The Godfather of Football

"Messi got the ball on the right, facing Ashley Cole, and suddenly knocked it back. Fabregas got the ball and passed it forward!"

"A beautiful two-on-one, passed Ashley Cole, oops, the pass was blocked by Carvalho and went out of bounds, corner kick."

"Beckham sent a corner kick, Hangeland headed the ball, oops, my God, the ball hit the crossbar, Hilario kicked the ball out, Fabregas stopped the ball with his chest, and kicked it again, ah, it was slightly off!"

As Fabregas kicked the ball from the front of the penalty area, all the fans in the stadium held their breath, and when he missed the goal, they sighed with a little bit of regret or regret.

Ye Qiu applauded his beloved disciple on the sidelines. Fabregas did perform well in this game, but Tottenham Hotspur's offense was not very threatening except for that goal.

After losing a goal, Mourinho told Ashley Cole not to press forward easily. Chelsea also began to retreat in an orderly manner, still adopting the tactic of defensive counterattack. After attacking for a while, Ye Qiu also let the team retreat appropriately.

"I think our offense is too high, resulting in too many people in the opponent's 30-meter area!" Mauro Tassotti also saw this problem on the sidelines.

In fact, this is not just a problem for Tottenham Hotspur, but a problem that all teams that adopt high-position defense will face, that is, when the opponent adopts an orderly contraction defense, how can you attack?

The reason why Benitez's team has been unable to score points against weak teams before is actually because his tactical play is not ideal when encountering weak teams that defend and counterattack. In this game, Tottenham Hotspur got 71% of the ball possession rate, but most of the ball possession time was garbage, which was useless.

Therefore, after scoring a goal, Ye Qiu immediately asked the team to gradually withdraw and return to their normal positions, and even gave up some ball control to let Chelsea actively press forward. This can be seen from the fact that after Tottenham scored, the ball possession rate dropped from 71% to the current 59%.

But Chelsea did not seem to have much idea of ​​pressing forward, and did not invest much manpower in the offense, and still mainly relied on long passes.

"We have a Van Nistelrooy in front of us!" Ye Qiu also expressed his thoughts.

Van Nistelrooy is a center forward with very obvious characteristics. He has superb scoring ability and scoring efficiency. He is one of the few veterans in Tottenham Hotspur with rich professional experience. He is the top scorer of Tottenham Hotspur and the European League this season.

Of course, Ye Qiu knew in his heart that one of the important reasons why Van Nistelrooy was able to score so many goals was that the team launched an attack around him, including players such as Ribery, Messi and Fabregas, who all launched an offensive layout around Van Nistelrooy, so Van Nistelrooy's shortcomings are also Tottenham Hotspur's shortcomings.

Even Ye Qiu can say that Van Nistelrooy's many goals may not be a good thing for Tottenham's overall offense.

Some people may find it strange that Ferguson gave up Van Nistelrooy in order to make the team's style more continental, but why did Ye Qiu introduce Van Nistelrooy? And now Van Nistelrooy has also become an obstacle for Tottenham to go further.

There is no way, because Ye Qiu himself is also groping. He now only has a very basic concept. What kind of tactics he wants to play is, and he himself does not have a very good concept in his mind, but the problem is that your team cannot keep groping and sacrificing results.

If your results are too bad, the players in the team will run away directly after performing well. This has nothing to do with loyalty or not, because who among the professional players does not want to go to a top giant and a bigger stage to prove their strength, or even compete with the best players for the title of World Footballer? Even if it is just a nomination!

To some extent, if there was no Van Nistelrooy, Ye Qiu would keep Defoe and Robbie Keane, but he could get Van Nistelrooy at a low price. Ye Qiu was not opposed to buying Robbie Keane and Defoe at a high price to maximize the interests of the team. As it turned out, Van Nistelrooy's performance was indeed quite outstanding.

Saying that he was not suitable for the future of the team was a precaution.

Mauro Tassotti listened to Ye Qiu and nodded, a little helpless, because Van Nistelrooy was the king of the small penalty area, you could only let him get close to the penalty area. Once he was away from the penalty area, with his technical and tactical characteristics, Tottenham Hotspur was almost the same as if one person was missing.

And this season, Ye Qiu has been deliberately strengthening the cultivation and carving of players such as Van Persie, Cavani and even Carroll. This is actually to let them take over Van Nistelrooy's class at the right time. From the current situation, Ye Qiu is most optimistic about Van Persie. This player has very fine skills, excellent ball stopping, and great shooting skills. The only hidden danger is physical confrontation, but Ye Qiu arranged for him to undergo physical strengthening training as early as the beginning of the season.

If Van Persie replaces Ruud van Nistelrooy, Tottenham's attack will be more diverse and flexible. At least they won't have to focus on suppressing the opponent like they do now. This style of play is too hard.

"Did you notice that Fabregas has a strong desire to move forward!" Mauro Tassotti pointed at Fabregas and said.

When playing against weak teams, the performance of the players is not very convincing, but it is different when playing against strong teams. The strong dialogue is the game that can best test the strength of the team and the players. From this game, Fabregas's passing vision is indeed excellent, and his desire to move forward is also very strong. He has already shot three times.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Beckham and Mascherano defended behind him, so his offensive ability was greatly demonstrated.

"He was the top scorer of the World Youth Championship that year, and he won the Golden Boot Award and the Most Valuable Player." Ye Qiu said with a smile. Fabregas was the best player of the 17-year-old World Youth Championship in 2003. At that time, he played as a second striker, so his offensive ability and shooting ability were not weak at all.

The reason why he gave people the impression that he was better at dragging back and organizing in his previous life at Arsenal was that Arsenal played a 442 tactic with two central midfielders in the midfield. Fabregas' position was naturally relatively backward, and in the later period, his position was appropriately advanced, which directly released Fabregas's ability to score from behind.

In Ye Qiu's opinion, Fabregas's overall view, ability to read the game, organization and grasp the rhythm are all top-notch. Whether it is a long pass or a short pass, he is also outstanding, but he also has his own weaknesses and shortcomings, that is, he is slightly lacking in ball control, especially in midfield ball control and advancement.

In other words, Fabregas can be the core of the organization, the best passer, and can also support teammates by running, but he is not a ball controller. Although he can also be competent for the duties of a ball controller in the Premier League with his technical skills, that is because the current tactics of the Premier League are generally extensive. Once he reaches the more rigorous European arena and encounters a team that pays more attention to cutting the opponent's passing route, his role will be greatly curbed.

Beckham is also a passer, but also not a ball controller, so Tottenham Hotspur's current offense is actually carried out around the wing, and there is not much threat in the middle, because whether it is Beckham or Fabregas, it is difficult to kill a bloody way out from the middle.

This is also the reason why Ye Qiu cultivated Van Persie. If Van Persie can play well, he will replace Van Nistelrooy, and the forward will retreat, and the winger will insert the offensive route. At that time, the effect of the entire Tottenham Hotspur's existing offensive system can be maximized.

And Ye Qiu has another idea, which is to introduce a ball-controller to partner with Fabregas.

Before, he thought Yaya Toure would be suitable. The Ivorian's ball control is still very distinctive, and he can bring enough hardness to the front court. But after the first half of the season, Ye Qiu began to feel that Yaya Toure was not competent for this position. He planned to train the Ivorian to be a defensive midfielder, but he needed to correct some problems.

If the Ivorian is really trained, he will definitely be able to become the top defensive midfielder, because he has excellent technical skills, outstanding physical fitness and a wide range of coverage and running, which are all necessary conditions for a defensive midfielder.

His problem is that he sticks to the ball and loves to insert the attack.

It is not a big problem to love to attack. As long as you choose the right time to attack, you can create a threat and play an effect after attacking, and you can return to defense as soon as possible after the ball is changed, then your attack is actually a kind of support and help for the team's attack.

Yaya Toure's biggest problem is sticking to the ball. Even though he has improved a lot, as a defensive midfielder, sticking to the ball is the biggest disadvantage, because once the defensive midfielder is intercepted, it is a fatal threat, so the biggest taboo for the defensive midfielder is to drag his feet.

As Tottenham Hotspur unfolds this season, Ye Qiu has gradually realized some of his previous mistakes and has also explored some new directions and ideas, but some can be tried, and some are not yet available for trial. After all, he also has to consider Tottenham Hotspur's current lineup and the team's performance.

Just like Van Nistelrooy, almost all professionals know that Ferguson sent away the Dutch striker for tactical needs, but he found an excuse for all fans, that is, Van Nistelrooy and Cristiano Ronaldo were not in harmony. When only one of the two could be chosen, he chose the young Portuguese, which could be accepted by everyone, including Manchester United players.

If Ye Qiu wants Van Persie to replace the team's top scorer Ruud van Nistelrooy as the starting player, he can say that he is doing it for the team's needs, but what will the players think? Can Van Persie withstand such pressure? Can the other people in the team accept it? Can Ruud van Nistelrooy accept it?

Ye Qiu dares to guarantee that as long as he takes Ruud van Nistelrooy off for no reason, the team will be in chaos, the team's morale will be drained, and they may be beaten back to the first half of the season and go to relegation in disgrace.

So, many times, many ideas have to be taken slowly, and wait for opportunities to try slowly, instead of always thinking about doing it all at once.

The first half of the game ended with Fabregas's precise diagonal long pass into Chelsea's penalty area, and Ribery inserted but was taken away by Hilario from his head.

Tottenham Hotspur temporarily took the lead at the Millennium Stadium 1:0.

What is even more commendable is that Tottenham Hotspur firmly controlled the situation and rhythm of the game with a 57% ball possession rate, and had 11 shots, four of which were on target. Such data is much better than Chelsea. Except for the defensive data of Mourinho's team, the rest are average.

Especially in the opponent's half, Tottenham's pass success rate is as high as 81.8%, while Chelsea's is only 72.5%. The passing success rate of the two teams can show the difference in technology between the two teams.

When the commentator on the scene summarized the first half, he asked inexplicably, "Why did Chelsea take the initiative to give up the offensive routines they are good at, and instead adopt a single characteristic and even very inefficient long pass to find Drogba?" Ye Qiu directly answered his players in the locker room.

"Because they are afraid of our midfield!" Ye Qiu said this sentence with great confidence.

If Deco was on the field, Chelsea might not be so passive, but the two superstars Ballack and Lampard played on the same field, but the effect did not reach one plus one greater than two, but became a situation where one plus one was less than one.

The midfield was suppressed by Tottenham Hotspur. Joe Cole and Duff were not good at dribbling and breaking through. Chelsea's offensive means were extremely scarce. At this time, they wanted to press forward, but they were worried about Tottenham Hotspur's counterattack from behind, because Beckham and Fabregas' counterattack passes were like precise guided missiles, hitting wherever they were pointed. Who wouldn't be afraid?

"In the second half, we will continue to play the same way as we did after taking the lead in the first half. Don't play fast against Chelsea. They like fast. We don't want to play with them. We need to slow down the rhythm. Slowness is good for us. And our midfield should shrink appropriately to pull them out to play. Now we are leading and they are behind. If they want to win, they can only press out to play!"

When he said this, Ye Qiu smiled confidently again and said, "As long as they press out to play, they will inevitably reveal flaws behind them, and this is our chance!"

"I have a hunch that Chelsea will make substitutions during the halftime break, and it must be on the wing. Joe Cole should be replaced, but I'm not sure who will be replaced. It should be Kalou, Wright Phillips or Aaron Lennon. They need to strive for more one-on-one opportunities on the wing to open up the tactical width!"

It's not that Ye Qiu is a genius, but this is an adjustment that Chelsea must make. If Mourinho didn't have such a vision, he would never have come this far, and the most confident dribbling breakthrough in Chelsea is on the wing.

At present, Chelsea still has many wingers. Mourinho likes the winger tactics very much. He has gathered Duff, Wright Phillips, Aaron Lennon, Kalou and Quaresma. Quaresma has been put aside by him. Joe Cole was obviously proved to be unable to break the deadlock in the first half, and could only arrange a player to play one-on-one.

"We must pay attention to it. No matter who he replaces, it will definitely strengthen Chelsea's offense, especially on the wing. Therefore, our two wingers should start to pay attention to defense in the second half. The three lines should be compact, let them attack, and then we will fight their counterattack!"

Ye Qiu's analysis made all Tottenham players in the locker room feel his confidence. In fact, Chelsea did not threaten at all in the first half, and it can even be said that they did not look like the leader of the Premier League at all.

"The first half is over. I want to remind everyone that the Chelsea in the first half was not the real Chelsea, but the second half. So don't think that we can relax just because we have a temporary lead of 1:0. I want to tell you that the second half is the real test."

If Chelsea's defeat in the first half was due to Mourinho's over-conservativeness, then he has no choice in the second half. There is only one way, that is to press forward, unless he doesn't want this championship.

Ye Qiu knows better than anyone that Chelsea's attacking power is not weak at all. Drogba, the powerful center forward, can break through the opponent's entire defense line alone. In addition to the two wingers, as well as Lampard and Ballack's back-up, this is the biggest threat to any team.

"Guys, believe me, the situation is favorable to us. As long as we don't blindly careless and devote ourselves to the game, the final victory of this game will definitely belong to us, to Tottenham Hotspur!"

"We will bring the League Cup trophy back to White Hart Lane tonight!"

Ye Qiu's midfield mobilization really boosted the team's morale. With him, everyone in Tottenham Hotspur was obviously more confident and calmer, especially when they walked out of the locker room and onto the court, they noticed Chelsea's lineup adjustment, and they all smiled confidently.

Because Ye Qiu guessed correctly, Chelsea did make substitutions during the halftime break. Mourinho replaced Joe Cole with Aaron Lennon. The former Tottenham Hotspur right winger still played in his most familiar position, while Duff was replaced on the left, and the two supported Drogba.

But what Ye Qiu didn't guess was that Mourinho was obviously risking his life this time. He was so conservative in the first half, but he suddenly went crazy and made desperate substitutions during the halftime break, replacing Makelele with Mikel, obviously to strengthen the team's midfield organization and offense.

Ye Qiu was somewhat worried on the sidelines. The current Tottenham Hotspurs did not have the strength to look down on Chelsea, and he knew very well that although Mourinho's two substitutions were a bit impulsive, they were really risking their lives. Who wouldn't be afraid of Chelsea?

There is a saying that goes, the stupid ones are afraid of the arrogant ones, and the arrogant ones are afraid of the desperate ones.

Ye Qiu turned his head and looked at Mourinho who was also standing outside the coaching booth. The Portuguese also looked over. Their eyes met, as if sparks had been struck. Mourinho pointed at Ye Qiu and made a beheading gesture. His expression was as if he was going to fight Ye Qiu to death.

Ye Qiu ignored him, but Chelsea's tactics for the second half were very clear. They launched a fierce and desperate attack on Tottenham Hotspur at the start of the game.