The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 512

With a four-goal away victory over Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur has undoubtedly become the number one favorite to win the Champions League in everyone's eyes.

On the second day, almost all the media in the world reported the game crazily. They all pushed Tottenham Hotspur to the throne of the defending champion, thinking that this North London team is likely to break the nine After the restructuring of the Champions League in the past two years, no team can complete the destiny of defending the title.

Among the promotion odds offered by bookmaker Wilshire, Tottenham Hotspur's promotion odds are the highest at 1, while Tottenham Hotspur's winning odds are as high as 13, which is more than 2. Barcelona's 1 is a lot higher, and even quite a few media regard Tottenham Hotspur as winning the championship ahead of schedule.

Media all over the world have paid attention to and reported on Tottenham Hotspur, paying attention to the football style of this north London team.

Now the UEFA Champions League is far ahead of the national team at the tactical level. This is an indisputable fact. In the UEFA Champions League, Tottenham Hotspur's style is undoubtedly the most attention-getting, but another La Liga team The team Barcelona, ​​overemphasizes the style of ball possession, making them difficult to be favored.

The coach of Argentina, Menotti, the head coach who once led Argentina to the World Cup, is a columnist for the German News Agency. Articles that cut into the analysis are also very popular among fans.

This time, in his column, he first criticized the media who had been criticizing Tottenham Hotspur and Ye Qiu after Tottenham Hotspur lost the league. He described those media and reporters as swingers.

"There's a saying in my hometown, don't spit in the well, because you might drink the water too."

"We always wondered, how could there be such a person in this world?"

"But in fact, such people always appear around us. They don't care to drink the well water they once spit on, and they are even very willing to do so, because they have completely lost their own. Morality."

"I still remember that when Tottenham Hotspur lost 1:2 to Manchester United, many newspapers kept saying that Tottenham Hotspur is going to be over, this team can't hold on anymore, Ye Qiu At the beginning, they couldn’t bear the pressure and made mistakes, etc. Many people began to support Manchester United, thinking that Ferguson would be able to reverse, but now, at this moment, they all switched to support Tottenham Hotspur.”

"I want to say, save it, in the eyes of quite a few reasonable fans, you are a group of wanton spread, nonsense jumping beam clowns, I can even guarantee that if Tottenham loses another game If so, they will take back all the compliments and praises they have received now, and then continue to spit into this well, even though they know very well that they will continue to drink the water from this well in the future, but they still don’t care.”

"I have to reiterate that for me personally, I don't care who wins the championship and who wins, because what I care about is not winning or losing, nor whether I win the championship, but football itself."

"Now there are quite a few media and fans who like to discuss football, they will discuss tactics, from 442 to 433, they also like rankings, who is the number one in the world, who is better than whom, and they also like to study whether offensive football is good. It is better to defend football, who can better represent the tradition of football, they prefer the theory of victory, the strong must be stronger than the weak, and some more experienced fans will start to discuss the technical characteristics of the players."

"In the era when I was coaching, there was a tradition, that is, when you are not familiar with a player's technical characteristics, please do not discuss him, and when you are not familiar with a team's philosophy, please also You don't talk about him."

"Yes, we talked about the concept, the core element in football!"

"What is offense? What is defense? What is 442? What is 433?"

"Ideology is the soul of a team, and it is a spiritual force that everyone in a team, from fans to players to coaches and even staff, insists on and integrates it into their own blood. Whether the team has a concept is very simple, you ask their head coach and management, what kind of team do you want to build? How do you go to build such a team?"

"When you have a concept, it doesn't matter whether your team is playing offensive football or defensive counter-attack, whether your team is playing well or playing poorly, whether your team is good or bad. , it doesn’t matter, because people who like your idea will continue to follow you without complaint or regret, and this kind of following will often become a kind of beauty, especially when you are in a disaster. And pass it on to future generations!"

"Ferguson used to be a person with a lot of ideas. His team reversed Bayern Munich and won the championship in [-]. I was completely conquered by him. It was the power of ideas. In the next few years, although Manchester United entered a low adjustment period , but I am still optimistic about this team, and I believe that Ferguson must have clearly seen the problems of Manchester United. In the past two seasons, there have been problems with its philosophy. I am still optimistic about him, I believe, Manchester United will be able to get out of the trough soon."

"Chelsea also used to be a team with ideas. That was when Ye Qiu was coaching. Ye Qiu has to be mentioned. He is a very idea and very good at instilling ideas. His ideas It is how to make the team play better and more offensive football, which is his philosophy and football creed."

"But the fluctuations in Chelsea's results happened when Ye Qiu left the team and Mourinho came to power. The latter always talked about victory, but in fact he never seriously thought about how he would go. To win, he has blurred his football philosophy, or rather, winning is his only philosophy, as for how to win, he doesn’t care.”

"Relatively speaking, Guus Hiddink's ideas are much clearer, so Chelsea under him are very stable, because everyone knows exactly what Hiddink wants them to do, and this clarity will be reflected in the football field. superior."

"Barcelona's Pep Guardiola is the new coach, but he doesn't look as immature as a novice at all. This reminds me of Ye Qiu in the past. That's because he has his own football creed from the beginning. He is very Knowing what kind of path he wants to lead Barcelona on, so he led the team directly on the road without any hesitation or adjustment."

"What I want to say is that the concept is an old-fashioned thing in the eyes of many people, but you should always remember that football is an eleven-man sport, and no one or any team can put the eleven-man When we control our minds, it’s like controlling a machine, and what we can do is to unify the minds of these eleven people on the football field to the greatest extent.”

"This is the power of ideas, and it is also the most primitive, fundamental and fascinating power that football has developed for so many years!"

"A team often represents an idea, and a football game is often a collision of ideas. It attracts fans to go crazy for it, and makes all fans feel a sense of honor and disgrace with it, because it has an idea!"

"When we discuss Di Stefano, discuss Pele, discuss Cruyff, discuss Maradona, in fact you see not only their own, but their own football philosophy, a A football concept that you will always remember, a football concept that includes teammates around the top players such as Puskas and Neeskens, working together to create a football concept."

"Many people now like to discuss Real Madrid and what superstars Real Madrid will introduce, but what I want to say is that Real Madrid never needs superstars, because it is the biggest superstar itself. What he needs is to return to his most original and traditional style. A footballing philosophy, a philosophy that fits all Real Madrid fans and that fits the long history of Real Madrid."

"With a concept, you will naturally find your football, and you will naturally usher in your own superstar!"

"Without a concept, even if you buy superstars all over the world, sorry, you are still a lost lamb, unable to find a way out in the chaotic maze!"

At the end of the column, Menotti talked about Messi and gave new hopes to the Argentine superstar.

"Many people are discussing superstars. I want to say that real superstars, whether it is Maradona, Cruyff, Platini or Di Stefano, are a group of people who have a full understanding of football. They know better than anyone that football is a whole game, they need the support of their teammates around them, and he needs to give support to his teammates."

"They're great not because of their individual performances, but because the team is great!"

"Messi is a very good player, he has the ability to be tied with these predecessors, but what he needs to do is not to score more goals in the game, but how to help his teammates and help his team to play As long as he does this, he will be firmly remembered by the fans."

"No matter how much a player's fame is hyped, no matter how high a player's value is, if he wants to be remembered by the fans, he can only rely on his performance on the court, and this requires teammates, and he needs to be in a team that conforms to his philosophy. play in the team."

"I want Messi to play at Tottenham until he hangs up his boots!"

Menotti's column has caused a lot of repercussions in European football, and has been reprinted and translated by many media from all over the world. Although his entire column did not focus on evaluating Tottenham Hotspur, in fact, Everyone can see that his column is actually written for Tottenham Hotspur.

From the lines, everyone can feel his admiration for Tottenham Hotspur, but this is not the admiration of the so-called offensive football, nor is it the admiration of Tottenham Hotspur's performance, but a kind of ideological Admired.

In Menotti's words, as long as you have ideas, no matter what your grades are, no matter how you perform on the court, you are worthy of respect and affirmation, and as long as you continue to persevere, even if you are at the lowest point in history, you will sooner or later You will surely usher in your own light.

The remarks made by the famous Argentine coach immediately aroused huge repercussions and discussions all over the world. Many fans were arguing, thinking that whether it was Tottenham Hotspur or Barcelona this season, it was obvious that they belonged to Teams with very clear ideas, even Hiddink of Chelsea and Ferguson of Manchester United, their ideas are very clear.

Many professionals are discussing Menotti's remarks. They are studying whether it is this kind of conceptual clarity that makes it easier for them to lead the team to success?

If Hiddink and Ferguson are both veterans, what about Ye Qiu?From his debut at Ajax to Chelsea to Tottenham Hotspur, he has succeeded almost all the way, constantly climbing new peaks in his career.

There is also Guardiola, who achieved such outstanding results in the first season of leading the team. Is this because, as Menotti said, it is because he has a very deep understanding of Barcelona's football philosophy, and the philosophy between him and Barcelona It is also completely consistent, so even if he does not have any team leadership experience, he can lead Barcelona to sweep Europa with ease?

As Menotti said, idea is a neutral word, whether your idea is offensive football, defensive counterattack, or even sticking to the end, the key is that you have this idea and are willing to persevere for it hard work.

In fact, there is another phenomenon that can well explain the great significance of the concept, that is, at White Hart Lane on May [-], Tottenham Hotspur ushered in the relegation team West Bromwich Albion. .

A leading team, a bottom team, the strength of the two teams is very different, and the level of players is even more different, but West Bromwich Albion insisted on defeating the team that had just swept Europa's top giants at White Hart Lane. Tottenham Hotspur, forced to do little, simply failed to score in nine 10 minutes.

They stick to their goal, block Tottenham Hotspur's gun hole time and time again with their bodies, and block Tottenham Hotspur's attack time and time again. They never thought about it. To score goals, they never thought of being able to beat their opponents, they only had one thought, to stay in relegation!

Relegation requires points, and facing Tottenham Hotspur with such a powerful attack, if you want to get points, you have to defend!
Tottenham Hotspur's offense is also very sharp, attacking again and again, almost without any strength, constantly attacking West Bromwich Albion's 30-meter area, creating opportunities again and again, two goals The team is desperate.

That kind of tense and exciting atmosphere, that kind of heart-pounding with life on the line again and again, and that kind of sigh after returning in vain, formed this game that should have no suspense at all, but in the end it turned into an all-consuming Fans who came to White Hart Lane couldn't breathe the tense game.

It is a belief formed by the idea of ​​fighting for the team's relegation that supports West Bromwich Albion. There are still four rounds, they still have hope, and as long as there is hope, their belief will continue to persist go down.

Tottenham Hotspur also have beliefs, they want to attack, use offense to destroy the enemy, they want to score goals, to win, to use their own way to win the game, and then take a step towards their dream double crown.

Offensive and defensive are not at all a confrontation between beauty and ugliness, nor a contest between positive and conservative, but two different concepts. On the same stage, they confront each other equally, and the sparks that bloom are very dazzling and charming.

After more than 10 minutes, West Bromwich Albion players still dare not be careless. They are still tightly arranging defense lines inside and outside their penalty area, and Tottenham Hotspur's offensive players still have not given up. Still kept hitting West Bromwich Albion's defense, hoping to break through the opponent's goal at the last moment.

They need to score, the team needs to score, and if they want to win the championship, they need to score!
Everyone has a belief. From before the game to the halftime break of the game, and then during the game, the head coach Ye Qiu kept instilling a belief in the players on the sidelines, "We can win, and we will definitely score goals!"

In the penalty area, Van Persie leaned on West Bromwich Albion's Swedish defender Jonas Olsen with his body, and David Silva's through ball passed to his feet from the left side of the top of the arc, trying to turn around , but another central defender Sheldon Mathis quickly made a defense, and the two central defenders blocked Van Persie's chance to face the goal.

The Dutch striker distributed the ball to the right of the penalty area. Messi also caught the ball under the double-team of two players, but he made a feint and deceived the two defenders, but he had no chance to hit the goal. So he chose to knock back to Cesc Fabregas on the right side of the top of the arc in the penalty area.

Immediately, a defensive player rushed over and blocked Cesc Fabregas. The Spaniard had no chance, and hit the center of the top of the arc again. He was looking for David Silva. This is a gap, is it possible? There is no gap, but he hopes that David Silva will have a chance to kick.

But before David Silva had time to reach his position, he saw a tall and thin figure rushing up from behind, without the slightest hesitation, facing the ball knocked across by Fabregas, Swinging up his left foot, which he was not good at, he shot directly.

The ball was not pumped well, and the angle and strength were not well grasped, but the ball still flew towards the goal like a cannonball. West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Carson made a save, but the ball hit hard on the top On the crossbar, after rebounding to the ground, he bounced into the goal.

The whistle of the referee's effective goal sounded immediately!

More than 3 Tottenham Hotspur fans in the entire White Hart Lane Stadium stood up from their seats and exclaimed!

Everyone shouted wildly to score a goal. Yaya Toure didn't even think that he would actually score a goal with a kick, and it was his left foot, which he is not good at. Can he score?

any luck?
Perhaps, no one will think that this is luck, especially compared to Tottenham Hotspur's passing goals again and again, everyone is more willing to believe that this is God's victory over Tottenham Hotspur. The rewards of non-stop effort to attack.

Yaya Toure was hugged by his teammates and fell to the top of the penalty area. Everyone was wildly celebrating the goal and the three-pointer at the most critical moment.

1:0, Yaya Toure's goal in stoppage time allowed Tottenham Hotspur's dream of a double crown to continue!

(End of this chapter)