The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 509 Messi's Tactical Value

After three days, the same stadium ushered in Tottenham Hotspur again. Ferguson was worried. The reason was simple. In the game against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford last weekend, Ye Qiu didn't try his best.

Ye Qiu's explanation to the outside world was that the players were not in good condition, and no one knew what was going on.

The first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final, this is not an ordinary game, but a key battle related to who can reach the Champions League final. Do this, otherwise, Manchester United will have no chance to win the Premier League again.

Manchester United tried their best, Tottenham Hotspur kept their hands, and the score of 2:1 seemed quite reasonable.

If it is said that before the No. 30 round of the league, Ferguson still couldn't grasp the specific thoughts in Ye Qiu's heart, then after the No. I guessed it very clearly, that is to break the boat and try my best to compete for the double championship.

Judging from the current situation, Tottenham Hotspur have a league point advantage, they lead by four points, and after losing four rounds of No.30 in the league, they still lead by one point. To firmly grasp the initiative to win the league championship, the premise is that Ye Qiu's team must maintain a complete victory in the remaining four rounds of the league.

Judging from the schedule, Manchester United is the same as Tottenham Hotspur. Ferguson also emphasized rotation in the second half, and like Ye Qiu, Ferguson's rotation is not too large, because they are very clear about ensuring the team's combat effectiveness. is the key.

So Ye Qiu used three points in exchange for Manchester United to do their best to create an advantage for themselves in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final match. This is undoubtedly a very courageous adventure, and it is also in line with Ye Qiu's goal, because what he wants is double crown.

After finishing the No.30 four rounds of the league, Ferguson ranked the adjustment of players' physical fitness first, because he knew very well that the first match at Old Trafford was already given up by Ye Qiu. The only hope is to wear down Manchester United's physical fitness.

And according to Ferguson's guess, Ye Qiu will definitely give his best in the second match at Old Trafford.

But Ferguson didn't know what to do. He didn't know how Ye Qiu would play this game. Although he arranged for scouts to go south to London to spy on Tottenham Hotspur's military situation, he got the news that Van Persie was absent due to injury. How much comforted him.

According to Ferguson's guess before the game, Van Persie was absent, Ye Qiu should play Cavani, the unshakable Messi on the right, and Gareth Bale on the left, because although Ribery returned, his state recovered quickly , and scored a lot, but in terms of state, they still have to lose to Gareth Bell.

The Welsh teenager is the biggest discovery in the Premier League this season. He has shown a very good impact on the left side of Tottenham Hotspur, and at the same time has shown his outstanding potential. The only obvious shortcoming is his style of play. It is a bit inconsistent with the overall style of Tottenham Hotspur, because his basic technical skills are not fine enough to cooperate with some teammates.

But Ferguson always felt that something was wrong, because three days ago, Ye Qiu played Yaya Toure, David Silva and Alves. Could it be that they won't be in this battle?If they don't play, how will Tottenham's tactics play out?
In fact, it is not difficult to guess from another angle. If Tottenham Hotspur did not show a certain strength in the battle three days ago, how could Manchester United be consumed by Tottenham Hotspur?
Just as Ferguson was thinking, he saw Tottenham Hotspur's coaching staff walking out of the player tunnel one after another, followed by Ye Qiu, and when he saw Ferguson, he smiled and waved A wave is a greeting.

"It's not easy to feel so good after losing the game!" Ferguson walked over not far from the entrance.

Ye Qiu shook his head and said with a smile, "We Chinese have a saying, that is, to have fun while suffering, there is no way, in your territory, I have nothing to do with you!"

Ferguson seemed to want to find something from Ye Qiu's eyes and expression, but he obviously couldn't find anything, as if it was difficult for Ye Qiu to see the uneasiness and anxiety in his heart from his face now. Like worry, they are very good at disguising people, especially in front of competitors.

"Are you so confident that you can gain an advantage in this game?" Ferguson was thinking, Ye Qiu's goal is to score away goals, the best of course is to beat Manchester United.

"I don't know, but I think I should give it a try!" Ye Qiu still replied with a smile, but the answer was clearly unsatisfactory, so after hearing this, Ferguson snorted coldly.

"We'll see!" After finishing speaking, Lafayette turned around and walked back to the coaching bench of the home team.

Ye Qiu's confidentiality work was clearly achieved before the game started. Ferguson didn't discover Tottenham Hotspur's starting lineup until the players from both sides walked out of the tunnel. He guessed half of the lineup correctly, but guessed the other half wrong.

Beckham!

He never thought that Ye Qiu would play Beckham, David Silva and Cesc Fabregas at the same time. Could it be that he was really that confident?Or did he have other arrangements for this game?

Gareth Bale did not play, and the Welshman did not play in the last league game. Ferguson thought he would be in this game, but he did not expect to be there. Instead, Ribery went up. The Frenchman and Cavani Form a trident with Messi.

On the defensive line, Marcelo started two consecutive games, Ziglinski and Thiago Silva started together, but it was not Alves on the right, but Arbeloa. Is this aimed at Manchester United on the left? Cristiano Ronaldo?

Ferguson didn't change much from the previous league game, because he is very aware of the strength of the current team. To play Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United must go all out, otherwise, there are not many players at home. Odds.

The goalkeeper is Van der Sar, the defense is Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand and O'Shea, the three players in the midfield are Anderson, Carrick and Scholes, and the front trident is Cristiano Ronaldo, Tevez and Park Ji-sung.

After seeing Tottenham Hotspur's starting lineup, Ferguson was always a little worried. When the two sides returned to halftime and were ready to kick off, he called O'Shea over and told him to be careful about Ribery.

O'Shea is tall, and Ferguson mainly used him to block Gareth Bale, because he felt that the Welshman didn't play in the last league game, and he would definitely play in this game, but he didn't expect Ye Qiu to be on Ribe inside.

The Frenchman is short and has a flexible body. It is obviously more difficult for O'Shea to deal with such a player than Gareth Bale, especially considering that if Manchester United is under pressure, it will suffer a lot.

Manchester United's opening tactics are actually still the same. Ferguson's home game starts with a rush, but it is still the iconic Ferguson tactic. After 6 minutes of rushing, the team began to retreat because he couldn't hold on anymore.

If there is enough confidence, Ferguson can still persist for 10 minutes, but he always feels uneasy.

Because as the game unfolded, he once again discovered a difference in Tottenham Hotspur, that is, Cavani went to the right, while Messi was placed in the middle by Ye Qiu from the right. What means?
When Evra met Cavani, he had no advantage in height and strength. Cavani's running ability and pressing made him able to suppress Evra very well, while Messi met Ferdinand and Vivian in the middle. Dicky's two big men, plus Ribery facing O'Shea, are simply...
"Fuck it!" Ferguson felt like he had been fooled!

Realizing the danger, Ferguson immediately walked to the sidelines and signaled to the players to be careful of Messi. The Argentine teenager has been cruising between Vidic and Ferdinand, which always made Ferguson feel uncomfortable.

"He's aware of it!" Mauro Tassotti said to Ye Qiu with a smile when he saw Ferguson coming to the sidelines to direct him a little impatiently.

Sometimes he also admired Ye Qiu's courage. Giving up a strong dialogue with Manchester United and giving up a three-point lead is tantamount to putting all the chips on the players, either winning the double or getting nothing.

With the current situation of Tottenham Hotspur, the league leads by one point, but as long as Ye Qiu's tactics don't work and the team is eliminated from the Champions League, it will definitely affect the situation of the league. That said, it will undoubtedly end in a disastrous defeat.

Of course, the votes of the Tottenham Hotspur fans also gave Ye Qiu courage. In the interaction between him and the fans, he got the full support of the fans, so he dared to bet on this one.

"So what if you see it? He doesn't have a choice!" Ye Qiu snorted, walked over, and waved at Messi, signaling him to withdraw from the front. This was also the signal Ye Qiu gave when arranging tactics before the game. .

"Messi's greatest tactical value is not in his right-sided cut-in goal. There are many right-wingers who can score goals, but it is extremely rare to be able to get the ball like him and hardly lose it. Already!" Ye Qiu said to Mauro Tassotti.

In fact, arrange Messi in the middle. Ye Qiu also tried it many times in training. This was a suggestion from Peter Dewissel. With technical skills, he may be able to play a greater threat in the middle, because after he gets the ball, he will basically not lose it unless he is fouled by a defensive player.

Moreover, when Messi takes the ball, he can not only find teammates to cooperate, but also dribble and break through by himself, and he can also turn around and go back into the penalty area after passing the ball to find scoring opportunities.

Messi retreated from the front of the striker to the area between Carrick and the defense. This is tantamount to sending a signal to everyone in Tottenham Hotspur that our offense is about to begin!

After a continuous pass from the midfielder, Messi retreated to catch the ball, held the ball with his back to the goal, and tried to turn around, but Vidic quickly blocked Messi behind him, but the Argentine almost stuck the ball under his feet, Neither Nemanja Vidic nor Carrick had chances, and Messi quickly passed the ball to Fabregas.

After Cesc Fabregas got the ball, he passed the ball through, and saw Cavani quickly cut into the penalty area from the right. Although he is a right-footed player, his left-footed ability is not bad. In addition to his height and strength On the one hand, he used his body to hold Evra down, and on the other hand, he stopped the ball with his left foot and pulled it back.

Ferdinand thought that Cavani was going to kick directly in the penalty area, and immediately flew over in fright, but Cavani made a pass from behind him to Ribery on the left, but the rush pass was not very good. Well, the ball was taken by van der Sar.

Ribery was sprinting, but when he saw Van der Sar got the ball, he immediately slowed down, smiled wryly at Cavani and shook his head, as if to say, you pass it a little more, you are too close to the goal.

If the attack this time was just a test of the water, then 1 minute later, Tottenham Hotspur once again scored the ball into the hinterland of Manchester United, and after Messi retreated to get the ball, he used his body to get the ball out After Vidic, a cross was passed to Ribery. The Frenchman made an empty cut from the left and shot directly at the front of the penalty area, but it went slightly wide.

Two consecutive attacks created threats, and Ferguson's face became more and more serious, because he found that he had been fooled.

Ye Qiu now made it clear that he wanted to use Messi and Ribery, two stars with outstanding personal abilities and skills, to cooperate on the left and center to attack Manchester United's three towers consisting of O'Shea, Ferdinand and Vidic Defense, because these three players all have a very obvious shortcoming, turn around!
Now Messi is holding the ball between the defense line and the midfielder, using his ability to hold the ball to create opportunities, but in this area, defensive players dare not make any moves easily, because they have to worry about being passed anytime and anywhere Gotta worry about fouls.

Ye Qiu's use of Beckham believed to have multiple meanings. Among them, he was very sure that Manchester United's midfielder would not be able to threaten Beckham, because Tottenham Hotspur would overwhelm Manchester United in this game.

On the contrary, if Ye Qiu was on Gareth Bell, then the situation would be much better than it is now.

Just when Ferguson was anxiously thinking about countermeasures, the time on the field did not stop or slow down at all because of this. Messi suddenly pulled to the left of the top of the arc and received a low ball from Ziglinski's backcourt. A flat ball and a long pass. After stopping the ball, he took the ball and got rid of Ferdinand, and dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

O'Shea quickly ran over from the left side, seeing that Messi was about to get a chance, O'Shea fell to the ground and shoveled the ball, but also shoveled Messi, but the referee did not signal a foul, and also Messi was not called for diving, and players on both sides were visibly displeased with the move.

When a tall player meets a short player, especially in the narrow range of the contraction defense, such a contest is simply not a heavyweight class. The small player has almost all the advantages, especially in the area near the front of the penalty area. You have to worry about not getting fouled all the time.

O'Shea's shovel just now made all Manchester United fans, even Ferguson on the sidelines, break into a cold sweat, because they all knew that if it was a penalty kick, then Manchester United's game would almost be over. No need to fight.

Although Tottenham Hotspur did not get a penalty, the protest only lasted for a short time, and soon re-entered the game, and actively accelerated the pace, organizing and planning offensives again and again.

Now Tottenham Hotspur has an advantage in physical fitness. Manchester United just played a tough battle with Tottenham Hotspur three days ago. To take advantage of this, immediately increase the tempo after the opening, chasing you desperately.

As long as there is one goal, the initiative of this game, even the initiative of the two rounds of the match, is all in Ye Qiu's hands.

Everyone at Manchester United is also aware of the seriousness of the current situation. Ferguson frequently directs the team to pay attention to defense, but with Tottenham Hotspur's offensive, Manchester United's defense is still showing gaps again and again.

Another pass from midfield, David Silva's through ball, Ribéry slips between O'Shea and Ferdinand, but as he sprints into the box to stop the ball, Vidi Qi reacted faster, blocked him with his body in advance, stuck in a favorable position, and intercepted Ribery abruptly, allowing Van der Sar to attack and hug the ball.

This is definitely a major test of the nerves of the Red Devils fans, creating danger almost every minute.

But this is also a test for the players on both sides. Whoever can hold on will be able to have the last laugh. If Tottenham can’t score, then it is very likely that Manchester United will counterattack and score in the end; Nam Hotspur scored a goal, so the ending will completely despair this group of Manchester United players who just defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2:1 for the third time this season.

With Messi retreating, holding the ball in the middle and frequently creating threats and planning offensives, Manchester United also began to focus on strengthening the defense in the middle, especially the defense against Messi, but this is somewhat demolishing the east wall to make up for the west wall .

Behind David Silva and Cesc Fabregas and in front of Ziglinski and Thiago Silva, Beckham has no easy task, especially at his age.

Before the game, Ye Qiu asked him if he could play against Manchester United in the Champions League, and he answered almost without hesitation that he could.

Everyone knows that he doesn't want to play Manchester United, but he is a professional player and receives a salary from Tottenham Hotspur, so no matter what time, as long as Tottenham Hotspur needs him, he will not refuse , even if the opponent is Manchester United!

When Manchester United's defense focuses on Messi, the midfielder's defensive pressure is much lighter. In addition, Cristiano Ronaldo's side is not very strict, so Beckham's pressure is not too great, which makes He can better observe the situation on the field from the backcourt.

Ye Qiu said that as long as Messi, Ribery, David Silva, Cesc Fabregas and others hold up the defensive force, then Cavani on the right will have a chance, so Beckham pays close attention to Cavani. Varney's movement.

When the game progressed to No. 206 minutes, Arbeloa defended Cristiano Ronaldo on the right. The Spaniard's defensive skills are still quite good. This time he intercepted the ball very accurately and gave it to the runner. Beckham came to meet him, and the latter saw Evra go through the midfield, while Cavani was in front, unguarded.

Beckham didn't hesitate at all, swung his right foot and passed the ball diagonally over the top, looking for Cavani!

(End of this chapter)