Chinese players in Europe

Chapter 713 Attack or Defense?

Ten days before the start of the UEFA Champions League final, the Premier League has finally settled. They are the last league in European football to end.However, Tottenham will not lack time to rest and prepare for the Champions League final due to the tight schedule. After slaughtering the relegation team Norwich at home 8-0, Tottenham won the Premier League championship two rounds in advance, so they have enough rest to prepare time.

Tottenham Hotspur successfully defended their title two rounds ahead of schedule, Mo Fei also won the Golden Boot of the league with 42 league goals, once again writing the legend of a midfielder becoming the top scorer, and at the same time 42 league goals in a single season It has become a milestone record in the Premier League for future generations to look up to.Redknapp also led the team to defend the title and reached the Champions League final, becoming the best coach in the Premier League. Tottenham is also the well-deserved best team in the Premier League this season.

Arsenal had a shock wave of three consecutive victories in the last three rounds. They unexpectedly overwhelmed Chelsea and finally became the runner-up of the league. Chelsea came in third.Manchester United worked hard in the future and finally reached the top four from the fifth position in the league. Although Liverpool ranks fifth in the league, they still have the opportunity to play in the Champions League qualifying round. If there is no accident, they will also be able to return after a season. European arena.The most tragic thing is Manchester City, who are ranked in the top three in the league most of the time, but the consecutive losses at the last moment turned their hard work for a season into ashes, and they can only play in the Europa League.It is said that the Azabi consortium is very dissatisfied with the huge investment but no return. The club has already fired rumors of Mancini and looked for a famous coach again. The media speculates that Alfasim has drawn Tottenham’s champion coach Harry Redknapp.

These are all subjective speculations by the media and fans. Redknapp has led Tottenham Hotspur to countless honors in recent seasons. He has already become a hot super coach in Europe and the world. There are too many clubs with coveted hearts, but he is doing well in Tottenham, and he is not lacking in fame and fortune. There is no need to change the environment and start over.However, recently, the English media has rumored that Capello is about to resign as the head coach of the England national team, and Redknapp has become the FA's default England coach.

This matter is not groundless. Someone from the FA has indeed had private contact with Redknapp. However, Lao Lei has no interest in accepting England as a hot potato, and expresses mildly that he just wants to devote all his energy to it. to the club.After repeated invitations by the FA to no avail, they had to turn their attention elsewhere. In the end, the former Liverpool coach "Big Mouth" Hodgson became the new helm of England. He will lead England to compete in this year's European Cup held in Poland and Ukraine.

Before the start of the European Cup, there are only two games left in the entire British football. One is the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. The last domestic title up for grabs.The other is the UEFA Champions League final held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, where Tottenham Hotspur and Barcelona compete for the highest honor in European football.

The FA Cup final has been considered a game without any suspense in the UK. Tottenham Hotspur have beaten the invincibles in the Premier League. snatch food from inside.

Now the entire British Isles is discussing the game between Tottenham and Barcelona. This game is definitely a heavyweight match that attracts the attention of fans all over the world. People challenge the Son of the Wind of China, no matter which one is an eye-catching duel.Since both teams are likely to become the treble winners this season, this Champions League final has become a European treble battle again.

When the whole world is arguing about whether it is a newcomer to defeat the established overlord, or a traditional giant to defend the authority of the throne by defeating the upstart, the former football king and Brazilian superstar Pele started his "crow's mouth" in an interview. Prediction: "Although England is the birthplace of modern football, Barcelona's artistic football represents the future of world football. I am very optimistic about Guardiola's team. They are at their peak. They can at least reach two goals." Domination of European football for three seasons."

Pele's basis comes from the strength of Barcelona in recent seasons and the match against Manchester United in the semi-finals. Although the difference between the two is not big, Barcelona played extremely easily.The old overlord of the Premier League was beaten by the Catalans without any temper. Now the new overlord is standing in front of Barcelona. Not only Pele, but also the European media are not optimistic about Tottenham. They think it is almost impossible for Tottenham to beat Barcelona. , Barcelona and Tottenham have encountered giants such as Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Inter Milan before. They are not the same. They are best at ball possession and passing. Tottenham is only afraid of 30.00% of the ball in a game. rates are not guaranteed.

Both are one of the only two football kings in the world. Although they are not in the same era, the Argentine football kings Maradona and Pele have never been able to deal with each other. It may be because they have not been able to confront each other on the court. They are number one in the world. Both of them like to choke each other. Since Pele is optimistic about Barcelona winning the championship, Maradona will definitely stand up and express his prediction: "Barcelona's football is full of classical art, but Tottenham It is also offensive football. Their style of play is beautiful, fast and full of passion. It is difficult to judge which of the two teams is better. From the perspective of overall strength, Barcelona is stronger than Tottenham, but Tottenham has an omnipotent Huaxia Mo, he is the closest player in football today. He has the ability to decide the outcome of a game alone. To be honest, although Leo is from my hometown, I have to admit that, in a certain way, Morbirio is better."

I don’t know how Messi would feel when he heard his childhood idol praise his opponents like this. It’s no wonder that although Maradona’s support for Tottenham has the factor of singing against Pele, the Argentines do not support the Argentines. Instead, to wave the flag for a foreigner, this imagination makes people feel aggrieved.

The former French football superstar and current UEFA President Platini also published his prediction before the game: "Barcelona and Tottenham are both important forces in world football. Very intoxicating and beautiful football, but I am still optimistic about the Red and Blues. Tottenham want to overthrow the Catalans. They still have a long way to go. At least this season, it is very difficult to win the Champions League. .Barcelona is very likely to create a record that has never been seen in the history of the Champions League, and that is to successfully defend the Champions League champion!"

As soon as Platini publicly supported Barcelona, ​​there was an uproar in European football, and there was even more scolding in China, with ironic voices of "godfather", "general liar" and "unscrupulous chairman" endlessly .

Arguments come to an end, most of the European football media and fans are still more optimistic about Barcelona winning the championship and setting a new record. After all, Barcelona is too strong now. They have ruled European football for five years , and their peak period is still not over, many people have reason to believe that this Catalan team will continue to be brilliant.

European bookmakers are also not optimistic about Tottenham winning the title.In the odds of winning the UEFA Champions League final issued by BWIN, Barcelona lost 1 to 1.25, while Tottenham lost 1 to 2.30. Barcelona led Tottenham by an absolute advantage.Judging from the odds of the results of the 90-minute match, Barcelona also has the upper hand. Their odds of winning are 1 to 2.20, the odds of a draw are 1 to 2.60, and the odds of Tottenham winning are 1 to 3.25. Obviously gambling The company is optimistic that Barcelona can beat Tottenham to win the championship within 90 minutes.

BWIN公司还开出了决赛的大小球的赔率，以2.5球为界，决赛90分钟内进球在3球以下的赔率为1赔1.65，显然博彩公司认为决赛的总进球最有可能在0-2个，而进3个球及以上的赔率为1赔2.10.
After more than 20 days of careful study of Barcelona, ​​Redknapp and the coaching staff believe that the European media is not exaggerating. Tottenham may not even be able to hold the ball for a long time against Barcelona. There are countless ways, but there are only two ways for them to beat Barcelona. One is to defend and play an iron barrel formation, and it must be a Mourinho or Chelsea iron barrel formation.Another method is to stick to your usual offensive style of play, regardless of the danger of your own gate being breached, and fight head-on with your opponent.

Offense or defense, this is an extremely difficult choice for Redknapp and Tottenham Hotspur.

Mourinho, who has always been considered by Redknapp to be different and not conspiring with each other, has now become the main research object of Redknapp, and Mourinho is coached by Redknapp's bedside The team's game video, and some analysis reports on Mourinho's tactical arrangements and command. Redknapp doesn't like Mourinho. He thinks his coaching style is anti-football and anti-humanity. Redknapp Knapp also believes that as long as he is given enough time, he can also create an offensive team similar to Barcelona or even stronger than Barcelona, ​​but now the time is too short, he has to admit that he wants to take it from Barcelona. To win the championship, Mourinho's tactics are the best and safest choice.

From Barcelona's games in the last five years, Redknapp found that only Mourinho's defensive counterattacks can restrain Barcelona. Although the success rate is not high, there are always successful precedents.Mourinho's team did not use fierce scrambles and fouls to block Barcelona, ​​but relied more on reasonable defensive positions to compress Barcelona's offensive space, which was particularly evident in Harvey's defense. Mourinho's team almost never took the initiative to grab Harvey, but focused on blocking Harvey's passing route. This led to a lot of opportunities for Barcelona's brain to get the ball, but it was difficult to pass a threatening key ball.

Undoubtedly, the whole world knows that the most famous and most beautiful person in Barcelona is the Argentine little flea Leo Messi, but in the eyes of many famous coaches with outstanding vision, Messi can only be regarded as a troublesome figure, and the real fatal ones are Xavi and Iniesta, it is the organizational passing and breakthrough of these two midfield masters that makes Barcelona's offense extremely gorgeous, simple and effective.

If you want to win Barcelona, ​​you must first freeze Harvey and Xiaobai Iniesta, and then freeze Messi.Mourinho did a good job of freezing the first two midfielders, constantly harassing, compressing the space and blocking the route. When the two fell into silence, May, who could not receive the pass, It is difficult for West to have a chance to play.And in the face of Messi, Mourinho never underestimated his carelessness. Every time Barcelona and Mourinho's team played, Messi always had to face a full-time "accompany" and behind him. A whole line of defense that can be called an impregnable wall. This multi-layered defense not only reduces the chance of being penetrated by the opponent's personal ability or small-scale cooperation, but also avoids giving the opponent a free kick in a dangerous area. Therefore, although the scene is not good It looks good, but in fact it can kill most of Barcelona's offense, so Barcelona always played awkwardly against Mourinho's team, and Messi didn't even score a single goal.

It stands to reason that it is most appropriate to choose a defensive counterattack strategy similar to Mourinhoism, but here comes the problem again. Although Tottenham’s defense is good, it is not a Mourinho team after all. The problem is that Tottenham’s offensive ability is not much worse than Barcelona’s. They also have a chance to break through Barcelona’s goal. Most of the counterattacking teams will inevitably die.

Redknapp is really hurting, the defense is not good, and the offense may also fail. He can't figure out why Barcelona can exist in this world like an unsolvable problem. In his words In other words, this team should go to Mars to play football, and should not stay on Earth.

But he forgot that many times, when facing Tottenham, other European teams "curse" Tottenham as an alien team, and they are almost as unsolvable as Barcelona... …

In the end, after repeated discussions with the coaching staff, Redknapp took a compromise method, that is, to stabilize the defense in the midfield and the backcourt, and hand over the offense in the frontcourt to the offensive players headed by Mo Fei. This is also impossible. The thing is, this is the Champions League final, which is of great significance. He must not be cautious. What he considers is to delay Barcelona's goal time with layers of defense in the midfield. There is no doubt about the offensive ability of Mo Fei, Bale and others. Mo Fei's free kick can create huge pressure on the opponent. If they can score first, then the whole team will immediately turn to defensive counterattack, and the grinding will grind Barcelona to death.

This kind of tactical play is a bit wretched and nasty, but Redknapp doesn't care about it. He and his team are going to be the champion. No matter what disgraceful means he uses, as long as he can win, he is king!
Furthermore, defensive counterattack is not a disgraceful tactic, it is reasonable if it exists. Although Tottenham has always played a total attack and total defense tactic, whoever stipulates that Tottenham cannot change their methods. They are not a bunch of brains. I don't know what to do.

(End of this chapter)