The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 405 The only suspense

In the 37th round of the Premier League, the eyes of all fans around the world are on the Premier League and London.

Compared with the derby match held in Manchester in the north, all the fans and media are obviously more concerned about the three games held in London in the south, namely, Charlton vs. Tottenham Hotspur at home, Arsenal vs. Chelsea, and at this moment, Benitez's Craven Farm Stadium, Liverpool away to Fulham.

Because of the deadlock with Chelsea in the middle of the week and the semi-finals of the Champions League, Liverpool had no way to play with all their strength in this game, and Benitez had to sacrifice his own rotation brand again, hoping to adjust to the team. Some combat power.

And from this game, Liverpool's starting lineup is actually not difficult to see some of Benitez's views on the current Liverpool lineup, for example, whether he is at the beginning of the season or now, no matter how the team rotates , There are two people who are the main players who are unstoppable, one is the goalkeeper Reina, and the other is the team's main midfielder Harvey Alonso.

In this game, these two generals still served as the team's starters. Not only that, Hyypia, Pennant, Sissoko and other players also started consecutively, and Benitez sent Ronaldo on the front line. The partnership of Bill Fowler and Bellamy.

If Robbie Fowler were to play as a single striker, the effect would definitely not be ideal, so Benitez arranged for Bellamy to partner with him.

Although many people say that Liverpool is now Gerrard's team alone, but only Benitez understands in his heart that the most important and indispensable player for Liverpool is not Gerrard, but Harbin. David Alonso.

The Spaniard is the team's organizational midfielder and the core of the team's midfield. It can almost be said that Liverpool's entire offensive and defensive system revolves around him. Once he fails to function well, Liverpool's offensive and defensive systems will also have problems. , but fortunately, Harvey? Alonso's performance is really good.

Even though this game is an away game, even though Fulham has obviously strengthened his care, Harvey Alonso still showed enough strength, Liverpool also planned a lot of offensive and scoring opportunities, But Liverpool's striker really missed too many opportunities.

In the first half, in the 5th minute, Pennant had a very good through ball. Too straight, and then Xavi? Alonso passed the ball, Fowler got a good chance, but it missed.

The best scoring chance of the game came towards the end of the first half when a long pass from Xavi Alonso found Pennant, who lobbed it into the box and Robbie Fowler was 5 meters in front of the goal The left and right places grab points, but it is unbelievable to miss such a kick, which is more difficult to miss than to score.

Missing such an excellent opportunity that cannot be found even once in a game, even Benitez, who has always been known for his robotic expression, was so angry that he stomped his feet on the sidelines. How foolish must this be?

After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, Liverpool still launched round after round of attacks against Fulham, but the team seemed a little discouraged, and their performance was not as good as in the first half, while Fulham began to improve. After all, they But at home.

Fulham took the lead in making adjustments. The American midfielder Dempsey who joined during the winter break of this season replaced the veteran Montella, intending to make full use of the American's comprehensiveness and his ability to hold the ball in the frontcourt. characteristics to impact Liverpool's offense, especially the Argentine left-back teenager Insua's side.

Benitez also immediately realized that Insua was weak, and immediately asked Riise to warm up, intending to use him to replace Insua, but there is a good saying, many times when you realize the danger, the danger It's only one step away from you.

When Riise just went out to warm up, maybe even before his body warmed up, there was a surprising scene on the court.

Fulham's striker Dempsey, who just came on the field, cooperated with the full-back Rosseño on the right, and then chose to cut into the middle of the penalty area, and Rosseño broke through Insua and passed the ball forward. At one point, Dempsey inserted in front of the goal, ahead of Hyypia, and pierced Reina's goal.

This is the first Premier League goal since the American midfielder joined Liverpool, and it is likely to be the most critical one!
"Liverpool are paying the price for their unscrupulous squandering opportunities!" said the commentator on the spot, and this was immediately echoed by all the Fulham fans in the audience.

This is how a weak team fights a strong team. No matter how you attack, I will stick to it. I don’t want process, I don’t want quality, I don’t even want offense, but I only want one thing, and that is the result. Your result is disgusting!
Now Fulham has put on such a posture up and down, aren't you very good?Are you not ranked very high?It doesn't matter, let's attack, you can't score anyway!
Benitez shook his head angrily on the sidelines. He really had the feeling of rushing onto the court and knocking the heads of the two forwards he had entrusted to him one by one, because he didn't understand why so many scoring opportunities ended up being Didn't even score a single goal?

He had to admit that what the on-site commentator said was not unreasonable. Liverpool is bearing the price, because you wasted too many opportunities before, and you have wasted so much that even your own morale has been severely hit, so the players are a little discouraged. In addition, it was originally played from the bench, and the coordination and offense must not be comparable to the main force. Now conceding goals is a price to pay.

But Benitez is a person who does not believe in evil. He sent Kewell and Didier to play successively, but Fulham is now a typical small rich and safe. After having a ball, they began to shrink their defense in an orderly manner. , As a result, Liverpool's offensives failed again and again.

Benitez looked at Robbie Fowler. The former Liverpool hero no longer has the killer aura of the past. Now he looks like an old veteran, who has long lost the vigor of the past. That aura of time.

This also reminds Benitez that the team's striker must be reorganized.

Compared to Benitez's depression, Ye Qiu at the South Bank Valley Stadium looked a little relaxed just across the Thames River.

Sitting in the coach's bench, crossing his legs and resting his chin, he watched the game with a leisurely expression. People who didn't know thought he was a fan, but he didn't have a bag of melon seeds and peanuts in his hand. Put on a bottle of beer.

Tottenham Hotspur's home and away results are generally satisfactory. Charlton has been relegated early, and the team's morale is drained. Now it is difficult to form a favorable threat to Tottenham Hotspur. , The Valley Stadium was captured by Tottenham Hotspur in less than 10 minutes, and Ruud van Nistelrooy scored the 31st goal of the Premier League this season.

This allowed the Dutch striker not only to break Henry's scoring record in a single season, but also allowed him to catch up with Premier League stars like Alan Shearer, and Ruud van Nistelrooy was basically certain that this season's European gold medal The boot award is a sure thing.

However, Tottenham Hotspur did not play well in this game. After Ruud van Nistelrooy scored, Tottenham Hotspur could not organize an effective offensive for a long time. There is a certain relationship between time and insisting on two-line combat.

But Tottenham Hotspur has an advantage, that is, even when the team is not performing well, they can take the initiative and possession of the ball in their hands. In addition, Charlton's strength is indeed not strong, and the team is ahead of schedule. Relegated, the team's hearts are lax, and it is difficult to form an effective threat to Tottenham Hotspur.

In the second half, Ye Qiu simply made adjustments, replacing Van Nistelrooy with Dutch striker Van Persie. The team's tactical style changed, especially the offensive trident in the frontcourt, which brought different changes.

Van Persie's playing made Tottenham's offense more arbitrary, because unlike Ruud van Nistelrooy, Van Persie had to be close to the penalty area and the goal to be able to play a threat. Van Persie could play in the middle or on the side, and he could play on both sides. This is the same with Ribery and Messi.

Therefore, after Van Persie came on the field, Tottenham Hotspur's frontcourt offense changed a lot, and they frequently crossed positions with each other, which was even more common. And the fans in front of the TV were dazzled.

The on-site commentator even teased, "After Tottenham Hotspur played Van Persie, the offense in the frontcourt was completely messed up. They played out of order and couldn't see the routine at all. People don't understand what they want to do. .”

"The most important thing Charlton should do now is to seize an opportunity to play a threatening counterattack. Tottenham Hotspur's frontcourt is making a lot of mistakes in passing and receiving the ball. As long as they seize one opportunity, they can equalize the score. Todt Nam Tottenham will definitely go crazy!"

But for this kind of scene, Ye Qiu took a completely different view. He felt that after Van Persie came on the field, the team's rules were indeed a bit chaotic, but it was a process of adaptation, and many passes and receptions cooperated with the actual intention and purpose. It is good, but either the pass is not good enough, or the teammates are not catching up.

Just like this time, after receiving a pass from Vargas from the left, Ribery dribbled the ball inside, passed a defender, and went straight to the left post. Van Persie was in the middle of the front of the penalty area, and suddenly slanted Inserting to the left post, the Dutch striker stopped suddenly after receiving the ball, dunked the ball with his left foot, and directly distributed his right foot to the center.

If after passing the ball just now, Ribery can take advantage of the situation and continue to charge forward without changing direction. Go, and it happened to open up the defensive players for Ribery, so that Ribery would not receive any interference after stopping the ball, and he could hit the goal directly, and it was almost a must.

The terrible thing is that after Ribery passed the ball, he was habitually waiting for Ruud van Nistelrooy's kick, because once Ruud van Nistelrooy got such an opportunity in the penalty area, although it was a little bit reluctant, he would still kick directly. Everyone calls this selfishness of the scorer.

It could even be argued that an unselfish scorer is not a good scorer.

Van Persie had his back to the direction of passing the ball. He looked at the goal and was waiting for a goal, but after waiting for a full second or two, he realized that the ball hadn't arrived. When he looked back, he saw Ribery's stunned eyes. The expression, and the remorse all over the face, how foolish it must be to miss such a goal. It only takes two or three steps forward to score a goal. What a pity!

Van Persie spread his hands helplessly, and pointed at Ribery with a wry smile, as if to say, you can find a wall to hit yourself, and you don't even want to score for nothing!
Ribery walked back shaking his head, he was a little confused, why didn't he play the ball himself?

"So, this guy can't get on the stage!" Ye Qiu laughed and scolded his favorite general from the sidelines, "I usually make balls for others, but now they make balls for you. I can't even get up in two steps!"

Mauro Tassotti also watched and laughed. Van Persie's pass was indeed beautiful enough. He stopped the ball and made an emergency stop. He was facing the goal in one go. It was as if eyes had grown on the back of his head, and he gave it directly to Ribery. The goal was missed, and the responsibility was really on Ribery, only two or three steps forward.

"You're right, this kid was born to be beaten!" Roland, who also knew Ribery well, scolded him directly.

"Van Persie's footwork is really fine enough, there is really nothing to say about stopping the ball, and his mobility, lateral mobility, and speed are all quite good. In addition, Ribery and Messi can both left and right, Players who can go up and down, really need to be rejuvenated, our offensive power will be even more terrifying than now!"

"The only suspense..." Mauro Tassotti looked at Beckham on the court, "How long do you think David can maintain his state?"

Ye Qiu is not without worries in this regard. Frankly speaking, Ruud van Nistelrooy's performance has declined in the second half of the season. In more and more cases, his scoring has not improved, which means that his state is going downhill.

He is 31 years old, while Beckham is 32 years old.

If Van Nistelrooy is the top striker and his running range is not very large, then Beckham is undoubtedly known for his wide range of active running. The ball ability is bound to be greatly reduced, because the opponent will definitely guard against you. If you don’t run out of the opponent’s defense zone, you will definitely be affected, and the pass success rate will definitely decline.

Many times, some head coaches tend to focus their thinking on the front, because they have performance pressure, and they worry that if they fail to beat their opponents in the next game, or if they do not perform well this season, they will be fired and dismissed from get out of class, so For them, long-term planning is a big pie, which is drawn for you to see, but in fact there is nothing in it.

Such a result can easily cause a problem, that is, the striker has been adjusted, the midfield has problems, the midfield has been adjusted, and the defense has problems. When you have tossed the midfield and the defense, I am sorry. Your front line players are getting older, they're down, and they're starting to falter again.

Ye Qiu naturally knew that with Beckham's current state and strength, plus his age, it shouldn't be a big problem to keep it for about two years, but if there were any injuries during the process, it would be hard to say. up.

Ye Qiu went through a season of exploration. The Brazilian midfielder Lucas was quite favored by Ye Qiu. This player was a bit like Mascherano. Delstone was completely sentenced to death by Ye Qiu, and he planned to make a move in summer.

So up to now, among the players left by Tottenham Hotspur in the past, there will only be one central defender substitute Mike Dawson, and this player cannot be regarded as a Tottenham Hotspur youth player, but from Nottingham Forest.

Ye Qiu himself felt very helpless, because the group of players before Tottenham Hotspur and the current situation of youth training in England were really far from the football he wanted to play. You have to stop the ball, right?A random stop can stop three or four meters away, so how can the ball be kicked?
Therefore, Ye Qiu's plan is also very clear, that is, like Wenger's Arsenal, to fill the gap in the team's strength in the shortest possible time in the form of an internationalized column, first to play their own football style and system, It is supplemented by the team's youth training system.

Because in the final analysis, the purpose of youth training is to strengthen the strength of the first team, not necessarily use it.

But Ye Qiu also has a premonition, because the current registration standard for the Champions League is that there must be six players trained by themselves or locally, that is, between the ages of 15 and 21, who have played for England for three years or registered with the FA Players, and the Premier League is bound to further introduce regulations to encourage youth training, and even the registration rules for the Champions League will further strengthen youth training.

Therefore, when selling Huddlestone, Tottenham Hotspur must also keep pace with the times and introduce young players to fill this weakness and loophole, lest when the rules are issued, Tottenham If Tottenham competes with other clubs for some local or youth players, it will be a bit cramped.

Of course, such a rule is not completely unavoidable, but in Ye Qiu's view, troubles in this area should be minimized and entanglement in this area should be minimized, so that everyone on the team can concentrate more on the game.

While Ye Qiu was thinking, Tottenham Hotspur finally got another chance. With the cooperation of Van Persie and Ribery, after Ribery crossed into the penalty area from the left, he took advantage of the fact that all the defenders were taken away by Van Persie. In the first gear, the ball went to the right, Messi plugged in behind, easily faced the almost empty goal, pushed and hit, 2:0!

In this way, Tottenham Hotspur defeated the Charlton team at home at the Valley Stadium 2:0, but the current Charlton has nothing to lose, because they have been relegated from the Premier League in advance, so the Valley Stadium The fans are also a little numb to the loss of this game, and the scene seems a little calm.

But Tottenham Hotspur can't be calm at all, because all of them, including the fans who came to the away game in the stands, are concerned about the results of the other two games in London.

(End of this chapter)