The Godfather of Football

"Thirty-five minutes into the game, Bayern Munich was already 0:2 behind. However, after conceding two goals, Bayern Munich consciously strengthened their defense and pressing. It seems that they have gradually entered a rhythm."

Sky TV commentators analyzed the situation of the game.

Ferguson chuckled, "But it's a bit slow. If they started to press and press Tottenham Hotspur to this level after the opening, maybe the game could still be played, but now, they are too passive, and We all noticed that Tottenham started to attack Alaba’s side consciously.”

"This is a normal game strategy. Your full-back has a yellow card, so I focus on attacking that."

Bayern Munich's pressing also consciously focuses on marking its left wing, which is Tottenham Hotspur's right wing. After all, Ribery and Kyle Walker are very active on this side, so Bayern Munich's pressure on this side is The defense is also very strong.

Once Kyle Walker got the ball from the right, two Bayern Munich players pressed forward at the same time, but Kyle Walker knocked the ball across the gap to Pirlo, and Pirlo passed it across to Ramsey. After knocking back, Pirlo ran forward. After receiving the knock back from Ramsey, he directly passed the ball overhead with his right foot.

Ribery rushed forward quickly, and Alaba was left behind, forming an anti-offside situation.

"Hey, the referee didn't call for offside. It's a great opportunity for Tottenham Hotspur!" The commentator also became excited, and all the fans in the audience almost held their breath. Many people couldn't help but stand up from their seats. stood up.

"Ribery was very fast. He rushed to the penalty area and faced Neuer. With a fake move, it was over, it was over!!!"

"Single sword!!!!!" the commentator shouted almost at the top of his lungs.

I saw Ribery pass Neuer with a fake move, quickly catch up with the ball, push the ball with his right foot, and the ball was sent into the goal line on a diagonal, 3:0!

"GOAL IN!!!!!! Tottenham Hotspur's third goal!!!!"

"It happened in the 39th minute of the first half. Tottenham Hotspur scored the third goal of the game, a brace from Franck Ribery!!!"

The scar-faced Frenchman rushed out of the stadium with a roar of excitement. He opened all his teammates' eyes along the way and rushed to the front of the home team's coaching bench. He opened his arms, opened his mouth and roared loudly, shouting to the sidelines. Ye Qiu hugged him tightly, and the momentum even threw Ye Qiu onto the turf of the stadium.

He was so excited, and he definitely had reason to be excited, because he felt as if he had endless power in this game. He felt as if he had endless strength. He felt that he was too excited. This game It gave him unprecedented state and fighting spirit.

Everything he has endured and suppressed in the past few years has now completely exploded in this game!

Tottenham Hotspur players rushed forward one by one, pulled Ribery and Ye Qiu up, and surrounded them in the middle. 3:0. This was almost a goal that sentenced Bayern Munich to death. This was simply a goal. Tottenham Hotspur are going to massacre Bayern Munich in a rhythm that the Bundesliga squad tyrants are unable to resist!

Contrary to the excited celebrations of Ye Qiu and others, Heynckes slapped his forehead hard, with a frustrated face, returned to the visiting team's coaching bench and sat down, looking extremely lonely, because he knew better than anyone else that this game It is difficult for Bayern Munich to hope for a comeback in the game, unless there is another miracle at the Luzhniki Stadium!

But the creator of the miracle at the Luzhniki Stadium was Tottenham Hotspur. Would they be stupid enough to create the same miracle for their opponents?

"Heynckes's frustration seems to indirectly prove the strength of Tottenham Hotspur!" the commentator said sadly.

Ferguson hummed, "Tottenham Hotspur is definitely the most powerful team in football today, not only because they have a group of outstanding top stars, but also because they have a very strong overall combat capability, and more importantly What’s more, their entire team concept is very good and they are always pursuing balance and change, which is very rare.”

"You know, when many head coaches first take over the team, the biggest problem, that is to say, their biggest enemy is not actually their opponents on the court, but the pressure brought by results. They are worried about getting out of class, so they come to power. The first thing I did after that was to make sure I didn’t leave get out of class.”

Ferguson also had great experience in this aspect. Even though he claimed that he began to focus on cultivating young players as soon as he coached Manchester United, in fact, the statements of Eric Harrison and others confirmed that the most important thing for Ferguson at that time was to establish himself at Manchester United. Heel, Class 92 was promoted precisely after he had established his foothold.

"Ye Qiu has no pressure on performance, so he doesn't worry about being dismissed from get out of class, so he builds the team according to his own ideas and concepts. He will do whatever is reasonable, effective, and better. This makes Tottenham are progressing and growing very quickly."

"Perhaps the biggest test for Tottenham Hotspur now is the issue of Mauro Tassotti taking over after Ye Qiu leaves. But judging from the current situation and the feedback information, there are not many problems, and as long as it is successful, With the current strength of Tottenham Hotspur, we will continue to see their invincible presence in Europe in the next few years.”

While the live TV screen was repeatedly replaying the scoring process, the director also switched to a scene in the stands, and saw British Prime Minister Cameron, London Mayor Boris Johnson and others as soon as they saw Ribery. After scoring a goal, he immediately rushed out of the seat excitedly, raised his arms high, and shouted with the fans, looking extremely excited.

On the contrary, German Chancellor Merkel had a sad look on her face. She looked very embarrassed in her seat, but the Chinese Prime Minister sat next to Merkel with a reserved smile, and the two of them whispered something from time to time. What, looks very dignified.

The game is now going on, and more than half an hour has passed. Everyone watching the entire game will feel that Tottenham Hotspur has almost won this game in advance, not only because of the three-goal lead, but also because of the For more than half an hour, Bayern Munich was almost beaten by Tottenham Hotspur.

This was a devastating offensive battle. Tottenham Hotspur fully utilized its advantages and characteristics in the first half, especially in attack and pressure. The combination was so perfect and effective that Bayern Munich simply couldn't find it. Received a strong counter-attack opportunity, and then blocked Bayern Munich's shots to three in the entire first half, without any shots on target.

"As I said before the game, Tottenham Hotspur's strength is not just the starting lineup, but also because their tactics are changeable and their personnel are sufficient, so Vidal can play on the left and Marcelo can play on the wing. , Ribery plays on the right, Messi plays as an attacking midfielder, these are not problems, and they can even use other types of players such as Drogba when necessary.”

"But Bayern Munich is relatively simple. Their substitute players seem to be very adequate, but in fact, they have not changed much, especially their entire midfield, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Tony K. Los and Gustavo can't move, Robben and Thomas Muller can't move, and there are no strong replacements in the entire defense."

"In this case, Bayern Munich seems to have a very thick bench at first glance, but in fact, except for the two centers Gomez and Mandzukic, they have little room for change, and even their style changes and characteristics, It’s also relatively simple.”

"So in this case, it's not that Heynckes doesn't want to adjust, but he can't find an effective way to adjust, unless he gives Tottenham a try now, but it's too early to risk his life now. It may be counterproductive, and in turn, Tottenham will launch a wild attack and create a humiliating score. This is something Heynckes needs to consider.”

Ferguson also felt helpless about Bayern Munich's passive situation, because the changes in their lineup and the functions of the players are indeed relatively single compared to Tottenham Hotspur, which is a quite disadvantageous factor.

Even without this first half, even if they really defend Tottenham Hotspur's offense, they may not be able to defend it until the end, because Ye Qiu still has many changes left behind, such as choosing based on Bayern Munich's situation. Should he go to Didier Drogba to further strengthen the offensive battle, or simply take Cavani and change to a winger to further take advantage of his personal abilities in the frontcourt.

These are all valid options for Tottenham Hotspur, but Bayern Munich obviously has few options in these areas.

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In fact, Ferguson's judgment was not wrong. Bayern Munich did not have much variability in this game.

During the halftime break, Heynckes made a controversial substitution adjustment, using defensive midfielder Tymošchuk to replace midfielder Toni Kroos, who had an average performance in this game. .

The former is a veteran of Bayern Munich. He has excellent defensive ability and can even play as a central defender, but he does not provide much support for offense. Toni Kroos has always been regarded as the most suitable partner for Bastian Schweinsteiger. A midfield partner, because the presence of the two can ensure Bayern Munich's midfield control and distribution of the ball.

But now Tymoschuk was replaced by Toni Kroos. This substitution caused dissatisfaction among the Bayern Munich fans in the stands because they felt that this was a weak substitution adjustment. The team was three goals behind. In this situation, what should be considered is counterattack, rather than conservative tactics of showing weakness.

"As for Heynckes, actually this substitution is a bit controversial, because replacing Toni Kroos in the midfield will make it difficult for the team to launch an effective offensive. This is for Bayern Munich who is three goals behind. It is indeed suspected of showing weakness and conservatism, but the problem has to be looked back at the game. The first half was too dangerous.”

Ferguson has his own views and understanding on this point.

"Sometimes when fans watch the game, they wonder, why does the head coach make such adjustments? Why does he make such substitutions?"

"Actually, the fans themselves don't understand. The head coach often has his own considerations. Just like this time, I think Heynckes' substitution may cause controversy, but he has his own reasons. He is worried about the team. Another goal was conceded in the second half, and it even turned into a humiliating massacre with a big score. This is not what he wants to see and accept.”

"Relatively speaking, you are already lagging behind. Now Tottenham Hotspur are eager for you to press out. If you really press out to fight, you will fall into Tottenham Hotspur's trap, so Heynckes takes another approach. It’s a strategy. I won’t press it anyway. You keep attacking and I’ll defend. If I defend, I’ll hit you to counterattack. If you steal a ball, you might have a chance.”

But as the second half progressed, everyone noticed that Tottenham changed the first half's bombardment and slowed down the tempo of the game. The team's style changed to a ball possession tactic, and the tactical formation was changed back to the familiar 433 tactic.

"This is where Tottenham is difficult to deal with. You can attack when you press forward and defend when you retreat. You can play a slow-paced ball control with a gentle breeze and drizzle, and you can also play a fast-paced offensive with a storm. When you face such a team, it is really difficult to find a more effective way to resist."

If the first half was a fast-paced offensive and defensive battle, then the second half was a very dull ball possession drama.

Tottenham had a three-goal advantage and was obviously consciously slowing down the tempo. It would be best to drag the game to the end and win the Champions League championship early.

In this situation, Tottenham's ability to control the ball was reflected. Bayern Munich wanted to press forward at the beginning, but Tottenham's quick kick was able to quickly transfer the ball and use the gaps created by passing the ball to attack the loopholes behind Bayern Munich, which made Bayern Munich feel very painful.

If you want to reverse the situation or even score a goal, you have to press forward, but the problem is that once you press forward, there will be gaps behind you. Once the frontcourt attack is frustrated, Tottenham's counterattack will be very threatening.

But if you don't press forward, the whole situation becomes very stalemate, and Tottenham can't wait to drag the game down.

Heynckes was in a backward situation, and he had to make changes again. In the 70th minute, he replaced Mandzukic with Gomez and Gustavo with Pizarro. He wanted to strengthen the attack in one breath and launched a fierce tide of offensive against Tottenham in the last 20 minutes.

But Ye Qiu also made two consecutive substitutions five minutes later. One was to replace Ribery, the winger who performed very well in this game, with Hazard. At the same time, he also replaced veteran Pirlo with Pogba, and let Ramsey, Pogba and Vidal form a three-man midfield.

These two substitutions were mainly aimed at the team's physical fitness. Ribery played very well in the first half, while Pirlo was not young anymore. Both players had physical problems, so Ye Qiu replaced them with the more impactful Hazard and Pogba, who had stronger midfield ball control and more physical fitness.

After the two substitutions, Ye Qiu saw that Bayern Munich's offensive was still not curbed, so he made another substitution adjustment, replacing Cavani with Nesta. The team made another adjustment to form three central defenders to restrain Bayern Munich's two forwards.

With Nesta's appearance, Tottenham's tactics also changed to 352 tactics, Kompany, Nesta and Thiago Silva formed three central defenders, Marcelo, Ramsey, Pogba, Vidal and Kyle Walker formed the midfield, and the two wingers were positioned backward.

The two players in front are Messi and Hazard, who are specially used for counterattacks. It depends on whether Bayern Munich dares to press forward. As long as you dare to show up, I will dare to hit you from behind.

Tottenham's adjustment effectively froze the defensive hardness within the 30-meter area of ​​their own side. Bayern Munich did not have a very effective way in positional warfare. The middle road lacked penetration ability and could only rely on the wing.

But in the 84th minute, Tottenham's Thiago Silva made a long diagonal pass from the backcourt, Hazard quickly countered the offside and got the ball. When he passed it to Messi, if Neuer hadn't reacted quickly to save the ball, Tottenham would have scored the fourth goal.

With this sharp counterattack, Bayern Munich completely gave up the idea of ​​a massive attack.

It's not that Heynckes didn't want to, but because he knew very well that it was not easy to break through Tottenham's defense now. On the contrary, if he was not careful, Tottenham would probably score a goal in return and further expand the score.

"Ye Qiu obviously prepared for this game more thoroughly, and we can clearly see that he was very confident and calm in dealing with every change and adjustment of Bayern Munich during the game. It is obvious that he made a plan in advance, which is very rare."

"I personally think that this is still thanks to Mauro Tassotti. He is a typical Italian head coach. He is very meticulous about details and has very clear tactical ideas. He knows everything about Tottenham Hotspur, so he knows better than anyone how Tottenham Hotspur should play!"

"So I personally think that even if Ye Qiu really Even after retiring, Tottenham will continue to be strong, because Mauro Tassotti can take over Ye Qiu's position very well. Perhaps from the perspective of personal coaching ability, he still has a gap with Ye Qiu, but the problem is that he took over a Tottenham team that is far stronger than any team in the current professional football world. "

During the dull period of the game, Ferguson also expressed his feelings about the strength of Tottenham, because he knew very well that Ye Qiu's choice of Mauro Tassotti was a natural succession, and unlike his choice of Moyes, this time it seemed more like a forced choice made out of helplessness.

"As Cruyff said a year ago, only time can defeat this Tottenham team. We can only hope that Pirlo will get older. This player is too important to Tottenham. He is a core figure in the organization. Once he gets older, Tottenham's midfield will inevitably face a round of turbulence."

"Perhaps, this is the opportunity that other teams are about to have!"