The Godfather of Football

If it doesn't rain in London in October, the daytime temperature is generally around 15 degrees, which is not too cold. It will be a little cooler at night, about 10 degrees, and the wind will be strong, so it will be a bit cold.

Bobby Harms was obviously not very lucky. On the day he arrived in London, it had just rained and it was a bit cold.

Fortunately, he was used to the weather in Amsterdam, so he had a higher immunity to the horrible weather in London, and he did not catch the cold. Roland had already driven to Heathrow Airport waiting for him.

As for Bobby Hames, Ye Qiu has never been willing to let him retire like this. This Dutch old man has decades of extremely rich experience in player training. He has trained players including Cruyff, World stars such as Van Basten, Rijkaard, Bergkamp, ​​Kluivert, Seedorf and Davies.

Ye Qiu really feels this way. Bobby Haarms is not only a treasure of Ajax, not only a treasure of Dutch football, but also a treasure in the eyes of all football industry people around the world.

An old man in a family is like a treasure, and this is not an exaggeration at all when applied to Bobby Harms.

Of course, Super Bobby has been able to serve as the chief assistant coach at Ajax in the past few decades, and has experienced the replacement of world-famous coaches including Michels, Cruyff, Van Gaal, etc., and has also experienced With Ajax from the trough to the peak, and then from the peak to the trough, his position has never changed, and it depends not only on his prestige and qualifications.

If you can achieve the level of Super Bobby just by relying on prestige and qualifications, who would believe it?

Therefore, ever since Ye Qiu acquired Tottenham Hotspur, he has been trying every possible means to bring this treasure to Tottenham Hotspur. However, Super Bobby announced his retirement from Ajax not long after. However, in the end, Ye Qiu relied on his strong connections and his sharp tongue to convince Super Bobby to let him play the role of consultant.

Consultants, of course, if you have any questions, just ask them.

Therefore, after Tottenham Hotspur had just returned to the top of the Premier League standings and defeated Aston Villa 2:0 at home in the seventh round of the Premier League to continue to defend their leading position, two weeks have passed. On the national team match day, Ye Qiu took this opportunity to directly invite Super Bobby from the Netherlands to London.

Sitting in the back seat of the loose BMW 7 Series, Bobby Harms kept looking at the rapidly reversing scenery along the way. London and Amsterdam are still very different, especially when walking on the ring highway in the suburbs. On the road, you can see pastures and cattle everywhere in Amsterdam, but there is basically no agriculture and animal husbandry in London.

"Roland, where's that fancy red Polo you used to have?" Bobby Harms saw a Volkswagen Polo running past on the road. He suddenly remembered that Ye Qiu had teased Roland back then, so he asked strangely. .

Fatty Luo now has status and status, and at the same time he is still very famous. He can make British reporters laugh for a long time with just one word. When he heard Bobby Harms ask this, his head was full of excitement. His face was covered with sweat, "I'm staying at home in Amsterdam, I don't know if I can still open it!"

"Oh!" Bobby Harms said, but quickly added, "I thought that car was quite beautiful!"

These words almost stopped Fatty Luo from slamming on the brakes. He really wanted to ask who was the one who echoed that bastard Ye Qiu and said that a grown man driving a red car didn't look good, and that the car was too sexy. So?

"Bobby, when you come to London this time, you have to stay a few days longer!" Fatty Luo was disgusted by others, and he will definitely come back disgusted. This guy has never been at a disadvantage when it comes to his words.

Hearing what Fatty Luo said, Bobby Harms chuckled. Of course he knew what Fatty Luo was thinking. If he wanted to blame him, it was because he was too soft-hearted and was persuaded by that damn guy. , but ended up agreeing to be a consultant to some kind of Lao Shizi. You just asked, and you can’t live this life!

In fact, this is not really what Bobby Harms really thinks. Although he announced his retirement, his home is not far from Detok Most. He often goes to Detok Most to watch players train. He felt itchy in his heart, and from time to time he would go up to say a few words and give some advice. Eriksson last season and Lucas Moura now received his advice.

Of course, there was also the reason why Ye Qiu asked him to take more care of his own people.

Ye Qiu invited him to serve as a consultant. He was actually quite moved. You must know that Tottenham Hotspur's players have been famous for their quality in the past few years. As a person who has dedicated his life to football, For people, the biggest temptation is to cultivate more and more outstanding superstars.

Football is constantly moving forward. Many people like to evaluate players across eras. For example, some people like to compare Robin van Persie with Van Basten, and some people like to compare Messi with Maradona. This is completely meaningless. Because Van Persie, Messi and others have achieved today's achievements on the shoulders of the success of Van Basten and Maradona.

Just imagine, if the club they belong to did not learn from the experience and lessons of training people such as Van Basten and Maradona, and now they can train Robin van Persie and Messi?

Just like now, Bobby Harms saw a group of children playing football on the grass by the roadside, and a decent-looking referee was whistling. It looked more like a happy and joyful game. , but it can be seen that these children, who may only be six or seven years old, are very familiar with the rules, and some are still imitating the actions of the stars.

This is a kind of inheritance and accumulation. If someone thinks that the descendants who have inherited the legacy of their predecessors can be proud and complacent and think that they have surpassed their predecessors, then Bobby Harms can only say that this person is too disrespectful. Think of yourself!

The town of Totteridge has seen an influx of many wealthy people in recent years, but more of them are located further east. Ye Qiu's family has three villas nearby, built around a large courtyard. Ye Qiu and his wife, parents, and father-in-law live opposite Wenger's home, which is closer to the west because the transportation is more convenient.

When Bobby Harms arrived at Ye Qiu's villa, he seemed to be able to smell the aroma of the food.

Greedy, this must be one of the biggest weaknesses for Bobby Harms, who is very old. Every time he thinks about it afterwards, he feels that this problem will make him lose his life later in life, but every time beforehand, he can't resist it. The temptation of delicious food.

"Ha, Bobby!" When they went upstairs from the garage, Ye Qiu had already greeted them.

"Grandpa Bobby!" Xiao Huang Rong chased after her. This little girl could vaguely see the appearance of a beautiful woman now.

"Grandpa Bobby!" Xiao Yechen also chased after him, imitating his sister's call.

Xiao Huang Rong immediately stopped. The little girl put her fists on her hips, pointed at her brother and taught her a lesson: "Mom said, don't call me old, otherwise Grandpa Bobby will be angry!"

Bobby Harms saw the appearance of this little grown-up girl, and walked over laughing, and picked up the two little ones one on the left and one on the right. His own grandchildren are now very big, and they are like him. They no longer kiss, but Xiao Huang Rong and Xiao Ye Chen are now making out with him, and Ye Qiu and Huang Chu are also very close to him.

A group of people walked to the living room in a lively manner. Huang Chu, who was busy in the kitchen, also came out to meet Bobby Harms. By the way, he reluctantly pulled the two naughty brats away, leaving Ye Qiu and early morning The chief assistant coach Mauro Tassotti, Rick Link, Roland and others arrived and sat down with Bobby Harms to chat.

The temperature today is relatively cold, so I turned on the heater at home. It was warm and comfortable, so Bobby Harms took off the down jacket outside and hung it on the hanger on the side of the living room, shaking his head mockingly. , "When people get old, they are afraid of the cold!"

He often said this. When Ye Qiu was at Ajax, almost every time when the weather got cold, he would bundle up tightly in three layers, and then kept saying that the elderly are afraid of Something like cold.

After hearing this, everyone just smiled. Bobby Harms was in good health, but he was fat and had high blood pressure. In Ye Qiu's previous life, Bobby Harms should have retired in 2000, and in 2009 Unfortunately, he passed away in 2000, but Ye Qiu's arrival changed everything. As the team's chief assistant coach in 2000, he stayed to assist the young Ye Qiu, and he has always paid great attention to taking care of his body over the years.

"Bobby, you finally came to London this time, so you need to stay a little longer!" Ye Qiu's words were exactly the same as what Roland said before. Needless to say, these two bad guys must have discussed it before alright.

Bobby Harms took out the glasses cloth from his pocket, took off his glasses, and wiped the mirror surface, "About Messi?"

Ye Qiu has mentioned this matter to Bobby Harms before. In Ye Qiu's plan, Messi should play the biggest role in the middle, but if we follow the playing style of Barcelona in his previous life, it will be inevitable in the end. It will turn into tilting Tottenham Hotspur's tactics towards Messi, and Messi himself will also be off the ball and transform into a scorer.

It's hard to say whether this change is good or bad. After all, if you take the ball more, you are more likely to get injured. If you become a scorer without the ball, you can protect yourself from injuries to the greatest extent, but the problem is, in this case, The rest of the team has to serve you, which means you end up back to the old ways.

"This season I plan to put Cavani at the front, let him impact and disrupt the opponent's defense, and let Messi and Ribery come back to start the attack. So far, the effect can only be considered okay, but it is still It cannot meet our requirements." Ye Qiu did not hide the problems he encountered, and even the reason why he brought in Raul was actually based on this aspect.

Many people say that Raul is not suitable to play as a lone forward, but that depends on the tactics and circumstances.

In the current situation where Tottenham Hotspur has Franck Ribery and Messi on the left and right, Raul plays in the middle and cruises in the gap between the opponent's central defender and midfielder. This can bring out Raul's characteristics very well. , and inspire Tottenham Hotspur's attacking power on both wings, but Raul's age and his speed and body will be a big trouble.

Cavani is the main force that Ye Qiu relies on. He plays the role of center forward. In addition to attacking the opponent's defense and creating scoring opportunities for himself, he also creates space around him, allowing Ribery, Messi and Fabregas and others went to drill.

But the Uruguayan center forward, like Ibrahimovic, Drogba and other powerful center forwards, has a big problem, that is, they can have an advantage in the frontcourt, but this advantage can basically only be maintained in the first three touches. Once the ball returns to the ground, whether it is Ibrahimovic, Drogba or Cavani, they all lose their threat.

"To be honest, I always think that selling Falcao and keeping Cavani is a very correct decision!" Bobby Hams wiped his glasses and put them on again, sighing slowly. Everything in this world is changing dynamically. When Ye Qiu used Van Persie, he activated Ribery who inserted from behind.

But the problem now is that Cavani is not Van Persie.

Bobby Hams still remembers that when Ye Qiu was discussing players with him not long ago, he said something that Bobby Hams himself found very interesting. He thinks that today's players are actually two types in the final analysis.

One type is how to help the team win possession of the ball, and the other type is how to help the team turn possession of the ball into a threat.

Many people are wondering why Barcelona wants to introduce Van Persie at such a high price?

Because Van Persie is in the front, he can not only score by himself, but also effectively help the team to convert possession into threats through his own skills, passing, and running awareness, which is the most needed player for Barcelona, ​​which already has a lot of possession.

Ibrahimovic and Drogba are of another type. They can help the team get more possession.

How to do it?

Through their tactical fulcrum role in the frontcourt, they cleverly use their physical fitness to receive long passes from the backcourt, and have enough technical skills to ensure that they can hold the ball after receiving it and pass it.

The reason why Ibrahimovic failed after joining Barcelona in Ye Qiu's previous life was because Barcelona did not need him to increase the possession rate, but hoped that he could help the team to make the possession time more efficient and more threatening, which Ibrahimovic is not strong in.

Falcao is a player who can help the team turn possession into threats, but he does it by scoring goals. Cavani is different. He can also score goals, but he can also help the team win more possession in the frontcourt and create space.

The problem for Tottenham Hotspur now is how to use the space and possession created by Cavani to turn it into a threat.

So, the weirdness and fun of tactics lies here. Two players who seem to be very similar can actually bring completely different tactical effects, and may even change everything about Tottenham Hotspur at present.

When Ye Qiu talked about the current problems of Tottenham Hotspur, Bobby Hams knew his task.

He had to say that Ye Qiu was very ambitious. He wanted to cultivate Messi into a frontcourt midfield player who could help the team win possession, and at the same time, he also wanted to make him an all-around player who could turn possession into a threat, but this all-around was not the all-around of Drogba, Van Persie and Ibrahimovic, but the all-around that was the best in both aspects.

Messi and Ribery, even Neymar, Hazard and other players, are all strong in one-on-one combat. They all need to face the defense with the ball in front to play their own advantages and characteristics. So Ye Qiu tried the strikerless tactics on Raul at the beginning of the season, using Raul's left and right movement and retreat to receive the ball to destroy the opponent's defensive arrangement and create gaps behind and on both sides of the defensive players.

This is inevitable. As long as the defense moves, adjusts and changes, there will be gaps and loopholes.

To give a simple example, when you move forward, can you take care of the back? When you move to the left, can you take care of the right side? Conversely, when you move to the left and back, you can't take care of other directions.

Offensive tactics emphasize pulling and interlacing. One very important reason is that the opportunity to attack often occurs when the defensive formation changes, because as long as you move, there will inevitably be gaps and loopholes.

Bobby Hams also observed the transformation of Tottenham Hotspur in the past two seasons. The reason why their defense has improved is actually to pull back the defense line that used to press forward. When defending, through the forward and midfielder's back-snatching, they form a front-back attack and treat the opponent like a sandwich.

This kind of defense has many advantages. First of all, it likes to face teams like Real Madrid where stars work alone, and it also likes to face teams like Barcelona and Arsenal that control the ball in the backcourt slowly. But it is very tricky to meet a team like Manchester United that is balanced and comprehensive, has strong tactical execution, and emphasizes overall cooperation.

In other words, who is not difficult to meet a team like Manchester United now?

Of course, in Ye Qiu's definition, the reason why there is no effective way to defend Manchester United is because Tottenham Hotspur is not fast enough. It is not that the players are not fast enough, but that the team's overall offense and defense are not fast enough. The latter is a kind of teamwork under the teamwork of eleven players, while the former is the individual speed of the players, which is different.

From this point of view, Raul is definitely not suitable for the future of Tottenham Hotspur and can only serve as a buffer temporarily. Cavani's technical foundation and characteristics make him not necessarily suitable for the future tactics of Tottenham Hotspur, so Ye Qiu needs Messi.

In Ajax, Ye Qiu has heard many examples of Bobby Hams training players. For example, when the Finnish star Litmanen first arrived at Ajax, this invincible star in Finland played very badly in Ajax, but Bobby Hams opened a small training for him, specially trained his ball handling ability and shooting skills. In just one season, Litmanen immediately became the top scorer of Ajax in the second year.

There are many similar examples, such as Bobby Hams's casual words to make Abidal open his mind, etc. Ye Qiu believes that Bobby Hams must have a way to make Messi and Ribery open their minds in terms of reading the game and insight into the game space.

If even Bobby Hams can't do it, then Ye Qiu really needs to consider adjusting his tactical thinking.