The Godfather of Football

Many people are not aware of the difficulty of Tottenham Hotspur.

But Mourinho is very clear, because he has witnessed the whole process of Tottenham Hotspur's transformation in the past few years, and in the past few months, he has been thinking hard about how to restrain Tottenham Hotspur.

The European Super Cup was his attempt, but in this game, he and his Chelsea exposed a problem, giving Pirlo too much freedom. The Italian midfielder cut Chelsea's defense again and again with his precise scalpel-like passes, revealing bloody flaws.

The first direct confrontation between the two sides ended with Chelsea's complete defeat.

The second game, the eighth round of the Premier League, how to play? This became the most troubling problem for Mourinho before the game, and he even suffered from insomnia because he knew very well that he had to find a way to restrain Tottenham Hotspur!

This is a very flexible and tough team, and it is difficult for you to grasp their weaknesses.

It was as if at the beginning of this game, Mourinho adopted the strategy of compressing the midfield, gave up the frontcourt pressing, gave up the interference with Tottenham Hotspur's defense, and more importantly, left Torres alone in the frontcourt, concentrating forces on the opponent's midfield, especially Pirlo, and not giving them a loose chance to get the ball.

But this tactic worked at the beginning, and Tottenham Hotspur's midfield made frequent passing errors, but it only lasted for four minutes.

Nesta got the ball, Torres pressed forward at the first time, but the Italian immediately passed the ball to Kompany. Kompany, who played as the left center back in this game, was very close to the left side. After getting the ball, Mourinho, who was standing on the sidelines, realized that something was wrong.

When Kompany got the ball, his position was about ten meters in front of the left side of the penalty area, but their midfield, the back Pirlo, was at the bottom of the center circle, and the left back Luke Shaw had already pressed over the center line, that is, the distance between the two was more than 20 meters, and Chelsea only had one Torres in the frontcourt.

This was Mourinho's arrangement, focusing on restricting Tottenham's midfield, so Oscar and Hulk both fell back to help the three defensive midfielders defend the midfield. Therefore, when Tottenham's midfield pulled away from the backcourt, they were also forced to retreat.

So Kompany and Nesta were like walking a monkey with Torres. The Spanish center was very diligent and wanted to press back and forth, but no matter how much he ran, he was the only one in front. Could he run past the ball?

So, when Kompany pulled away from Nesta and received the pass from Nesta, Torres stood there panting. He had no way to run back and forth.

In fact, even if Torres could still run now, he couldn't stop Kompany from dribbling forward, because he was close to Nesta and the distance between him and Kompany was more than ten meters, so he could only watch Kompany dribbling forward, and Chelsea's overall formation had to keep retreating and retreat directly into their own half.

After Kompany advanced the ball to the half court, Pirlo wisely chose to run to the middle and let Kompany go to the left side, while Luke Shaw kept moving along the left sideline, waiting for an opportunity to get the ball, but after seeing Tottenham Hotspur retreat to the 30-meter area, he did not retreat any further, and Kompany also slowed down the pace.

Advancing to the opponent's half court, this is the purpose of the Tottenham Hotspur central defender to get the ball, and in this area, when your defense line advances to the center line, you can't easily lose the ball, otherwise it will be too dangerous behind you.

Nesta saw Torres running towards Kompany and immediately shouted, so that Kompany had no chance to pass back.

The Belgian central defender looked at it and saw that the Chelsea players in blue jerseys defended very tightly, so he had no choice but to pass the ball back to the half court after Torres approached, to Nesta at the bottom of the center circle, and at this time Kyle Walker also crossed the center line and returned to his own half court, because he saw Torres turning back to force Nesta.

The Italians passed the ball to Kyle Walker on the right, and there was no defender in front of the English right back.

Mourinho stood on the sidelines, frowning deeply, because he realized that after Tottenham Hotspur stretched out the entire formation, Chelsea's pressing would be difficult to work, unless you were willing to follow their formation, but the problem was that once you followed their formation, the result would most likely be broken by them one by one.

At the moment Kyle Walker received the ball, Nesta, Kompany and Pirlo, three players, ran to the unguarded area and could receive Kyle Walker's pass, but after Kyle Walker received the ball, he turned calmly, rushed forward with the ball quickly, and crossed the half again.

Oscar noticed that Cavani pulled out to the right to meet Kyle Walker. When he was defending Kyle Walker, he stood very close to the right, because he could use this position to block Kyle Walker's pass to Cavani.

At this time, Lampard's position was also very smart. He was behind Oscar but to the left, which was to block Oscar's defensive blind spot on the left. However, Messi, who had switched to the middle, suddenly ran back from the front. He appeared on Lampard's left, closer to the middle, and also pulled David Luiz out.

Kyle Walker made a quick pass to Messi as soon as Messi retreated and sent the ball to Messi's feet.

Although the ball was very fast, Messi stopped the ball very steadily, and at the same time, he used his body to block David Luiz behind him. In the frontcourt, even in the most densely defended middle, it was difficult for the defensive players to break Messi who had already held the ball, unless they committed a foul, but with Pirlo there, no one dared to commit a foul easily.

Messi blocked David Luiz, dribbled the ball, and when Mikel reacted and was about to form a double team, he turned sideways and made a diagonal pass with his left foot. When he reached the left, he saw Luke Shaw had been lurking on the left line. At this time, there was no one defending. After getting the ball, he gently lifted it and lifted it to the back point.

Then Cavani, who had just pulled to the right and left the penalty area, suddenly rushed into the small penalty area from the right rib, directly hit the back point, and overpowered Ashley Cole to head the ball! ! ! !

But Cesar made a very crucial save this time, directly saving the ball, barely resolving a goal crisis, and making the entire Tottenham fans at White Hart Lane very sorry.

"It's very dangerous. Chelsea's defense has a lot of loopholes, especially in the midfield and the frontcourt. There is a big disconnect. Tottenham began to use this area of ​​defensive disconnection to get the ball. Mourinho must pay enough attention!"

When the commentator was analyzing, he could see this scene clearly from the main perspective. He saw that Chelsea's formation was pulled apart, and Tottenham used running and getting the ball to attack this area.

But he didn't know that Chelsea did have a way to defend this area, but in doing so, the price paid was the weakening of Tottenham's midfield containment.

Tottenham Hotspur's front trident is the best in the world in terms of individual ability and overall coordination. It is difficult to defend them with only four defensive players, so the midfield must be used. If you divide part of the midfield to assist the back line and divide part to support the front line to fill the gap, then the midfield control will definitely be weakened.

At that time, Pirlo, Phil Jones and Ramsey's midfield will play a powerful role.

The most difficult part of Tottenham Hotspur's lineup is that its three lines are very balanced. Whether the three lines are connected or separated, they are very balanced in offense and defense, especially the midfield, and their passing distance is excellent, with a very high success rate within 15 meters. In addition, the players are actively running and there are many receiving points, which is very difficult.

As the saying goes, no matter how things change, they still remain essentially the same. In this game, Ye Qiu still played on the left and right sides, and then suddenly moved to the other side to attack the weak defensive area. He pushed forward from the right side just now, passed to Messi in the middle, then moved to the left side, and then passed the ball diagonally from the left side to the back point. All of these can witness Ye Qiu's set of playing ideas.

Knowing is one thing, but cracking is another!

When you face this kind of play without obvious soft spots and weaknesses, anyone will feel a headache.

Mourinho's focus in this game was to arrange Hulk to attack the young player Luke Shaw, because he judged that Luke Shaw would be the soft spot of Tottenham Hotspur's left defense line. After all, he was too young, but Ye Qiu's choice was bolder. He directly pulled Kyle Walker back and let Luke Shaw go up, attacking on the left and defending on the right to cover up this soft spot.

However, in this way, Mourinho also had a strategy to deal with it.

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Time passed slowly, Tottenham Hotspur had an overwhelming advantage on the field, and they kept creating opportunities.

One time, Hazard knocked back to Luke Shaw from the left, and the latter moved to the right. Kyle Walker made a low pass to the penalty area, and Cavani headed the ball to the far post. When goalkeeper Cesar had lost his balance and had no time to react, Gary Cahill blocked the ball in front of the goal line, defusing a must-goal opportunity for Tottenham Hotspur.

Then Tottenham Hotspur used Ramsey's through ball in the midfield, and Hazard got a single chance. After entering the penalty area, he dribbled past the attacking goalkeeper Cesar, but when he passed, he was disturbed by Cesar, and the dribbling was a bit too big. The shot facing the empty goal immediately afterwards hit the side net, and missed the opportunity again.

Tottenham's crazy attack made Chelsea's goal suddenly become a gust of wind and cry. Mourinho finally couldn't sit still. He realized that he couldn't let Tottenham continue to attack like this, otherwise he would be scored sooner or later, so he made adjustments.

But after the adjustment, Tottenham's offensive remained unabated. This group of players in white jerseys looked like a group of hungry wolves. No matter what, they only had one idea, to beat the opponent to death and not give up until they scored.

The game was finally coming to an end. In the 41st minute of the first half, there were only less than four or five minutes left.

But just when everyone thought that the first half would end with 0:0 and Chelsea would pass safely, Tottenham created an opportunity. Messi used his personal skills on the right to break into Chelsea's penalty area. After turning the world upside down, he knocked it back to Phil Jones who was inserted from behind. The Englishman directly shot a furious shot.

This powerful shot was very decisive and resolute, but Lampard blocked the ball with his foot immediately. The ball turned a corner and hit David Luiz's leg and bounced back. Cavani was at the front of the small penalty area and saw the ball coming. He stopped instinctively, which scared Gary Cahill to step forward to block it immediately.

But Cavani dunked the ball and pushed it gently. The ball stuck to the turf and rolled into the lower left corner of the goal. 1:0!

This goal dealt an extremely painful blow to Chelsea. They defended for forty-five minutes, but they were still scored by their opponents at the last moment. This had a huge impact on their morale and psychology, but For Tottenham Hotspur, it is a big encouragement.

During the halftime break, Mourinho obviously consciously boosted the team's morale and made adjustments.

At the beginning of the second half, Chelsea launched a crazy attack with almost no regard for defense. Their attitude was also very clear. Since I can't defend anymore, I will just go out and attack you. Let's risk our lives together to see who can play better. Over whom.

In the 52nd minute, Oscar got a chance. After passing Pirlo with the ball in the frontcourt, he passed a low ball to the right rib of the penalty area. Luke Shaw lost his position in defense. Hulk stepped in and kicked low. The shot was shot, but Kompany showed his strength at the critical moment and shoveled the ball out of the bottom line, resolving a crisis.

Nesta also played the role of a veteran at a critical moment. When he was defending a corner kick, he gave Luke Shaw a severe scolding and told him that the situation is different now. Chelsea is risking its life and cannot continue. Like in the first half, the distance between the full-back and the central defender is so wide. You must know how to read the situation and change with the situation.

Luke Xiao nodded in agreement.

The subsequent corner kick was pushed out of the penalty area by Nesta, and Tottenham Hotspur quickly counterattacked. After receiving the ball, Pirlo protected the ball and passed it to Kyle Walker on the right. The latter then knocked back to Nesta, who passed it to Pirlo and passed the ball continuously. The Chelsea players also gave up the frontcourt press and quickly retreated.

But when Pirlo got the ball again, he noticed that his teammates had rushed to the front and directly passed the ball from a long distance from the front of the penalty area to the front of Chelsea's 30-meter area.

Cavani saw exactly where the ball would land, stuck it in position, headed the ball behind him, and the ball rolled to the right side of the penalty area.

Cesar abandoned the goal and tried to catch Cavani's header, but Messi was faster and got ahead of Cesar. He poked the ball, then bypassed Cesar and turned around. He caught up with the ball, pushed in front of the goal, and the ball went into the net, 2:0!

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"A quick counterattack from Tottenham Hotspur, 2:0!!!"

All the fans in the entire White Hart Lane stadium rushed out of their seats in excitement, shouting loudly and loudly at Messi who rushed out of the stadium and past the billboards, chanting Messi's name, while Cavani He rushed over from behind and picked up Messi.

"Chelsea's offensive in the second half was very fierce and threatening, but they missed a very good scoring opportunity. If they had equalized, maybe the situation would be completely different, but it is a pity that they missed the opportunity and Tottenham Tottenham punished them with a counterattack! "

"It's so exciting. In this game, the wrestling between the two sides was indeed quite exciting. Although Mourinho's team was very passive, they still showed Chelsea's willpower. In this way, even if Chelsea lost in the end , but they will also win the tolerant treatment of fans!”

"Tottenham Hotspur's offense is indeed very, very good, but what is even more desperate and terrifying is that their defense is also very strong, which makes it difficult for all their opponents to find obvious weaknesses in them. and weaknesses.”

“Perhaps, as Martin Samuel said, if they want to defeat this Tottenham team, apart from themselves, I am afraid they only have time, wait until Pirlo retires, and wait until a group of players grow old! "

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Ye Qiu quickly made adjustments, because they were going to challenge Dortmund away from home in midweek. Klopp's team was also a very difficult team, and it was an away game. Tottenham Hotspur had to fight Be fully prepared.

So soon, Ye Qiu replaced Messi with Neymar, Pirlo with Sandro, and Cavani with Drogba. The three substitutions were all opposition substitutions, and they all occurred in After seventy minutes, it was clear that we were saving our energy for the midweek game.

After Mourinho made the substitution at Tottenham Hotspur, he gave it a try and replaced Sturridge to further strengthen the team's offense. For them, they had already lost two goals anyway, so it would be better to simply Go out and fight.

In fact, when Mourinho is determined to risk his life with you, his offense is also quite sharp.

In the end, Torres assisted Hulk and scored an embarrassing goal for the class meeting, still using Luke Shaw's left wing, but this time it was not that the English teenager lost his position, but that he was beaten by Hu in a one-on-one contest Erke was completely defeated.

The Brazilian's physical fitness and personal abilities are quite outstanding. Luke Shaw suffered a physical disadvantage and failed to prevent Hulk from scoring.

But Tottenham Hotspur also had a very threatening shot. After the frontcourt attack lost its effect, they knocked back midfielder Ramsey. The latter then passed Sandro, and the Brazilian midfielder got the ball and passed it. Osk, volleyed directly with great force.

This 25-meter-long shot made Cesar unable to save it, especially since there was a rebound in front of the goal. Unfortunately, the ball hit the right post and rolled out of the bottom line. Brazilian midfielder Sandro missed another chance to shoot Chelsea.

In the end, the game ended with 2:1. Tottenham Hotspur defeated Chelsea at home and won eight consecutive league victories.

But Tottenham Hotspur paid a heavy price. Several main players tried their best against Chelsea, but they performed poorly when they challenged Dortmund away in the middle of the week, resulting in the team taking the lead in the 36th minute of the first half with Lewandowski assisting Reus to score.

Then Tottenham Hotspur made mistakes again and again in Dortmund's almost cruel high-intensity pressure and pressing, and performed very badly. Before the end of the first half, Lewandowski broke the goal again, 0:2!