The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 572 A Desperate Goal

Ye Qiu has always believed in one sentence, everything in this world is not perfect.

Therefore, in the field of football, he also firmly believes in a principle, that is, there is no undefeated team, no undefeated tactics, and no one can guarantee that he will be able to win a game.

Maybe someone will say, then you still bet with Porto's head coach Jesuardo Ferreira to play ten games?
In fact, it was a kind of psychological warfare, or to put it a bit vulgarly, Ye Qiu was bluffing him. As for what would happen if he really agreed?That was after the incident happened. If it didn't happen, Ye Qiu didn't need to think about it.

When looking at a match, Ye Qiu always felt that he should focus on the big and let go of the small.

The so-called grasping the big and letting go of the small does not mean focusing on the big picture and not the details, that is wrong, because the big picture is important, but the details also determine the success or failure of a game, and Ye Qiu's grasping the big and letting go of the small is, You can't completely control a game, just like you can never get more than 80% possession rate, even 75% is very difficult.

And as long as the opponent has the ball time, he has the ability to possibly create something that catches you off guard.

Grasping the big and letting go of the small means that you should never think about complete control, but just think about the key point, that is, what is the goal you want to achieve in this game?
Just like playing against Barcelona, ​​in Ye Qiu's view, Tottenham Hotspur's core goal is to get the promotion right.

And an important weapon for getting the promotion right is away goals.

As long as there is one away goal, the total number of goals for Tottenham Hotspur is three, and according to the principle of away goals, Barcelona must score four goals, then the reason is very simple, there is no need to pay attention to Barcelona Whether you can score goals, you don't need to think about whether Barcelona can score two or three, as long as there are no more than three.

And Tottenham Hotspur only need to score one goal to completely turn Barcelona's goal into a joke.

After grasping this important point, it is not difficult to understand why Tottenham Hotspur did not seem to have changed much after Barcelona scored a goal. Ye Qiu just went to the sidelines to make slight adjustments to further strengthen the team defense, that's all.

Conservative?Maybe it's a bit conservative, but Ye Qiu is very, very clear in his heart. Playing against Barcelona at the Camp Nou, especially in the current environment, Barcelona has obviously been cornered, and you go up and fight him at this time , Doesn't this mean giving up one's own advantages and using one's own weaknesses to hit the opponent's muzzle?

So for Ye Qiu, this is definitely not a smart way, and the recent period of time, Tottenham Hotspur's state is indeed not good, such a dense schedule, strong opponents are one after another, the state can only be good Strange.

If Tottenham Hotspur can play a game a week like Chelsea, then he can guarantee that Tottenham Hotspur is strong enough to kill any opponent, but in this intensive and cruel schedule Here, he can only choose more practical tactics.

After the adjustments, Tottenham Hotspur stabilized their position. Although they were still behind in the score, the players showed no arrogance or rashness on the court, because Ye Qiu had already told them before the game that this game It will be difficult to play in the opening game, and they may even lose the ball first, but everything is under the control of Ye Qiu.

After the goal, Barcelona continued to attack wildly, especially in the pressing investment in the midfield. After all, Barcelona also tasted the sweetness in this tactical play after the opening.

But you must know that everything in this world has two sides, even many sides, and it is never possible to have only a good side without a bad side.

So, what are the disadvantages of Barcelona adopting this tactical play?Energy consumption!
Why is Ye Qiu so godly waiting, and even let the team give up the direct confrontation with Barcelona to press, but avoid their edge and fight around, because he knows very well that fighting for physical energy consumption is not good for Tottenham Hotspur, Instead, we should avoid reality, preserve our strength, and wait for the opportunity.

That is to say, when Barcelona's physical energy is exhausted to a certain extent and it is a bit overwhelming, then attack him by surprise.

Because in such a fast-paced and high-intensity game, no team can maintain it for a long time, just like no one can perform this kind of fast back and forth running for a long time, not even professional athletes. There is no way, because people have limits.

After Barcelona's goal, Tottenham organized their defense in an orderly manner and did not seem to have a strong desire to counterattack. They occasionally played a few counterattacks, but none of them achieved good results. Even the game commentator Everyone began to feel that Tottenham Hotspur's fighting spirit in this game was a bit strange.

And you must know that Barcelona's ball possession rate in the first half reached 64%. This is very good for Tottenham Hotspur, which has always had a good ball possession rate and likes to firmly grasp the initiative. Rare, but also noticed by all, as Tottenham's defense solidified, Barcelona's attack was somewhat contained.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and gradually, the scoreboard at the Camp Nou jumped to 35 minutes.

Ye Qiu has been standing on the sidelines since the beginning of the game. He has been using his own way to communicate and communicate with the players. At the same time, he is also observing the situation, combining player feedback, his own observations, and Roland behind him from various aspects such as data. perspective to assess the situation.

After 35 minutes, Barcelona obviously slowed down the pace, and the pressing was also weaker. Some players began to be a little lazy, and these are the characteristics of physical exhaustion to a certain extent.

Ye Qiu began to signal the team to try to push forward, hold down Barcelona, ​​and prevent the home team from having a chance to relax and breathe.

As a result, Tottenham Hotspur began to actively participate in the rhythm of the game and the competition for the ball, which forced Barcelona to continue to insist on fast-paced and high-consumption competition, which was also part of Ye Qiu's tactics.

Then he stood on the sidelines and waited.

Starting from 35 points, Tottenham Hotspur began to play offensive and counterattack consciously. Among them, in the No.306 minute, David Silva made a through ball, Ribery moved to Puyol and Between Pique, after getting the ball, he started quickly and rushed into the Barcelona penalty area, but when the cross was passed, the ball was picked by the flying Valdez, and Cavani, who followed behind, failed to reach the ball , and Messi on the right was blocked by Abidal, and finally missed a very good scoring opportunity.

Perhaps feeling that Tottenham Hotspur's offensive has improved, Barcelona began to want to fight back again.

The two sides continued this fast-paced, high-frequency exchange of ball rights, and the game was very intense and fast-paced.

Until the second minute of No.40, Xavi of Barcelona made a long pass over the top and wanted to go to the penalty area to find Van Persie, but Ziglinski firmly grabbed ahead of Van Persie and headed Harvey's pass. The ball came down, stopped in front of him, then quickly caught up, and passed a diagonal pass to the left.

With his back to the left line, Marcelo stopped Ziglinski's pass to the front with his left foot, then quickly started, crossed the center line quickly, entered Barcelona's half, and then passed the ball with one kick. It was given to Ribery, and he himself rushed forward quickly, catching up with Ribery to form an echo.

This is also Tottenham Hotspur’s usual way of attacking from the side. Once Marcelo goes up, Alves’ side will basically not go up. In addition, there is Yaya Toure in the midfield, so Marcelo Luo went up very resolutely and decisively, without the slightest hesitation.

Franck Ribery has the ball on the left, facing Puyol, he has the ball with his right foot, his left shoulder towards Puyol, dribbling the ball laterally, a bit slow at first because he is waiting for Marcelo and all the Tottenham Hotspur players are rushing to Barcelona's penalty area, especially Cavani and Messi, and Cesc Fabregas, who has a strong scoring ability, is inserted behind.

Everyone realized that Ribery was waiting, waiting for his teammates to be in place.

And Barcelona's defense is also preparing for the enemy, especially the experienced Puyol, who is following Ribery carefully. , for today's scorers, it is almost not a long-range, it is directly their effective range, so it can't be prevented.

Although the whole process looks very long, it is actually what happened during the sprint time of Marcelo from about 30 meters to the front of the penalty area of ​​about 16 meters, 14 meters.

Ribery was also observing his teammates. After he took two steps slowly towards the top of the arc, he suddenly knocked back with his heel, and Marcelo, who sprinted behind Ribery, faced the incoming ball and went forward with a big foot. Not only rushed behind Puyol in one go, but also waded into Barcelona's penalty area.

Faced with this sudden change, Puyol immediately gave up on Ribery and quickly chased Marcelo. He had already noticed this Brazilian kid who was plugging in quickly, but Marcelo in the end It was a frontal impact and the speed was very fast. Puyol turned around and caught up again. He was able to stop Marcelo from cutting inside, but he couldn't stop him from crossing.

Marcelo's low and flat cross was fast and with a strong spin, and Barcelona reacted quickly, Mascherano blocked Cavani with his body, and Marcelo's pass was passed. The ball went one step outside the penalty area and directly blocked the pass, but because the ball had a strong spin and was difficult to control, the ball was not cleared very far.

The first person to react was Franck Ribery, who was facing the goal just now. The Frenchman rushed up quickly, facing the rolling ball, he was about to hit the goal directly. This place is only twelve or thirty away from the goal About one meter, Pique and Mascherano were so scared that they both flew to block Ribery's shot.

But Ribery suddenly gave up hitting the goal and distributed the ball to the right.

I saw Messi appearing in an unguarded place. Facing Ribery's kick, he rubbed the instep of his left foot again.

As soon as the ball was kicked out, Messi raised his arms high. He used his most confident shot, the inner instep. He did not know how many times he had practiced this kind of shot, and the angle was well controlled, and the strength was just right. Well, the whole shot gave him the feeling of being fed back..perfect!

The ball circled a slight arc, almost brushing the angle between the left post and the crossbar, got into the goal, and hit the net.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

Ye Qiu on the sidelines jumped up excitedly on the spot, raised his arms and screamed, and was hugged by the assistants behind him.

Messi even clenched his fists in the stadium to celebrate, and rushed to the corner flagpole in one breath, and the whole person simply slid on the grass with a smile on his face, allowing his teammates behind him to catch up and hug him down on the grass.

1:1, but the total score expanded to 1:3!

According to the principle of away goals, Barcelona must expand the total score to 4:3, that is, 4:1 in a single game to be able to eliminate Tottenham Hotspur, even if one goal is missing!

Just look at Guardiola's expression, the Spaniard was so angry that he was waving his arms vigorously on the sidelines, obviously cursing something in his mouth, he completely lost his usual refined temperament, it was completely a kind of being accepted by others. The feeling of being teased, because he found that let alone scored one goal just now, even if he scored two goals just now, it is of no use at all.

An away goal is worth two goals, which almost makes Guardiola feel desperate, and it also makes all Barcelona players and fans feel desperate, because they don't have enough confidence to score three more goals!
And you know, even if you attack like crazy, even if you really might score three more goals, can you guarantee that Tottenham will not score?Can you guarantee that Tottenham will be willing to play defensively when you score?

The answer is no, because since Ye Qiu chose David Silva to partner with Cesc Fabregas and Yaya Toure in this game, all signs have actually shown Ye Qiu's attitude. Offensive, but his offense is not like Barcelona's desperate attack, he doesn't need to play like this, all he needs is a goal!
This is undoubtedly a desperate goal!

Messi, all Barcelona fans will not be unfamiliar with this name, because he comes from La Masia, which Barcelona fans are proud of, but in 2003, Barcelona personally gave him to Ye Qiu's Chelsea, and Ye Qiu In the year after leaving Chelsea, there were rumors that Messi and Cesc Fabregas wanted to return to Barcelona, ​​but it turned out that Barcelona management rejected their requests.

After Ye Qiu returned to the Premier League and acquired Tottenham Hotspur, the two players moved to Chelsea and played with surprising strength and level. In the past few years, Barcelona has been spreading rumors. There is news to buy back these two players, but year after year, their worth is getting higher and higher, their level is getting better and better, and it is getting more and more difficult to buy back.

Just imagine, can Barcelona pay a transfer fee of 5000 million euros like Manchester City and give Messi three times his current salary?The answer is impossible!

After Ye Qiu celebrated with the coaching staff on the sidelines, he saw his right hand clenched and raised high, which was a gesture of victory.

Everyone who saw him like this and saw his gesture knew very clearly that all of this was in his plan. Maybe he couldn't calculate whether he would score a goal or concede a goal, but he It is very clearly calculated that Barcelona's weakest link is when the physical fitness caused by the attack is not continued.

In fact, if someone carefully analyzes Barcelona's conceded goals in the past two years, it is not difficult to find that many of their conceded goals occurred in the last 10 minutes of the first half, or after 65 minutes of the second half, and these The time period is often when the physical energy is almost exhausted.

This is what Ye Qiu has been saying all along. High-intensity midfield pressing has good advantages, but the disadvantages are also obvious, that is, the physical consumption is too serious, and it is impossible to maintain a high level of continuous performance throughout the game.

Therefore, this season's Tottenham Hotspur gradually retracted the midfielder and the frontcourt, the three lines were kept more compact, and the connection was closer. Whether it was offense or defense, mutual support, mutual support, and mutual assistance were closer.

Under the call of the Hungarian referee Victor Kassai, the celebrating Tottenham Hotspur players returned to the field one after another, and from their faces, you can clearly see that they are brimming with enthusiasm A strong confidence, because they know very well that all of this is still controlled by Tottenham Hotspur, in the hands of the manager standing on the sidelines.

This is strategizing!
With Victor Kasai's re-kick-off whistle, Barcelona's offense obviously lost its vigor after the re-kick-off. Tottenham Hotspur's goal just now caused a very painful blow to them. It had a huge impact on their morale, because they knew very well that they would have to score three more goals to break through Tottenham Hotspur's goal.

How to fight next?
Offensive?Or give up?

This problem is not only confused by the players, but even the head coach Guardiola is also confused, because he found that whether it is to attack or not to attack, it is wrong and will not be the correct answer.

In other words, this will be a multiple-choice question that can be wrong no matter what!
But Tottenham Hotspur's choice was obviously much simpler. After Ye Qiu scored a goal, he started to play more patiently, but his attitude was obviously much more positive than at the beginning, and he began to consciously compete with Barcelona for possession and competition. Rhythm.

But in the end, the first half ended 1:1, and neither side was able to create another shot in the last few minutes.

And the Barcelona fans in the stands of the Camp Nou stadium are obviously completely disappointed with the game, because they can't imagine that with the current morale of the team and the current state of the team, they can score in the second half. Three goals for Turnham Hotspur?Is there really hope that the final miracle will be performed?Reverse Tottenham Hotspur to advance to the semi-finals?
It's a wonderful thing to have hope, but it can be painful to be sane and lucid, because it makes you realize clearly that this could end up being hopeless!
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