The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 539 Tigers
"Viewers and friends, welcome to watch the live broadcast by Sky TV, the focus of the first round of the new 2009/2010 English Premier League season. We are now at the White Hart Lane Stadium in North London!"

"The game we will broadcast live for you tonight is Tottenham Hotspur, the double winner of the Premier League and the Champions League last season, against Liverpool, the strong team from the north. This is the first direct confrontation and contest between the two world famous coaches in the new season."

The opening game of the Premier League this season started in the afternoon. Chelsea’s performance was relatively mediocre. They reversed Hull City 2-1 at home. If it weren’t for Drogba’s outstanding performance, Ancelotti’s first league game of the new season might have been a mess up.

And another important matchup, Manchester United's home game against Birmingham will also be held at Old Trafford in Manchester this evening. This is what Ferguson ushered in after selling Cristiano Ronaldo and reorganizing the Manchester United lineup It was the first time it appeared on stage, so it has attracted much attention from the outside world.

Arsenal's away game against Everton is scheduled for tomorrow.

"Both Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool have experienced a lot of turmoil this season. Among them, Tottenham Hotspur sold the team's top center Robin van Persie, Wales left wing Gareth Bale , as well as the Brazilian playmaker Lucas Reva, as well as the defensive all-rounder Arbeloa, lost four generals."

"However, judging from the pre-season warm-up matches and the performance of the players, Tottenham Hotspur does not seem to be affected too much, especially in terms of forward attack power. The newly joined Colombian center Romedal Falcao He quickly replaced Van Persie and became the team's starting center forward, and he was very eye-catching in the warm-up match."

"But on the defensive line, the problem still exists. Among them, in the Amsterdam Cup Invitational, Tottenham Hotspur played a 3:3 with Sevilla. In this game, Tottenham Hotspur The defense is very worrying, especially when Marcelo faced Sevilla's right winger Keylor Navas, he performed very poorly, which is very worrying."

"Compared to Tottenham Hotspur's serious loss of personnel, Liverpool's situation is also not optimistic. The veteran central defender Hyypia moved to Leverkusen, Pennant went to Zaragoza, and the core of the team The transfer of midfielder Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid has caused a lot of trouble for Benitez's team, especially in terms of midfield organization."

"Benitez also seems to have been prepared for this. He introduced Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva from Tottenham Hotspur at a high price, and introduced Italian midfielder Aquilani from Rome. Whether these players can fill the weakness of Liverpool's midfield organization well in the new season is really something to look forward to."

"Ye Qiu and Benitez are famous rivals in the Premier League. They also attach great importance to this game. They have not announced the starting lineup for this game until now."

"Tottenham's starting XI is Peter Cech in goal, Marcelo, Ziglinski, Thiago Silva and Dani Alves in defense and David Silva in midfield. Wa, Yaya Toure and Fabregas, Ribery, Falcao and Messi up front."

"It can be said that there is nothing too surprising about Tottenham Hotspur's starting lineup. Although Ye Qiu arranged for Portuguese left-back Coentrao to replace Marcelo in the Community Shield game, the real arrival For important and crucial battles, Ye Qiu still trusts Marcelo."

"Liverpool's starting lineup is not too surprising, the goalkeeper is Reina, the defense is the Argentine youngsters Insua, Skrtel, Carragher and Glenn Johnson, and the midfielder is Lucas Ray. Watts, Aquilani and Gerrard, the front trident is Babel, Fernando Torres and Dirk."

"Both sides can be said to have arranged their strongest main lineup to play this game, but anyone who is familiar with the Premier League knows that Liverpool's start has always been known for its turmoil, and Benitez's tactics have always been known for his late-stage efforts. , So in the past few seasons, although Liverpool's league start has been astonishing as last season, it is still not ideal in general, and I just don't know whether Liverpool can continue the outstanding performance of last season."

"For Tottenham Hotspur, carrying the honor of winning the Premier League and the Champions League last season, it is also very necessary for Tottenham Hotspur to rely on the first round of the new season to gnaw this hard bone and to win the championship. Let the world prove their strength!"

As early as the day before the game, at the pre-match press conference at Theobald Training Base, when the reporter asked Ye Qiu if he had any thoughts on the new season, he smiled and said that the team hoped to adjust well. defense.

Even though Tottenham Hotspur sold four powerful stars in the summer, they are still the most powerful and appealing team in football today, because they are still full of Ribery, Messi, and Fabrega Adams, David Silva and other superstars, this makes the strength of this team still make all opponents dare not underestimate it.

Although everyone has always said that Manchester United's strategy of selling Cristiano Ronaldo and introducing Rooney, Benzema, Sneijder and Lars Diarra is right, but in fact, Ferguson trained for the entire summer Among them, there is no overall orderly team offensive and defensive tactics. The main problem is still in the midfield.

The midfield has been Manchester United's persistent problem for many years. Although the arrival of Sneijder and Lars Diarra has improved Manchester United's midfield, it will definitely take some time for them to integrate into Manchester United's unique off-the-ball midfield. Time.

Also like Chelsea, the strength of the Blues is indeed not weak, but the aging of personnel is a serious problem, and after the Blues sold Rooney, the team itself did not have high-quality signings, plus Pini Zaha The conflict between Wei and several players in the team has always been the focus of attention from the outside world, so Ancelotti's team has also ushered in turmoil.

In other words, looking at the entire Premier League, the team with the most championship appearance is still Tottenham Hotspur!
If it is said that some people were still worried that after Tottenham Hotspur sold Robin van Persie and Gareth Bale, the team's overall offensive level would be affected, then with the rise of Falcao, such problems have fundamentally disappeared. No longer exists, and everyone can clearly see that the arrival of Falcao blocked the impact of Van Persie's departure from the team.

And when a reporter asked Ye Qiu, Tottenham Hotspur sold people almost every year, but their performance improved every year. Is there any secret?Or, in Ye Qiu's mind, what should Tottenham Hotspur look like?

Regarding such doubts, Ye Qiu also spoke bluntly, saying that the current professional football is a very complicated social system, almost completely inflexible, so there is a saying that is right, it is called iron-clad battalions and flowing soldiers, which is common sense .

"To be honest, the team has developed to this day, I don't need to worry about the next game, the next opponent, let me say a little bit too much, even if we sell Ribery today, sell Messi, sell A lot of people have been lost, but as long as Tottenham Hotspur walks on the pitch, who dares to say that they can beat us in today's football?"

The reporters in the press conference hall all responded to Ye Qiu's remarks in an uproar. It seemed a bit arrogant, but in fact it was the truth, because apart from those big-name players, Tottenham Hotspur's strength was still the same. quite strong.

"Then what do we rely on? Players are our most important core asset. Without players, we can't play games at all, but we have only one core strength, that is, we are Tottenham Hotspur, we are the whole team. Team, not so-and-so's team, we are one!"

"With a mature and stable framework, what we need to do in signings and transfers is to be forward-looking, that is, to combine the needs of reality and think about the future, so there are many young players in our team. Marcelo, Kompany, Ramsey, Hazard, Nastasic, Varane, Pogba, Neymar. A lot of young players."

"What do I want to say? I want to tell everyone a very simple and easy-to-understand truth. Even after selling players for many years, our Tottenham Hotspur are still the most rising in the Premier League. Space, the team with the most potential, and for a team like ours, the more players in the rapid rise and growth stage, the faster our strength will improve over time, because you can almost every day See him improving!"

"So, playing Liverpool, I'm not worried at all. In fact, I haven't considered Liverpool as our number one sufferer for Tottenham for a long time, because I have absolute confidence that I can beat them!"

Obviously, Ye Qiu's pre-match mobilization ignited the enthusiasm of all the Tottenham Hotspur fans at White Hart Lane. They all flocked into White Hart Lane crazily. The seats were packed, and they greeted the team's season debut with heart-rending chants and cheers.

Is Liverpool's Anfield stadium awesome?

Then let them experience it, our even more awesome White Hart Lane Stadium!
Unlike the high profile before the game, the enthusiasm of the fans after the start of the game is different. The head coaches of both sides have adopted safe tactics because they are very clear that this is the first game of the new season and it is related to the start of both sides, so no one dares to be careless , are very cautious.

The first shot attempt of both sides occurred in the 6th minute, a pass from David Silva after getting rid of, Ribery made an empty cut from the left, kicked from the front of the penalty area, but turned into an anti-aircraft gun and missed directly A chance to score.

Immediately afterwards, Falcao blocked Skrtel with his body in the penalty area, and took the ball back to Messi. After getting the ball, the latter kicked off the defender, but was blocked by Kara. Out of the bottom line, the corner kick that followed failed to pose a threat.

"Romedal Falcao, it's a little surprising that he got the ball with his back this time!" Andy Gray, who was in charge of the commentary, was very impressed with Falcao, "He's not tall, but he has a strong body. In the direct confrontation with Skrtel, he did not lose the wind at all, and he was very stable with the ball, he took a different path from Van Persie."

In the past, Van Persie paid attention to a clever word, that is, playing false. Because Van Persie was not strong in physical fitness, he suffered a lot in direct confrontation, so he adopted a smart player's style of play, avoiding seriousness and playing falsely. I will not follow You fight directly, and I hide from you to fight. It is best to pull you out and beat you slowly.

This kind of tactical play is clever, but it also has disadvantages, that is, when you encounter a group of teams that will not be pulled out of your position by you, and the overall defense is tighter, it will be difficult for you to effectively break through the opponent's defense line, because you Lack of tough attack force.

Don't the Chinese have a saying?Don't move like a mountain!

As long as my defense is tight enough, as long as my integrity is strong enough, you can run as long as you want. Anyway, you won’t be able to escape my Wuzhishan wherever you go, and I will block you here, because you always have to shoot.

And Falcao took another path, playing real and not playing with you, so he directly attacked Liverpool's defense several times, and he did it against the real thing, especially this time when he held Skrtel's back. Taking the ball is really not bad.

"Now Tottenham Hotspur has slowly re-established its own iconic style of play, fast, smooth, and precise passing and catching, and the rhythm is also guided and controlled by Tottenham Hotspur. Passive."

"Obviously, without Xavi Alonso, Liverpool's midfield is still affected. The advancement of the ball is also a problem. There are too many mistakes in passing and receiving the ball, and the time of possession cannot be improved. Passivity is a natural thing. , especially when you can press after the start, but as the game progresses, in order to distribute your physical energy reasonably, you can’t always rush with your life.”

Seeing Tottenham Hotspur regain the initiative and advantage, the Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stands screamed how happy they were, especially as Tottenham Hotspur gradually strengthened their offensive.

Liverpool's defense in this game is very high, especially on the right side. Dirk is always close to Marcelo, guarding against the forward penetration of the Brazilian international, so when Marcelo is close to the center line in his own half In the area, when he received a split pass from Ziglinski, he was about to turn around, but he was approached by Dirk.

Fortunately, the Brazilian was nimble and used his body to block Dirk Drivet. After protecting the ball with his back, he passed the ball across to Yaya Toure in the past year. , always his talisman in times of crisis.

Before the game, Ye Qiu predicted that Benitez arranged for Lucas and Aquilani to start, maybe to regain the double midfielders and continue to defend at a high position, so the most important task for Yaya Toure in this game is to Protecting the defence, blocking Liverpool's forward penetration of Tottenham Hotspur's hinterland.

After receiving a pass from Marcelo, Yaya Toure didn't let the ball stay at his feet, stopped, turned, pushed and passed it to Ziglinski, who passed it to Thiago? Silva, forcing Torres on the left to divert the target, while Thiago Silva passed to Alves.

The Brazilian took a few steps forward and watched for opportunities, but Liverpool's midfield layout was very tight and he couldn't get a chance. Alves crossed again to Yaya Toure who ran from the left side of the pitch to the right side. .

Everything was the same as usual, very normal, left to center to right and right to center.

Although Tottenham Hotspur's overall pass and kick speed are relatively fast, Liverpool's defensive response mechanism is also sensitive enough, constantly changing formations, and blocking Tottenham Hotspur's ball advance.

Yaya Toure received the pass from Alves behind Gerrard, this time he did not choose to pass again, but simply turned around himself, rushed forward with the ball, chose to avoid Gerrard, from The center dribbled the ball diagonally to the left and quickly crossed the center line.

As soon as Tottenham Hotspur's ball entered Liverpool's half, the Red Army's defense immediately became dignified and cautious. Gerrard immediately chased Yaya Toure, and the latter looked ahead There was no way out, so he poked the ball forward with one kick.

With this poke, the ball hit David Silva's feet. The Spanish midfielder is small and has a very flexible center of gravity. In front of Aquilani, he almost stuck the ball to his feet, and then turned around calmly. The process did not give Aquilani a chance to kick, the Italian midfielder could only choose to block his route of the ball.

But if this is the case, David Silva still picked it up with his left foot, and he picked out a half-high ball from Aquilani's side.

I saw Franck Ribery cut quickly from the left to the middle, facing David Silva's kick pass, he didn't stop the ball, nor did he want to catch the ball, but directly faced the ball Head lightly.

At this time, Aquilani was startled by David Silva's pass, and hurriedly turned around to look at Ribery. His attention was attracted by Ribery, so Ribery This header came from right behind him, and David Silva quickly inserted it, facing the incoming ball with a straight kick.

The through ball was almost just right, the ball just passed between Skrtel and Carragher, and Ribery, after attracting Aquilani's attention, quickly turned and rushed directly. Carragher attracted Liverpool's vice-captain, but because his sprint speed was faster than Falcao's, he formed an anti-offside in an instant, so almost all of Liverpool's defensive attention was on Franck Ribery. body.

This is inevitable, because according to investigations by authoritative organizations, the attention of defensive players always involuntarily falls on the player closest to the goal, and if it is extended from this, it should be the offside rule .

All in all, at the moment Falcao rushed into the penalty area, Liverpool's defensive players obviously felt that the most threatening offensive player was Ribery, so their entire defensive position was slashed, which made Falcao suffer. The defensive pressure has been reduced a lot.

From the corner of his eye, he noticed that Reina's position was a little outside. It was obvious that when he rushed into the penalty area just now, the Spanish goalkeeper was preparing to attack. Within a second of reaction time, he made a judgment, stopped the ball, rubbed his left foot lightly against the ball, and shot directly!

(End of this chapter)