The Godfather of Football

When referee Roberto Rossetti blew the whistle to end the game, the whole Old Trafford stadium suddenly rang with deafening cheers. Almost all the Red Devils fans rushed out of their seats like crazy, celebrating the team's victory crazily, but this celebration certainly did not include their affirmation of the team's performance in this game.

0:0, Tottenham Hotspur finally failed to score a goal at Old Trafford Stadium.

3:16, this is the comparison of the number of shots of both sides in the whole game. According to international practice, the home team Manchester United is in front and the visiting team Tottenham Hotspur is behind, and the number of shots on target is 1:5. Tottenham Hotspur also had a beautiful and effective goal in the first half that was blown off by the referee, otherwise the situation would be completely rewritten.

It can be said that, except for a period of time at the beginning, Manchester United was very passive throughout the game, especially in the second half, when Tottenham Hotspur launched waves of attacks on Manchester United almost desperately. After 65 minutes, Ye Qiu directly replaced Falcao to further strengthen the team's frontcourt scoring ability.

If Manchester United could still fight with Tottenham Hotspur on equal terms in the first half, then the situation in the second half was completely one-sided. Manchester United almost adopted an iron bucket-like defense to prevent Tottenham Hotspur from scoring, and in the end, Ferguson's team kept the score of 0:0 until the end.

Because the first leg was 1:1, Tottenham Hotspur allowed Manchester United to get an away goal, so now Tottenham Hotspur is equivalent to being defeated by this away goal and eliminated from the Champions League.

This also made Tottenham Hotspur's captain, Thiago Silva, very upset. As soon as the whistle sounded at the end of the game, he sat on the grass, staring blankly at the front, watching Manchester United's players celebrating their promotion, and also watching his teammates' lost eyes and expressions.

He gave Tottenham Hotspur's away goal to Manchester United. If he hadn't made a mistake in his clearance, which turned the clearance into an assist and passed it to Sneijder, Rooney wouldn't have scored. Now, it was his wonderful pass that sent Tottenham Hotspur directly out of the Champions League semi-finals.

If it weren't for this wonderful pass, Tottenham Hotspur would have made it to the final and would have had the hope of completing the Champions League three consecutive championships.

"I am the sinner of the team, and I should be responsible for the team's failure!" Thiago Silva cursed himself in his heart.

The teammates around him all looked lost. In the past two seasons, they had won almost everything, whether in the Premier League or the Champions League, they were invincible. Any team that met Tottenham would be terrified, but now, they lost, which made them feel very uncomfortable and even depressed.

It turned out that the feeling of losing was so bad that we had forgotten it a little!

Ye Qiu stood on the sidelines, silently watching the two completely different expressions on the field. Frankly speaking, Tottenham Hotspur made it to the semi-finals, and this result made him feel satisfied, but he still felt very cowardly to lose in this way.

Tottenham Hotspur is in an adjustment stage this season. Being able to maintain its fighting power in the Champions League has completed the task he booked at the beginning of the season, but the problem is that he and his team could have done better, even won three consecutive championships, but now everything has been shattered because of a misjudgment.

Who would be willing to accept such an ending?

But the problem is that the rules of the game in European football are like this, you can only accept it, unless you don't want to play anymore!

Those who dream of changing the world with their own hands are too young and too naive. Only when he is no longer young and naive, will he look back and find that he has been changed by the world!

Ye Qiu can't change the status quo of the entire European football world. Even if he is rich, even if he has the most wealth in the world, he still can't change European football. At best, he can only make two choices freely, either accept or quit.

Of course, Ye Qiu is willing to believe that this is a misjudgment, but he can't stop others from making more conspiracy theories.

Perhaps, from now on, no one will say that Tottenham Hotspur is the private favorite of UEFA President Platini.

"Anything you want to say?" Ferguson came over. This time he didn't gloat over his misfortune. Perhaps he knew that he was lucky this time because the referee's misjudgment led to his success. Even in the second half, Manchester United's goal was in danger. If it weren't for Van der Sar's outstanding performance, he would have been finished.

Ye Qiu smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Maybe I should care about you. Can your heart still bear it?"

Ferguson laughed after hearing this. He knew that Ye Qiu was mocking and teasing him because he had a heart disease, and the situation of Manchester United in the second half would definitely stop the heart of a heart patient.

"Don't worry, my heart is not made of flesh, but of a machine!" Ferguson said with a smile.

Many years ago, Ferguson had a pacemaker installed in his heart to prevent his heart from stopping suddenly.

"No matter what, I still have to congratulate you!" Ye Qiu still showed his grace. If he lost the game, he could win it back in the future, but if he even lost his grace, it would be difficult to make up for it.

To put it bluntly, misjudgment, which game has not happened? Whether it is intentional or not, Tottenham Hotspur can afford to lose and let it go!

"But, old ghost, I'm telling you, you eliminated us and entered the finals. Don't take advantage of that bastard Mourinho in the end, otherwise, I really won't let you go!" Ye Qiu clenched his fists and said: Ferguson cheered.

"Don't worry, after waiting for so many years, I finally got this opportunity, and I won't let it go!" Ferguson also assured with confidence, because Inter Milan's cards this season are indeed not ideal, and the midfield and defense are There are loopholes in the goalkeeper and goalkeeper positions. Mourinho can lead such an Inter Milan team to the Champions League final. In addition to his luck in the draw, his coaching ability has also been fully reflected.

Ye Qiu patted Ferguson on the shoulder, turned around and walked towards the tunnel, because Tottenham Hotspur players had already entered the tunnel one after another and returned to the locker room.

The visiting team's locker room at Old Trafford, like all stadiums, is very simple, obviously much simpler than the home team's locker room. This is also the conspiracy of all teams playing at home, which is to try every means to cause trouble for the visiting team. , among which the locker room is an inevitable link.

Of course, there are strict regulations regarding the facilities in the visiting team's locker room, so the required facilities will still be there.

Ye Qiu opened the door of the visiting team's locker room and found that all the players were sitting quietly in front of their lockers. There was a feeling of frustration and disappointment everywhere in the locker room. After all, they had worked hard for a season, and everyone hoped that I can have a better harvest and win all the championships.

Sometimes Ye Qiu even thinks that maybe Tottenham Hotspur have been too smooth sailing in the past period. A setback is actually not a big deal. Maybe it can make the players' mentality become more serious. Maturity brings the team's overall cohesion and combat effectiveness to a higher level.

"Okay, guys, forget about this game!" Ye Qiu walked into the locker room and closed the door behind his back.

All the players looked at Ye Qiu, but the looks projected in each pair of eyes were obviously different. Some of them hoped to find hope again from the head coach, while others hoped that the head coach could help them out. The shadow of losing, and some are filled with shame and self-blame, feeling that they have failed the head coach's expectations.

"I'm here and I have to apologize to everyone. The biggest responsibility for this loss lies with me. It's because of my poor command. It's also because in the past period of time, I knew that the team's lineup was not thick enough, but I insisted on fighting on multiple lines. , which ultimately led to this defeat for the team, and I must apologize to everyone for this!”

Ye Qiu's words obviously surprised many players present. You must know that in their minds, Ye Qiu's status and influence are unquestionable. He is the god of Tottenham Hotspur, the most supreme god. , no one can shake it.

But now, God also apologized?

"Honestly, I'm so proud of everyone's performance, not only the progress and brilliance of the past few seasons, but also this season, I think your performance is unparalleled. You are the best and most outstanding professional players in the world. I’m even thinking that no one has the right to ask you to do more and better, because you are already quite good!”

Ye Qiu's words were sincere, which obviously eased the atmosphere in the locker room.

"Losing is not a disaster. No team can guarantee that they will never lose, and no professional player can guarantee that they will always win. We should learn to accept failure and accept losing, because this is the real team. The performance that a mature and strong team should have!”

Ye Qiu's words made many players present nod their heads, but they all need some time, maybe a few hours, maybe a day or two. They need time to get out of the shadow of this loss, but no one will stay there forever. here.

"I also want to say that I am proud to have outstanding players like you. We are a young team. We are still developing and improving at a high speed. We will not just be satisfied with what we have done in the past. With all the honors we have received and all the achievements we have made, we will continue to strive for more honors and higher achievements!”

"As I have said before, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and all Tottenham Hotspur fans will never forget any of you on this road to success. , I will never forget any drop of sweat you have shed for Tottenham Hotspur.”

"I can give you a guarantee and a commitment that in the next three years we will build a Tottenham Hotspur team that is stronger and better than it is now, and better than it has been in the past, and you, all of you here, you belong to me and the management. It is a very important part of the plan, so don’t lose confidence in yourself, your teammates, and the team just because of a loss!”

Ye Qiu didn't say anything in the end, he just clenched his fist and shook it as an encouragement.

The news that Tottenham Hotspur were eliminated from the Champions League by Manchester United immediately became the headlines of major European media the next day. However, unlike the previous intense hype for the winner, this time all the media are focusing on Tottenham. There was a grievance between Naham and Spurs, and even the Manchester Evening News felt that Manchester United's victory was a bit unfair.

After the game, Van der Sar said in an interview with the Manchester Evening News that Messi's long shot did cross the goal line, but because it all happened in an instant, the referee did not see it clearly, and many Manchester United players could not see what was going on.

In fact, what Van der Sar said is what often happens on the football field, that is, no one can guarantee that they saw everything that happened, or that they saw it clearly, but they still chose to rush up and put pressure.

This is a game strategy on the football field!

Ferdinand said that he did not see clearly whether it crossed the goal line. "I only had one thought in my mind at the time, to prevent the ball from entering the goal. In fact, I cleared it out before it landed again, and I didn't see clearly whether it crossed the goal line when it landed for the first time."

The explanation of the two Manchester United players reflects their sportsmanship, because they have already won, no matter what they say now, it is impossible to change the result of the game, and through the slow-motion playback of the live broadcast, fans all over the world can clearly see that it did enter the goal line when it landed for the first time.

"Manchester United finally defeated Tottenham Hotspur and entered the finals through a bad and clumsy misjudgment by the referee team!"

"From the perspective of football practitioners, we hope to see Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur, even if it is in such an unfair way, but from the perspective of a fan, I feel sorry for Tottenham Hotspur, because they had the opportunity to create greater glory, or even stage the great miracle of three consecutive championships!"

"Roberto Rossetti did what all the head coaches of football clubs in the world want to do, but the embarrassing thing is that he did it as the referee!"

In all the reports on the second day, Tottenham Hotspur was completely exaggerated and hyped as a tragic character, and everyone felt that Manchester United's victory was unfair, and the media spared no effort to bombard the Italian referee Roberto Rossetti who made such a bad misjudgment in the game.

Tottenham Hotspur officials expressed their understanding of this, saying that head coach Ye Qiu had communicated with Roberto Rossetti after the game and accepted Roberto Rossetti's explanation, believing that this was a misjudgment and that Tottenham Hotspur would not appeal to UEFA on this matter.

Italian bald referee Collina, who served on the European Disciplinary Committee, publicly praised Tottenham Hotspur's approach, believing that if all football clubs supported and understood the referee's work like Tottenham Hotspur, then the referee would face much less pressure, and in a virtuous cycle, many misjudgments would not occur.

UEFA President Michel Platini also expressed his appreciation for Tottenham Hotspur, "You know, it's easy to beat an opponent on the football field, but it's hard to convince people, including your opponents, and today Tottenham Hotspur's attitude reflects the demeanor of this team, which makes people admire it."

But both Collina and Platini said in an interview that this was indeed a misjudgment, but they would not punish Roberto Rossetti for it.

"Everyone makes mistakes, don't they?"

In the case of such a major mistake, the discussion about the introduction of Hawkeye technology or the baseline referee has once again become a hot topic. Many media and professionals believe that as the pace of football games gets faster and faster, the referee's mistakes are also increasing.

The referee is one person, even with two linesmen, but it is obviously unable to meet the needs of today's football games. After all, the football environment and rhythm decades ago are almost completely different from the current football rhythm, and UEFA should also reconsider increasing the help of the referee to reduce some unnecessary mistakes.

Ye Qiu also supports these proposals, but he believes that the Hawkeye technology used in tennis and other competitive games cannot be applied to football, because in a football game, time does not stop, so the instant replay system is difficult to work, because it will cause the football game to become very fragmented.

I believe that no head coach in the world would want his game to be completed in fragmented fragments, unless in some games with a huge gap between the strong and the weak, the head coach of the weak team will be willing to accept it.

"I think we should consider adding referees, especially baseline referees. I think this is very necessary, because the current three referees are under too much pressure, and they are too hard, because the running distance of a game is even close to twelve kilometers, which is not inferior to the average running distance of professional players in a game."

Ye Qiu is talking about the previous statistics on the Champions League and Premier League games. According to the data provided by OPTA under Moon Sports Services, the running distance of Premier League referees in each game is about 11.561 kilometers, while the average running distance of professional players is 11.593 kilometers per game, that is, the running distance between the two is very close.

Ferguson had previously criticized Premier League referees for being unprofessional, but all signs indicate that both Premier League and Champions League referees have actually done their best.

Of course, some people may say that the referee does not need to defend or attack, but the problem is that the referee's back-and-forth running is even more than the players, which is the biggest part of consuming physical energy, and the referee must maintain a high degree of concentration throughout the game, and even every penalty needs to bear pressure, and the players can be substituted, when has the referee ever substituted?

This is also the reason why Ye Qiu chose to understand UEFA. On the one hand, the referee is indeed under a lot of pressure, and Ye Qiu does not want to continue to entangle in this issue, which will damage the good relationship that Tottenham Hotspur has finally established with UEFA; on the other hand, Ye Qiu also hopes to promote referee reform.

In response to the calls of Ye Qiu and all walks of life in the football world, UEFA finally made a statement, saying that it will hold hearings and discussions on the introduction of baseline referees, but this will take some time.