The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 485 You choose!
On the warm Mediterranean coast, the blue sky reflects the Mediterranean waters, dotted with white clouds, and the air is filled with the smell of olive oil, cheese and lavender. You can't help but fall in love with this sweet taste. Fall in love with this kind of leisurely and comfortable life, this is the feeling that Marseille, the second largest city in France, gives you.

But what many people don't know is that football is also the most fanatical element in this city.

Every match day, the Velodrome Stadium in the south of Marseille is always full of seats, and a group of Marseille fans in light yellow jerseys will sing loudly in the stands, and they will make you easily feel their fascination The kind of crazy passion, they will use 10 minutes of non-stop sound waves to tell that football has been integrated into the blood of this city.

The football here has had glory. Zidane said that his Marseille maneuver was born on the streets of Marseille. Although it has never been presented in this stadium in Marseille, it is the pride of all fans in this city; the football here There has also been a dark past. When the unscrupulous former Marseille president Tapie committed a series of crimes, including letting players use doping collectively, and a series of crimes were exposed, Marseille fans were extremely disappointed.

But no matter in the glorious history or in the gloomy years, they never felt hopeless. They always stood up again and again accompanied by the Marseillaise, and bravely charged the enemy again and again!

This is Marseille, a tenacious team full of historical dignity and a sense of honor and disgrace!
When Ye Qiu came out of the player tunnel, he felt the overwhelming, suffocating sound waves coming from the stands of the Velodrome Stadium, and the madness and passion mixed in the sound waves.

Just this wave of sound and momentum made Ye Qiu realize that this won't be an easy match!

Blue sky and white clouds, this is the most charming place in Provence, and it is also the team flag of Marseille, which covers almost every corner of the stadium, especially on the main stands on the east and west sides, where crazy Marseille fans even built a pair of flags with cards. Flag of Vice Marseille.

Marseille's team emblem is a blue circle outside with a big letter M in the middle, but the fans on the field form the team flag of Marseille, a big sky blue circle outside, a white circle in the middle, and the last The core part is a small sky blue circle, which represents Marseille.

Like the crazy fans on the field, Marseille's lineup should not be underestimated.

Goalkeeper Mandanda, the defense is Taiwo, Hilton, Zubbar and Bonat, the midfielder is Mbami, Canna, Benoit Sherou and Ben Arfa, and the double striker is Bakari Kone and Mamadu Niang.

Those who have played FM will not be unfamiliar with Bakari Kone and Mamadou Niang, nor will they be unfamiliar with Ben Alpha, and Taiwo, the silver ball winner of the World Youth Championship , while Canna later played for Sunderland and Lazio successively.

But what impressed Ye Qiu the most was the head coach of this Marseille team, Eric Gretz, Ye Qiu's old friend when he debuted, in Eindhoven back then, there were many contests between him and Ye Qiu It caused a conflict, and now that the two have been away for many years, they met again in the Champions League group stage like sparks hitting the earth, which is a bit embarrassing.

"It's almost ten years?" When Ye Qiu walked out of the player tunnel, he saw Eric Gretz smiling at him, and immediately walked over with a smile. It was not pleasing to the eye, but after so many years, seeing him again, he did not have some grievances and grievances in the past, but a little bit of emotion and joy of meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

"Almost, it's been exactly ten years since our first duel!" Gretz also looked at Ye Qiu with a smile.

Ye Qiu is still as young as ever, the iconic Chinese with black hair and yellow skin, as if he hasn’t aged at all, while he himself has white hair and a face full of white beard, which makes him feel that he is really Old, already 54 years old.

To him, ten years is ten years old, but to Ye Qiu, it is ten years mature.

Ten years ago, when I met Ye Qiu for the first time, he was still a little-known guy who coached the youth team in the Ajax team, but now, ten years later, Eric Gretz He has become a small person, but Ye Qiu is already the all-powerful No. 1 handsome man in the world, and he is also a famous big man and rich man in the world.

Sometimes, when he saw Ye Qiu's interviews and reports in the newspapers and on TV, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, is this still the little person he didn't care about at all back then?

And when he knew that Ye Qiu was drawn in the UEFA Champions League draw, he was filled with apprehension and uneasiness. He even wondered how Ye Qiu would treat him after a long absence of ten years.Will it be like when he was coaching Eindhoven back then, looking down on him with arrogance and contempt?

But obviously, the final result disappointed him, because Ye Qiu seemed to be more friendly to him, and it was not the kind of hypocritical friendliness, but the kindness from the heart. It could be seen from the words in front of the tunnel, and Ye Qiu praised him a lot in the press conference before the match.

Regarding the events of that year, Ye Qiu didn't mention a word, or only mentioned the good ones and not the bad ones.

This made Eric Gretz somewhat ashamed, and even more admirable. This is the so-called boldness.

"You're much older, Eric!" Ye Qiu said unexpectedly.

Gretz shrugged, feeling helpless, "It's been ten years, and I'm already 54 years old."

"But to be honest, I think you look more stylish now than you did back then. You're living a romantic life in France, right?"

Faced with Ye Qiu's joke, Gretz also laughed.

The two talked without saying a word on the sidelines, and occasionally talked about some things that year, but they all looked at everything that happened that year with a very relaxed and natural attitude and tone.

Sometimes people are like this, maybe at this moment, you feel that it is a very big thing, or a person you hate very, very much at this moment, and you will look back at it many, many years later. Look, you'll see that it's really no big deal, and you'll see him with a more relaxed and natural attitude.

Of course, there must be some pain, even after many years, countless years, you will not forget it.

But obviously, the grievances between Ye Qiu and Gretz are not included in this list.

"After the game, do you want to go back immediately?" Seeing that the game was about to start, Gretz asked with a smile.

Ye Qiu shook his head, "Do you want to treat me to dinner?" After he finished speaking, he felt a little thick-skinned and laughed at himself.

"Of course!" Gretz certainly would not refuse, this meal almost represented that the two had changed from rivals in the past to friends.

Ye Qiu nodded and said, "Then I must delay the trip back!"

After the two shook hands, they left each other's phone calls, and then returned to the coach's bench.

"How does it feel to see an old friend?" Roland had just met Gretz. "I thought you would beat him up, but I didn't expect you to have a good relationship with him now!"

Ye Qiu turned his head and took a look at this fat man with malicious intentions, "I said, when did your heart become so vicious? Do I look like the kind of person who remembers a little grudge for a lifetime?"

Seeing that Roland was about to say yes, Ye Qiu immediately said first: "If I am such a person, then you must be very miserable. You have to think about how many things you did to feel sorry for me when you were in Amsterdam. , like your car, and"

"Okay, can't I be wrong?" Roland hurriedly begged for mercy, fearing that Ye Qiu would say more.

Seeing the fat man's humility, the coaching staff burst out laughing, and many of them were probably thinking in their hearts when they would pry Ye Qiu's mouth open and hear about the embarrassing things about this fat man Luo back then.

The mentality before the game, whether it is the coaching staff or the players, is relatively relaxed. Everyone knows that Tottenham Hotspur is superior, but in the end it is an away game, it is better to be cautious.

Three days ago, the team sat at the White Hart Lane Stadium and ushered in Martin O'Neill's Aston Villa. Because it was the first game after two weeks of national team games, and there was a Champions League game in the middle of the week, so Tottenham Hotspur did not try their best in this game, including Messi, Thiago Silva, Marcelo and other long-distance players did not start.

As a result, Tottenham Hotspur drew 2:2 with Aston Villa at home.

And in the first match of this UEFA Champions League group, Ye Qiu only had one request, to win the opponent.

The start of the game was not very ideal. Marseille took advantage of the home court and took the lead in launching a round of offensive tactics against Tottenham Hotspur. They wanted to suppress Tottenham Hotspur from the beginning, and in the stands, several Thousands of fans worked in unison, and the entire Velodrome Stadium was almost a vast ocean, and all Tottenham Hotspur players were affected.

Gretz still started with the habitual 442-10-5 tactic. Like in Eindhoven, he actively created a two-wing tactic, but this game he obviously paid more attention to defense, so Ye Qiu originally thought that after the opening of Marseille The offensive may last for about [-] minutes, but Marseilles did not expect that they would retreat after [-] minutes.

This guy is a little too cautious!

But one thing I have to admit is that he does have a certain ability in carving defense. He created the Eindhoven Five Tigers back then, and now the midfield defense against Marseille is also quite strict. , Then patiently wait for the opportunity, and actively fight back.

Niang and Kone are both African players, with excellent physical fitness, outstanding running ability, and quite fast speed. Such players are placed in front to form a double arrow, plus Ben Arfa and Mbami, and Kanna is in the middle. Marseille's entire counterattack lineup is very tight and organized.

But Tottenham Hotspur's offense is also more threatening. Less than 2 minutes after Marseille's offensive slowed down, Alves on the right suddenly cut in after an attack and passed the ball to Messi's feet. In the pinch between two defensive players, Messi kept the ball and pushed the ball to the front of the penalty area. Fabregas followed up and volleyed vigorously.

Mandanda made a flying save, but the long shot was still slightly wide.

But soon, Tottenham Hotspur made a comeback again. It was Messi who got the pass from Alves on the right. During the pincer attack by the central defender, he stopped the ball very cleverly, stopped the ball behind him, then turned around to catch up, and kicked directly to hit the goal.

But this time Mandanda reacted very quickly, gave up the goal directly, rushed out, and threw Van Persie's shot into his arms.

Messi's playing, coupled with Tottenham Hotspur's return to the rhythm and tone of last season, made Van Persie's performance even better, and the cooperation between him and Messi was also more skilled. Nam Tottenham's offense also added more variations.

In the game against Manchester United, and the first two games of the league, Tottenham Hotspur's offense was a bit too straightforward. It belonged to the feeling of a hard bridge and a hard horse. Yes, there is no workaround, just rely on my advantage and kill you directly.

But the problem is, if the opponent avoids your sharp edge and turns a corner to fight with you, then you will suffer more. Moreover, Yaya Toure has obviously not found his own rhythm of playing as a midfielder. Almost every game There will always be times when you lose your position, even if it is against Manchester United.

The difference is that against Manchester United, the Red Devils' offensive players did not perform well and did not seize the opportunity, but in the next few games Tottenham Hotspur's goal was almost knocked down again and again, but the one against Aston Villa In the first game, Ye Qiu used the Brazilian Lucas to start the midfielder, but his performance was relatively mediocre. The team conceded two goals. Although it was not his responsibility, it was somehow related.

Therefore, Ye Qiu arranged for Yaya Toure to start again in this match.

With Messi, Tottenham Hotspur's offense becomes more varied, especially the tacit cooperation among Messi, Van Persie, Fabregas, Alves, plus David Silva His performance is getting better and better, so on the whole, Ye Qiu is more inclined to stick to the delicate ball-handling tactics of the past.

On the basis of ensuring that the team is skillful in passing and catching the ball and cooperating with penetration, and then find ways to incorporate hardcore elements such as Gareth Bale and Cavani, so that Tottenham Hotspur's offense will be more threatening and will There are more variations.

Just when Ye Qiu was thinking about how to crack the Marseilles defense, a change suddenly appeared on the field.

Tottenham's attack went into Marseille's hinterland, but when Gareth Bale tried to break through from the left, the ball was intercepted, and the opponent made two quick one-kick passes back and forth, and the ball fell to Midfielder Cana's feet.

Seeing that it was impossible to steal the ball from the frontcourt, Tottenham Hotspur retreated quickly, but at this moment, Canna suddenly passed the ball to Ben Alpha, who retreated in front, but Ben Alpha had no chance, and took advantage of the trend. Knocking back, Canna received the ball again, but this time it had already advanced to the midfield line.

At this moment, Kana suddenly kicked the ball and passed it to Kone. The Ivorian striker quickly moved behind Yaya Toure to catch the ball sideways. At this time, Yaya Toure had obviously lost He has changed his position, and the position between him and the two defenders Thiago Silva and Ziglinski in the back line has also increased.

Kone directly faced the defense of Tottenham Hotspur, passed the ball directly over the top, and passed the big penalty area, while Niang, who had already been ambushing beside Ziglinski, quickly got rid of the Ukrainian He used his speed and explosive power to quickly rush to the penalty area.

With the quickest reaction, Cech realized that he was single-handedly, and quickly abandoned the goal to attack, but the strength of this pass was very good, and the position was also very accurate. After Niang entered the penalty area, he took advantage of the ball to bounce back, and his speed dropped a bit. , Grabbed directly between Cech and shot a low volley, the ball passed Cech's side, 1:0!

Niang, who scored the goal, was so excited that he rushed out of the Tottenham Hotspur penalty area with his arms high, receiving congratulations from his teammates who rushed over along the way. For them, being able to break through the goal of the defending Champions League champion, This is definitely a goal that can make them famous!
Cech fell to the ground in order to save Niang's shot. At this moment, the goal was scored. The Czech got up from the ground angrily, and roared at the teammates in front, "How do you defend? Just by the opponent Obvious tactics, defeated so easily? What exactly are you fighting?"

Just won the title of best goalkeeper of the season by UEFA. As a result, in two games, he conceded two goals against Aston Villa and now conceded another goal in the Champions League. What is going on?What happened to the team's defense?
Thiago Silva wanted to chase just now, but he couldn't catch up, because this kind of ball that was hit behind him suddenly, no matter how fast he is and how quick his reaction is, it is difficult to catch up, unless he is prepared.

"Yaya, your position, your position!" Thiago Silva shouted at Yaya Toure.

When Mascherano was there before, he was able to provide strong support for the defense, but now Yaya Toure often loses his position for no reason, which makes Thiago Chair, the core of the defense and the captain of the team, Erva was very dissatisfied.

Yaya Toure also wanted to get angry. He felt that he was not good at playing the midfielder, but Ye Qiu insisted on him playing the midfielder. Doesn't this mean that he was forced to do what he was least good at?

Ye Qiu was also very angry on the sidelines. He asked Yaya Toure on the court: "Hey, Yaya, do you still remember our agreement? You and I, the agreement, remember?"

Yaya Toure was a bit wronged, he didn't dare to get angry with Ye Qiu, but he really felt that he was wronged, because he was really not good at playing the midfielder, he likes to attack, he wants to go to the front to attack, that's him nature.

"Now, I will give you two choices. First, don't let me see you lose your position. Second, I will replace you, and I will replace you with someone else. When you return to London, I will send you to the transfer market." !"

"Choose yourself!" Ye Qiu was so angry that he couldn't take it anymore, so he said harsh words directly.

At least in his opinion, Yaya Toure is not unable to play the midfielder, but he himself resists playing the midfielder.

Ye Qiu would bet that he would not be wrong, not just him, Mauro Tassotti, Peter Rhodesell, and even Rick Link and Bobby Harms back in the Ajax period Everyone agrees that Yaya Toure can't play a forward offensive role, because his off-ball running is not good, and his passing awareness is not outstanding enough. If he gets closer to the front, this problem will become more obvious. He can't be a top offensive offensive player.

But in the back position, he can be the best in the world!
If you really let him play an offensive role, it's very simple. Your entire team's offense will revolve around him and accommodate him to play.

Ye Qiu now wants him to make a choice, choose one of the two, either concentrate on playing the midfielder, or leave!
(End of this chapter)