The Godfather of Football

Roland Shepas wanted to cry, he really wanted to cry!

At dawn, Ye Qiu's phone call pulled him out of his wife's warm bed and called him to De Tokmost.

As soon as he walked into their small and messy office, he saw Ye Qiu had arrived at some point, lying on the desk and drawing something. When he leaned over to take a look, he saw that Ye Qiu was drawing a tactical map.

This was the first time Roland saw Ye Qiu drawing a tactical map. All his previous dissatisfaction was swept away, and curiosity replaced it. He concentrated on looking over and saw at a glance that this tactical map was very different from Ajax's traditional 433.

Strictly speaking, Ajax's 433 is divided into three parts. Needless to say, the four defenders, the midfielders are all traditional Dutch midfielders, that is, they have strong tactical execution, active running, diligent defense, large coverage area, excellent offensive ability, and reasonable ball distribution awareness. They can be said to be both offensive and defensive. The most typical ones are Rijkaard, Davis and others.

As for the forward line, when Ajax was attacking, in order to suppress the opponent's two full-backs, the wingers almost always stayed close to the opponent's defense line, and then used the active running coverage of the three midfielders to complete the connection.

So, Ajax's 433 is still three lines of defenders, midfielders, and forwards.

But the tactics drawn by Ye Qiu at this time were four lines.

"Return to the four-line spectrum?" Roland immediately saw some clues.

He was born in Ajax youth training and has a solid tactical foundation. Moreover, he stayed in Ajax for so many years after retiring. He has a coaching certificate and professional knowledge. Otherwise, how could he be arranged to be the leader of the B age group?

The four-line spectrum mentioned by Roland is a way of saying the division of tactical areas. It was popular in the 1950s. At that time, 3223, which was the ancient god formation WM in the mouths of countless fans, was a four-line spectrum. He divided a team from front to back, according to the division of labor and cooperation, into four areas.

"Yes!" Ye Qiu nodded with a smile after hearing his words, "Return to the four-line score!"

This was a decision he made after staying up late last night to read Beckenbauer's book, and collecting some relevant professional tactical knowledge, as well as combining some tactical knowledge he heard in his previous life.

You know, in 2013 when he traveled through time, 4231 was very popular, and almost everyone had it, and 4231 was the four-line score. Even many head coaches such as Ferguson, Wenger, Benítez, and Mourinho were using the four-line score. Mourinho also used the 433 tactics with 4213 as the core at Chelsea.

That is to say, the three-line score was eliminated, and the return of the four-line score was the trend!

The so-called four-line score has little effect on the arrangement of defenders, but it has a revolutionary impact on the frontcourt, especially the midfield, because it further divides the midfield line into two types, either attacking or defending.

Or it can be said that returning to the four-line score is equivalent to further refining the positioning and division of labor of the players on the field.

"Michels often said that in the eyes of the head coach, a team is equivalent to a machine composed of 11 parts, so now, I think it is necessary to make some adjustments to the division of labor of these parts!" Ye Qiu analyzed with a smile.

"Maduro and De Jong are both players with super tactical ability, but they do not contribute much to the offensive end. On the contrary, I think Sneijder should further release his potential on the offensive end and let him take on more responsibilities for organization and back-up attack, so I plan to make adjustments in the midfield position!"

In the tactical map newly drawn by Ye Qiu, Maduro and De Jong are both in the back, and Sneijder is in the front. It is obvious that the two behind are responsible for more defensive interception and protection of the defense line, while Sneijder is responsible for organizing the offense with peace of mind.

Today's football tactical environment is still the era of traditional front midfielders. Zidane, Rui Costa, Miku and others are in the limelight. No matter which team it is, they rely heavily on the No. 10 player in offensive advancement, which leads to the slow advancement of the team's offense because they arrange the organization at the front of the opponent's penalty area.

That is to say, most tactics first consider passing the ball to the front of the penalty area, handing it to the No. 10 player, who will then organize the pass and create threats. The front of any team's penalty area is often a densely defended area, so the No. 10 player's skills are usually very delicate and exquisite, and this type of player often represents a slow speed and rhythm.

If the speed and rhythm are fast, who can be delicate?

But in 2013, when Ye Qiu was there, fast pace had become a trend in European football, so a lot of traditional No. 10 players such as Zidane and Riquelme were eliminated, replaced by modern front midfielders such as Kaka, and then the center of gravity of the organization was moved back to the position of the back midfielder.

This is what Beckenbauer said, when most teams now transfer the ball to the front of the penalty area, hand it to No. 10 to take the ball and organize, gather heavy troops in the front field, and the back field is space!

Therefore, Ye Qiu can now almost 100% be sure that the center of gravity of the organization is inevitable, so Pirlo, Xavi Alonso, Carrick and other organizing back midfielders will rise accordingly.

"Moving Maduro and De Jong back will not only bring into full play their defensive capabilities and protect the team's frontier of the penalty area, but it can also further reduce the opponent's space for movement at the frontier of our penalty area. , limiting their No. 10, even including B1 team forward Van der Vaart!”

Van der Vaart of team B1 plays a position similar to No. 9 and a half. His position is more flexible, but he mostly retreats and then inserts into the penalty area. Therefore, the positions of Maduro and De Jong can play a certain role for him. limiting effect.

After listening to his words, Roland couldn't help but nod when he looked at his analysis chart. Sacrificing two midfielders can indeed limit Van der Vaart's performance. It's hard to say whether it's worth it, because Van der Vaart is the soul of the B1 team. To defeat team B1, he must be restricted.

"But if this happens, you will lose one person in the midfield. What will happen to the offense?" Roland saw another clue.

Ye Qiu smiled and nodded. He had known for a long time that this guy could be the leader of the B-age team and had been immersed in professional football for so many years at Ajax. He must have good tactical qualities. Now he could tell at a glance that this guy Defensive arrangement, not bad!

"I stayed up late last night watching the Feyenoord-Ajax match tape, and guess what I found?"

After hearing this, Roland looked at Ye Qiu again and saw that his eyes were bloodshot and his tone was a bit loud. It looked like he really hadn't slept all night. This made him feel a little better about Ye Qiu. At least this time Guys are willing to work so hard to win a game.

"Stop being so pretentious, what did you find?"

"The most fatal flaw in Ajax's 433 formation!" Ye Qiu said almost word for word.

Roland was completely frightened by his words!

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Football is a very complex and systematic sport. Even in 2013, when the world's technology was so advanced, there was no way to systematically and scientifically sort out all aspects involved in football, and then come up with a solution that could guarantee victory. The rules and methods of the ball are revealed.

Because it involves people, teamwork, tactics, and even players’ diet and daily life before games and many other areas, and no one can figure out a winning rule from such a huge amount of data.

Therefore, in the field of football, although there are high-tech aids, the most important thing is the most traditional one, experience!

Experience can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words. Some people are born with it, but some people cannot learn it in their lifetime. It is difficult to say.

It's like Waters' Ajax. In the first three rounds, they were able to invincibly defeat their opponents and even won one big victory after another. But suddenly, they lost 0 at the Arena Stadium. : 2 loss to Feyenoord, and it was a double failure in terms of scene and score.

A week later, Waters' team went to Waalwijk. Just when everyone was happy for Ajax, because they met this not-so-strong team in a difficult time, Waalwijk They entered the relegation play-offs last season and would have been relegated if they had not defeated Sparta Rotterdam in the end.

But facing such a team, the traditional powerhouse Ajax drew 1:1 with the opponent in the away game.

Ye Qiu immediately watched the game video collected by the club. This kind of video is somewhat different from the live TV video because the perspective is not entirely about chasing the ball, but a wider perspective, which can ensure that more information is collected in the video. A lot of game content and information makes it easy to analyze the game.

Ajax did well in the first half, but in the second half, their fatal mistakes reappeared.

"In the past, Ajax had strong players and had loopholes in their tactical formation. However, they could rely on the players' own strength and the team's overall strength to suppress the opponents, and the problem was covered up. But now, a large number of players in their prime are When the star leaves the team, the team will expose more problems!”

After watching the game video, Ye Qiu confidently analyzed Roland, "If this problem is not solved, as long as the opponent catches it, it will be difficult for Ajax to defeat the opponent!"

After watching the game video and listening to Ye Qiu's analysis, Roland was convinced of what he said.

Of course, it does not mean that if Ajax exposes problems, the opponent will be able to catch them. It also depends on whether the opponent's head coach sees the key problems and whether the opponent's players are strong enough to seize these loopholes. Create articles.

At least in the sixth round, Vitesse failed to catch the away game. As a result, they lost 1:3 at Arena Stadium. Vitesse's team finally got out of the predicament of two rounds without a win and won a victory.

And a week later, when Ajax faced Adrianse's Willem II in an away game, Adrianse, who was distracted by the European competition, was busy fighting on two fronts and in poor condition. He found Ajax's loopholes, but he also exposed his own problems and was beaten 6:3 by Ajax at home.

The whole of Amsterdam went completely crazy!

If Ajax in mid-September was a street rat and everyone was calling for beatings, then by the end of September and the beginning of October, Ajax won two consecutive games, especially this one 6:3 against Willem II. The victory directly pushed Ajax to a new peak.

When selecting a coach in the summer, Ajax originally wanted the current coach of William II, Co Adriaense. However, Adriaense, who led the team to the European competition last season, declined Ajax's invitation in order to prove himself in the European arena. This eventually led to the appointment of Waters, the head coach of Ajax's 18-year-old youth team at the time.

Now, everyone feels that Waters has used such a victory to avenge his previous shame and prove himself.

The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Football has always been so realistic!

As a bystander, Ye Qiu's team had two draws in the past three weeks and the most recent victory. The performance was tepid and people could not see any characteristics. Only Ye Qiu himself knew that he was running in the team's new tactics and new style, so he didn't care much even if Westhof's team won three consecutive victories.

In addition to coaching the B2 team, Ye Qiu also analyzed the Eredivisie.

For this game, he saw that Adrianse's team was divided into two groups, resulting in the players' poor condition.

This reminded him of Moyes, the head coach of Everton in the Premier League in his previous life. At that time, many people were curious about Moyes's experience. His team was always amazing one year and sluggish the next year. Then a reporter asked him, and he said the key was the European competition.

For small and medium-sized teams, it may not be a good thing to fight in two groups. Without sufficient bench thickness and talent reserves, fighting on two or even multiple lines is definitely a dead end. Therefore, Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan and other giants have the most terrifying first-team players, even up to 30 people at one time, in order to fight on multiple lines.

But this is impossible for small and medium-sized teams. The salary burden alone is a heavy financial pressure.

However, Waters obviously did not see this. He accepted a high-profile interview with reporters after the game, thinking that he had found the key to lead Ajax to victory. Ajax has ushered in the best state this season and will launch a comprehensive impact on the league championship.

"I want to present a league championship as a gift to the club's centenary celebration!"

The first team won the game, and the club was relieved. At least De Tokmost's original tense mood was relieved, and everyone's discussion was centered on the first team.

It was not until mid-October, after Ajax beat Fortuna Sittard 4:1 at home, that Leo Beenhakker mentioned the bet more than a month ago at De Tokmost's regular meeting, and everyone suddenly remembered it.

In the past 6 games, Westhoff's B1 team has won 5 wins and 1 loss in the U16 A League. Except for the loss to Feyenoord B1, all other games were won, and one of them was a 5:1 victory, which is a very impressive result.

On the other hand, Ye Qiu's team has 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. If this report card is for those mid-to-lower-level teams with poor youth training, it may be considered good, but the problem is that he is now coaching the Ajax youth team, one of the top teams in the Netherlands, which is a bit unreasonable.

"After all, they are young people who like to talk nonsense and talk very well, but when it comes to practice, their true colors are immediately exposed!"

Westhof sat diagonally opposite Ye Qiu, his expression and tone were full of disdain and sarcasm, because he didn't like Ye Qiu from the beginning, and since Ye Qiu challenged him face to face, he directly upgraded from dislike to disgust.

"You are right, Mr. Westhoff. Empty talk is useless. Only practice is the only criterion for testing the truth. So what you are saying now is all bullshit!" Ye Qiu laughed and pushed back, "If you want to laugh at me or take advantage of me, sorry, please wait until you really beat me on the court before you say it!"

A trace of anger flashed in Westhoff's eyes. If he hadn't considered that he was in a meeting and everyone was watching, he would have jumped out and torn Ye Qiu to pieces.

"You will definitely pay a heavy price for your arrogance!" Westhoff gritted his teeth and said harshly.

Everyone knew that if Westhoff was allowed to take power in Ajax one day, Ye Qiu would definitely be the first person he purged, just because this guy challenged Westhoff's prestige again and again.

"This is what I want to say to you!" Ye Qiu pushed back again without giving in.

Leo Beenhakker glanced at Westerhoff, who looked at the mature and prudent coach and held back his anger, but his eyes turned more vicious when he looked at Ye Qiu, and he obviously threw all his anger at Ye Qiu.

After suppressing Westerhoff, Leo Beenhakker looked at Ye Qiu with interest. He began to be a little puzzled about this young Chinese, because he couldn't guess what Ye Qiu was going to do?

If everyone was still curious about Ye Qiu more than a month ago, then now, more than a month later, everyone has roughly estimated how much he weighs. The performance of the Ajax B2 team he led was not outstanding, and it could even be said that it was below average.

Recently, some players of the B2 team have questioned Ye Qiu, saying that his tactics are fickle and often change every day, and that he values ​​defense and violates Ajax's offensive tradition. However, due to the club's discipline, no one dared to resist him in person. But all this fell into Leo Beenhakker's eyes, and he was surprised. What on earth does this young man rely on to dare to challenge Westerhof in person?

But no matter what, Ye Qiu already has deep traces of Waters. For Leo Beenhakker, Ye Qiu must not be kept. Killing Ye Qiu can also indirectly weaken Waters' prestige.

But Leo Beenhakker thought so, but Waters was indifferent.

The only thing that bothers this Dutchman, who has led the team for less than half a year but looks nearly ten years older, is now the poor performance of the first team, and how to get more power from Leo Beenhakker and others after obtaining the transfer rights, so that he can become the most powerful person in Ajax's competitive field.

As for Ye Qiu's life or death, he never cared about it!