapidly with a strong rotation, and at this time Van Nistelrooy and Hangeland were both at the back point, and Liverpool's players were also led to the back point, but Thiago Silva rushed forward quickly, shook off Mohamed Sissoko's entanglement, and made a diving header.

Beckham's ball landed comfortably, and he rushed over from the right and headed the ball to the left side of the goal. Thiago Silva felt that he didn't need to do anything more, just use his head to head the ball and let it turn in one direction, so he headed the ball into the lower left corner of the goal guarded by Reina almost effortlessly.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Thiago Silva fell to the ground, but he quickly propped himself up with both hands and rushed to the sidelines quickly. The excited Brazilian central defender opened his mouth wide, his face full of disbelief. Such a goal came too easily and too comfortably, right?

"It's another free kick from Beckham, the Crescent Moon is back in the Premier League!!!"

"Beckham's free kick was really beautiful, the ball was so comfortable, Thiago Silva faced such a pass and headed it into the goal almost effortlessly, a very beautiful assist!!!"

"Beckham! David Beckham!! He is finally back in the Premier League!!"

The fans at Anfield will definitely not be satisfied with this goal. Although many fans applauded Beckham's wonderful set-piece assist, there were also many who booed, and Tottenham Hotspur rushed out of the stadium and celebrated wildly.

All the Tottenham Hotspur players surrounded Beckham in the middle. In this situation, there is no need for too many words or anything else. This picture is more convincing than any words or speech, because it represents the welcome of Tottenham Hotspur players to Beckham!

1:0!

Leading a strong rival away from home, no one would hate this biggest contributor who helped the team score a goal with great difficulty!

"Beckham proved one thing with facts. You can stop Ribery from scoring a single goal by committing a foul, but you can no longer stop him from assisting his teammates with set pieces. Although he was a substitute in the second half, we must see that Tottenham Hotspur has become more threatening because of his appearance."

Ye Qiu was also very happy on the sidelines, clapping non-stop, and giving the applause to Beckham who assisted!

But after the restart, Liverpool made adjustments and replaced Pennant with Zenden, obviously wanting to further strengthen the attack, but Tottenham Hotspur took advantage of the momentum of the goal and launched a round of attack, and Ye Qiu kept calling on the players to run more and not give Liverpool a chance to breathe.

Liverpool is not used to defending Beckham yet, so they should take this opportunity to defeat the opponent in one go.

In the 81st minute, Beckham retreated to receive the ball, and this time Mohamed Sissoko chose to follow him, but Beckham quickly passed the ball to Mascherano, who passed it directly to Fabregas. The Spaniard made a diagonal pass and passed it directly to the penalty area. Van Nistelrooy leaned against Carragher, stopped the ball to the left, turned around, shot with his right foot, and the ball went straight into the lower right corner, 2:0!

All Tottenham fans who came to the away game were boiling!

And the entire Anfield Stadium was so quiet that only the cheers of Tottenham fans were left!

2:0, without any danger, they defeated Liverpool away from home! ! !