The Godfather of Football

Many people say that Tottenham is a team with a strong overall integrity and high tactical discipline, but some people also think that Tottenham is a team that advocates free play.

At first glance, these two evaluations and arguments seem to be completely opposite, but if you really think so, then you have already fallen into a black-and-white zero-sum mentality.

Tottenham's tactical discipline and integrity rely more on the players' consciousness and self-discipline on the court. Each player will perform his own actions according to the situation on the court and the needs of the team and teammates. While they are judging the situation and thinking about the needs of the team and teammates, they are actually free to play their creative thinking.

Because creativity is never limited to offense, it can also play a key role in defense.

It was like when Tottenham Hotspur attacked the front court, Ribery dribbled the ball from the left, but was intercepted by Pepe. Real Madrid launched a counterattack, Carvajal dribbled the ball from the right, and Ramsey had to rush to the left to help defend, to prevent Carvajal and Gareth Bale from attacking Marcelo together.

At this time, Ribery retreated from the front court and returned to the midfield in the shortest time to fill the gap left by Ramsey after he moved to the wing.

Carvajal saw that there was no chance to launch a quick counterattack, and it was difficult to pass the ball to the front, so he handed it to Xabi Alonso who was lagging behind, but the latter saw Ribery retreating and pressed forward at the first time, and immediately passed the ball to David Silva.

In front of David Silva is Vidal. The Chilean midfielder has retreated to a position that is basically the same as Matic and is facing David Silva. Next to Cristiano Ronaldo on the left is Kyle Walker. The Portuguese pointed to the front of his left side, that is, behind Kyle Walker, indicating that David Silva can directly pass the ball to him to play his speed.

But David Silva has done the same thing twice just now, but Cristiano Ronaldo does not have much advantage over Kyle Walker in terms of speed. The physical fitness of the English right back is not bad. One win and one loss are the results of the one-on-one competition between the Portuguese and Kyle Walker, but the ball was destroyed by Kompany and went out of the sideline in the winning time.

So, this time, David Silva noticed that Kyle Walker was entangled with Cristiano Ronaldo, so he dribbled the ball to the right and saw Khedira moving forward, seemingly to participate in the attack in the frontcourt, and Vidal had already rushed towards him at the first time. As long as he was entangled by the Chilean, the possibility of losing the ball was very high.

So, David Silva passed the ball to Khedira.

The German midfielder stopped the ball to the right, and Matic ran in front of Khedira at the moment when David Silva passed the ball. He saw David Silva dribbling the ball to the right, so he guessed that he was going to pass the ball, either to Khedira or Xavi Alonso, and Khedira, who cut forward, was the first choice, so after Khedira received the ball, he made a judgment at the first time.

This judgment was to make a tackle!

Khedira is tall, and his ball-stopping and technical movements are a bit slow. Although Matic is also tall, his foot is calm and decisive, and he is well prepared. Therefore, when Khedira stopped the ball to the right and the ball temporarily left the control of his right foot, he decisively slid down and tackled Khedira with the ball, but the referee saw very clearly that it was a beautiful tackle.

The ball rolled into the middle circle near the Tottenham half, and Ribery, who was defending Xabi Alonso just now, rushed up at the first time. After receiving the ball, there were no defensive players around him, because Xabi Alonso's first consideration was to return to the half as soon as possible to defend, rather than close-up.

This is also a very wise choice, because with Ribery's speed, even if he got entangled, the French scarface could easily shake him off.

Originally, the position swap between Ribery and Ramsey was just a forced change during defense, but now, Ribery's rapid dribbling through the middle has turned this position swap into a very deadly crossover, because if it was Ramsey who had the ball at this time, the threat would definitely not be as great as Ribery's.

The Frenchman's dribbling speed was very fast, leaving behind Xabi Alonso and David Silva who were retreating at the same time, and the entire defense line of Real Madrid was constantly retreating, and Ribery was directly facing Pepe, Lewandowski was under the defense of Ramos, and Messi on the right also leaned towards the middle, ready to help Ribery at any time.

There was still a distance of about ten meters from the front of the penalty area, and Pepe felt that he could not retreat any further, because he could see very clearly that Xabi Alonso was back, and David Silva was back, as long as he could delay Ribery for even a second, the three of them could double-team Ribery in the first time to resolve this crisis.

Ribery's whole attention was on Pepe. Xabi Alonso was behind him and David Silva was a little far away. These two were not the first people he considered, so when he saw Pepe, who was originally retreating, suddenly stopped, his first reaction was to dribble the ball and cut inside. This was easy for Ribery who was moving at high speed. As long as he controlled the distance from Pepe and controlled his pace and stride, it could be achieved.

Ribery has done the same thing countless times. When Pepe was waiting for Ribery to rush up, he found that the Frenchman suddenly dribbled the ball when he was about to enter his defensive area, changing from rushing straight into the penalty area to diagonally to the right.

Ribery's right side is exactly Pepe's left side, which is also Pepe's weak foot.

Lewandowski saw Ribery's gesture, and he rushed from the penalty area to the left side of the penalty spot at the first time, pulling away from Ribery, and Messi stopped on the right side of the penalty area and did not enter the penalty area again, because at this time his penalty area would cause trouble for Ribery.

Pepe was seen behind Ribery, David Silva and Ramos, one at the top of the penalty area, and the other between Ribery and the goal. The three of them formed a triangle defense line, but there was no way to intercept the ball under Ribery's feet, because at this time, intercepting the ball was basically a foul, and a foul in the penalty area was a penalty.

Weighing the pros and cons, although Real Madrid had three players forming a double team, they had no way to stop Ribery from dribbling the ball, and Ribery suddenly stopped and accelerated, and after forcing a gap from Ramos, he kicked a ground ball towards the lower left corner about five or six meters to the right of the penalty spot.

Casillas was defending Ribery from hitting the lower right corner, and Real Madrid players were defending the cooperation between Ribery and Messi, especially Vargas, who was pestering Messi as if he was facing a great enemy, but Ribery's sudden move surprised everyone, and Casillas even flew up with all his strength.

This save really made Casillas save the ball, but at this time he had no chance to control the ball, so he chose to block the ball, and when he landed, he quickly got up from the ground. But when he was still crouching and unable to stand up, he saw Lewandowski, who had just pulled to the left side of the goal to create space for Ribery, rushing up and easily pushed the ball into the empty goal, 1:0!

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!"

The commentator on the scene made a super long sound, and all the Tottenham fans in the stands rushed out of their seats in an instant, shouting wildly at the stadium, while Lewandowski had already rushed out of the stadium, along the side of the stands where the Tottenham fans were, waving his clenched right fist non-stop.

"In the 26th minute, in the 26th minute, Tottenham scored a goal!!!!"

"A follow-up shot from Polish center forward Lewandowski was a very easy shot to score. Lewandowski opened the scoring for Tottenham, and at least half of the credit for this goal should be attributed to Ribery. The player ran 50 meters with the ball. Although he failed to break Casillas' goal in the end, he caused the Spanish goalkeeper to miss the ball, which also led to Lewandowski's follow-up shot!"

"This is the value of a superstar! "

"Ribery seized a very, very rare opportunity. He was impeccable throughout the process of dribbling the ball. Even when facing double-teaming including Pepe, Ramos, Xabi Alonso and David Silva, he was very calm. He used his speed and skills to disrupt the defense of Real Madrid alone!"

Although Ribery did not score a goal, it can be heard from the shouts of many Tottenham fans in the stands that many people think that Ribery played a great role in this goal process!

All Tottenham players gathered together on the sidelines, only goalkeeper Cech kept clenching his fists and waving in front of his goal, looking very excited. Although this Czech goalkeeper has won countless honors with Tottenham, he still works diligently to guard the goal for Tottenham.

Now, he is excited and excited about his teammates' goals.

"This will be a goal that changes the trend of the game!"

"As the saying goes, there is no good game in the final. Whoever scores first will take the initiative. Now, Real Madrid lost the ball first, which will force them to press forward and attack again. This will expose more problems to Real Madrid's already unstable defense. Ancelotti must seriously weigh the gains and losses here!"

The entire Stadium of Light was engulfed by the cheers of Tottenham fans. Countless Tottenham fans were cheering wildly. No one cared about what Ancelotti was thinking at this time, and no one cared about the disappointment and regret on the faces of Real Madrid players, because football has always been a cruel game where the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy.

Ye Qiu seemed very calm on the sidelines. He was very aware that scoring first would have a huge advantage for Tottenham, especially a psychological advantage, but once Real Madrid launched a crazy counterattack, it would inevitably bring a huge threat to Tottenham.

Therefore, Ye Qiu walked to the sidelines and shouted at the players, asking them to be alert.

"Don't retreat too far back, deploy defense in front of the 30-meter area, try to control the ball if you have the chance, press forward, and attack from the wing!"

Real Madrid quickly placed the ball in the middle of the circle, ready to kick off again, while Tottenham Hotspur was on high alert. As soon as Real Madrid kicked off, Tottenham Hotspur immediately launched a round of midfield pressure and pressing, forcing Real Madrid to return the ball to the backcourt, and Tottenham Hotspur also stabilized its position in front of the 30-meter area.

Now Real Madrid is eager to launch an attack, but Tottenham Hotspur's pressure on the midfield is very strong, making it difficult for Real Madrid to effectively create opportunities through the midfield, and the pressing in the frontcourt seems to be small, but it is very organized.

Casillas received a back pass from Ramos in the penalty area, and saw that Lewandowski was still chasing, so he kicked the ball directly to the frontcourt with a big foot, but Matic headed the ball back in the competition with Cavani, and Xabi Alonso grabbed the second landing point and sent a long diagonal pass over the top with his right foot.

Cristiano Ronaldo sprinted quickly along the left side again. His speed was very fast, but Kyle Walker's speed was not slow at all. The two competed in speed on the left. After Cristiano Ronaldo stopped Xabi Alonso's pass, the two continued to entangle on the side.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was closely pressed by Kyle Walker, wanted to stop and accelerate, but Kyle Walker turned and cut in after he kicked the ball out, blocking him with his body, preventing the Portuguese from starting, so that Cristiano Ronaldo could only watch the ball go out of bounds, and was so angry that he pushed Kyle Walker hard from behind.

Kyle Walker was not a pushover either. He stumbled and fell to the ground on the spot, and Kompany rushed up at the first time and pushed away Cristiano Ronaldo who wanted to get close to Kyle Walker.

Beep beep~ The Dutch referee was nearby, ran over quickly, and immediately took out a yellow card from his chest pocket, flashed it at Cristiano Ronaldo, and then sternly reprimanded, "You'd better control your temper and actions, don't do it again, otherwise, I won't be polite, OK?"

The Portuguese did not argue, turned around and walked back angrily, while Kyle Walker got up from the ground, shook his head and smiled at his teammates, "This guy has a really bad temper!"

Kyle Walker turned and walked out of bounds, picked up a ball from the ground, and began to prepare to throw the ball out of bounds.

After Tottenham Hotspur's throw-in was thrown out, it was quickly passed in the backcourt. Although Real Madrid strengthened the pressure in the frontcourt, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale did not put much effort in the fight, and Cavani alone was not enough, so they quickly gave up the frontcourt press and retreated to their own half.

Real Madrid's midfield and backcourt all retreated to their own half, but the front trident still remained in the frontcourt. They had little responsibility for defense, that is, Cavani actively retreated to harass Matic, but after Matic advanced to the midline, the intensity of this harassment was not great.

After stabilizing the rhythm and controlling the ball, Tottenham Hotspur began to strengthen the offensive on the left. Marcelo and Ribery were very active on this side. On the contrary, on the right, Kyle Walker was restrained by Cristiano Ronaldo, and the defensive pressure was very high, so Messi was somewhat isolated and helpless in front.

Since the left side is the main starting point of the attack, Thiago Silva also leaned to the left to respond. When Ramsey saw Matic pass the ball to Marcelo on the left, Ramsey simply pulled to the left line to respond to Marcelo. After receiving the ball, he passed it forward along the left sideline. Ribery was just in a state of no one defending, and cut inside after receiving the ball.

Marcelo rushed to the baseline at the first time and pulled Carvajal away. Ribery dribbled the ball inside and faced Pepe and Khedira's double attack. But even if it was two-on-one, the two Real Madrid defenders did not dare to be careless, because the offensive players had too much advantage when dribbling the ball head-on.

Ribery dribbled the ball almost horizontally along the penalty area line, but he saw an opportunity and dunked the ball into the penalty area, asking Pepe, who was moving horizontally with him, to turn around quickly. Ribery was short, had a low center of gravity, was flexible, started faster, and had planned it in advance, so he quickly got into a better position.

Pepe was blocked on the inside by Ribery. The Frenchman blocked Pepe with his hand. The latter did not dare to get too close, fearing that he would accidentally commit a foul. After all, this was the penalty area, and Ramos behind him was guarding against Lewandowski.

But Ribery was more flexible in the penalty area. He suddenly accelerated and started, and after getting rid of his position, he rushed to a place almost parallel to the small penalty area. He kicked a low ball with his left foot, passed the front of the small penalty area, and landed on the right side of the goal.

Messi cut in from the right side of the penalty area. When he received the ball, Ramos happened to get rid of Lewandowski and approached, but Messi stopped the ball with his left foot to the bottom line of the small penalty area, chased him and shot with his right foot.

The ball was almost sticking to the grass, rubbing the right post, and went into the goal of Real Madrid!

Casillas reacted and flew to save the ball, but his position was too far to the left, so his flying save could not save the shot from the right side, so the only obstacle for Messi's shot was Ramos's high right leg.

Interestingly, the ball passed under Ramos' right leg!

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!"

"Oh my god, the second goal, less than four minutes after the last goal, the second goal appeared!"

"It's Tottenham again, an organized attack, Tottenham broke through Real Madrid's goal again, 2:0, the current situation is very, very unfavorable to Real Madrid, they have almost In a desperate situation!"

"Too impatient, Real Madrid's investment in defense is also seriously insufficient, especially in the midfield. When Tottenham Hotspur pulled Ribery and Messi back to the midfield, Gareth Bale, Cavani and Cristiano Ronaldo still stayed in the frontcourt, especially the two wingers, who did not actively participate in defense, which made them suffer a lot on the wing!"

"Pepe also had problems defending Ribery twice. Real Madrid's central defender and defense problems have been around for a long time. This time Ancelotti fell behind by two goals, and he must work hard to make some changes!"