The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 428 Fanny's true biography!
August 2007, 8, at 11:13 noon, Sunderland Stadium of Light.

Perhaps because of the game at noon, the attendance rate of the Stadium of Light is not very high. The Stadium of Light, which can accommodate [-] fans, is estimated to have about [-] visitors. However, this game has attracted much attention from the outside world, especially But for many fans in Asia, they just can enjoy this game after eating.

This is also the first challenge of the new season for Ye Qiu and his Tottenham Hotspur after bidding farewell to Ruud Ruud and the magical 06/07 season. The strength is definitely not as good as Tottenham Hotspur, but it has a very big head coach, Roy Keane.

Big names have the benefits of big names. Roy Keane is from Manchester United, so this guy is also very good at taking advantage of this relationship. Last season, Sunderland was promoted, and the team rented Manchester United teenagers Evans and Simpson. Promoted to the Premier League, free transfer introduced Andy Cole, and introduced Richardson from Manchester United.

Moreover, this Sunderland team is also in line with Roy Keane's consistent characteristics. The style of play is very tough and tenacious. This is also the consistent characteristic of Ferguson's disciples. For example, Birmingham's Steve Bruce insisted on training this Birmingham team. Become an iron army.

Long before the game started, Roy Keane was the first to say that he would give Tottenham Hotspur a heavy blow at home and have a taste of being a dark horse, "because of our nickname It's called a black cat!"

And Keane also said that Tottenham Hotspur will not do their best in the first round of the league, because for Tottenham Hotspur, which has entered the UEFA Champions League for the first time in decades, the first round of the new season is very difficult. The game was an away game against Sparta Prague in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.

"When two games are only three days apart, and both are away games, Ye Qiu always has to make a choice!"

At this time, Keane made a joke, "I think what Mourinho said last season was right. When we face an opponent who has to divide the army into two lines and distract the game at the same time, as long as We gave our all and it was always easy to win!"

In fact, Ye Qiu really didn't try his best in this match, which can be seen from his formation.

Beckham, Robin van Persie, Messi and Mascherano did not play, no one doubts that these four players will be the starting lineup of Tottenham Hotspur this season, but none of them played, it can be seen Ye Qiu wanted to use the substitute lineup to capture the Stadium of Light.

Ye Qiu tried to use the 4231 tactics this time, but the combination of Arshavin and Carroll did not work this time. It was difficult for Tottenham Hotspur's offense to create a threat in Sunderland's 30-meter area, but Interestingly, Sunderland were also unable to organize an effective attack, which made the game very dull.

But just when everyone thought the game would end in a 0-0 draw, Chopra, the top scorer in the Championship last season, was in the 93rd minute, the last minute of stoppage time, Sunderland The last attack, pierced the goal of Tottenham Hotspur, which was a counterattack from midfielder Yaya Toure after the sticky ball was intercepted.

The goal was scored in the last minute, which no one expected, and Tottenham Hotspur was a bit overwhelmed by that time, because they all thought that the game would be over, but it was this kind of thinking that made Tottenham Tottenham were hit hard, and Yaya Toure was strongly criticized by the media and condemned by the fans after the game.

In the first round of the league, among the top five teams in the Premier League last season, although Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool played very difficult, they all defeated their opponents. Manchester United suffered a 0-0 draw at home with Reading.

After the first round, the best performer is the leader Newcastle, and the Magpies lead the Premier League. This kind of situation is really rare.

The second round of the league was held in the middle of the week after the end of the first round, but because Tottenham Hotspur was going to play the third qualifying round of the Champions League, the second round of the league was forced to be postponed, not only that, The fifth round of the league was also forced to be postponed due to conflicts with the second round of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round and the UEFA Super Cup.

While other Premier League teams were playing in the second round of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool began to play the first leg of the Champions League third qualifying round. Tottenham Hotspur's opponent was Sparta Prague. , the first round is still an away game.

Although the team has played in the UEFA Cup and won the championship last season, the UEFA Cup and the Champions League are two completely different concepts. All teams participating in the UEFA Champions League are the best teams in their respective national leagues. The best teams in a country often gather the best stars and strengths in a country's league.

Therefore, playing in the Champions League and playing in the UEFA Cup, the opponents you encounter are two completely different levels.

Ye Qiu felt that for many mid- and lower-level leagues in Europe, there is often a huge gap in strength. The entire league structure is a bit like La Liga, that is, the stronger the stronger, the weaker the weaker. If you look carefully at the structure of La Liga, it is not difficult to find, The Champions League is played by teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid, while the UEFA Cup is played by teams like Sevilla and Espanyol.

Between the two, is there any comparability?
This is also the reason why Ye Qiu attaches so much importance to the Champions League qualifiers. He doesn't want to be like Everton back then. He managed to enter the Champions League, only to lose to his opponent in the third round of qualifiers and walk away cleanly. one time.

And it doesn't matter if you lose in the first round of the league, because you will have a chance to recover later, but if you lose the Champions League now, you won't even have a chance to regret it.

Sparta Prague is a wealthy team in the Czech League. Last season, they were the champions of the Czech First Division. The strength of this team is extraordinary. Explore the system and data center, and immediately submit the most detailed Sparta Prague player lineup and tactics.

For young guys like Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League, if the first game is not played well, the second round is likely to be sluggish, because playing in the Premier League is a mess, but you can go abroad and play in the Champions League. Then it may not be possible to continue horizontally.

There are not no teams that are smacked in the domestic nest and beaten up with swollen noses and faces when they go abroad. On the contrary, there are many, many.

The most typical example is the recent Serie A Roma. Last season, they were beaten by Manchester United in a disgraceful 7:1 in the Champions League knockout round. At that time, Ye Qiu was thinking, how useless would it be to score such an astonishing score?
Therefore, the away game against Sparta Prague has always been as Keane said, this is the first important game of the new season in Ye Qiu's mind, so he arranged the most rigorous tactics and arranged all the main players to recharge their batteries The lineup played.

There is only one purpose, to play well in the first game of the Champions League.

Although Tottenham Hotspur is a Premier League team, with a high exposure rate and more attention from fans all over the world, but in terms of Champions League experience, it is really far inferior to Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic.

The so-called Champions League experience, in fact, many times the head coach has no way to give players more, because it is an ability to cope with different types, or even very unfamiliar technical characteristics. Only if you have more contact and play more, You will be able to adapt.

It's like someone said that the rhythm of Brazilian players' dribbling is different from others, so it is difficult to defend, but if you often play against Brazilian players, no matter how difficult it is to defend, you will accumulate some experience.

It’s not just Brazil. Football in almost every country and region has its own traditional characteristics and styles, and these don’t mean that you can understand them by listening to others and watching more game videos, and you can cope with them in the game , All of these are dependent on you accumulating enough rich experience through more battles to be able to cope.

This is also the reason why Ye Qiu handled this game so cautiously, because many players in the Tottenham Hotspur team have experience in the Champions League, and there is not even a lack of it. As the team itself, Tottenham Tottenham Hotspur have no Champions League experience, which is Tottenham Hotspur's biggest weakness.

Sparta Prague has also clearly seen this, so even though they themselves know that their strength is not as good as Tottenham Hotspur, but they have played so many Champions League games, they also know how to give full play to their home court advantage, so from the beginning of the game From the beginning, it was premeditated to bring the game into its own rhythm.

Just 2 minutes into the game, Sparta Prague's central defender Kadlec brought down Van Persie and gave Tottenham a free kick from far away, but gave Tottenham A dismount.

Then Sparta Prague obviously did not give up their home court advantage and launched a round of fierce attack on Tottenham Hotspur. In the 8th minute, using a long pass from the left, the striker volleyed and directly hit the goal. Hit the post and shocked all the Tottenham Hotspur players.

If this goal is scored, the game will become very troublesome.

Ye Qiu and the coaching staff are very clear about the visiting team's tactics. They have played in the Champions League for so many years, so they naturally know how to deal with it. So Ye Qiu kept admonishing the team when setting up the team's tactics before the game. Players, don't be intimidated by the home team's attack after the opening, be patient, and play steadily after the opening to control the ball.

And after being attacked by Sparta Prague round after round, Ye Qiu shouted loudly to the players again and again on the sidelines, reminding the players not to worry, continue to be patient, stabilize the situation, and work hard to control the situation. ball.

Both sides played badly in the first half, Tottenham Hotspur couldn't stabilize the situation, Sparta Prague was at a disadvantage, but they knew how to work hard to take advantage of the home court and destroy Tottenham Hotspur's possession and rhythm .

No team that can play in the Champions League is a fuel-efficient lamp, and they are all difficult teams.

During the intermission, Ye Qiu once again reminded his players that they must not be in a hurry to play in the Champions League. At the same time, he also gave his own adjustments to some of the team's problems in the first half. At the same time, he also warned the players that this is an away game. pressure.

At the beginning of the second half, Sparta Prague still wanted to continue to use the tactics of the first half. At the beginning, they made a crazy press against Tottenham Hotspur. Ribery took the ball on the left and broke through. Pulling the belt and pulling, the jersey was torn, but it was brought down, and the referee gave a yellow card.

It was a foul in the 67th minute of the second half, but Tottenham's free kick failed to create a threat, and Ribéry never got time to change because he never had a dead ball. Roland was standing on the sidelines with Ribery's replacement jersey waiting.

Ye Qiu continued to call on the players to be calm, to control the ball patiently, to advance patiently, and to use passing and catching the ball to pull the opponent's defense.

"Their stamina is almost exhausted, don't worry, take your time, our advantage will become bigger and bigger!"

There is such a head coach who yells a few words in your ear from time to time when you are about to get dizzy. Part of the time it appears to be more stable and more patient.

This is also Ye Qiu's strategy. I am not familiar with your style. I also lack experience in the Champions League and the strategy to deal with sudden changes. Then I will rely on the team's steady and steady strategy to approach step by step and slowly encroach on your territory step by step. , control you.

When the game progressed to the 73rd minute, Tottenham Hotspur's strategy finally paid off.

A pass error by the opponent's midfielder. After Fabregas intercepted the ball halfway, he launched a counterattack. A through ball was distributed to the feet of Franck Ribery who moved to the left rib. The French scarred face In the case of two defensive players being flanked, suddenly start, dribble the ball and break through, and just break through from the flanking of the two players.

At this time, Van Persie also followed up, and the two of them played one on the left and one in the middle, with Kadlec in the middle, forming a two-on-one, and Messi on the right was also quickly catching up, but he deliberately lagged behind his teammates. Form an offensive hierarchy.

Van Persie pointed in front of him, indicating that Ribery should make a pass back, but Ribery entered the penalty area on the left side of the penalty area. Facing Kadlec, he made a sudden stop and then accelerated, pulling out a position and grasping Seizing the fleeting opportunity, he tapped his left foot horizontally.

This cross kick came very quickly. Although Kadlec had reacted and tried to intercept it, he failed to stop it.

When Van Persie behind him quickly followed up, facing the ball without the slightest hesitation, his eyes were fixed on the opponent's goalkeeper, as if he was going to hit his right side, which is the lower right corner of the goal, and at the same time deliberately Cooperating with a fake move, he deceived the goalkeeper, but his left foot gently pushed against the incoming ball.

The ball rolled into the lower left corner, 1:0!

The opponent's goalkeeper Posturka threw himself on the grass, hammering the turf angrily.

This is Fanny's trick.

"When you face the goalkeeper and want to shoot, you have only one opponent, and that is the goalkeeper, so you must learn how to deceive the goalkeeper. This is what a good striker or a good scorer must have. That's hitting the ball in the opposite direction of your eyes!"

Van Persie laughed so hard that his mouth grew wide. This was his first personal goal this season, and it was scored in the Champions League play-offs. Qiu is deliberately arranging him to play the main force this season, in order to make him right and fill the vacancy left by Van Nistelrooy.

Because of this, after scoring the goal, Van Persie was very excited, rushed over and hugged Ribery.

The two kept celebrating on the sidelines, and Ribery also took this opportunity to go to the sidelines to change a jersey before returning to the court, and the game soon resumed.

After scoring the first goal, the morale and confidence of Tottenham Hotspur's staff were also boosted, Ye Qiu's tactics became more resolute and decisive, and they even began to consciously pull Sparta Prague. In the turn, the latter had to be led by the nose due to excessive physical consumption on the one hand and lack of strength on the other hand.

In the 84th minute of the game, Sparta Prague rushed to the frontcourt to start an attack, but the pass was wrong. After Mascherano intercepted the ball, Beckham took advantage of the opportunity to pass a long diagonal pass over the top, and Van Persie rushed quickly. On the left wing, stop the ball without defense, and rush forward with the ball.

Sparta Prague's return to defense was also fast. Central defender Kadlec blocked Van Persie on the left side of the penalty area. The Dutch had no choice but to knock back after seeing Ribery plug in. Ribery kept up and kept up. The ball was sent directly to the penalty area with one kick, and Fabregas quickly inserted into the penalty area of ​​Sparta Prague from the middle, and pushed the ball with his right foot without stopping the ball from Ribery.

This time Posturka reacted very quickly, but Fabregas used the inside of his foot to push the shot, and the angle was very tricky. He deliberately almost brushed the right post and drilled into the goal. He couldn't do anything about it. Block, 2:0!

After scoring two goals in a row, the happiest person was Ye Qiu on the sidelines.

After Cesc Fabregas scored, Ye Qiu applauded vigorously and cheered loudly from the sidelines.

After the team broke the deadlock, they became more and more confident in executing tactics, and the team's offense gradually became effective. The offensive routine of the two goals was actually what Ye Qiu wanted to see, that is, the team's frontcourt players The back-and-forth cross-transposition and the layered offensive echelon.

Currently, the only thing about the team that Ye Qiu is not very satisfied with is Messi. After the Argentine played in the America's Cup, he returned to the team and started the preparations and adjustments at the beginning of the season to prepare for the new season. So for now, The state is not adjusted very well, and the game is not very exciting.

However, from the last period of this game, Ye Qiu saw that Van Persie, Franck Ribery and Cesc Fabregas cooperated so skillfully and flexibly. He also saw that his ideas and tactical ideas were implemented. He felt that he chose such a team. There is nothing wrong with changes, and as players become more clear about his tactical thinking and become more integrated, the team's offensive power will also become stronger.

Relying on the two goals of Van Persie and Cesc Fabregas, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Sparta Prague 2-0 away.

This away victory almost announced that Tottenham Hotspur entered the group stage ahead of schedule, and for Tottenham Hotspur, it means that tens of millions of euros have already been pocketed!
But Ye Qiu still didn't dare to be too careless.

After the first round of the game, in the third round of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur played against the newly promoted Derby County at home. As a result, Ribery's horsepower was at full strength and he scored for Tottenham Hotspur in less than 10 minutes. Two goals, and No. 16 minutes, Fabregas made another victory, and Tottenham Hotspur took a 3-0 lead in the first half.

In the 60th minute of the second half, Van Persie scored the last goal for the team. In the end, the team beat Derby County 4-0 and won a hearty victory at White Hart Lane.

But a week later, because they had to participate in the second round and the European Super Cup, Tottenham Hotspur still played with a half-main half-substitute lineup, and lost 0:1 to Manchester United at Old Trafford.

This made Ferguson somewhat proud when he was interviewed after the game.

But after Tottenham Hotspur returned home, they beat Sparta Prague 3:0, defeated their opponents with a total score of 5:0, and successfully advanced to the group stage.

On the second day after the game, UEFA started the draw ceremony for the UEFA Champions League group stage and the season awards ceremony, and Tottenham Hotspur also went to Monaco to usher in the UEFA Super Cup with AC Milan.

(End of this chapter)