The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 545

Crossing the English Channel, landing on the continent of Europa, crossing most of the land of Belgium, and arriving at the city of Liege in the east, what greeted Tottenham Hotspur was a majestic torrential rain.

As a Belgian football that once created outstanding glory in European football, it has gradually declined over the years. If it were not for the recent years, with the rise of young generations such as Kompany, Hazard, and Fellaini, Belgian football I'm afraid it has long been forgotten by the majority of fans.

And this can be seen from the Dufrasen Stadium of the Belgian Standard Liege, which is known as the top of the League One. I don’t know if it is because of the heavy rain, or the original drainage of the stadium. The system and various hardware facilities are not very good. The Dufrasen Stadium in this game looks as bad as a swamp.

The muddy and slippery turf is obviously very unfavorable to Tottenham Hotspur. Even though Ye Qiu has already considered the team's two-line battle in this game, he also considered the rainy weather and away factors. Some adjustments have been made, but the players still made frequent mistakes in the game, and even exposed problems in defense several times.

Fortunately, in the game in front of the elders of Jiangdong in his home country, Kompany performed very conscientiously, and his partner with Thiago Silva also ensured Tottenham Hotspur's clean sheet. As long as they defend, Tottenham Hotspur's offense will be able to work sooner or later.

In the 203rd minute of the first half, David Silva smashed the ball from the left side and made a pass. The unguarded Cavani volleyed vigorously with his right foot directly on the right side of the post. For Tottenham Hotspur took the lead in breaking the goal of the Belgian Standard Liege team, 1:0!

But after scoring the goal, the game was still very difficult. Tottenham Hotspur still controlled the game calmly, slowly looking for ways to ensure the success rate of passing and receiving on heavy rainy days and slippery turf. Feel, and then through this slow and effective ball control, slowly guide the situation to your advantage.

But the situation turned around in the second half. Standard Liege began to attack aggressively, and with the crazy press, it was clear that the horses were going to use the start of the second half to catch Tottenham by surprise, especially considering Tottenham. The first half was played like walking on thin ice.

The away game, the away game of the Champions League, every opponent is not a fuel-efficient lamp!
If it weren't for Thiago Silva's thrilling flying interception in front of the goal in the No.409 minute, Tottenham Hotspur would have been pierced through the goal long ago, but followed by Fabregas in a After making contact with the opponent's body, he was injured.

"David!" Ye Qiu's whole body was drenched like a drenched chicken, but he held Beckham on the sidelines who was about to play, "Their physical condition is better than ours now, so we can't directly confront them now, retreat first , Let them press up and attack, we will fight back and consume their physical strength!"

After Beckham nodded in agreement, he quickly ran onto the court.

Since the first round of the Premier League in mid-August, Tottenham Hotspur have been insisting on double matches a week, and in September, they ushered in a two-week long journey for the national team. The physical condition of the players is indeed Is considerably inferior to standard Liege.

As a former star, the Romanian head coach of Standard Liege, Laszlo Boloni, is naturally aware of Tottenham Hotspur's weakness, especially when the North London team just played against Manchester United in London. , After returning to London on the weekend, he will welcome Chelsea non-stop. If he doesn't know how to seize the opportunity to make a sneak attack under such circumstances, then he is really a fool.

Therefore, from the very beginning, the goal of Standard Liege is not to draw, but to win at home, because they want to get the right to qualify from the group, so they use Tottenham Hotspur to fight on two fronts, and the physical fitness of the long-term double match problem, swallow the opponent in one go.

And Laszlo Boloni is also very smart. After the opening game, the effect of rushing to attack is not very obvious, because Tottenham Hotspur's physical fitness is still very good at this time, and they have an absolute advantage in technology and strength, so he chose to use the The attack was arranged to start in the second half. At this time, after the consumption of the first half, Tottenham Hotspur's spirit was almost worn out.

It can be said that this heavy rain also helped Laszlo Boloni a big favor!
Thinking of this, Ye Qiu looked towards the front of the main team's coaching bench. Holding an umbrella and wearing a pair of rimless glasses, Laszlo Boloni, who was in his early fifties, was not simple!
Over the years, Ye Qiu has also experienced a lot, and he is very clear that European football can be described as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The real heroes may not all be familiar with people, and they may not even have the opportunity to appear in the five major leagues, so many times, two or three The first-rate league may surprise you at any time, whether it is the players here or the head coach here, there is no lack of such strength.

Laszlo Boloni may be such a person.

However, Ye Qiu was also unambiguous. After some chaos at the beginning of the second half, he quickly adjusted and stabilized the team's position. Especially under his targeted arrangements, the team as a whole retreated appropriately. Keep a compact formation and let Standard Liege come out to play.

In order to suppress Tottenham Hotspur, Standard Liege must resort to frantic fighting, and the physical consumption must be greater than Tottenham Hotspur, especially in this heavy rain, the consumption is more than usual. How many times, so this tactic of Standard Liege is difficult to last, and the situation was quickly regained control by Tottenham Hotspur.

After 2 minutes of frenzied attack in the second half, Standard Liege basically failed. Tottenham Hotspur began to counterattack consciously. Beckham's long pass accurately found a substitute. Hazard, who quickly formed a breakthrough cross from the left, Cavani scored a header in front of the goal and scored twice, 0:[-]!

And this is also the last goal of the game. After that, neither side can score again.

It was only after Cavani scored the second goal that Ye Qiu really let go of his heart, because he knew that the three-pointer had finally been scored. It was a surprise, but it fully reflected one thing, That is, there is no absolute overwhelming advantage on the football field.

According to the Chinese ancestors, the right time, place and people are in harmony, and the lack of one of the three may cause you to encounter Waterloo.

At the post-match press conference, the head coach of Standard Liege, Laszlo Boloni, not only did not realize that his skills were inferior to others, but he seemed to be very aggrieved by the loss of this game, thinking that the heavy rain had become his own Biggest hurdle to beat Tottenham Hotspur.

"Tottenham are really a strong team and they took advantage of our two mistakes, one of which was a lack of concentration in the defense and missed Cavani, and the other was a counter-attack and they took advantage of it. I think it's a pity to take two chances that weren't chances and score two goals."

But soon, Laszlo Boloni said again, "But there is always such a situation in the game against a strong opponent. Even in the face of very difficult and complicated environments and situations, they can play very well. Show our own strength, keep the overall formation compact and tactical orderly, but we are very young and lack experience in this area.”

"No matter what, this game is a good learning opportunity for us. He clearly told us where the gap between us and the best teams in Europe is!"

Ye Qiu himself also spoke highly of Standard Liege. There are two Belgian players in the Tottenham Hotspur team. He believes that Belgian football will usher in a revival, especially the new generation headed by Kompany. Players will have the opportunity to show their strength in European football, and the performance of Standard Liege in this game proves this.

As for Laszlo Boloni, Ye Qiu also gave a very high evaluation, thinking that he caused a lot of trouble for himself and the team during the game, and once made him feel a little restless, but he was very happy, he The players finally withstood the pressure from the home team, well suppressed the home team's counterattack, and successfully scored three points.

"We often say that everything is difficult at the beginning. The first three points in the Champions League group stage, I think this is of great significance to our season. I believe this will be a very good start!"

Otherwise, why do people always say that there are unpredictable things in the sky?

Just across the English Channel, there is heavy rain over there, but it is sunny and sunny here.

Tottenham Hotspur returned to London from Belgium on the night after playing Standard Liege. After the disbandment, the training session the next morning was cancelled, but everyone had to return to the training base on time to report at noon. This crucial game against Chelsea after two days of preparation.

And every time he meets Chelsea, Didier Drogba, the King of Côte d'Ivoire, inevitably appears in front of Thiago Silva. Under the ravages of Pakistan, he was ridiculed and questioned by everyone outside.

Even though it has been a few years, Drogba seems to be showing signs of decline in recent years. On the contrary, Thiago Silva himself, relying on his strong strength and stable performance, has steadily jumped into the ranks of the world's top central defenders. But he still has never forgotten the humiliation he encountered with Drogba back then.

Driving on the way to Theobald's training base, the rare sunshine along the way did not bring even the slightest smile to the Brazilian's face, but looked even more stiff, because he was about to usher in A monster that is said to be unstoppable by anyone in the world.

Didn't someone say that?If you want to defend Drogba, there are generally only two situations. One is that Drogba himself is not in good shape, and the other is that your state is off the charts. No matter which one is, you have no way to control it.

Of course, this is purely a joke. Although Drogba is strong, he is not so strong.

After successfully passing the security check at Theobald Training Base, Thiago Silva's BMW X5 soon parked in the parking lot of the first-team training building. Cars, all BMWs.

I got out of the car, grabbed my handbag, and went straight into the locker room of the training building.

After changing their clothes, the teammates had arrived one by one, and a group of people gathered together in twos and threes in the locker room to talk.

"A notice has been posted outside, and a meeting will be held after the lunch break!" Thiago Silva casually explained to his teammates.

Yaya Toure is the closest to him, and they have been teammates for many years at Ajax, so he obviously guessed Thiago Silva's mind now, and patted Thiago Silva shoulder, "It's okay!"

Although the training session in the morning was suspended, the lunch gathering and lunch break will continue, so the players arrived at Theobald training base on time, and after having lunch together, they returned to their dormitories to rest and slept soundly When I woke up, it was already afternoon.

Ye Qiu's meetings are generally not too long, because he doesn't like to have long meetings, and thinks that players can't remember them, so he likes to hold shorter meetings, usually around ten to half an hour, and the time is usually Arrange it before the training session. After the meeting, go directly to the training ground to practice, practice and increase the impression.

The same is true today.

When the teammates walked into the conference room one after another, Ye Qiu and the coaching staff had already arrived, and they were ready to draw on the tactical board the set of 442 that Ancelotti promoted at Chelsea this season. Midfield diamond position.

The so-called tactical preparation meeting is actually aimed at some intelligence about the opponent in the next match, and to do some targeted analysis, such as the strengths and weaknesses of the opponent, our strengths and weaknesses, etc., and what to pay attention to in the match, What might come up, or something.

In Ye Qiu's view, one of the most important reasons why Ancelotti implemented the 442 diamond position is that the Chelsea team lacks a powerful assaulter who can break the balance in terms of strategic depth. Arshavin, who is in the diamond-shaped midfielder's midfielder position, is mainly reflected in holding the ball and controlling and releasing the ball in a narrow range. Assault is not his strong point.

"Chelsea is very strong. Even now, this team is still one of the strongest teams in European football today, but his strength lies in its comprehensiveness, very, very comprehensive, and its tactical execution is very high. , running very actively, coverage and running are among the best in European football today!"

In internal meetings, Ye Qiu never hides his praise and praise for his opponents, because only by analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of both the enemy and the enemy, can you ask the players to defeat the opponent, blind and careless, in the end it will only make yourself suffer.

"In the past under Mourinho, Chelsea gave people the impression that they were not sharp enough. In fact, an important reason was that the midfielder's ability to advance deep was insufficient. Ancelotti has two solutions. One is Drogba retreating back. One is holding the ball, and the other is a full-back dribbling forward, these are old routines!"

Everything is always the same. Many things on the tactical level of football are actually the same things. It's just that different cruxes are solved in different ways, which may lead to different effects, that's all.

In other words, to put it bluntly, there are two ways to advance in depth in football. The striker retreats, the midfielder advances, and the full-back jumps in. Is there any more?Basically no, unless you want to try the free agent tactics of Beckenbauer's period!
"The routine is old, but it is very effective. Chelsea have achieved very good results so far this season. The diamond-shaped midfielder activated Arshavin and Drogba at the same time, and successfully activated the entire Chelsea midfielder, especially Ballack. , a very important player."

Following Ye Qiu's name on the top, the players sat below, one by one, they also remembered that they worked hard and put their heart into it.

"However, the diamond-shaped midfielder has a natural disadvantage, that is, the coverage area is not large enough, because the team adopting the diamond-shaped midfielder position will have a weakness in the defense of the two wings of the midfielder, so this requires very high requirements for the full-backs. Because they not only need to be able to connect to the frontcourt going forward, but also have to connect to the defense line when retreating, which is a covering distance of 80 meters!"

Anyone who has played football knows how outrageous the requirements for players are to cover the entire sidewalk for 80 meters and run back and forth non-stop. It can almost be said that no one can meet it.

"So, to play Chelsea, we need to achieve two key points on the two levels of offense and defense!"

"First, when attacking, we must pay attention to the weakness and weakness of their two wings in the midfield. As long as the full-backs get a chance, they will boldly press forward and participate in the attack, using the two wings to suppress Chelsea's wing."

"Second, on the defensive end, contain the opponent's midfielder, but more importantly, keep a close eye on Drogba!"

When Ye Qiu mentioned that he wanted to keep a close eye on Drogba, everyone in the conference room naturally turned their eyes to captain Thiago Silva.

Don't look at him and Drogba, they don't seem to be in the same weight class in terms of size and size, but in the past few years, there have been many direct conversations between them. Thiago Silva ate a lot at first Lost, but recently has gradually countered Drogba.

But this season, Drogba is in very good condition, and his physical fitness has not declined as rumored by the outside world. Facing such a side, almost all defenders in the world describe it as a nightmare Ivory Coast monster. Sweat for Thiago Silva.

You know, almost all the central defenders in the Premier League have been ravaged by Drogba. The most tragic thing is Arsenal's Senderos, who was directly ravaged by Drogba and completely lost confidence. It is conceivable that this giant elephant How terrifying is his strength.

"Thiago, Yaya, Dmitro!" Ye Qiu named the names of Yaya Toure, Thiago Silva and Dmitro Ziglinski, "In any case, we must Choke Drogba to death!"

"As long as you can freeze Drogba, you will be the first in this game!"

From this sentence, it was not difficult to hear that Ye Qiu attached great importance to Drogba, and he even clearly regarded whether he could freeze Drogba as the key to winning this match against Chelsea.

"Don't worry, head, leave it to me!" Thiago Silva plucked up his courage, stood up, and took over this task!
At this moment, in the eyes of all the teammates in the conference room, the captain's eyes somewhat carried the aura of Yi Shuihan..
(End of this chapter)