The Godfather of Football

Sacchi once said that a truly strong team can do its best whether it is attacking or defending.

When Manchester United wants to defend, especially when Ferguson is determined to play a defensive counterattack, it is definitely not an easy thing to break Manchester United's goal. It will be a big problem for all offensive teams in the world, especially when Ferguson pulled Park Ji-sung back on the right to help Gary Neville, the right side was temporarily consolidated.

But in this way, the team's offense was sacrificed.

Perhaps because Manchester United did not invest much in the frontcourt offense, Tottenham Hotspur's defense line pressed very high, actively playing the team's ball control and midfield advantages, especially the midfield, directly suppressing Manchester United's midfield, forcing Manchester United to pass the ball through the middle.

Facts have proved that if Yaya Tureken settles down to play as a defensive midfielder, he will be a top defensive midfielder.

Ye Qiu has always felt that Mascherano is strictly a positional defensive midfielder. His positional sense is quite good, and his interception and tackling abilities are also among the best in the world, but his coverage is not very large. Yaya Toure is a covering defensive midfielder. He has excellent coverage, a large range of activities, outstanding sticking skills, good interception and tackling abilities, but a poor sense of position.

From a professional perspective, it is difficult to distinguish which defensive midfielder is better, just like you can't say who is better than Makelele or Gattuso, because that is too absolute and too idealistic.

If Makelele is replaced in AC Milan's tactics, he will definitely die, because he can't play Gattuso's position; and if Gattuso is replaced in Chelsea, he will be another Essien and can't take on Makelele's responsibilities, but these two players are indispensable in their respective teams.

In Ye Qiu's coaching system, Cruyff analyzed the changes of Barcelona in the years around 2010 and gave such a set of data. That is, in the 2009 Barcelona triple crown period, the team's ball possession was the most reasonable, because it was always maintained at about 60%. Considering the defense of Barcelona at that time, such ball possession was reasonable.

But later, Barcelona's ball possession gradually became a bit obsessive, even to the extreme, often brushing a series of amazing high data, but there are quite a lot of backcourt passes, why?

The reason lies in the difference between Yaya Toure and Busquets.

Yaya Toure is a covering type, with a large running range. Because he runs behind him, Iniesta and Xavi can be positioned more forward. The position of the players depends on the coverage of the team's overall tactics. With Yaya Toure covering such a large area behind him, the central midfielder is naturally forward, so the play is more direct and more threatening.

But when it comes to Busquets, the problem is different, because Busquets belongs to the positional type. His overall view, passing ability, game reading ability and ball sorting ability are all very good. There is no doubt about this. Even Yaya Toure is not as good as him, but he can't cover such a large area like Yaya Toure.

What to do? How to solve the gap in coverage area between Yaya Toure and Busquets?

It's very simple, use teammates to fill it, so Iniesta and Xavi have to come back!

And when both central midfielders come back, the overall ball possession area must also be adjusted, either the back line pushes forward or the overall formation shrinks back, and everyone knows that whether it is pushing the defense line forward or shrinking the formation, it takes more time when attacking.

Therefore, many people say that Barcelona will not play fast break, not that they don't know how to play, but that they can't play!

To put it bluntly, the style and technical and tactical play of a team are inseparable from the players, especially the central players. As long as there is a little change, it may lead to a change in the overall situation.

Of course, it is difficult to say whether Barcelona was better during the treble period or Barcelona was better in the later ball-control style. There is no comparison at all. But when it comes to using Yaya Toure, we must give full play to his advantage in covering the area.

And this Ivorian also needs to be improved, that is, his grasp of the timing of forward insertion and his awareness when defending.

Using the agreement made between Ye Qiu and Yaya Toure during the previous training camp, "I don't care where you run throughout the game, but I must see you standing in front of the defense line when the opponent's ball is about to pass through our midfield. Even if you die, you have to put your body there for me!"

This kid is very convinced by Ye Qiu, because he has been playing under Ye Qiu for a long time, and has made great progress in the past few years, but he has never been able to settle down to be a defensive midfielder. Now Ye Qiu has decided to liberate him and give him freedom, but at the same time he has also standardized his responsibilities in defense. His attitude is very clear. My defensive requirements are like that. If you have the ability to do it, you can attack however you want, and I don't care about you.

But if you can't meet my defensive requirements and lose the ball, it's your responsibility!

So, when the game reached the second half, Tottenham Hotspur attacked the front court once, and Yaya Toure followed him up, but soon the ball was intercepted. Scholes quickly passed the ball to Tevez in front and launched a fast break. Yaya Toure knew that something was wrong because he was not in position.

Tevez is a very strong boy, but he is not bad with his feet. When he gets the ball, there is only one Zyglinski in front of him. Thiago Silva is still a little far behind them. As long as he breaks through Zyglinski, he can Entering the restricted area.

The Argentine beast is also a veteran on the court. He stepped forward as soon as he saw the opportunity and wanted to pass Zygrinski directly. However, the Ukrainian immediately realized that he was fighting alone. If Tevez was allowed to pass, Argentina would People can directly enter the penalty area, which is the worst result, so he made the choice in the shortest time.

I saw that Zyglinski deliberately gave way and used his body to block the possibility of Tevez breaking through from his right side, forcing Tevez to dunk the ball to the left, and then turned around and continued to chase.

Zyglinski is relatively tall, but his speed is not too slow, especially when chasing back. His speed is mainly reflected in his lack of flexibility in turning. This is a tall central defender. They all have a drawback, but it's not as difficult to turn around as Vidic.

With Zygrinski chasing behind him, Tevez desperately tried to distance himself, because everyone who has played football knows that if you can't distance yourself from the defensive player, you will be forced to keep passing the ball. If you move forward, he can't steal your ball, but you can't expect to cut to the middle, so this is Tevez's situation now.

It cannot be said that Zyglinski's choice is very smart, because it is the wisest choice that all defenders know, but at the critical moment just now, not all defenders can make the wisest judgment at the critical moment.

He forced Tevez to his left, Zyglinski chased him desperately, and Arbeloa followed behind him. So Tevez was caught at a right angle by the two, forcing him to take the ball to the corner area. , was finally forced to have no choice, and kicked the ball directly to Zyglinski's feet, out of the sideline, and became a foul ball.

This is not a very good defense, but it reflects the stability of Zyglinski. Among countless choices, choosing the safest and most certain one is the quality that an excellent central defender must possess.

Kompany's biggest problem is that many of the choices he makes are not the best, or even the worst choices.

Of course, this ability will gradually be improved and improved with the accumulation of competition and rich experience.

Trailing for most of the half, Manchester United invested a lot of effort in this attack. Park Ji-sung and Gary Neville also came up. After Manchester United threw a throw-in, a kick was formed on the left side of Tottenham Hotspur. The ball was passed, but Thiago Silva made a solid move, headed the ball to clear the ball, and knocked the ball towards the center.

Yaya Toure crossed to the front again, but Fabregas took the ball with his back and had no chance. He passed it back to Zygrinski who rushed out of the penalty area to receive the ball. After the Ukrainian got the ball, he kicked it directly A long diagonal pass to the ground quickly crossed the center line and landed at the feet of Gareth Bale on the left.

The Welshman once again took the ball close to the sideline and stopped the pass directly in front of him, and deliberately stopped it very large, because in the past few dozen minutes of competition, he had clearly felt Gary's reaction. ?Neville has a disadvantage in terms of speed, and he is now very physically exhausted.

The reason for the large stop was that he had absolute confidence in his speed, so after the stop, he immediately started up and was very fast, even directly overtaking Gary Neville, almost on the same level as the penalty area line. After receiving the ball, Guangdong took advantage of the situation and cut to the penalty area at a 45-degree line.

During the whole process, Gary Neville was directly overtaken by Gareth Bale, and then blocked behind him, unable to do anything at all. And on the left side of the penalty area, Ferdinand wanted to block Gareth Bale from entering the penalty area. According to the route, Van Persie was ambushing in the middle of the penalty area, while Cavani quickly cut from the right to the back point.

Gareth Bale picked up the pass before Ferdinand. Cavani stepped forward to meet the ball before Vidic and poked the well-placed cross into Vanderbilt. The goal guarded by Sa, 2:0!

This loyal fan of Ruud van Nistelrooy calmly seized the scoring opportunity in front of the goal. At first glance, he really has the momentum of Ruud van Nistelrooy as the king of the penalty area.

All Tottenham Hotspur fans once again rushed out of their seats and once again let out heart-rending shouts. In this burst of thunderous shouts, all Tottenham Hotspur players Celebrating with a tight hug on the field.

"Tottenham Hotspur indeed showed a very strong offensive power in the game, but more importantly, they suppressed Manchester United in the middle. This suppression forced Manchester United to be unable to effectively pass through the midfield and resolve Manchester United's offensive pressure. At the same time, we also gain more opportunities and space for our own counterattack!”

"Gareth Bale performed very well in this game, especially when facing Gary Neville on the left. He completely turned the Manchester United captain into a colander and turned Manchester United's right wing into a sieve!"

The on-site commentator was also full of sighs, "Strictly speaking, his technique is not exquisite. It can only be said to be simple and practical. The basic skills are very solid. There is no fancy work at all, but it gives you a very simple way, but you can't prevent it at all." That feeling is unstoppable, which is also due to his youth and amazing explosive power.”

"Actually, in the past two years, Gareth Bale's performance at Tottenham Hotspur has been very good. Many people also think that his speed is very good. He has played as a left back and a left winger, but He played more as a substitute for Ribery and Vargas, but he was the starter in this game. We did see another rising star in Tottenham Hotspur, and he was the same as Ribery. Berry's style of play is completely different."

"If Ribery is good at short-distance breakthroughs and changes of speed and direction, then Gareth Bale's breakthrough is very direct. It relies on my speed. There are not so many tricks. It is just a weapon. I use it. The speed will drive you away!"

"Of course, this game also has something to do with Gary Neville's poor performance. The Manchester United captain has been recuperating from injury, and his performance after his comeback was not very satisfactory. This game can hardly contain Gareth Bale. ”

While talking, I saw Ferguson making the first substitution of this game, replacing Gary Neville with Wes Brown. The former had already established a firm foothold last season and played in many games. They performed very well in the game.

"Substituting Wes Brown should be relatively better, but Manchester United still have to be careful with Gareth Bale on the left."

Not long after the commentator finished speaking, Tottenham Hotspur launched another attack from home.

When Manchester United scored within 30 meters of Tottenham Hotspur, the ball was taken by Yaya Toure. Yaya Toure, who almost caused a mistake just now, was now very careful guarding the defense. As soon as he got the ball Immediately after kicking to the left, Gareth Bale was given.

Gareth Bale's sprint needed space, so he retreated a bit deep, and Wes Brown couldn't follow him. After he got the ball, he quickly turned around, then started, and then it was like a plane preparing to leave the ground. Fighters, getting faster and faster.

Wes Brown and O'Shea wanted to form a pincer attack near the midline, but when Gareth Bell entered the two-man defense area, he suddenly kicked the ball forward with a big kick, and then quickly passed them. He rushed in the middle and directly broke up the double team of the two people.

This breakthrough method was simple, crude, and even a little humiliating. Wes Brown and O'Shea could only keep chasing behind them, while Ferdinand quickly rushed over to plug the loopholes.

Manchester United's Vidic and Fletcher were guarding Van Persie, while Ferdinand and O'Shea were rushing against Gareth Bale. The Welshman was getting faster and faster, especially when he rushed to the front of the penalty area. At that moment, it was obvious that Ferdinand could no longer stop him and watched helplessly as he rushed into the penalty area.

Ferdinand was forced to make a shoveling action, trying to use this action to prevent Gareth Bale from taking a kick, but the Welshman obviously ignored everything else and directly raised his left foot. This position was exactly the same as the penalty spot. , the position is very good, especially for left-footed players, it is a direct and powerful volley.

Van der Sar didn't even have time to react. The ball passed by him like a bolt of lightning and went straight to the bottom of the net in the lower right corner of the goal. There was no trick or arc at all. It was very simple, but But it is also very rough and very deadly!

The Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stands were dancing with excitement again. Almost everyone raised their Tottenham Hotspur scarves crazily, waved their hands happily, and shouted loudly for Gareth Bale. name.

In this game, Gareth Bale's left wing can almost be said to be the source of Tottenham Hotspur's offense. He also passed and shot in the game, and also had an indirect assist. His performance was incredible. Not outstanding, and Manchester United's defense was almost powerless against him. He was broken through and played by him time and time again!

"Gareth Bale, the rising star of Tottenham Hotspur, is only 19 years old this year, but his playing style reminds me of Cristiano Ronaldo in the current Manchester United team. Everyone’s kicks are full of power and explosive sensory stimulation, which makes us amazed and surprised!”

"It's really unbelievable. When we were all worried about whether Tottenham Hotspur's offense would be affected after sending Ashavin away and selling Modric and Vargas, Ye However, Qiu’s team won seven consecutive games in the warm-up match and showed surprising offensive strength in this Community Shield!”

"Tottenham Hotspur's offense in this game is very different from the past. In the past, Tottenham Hotspur paid great attention to delicate teamwork after entering the frontcourt, but without Ribery, Without Messi, although Robin van Persie still provides support in the center, Gareth Bale and Cavani on the two wings are obviously more impactful."

"This style of play has transformed Tottenham Hotspur's offense, becoming more direct and powerful. This is completely different from the gorgeous ground penetration in the past, and it also allows us to easily feel Tottenham Hotspur's attack. Potential, because they can actually play two different offensive combinations!”

The on-site commentator was obviously very surprised by Tottenham Hotspur's tactics in this game, but he also realized a problem.

"But we also noticed that with Gareth Bale doing well, David Silva and Cesc Fabregas, even Robin van Persie, their performances seemed to have declined, especially Van Persie and Fabre. Gass is not as good as last season. This may have something to do with the fact that they have just gone through training and are not in good condition. "

"David Silva's debut can only be regarded as quite satisfactory, but another player Zyglinski's debut was impressive, and Yaya Toure, who played as a defensive midfielder, although there were several There were mistakes, one of which caused Manchester United to almost attack the penalty area, but overall, Yaya Toure is indeed capable of filling the vacancy after Mascherano left the team! "

After Tottenham Hotspur scored the third goal, Manchester United made adjustments again, and Ye Qiu also quickly made targeted changes, replacing Kyle Walker, Ramsey and Arsenal. Ashley Young, and Ashley Young is another type of winger, which also makes people lament Tottenham Hotspur's personnel reserves on the wing.

In the end, Tottenham Hotspur defeated the out-of-form Manchester United 3:0 at Wembley Stadium and got a good start to the season!