The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 324 Goal: Four Crowns!

Many journalists and professionals once asked Ye Qiu the same question, why did he choose to abandon the 433 tactics he had used for four years at Ajax and was more familiar with after he came to Chelsea, and instead adopted 4321 and 4231 tactics?

To this question, Ye Qiu's answer has always been to adopt different tactics according to different types of players, but in fact, he himself is very clear that there is a deeper factor in this, that is 433's flaws.

I believe that many fans have seen Mourinho's 433 at Chelsea, Mourinho's 433 at Inter Milan, and Barcelona's 433 at their peak, and they will naturally feel that 433 should be the strongest in that era tactics.

It is undeniable that 433 does have a very good side, that is freedom.

If you only look at Mourinho's 433, everyone's most intuitive impression should be oppressive defense and sharp and quick counterattack.

Mourinho is a smart man, he can always master the method of leading the team to achieve stable results in the shortest time, but at the tactical level, he does still have a lot of flaws. There is not enough understanding of the ball running. In order to exert the offensive ability of the winger tactics, the only way is to use the meat grinder midfielder and use physical energy to run and cover.

The flaw of the meat grinder midfielder is that it is too tough and relies more on physical fitness. When encountering a team with stronger control ability, it is often easy to be at a disadvantage. Therefore, Chelsea always has one less player when encountering Barcelona.

If you only look at Barcelona's 433 tactics, what you will see is the oppressive offense and the excellent off-the-ball running and passing and receiving coordination system. Of course, in the eyes of ordinary fans, they may not see these, they will Intuitively, while watching the game, he sighed and said that Barcelona players play so freely, they can cooperate wherever they go, and they can play as they want.

From a purely tactical point of view, Barcelona's 433 is indeed more tactical than Mourinho's 433. The latter relies more on the physical fitness of the players than the tactics themselves, but Barcelona's tactics also exist. There is a problem, that is, the lack of vertical offensive capabilities.

Here I must explain that 442 is the most standard and balanced tactic among all tactics. The distance between players is kept just right, but if it becomes 433, the distance between players must be compared horizontally or vertically. Much more than 442, which is the price to pay for player mobility.

You want players to flow, to run freely, then you have to reserve space for them to run, no?

Especially for the distance between the full-back and the winger, it has been kept at more than 25 meters for a long time, and the distance between the winger and the center is about 442 meters longer than that in the 10 double forward tactics. This is why Ajax back then After leaving a group of outstanding wide players, 433's power was completely reduced, and the reason for the rapid decline in team strength.

In the previous life, many fans accused Barcelona of passing too many crosses when attacking. There are factors required by the team's ball control system, but in fact, part of the factor is that they lack a stable frontcourt center to hold the ball.

If you look carefully at Barcelona's tactics, it's not difficult to find that almost all of Barcelona's ball advances are to find the wing, advance from the wing to the frontcourt, and then go back to the center through the side player. Ronaldinho and Giuly's diagonal pass attack after cutting in from the two sides.

Why is this so?The reason is simple, Eto'o is not a qualified single striker in the 433 tactics, even if he went to Inter Milan, Mourinho's use of him was also pulled to the side.

What must be clarified here is that scoring more goals does not mean that he is suitable!

When a team has a strong and stable diversification of the ball, that is, the so-called ability to create opportunities, even if an amateur forward is placed in front, he can still score a lot of goals, but this does not mean that he is suitable for this team Team tactics.

Eto'o's biggest weakness lies in his lack of response to the two sides, and his ability to hold the ball in the middle of the penalty area is also slightly lacking, so when he was in Inter Milan, the stable point of holding the ball in the middle of the frontcourt was Diego? Milito.

Eto'o is undoubtedly a very good top striker. He also has strong tactical adaptability and can play double striker and single striker, but this does not mean that he can become the top player in different tactics. Every player can only tap the greatest potential in the tactics that suit him best.

Because of Eto'o's weakness, or insufficiency, it is difficult for Barcelona to pass the ball straight to Eto'o, and more can only go to the side, so there will inevitably be more cross passes. Stable ball possession rate, so there is a mechanical pass that Barcelona has been criticized for.

Guardiola is also aware of this, so he wants to introduce Zlatan Ibrahimovic. There is absolutely no need to doubt the Swedish striker's ability to hold the ball in the frontcourt, but he seems a little unsuited to Barcelona's tactical system and requirements.

In other words, with Barcelona's technical skills and team awareness, and Eto'o's outstanding personal ability, they still have shortcomings and deficiencies in the use of 433. It is conceivable that when it comes to technical skills and awareness of passing and receiving The Premier League, which is obviously inferior to continental Europe, basically has only one way to replicate 433.

Learn from Mourinho, play defensive counterattacks, play a fast forward tactics in the frontcourt, and then use the meat grinder midfielder to complete the coverage.

Think about it again, did Ferguson's Manchester United also adopt this kind of tactics when they won the Champions League?

Think again, why did Wenger cling to 442 so tightly?
When the player's technical ability, running ability and other aspects are not up to the requirements, rashly adopting the 433 tactic is a dead end, so for Ye Qiu, the only option is to wait until Fabregas, Messi, When Ribery, Van Persie and other players mature and can play their own role, he will turn to 433 to maximize the team's attack power.

It can be said that there are not many people in today's football world who are more familiar with and understand 433 than Ye Qiu, because this set of tactics is his housekeeping skill, and he has also intensively studied the experience and experience of many world famous coaches on 433 tactics, so He is well aware of the weaknesses and shortcomings of the current Barcelona team.

In Ye Qiu's eyes, Rijkaard's team had problems almost everywhere.

As a single striker, Eto'o is not enough to respond to the left and right wingers, so let's not talk about it. Iniesta and Giuly form a winger. The former is slower, has good skills, and is creative enough, but standing behind him is Abidal and Van Bronckhorst, and Belletti standing behind Giuly, there is a big gap between the winger and the full-back.

Barcelona's midfield is Xavi, Motta and Max, and the two central defenders are Edmilson and Puyol. The thickness of the midfield is relatively weak, and what Barcelona advocates is ball possession and counter-robbing. This has a premise .

When Barcelona can get continuous high-speed passes and players can effectively intersperse and run back and forth, this Barcelona team is the most threatening, because their pass penetration will tear apart any defense.

Also because of this, when Barcelona encounters La Liga teams that lack defensive ability, are not oppressive, and refuse to defend and counterattack, they can hardly feel the pressure of defense. This is why Barcelona can perform well this season. , but when Rijkaard met Ye Qiu's Chelsea, his 433-[-]-[-] tactics fell apart.

Chelsea is still using 4231 tactics, the goalkeeper is Van der Sar, the defense is Evra, Cannavaro, Terry and Maicon, the double midfielders are Deco and Makelele, and the frontcourt is Ronaldini Austrian, Lampard and Rooney, the lone striker is Drogba.

Out of self-confidence in his team, Ye Qiu announced his starting lineup for his visit to the Camp Nou early after Newcastle's FA Cup match. Not surprisingly, all the main players will play, but he Played tricks tactically.

The first is not to compete with Barcelona for the ball, but try their best to launch an oppressive defense against Barcelona's possession, and once they get the ball, they don't stop the ball and go directly to the frontcourt, or Ronaldinho and Ronaldinho on the wing. Rooney, or Drogba and Lampard.

Ye Qiu is very clear that in front of Barcelona's defense, Chelsea's frontcourt players have a certain advantage in holding the ball, even the young Rooney, so Chelsea can boldly pass forward, there are many receiving points in front, and Passing quickly to the frontcourt can maximize the effect of Barcelona's counter-grab and dampen the enthusiasm of the opponent.

Second, once the ball is obtained, the full-back moves forward quickly, hitting the weakness between the opponent's winger and the full-back in the shortest possible time, taking advantage of the number of players, and repeatedly attacking and breaking through, disintegrating Barcelona's defense from the side.

Therefore, in this game, Ronaldinho and Evra, Rooney and Maicon almost completely sieved the two sides of Barcelona. If it wasn't for Drogba's lack of ability to seize opportunities, Barcelona conceded at least 5 goals in this game.

With the first and second points, Chelsea naturally gained an advantage on the scene, and more often used Barcelona's half as the main battlefield in the game, thereby suppressing and disintegrating Barcelona's tactics.

In fact, the first leg of the UEFA Champions League knockout round of 16 at the Camp Nou had lost its suspense from the 3rd minute, Ronaldinho received a pass from the backcourt along the left wing , quickly formed a breakthrough, and after throwing away Belletti, he got rid of Puyol in the left corner of the penalty area.

The ball crossed an arc and hit the right net inside the goal, 1:0!

Afterwards, Chelsea continued to take advantage of the advantage of stably holding the ball in the frontcourt, play out the characteristics of wing attack, and attack the weaknesses and deficiencies of Barcelona's wing defense. They repeatedly attacked and suppressed Barcelona's wing, but they still failed Find another chance to break the Barcelona goal.

Until the 67th minute of the second half, after Ronaldinho retreated to catch the ball, he directly transferred a wide-range diagonal pass. Rooney quickly inserted the ball and advanced to the right side of the penalty area. He stopped and made a pass. Delo Ba interfered with the attention of Puyol and Edmilson, and Lampard scored with a header from close range, 2:0!

This is also the only two goals in the game, Chelsea beat Barcelona 2-0 away!
At the moment when the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the entire Camp Nou stadium was completely desperate!
If last season's Barcelona brought bitterness and tears to Barcelona fans, then the team's performance has improved this season. Rijkaard boldly promoted Iniesta and introduced many players, further Strengthen the overall strength of the team so that Barcelona can perform in La Liga.

But when Barcelona met Chelsea, which is known as the strongest in Europe, they really felt the huge gap between themselves and the top teams, not only in terms of strength, but also in terms of tactics.

Cruyff, the godfather of Barcelona who served as the guest commentator for this game, summed up this, thinking that it is difficult for Barcelona to make a difference in the Champions League. Rijkaard can devote all his energy to the league next to go.

"I said before the game that no one understands the essence of the 433-433-433 tactic better than Ye Qiu. He overturned Ajax's traditional [-]-[-]-[-] and improved it to make this tactic more suitable for the trend of modern football. He Knowing all the problems that may arise when using [-], Rijkaard has absolutely no advantage over Ye Qiu."

Cruyff did not hide his disappointment with Barcelona's performance in this game, even if he knew very well that it was more caused by Chelsea's outstanding performance.

"When we clearly know that the opponent is best at pressing and controlling the rhythm, we should not show timidity in these two aspects. We should counter the pressing and compete with Chelsea for controlling the rhythm, because only in this way can we win. opportunity, but at this point, the team did a terrible job."

"I saw that we didn't put in determination in the rhythm competition. Instead, Chelsea, from the beginning, boldly pressed the attack and press, and succeeded in scoring goals, and our weakness on the wing was also exposed. Jekaard's team is a bit like Ajax before Ye Qiu took over, very similar."

It also sounded like Cruyff was hinting at Rijkaard. He didn't learn any experience and lessons from Ye Qiu's transformation of Ajax. He still blindly used the sideways he was familiar with. tactics.

"Another point is that the team's tactical adaptability is very bad. When we see Ronaldinho and Evra breaking through Belletti time and time again, Rooney and Maicon are passing us again and again. We should have made changes and adjustments to the defense on the left, but the team has not changed at all on this point, and the goal conceded in the second half is still initiated from the wing."

In the end, Cruyff also summed up the two sides in this game, thinking that Barcelona lost because of lack of quality.

"Chelsea is a team that is still figuring out their own style, but already has a very high quality of play. They know exactly what they are doing and how they should do it all the time, which makes their every move full of purpose. It's full of ideas and mechanics, and it's definitely something all teams can learn from."

"I usually don't praise a team lightly, but what I want to say now is that Ye Qiu and his Chelsea will have a chance to usher in their perfect peak. They are the biggest favorites in the Champions League this season. I think No team can match this Chelsea team, no one!"

For the appreciation from Cruyff, Ye Qiu also expressed his gratitude at the post-match press conference, but he said that Chelsea are not at their best yet.

"Many people say that we are very strong, but in fact, I know in my heart that we still have a lot of potential to be tapped, and I believe that with the emergence of more and more young players, as the team's tacit understanding is getting better and better. The better we are, the stronger we will be as a whole, and my players and I don't want to hide our desire and pursuit of all championships!"

"Yes, we have created a lot of records and history this season, but no one will be too much, and no one will get tired of honors and victories, at least I have not noticed this, so we will continue to go all out , compete for every championship, and compete for the victory of every game!"

"I know that there are still many strong competitors in the European arena, but I believe that as long as we do our best, no one can stop us from moving forward!"

Ye Qiu's speech at the post-match press conference was also widely reported by the media, and it was considered to be Chelsea's declaration of enthusiasm for the impact of the quadruple crown this season. Ambitious to respond and support.

After William Hill finished the first round, they reduced Chelsea's promotion odds to the lowest, and even so, the vast majority of lottery players still chose Chelsea. With an unstoppable momentum, it is impossible for Barcelona to stop the progress of the Premier League hegemony.

Even among the winning odds, William Hill gave Chelsea an ultra-low odds of 1 to 4, which also proved that the vast majority of fans are optimistic about Chelsea, followed by Real Madrid And AC Milan, the former is 5 to 1, and the latter is 6 to 5. The odds are very different from Chelsea.

Also in the top 16 knockout round, Chelsea won Barcelona firmly, Arsenal lost 1:3 away to Bayern Munich, Liverpool defeated Leverkusen 3:1 at home, Manchester United lost 0:1 at home to AC Milan, Among them, the situation of Arsenal and Manchester United can be said to be very serious.

The tragedy of the Gunners obviously dragged down the league. In the 2th round of the Premier League on February 26, they drew 28:1 with Saints Southampton away. Because Chelsea was going to play the League Cup final, the 1th round was postponed. Therefore, Arsenal successfully narrowed the points gap to 28 points.

Manchester United defeated Portsmouth 2:1 and successfully caught up with Arsenal's points. The two teams were tied, 14 points behind Chelsea, and because Everton also won, the 28 rounds were also postponed. Liverpool fell to 5th in the league.

On February 2th, at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, at 27:15, the League Cup final kicked off on time!
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