The Godfather of Football

Sometimes Ye Qiu feels that Ancelotti is a very stubborn and obstinate person in his bones.

Perhaps it is because Italians have always given people a feeling of going with the flow, being very adaptable, and at the same time somewhat submissive, especially during the AC Milan period, when almost the entire team's transfer power was controlled by the management, and he did not have much say in this, and rarely complained.

But after coming to Chelsea, Ancelotti insisted on his own opinions and ideas on many things.

For example, the team's 442 tactics. Almost since Ancelotti came to the Premier League, he has been insisting on the 442 tactics. In his first season, Chelsea's diamond midfield did achieve good results and results, but gradually, everyone began to realize the flaws of the diamond midfield.

In other words, the diamond midfield is no longer suitable for the current football tactics. If you play against a weak team and crush your opponent with your strength advantage, that's fine, but once you meet a strong team, if you continue to insist on the diamond midfield, it will not be worth the loss.

Ancelotti has made some adjustments to the lineup this season. He no longer plays a diamond midfield, and even at first glance, the 442 tactics seem to have changed. For example, in this game against Tottenham Hotspur, he arranged three midfielders, Lampard, Mikel and Essien, in front of the back line, and then the combination of Arshavin and Anelka in front, with Drogba at the front.

At first glance, it seems to be a 4321 Christmas tree formation, but in fact, in the game, Anelka is still cruising on the two sides, Arshavin is ambushing behind the two forwards, and the three midfielders Mikel behind him are still dragging back to organize and pass the ball, assuming responsibilities similar to Pirlo in the AC Milan period.

If you think in this way, then Essien is Gattuso, and Lampard will take on the role of Seedorf.

Of course, the technical characteristics of different players are different, but in general, it is basically like this, only the details have changed.

On the defensive line, Ashley Cole, Terry, Ivanovic and Ferreira formed the defensive line, and Cesar stood in front of the goal. This is Chelsea's main defensive line combination this season.

Tottenham Hotspur also made some adjustments to the starting lineup of this game, and the adjustment was not small, because Fabregas and Marcelo were both injured and absent, so Tottenham Hotspur had to make some changes.

Ye Qiu's choice of the starting lineup surprised many people. The goalkeeper was Cech, which was no suspense, but the left back chose Nastasic, the Serbian central defender who performed well in the second half of the last round against Birmingham, which surprised many people.

Let alone Marcelo was only slightly injured. Even if Marcelo really couldn't play, there was still Alba. Why did he play Nastasic? Is Ye Qiu going to play defense in this game?

With Fabregas' injury, Ye Qiu obviously changed the previous midfield pattern, pulling David Silva to the left forward position, standing in front of Nastasic, while Messi was moved to the front center, Ribery was arranged at the right winger position, and then Yaya Toure and Beckham formed a double defensive midfielder, with the Ivorian forward and Beckham behind, forming a very irregular midfield position.

In Ye Qiu's explanation and analysis, this is a variant of the 433 tactic, or it can also be regarded as a 4231 tactic, but the difference is that Tottenham's left back is relatively backward, the left side is basically not pressed up, and Alves on the right side is pressed up.

I believe that when most people get this list of Tottenham's starting lineup, the degree of shock will not be less than Ancelotti, because in such an important game, Nastasic, a young player, and Beckham, a veteran, were arranged to start at the same time, which is indeed a bit excessive.

"Maybe Ye Qiu will encounter his first Waterloo of the season at Stamford Bridge!"

I believe that there are many people who hold this idea, but what is surprising is that at the beginning of the game, it was Tottenham Hotspur who scored the first goal, and the way they scored the goal was very eye-catching.

At the beginning of the game, Tottenham Hotspur launched a round of right-wing attack, which was not surprising, but the attack did not work. Tottenham Hotspur knocked back and Alves passed the ball to Beckham. The Englishman appeared around Arshavin and Anelka, and both players only defended symbolically.

Beckham's crescent-shaped scimitar, a wide-range diagonal pass, came to the left and fell at the feet of David Silva.

After receiving the ball, the Spaniard rushed forward quickly, obviously heading for Ferreira, while Essien immediately moved to the side. Ferreira also focused his attention on David Silva. After all, when the Spaniard was in Valencia, he started as a left winger and even pressed Vicente on the bench.

The ball moved from the right to the left. David Silva attracted the attention of Essien and Ferreira by his fast dribbling. At this time, Messi in the middle left Mikel's defense area at high speed, moved to the left, and inserted diagonally into the gap between Ferreira and central defender Ivanovic, forcing Mikel to move closer to the left.

When David Silva passed the ball to Messi's feet, the Argentine superstar, who was cutting out from the center to the wing, suddenly accelerated and used his personal ability to directly attack Chelsea's defense. Facing Iran Vanovic forced a breakthrough and rushed behind Ivanovic.

While Messi was cutting outside, Cavani also pulled Terry to the front of the penalty area. Terry had no choice but to follow. Otherwise, Messi made a cross pass and was blocked in the middle of the penalty area. Varney is unguarded because Mikel has gone to the left.

Therefore, when Messi broke through Ivanovic on the left side of the penalty area and passed the low ball, it happened to be passed behind Terry, and it seemed that it was aimed at Ashley Cole. , but just when the England left-back thought he could clear the ball with his big foot, Ribery penetrated the penalty area from the right rib at high speed, got ahead of Ashley Cole, and took a shot.

The ball went in! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

"Wow!!!!" The entire White Hart Lane stadium's stands suddenly burst into excitement!

"Less than two minutes into the game, Tottenham Hotspur took the lead and knocked on Chelsea's goal, 1:0!"

"It's too fast. Tottenham Hotspur's goal came too fast. Chelsea didn't even have time to organize the defense!"

Andy Gray was really surprised that Tottenham Hotspur scored in their second attack after the opening. But when he was watching the slow-motion replay of the game, he suddenly realized that Tottenham Hotspur scored in the second attack. Naham Hotspur's offense is actually still taking advantage of Chelsea's wing and single midfielder positioning issues.

No matter how strange Ye Qiu's formation for this game was or how he adjusted it, it was still aimed at this purpose.

Through David Silva's pull, Essien was pulled as close to the left sideline as possible, leaving the middle of the midfield vacated. On the side of Alves and Ribery, it is clear that It is necessary to forcefully suppress Chelsea's most offensive left wing, forcing you, Ashley Cole, not to dare to go up.

By doing this, Chelsea's attack lacks width and loses most of its threat.

At the same time, because Asavin is not active enough in defense, Beckham will get more space in the backcourt, and the right attack lineup composed of Yaya Toure, Alves and Ribery is enough to suppress Lan Pader and Ashley Cole, and they will still have the numerical advantage, unless Ancelotti withdraws Anelka or Drogba.

The numerical advantage allows Beckham to get ample space in the defensive midfield position. At the same time, his precise long-pass dispatching ability allows Tottenham to maximize the left and right transfers, allowing Chelsea's Tactics flip back and forth, and this left-right movement itself creates loopholes.

Messi plays in the middle, but cuts outside. In fact, he wants to take advantage of these loopholes, and then rely on his strong personal ability to attack these loopholes, thereby disintegrating the opponent's defense. Just like this time, he moved from the middle. Go to the left, forcefully attack Ivanovic, use his personal ability to eat up the opponent, break up the defense, and then pass to Ribery to form an assist.

"Very smart and very targeted. It directly hit Chelsea's vital part!" Andy Gray figured this out and had to give high praise to Ye Qiu's bold change of formation in this game. Maybe not Fabray. With Gas's absence, he might not be willing to bet like this, but Cesc Fabregas' absence and Marcelo's injury made Ye Qiu make this decision.

The right wing suppresses your strongest left wing, but my left wing is released. If you have the ability, let Ferreira or Essien attack!

"The current situation is very unfavorable for Chelsea. It depends on how Ancelotti adjusts!"

Following Andy Gray's words, the live broadcast camera switched to Chelsea's head coach Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian stood on the sidelines and directed the team. Not far from him, in front of the home team's coaching bench, Ye Qiu crossed his arms over his chest, looking confident of winning.

"The weather in London is very cold today. Ancelotti was dressed seriously, with a black suit, white shirt and black tie. Before the game, the media joked that Ancelotti was re-dressed this time, while Ye Qiu was more casual. The suit is paired with a knitted sweater and a scarf wrapped around the neck, which won the approval of reporters as more casual and relaxed.”

Andy Gray was also joking about the two head coaches, "Now it seems that as many media close to Chelsea expected, the scene of Ancelotti strangling Ye Qiu with a scarf did not appear. Instead, Ye Qiu was relaxed and casual. Qiu, while talking and laughing, scored the goal of Ancelotti who was facing a formidable enemy! "

"Actually, as early as the pre-match press conference, when Ye Qiu heard that Ancelotti was going to make changes, he once joked that unless Chelsea made huge changes, subtle changes would It doesn’t make any sense, it’s like rearranging the seats on the Titanic that’s about to hit an iceberg, does it make sense?”

"Now it seems that Chelsea's core problem has not changed much. The wings are still weak!"

As Tottenham Hotspur took the lead in knocking on Chelsea's goal, the Blues players suffered setbacks in the past four games. The team's morale has dropped a lot compared to the beginning of the season. What's more terrible is that many Chelsea players are in very bad shape now, just like Drogba, Anelka, Arshavin and Lampard. These four players have only scored one goal in the past four games, which is completely different from the beginning of the season.

The players are in bad shape, the head coach's lineup is not fresh, and the team's overall lineup is similar to last season. In this case, even if Ancelotti can make Chelsea's lineup a flower, what can you change?

So, with the goal, Tottenham Hotspur began to dominate the game and firmly controlled the initiative of the game, while Chelsea had to choose to shrink its defense and counterattack.

Tottenham Hotspur's game strategy is indeed as Andy Gray said, using the two wings to frequently pull Chelsea's lineup, forcing their players to transfer back and forth.

In the 37th minute, Tottenham, who had been attacking for half an hour, got another chance. Alves pulled to the right sideline and received a long pass from Beckham. He was blocked by Ashley Cole and passed the ball back to Yaya Toure.

The Ivorian rushed forward with the ball and passed it directly to Messi. The Argentine held the ball with his back and passed it to the left. David Silva shook off Ferreira one-on-one from the left and passed it behind Ivanovic. Cavani did not waste such an opportunity and scored a close-range goal, 2:0!

Consecutive goals, almost the same routine, but completed by different players, severely hit the fighting spirit and morale of Chelsea players, because they found that Tottenham seemed to have grasped their vital points and kept attacking, forcing them to retreat step by step.

During the halftime break, Chelsea did not make any substitutions. Ancelotti now had few substitutions available, and he did not dare to use offensive players, so he could only choose to maintain the status quo and make local adjustments.

But in the case of the overall situation being suppressed or even ravaged, the adjustment of local details can no longer change anything.

In the second half, Tottenham Hotspur made two consecutive attacks. In the 64th and 79th minutes, Messi and Cavani scored for Tottenham Hotspur, helping Tottenham Hotspur beat Chelsea 4:0 at home.

If you watch the whole process of these goals carefully, you almost don't need to think about the details, just look at the routine. Almost all four goals are the same routine, that is, to suppress Chelsea's left side with the strongest attacking right side, and then suddenly transfer the ball from the right to the left.

Then it was either David Silva cutting in from the wing or Messi cutting out from the middle. In short, Ferreira was unlucky. The Portuguese was ravaged by these two players almost throughout the game. Then he used the explosion of Chelsea's right side to pull out a central defender, and then passed the ball into the small penalty area to help his teammates who came in later to score.

This simple but not simple offensive routine was repeated again and again throughout the game, and Ancelotti had no idea what to do about it.

"Chelsea lost this game without any solution, but Tottenham Hotspur won very easily!"

Andy Gray had a very different feeling about this game, especially in the past few years, he really experienced everything about Chelsea, from the sudden peak when Ye Qiu coached in the early 21st century, to the rapid decline later, and to the predicament of this season, he saw it all.

"Chelsea's problems have been clear since last season. They performed well last season, but everyone knows that they need to make changes and adjustments, but there are many problems. For example, Ancelotti seems to be very stubborn, but few people imagine what high-level signings Abramovich has brought to Chelsea over the years?"

"Arshavin and Ramires are still okay, but are there any more?"

"In the case of unfavorable signings, Chelsea directly sold many players in the team, such as Ballack, Belletti, and Joe Cole, and basically all of them were free transfers. Of course, we know that this is a strategy for Chelsea to increase revenue and reduce expenditure and maintain the club's finances, but the problem is, if you sell so many, how can you maintain the thickness of your bench?"

Although the game has not ended yet, Chelsea has been beaten down. Not only was the state of the whole game not good, but it also lacked fighting spirit. If Ancelotti does not come up with a better and more effective way, Chelsea is likely to collapse in the devil's schedule.

"I remember that Ye Qiu and Ferguson both said that a team that wants to win the championship must ensure that its team lineup not only has a high-level main lineup, but also must have a bench that is reliable and trustworthy enough. During the time of Ye Qiu and Mourinho, Chelsea had two reliable players competing for each position."

"But now Chelsea has thrown off the burden of several veterans and high-paid players, and the team's financial pressure has indeed eased, but without proper signings to strengthen the team's lineup and combat effectiveness, Chelsea can't even talk about winning the championship. If they continue to play the next league in the same state as in November, I'm afraid they won't even be able to keep the top four in the league!"

"You know, the Premier League is different now. Liverpool is resurgent this season. Manchester City has also achieved results after two seasons of accumulation and precipitation. Newcastle, led by Ibrahimovic, has also shown its strength to qualify for the European Cup. West Ham United, under the integration of Ranieri and strengthened for two seasons, should not be underestimated."

"In this case, when these upstarts rise strongly, the old strong teams will either continue to advance like Tottenham and Manchester United, or become stepping stones for the progress of the upstarts."

Andy Gray is obviously disappointed with Chelsea. In this highly anticipated game, which should have been a good opportunity to show its strength and find its direction again, Chelsea got deeper and deeper and completely lost itself.

It can be said that the 0:9 loss to Tottenham made Arsenal completely lose the confidence of a strong team, as well as the confidence and fighting spirit of the top four in the league. Then this 0:4 is the beginning of Chelsea's loss of the league future.