The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 576 What You Play Is Consumption

How to play against Tottenham Hotspur?
I believe this has become a common problem for all European teams in the past few seasons, especially the Premier League teams. Almost every year there are two duels against Tottenham Hotspur that cannot be escaped. How to play is a problem .

In fact, it is nothing more than two choices, stick to defense, try to keep the goal as much as possible, prevent Tottenham from scoring, and then seize the opportunity to counterattack, in this way to beat Tottenham. The team is not without it, it mainly depends on how much confidence you have in your defense.

The other is to use offense against offense, using aggressive tactics to suppress Tottenham Hotspur, strive for the first goal, hit Tottenham Hotspur's morale, and then win the game, and this tactic also has different advantages. Few teams have achieved results, but with the improvement of Tottenham's defensive strength this season, fewer and fewer teams can break their goals.

Ancelotti has also been worrying about this question. In the face of Tottenham Hotspur, should he attack or defend?
Speaking of Chelsea, their offensive ability is not bad. Under Ancelotti's training this season, although the team style and dominance are not as good as when Ye Qiu was coaching, the number of goals scored is worse than Ye Qiu's back then. .

The reason why Chelsea this season is still as high as [-] points behind Tottenham Hotspur, many people believe that, in the final analysis, it is because of Ancelotti's own coaching ability.

Throughout this season, Chelsea have lost a lot of games so far. Although they double-killed Manchester United and Arsenal, Ferguson obviously gave up the game in the away game against Manchester United. In the first round of the duel, Chelsea also won at home. Not convincing, a small victory with one goal, and for Arsenal, this team has almost lost every strong team encountered this season.

But what really makes people doubt Chelsea's ability to win the championship is that Chelsea have been double-killed by Manchester City this season. Tottenham and Wigan Athletic both lost three goals, while in the two games against Manchester City, Chelsea conceded six goals and scored three goals. They lost 2:4 at home, creating Chelsea's worst home defeat in the past eight years.

You know, whether it was during Ye Qiu's or Mourinho's time, Chelsea were veritable dragons at home. Not to mention their excellent home results, the number of goals conceded in home and away games is quite small. Even if they lose, they rarely concede three. More than one goal, not to mention conceding four goals at home. This achievement dates back to Ranieri's first season in charge of Chelsea, and he also lost 2:4 at home to the black cat Sunderland.

Losing to Wigan Athletic 1:3, losing to Tottenham Hotspur 0:3 at home, and losing to Manchester City 2:4, these two disastrous defeats make Chelsea's results this season unconvincing, which is also seen by many people Work is one of the reasons why Chelsea lost the championship this season. At least at least Ancelotti will always make some incredible mistakes in some games that test the ability of the head coach.

This is why the media all support Tottenham Hotspur's defense of the Premier League. In the eyes of many people, Ancelotti's so-called multi-line battles caused the team to make mistakes. It is not as good as Chelsea, and Manchester City's overall combat effectiveness is not as good as Chelsea. It is unbelievable to have a big rout.

In other words, it is also a multi-line battle, why didn't Tottenham Hotspur have such a big defeat?
This is also the reason why Tottenham Hotspur have been expected this season. Manchester United lost 0:3 to Fulham, 1:3 to Everton, and Chelsea suffered a double kill. Arsenal have one win and one loss with Liverpool, but Ferguson's team's performance in the Premier League this season is also unconvincing.

But Manchester United's situation is a bit special, because Ferguson has reorganized the entire midfield this season, which led to Manchester United not really developing a complete set of offensive and defensive systems with strong combat effectiveness until before and after the Champions League knockout round. Everton, it was all before that.

But Chelsea's situation is different. Ancelotti's team has almost no reason to explain the disastrous defeat this season. Defeat, this illustrates a problem, that is, Ancelotti's team is difficult to be convincing at critical moments.

The judgment made by the media is that Ancelotti always makes wrong decisions at critical moments.

So, will this game against Tottenham Hotspur appear?
Before the game, Ye Qiu said that he had studied almost all the videos of Chelsea's games this season. He even joked that he was more familiar with this Chelsea team than Ancelotti, so he was absolutely confident that he could beat Chelsea at home.

But for such remarks, Ancelotti did not give a positive response, but said that he would use a victory to prove it.

Therefore, all the reporters were surprised to find that the Chelsea team that appeared at White Hart Lane had made a lot of tactical changes, abandoning Ancelotti's 442 diamond midfield position in the first round of the match between the two sides. Obviously, he was worried that his midfielder would be overwhelmed by Tottenham Hotspur again. Instead, he returned to the 433 position during the time of Ye Qiu and Mourinho.

Cesar the goalkeeper, Zhirkov, Alex, Terry and Ferreira in the defense, Lampard, Essien and Ballack in the midfield, Malouda and Drogba in the frontcourt and Anelka.

Between offense and defense, Ancelotti's final choice was defense, so Chelsea played very cautiously in the opening game. The three midfielders all adopted defensive tactics. Not only that, but Ancelotti did not dare to press the defense. Come up, but let the defense line more in your own half, even when you are attacking, you don't invest a lot of troops, and you rely more on the combination of the frontcourt trident to make a fuss around Drogba.

In this game, Tottenham Hotspur still arranged Thiago Silva to mark Drogba. The main central defender of the Brazilian national team is relatively experienced in this aspect, and in Ye Qiu's view, he can defend against Drogba. Robba can contain more than half of Chelsea's offensive firepower, and once Drogba is in full swing, it will be a disaster for Tottenham Hotspur.

This kind of tactics makes Chelsea look passive, but the strength of the Blues and the tactical execution of the players are the most troublesome and difficult part of this team, so when Ancelotti made a gesture to Without defense, Tottenham Hotspur's offense will be difficult to launch, so Tottenham Hotspur attacked for a while after the opening, and Ye Qiu immediately signaled the players to slow down.

Afterwards, Tottenham Hotspur did not rush to attack, but looked for opportunities more through the coordination of short passes in the midfield and the back and forth between the players. However, Chelsea's entire defensive system was still very tightly arranged.

After all, starting from the Ranieri period, to Ye Qiu to Mourinho, and now to Ancelotti, Chelsea still maintains the foundation of the Italian defensive system built during the Ranieri period.

Tottenham Hotspur's starting lineup for this game is also star-studded, the goalkeeper is Cech, the defense is Marcelo, Ziglinski, Thiago Silva and Alves, the midfielder is big Wei Silva, Yaya Toure and Fabregas, the front trident is Ribery, Falcao and Messi.

Whether it was a derby match between rivals in the same city, Ye Qiu still refused to give up such an important match easily.

Compared with Chelsea's defense, Tottenham Hotspur still choose to attack, actively trying to open a channel through the two sideways, and actively creating articles on the sideways. Even if they cannot form an effective breakthrough, they will strive to The opponent's defensive attention was attracted, and then suddenly shifted horizontally in a large range, creating a threat from the other side.

But while the two sides are active, Tottenham Hotspur's central attack has been curbed. After all, Chelsea ambushed heavily in the midfield in this game, making it difficult for Tottenham Hotspur's midfield to form. Effective penetration and propulsion.

Although there is Falcao in front, Ribery and Messi can also do a good job in cutting in from the wing, but Chelsea's defense is also very targeted, forming a strong attack against Tottenham Hotspur. strong containment.

Although adopting such a tactic led to a passive, embarrassing and embarrassing situation on the scene, it was not like a strong-strong dialogue at all, but rather like a duel between two teams with disparity in strength, but the stalemate was maintained on the scene .

It should be said that among all the teams facing Tottenham Hotspur, there are only a handful of teams that can really do this.

Facts have proved that Ancelotti's defensive strategy is still very tight, especially for Tottenham Hotspur's two wings. Although Tottenham Hotspur's offense seems to have many opportunities, in fact There are almost no chances that are really good, which shows Chelsea's defensive success.

As Ye Qiu said before, unless Ancelotti and Chelsea make mistakes in their starting tactics, playing against Chelsea will be a war of attrition. .

To be honest, the current problem of Tottenham Hotspur is that the bench is too weak, Beckham is old, Phil Jones and Ramsey are too young, Kompany is not experienced enough, and only Hazard is in the frontcourt A substitute, the healthy financial policy adopted by Tottenham Hotspur has prevented the team from having a luxurious bench lineup similar to Manchester City.

In other words, if you take a look at the giant teams in Europe, which team has a bench lineup comparable to that of Manchester City, Real Madrid and other teams?Manchester United's salary budget has increased significantly due to multiple signings this season, so Ferguson has to make a big bet on the Champions League, because every step forward in the Champions League will increase the team's income by millions or even tens of millions.

Of course, another part of the reason is that Manchester United lost too many points in the first half and lost the opportunity.

Now Tottenham Hotspur is in a stage of adjustment and transformation. Ye Qiu will try to ensure the integrity of the main lineup, and then improve the team's substitute lineup. Marr and Coutinho will enter the first team of Tottenham Hotspur. If Lucas Jr. can apply for a labor certificate, he will also enter the first team. If not, he will be temporarily rented to a satellite club to continue his cultivation.

In addition, Ye Qiu will further promote the current youth team, such as Pogba, Varane, Nastasic, and even Eden Hazard's younger brother Thorgen Hazard is currently in the youth team and reserve team The performances are also very good, and these players have the opportunity to enter the first team of Tottenham Hotspur.

Use young teenagers to enrich the lineup of the first team and increase the thickness of the team's bench. With the improvement of the strength of the young teenagers, especially the teenagers with excellent strength and potential such as Neymar, Pogba and Varane, they The stronger the strength, the overall combat effectiveness of Tottenham Hotspur and the ability to deal with multiple fronts will also increase.

This is the benefit of youth training, and it is also a strategy that any team that wants to maintain financial health must follow.

With a lack of strength on the bench, it is impossible for Ye Qiu to join a young lineup to fight against a rival in the same city like Chelsea. Because the young players are not strong enough, they will be swallowed up by the hungry wolf Chelsea anytime, anywhere.

At least, he didn't want to lose a big score in the same city derby.

Ending the first half with a score of 0:0, Chelsea did not make the slightest mistake on the tactical level. Ancelotti helped Chelsea hold the situation cautiously. Although he lost the initiative, he was also attacked by Tottenham Hotspur. It was embarrassing, but at least they kept the goal.

When Ye Qiu walked into the locker room, he could clearly see the exhaustion of the players in the first half from the expressions and reactions of the players. In fact, through Roland's tablet computer, Ye Qiu could also clearly see their exhaustion. degree.

But this is a strong dialogue, playing is consumption, if you can't afford it, you will lose!

"We played very well in the first half!" Ye Qiu clapped his hands vigorously, drawing the attention of all the players, "But I still have to say a few things, first of all, we passed too many high balls, which is very harmful to us. Unfavorable, especially in the opponent's penalty area!"

Ye Qiu has already raised this issue during the game, but the players are still not doing well enough, but this is definitely not just a problem of Tottenham Hotspur players, but also a problem of Chelsea's defensive consciously targeted containment .

When the opponent suppresses your inward cut and low pass, you can only choose to go high, because everything that happens on the court is in an instant, and many times your options are very limited. Not even a choice.

Although Falcao has a good header and jumping ability, the height limit exists objectively. Facing the two big men of Alex and Terry, Falcao wants to grab it between the two strong men alone. The difficulty of being the first to hit the high ball is really not ordinary. In the first half, he almost lost all the direct high ball confrontations.

"Second question, I think we put too much pressure on the opponent and attack too fast, as I told you before, when we press the opponent tighter, the opponent's defense will become relatively weaker. The stronger the pressure is, so we have to properly relax this oppression in the second half and let them see hope!"

Ye Qiu smiled when he said this, "We will play Manchester United in the middle of the week, and we will still be playing in this stadium, so I believe that Ancelotti will not let this game go, he will want to win, And when we reduce our attack, they will feel that we want to stay and play Manchester United, because for us in this game, a draw will achieve the goal."

"After seven and 10 minutes, I'm sure Chelsea will want to attack!"

Ye Qiu himself is a veteran of targeted tactics. He is very clear about Ancelotti's plan for this game. After 10 minutes, Tottenham Hotspur's physical energy will be exhausted to a certain extent. The best time for Chelsea to counterattack.

For all head coaches who play defensive counterattacks, defense is the basic skill, but the timing and timing of counterattacks is the real test of the head coach. It can be said that whether the timing of counterattacks is good or not is a test of a head coach’s ability key.

Ye Qiu dare not say how good he is at defending and counterattacking, but he knows himself and his opponents very well. Chelsea's poor record against strong teams this season and their disastrous three-goal defeat at home in the first round made Chelsea It is absolutely impossible to give up this game, because you play once a week, and you have the advantage in terms of physical fitness and condition. If you still dare not give it a go against Tottenham Hotspur, then Ancelotti is not qualified Called a European marshal.

But as Ye Qiu has always said, everything has two sides. Sometimes the advantage is used well and can be converted into assistance, but sometimes it is not used well, or it is used by the other party in reverse. It is possible to become a help to others.

"Be careful in the second half. We can't put too much pressure on our opponents, but we can't be too weak. We must not relax in the middle, and continue to suppress me!" Ye Qiu looked at Cesc Fabregas and the other three, solemnly exhorted.

Lampard, Ballack and Essien were almost all defensive in the first half, and while they contained Tottenham's penetration through the middle of midfield, they paid their own price, which was their attacking upfield. Support is almost zero.

"One more thing to watch out for, Anelka, he played on the right in the first half, it didn't show his character, he played badly, he was almost invisible in attack, I think, in the second half There should be appropriate adjustments, maybe let him return to the double striker position, ambush behind Drogba, and be careful when defending!"

When many people think about problems, they always think of a static thinking, that is to say, he thinks that Anelka's poor performance in the first half proves that the team's defense is effective, and the second half should continue, but he forgot a question, you When adjusting, doesn't Ancelotti adjust?
Therefore, the role of the head coach is to remind the players of the changes that the opponent may make in the second half.

"In the second half of the attack, we still created opportunities from both sides, especially our left. Ferreira was not in a good state in this game. If it wasn't for Ballack in the midfield, he would have been finished. So in the second half midfield, David Silva, watch out for Ballack, then Ferreira up front!"

After listening to the scar-faced Franck Ribery, he nodded heavily. It was precisely because of the presence of Ballack that his offense was limited in the first half, because the German often appeared in key positions to help defend Ferreira.

If there is a teammate who can help take Ballack away, Ribery has absolute confidence that he can kill Ferreira!

One-on-one, Ribery is not afraid of any defensive player in the world!
But when Ye Qiu was making careful midfield adjustments and tactical arrangements for the second half, he never imagined that the development of the second half would be completely beyond his expectations.

(End of this chapter)