The Godfather of Football

Sometimes, to be honest, it is not an easy thing.

Just like when Ye Qiu drew 2:2 with Newcastle away, he once said that Tottenham Hotspur needed such a blow. He believed that a draw or even a loss could bring more to the team.

This was understood by many people as Ye Qiu's pride and arrogance, but it was the truth.

For Tottenham Hotspur's entire tactical system, it has basically taken shape. No matter how you adjust or change it, all you can do is add more elements to this system, or make changes and adjustments to local details to make it look more balanced and stronger.

Using this accumulation of quantitative changes, it eventually evolved into a qualitative change.

Everyone can see that after Fabregas, David Silva and Yaya Toure, the three midfielders of Tottenham Hotspur have undergone a major change in the entire midfield. If you want to say that there is any difference between Ramsey, Vidal and Pirlo's midfield and last season, then the biggest difference is running and coverage.

If we look at the overall situation, the midfield strength this season may not be as good as last season, but one thing to know is that the combination of Fabregas, David Silva and Yaya Toure has reached its peak and there is no possibility of any major progress and transformation, but the combination of Ramsey and Vidal has just begun, and it is unknown whether Pirlo or someone else will play the defensive midfielder position. This is both a hidden danger and an opportunity.

Because the first round of the Champions League round of 16 knockout match will be played in the middle of the week, Ye Qiu made adjustments in the game against Newcastle, and this time he learned from the experience and lessons of the battle at St. James Park and made adjustments to the starting lineup.

Goalkeeper Cech, the back line is Alba, Nastasic, Thiago Silva and Kyle Walker, the midfield is Ramsey, Sandro and Phil Jones, and the front trident has also been adjusted on a large scale. Ribery occupies the starting lineup, and Messi and Hazard start at the same time.

The main center forward Cavani and veteran Raul were put on ice, and Vidal, who was slightly injured in the midfield, and the core player Pirlo were also put on ice. Tottenham Hotspur made a large rotation in this game, but the tactics shown on the court were surprising, especially for Redknapp, who completely misjudged Ye Qiu's idea.

If the original idea was followed, Ibrahimovic would still focus on attacking the area behind Pirlo and in front of the central defender, acting as the frontcourt ball point, but after Ye Qiu's adjustment, they had to find that as soon as Ibrahimovic got the ball, he was surrounded by Tottenham Hotspur players.

Sandro and Phil Jones were relatively backward, and they were more focused on protecting the defense and the flanks, but Ramsey was relatively forward, and the position of the front trident was very erratic. The players on the side of the trident would retreat to respond to the ball, and they often changed positions frequently.

The game had just started, and Newcastle wanted to play the previous long pass to Ibrahimovic, but the Swede could not pass the ball again after getting the ball, and was intercepted by Tottenham Hotspur, and then launched another round of counterattacks.

Hazard pulled to the right, received a pass from Kyle Walker, and broke through Coentrao from the right. After entering the penalty area, he passed the ball to Messi outside the arc of the penalty area. The Argentine did not stop the ball and directly pushed a straight pass. Hazard rushed into the penalty area and formed a two-pass-one wall cooperation with Messi.

Ziglinski's position was very good, blocking Hazard's route facing the goal, but the Belgian stopped the ball and directly passed Ziglinski and dribbled the ball to the bottom line. He also rushed to the bottom line quickly, and before Ziglinski and Coentrao, he passed a cross in front of the goal.

The goalkeeper didn't react much to the ball. Ribery, who was flanking at the back post, quickly followed up and easily pushed the ball into the empty goal in front of the goal, 1:0! Only four minutes after the start of the game, Tottenham Hotspur took the lead in knocking on Newcastle's goal!

If this ball seemed a bit sudden, then two minutes later, Tottenham Hotspur's backcourt Kyle Walker headed Motta's long pass to Lavezzi back to the midfield. Sandro didn't wait for the ball to land, and kicked it to Phil Jones on the right. The latter stopped the ball and turned around. The whole process was very smooth and steady, showing solid basic skills, and then made a long pass to plan a counterattack.

Phil Jones's long pass was indeed not very creative, it could only be said to be mediocre. Messi had to quickly pull to the right to receive the ball, but the speed had slowed down. Coentrao blocked Messi's route to cut in. The Argentine made a cross from the right, and Hazard, who moved to the middle, followed up this time and directly scored in front of the small penalty area. 2:0!

Six minutes, in just six minutes, Tottenham Hotspur took a two-goal lead!

Redknapp saw clearly this time that Ye Qiu would never give him the same chance as before. For Tottenham Hotspur, their loopholes would only be caught once by you, so Ye Qiu's rotation this time was not only to save strength for the Champions League match in the middle of the week, but also to play a surprise attack, making your previous targeted tactics completely useless.

Seeing through this, Redknapp had to make adjustments, and the team began to want to stabilize the situation. After all, Tottenham Hotspur had just scored two goals at the beginning, which was too much pressure for Newcastle, who was playing away.

But Tottenham Hotspur was a bit unreasonable. This was White Hart Lane, their home ground, and they had such a fantastic start after the opening, so they had no intention of stopping, especially for the team's several players who were on the field. They all wanted to use a wonderful game to prove their strength.

Newcastle's strength was also excellent, and the overall strength was also very strong. They quickly stabilized the situation, but Tottenham Hotspur, who slowed down, also had a way. They were also good at creating loopholes for you through continuous passes and pulling in a slow rhythm, and the threat was no less than the sharp attack under the fast rhythm.

Sandro took the ball and passed it to the right. Phil Jones passed it to Kyle Walker, who passed it to Hazard, but there was no chance in front. Hazard directly knocked it back to Sandro who was behind. This pass was at least 15 meters long and the speed was very fast, but Sandro stopped very steadily, stopped directly to the left, turned and dribbled the ball to the left, and then passed it again.

Alba came up and received the ball. Instead of passing it to Ribery who was near the left sideline, he directly passed it to the left side of Ramsey who was inserted from behind. The Welshman was in physical contact with Motta who was defending him. He had some bumps when dribbling the ball, but after entering the penalty area, he still seized an opportunity to pass it to the front of the goal.

Messi rushed to the middle. Ribery and Hazard both scored in this game. As a trident, Messi also wanted to score, so he rushed to the goal, but Ramsey's pass was far back. After Messi realized it, he had to turn around, but Zielinski blocked him. Although Messi was able to receive the ball, he lost the angle for shooting.

The Argentine reacted very quickly, and gave up his chance to shoot. He directly stopped the ball with his left foot to the penalty spot. Phil Jones, who followed behind, swung his foot and shot.

This was a penalty-like shot, and there were no defensive players around. If Phil Jones still couldn't score, he would definitely be drowned by his teammates' saliva. Tottenham Hotspur took a 3:0 lead in the 21st minute!

Although Tottenham Hotspur frequently launched offensives and frequently got chances to score, Messi also played a key role in these attacks, but surprisingly, he was always a little short of scoring.

It was like in the 27th minute, Ribery intercepted the ball at Van der Wiel's feet and made a very threatening counterattack. The entire backcourt had a three-on-three situation, and although Ribery's cross was to the right to Hazard, the Belgian stopped the ball back to the middle, but Messi, who followed up, shot slightly off.

Too anxious, too much pursuit of angles!

Even when the game reached the 32nd minute, Tottenham Hotspur counterattacked again after stealing the ball in the backcourt. Ramsey passed the ball to the left, Ribery rushed with the ball, and after entering the 30-meter area, Ribery avoided Hazard in the middle and passed the ball to Messi on the right side of the arc. The latter rushed into the penalty area and shot directly.

But the goalkeeper played like a god this time. After blocking the ball, Messi still had a chance and wanted to make up the shot, but Kyle Walker, who came in from behind, sprinted too fast this time and shot directly in the penalty area. 4:0!

Three assists, one planned attack, the team's four goals are closely related to Messi. The Argentine is also constantly trying to score in this game, but he is just a little bit away from scoring!

Andy Gray, who was once the top scorer in the English top league, also joked that sometimes shooters are so helpless, just lacking a little bit of luck, which makes them always a little bit away from scoring.

But Andy Gray also highly praised Messi's performance in this game, believing that with the team's tactical adjustments, Messi got more opportunities to get the ball and make passes, and the entire frontcourt offensive trident had almost no fixed pattern and position, and kept changing, making Newcastle's defense very difficult.

And Messi's last pass was an important weapon for the team to establish an advantage early in this game.

The first half ended with Tottenham Hotspur's unstoppable 4:0 lead. After Ye Qiu gained a big lead, he made adjustments in the midfield and replaced Ribery with Neymar. The Frenchman had just returned from injury and performed quite well in this game. He had to save some energy for the Champions League in the middle of the week.

Then he replaced Ramsey with Pogba, and the entire midfield and frontcourt of the team also made adjustments, except for Messi.

Ye Qiu knew Messi too well. He knew very well that the Argentine needed a game at this time and he wanted to score goals.

Assisting a hat trick is indeed a very good result for Messi, but judging from his performance in this game, he hopes to score a goal. Even though he is already far ahead in the league scorer list, he is still eager to score.

Ye Qiu knew very well that if Messi was replaced at this time, the Argentines would definitely be unhappy, so he continued to let Messi stay on the court, but did not specifically instruct other players on the team to make passes for Messi. This is not Ye Qiu's style.

But everyone seemed to know Messi's idea very well, and they were actively trying to create opportunities in the game. At this time, Newcastle had been completely beaten by Tottenham Hotspur and lost their fighting spirit. The game was completely dominated by Tottenham Hotspur, and the fans in the stands of White Hart Lane were cheering for Messi, hoping that he could score a goal.

Until the 73rd minute of the game, Sandro made a big pass in the middle and passed the ball to the right. Kyle Walker, who was unguarded, rushed forward at high speed. After receiving the ball, he took it to the right side of the penalty area. After Coentrao rushed up to defend, he made a high arc pass.

The cross ball landed behind the goal. Pogba, who replaced Ramsey, rushed forward quickly, jumped high outside the goal frame, and headed a rebound ball to attack the goal, but the goalkeeper reacted quickly and made a save, but the ball did not go far. Messi, who followed behind, instinctively raised his foot and the ball went into Newcastle's goal.

5:0!

The entire White Hart Lane stadium seemed to be detonated. Almost all the fans stood up crazily and shouted Messi's name. The Argentine superstar also rushed to the sidelines quickly, waving and shouting at the fans in the stands, venting his excitement and excitement after scoring a goal.

He had missed many opportunities in this game, but he finally seized one!

"For a player of Messi's level, it is a disaster if he doesn't score a goal in a game!" Andy Gray said admiringly.

Indeed, in the past few seasons of Tottenham Hotspur, Messi has always been the team's best player. Although Ye Qiu corrected his development direction, he still relied on his excellent football skills to adapt well to Tottenham Hotspur's tactics and pushed his career to the peak.

Three passes and one shot, this time Messi can finally walk off the court with satisfaction!

When the Argentine left the court, he smiled and hugged Ye Qiu to celebrate, which made people have to admit that Ye Qiu is definitely the head coach who knows Messi best in the world today, and he is also the head coach who can best play Messi's strength.

Perhaps, it is almost impossible to create a new Messi again, but, except in Tottenham Hotspur, it is difficult for Messi to meet a head coach who can use him as well as Ye Qiu and understand him so well.

It is difficult to say who made whom, it can only be said that each other made each other!

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Tottenham Hotspur defeated Newcastle with 5 goals at home, and wiped out the frustration of the 2:2 draw in the first match between the two sides this season. At the same time, it also pushed its unbeaten record to 75 games, which is almost a new record that other teams in the top five European leagues can't catch up with.

But according to the evaluation of football legend Lineker after the game, the players of Tottenham Hotspur are just like Messi in this game. They are full of various desires in every game, and this desire has brought them motivation, so that even today, they still have a strong desire to play.

"Now, we have to admit that Ye Qiu's decision to sell Fabregas, David Silva and Yaya Toure was right, not only for tactical considerations, but also for the team's spiritual considerations!"

"As we all know, there is a popular saying in the field of head coaches that you should consider changing after staying in a place for four years!"

"This is a common consensus, because four years is enough for you to change all the details of the same place from the freshness of the first arrival to familiarity, then to lack of interest, and finally boredom. This is why so many head coaches admire Ferguson so much. At least he has been in Manchester United for a long enough time and has always been successful!"

"So, Ye Qiu used such a big change to knock on his players and arouse their fighting spirit and desire!"

Ye Qiu also expressed his satisfaction with the game at the press conference after the game, and joked, "We won't fall twice to the same opponent!"

After Tottenham Hotspur slaughtered Newcastle 5:0 at home, the results of the 25th round of the Premier League were also drawn one after another.

Although Manchester City was hit hard by the reversal of Tottenham Hotspur in the last round, this time when they challenged Aston Villa away, Manchester City still withstood the pressure very well. Relying on Lescott's goal, they narrowly won Aston Villa 1:0 away.

Throughout the game, Manchester City's performance was indeed not ideal, but the overall strength of the team was still very outstanding, especially the depth of the bench and the combat effectiveness of the main players, which people dare not underestimate.

In another key battle, Liverpool defeated the Red Devils Manchester United 2:1. Although Benitez's team was eliminated from the Champions League, it was very competitive in the league and its performance was getting better and better. Especially after strengthening the depth of the bench this season, the top four in the league are basically inevitable.

West Ham United won 5:1 against West Bromwich Albion at home and launched an impact on the top four in the league, while Chelsea lost 0:2 to Everton away. Boas's journey to Stamford Bridge has basically come to an end. There are reports that Abramovich has made a strong invitation to Guardiola of Barcelona.

The contract renewal issue between Guardiola and Barcelona has not been resolved. It is reported that Barcelona has already booked Guardiola's successor, that is, assistant coach Vilanova, while Abramovich hopes to invite Guardiola to coach in the Premier League and has offered extremely generous conditions and power.

But everything is only in the guessing stage at present. Even Ye Qiu has no way to know the result clearly. After all, Barcelona is not as strong as in the past life. At best, it has only won one Champions League. But their advantage in La Liga is indeed very obvious, which is even inferior to Real Madrid.

But three days after the 25th round, Tottenham Hotspur was tied 1:1 by Naples away. Mazzarri's team used the typical Italian reinforced concrete defense to get a draw at home, but also gave Tottenham Hotspur an away goal.