The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 546
"In this game, for Tottenham Hotspur, the most important defensive task is how to limit the opponent's top center, the top scorer this season, Didier Drogba!"

When the commentator on Sky TV, Andy Gray, was conducting pre-match analysis to help Tottenham Hotspur make plans, he also mentioned Drogba and also regarded defending Drogba as a key factor for Tottenham. A key part of Tottenham's defense.

But the problem is that at this moment, this thick-lipped Ivorian doesn't seem to have the awareness of being targeted at all. He blinks his mouth and sticks out his tongue from time to time to lick his lips, making himself look like a sexy German Hua, but he didn't expect how disgusting his image and posture are in the eyes of other people.

At least, in the eyes of Thiago Silva, Drogba's image has always been associated with nouns such as vicious, tough, and full of flesh.

And perhaps considering the direct contest between the leader and No.2, the chief referee of this game is England's chief referee Webber himself. The importance of a game.

The fans at the Stamford Bridge Stadium have long regarded Tottenham Hotspur as their number one enemy, so every time they encounter Tottenham Hotspur, they will do everything possible to humiliate and attack the visiting team in the stands. Tottenham Hotspur are obviously used to the hatred of the Blues fans towards themselves. Instead of feeling dissatisfied, they feel very happy.

Back in the day, when Ye Qiu coached Tottenham Hotspur in his first season, he abruptly tore the league championship trophy out of Chelsea's hands and handed it to Ferguson. The Chelsea fans were so angry that they almost went crazy.

Later, Tottenham Hotspur rose all the way, and Chelsea gradually entered a stable period. This gap between the two sides also created the hatred between the fans. Coupled with some disputes over Ye Qiu and player transfers, it finally led to Tottenham. Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea are London's undying enemies.

So in every London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, the smell of gunpowder will be very strong, and both sides will give their best.

Chelsea's starting lineup for this game, the goalkeeper is Cesar introduced from Inter Milan this season, the defense line is Ashley Cole, Alex, Terry and Bosingwa, the midfielder is Essien, Ballack, Lampard and Asavin, the frontcourt double striker combination is Drogba and Anelka.

Tottenham Hotspur also did not hold back, the goalkeeper is Petr Cech, the defense is Marcelo, Ziglinski, Thiago Silva and Alves, and the midfielder is David Sean. Erva, Yaya? Toure and Beckham, the front trident is still Ribery, Falcao and Messi.

"Whether it's Carlo Ancelotti or Ye Qiu, for this game, they all put in a proper amount of effort in the first round of the Champions League group stage, and judging from the remarks of both sides before the game, they are obviously in this game. If you are determined to win, after all, whoever wins will become the leader of the league!"

Following Andy Gray's analysis, referee Weber finally blew the whistle to start the game.

"The game started. We saw that Tottenham Hotspur took the lead. The North London team went to the backcourt consecutively and gave Ziglinski a long pass to the frontcourt. Erkao competed with Terry for the top, Terry got the ball, but Beckham quickly controlled the second spot and passed it to Messi again."

"Messi got the ball on the right, faced Ashley Cole, wanted to make a breakthrough, the ball was intercepted, Ashley Cole kicked the ball forward, Ballack flew the header, but the ball was quickly returned. It fell to Tottenham Hotspur."

"After the opening game, the two sides exchanged the ball very quickly and the rhythm was very fast. There was a great intention to fight tit-for-tat. If it is really going to be a big confrontation, then this game will definitely be very exciting! "Andy Gray is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and he hopes that both sides will go all out to fight against each other.

Although the start of the game was very unrestrained, both sides are familiar with each other, and they are both very mature overall teams. Because they are constantly testing and pulling each other, it looks very lively on the surface. In fact, there were not many truly threatening opportunities created, but the fans on the scene and the audience in front of the TV were hooked.

Speeding up the tempo from the very beginning is a strategy Ye Qiu formulated before the game, because relatively speaking, a fast tempo consumes a lot of physical energy, and Chelsea, whether they are full-backs or single midfielders, have very high physical requirements. Gao, plus Lampard, Ballack, Drogba and others are all in their thirties, so in terms of body, Tottenham Hotspur have an advantage.

25 years old and 30 years old, two different professional players, both played a game the day before, but after the former had a good sleep, he woke up the next morning and started to live again, but the latter obviously couldn't do it, because He needs a longer recovery time.

Of course, this is during the break, but it is also true during the game.

So Ye Qiu's strategy from the beginning is to speed up the tempo, force you to enter a war of attrition, and then use this kind of attrition to overwhelm you, because if you simply want to crush an opponent in terms of strength, it is almost impossible things.

After the tempo picked up, Tottenham Hotspur, which had a stronger offensive ability, began to gain some advantages. Alves took the lead in using an air cut to the front of the penalty area with a long shot, scaring Cesar severely. The Brazilian goalkeeper broke out in a cold sweat, and this was also the first shot of the whole game.

But immediately afterwards, Tottenham Hotspur created another chance, this time it was David Silva and Ribery's two-for-one cooperation, and the Spanish midfielder made a scalpel-like through pass , Falcao reversed offside and formed a single shot, but this time Cesar reacted faster, abandoned the goal in advance, and resolved Falcao's single shot with his hands.

Two minutes later, Yaya Toure's long-range shot yelled at Cesar again.

The confrontation that everyone was expecting to see did not seem to appear, but it looked more like Tottenham Hotspur's one-sided offensive performance, Chelsea seemed a little passive.

But when the time entered No. 13 minutes, Ye Qiu walked to the sidelines and made the first adjustment of the game, hold on!

It's a good thing to start the game first, but Ye Qiu is very clear that if he continues to let the team attack like this, then soon, Chelsea may threaten Tottenham Hotspur's goal by counterattacking, and may even score a goal. This is extremely unfavorable for Tottenham Hotspur.

Sometimes, a football game is played in a rhythm, there are fast and slow rhythms, so it doesn’t mean that you are all-in-one from the beginning, regardless of 21 10, it is a good thing to directly press the opponent, because you have to consider the football game. For nine and [-] minutes in the first and second half, you have to reasonably allocate physical fitness and player status.

In fact, when Tottenham Hotspur's offensive faded away, Chelsea played a counterattack.

It was also this counterattack, Drogba and Thiago Silva finally had their first face-to-face contest!
Conspiracy may be able to achieve results for a period of time, but it cannot last for a long time. Only Yang Conspiracy is the sustainable kingly way.

A very important reason why Ye Qiu appreciates Drogba so much is that from Drogba, you can always only see Yang Mou, and you can clearly understand what is called overwhelming power and what is called power. Unrivaled advantage.

When Ashley Cole made a long pass from the left and accurately found Drogba, the Ivorian blocked Thiago Silva with his body. The difference in size between the two is there. Drogba He easily blocked the Brazilian behind him. Facing Ashley Cole's incoming ball, he stopped the ball directly behind Thiago Silva, then turned and rushed forward.

As a powerful center forward, under Ye Qiu's command, Drogba completed the transformation from a first-class center forward to a top center forward.

The so-called first-class center forward is able to hold the ball with his back and make the ball, but a top center forward can not only do these things, he must also be able to successfully turn around and directly hit the opponent's defense line, this is the top level. center forward.

There are many first-class centers, but there are only a handful of top centers, which is why Drogba is so precious.

So, how to turn around?

This is a test for all center forwards, and according to Drogba's consistent thinking, that is, there is no need to stick to a certain method, according to the situation and environment at the time, according to different opponents, and according to the route of the ball passed to you by your teammates. , you improvise.

But you must know that what can make Drogba confident enough to ensure that he can adapt to changes is his strong physical fitness and overwhelming strength confrontation.

At the very least, this time Thiago Silva was firmly blocked by Drogba, unable to complete the defense around the front at all, and could not affect Drogba's response to Ashley Cole's pass. Watching Drogba stop the ball behind him.

So, does it mean that Thiago? Silva has lost his way?
If he is defeated just like this, then Thiago Silva is really not worthy of his name, he is not worthy of being called the best defender in Europe, and the contest between him and Drogba will also be completely defeated.

In fact, whether it is offense or defense, it is nothing more than using one's own experience to give full play to one's own advantages.

Thiago Silva seemed passive just now, but in fact he blocked Drogba's left half body firmly, because if Drogba took the ball and turned to the left half of his body, in his position, he just hit the goal directly with his right foot. This is something that no one wants to see, so Thiago Silva paid close attention to this matter.

And now Drogba stopped the ball to the left side of the penalty area. Thiago Silva was also prepared for this. The two started sprinting towards the ball almost at the same time. The two seemed to be rushing from the same starting line. The sprinter who got up was sprinting and sprinting.

In the end, Thiago Silva, with faster explosive power and more flexible body, got ahead of Drogba. He fell to the ground decisively and shoveled the ball before Drogba. He shoveled the ball out of the sideline. , disrupting a Chelsea attack.

Drogba grinned and smiled at Thiago Silva. He noticed that Anelka in the penalty area had already run to meet him. If Thiago Silva slowed down a bit earlier In a little bit, he passed the ball directly after getting the ball, which was a very threatening shot, but the Brazilian destroyed the ball in advance.

"Good guy!" Didier Drogba smiled provocatively and passed by Thiago Silva who got up from the ground.

Both Yaya Toure and Alves came over and pulled up Thiago Silva. Even now, the latter's legs are still shaking a little, because he really did his best just now.

Of course, he felt that Drogba was also doing his best, otherwise, he would not feel threatened.

Unlike Drogba, the Ivorian can grin widely at any time, while Thiago Silva looks a bit dull and unsmiling, especially after feeling a direct contest with Drogba just now , let him clearly realize how difficult this opponent is.

"Be careful, this big guy!" Yaya Toure was also powerless. He really wanted to help, but he also had his own tasks.

Thiago Silva was already sweating. After nodding towards Yaya Toure, he returned to his position.

Chelsea throw-in!
Ashley Cole came running fast, standing on the sidelines, holding the ball high, while Drogba was tangling with Thiago Silva, who was desperately trying to keep Drogba to himself within the control range, but the Ivorians are not as good as he thought, so Thiago Silva can only desperately follow.

After all, with the distance of this throw-in and Ashley Cole's strength, it is possible to throw it into the penalty area at any time to form a chance to score. careful.

In fact, the throw-in was indeed Drogba.

When Ashley Cole throws the ball out, Drogba physically pins Thiago Silva, stops at the chest, turns around, and swings his left foot with barely any angle It was just a vigorous volley.

All the Chelsea fans in the audience exclaimed, because they seemed to have seen the goal when this goal went into the Tottenham Hotspur goal, but fortunately, Cech reacted very quickly and fell to the ground directly. He threw Drogba's shot into his arms and resolved a crisis.

Thiago Silva was panting heavily. He knew very well that he had gained a little advantage in the first fight just now, but in the second fight, he ended in complete defeat. There is almost no chance of winning against Drogba.

But the problem is that Drogba only picks when he is going to fight you hard. What he is best at is going hard, one-on-one, head-to-head, eating you, using his physical fitness, taking advantage of his strength, and completely crush you!

This morning, when he was gathering in Theobald from his home, Ye Qiu specifically chatted with him and mentioned Drogba.

In fact, Ye Qiu has no way to give him any good advice, because to defend Drogba's type of center forward, you have almost no good or effective methods except to fight hard, because he doesn't have any tricks. , all of them are forceful tactics, if you can't hold on, you will lose!
"Take him as a test, don't be afraid of him, keep telling yourself that you will be able to kill him!"

Perhaps, Ye Qiu's words meant a bit of spiritual support, but in Thiago Silva's mind, it really had an effect, because in the past few years, he was the one who supported Ye Qiu. I grew up with constant encouragement, constant trust, and constant support.

He knows better than anyone else the effort and energy that Ye Qiu put into him and this team.

Thinking of this, Thiago Silva let out a deep breath and walked forward slowly. He still needs to continue to accept the test of Didier Drogba. As long as this Ivorian giant does not get down for a day, he will not fall!
Soon, the third round of the contest between the two sides came again. This time, Arshavin took the ball past Yaya Toure and passed it to Drogba. But this time, Thiago Silva Asavin had already predicted that when he was about to pass Yaya Toure, he was already prepared, so when the ball came, he quickly stepped forward to intercept it, making Drogba helpless when he wanted to catch the ball I missed it.

Not only that, just less than 2 minutes later, in a passing cooperation between Drogba and Anelka, Thiago Silva faced the opponent who planned to attack head-on without being able to stop Drogba, with his clean frontal sliding tackle, destroyed the ball at Drogba's feet.

Two consecutive successful defenses allowed Thiago Silva to get applause from the sparse Tottenham Hotspur fans who came with the team to the away game. There are not many central defenders living in Drogba, and Thiago Silva is the hardest and most diligent of them, and he is also the best one.

But all the fans are not only expecting Thiago Silva to block Drogba's offense, but also waiting for Tottenham Hotspur to break through Chelsea's defense, because you just blindly defend, then It's useless, if you can't effectively break the opponent's goal, no matter how good your defense is, you will still be broken.

Ye Qiu said in the pre-match arrangement that as long as Drogba is defended and Chelsea's midfield is suppressed, Tottenham Hotspur will score in the first half!

In fact, Ye Qiu fulfilled his promise.

In the No.307 minute of the first half, as Tottenham Hotspur contained Chelsea's offensive, especially Drogba's momentum was suppressed by Thiago Silva, the visiting team's offense began to play sensual.

Alves went forward to participate in the attack and formed a two-for-one cooperation with Messi. After breaking through Ashley Cole on the right, Messi made a pass from the right to the front point. 1:0!

This goal is Falcao's second header this season. The last time his opponent was Nemanja Vidic, this time his opponent was also the tall Brazilian central defender Alex, and the two tall central defenders are obviously Against the diminutive Colombian centre-forward, he looked powerless as he headed home under his nose.

But this goal, instead of giving Tottenham Hotspur a chance to breathe, made Chelsea even crazier!
(End of this chapter)