The Godfather of Football

"All the TV viewers, welcome to the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal!"

"We are now broadcasting live the final of the UEFA Champions League in the 2013-2014 season, Tottenham Hotspur vs. Real Madrid. The game is about to start!"

"Now we are seeing Portugal's former superstar, the ambassador of this Champions League final, Luis Figo, slowly walking into the stadium holding the St. Pauli Cup. All the fans in the Estadio da Luz cheered for Figo. This is a former superstar who once played for Real Madrid, so he bluntly stated that he supports Real Madrid in this game!"

"I believe this is not the idea of ​​most fans around the world. According to the pre-match evaluation of authoritative media, almost more than 60% of fans choose to support Tottenham. Tottenham, the highest proportion is in Asia, reaching 85%. In China, almost 99% of fans choose to support Tottenham's three consecutive championships! "

"It can be said that in this battle for fans before the game, Tottenham, which has risen strongly in recent years and laid the foundation for a wealthy family, almost completely defeated the Galaxy Battleship Real Madrid. But Ancelotti said before the game that the popularity battle outside the stadium is Tottenham's strength, while Real Madrid's strength is in the stadium! "

"So, let's wait and see if Real Madrid can beat Tottenham in this game!"

"With Figo's entry, the organizing committee arranged a brief but still exciting opening ceremony. After that, the players of the two teams, led by the referee, held the hands of the ball boys and slowly walked into the stadium.

"The starting lineups of both sides in this game can be said to be full of main players!"

"Tottenham Hotspur's starting goalkeeper is the world's No. 1 Petr Cech, from the Czech Republic, who is also the top and best-maintained goalkeeper in today's football. The left back is Brazilian international Marcelo, who is also the world's No. 1 left back. The central defender combination is also the best combination in the world. Thiago Silva is partnered with Kompany, and the right back is Kyle Walker. This young Englishman has taken over Alves's mantle very well. His performance is very eye-catching and he is also one of the top right-wing players in Europe!"

"In the midfield, Tottenham Hotspur's best signing this season, Matic is in the defensive midfielder position. This Serbian defensive midfielder is Tottenham Hotspur's best player this season and has been selected for the Premier League's best team this season. In front is the combination of Ramsey and Vidal, which is also Tottenham Hotspur's best in the past few years. 's central midfielder combination. "

"Before this game, some media speculated that Ye Qiu might take Ramsey and change to 4231 tactics, but we saw that Ye Qiu finally chose the more stable 433, which is also Tottenham Hotspur's conventional tactics, and Ramsey's performance in the past few seasons has already ranked among the world's top midfielders. "

"But at present, Tottenham Hotspur's midfield is full of talents. On the bench are also sitting the French genius midfielder Pogba, as well as England's local rookie, the versatile midfielder Phil Jones, the captain of the Dutch national team Stroman, the Danish teenager Eriksen and the main defensive midfielder Pirlo of the Italian national team. "

"Tottenham Hotspur's frontcourt is a trident combination of Ribery, Lewandowski and Messi. Among them, Ribery is the best player in the Premier League this season, and Lewandowski came to Tottenham. Although Tottenham Hotspur has only one season, he has established his position as the world's top center forward and has made great progress. Messi is still the world's number one superstar! "

"Tottenham Hotspur's entire starting lineup is star-studded, with many superstars, but Real Madrid is no less impressive. The starting goalkeeper for this game is Casillas. Although his starting position this season has been challenged by Diego Lopez, Casillas is still the captain of Real Madrid. "

"The backcourt is a combination of Vargas, Ramos, Pepe and Carvajal. Compared with Tottenham Hotspur's defense, Real Madrid's defense is indeed very dangerous. Whether it is the two full-backs or the central defender combination, it is difficult to be assured. This is also the biggest hidden danger of Real Madrid in this game. "

"In the midfield, Real Madrid adopted David Silva, Xabi Alonso and Khedira. The three-midfield combination has excellent creativity and passing ability in the midfield, and has also proven its defensive accomplishments in some past matches. "

"What Real Madrid is most proud of is the extremely luxurious front trident, the front combination of Cristiano Ronaldo, Cavani and Gareth Bale, which is almost the most eye-catching superstar combination in today's football world."

"There is a big connection between the two teams. In the starting lineup of Real Madrid, Vargas, David Silva, Cavani and Gareth Bale are all stars from Tottenham Hotspur, and the joining of these players has almost created a sky-high price. Therefore, some people believe that Tottenham Hotspur is the superstar processing factory of Real Madrid, and the next one who may transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid is the team's top superstar Messi, who is said to be worth more than 200 million euros. "

"So, we saw that when the players of both teams shook hands, their attitudes were very close, because they used to be long-term teammates, but in this game they each served their own team and played for different teams!"

After the whole set of procedures were completed, both sides returned to their own half, and the captains of both teams, Thiago Silva and Casillas, went to the referee team to draw lots, and Tottenham Hotspur got the right to serve.

"The players of both sides are ready. This game is highly anticipated, and many people are speculating about what kind of tactics the two sides will adopt in this game, because they are both balanced teams that can attack and defend!"

As the referee blew the whistle, Tottenham Hotspur sent the ball and quickly passed it back. The overall formation was appropriately opened, but the entire midfield of Real Madrid quickly pressed up, especially Cavani, who was the first to bear the brunt of the double central defenders of Tottenham Hotspur.

Cavani is very familiar with Tottenham's entire tactical system, so he knows that it is not enough to just force Matic, because Matic is not actually a player with strong ball control ability. On the contrary, Pirlo's ball control ability is better.

Therefore, when Matic plays, Tottenham's ball control is actually distributed to many different positions. For example, the two central defenders bear a lot of ball control responsibilities, as well as the two midfielders and Messi. So at the beginning of the game, Cavani pushed forward, forcing Tottenham's two central defenders to pass the ball quickly.

"Real Madrid played very aggressive tactics at the beginning, actively pressing forward, and we also noticed that Real Madrid's desire in this game was very strong, and soon forced Tottenham Hotspur to launch a long pass."

But when the ball reached the front court, Ramos overpowered Lewandowski to grab the ball and headed it back to the front court. After Khedira stopped the ball with his chest, he hooked the ball to Xabi Alonso without waiting for the ball to land, and the latter pushed it to David Silva.

Although Real Madrid's ball control and passing skills are not as good as Barcelona, ​​they are also among the best in today's football, especially this midfield. David Silva looks like a midfielder at first glance, but in fact, when he gets the ball, he is more likely to pull from the middle to the left, and at this time Cristiano Ronaldo will move to the middle, near Cavani.

"Ancelotti took a risk in this game!" Mauro Tassotti launched an attack from the left side of Real Madrid, and left-back Vargas followed up to meet David Silva. After the latter handed the ball to Vargas, he cut back to the middle to receive the ball and wanted to pass it directly to Cristiano Ronaldo in the front court, but Matic calmly intercepted the ball and disrupted Real Madrid's attack into the 30-meter area.

Real Madrid seemed to have tasted the sweetness of entering the 30-meter area in the first attack.

"It's quite risky, but he has only one way to take risk!" Ye Qiu still looked very calm.

He has been coaching for so many years and has encountered all kinds of starts. It is difficult for anything to make him nervous or anxious.

"Although it looks like a 433 tactic, it's actually a 424. David Silva is the left inside forward in the frontcourt. Cristiano Ronaldo and Cavani look like double strikers. Gareth Bale plays on the right. Vargas actively joins the defense line. Carvajal is more of a defensive position."

Speaking of this, Ye Qiu turned his head and looked at Mauro Tassotti. The two smiled knowingly.

"Suppress their midfield?" Mauro Tassotti asked with a smile.

Ye Qiu shrugged, "They have taken the initiative to deliver it to the door, and you are still polite to them?"

Mauro Tassotti walked to the sidelines, called the names of Ribery, Messi, Ramsey, Vidal and Matic, and made adjustments to them respectively, but all the adjustments were made in the form of secret codes and gestures.

Real Madrid is a team with strong ability to counterattack quickly, which can be seen from the characteristics of their three front-court players. Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale are both top scorers with superb speed, amazing attacking power and impact, while Cavani is a versatile player in the frontcourt, and his defensive ability and running coverage ability are quite outstanding.

So when facing Real Madrid, the closer you push the defense line, the happier they will be. Now Ancelotti must be eager for you to push the defense line in front of their 30-meter area, because in this way, once they have the opportunity to pass the ball to the backcourt, the absolute speed advantage during the counterattack will be maximized.

Ye Qiu and Mauro Tassotti are very clear about this characteristic of Real Madrid, and as Ye Qiu said before the game, Real Madrid has an extremely urgent desire for the tenth Champions League. Cristiano Ronaldo, Ramos, Pepe, Khedira and others all need a Champions League to prove their strength, so they are very eager to win the championship.

This urgency will be reflected in the game, so rather than saying that Ancelotti was proactive at the beginning, it would be better to say that he was just passively following the players' psychology, because he knew very well that with the current mentality of Real Madrid players, even if he took a defensive position, soon in the game, as long as Tottenham Hotspur retreated, Real Madrid would definitely press forward.

If possible, they would like to devour their opponents in one go!

Under such circumstances, it is undoubtedly irrational for Tottenham Hotspur to move their defense forward, so Ye Qiu and Mauro Tassotti sought stability at the start. After seeing Real Madrid proactively press forward, , they immediately made adjustments.

After adjustments, Messi and Ribery retreated appropriately, and their positions were not fixed on the wing. Only when the opponent's full-backs pressed forward to participate in the attack, they would pull in to help defend, while Matic still stayed on the defensive side. In the defensive midfielder position, Ramsey and Vidal pressed forward to withstand Khedira and Xavi Alonso, while Lewandowski defended against Pepe and Ramos.

Tottenham Hotspur's entire formation is relatively large. The four players on the team's defense are basically at the front of the penalty area, defending Real Madrid's front three. Matic is paying attention to David Silva. , and support the backcourt defense anytime and anywhere.

Five on four, Tottenham Hotspur's defense didn't seem to have much advantage.

But the problem cannot be viewed one-sidedly in the frontcourt. Khedira's ability to play the ball is not strong, and Xavi Alonso's ability to escape is not enough. When Ramsey and Vidal both press forward, these two players have more The only option was to play the ball from the backcourt, and as soon as the two full-backs intervened, Ribery and Messi immediately got involved.

Therefore, from the fifth minute of the game, after Tottenham Hotspur began to adjust, Real Madrid's entire frontcourt, midfield and backcourt were cut apart, making it impossible to effectively connect the ball. The ball could only be passed in the midfield and backcourt. Those who go to the frontcourt can only use long passes, but Tottenham Hotspur's aerial advantage is quite obvious.

Therefore, in the first ten minutes, Real Madrid seemed to be in control of the ball and pressed high, but in fact it failed to create any effective offensive methods. All three shots were about 20 meters away. The long shot shows that Real Madrid cannot organize an effective attack at all.

In order to better connect the midfield and frontcourt, Ancelotti also made changes, and David Silva retreated.

But Ye Qiu and Mauro Tassotti had already been prepared for this. As soon as David Silva retreated, Ribery and Messi also retreated. Tottenham Hotspur looked 4141 at first glance. Tactically, Matic and Lewandowski are in tandem, with four players lined up in the midfield and defense, all four against four, and the defensive effect is very obvious.

The ball failed to reach the frontcourt, and the trident in front almost became a decoration!

There is no doubt that Real Madrid's offensive ability in positional warfare is quite good, but when faced with a team that has excellent defensive ability and adopts defensive tactics, they don't have many options. The reason is very simple. Real Madrid's frontcourt trident is that kind of A player with strong impact, Cavani has excellent covering ability, but his ability to take the ball and dribble forward is not strong. The same is true for the two superstar wingers. They are more suitable to exert threats in counterattacks.

Real Madrid's midfield is full of talents. David Silva and Isco are both excellent at dribbling and advancing. If they play at the same time, they can solve the offensive problems, but the midfielder's hardness and defensive problems But it will be exposed, so Ancelotti chose Khedira instead of Isco in this game for defensive purposes.

After ten minutes of testing, neither side got a chance. Real Madrid had three long-range shots, and Tottenham had a counterattack. The latter was more threatening, but it was not an absolute scoring opportunity, so Ancelo Ti made adjustments again, dragging Xabi Alonso and David Silva back, allowing Khedira to actively participate in the frontcourt attack.

After more than ten minutes of testing, Ancelotti finally determined that Khedira was in the backcourt and could not pose a threat. On the contrary, his weakness would cause problems for Real Madrid's possession of the ball, so it was up to him to participate in the frontcourt. The offense and advancement on the court supported the Trident and took advantage of his abundant physical strength. Xabi Alonso and David Silva stayed in the backcourt to ensure the team's possession of the ball.

The strategy adopted by Ancelotti is simple. Since Tottenham Hotspur is willing to give up possession of the ball, he will take it all and have more possession of the ball. He can also induce Tottenham Hotspur to Stab out and grab.

"What a cunning old fox!" Ye Qiu shook his head and smiled.

Twenty minutes into the game, the coaching staffs of both sides were fighting for their wits. The players were like chess pieces on the court, playing under the promotion and guidance of the head coaches of both sides, and Ancelotti's wishful thinking The abacus is also very loud, but how can Tottenham be fooled so easily.

"Adhere to our tactics, appropriately improve the forward penetration of the two full-backs, and increase the pressing intensity in the midfield and frontcourt, but only one defender is allowed to take risks at a time. The other three, including Matic, are holding me back. Later, let the coaching staff watch more and don’t be fooled by Real Madrid!”

Ye Qiu immediately made adjustments and instructions. Mauro Tassotti understood Ye Qiu's intentions and quickly conveyed this adjustment to the court. The players also quickly understood Ye Qiu's adjustments.

But this adjustment had just been communicated, and Ye Qiu quickly made another adjustment, which was for Matic, that is, once the midfielder steals the ball, it is immediately handed to the forward full-back, who will dribble the ball forward. .

"Ancelotti is indeed cunning, but that doesn't mean that others are fools. When their front trident is cruising in our defense, and we succeed in stealing the ball in the midfield, and then transfer the ball to the side of the full-back who is already advancing, then their midfield will be short of people. There were only three originally, and they had to pull another one to the wing, leaving two in the middle, but we have three in the middle!"

The so-called targeted tactics are about a kind of probability, maximizing the possibility of scoring and minimizing the possibility of losing the ball. Ye Qiu's adjustment this time is aimed at the probability of the full-back stealing the ball in the midfield after advancing.

In fact, everyone knows that the reason why there are few goals in football games is that the success rate of defense is higher than that of offense, and it is much higher.

So Ye Qiu is convinced that after his adjustment, he only needs to wait for the interception from the midfield.