The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 667 Who is Fatty?

*** once wrote such a poem, it is advisable to chase the poor with the remaining courage, not to be famous and learn from the overlord.

This is an elegant way of saying it, and if it is used in a crude way, it would be to beat the dog in the water.

Many people are summing up the experience against Tottenham Hotspur, and even many head coaches will exchange and summarize with each other. They believe that the two most difficult periods of time to play Tottenham Hotspur are before scoring a goal, One is after a goal.

Tottenham are very good at blitzing, they are very good at attacking, the attacking methods are varied, so defending before scoring is a bit difficult, because you can't guess when they will score, but scoring After that, organize the team's defense well, which has become a compulsory course for all coaches facing Tottenham Hotspur.

The North London team is indeed very good at playing rhythm and momentum. When they score goals, it is often the time when the rhythm and momentum are the best, so at this time they are often able to play the sharpest and most threatening offense.

Of course, you can choose to go head-to-head and use the opportunity of the re-kick-off to attack the opponent in turn to contain their crazy offensive, but if you want to kill Tottenham Hotspur in a head-to-head attack, any team has to First weigh whether you have such strength and weight.

Benitez was a guest at White Hart Lane. He made full preparations for all the situations that might arise during the game. He even told his players before the game that if Tottenham Hotspur won After scoring, what should they do, so Liverpool's players were patient after conceding the first goal.

After re-kick-off, they began to consciously stabilize the rhythm and deliberately slow down the rhythm.

Everyone knows that Tottenham Hotspur want to speed up the tempo and play their own offensive, so I will slow down the tempo and wear off the spirit you brought after scoring. Compete with you slowly.

Benitez kept directing the team on the sidelines. He was asking the players to be patient, after all, it was only one goal behind.

The Liverpool team is a very tenacious team with a tough temperament, but Benitez's ability to control is unquestionable, so Liverpool began to want to maintain patient possession of the ball in the backcourt, slowly back and forth foot.

Tottenham Hotspur's frontcourt players obviously realized this, so they began to press forward consciously.

If you carefully analyze the offense and defense of Tottenham Hotspur in the past, especially the rhythm of offense and pressing, it is not difficult to find that this team is very good at playing rhythm, not only in offense, but also in defense.

For example, they are also pressing in the frontcourt. They don't run desperately as soon as they come up, or rush desperately.

No, they're starting to look more like they're feinting, especially with the front three, they're not going to press that hard, but that doesn't mean they're not trying, because if you feel like they're not putting energy into their defense, or If you are too careless, then you are finished.

When they realize that they can hang on to you and create an opportunity, they suddenly pick up the speed and the tempo.

It seems that at this time, Skrtel hesitated to take the ball. Cavani originally wanted to block his forward route, but seeing that Skrtel did not pass the ball in time, he first Time speeds up to get closer.

Skrtel is a central defender. Just now, he always felt that Cavani's defense was more like a perfunctory defense. Now he suddenly pounced, and he quickly distributed the ball to the left, but at this time Messi also Quickly approaching Jose Enrique, the latter did not dare to stick the ball, and then passed back to Skrtel.

But the problem is that Cavani was ambushing around here at this time, and Skrtel didn't dare to stick the ball anymore, and once again touched the ball to Lucas in front, and the entire center forward of Tottenham Hotspur The speed of field pressing has picked up.

Through this change of rhythm, fast and slow, you are at a loss whether you are defending or attacking. This is a method that Tottenham Hotspur is best at, and it is also the so-called rhythm that the opponent feels the most headache.

Just like Liverpool, being chased by Tottenham Hotspur who suddenly accelerated, the ball reached the midfield and in the middle of a continuous pass, there was another mistake. Ramsey followed Gerrard from the right. In the middle, after forcibly stabbing the ball at the foot of the Liverpool captain, although Gerrard fell to the ground, the referee thought it was not a foul.

Ramsey quickly dribbled the ball forward, and with a through ball, Ribery pulled to the right side of Liverpool's defense to get the ball. After stopping, he passed the ball forward again. He rushed over at a fast speed, forming a typical cut in the middle, took the ball and waded into the penalty area, attracting two defensive players from Liverpool, Carragher and Glenn Johnson.

Cavani was far behind, and Javier Martinez, who returned to the defense, stuck to the Uruguayan every step of the way.

Messi rushed to the left side of the small penalty area. Seeing that he could not get rid of the defender, he suddenly knocked back after getting down to the bottom line. After receiving the ball from the outside of the big penalty area, Ribery hit a curve ball with his right foot.

In this position, Franck Ribery who cut in from the left does not know how many shots he scored. How to hit the goal in this area is the most threatening. Franck Ribery is definitely the player with the most experience, so when this kick After the shot, Ribery rushed out of the penalty area, and the ball did not disappoint him. It got into the upper right corner of the goal, a dead corner in the absolute sense, 2:0!

"There is no way, there is really no way, Liverpool made too many pass errors!"

Andy Gray's only feeling about the game so far is, how did Liverpool pass the ball?
Two consecutive attacks, in less than 3 minutes, Tottenham Hotspur scored two goals, and the results were almost the same, all of which came from the counterattack after the midfield pass was interrupted , and the organization and planning of the two times were different, but they were aimed at both ribs.

Messi's goal just now was on the left rib, but now Ribery's goal is on the right rib, just a little closer to the middle. It can be seen that Tottenham All of Tottenham's offenses remain the same, they are still playing through and pulling, and they are still making a fuss on the side and the center.

"Actually, if you want to score goals in a football game, the key is to consider how close to the goal, so almost all the goals come from the sides or the center. Liverpool's defense is really not enough to protect the sides and the center. , Of course, you can also say that Tottenham Hotspur's interludes are too good!"

The slow motion is replaying the scoring process just now. Everyone can clearly see that Ribery and Messi had a tacit interlacing. Messi made a diagonal cut from the center to the left, and Ribery immediately scored the ball to Messi. In front of West, the Argentine entered the penalty area as soon as he stopped the ball, which attracted the attention of Liverpool's defensive players.

But Messi's point at this time is to attract defensive firepower and effect. After he attracted Glenn Johnson and Carragher, he immediately knocked back to Ribery, who was unguarded. He hit the goal directly with his right foot.

Interestingly, judging from the slow-motion playback, if Ribery slows down a little bit, even if it is just a pause, Gerrard will come back, but this little bit, maybe only half a second, Ribery Li kicked and hit the goal.

Sometimes, that's what's so interesting about football.

"The more top-level players are, the less room you can give him to move freely!" Andy Gray has his own understanding of this, "If Gerrard wants to stop him, he must at least get stuck in advance." In front of Franck Ribery, otherwise, even if he catches up, a simple spike after Franck Ribery stopped the ball, still let Gerrard miss it, and then he kicked the goal and scored!"

"So, sometimes, the most important thing in defense is not to give the opponent a chance to face the goal!"

After Benitez saw Ribery's goal, he kicked the mineral water bottle in front of him, shook his head, turned around and walked back to the visiting team's coaching bench. Very disappointed with the situation.

In less than 10 minutes, Tottenham Hotspur scored two goals in a row and led 2:0. This is indeed a painful blow to Liverpool in the away game. There is no effective solution to the situation.

Not only him, but any head coach, what can you do in such a situation?
In addition to strengthening the team's defense and stabilizing the situation first, what else can you do?
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The biggest problem for Liverpool so far is obviously not the attacking combination in the frontcourt.

You know, in the Houllier period at the beginning of the century, and later in the Benitez period, even if they won the Champions League, in fact, Liverpool still has obvious problems in their offensive combination, that is, they lack effective means of connection.

Owen was on the front line during the Houllier period, and Torres was on the front line during the Benitez period, but after these two top forwards, who will be responsible for delivering shells for them has become a problem, or in other words, it has become Liverpool's biggest sticking point.

They are all famous coaches, and they all saw this. Both Houllier and Benitez came up with many tricks and introduced many players, hoping to improve this problem, but they all failed due to various reasons. It didn't work out.

During Benitez's period, he tried many players, such as Babel, Luis Garcia, etc., but these players were either unable to adapt, or were limited by their own strength, making them unable to meet Benitez's requirements and help Liverpool Complete a metamorphosis.

After the rich man in India entered the Red Army, Benitez got a huge transfer fee, so he solved this problem.

Juan Mata, David Villa, Torres in the early stage, and Suarez later, no matter how the trident is adjusted, they have solved the problems and sticking points of Liverpool in the past ten years, but at this time they are facing With a new problem, midfield organization.

Lucas is a player with both offense and defense. He was once regarded as the type of midfielder of Harvey Alonso, but it is obviously not the case now. Javier Martinez is indeed technically capable. But his organizational ability and midfield ball handling ability are obviously not good enough.

It can be said that since the sale of Harvey Alonso, Liverpool's problems have been more reflected in the midfield, but the terrible thing is that now a good midfielder is very sought-after. Looking at the entire world of football, excellent midfielders It is really not easy to find a few in the field, and basically it can be said that they have been hoarded by strong teams.

Just like Manchester City, the starting lineup includes De Rossi, Yaya Toure, Modric, van der Vaart and other midfielders, and Gareth Barry sits on the bench at the Premier League level. ah.

West Ham United invested heavily in the introduction of Portuguese midfielder Moutinho, and Newcastle invested heavily in the introduction of Thiago Motta and Pastore. In fact, almost all strong teams have now realized the importance of midfield organization. This is what Ferguson introduced at a high price. Carrick, looking back now, undoubtedly made a very smart decision.

Sometimes the war in the transfer market is more tragic than the war on the football field, and the degree of injury is also greater.

Liverpool lost this game not so much in defense, but in midfield control.

Except for the short 4-minute attack after the opening, which took the advantage, in all the rest of the time, until the end of the game, Liverpool still failed to find their own rhythm, and they were more defeated by Tottenham. Tottenham pulled their noses and walked, and their entire midfield fell into a paste.

It was Lucas who passed the most balls in the audience, and even though Benitez replaced Henderson later, wanting to further strengthen the team's midfield control and organizational skills, no matter from which point of view , Henderson failed to hit the worth of 2000 million pounds, he almost sank with Liverpool.

On the contrary, Vidal, who was introduced by Tottenham Hotspur for 1000 and 1000 million euros, or about [-] million pounds, continued to maintain his high-level performance and performance in this game. He and Ramsey were almost equal in midfield. Tottenham have built a moving wall, and all passes through their area need to be sorted through them.

Losing the midfield is tantamount to losing the entire game.

In the end, Liverpool lost 0:4 in the away game in the hands of Tottenham Hotspur. Before the end of the first half, they conceded another goal. Cavani scored the goal. In the next game, the final home team won 4:0.

When Philip Dodd blew the whistle for the end of the game, Benitez let out a deep breath. He had already looked down on the outcome, but he felt that he could learn from this game. To a lot of things.

In many cases, watching videos and listening to others, you can't understand it personally. Only when you really face this opponent can you find out how strong he is.

There is no doubt that Tottenham Hotspur is the strongest team in the Premier League and one of the strongest teams in continental Europe, not only because of the team's excellent offensive ability and solid defense, but also because They are tough and tough.

It's like a piece of beef tendon that can't be boiled. It's placed in front of you. You want to eat it, but you can't chew it. If you try to swallow it forcefully, it might get stuck in your throat and choke. kill you!

"Fatty, you played this game so irritably!"

After Ye Qiu met with Philip Dodd and other referees, he walked towards Benitez, suspected of making things worse.

After Liverpool conceded two goals in a row, their actions and emotions were indeed a bit rough. Although none of their players were sent off with a red card in this game, this does not mean that they are very gentle. It can only be said that Philip Dodd gave them enough face , otherwise, at least Gerrard should end up with a red card.

If you simply look at the score, you will feel that this is a game that is not at the same level, but only those who have watched the whole process of the game can understand that this game is actually not easy. Although there are many goals, Tottner Hotspur also controlled the rhythm, but unlike the crushing defeat of Manchester United and the crushing defeat of Manchester City, Liverpool was very tenacious in this game.

Or should I say, they are powerless!
Benitez glanced at Ye Qiu, who was proud of winning the game. He never convinced anyone, even though this 4:0 match was the worst defeat in many matches between him and Ye Qiu.

"Don't hum, do you know where your biggest problem is?" Ye Qiu smiled, "Your biggest problem is that you are not only fat, but also short of breath. You are stubborn and obstinate. Fatty who still wants to go back to the past!"

After speaking, Ye Qiu smiled and walked away.

The reason why he said this to Benitez actually meant to wake him up a bit.

To be honest, at their level, there is no need to prove themselves anymore, especially Ye Qiu, Ferguson, Lippi, Capello, Heathfield and other famous coaches, no one will doubt their strength, and what they are now What I want to do, or what I want to prove, is actually to prove my understanding of football.

In many cases, the confrontation and contest between them is no longer a tactical contest, but a conceptual contest.

For them, the opponent's strength is too weak to be enjoyable. They hope that the opponent's strength is stronger, because this can stimulate them. Every team has a lot of things that their opponents can learn from, even Ye Qiu and him Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool also have something worthy of their learning.

So the more strong teams there are, the more things you can learn and get in touch with, which is good for your improvement and progress. Otherwise, why do all the head coaches and all top players like to play? Champions League?
The club plays the Champions League for money, but the players and the head coach play the Champions League only for money?For fame?
Wrong, it is to prove yourself and improve yourself through this high-level competition!
Perhaps it was because he was too poor before Valencia, and after Valencia, he has never been able to show his strengths, so he has always lived in the shadow of Valencia, even when he came to Liverpool Still the same.

"Who is fat? You are fat, and your whole family is fat!" Benitez muttered angrily to Ye Qiu's back, but his voice was not loud, but his tone was a bit... playful.

After finishing speaking, Benitez himself felt that he had lost his composure, so he smiled and immediately restored his iconic mechanical face!
(End of this chapter)