The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 326 Counterattack Your Counterattack
Great, an adjective that has obviously been overused by the media.

In football, greatness seems to fall more on the offensive players, but the defensive players rarely get such honors, but Makelele is honored to be recognized and affirmed by the fans.

I don’t know when it started, they regarded him as a synonym for defensive midfielder, but it must not be from Ligue [-], because at that time he was not a simple midfielder, he was just like Essien, Mohamed? Like African-American players such as Diarra, he is both offensive and defensive, and is known for his wide-range running coverage.

After switching to Celta, he relied on his solid skills to gain a firm foothold in La Liga. At that time, he began to learn to become a more classical midfielder, because La Liga likes such a midfielder, such as Barcelona's Guardio La, Real Madrid's Redondo, and midfielders such as Baraja and Albelda are not purely defensive.

Even if Celta introduced Celades from Barcelona later, and the two formed the most dazzling double midfielder combination in La Liga, Makelele was not the most eye-catching. In the summer of 2000, Real Madrid packaged and introduced Celta's double midfielder. Waist, the most important target is Celades, and Makelele is more of a player brought in to show Celades' strength.

Sometimes, fate is so fun.

Usually people think that a great person should show his great side from the very beginning, but in fact, greatness is often just a latecomer's evaluation of the facts that have happened, and for the person involved, he has nothing to do with it. He doesn't feel that he is doing a great thing. On the contrary, his purpose is often very humble at the beginning.

Many people asked Makelele why he transformed into a pure defensive player. The reason is very simple, in order to play!

Real Madrid had just won the Champions League that year, and there were a lot of talents in the midfielder position. There were not only powerful stars such as Elguera, Celades, and Flavio, but also an outstanding rookie player like Cambiasso. Lai Lai's position in Real Madrid is not prominent.

Bosque is constantly adjusting the team, and the players are constantly catering to Bosque's tactics in order to compete. Makelele does not have the slightest capital and capital to occupy a main position like the superstars, so he has to to fight.

Too many people go to attack, and defense becomes a scarce product. Among Real Madrid's midfielders, Makelele and Elguera are undoubtedly the most willing to invest in defense. It is logical that they have gradually been reused by Del Bosque. Gradually got the chance to play, and over time, he took root in the midfielder position.

Makelele has always understood a truth, that is, as a professional player, the most important thing for you is not to think about how to show your strength, especially for top teams, the strength of a player is a fart, There are a lot of powerful stars at hand, and the most important thing is to find your role in the team.

If Makelele is still the same as Celades, Flavio and others, keeping his own characteristics unchanged, then he will still not be able to play in Real Madrid, because Real Madrid does not need such a role in the team. What is the defender.

After finding the role, many things became logical.

Makelele clearly remembered that when he failed to renew his contract with Real Madrid, he received a call from Ye Qiu in London.

In that phone call, Ye Qiu told him what kind of player he wanted.

"In my tactical system, I still lack a player. When my striker goes forward, he stays to protect the defense; when my midfielder also rushes forward, he still stays to protect the defense; When my defenders left their positions, he was still holding his position and protecting his defense!"

After Makelele heard Ye Qiu's words, an idea immediately appeared in his mind, he was talking about himself, and only himself!

So next, after Real Madrid agreed to transfer, Makelele directly nodded to join Chelsea, because he knew very well that Ye Qiu understood his tactical value.

But even so, he didn't realize until later that Ye Qiu's understanding of him was obviously deeper.

Every week, Ye Qiu will communicate with the players. Every first-team player has this opportunity. This way of communication is very popular among the players. Everyone can speak freely, and even directly talk about their thoughts and opinions on contract renewal and salary. Require.

Makelele once asked Ye Qiu that there were many defenders who met Ye Qiu's requirements, why did he pay a high price to introduce himself?

Ye Qiu thought for a while, seeming to be struggling with how to use the simplest adjective to express a very profound truth, and finally he said with a smile: "There are two types of midfield defenders, one is to stop the ball through defense, And then to finish the defense, the other is to be able to keep the ball running effectively all the time, but at the same time be able to complete the defense."

"There are many midfielders who can achieve the former, and there are a lot of them. They can run, grab and fight, and they are all qualified to be the former, but only the most outstanding defenders can achieve the latter. And you belong to the the latter!"

After Makelele heard this, he suddenly realized a characteristic that he had rarely noticed in the past, that is, the point that Ye Qiu emphasized the most was to let the ball run without stopping!

Many people used to be surprised by Chelsea's tactics, thinking that this team likes to attack aggressively, and the speed of the frontcourt players is generally not fast, but why is this team so fast and impactful when they counterattack or attack?

The reason is simple, because even in the process of defense, Chelsea ensured that the ball was running effectively to the greatest extent.

Just imagine, the same defense, also assumes the most ideal state, after the defensive player successfully steals the ball, what should he do?Protect the ball!If it's a tackle on the ground, there needs to be a time to get up, right?

And during this period of time, the ball was obviously out of control and stopped!
Conversely, if it is after the ball is passed out and before it reaches the receiver's feet, after a successful halfway interception, the defender's first choice is not to protect the ball, and there is no need to stop the ball, but to pass directly. The ball, or even rush forward with the ball.

Therefore, in Chelsea's defense, Ye Qiu emphasized the most on interception, which is to ensure the ball runs without stopping to the maximum extent. Once the defense is successful without the ball stopping, then Chelsea can save the need for others to protect the ball and the ball. The shortest time spent in the road stop is one or two seconds, and the longer time may even be the success or failure of an attack.

Everyone knows that in a football match, the gap of one or two seconds is very huge!
Of course, it is not easy to achieve this, as there are high requirements for the prediction and reaction of the ball, and Ye Qiu trains the player's ability in this aspect through repeated high-intensity training on weekdays , At least until now, Chelsea has done a good job in this aspect, otherwise, Makelele alone cannot guarantee defense.

In training, repeatedly rehearsing possible situations in the game can also effectively help players maintain calm and rational judgment when encountering similar situations in the game.

Therefore, when Liverpool launched a counterattack, Chelsea was overly pressed because of their strong attack. In the shortest time, Liverpool invested four players in the counterattack, namely forwards Pangele, Riise, Luis Garcia and Jay Ladd, Gerrard's position is relatively late, and the counterattack is also delayed at the end, but it is the most dangerous.

And what about Chelsea?
Makelele was in front, Gallas and Terry were behind, and the rest of the players were chasing back.

4 against 3, and a hasty counterattack, the situation can be said to be very favorable for Liverpool, even the commentator Andy Gray exclaimed that Liverpool might score a goal.

But at the moment of Liverpool's counterattack, Chelsea's players reacted immediately. Makelele, who has been retreating continuously with Liverpool's counterattack, saw an opportunity after entering the 30-meter zone of his own side. Abandoned Pangele, forced to Luis Garcia holding the ball.

Gallas and Terry cooperated with Makelele very well. As soon as they saw Makelele's movements, they immediately guessed what the French were going to do, and they both split up. Gallas went to look at Panger Le, Terry is leaning to the right of Makelele, a bit like to help defend Makelele, and a bit like trying to approach Riise who is approaching.

Luis Garcia and Makelele were originally advancing and retreating, and the distance was getting closer and closer, but when Makelele suddenly approached, the distance between the two quickly narrowed in an instant, and Luis Garcia was caught by Makelele's Startled by the move, he didn't have time to hesitate, so he naturally chose the safest method, which was to pass the ball to Riise on the left.

But when the ball went out, he regretted it!
Because he saw Terry suddenly leave his position, rush out of the penalty area quickly, and intercept the ball halfway.

It was originally a favorable situation of 4 vs 3, but because of the tacit cooperation between Chelsea's three defensive players and the sudden change of defensive style, Luis Garcia was forced to make a wrong choice.

After Terry intercepted successfully, he did not pause at all, and quickly dribbled the ball forward. Liverpool, who were still counterattacking just now, suddenly fell into the embarrassment of being hit back, especially when Terry directly kicked the ball long When the pass was passed to the front, Liverpool's defense was blown up in an instant.

Drogba did not press against Liverpool's constantly retreating defense line, but made a sudden stop. Terry's long pass came over his head. To the right of Liverpool's defense, behind Traore and Hyypia.

Ribery's explosive power and speed were pushed to the highest in an instant. After stepping on the accelerator to the bottom, the Frenchman, like a tough Ferrari, quickly passed through the gap between the two tall dinosaur-level players of Liverpool. After going up to get the ball, take advantage of the situation and then move forward with a big foot, and continue to soar forward.

The situation can be described as turning around. He was hit back just now, but now he took the initiative to play a sharp and fast counterattack, and even tore through Liverpool's defense. The fans of both sides in the stands were dumbfounded and speechless. silent.

At the moment when Ribery penetrated the defense, Carragher had to choose to lean over to defend, but as soon as he left his position, Ribery did not wait for him to get close, and crossed the ball from Carragher's. A quick pass passed from the side, and Ronaldinho behind Carragher rushed to the horse, and at a distance of about 10 meters from the goal, he easily pushed the incoming ball.

Franck Ribery's passing is particular, because the position of the ball from the goal is just because the goalkeeper wants to attack, but he doesn't have much confidence, which will lead to hesitant areas, and suddenly pass from the right to the left rib, Even if Dudek reacted, it was too late to stop Ronaldinho.

The ball hit the turf and hit the goal line, hit the bottom of the net and bounced, then landed in the goal line and bounced a few times on the turf, as if it was jumping in the field. All the fans of the two teams, and all the TVs In the hearts of the audience fans in front of the machine.

touch ~ touch ~ touch ~
"Wow~~~~" After the scene was silent for two or three seconds, there was finally a burst of thunderous shouts. The Chelsea fans rushed out of their seats and rushed to the front of the stand fence, roaring and shouting, Shouting the name of Ronaldinho, shouting Chelsea, shouting the declaration of victory!

Ronaldinho and his teammates rushed out of the field and hugged each other under the stands, especially for Ribery who gave him an assist. Ronaldinho even hugged the Frenchman by the waist , almost wiped saliva on his scarred face.

Ye Qiu clenched his fists and roared on the sidelines the moment the team scored a goal. This goal completely relieved the pressure in his heart.

To play against Liverpool, the most important thing is the team's targeted tactics that are almost impregnable, especially when they shrink back, almost no team can break through, even the miracle of Istanbul in the previous life. The 3 goals scored by AC Milan was also because of their lack of experience, and they rushed to the counterattack caused by AC Milan.

Now, with this goal, Ye Qiu is sure of winning, because the next thing for Chelsea is to defend and counterattack!

After the players celebrated wildly on the sidelines, they didn't forget to walk to the coach's bench, give their coach high fives, and even hug and congratulate. Ye Qiu also took this opportunity to explain to the players the tasks for the upcoming game.

It's only 13 minutes now, it's too early for Chelsea to retreat now, the most likely time for any team to have problems is after you take the lead, shrinking too quickly, so Ye Qiu asked the players to continue to maintain a certain pressure, and then Appropriate and steady retraction.

And if you want to continue to put pressure on Liverpool, the best way is still to hit their left.

With this goal, Ye Qiu felt a lot more relaxed. With his arms folded around his chest, he also had a smile on his face. Looking at Benitez again, the Spaniard had a serious expression on his face, as if he was facing an enemy. , as if in a duel with the opponent.

Both sides belong to the kind of team that does not have too many loopholes in defense. Compared with Chelsea's excellent offensive ability, Liverpool's offense is slightly inferior, so now that Chelsea has broken the goal, Benitez has to choose Attack unless he doesn't want to win.

But Benitez knew that he had no choice, and Ye Qiu of course knew that he had no choice, so the Spaniard himself knew that Ye Qiu, a cunning old fox, would stand ready in his own half, set traps, and wait His prey took the initiative to send it to the door, stepped on his trap, and then he quickly counterattacked.

As long as the pressure is high and the team's formation is loose, it is impossible for Liverpool's defense to remain tight.

In fact, Benitez did not press hard. On the contrary, after Chelsea re-kicked off and continued to launch a few small attacks on Liverpool's left, Chelsea began to steadily retract their formation.

As Wenger and Ferguson said, when Ye Qiu is determined to defend, unless he uses bombs, it will be difficult to break through Chelsea's defense, and Benitez is also very clear that the current Chelsea is waiting for him to attack. He's not that stupid.

Therefore, the last half hour of the first half was spent in this almost boring time-consuming of the two teams.

But during this period when the fans are bored, the players and the head coach of the two teams are engaged in a contest of patience and will. As long as either party shows a little impatience or makes a slight mistake, it will be Being swallowed by the other party without even spitting out the bones.

During the intermission, Ye Qiu spoke highly of the players' performance in the first half, but on the other hand he kept pleading with his own players. The start of the second half is crucial, and the team still adopts a counterattack strategy and cannot give Liverpool's loose space, especially the suppression of Harvey Alonso, must continue.

The situation in the second half remained as dull as in the first half, as they were consuming each other's stamina and patience, and Benitez did not dare to push out to play easily, because it was not yet the time to sink the boat, he could only ensure that he did not make mistakes In that case, wait for Chelsea to make a mistake.

Time passed bit by bit, and after 70 minutes, Liverpool finally couldn't sit still.

Benitez replaced Pangele with Morientes for the first time. The Spanish striker is more effective in Chelsea's tight formation, but Ye Qiu kept the team's formation unchanged, just letting Te Li and Gallas pay more attention to Morientes, because he knows very well that the current Liverpool still dare not make a big push.

Until the 75th minute, Benitez finally couldn't sit still anymore. This time, he directly replaced Traore, who performed poorly and had a yellow card, with Bis Mitchell, and changed to 361 tactics, but at the same time Replaced Harman with Kewell to further strengthen the team's frontcourt offensive ability.

Ye Qiu also quickly made adjustments. Lampard's position retreated to support the midfielder. Gudjohnsen replaced Drogba. The position was closer to the midfield and actively participated in the defense. Ronaldinho and Franck Ribery was like two sharp knives, cutting straight into Liverpool's ribs, and his counterattack attitude was very obvious and resolute.

Liverpool has no choice now, and there is only a little time left. If they don't score again, they will be over, so Benitez can only choose to give it a go, hoping to capture Chelsea's goal at the last moment.

And Ye Qiu was obviously waiting for Liverpool to press up, and even waved at them, sending out an invitation he couldn't wait for!
(End of this chapter)