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As soon as the news of Tottenham Hotspur announcing the launch of a new round of player contract renewal negotiations was announced, it immediately attracted great attention in the entire European football and media fields. Many professionals and journalists began to comment that even Tottenham Hotspur could not bear the huge pressure brought by the soaring salaries in Europe.

Many football commentators have written articles, believing that Premier League teams should have a tacit understanding to avoid falling into a salary war. After all, high salaries are not good for any team, so they advocate the launch of a salary cap, that is, a salary cap agreement, to avoid endless increases in the salary cap.

It is not difficult to see from this point that Tottenham Hotspur's current every move has far-reaching influence. Even UEFA personally called White Hart Lane to inquire about Tottenham Hotspur's intention to announce the launch of contract renewal negotiations.

For this reason, Tottenham Hotspur took the initiative to clarify at the pre-match press conference the next day, that is, the day before the Champions League, that the team restarted a new round of player contract renewal negotiations, not because of the pressure of the external salary structure, but because the team made a decision after careful consideration.

Ye Qiu did not explain the specific details, such as the extent of the salary increase, but simply stated that all contract renewal negotiations will be completed within two years, which is also seen as an important move for the team to stabilize the players after the reorganization after the team sold Fabregas and David Silva.

Selling Yaya Toure is obviously different from selling Fabregas and David Silva. The former was a passive poaching, but the latter two Spanish players were half-heartedly acquired by Tottenham Hotspur, that is, with obvious initiative.

The players will inevitably be panicked, worrying whether the team has financial problems? Or are they planning to take action against a group of superstars? Or are there other considerations?

All these things will inevitably bring inevitable shadows and knots to the players' psychology, so Ye Qiu's idea at the time was to start the contract renewal and use the contract renewal to stabilize people's hearts, but for Tottenham Hotspur, starting the contract renewal is a big project, not just a few words and a few evaluations can be done, but more full preparation is needed.

However, even if Ye Qiu reiterated that the team's salary structure will not exceed the red line of 45% of the team's operating income, in fact, the entire European football market, especially the Premier League market, has responded greatly to this news, and even many teams and many players' agents have come out to request contract renewal.

Of course, they will take a more technical approach, such as spreading the news that a certain team is interested in a certain player. In fact, this is a request for contract renewal, and the intention is obvious. Someone is interested in my player, are you in a hurry? Renew or not? If not, then it is assumed that I will contact others, which means that I can change jobs, and renewal is also very simple, just give a higher salary!

So Ye Qiu often said that when he was a fan in his previous life, he sometimes believed media reports too easily and was always fooled, but in fact, it was just a trick between the club and the agent.

Obviously, the team announced the restart of the contract renewal, which means that the players will be given a salary increase. The players are all happy in their hearts. When the players are happy, they perform well on the field.

In the midweek match against Genk, Tottenham Hotspur once again staged a massacre this season. With Messi's hat trick, Cavani's assist hat trick and a goal, plus Ramsey and Neymar's pass and shot, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Genk 7-0 at home.

This is also the biggest victory in the Champions League this season. The whole Tottenham Hotspur team performed very well and took a 4-0 lead in the first half.

The offensive Tottenham Hotspur not only conquered opponents and fans at home, but also made all the members of the Chinese entrepreneur delegation who came to the scene full of praise. Although many of them did not understand football, it did not prevent them from feeling the unforgettable atmosphere of the game.

With the victory of this game, Tottenham Hotspur won three consecutive victories in the Champions League and ranked first in the group. As long as they win another victory, there will be no suspense in advancing from the group in advance.

After the Champions League match in the middle of the week, Tottenham Hotspur will challenge Blackburn on the road this weekend!

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If we talk about the away challenge to Blackburn, what makes all Tottenham Hotspur fans worried is that Ye Qiu actually made a large rotation in the frontcourt and midfield in the starting lineup of this game. The frontcourt player is Cavani, the team's top center forward, who is currently Tottenham Hotspur's second-highest scorer.

And the midfield player is Pirlo, a veteran who has been performing very well since joining Tottenham Hotspur this season and is regarded by the outside world as the team's top midfield core. But at the same time, Ye Qiu also prevented Vidal from even making the roster.

After such a large-scale rotation, Ye Qiu deployed a strikerless tactic in the frontcourt, with Raul as the central striker, Hazard and Messi on the wings respectively, Ramsey and Phil Jones in the front midfield, and Sandro behind. There was basically no major change in the back line. Alba and Marcelo have played well in rotation this season, and there is no big problem with anyone playing.

Ye Qiu played the Spanish left back Alba in this game.

The right side was dominated by Alves. Although Kyle Walker was good, he could not shake Alves's main position for the time being. However, Kyle Walker's progress in the past few seasons was still very eye-catching, especially the cross from the right.

Cavani was not there, and the transition to a strikerless tactic was also a major change for Tottenham Hotspur this season, so it was not surprising.

What really surprised people in this game was the midfield lineup. Ye Qiu used a midfield combination of Ramsey, Sandro and Phil Jones, which really surprised many people.

Blackburn's strength is indeed not strong. Although the head coach is also called Keane, it is a pity that it is not Roy Keane, but Steve Keane, who was selected by almost all British media as the least popular head coach of the season, because under his leadership, Blackburn has now fallen to the 20th place in the Premier League.

If you stand at Blackburn's Ewood Park now, you will find that the home team's fans have put up many slogans and slogans humiliating Steve Keane in the stands, such as, "Try to drop the ranking by one more place!"

"Raise money to buy Keane a car, let him go!"

But this is just an appetizer, a piece of cake. The real big move was when the game was just about to start and the live broadcast was just underway, but a roar was heard from the sky, and a small helicopter was seen hovering over Ewood Park.

At first everyone thought it was a plane sent by the police for public security, but what everyone didn't expect was that the plane was hired by Blackburn fans, with a banner hanging on the tail.

"Steve Kean Out!"

It means Steve Keane go away. When this scene appeared on the big screen at Ewood Park, the whole audience burst into thunderous applause, which shows the violent fans' dissatisfaction with Steve Keane.

But as the team's head coach, Steve Keane sat on the bench, obviously unmoved, but soon, another fan pulled out a banner with a hastily written sarcastic joke.

"Defender Grant Hanley is injured because he was hit on the training ground!"

"Steve Keane told reporters innocently, I didn't see it!"

The performance of the violent Blackburn fans in the stands was indeed wonderful, and Andy Gray and Martin Taylor, who were responsible for the live commentary of this game, laughed so hard that they couldn't stop praising the creativity and generosity of Blackburn fans. At least using a private jet was a great innovation.

But on the court, Ye Qiu knew very well that this game would be very, very difficult to play.

Blackburn's performance this season was indeed very bad, but their performance at home has always been very good, because Steve Keane and the team need to redeem themselves. They need to play exciting games in front of the home team fans to change the fans' perception of them.

For example, in this season's game against Arsenal, they fell behind twice and tied twice, and then overtook two goals in one go. Such a tenacious performance really makes people have to be cautious. Although Blackburn's overall strength is indeed very bad, what is the nickname of this team? Violent Ben. Once this team gets ruthless, they will not be polite to you.

It is also because of this that Ye Qiu chose to replace Pirlo in this game, but after taking Pirlo, he also arranged a pair of tough guys, Sandro and Phil Jones, in his midfield.

Although it is a tough guy combination, in fact, the performance of Tottenham Hotspur's midfield in this game is quite amazing.

Phil Jones, who met his old club again, seemed very excited from the beginning of the game. In the third minute, after getting the ball in the middle, he was double-teamed by three players in the opponent's midfield. Phil Jones used solid ball protection and relied on his strong physical fitness to steadily lead the ball out of the siege.

In the fifth minute, he made a late run and received a pass from Raul at the front of the penalty area. He then shot a shot that turned out to be a cannon. Both scenes were very impressive.

Andy Gray also commented in the commentary that Phil Jones showed his strong desire to play in this game. After being selected for Capello's national team, he was also positioned by Capello as a midfielder. Capello believed that he was more suitable for playing with his characteristics of large-scale running, active fighting and pressure.

But the most impressive part of the game was when Phil Jones suddenly rushed to the front court and received a low pass from Thiago Silva behind him. He turned around at the moment of receiving the ball, and there was an obvious change of direction. Then he suddenly started, broke through the defense of the opponent's midfielder, and then passed the ball to Messi, but the pass was a bit too strong.

This performance made Ye Qiu and Mauro Tassotti applaud on the sidelines.

In fact, Phil Jones used some of the most basic skills, but he mastered these skills through hard training, and then used them in the actual game. If used well, it is easy to give people a feeling that his footwork is very delicate, but in fact, these are the most basic things.

In this regard, Meulensteen and Moniz have made great contributions!

One thing that must be mentioned is that many ordinary fans have a misunderstanding. They are easily confused by their own eyes. It's like many people praise Barcelona's Xavi's excellent turning and getting rid of the ball, and even think that his skills are so excellent because of his turning and getting rid of the ball. But in fact, they are really confused by everything on the field.

It is undeniable that Xavi's skills are indeed good, but they are definitely not at the top level. Even in Barcelona, ​​Iniesta's small skills are much finer than Xavi's. It is also to get rid of the ball. Turning in circles is actually not difficult at all. It is very practical, which is certain, but it lacks efficiency, so it is not a manifestation of excellent technology at all, let alone being boasted to the height of some magical skills by many fans.

The core reason why Xavi can turn in circles is that Barcelona's overall pulling and running create space and enough receiving points for him, ensuring that after he turns in circles, the ball has a suitable way out and will not be lost.

Once the space and receiving points are lost, his turning in circles will only create low offensive efficiency and sticky balls.

Therefore, many fans are easily confused when watching football, because the use of the same two technical skills in different environments, different times, and different spaces will produce two completely different effects.

Phil Jones is also the same this time. As a professional player, his basic skills are beyond doubt, otherwise he would not have stood out from Blackburn at such a young age. After coming to Tottenham Hotspur, the team gave him the wisdom to use basic skills and the space for growth.

If you think that Phil Jones alone is not enough, then look at Tottenham Hotspur's first goal.

After Sandro took the ball, he made a diagonal pass of more than 35 meters to Messi on the right side of the penalty area. After the Argentine unloaded the ball with his body, he took a few steps back under the double-team of two defensive players and suddenly knocked it back to the baseline.

Alves on the right quickly came up and made a half-high cross, and Raul rushed into the penalty area and headed the ball to the far corner, but the ball deceived goalkeeper Robinson, but it was slightly off, and Phil Jones followed and hooked the ball back to the goal line with his foot, 1:0!

This was a goal that happened in the 20th minute of the game, and it also pushed the voices of dissatisfaction with the head coach Steve Keane to the highest point in the entire Ewood Park Stadium. Almost all the violent fans in the stadium were shouting slogans to get Keane out.

But Steve Keane was indeed tough enough. In the 38th minute of the first half, Tottenham Hotspur's midfielder made a mistake in passing the ball, and the ball was intercepted and counterattacked. Striker Jacob received an assist from his teammates in the quick counterattack and equalized the score for Blackburn. This goal was more like a reward for Blackburn's almost desperate pressing throughout the game.

After the equalizer, the two sides returned to the same starting line, and Tottenham Hotspur also exposed the problem of Phil Jones and Sandro's midfield combination, that is, they are not good enough in passing and receiving the ball, especially when the ball speed is fast, they make too many mistakes in handling the ball, and being caught once is a fatal injury.

Ye Qiu also sees these problems very clearly. There are five technical analysis team members behind him, and they are recording all kinds of information. After each game, they will provide technical analysis reports to each player.

But in Bobby Hams's words, no young people will not make mistakes. The key is to see what these mistakes are, whether there is time and space to make up for them, or whether they have the determination to improve.

Why sell Carroll and Ashley Young, because they have become famous, especially Carroll, who lacks ambition and is a little satisfied with his current achievements. Ye Qiu suggested that he learn from Van Nistelrooy, but he didn't think it was necessary. He asked him to practice passing and receiving more, but he ignored it because he felt that everything he had now was enough.

This is a mentality problem!

For a young player, the most important thing is mentality!

Unlike Carroll and Ashley Young, Phil Jones is very hardworking and diligent, and so is Sandro.

Just like in this game, they exposed the problem of fast one-touch passing and receiving the ball. What's so difficult about that?

If they insist on entering the training room every day in Tottenham Hotspur and completing all the training programs meticulously when participating in team training every day, looking back a year later, you will find that the speed of their progress will surprise you!

But there are some things that you as a head coach cannot change.

For example, after the start of the second half, Blackburn launched a crazy attack and forced Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur resolutely counterattacked. After 75 minutes, both sides were almost exhausted, but Tottenham Hotspur's entire midfield was still running, fighting, and constantly striving for opportunities.

This reflects their mentality, and reflects their bloodiness and desire to win in their bones.

Finally, in the 84th minute, Hazard knocked the ball back from the right, and Ramsey made a lob pass into the penalty area to find Raul, but the Spaniard didn't get the chance and headed the ball back to Sandro who came in from behind. The Brazilian took the ball off with his left foot and volleyed it with his right foot.

This volley was very decisive, fierce, powerful, and fast. The old goalkeeper Robinson was out of reach and the volley went directly into Blackburn's goal, 2:1!

Ye Qiu applauded Sandro's goal on the sidelines. This game was his test of two players, Phil Jones and Sandro. In fact, the two players gave mixed reviews, but no matter what, their attitude determined their bottom line.

Perhaps they don't have the strength to be independent in the team in a short period of time, but at least their attitude allows them to become the right rotation role for the team.

And Ye Qiu also needs to know the role and ability of each player in the team and design the role for them.

At the right time, reasonably test each player in the team. This is something that any head coach who wants to achieve something in a season must figure out.