The Godfather of Football

Chapter 386 What We Want

In fact, everything in the world cannot escape a rule, a rule that goes from simple to complex, from complex back to simple, over and over again, and constantly changes.

Just like football, in the eyes of many ordinary fans, football games are very simple. Isn't it just a group of stars using their footwork to cooperate with the team to play football? The team with more stars and stronger strength wins, this is the truth!

Even when you know a little about football, you will find that many things in football are very simple. Teamwork is always based on a triangle formed by three players. The team's ball route advancement is always a penetration and cut cooperation routine, while defense is to use marking and area as a means to prevent the opponent's penetration and cut.

Isn't it very simple? All tactics, the most essential and fundamental core of all teams, are these!

Even if you pick out those players who play like flowers with their feet and dazzle you, all his footwork skills are composed of the most basic and simplest technical movements of picking, flicking, tapping, pulling, and buckling.

But when you gradually become familiar with football and have a deeper understanding of football, you will find that it is not the case.

With the same provocation and dunk, why can some people become Ronaldinho, while others cannot?

With the same basic penetration and cut coordination routine, why can some people play the mercury-like passing and receiving coordination of Arsenal, Barcelona, ​​and the early 21st century Galactico, and play artistic offensive football, while some teams have to adopt barbaric foul tactics? Don't their head coaches understand this?

The more you are familiar with football and understand football, the more you will find that there are many seemingly simple and fundamental things in football, but in fact they are very complicated and full of incredible changes.

With the same provocation and dunk, some people can play Ronaldinho, while others can't even play on the professional court; with the same penetration and cut routine, some people can play artistic offensive football, while others make a mess; with the same man-marking and zone, some people can play an unbreakable steel defense, while others are beaten into a sieve in every game.

These are all dead things, no matter what they are, they are dead, the key lies in the people who use them!

It's like before this game, Wenger focused on practicing how to limit Tottenham's midfield.

When playing Liverpool, Tottenham has exposed its core midfield tactics, that is, when Beckham is on the field, he can choose to move forward, but once he encounters a press, he will immediately retreat or even drag back. At this time, whether the defensive player should press or not becomes the opponent's choice, and Tottenham waits for the opportunity to move.

It's very simple, right? Everyone thinks, wow, this is too simple when they see it, you just need to use Beckham's long pass to make your midfield always have one more than the opponent, or even two more, then my response to the starting lineup is also very simple, I just pull one person over to make up the number.

Yes, it's too simple, so simple that Wenger also does this, this is not a problem at all, even, Wenger's targeted tactics will definitely be the choice of all teams that encounter Tottenham, because this is the most fundamental routine.

But things are not that simple, because football games are not about whether your routine is right or not, but about the execution of your players.

Gilberto Silva is used to falling back, and Baptista has to cooperate with Henry and retreat to the midfield. There is a considerable distance between the two Brazilian players, or, when Tottenham Hotspur has the ball, they will appropriately consider shortening this distance, but Arsenal cannot arrange a player to follow Beckham anytime and anywhere.

Now we have long passed the era of man-to-man marking. Even when facing superstars such as Zidane, man-to-man marking is doomed to fail, because man-to-man marking tactics are destined to make you always have one less person than your opponent on the field, and the most fatal thing is that you don’t know whether man-to-man marking tactics can work.

Who would be so stupid to use man-to-man marking?

Then, the question is, if you don’t use man-to-man marking, you can only rely on cooperation.

There must be a distance between Gilberto Silva and Baptista, which requires them to cooperate and collaborate. For example, when Beckham is in a certain place, Gilberto Silva rushes up, and when Beckham retreats to a certain extent, Baptista retreats, and then Gilberto Silva is in position.

It should be noted that Arsenal will never arrange these two players. Every time Beckham gets the ball, he presses at the same time. Let’s not talk about the effect. The waste caused by this alone almost makes Arsenal lose one person than the opponent in many cases. It’s better to just do man-to-man marking.

But at this time, there is a problem that may arise due to the cooperation of the players. That is, if Beckham enters Baptista’s defense zone from Gilberto Silva’s defense zone, and at this time, Baptista has not had time to retreat to defend him in the first time, what should he do?

Maybe someone will say, bragging, really think you are overlooking the court from mid-air? Can you still distinguish the defense zones?

Yes, it is easy for players to lose their direction and sense of presence on the court because there are people everywhere, the pace is very fast and it is easy to lose yourself, but this is for some amateur players who cannot play in the professional league.

Any professional player should be able to find his own sense of presence on the court, know how to read and master the surrounding environment, and for some better stars, they know everything around them, even for some top stars who have outstanding reading ability, every move of everyone around them appears in their minds like a movie.

Don't ask why you can do it, because when you have played football for more than ten years since childhood, and practiced football for more than ten years, your ability in this aspect will naturally improve. Of course, for many people, they are born with such a sixth sense.

It's like you can never understand why Fabregas's passing sense is so sensitive and sharp, and he can always see the gaps and loopholes that others can't see? Why can't others see it?

What is a smart off-ball run?

The most clever way to run without the ball is to always be able to get out of the opponent's defense zone every time you move, but integrate into the team's offense and defense system, so that you can create an area around you without defensive pressure in a very short time, and then you can take the ball to organize, pass the ball to assist, or shoot, you can do it without any pressure.

Usually, when you get out of the opponent's defense zone, it often causes the opponent's defensive players to be caught off guard. What should I do next?

Just like Beckham this time, he cleverly took advantage of Baptista's lack of time to retreat, and Gilberto Silva could not force him in the first time, retreated to a certain position and took the ball. At this moment, there was no defensive player around him, and he successfully ran out of the Arsenal defense limit.

Everyone in Arsenal was shocked and wanted to fill this loophole, so Gilberto Silva and Baptista both chose to rush to Beckham to stop him at the first time, and Arteta and Ljungberg also chose to approach at the first time. Beckham almost attracted the attention of all Arsenal's midfield defenses in an instant.

Then, Beckham passed the ball diagonally to Fabregas, and the Spanish teenager passed the ball behind him. Ribery shook off Eboue and Kolo Toure in an instant. His outstanding explosive power was pushed to the extreme in an instant, like a sharp lightning, penetrating Arsenal's defense line. After getting the ball, he successfully formed a single knife and entered the penalty area.

Facing the aggressive Ribery, Lehmann did not dare to attack, but the Frenchman suddenly stopped at ten meters away, deceived Lehmann, and then easily pushed the ball into the goal, 2:0!

The entire Emirates Stadium was dumbfounded!

All Arsenal fans were dumbfounded! !

In less than 25 minutes, Arsenal, who played at home, was scored two goals by Tottenham Hotspur!

If the numbers on the electronic scoreboard had not appeared in front of everyone in a real and cruel way, they would not have been able to accept it. Now, with the facts in front of them, they felt as if they were completely stunned!

The entire Emirates Stadium was left with only a buzzing sound, as if flies were gathered around the ears of all Arsenal fans.

Then, Tottenham Hotspur fans suddenly burst into thunderous cheers, and then the whole stadium also burst into a noise that was about to lift the roof of the Emirates Stadium's stands.

It was unclear whether it was booing or cheering, and it was unclear whether it was cursing or venting. The entire Emirates Stadium was in complete chaos. Everyone's eyes were on the court, watching the group of Arsenal stars who were stunned by Tottenham Hotspur. They walked on the court one by one incomprehensible.

Tottenham Hotspur players rushed out of the stadium like crazy, especially Ribery, who scored the goal. He raised his hands and waved them non-stop. He rushed to the sidelines. After cheering for a while, he turned around and hugged Fabregas who rushed over from behind. Then Messi, Beckham, Mascherano and other players surrounded him one by one.

2:0!

The two goals were like two slaps in the face, slapping Wenger and everyone in Arsenal.

Ye Qiu looked very happy when he saw the team and his favorite players score goals on the sidelines. Especially when he saw his figure appear on the big screen on the court, he did not forget to make an OK gesture to the camera, especially with his iconic smile, which made the Arsenal fans in the stands roar and confetti flew everywhere.

"Is this a sign that he is sure to win the game? Or is he saying that he wants to score three goals?" The commentator asked with a wry smile.

"Tottenham Hotspur played beautifully in this game. The midfield combination was more varied and difficult to contain and defend. Fabregas was excellent in both footwork and long and short passing. His reading of the game and passing vision were also outstanding. His performance this season has been getting better and better."

"After Beckham joined, Beckham could go up and down, make short and long passes, and his vision and reading of the game were also excellent. With his active defense, Tottenham Hotspur's midfield became more varied, especially their passing and passing abilities, which were really unpredictable."

"Just now, everyone's focus was on Beckham, but he cleverly used off-ball running to receive the ball, attracted the attention of all defenders, and opened a gap for Fabregas. The Spanish midfielder's subsequent lob pass was full of imagination and the landing point was just right. All Ribery needed to do was to attack from behind!"

"This indeed brings a big question to all defenders. How to defend? Should we press Beckham step by step? How should we contain Tottenham Hotspur's midfield?"

"Perhaps, like Chelsea and Manchester United, midfielders with excellent running and covering abilities can contain Tottenham Hotspur's midfield combination!"

"When talking about Chelsea, we naturally have to talk about Ribery, Messi, Cesc Fabregas and Robin van Persie. They were all Ye Qiu's favorite players at Chelsea. But after Mourinho came to power, It was announced that the players from Ye Qiu's period would be purged, and these players were not reused. As a result, Ye Qiu acquired Tottenham Hotspur this season and took these four players into his employ."

"Judging from this season, Chelsea has indeed made a huge loss, because the performance of these four players in Tottenham Hotspur this season is getting better and better. Franck Ribery, Messi and Fabregas has established himself at Tottenham Hotspur this season, and Robin van Persie has become the most suitable substitute for Van Nistelrooy. These four players have proven their strength very well. "

"I wonder what Abramovich and Mourinho will think after seeing this scene?"

With the celebration over, everyone returned to the court and the game resumed.

Wenger obviously had no way to ensure that the team could continue to contain Tottenham Hotspur's midfield, so he was forced to make a choice, which was to move Baptista's position back to the midfield and play with Arteta. Formed a midfield three with Gilberto Silva to shorten the distance between Baptista and Gilberto Silva.

But the price paid for this is also very high. Only Henry is left in front, and the left and right wings of Rosicky and Ljungberg are either suppressed or restricted, making it difficult to make a difference, so Arsenal's situation becomes very passive. , Tottenham Hotspur began to focus on the away game and actively incorporated the game into their own rhythm.

But Ye Qiu also knew very well where Henry's counterattack ability lies, so he asked the team not to press too high, and at the same time try to ensure that Arsenal's ball goes wide and cannot threaten Tottenham Hotspur's goal immediately. .

After completing this step, the game entered a very stalemate stage.

But unlike the stalemate after the start, this time it was Tottenham Hotspur who took the initiative, actively organized and launched the attack, and the one who passively defended was Arsenal playing at home, so this also made the Arsenal fans at the Emirates Stadium very dissatisfied and believes that the team should play with more fighting spirit and ambition in their home stadium.

But Wenger knows his own suffering. When you are unable to contain the opponent's attack, and you rashly adopt an open style of play, there will only be one end in the end, and that is a miserable loss, which may even lead to a big defeat!

Therefore, many times, football matches are very simple. As long as you have a routine in your hand that your opponent cannot resolve, then all you have to do is to ensure that your routine is not contained by your opponent, and then you will win.

For example, Chelsea, Mourinho's biggest bargaining chip is to ensure that his meat grinder midfielder can operate smoothly; for example, Ye Qiu's dream team Barcelona in his previous life, Guardiola's tactics are to ensure that the team's ball control tactics can be smooth and effective. .

For them, this is difficult for their opponents to contain and resolve, and it is also their team's biggest winning bargaining chip.

Of course, in many cases it doesn’t mean that you can win if you do it. After all, many factors such as the player’s condition and on-the-spot performance may determine the trend of the game, so it is difficult to say this kind of thing. It still depends on on-the-spot adjustments and performance.

Arsenal's retreat was still unable to effectively rebound until the second half, because they were still unable to effectively contain the passing of Tottenham Hotspur's midfield, so they could only adopt grinding and attrition tactics. They have to wait until Tottenham runs out of patience and energy before they can counterattack.

Starting from the 80th minute, Arsenal launched a counterattack. This was a two-leg match. Arsenal needed a goal to ensure their hopes of the second round. But not long after Arsenal came out to attack, Tottenham Tenham Hotspur fought back again.

Fabregas passed back to the trailing Beckham, who made a long diagonal pass that accurately passed Arsenal's defense and landed on the left. Ribery quickly intervened, although Kolo? Toure was forced to the wing, but he just used his personal speed to move out of a position and made a cross with his left foot!

Many people were stunned at this moment, because Ribery made a cross with his left foot! ! !

Isn't he right-footed?

When Ruud van Nistelrooy in the penalty area beat Gallas for the goal and penetrated Lehmann's goal again, I believe many people, including the fans in front of the TV, were surprised. This cross was well placed. Is Ribery a two-footed player?

This is where Ribery is difficult to guard, because it is difficult for defenders to guess whether he wants to cut inside and hit the goal, or whether he wants to cross the ball. Moreover, he is small, has excellent explosive power, is flexible, and has skillful feet. It's impossible to give you time to think slowly when you're facing each other, so it's often difficult for you to figure out what he wants to do.

3:0!

Ye Qiu clenched his fists with both hands, raised them high above his head, opened his mouth and cheered loudly, completely venting the resentment in his chest for a while, while the Tottenham Hotspur players rushed to the sidelines one by one. Come and high-five Ye Qiu to celebrate.

As the game progresses, everyone knows that Arsenal is finished. Not only is this game finished, but both rounds are finished. Their hopes of winning the League Cup this season have been completely shattered!

Tottenham Hotspur did not hide their excitement at all, and did not care that this was the home of their mortal enemy Arsenal. They did not think that the game was not over yet, but they celebrated wildly on the sidelines, without considering the mood of everyone in Arsenal, and celebrated together on the sidelines.

What we want is to celebrate our victory at the home of our mortal enemy!

What we want is to regain our dignity and pride with a victory in the same stadium!

What we want is to defeat Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium and use victory to declare that from now on, in the North London Derby, our Tottenham Hotspur will no longer be the weak team that has not won for many years and is always suppressed!

From now on, in North London, in London, in the Premier League, even in Europe, and in the world, our Tottenham Hotspur is not a character that can be slaughtered!

Facts have proved that the feeling of celebrating at the home of the mortal enemy is great! ! !