The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 367 You Are Outdated!

As the pace of the new season of the Premier League is approaching, more and more predictions about the Premier League this season are gradually appearing in newspapers. There is no doubt that almost everyone is still optimistic about Mourinho's Chelsea.

Perhaps, there are many people, even almost 80.00% of the British media and reporters, do not agree with Mourinho, thinking that he is too arrogant and causing trouble everywhere, but it is undeniable that his Chelsea is indeed superior , In the current Premier League, it can almost be said to be a super-dominant.

Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool are considered qualified to challenge Chelsea's defending title, but whether they can challenge Chelsea depends not only on their performance and performance this season, but also on Chelsea's performance.

After Manchester United got Carrick and introduced Berbatov, plus the introduction of Evra last season, and the introduction of Nemanja Vidic during the winter break, the overall renewal of Manchester United has basically come to an end. Ruud van Nistelrooy was sent away this season and Berbatov was brought in. This has declared that the reform has come to an end. The only big suspense is the position of the defensive midfielder.

There was originally a weakness in the goalkeeper position, but after the introduction of Van der Sar from Chelsea, Ferguson's team performed very well in the pre-season warm-up match, and Van der Sar also changed his previous frequent mistakes at Chelsea. a feeling of.

Moreover, Ferguson has always been an expert in solving problems. Everyone thinks that Manchester United is the most promising team to challenge Chelsea this season. Moreover, many Premier League fans hope that Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool can attack Chelsea this season.

You must know that in the history of the top league of English football, no team has ever won four consecutive championships. Even the historically brilliant Aston Villa, Manchester United, Liverpool and other dynastic teams have at most three. The consecutive champions, especially Liverpool in the seven 80s, are almost always sniped at critical moments.

Today, Chelsea has won the Premier League title for three consecutive years, and as long as they win another year, it will be an unprecedented quadruple crown. Therefore, many media and reporters have issued appeals this season, believing that all Premier League teams should do their best. Sniping Chelsea, of course, there are also some reporters and media who support Chelsea's four consecutive championships, because there is a first time for everything.

After Arsenal introduced Arteta from Ajax, the overall strength of the team did not decline much because of this. They sold Pires and bought Rosicky. Wenger unswervingly took the technical route, but The departure of Ashley Cole this season has had a big impact on this team. After all, Arsenal was best at attacking from the left before, but now they are missing a leg.

Relatively speaking, Liverpool can be said to have greatly increased their strength. With the purchase of Robbie Keane, Liverpool's offensive problems are likely to be resolved. Overall tactics, Liverpool should not be underestimated at any time.

If the previous four teams are regarded as the traditional semi-finals of the Premier League, then Tottenham Hotspur has become the most promising team to challenge the semi-finals in everyone's eyes, not only because of this team The strength is also because of their head coach Ye Qiu.

As many media and reporters have said, Ye Qiu's debut was accompanied by the championship trophy. After he took over Chelsea, he won the double crown in the first year, and the triple crown in the second year. This is a heavy achievement. That alone is enough to shock everyone.

Now he has gone to Tottenham Hotspur, the team has undergone earth-shaking changes in his hands, not to mention playing young cards, unbeaten in the warm-up games, playing offensive football, especially in the warm-up games The two-wing tactics shown in the game surprised everyone, especially the game against Inter Milan at home, which was very exciting.

But the shortcomings of this team are also obvious. Rejuvenation will inevitably bring about problems of inexperience and insufficient strength.

Franck Ribery, Cesc Fabregas, Messi and other players used to be Chelsea's substitutes, but Ye Qiu has secured the main force. However, playing the main force and being a substitute are two completely different concepts, and players need to adapt well This role change.

Playing as a substitute is about targeting. The head coach will tell you in person before you go on the court, how to play after you go up, and you are going to be targeted. To be able to adapt to any kind of changes that occur on the court, no matter how the opponent changes, you can adapt and show your strength.

Therefore, there are many players who are very good substitutes, but once they play the main force, they cannot adapt.

In addition, players like Mascherano and Thiago Silva have strengths. They have proved themselves in Ajax, but can they adapt to the Premier League and how long will it take to adapt? There is also Totten What is the degree of tactical adaptation after the reorganization of Hotspur? These all need to be considered.

The most worrying thing is the combination of central defenders. The combination of Hangeland and Thiago Silva seems to be very complementary, but there are still serious problems in terms of tacit understanding and coordination. Tottenham Hotspur warm-up match Conceded six goals in six games, only one of which was a zero-block opponent, which shows that the problem of defense is not small.

Compared with defense, Tottenham Hotspur's offense seems to be not a big problem, but it is very dependable, because Ruud van Nistelrooy scored in every game, which is Tottenham Hotspur's pre-season. The top scorer is known as the guarantee of Tottenham Hotspur's goals. Some people even think that the most reassuring thing about Tottenham Hotspur is the striker.

Regarding the concerns from the outside world, Ye Qiu also mentioned in an exclusive interview with Martin Samuel that he said that the team relies on the whole team, and Van Nistelrooy, as the team's scorer, his duty is to score goals. So it is not a problem for him to score more goals, but whether the team can win depends on the whole.

"Yes, young players are relatively inexperienced and need more exercise, but I always believe that as long as young players are given a chance, they will repay you with rapid progress. Maybe as long as a few consecutive games and let them perform continuously, they will They can quickly build up their self-confidence, and their performance will naturally improve!"

No one in the world is more aware of the potential and strength of this team than Ye Qiu, so he is very confident that the team can perform. He even expressed confidence that the goal of Tottenham Hotspur in the new season is the league. top four.

Martin Samuel also mentioned in the column that young players are very unpredictable, but Ye Qiu has always been very sharp in observing players, so Tottenham Hotspur is likely to become the Premier League player this season. A dark horse for the league to break the traditional semi-final monopoly on qualifying for the Champions League.

"I can't expect too much from the team coached by Ye Qiu, at least for me personally!"

But while many people agreed with Ye Qiu's statement, they were still worried about Tottenham Hotspur's prospects in the league. The reason was simple, the opponents they encountered at the beginning were very tough.

In the first round of the league, they played an away game against Bolton. Last season, the team played an away game at home in the Premier League. If the points were calculated purely based on home games, they could even rank sixth in the Premier League, even Tottenham Hotspur. To be stepped on by them, but the away game is too bad, directly ranked No.15, it can be said to be a typical home dragon and away game bug.

The second round is to play Sheffield United, the newly promoted team this season, and everyone knows that the newly promoted team is often the most difficult to grasp, and it is also the most difficult to play because you are not familiar with or understand them at all.

In the third round, they played against Everton at home. Even though Everton only ranked No.11 in the Premier League last season, no one dared to underestimate Moyes' team, because their performance in the Premier League over the past few seasons has been consistent. One year is good and one year is bad. If last season's performance was considered poor, then I'm sorry, Everton will rise this year.

After the three rounds of the league, they rested for two weeks, and then they waited for their opponents in the fourth round, a home game against Chelsea.

The first three rounds can be regarded as a warm-up match, and the fourth round is the highlight of Ye Qiu's return to the Premier League. It is also another direct dialogue between Mourinho and Ye Qiu. A test of the quality of Nam Tottenham.

This kind of start and schedule is undoubtedly a big test for Tottenham Hotspur. In fact, even if there are quite a few people feel that none of the predictions in the media are reliable, but sometimes, Their predictions are still well-founded.

In the opening game of the first round of the Premier League, the newly promoted Sheffield United suffered a 1:1 draw with Liverpool at home!

Yes, you read that right, Sheffield United suffered a tragic draw with Liverpool. If it wasn't for a penalty kick at a critical moment, and Fowler finally made the penalty, the final result must be that Liverpool lost to Maicheng.

Arsenal's new stadium debut is indeed useless. Everyone was expecting a good start in the first Premier League game at the Emirates Stadium, but who knows, Arsenal drew with Aston Villa in the first game. Well, Arsene Wenger's side would have lost at home had it not been for Gilberto Silva's deep drive in the 84th minute to help the Gunners equalize.

The two strong teams have been upset one after another, which not only fully confirms the fierce competition in the Premier League, but also reminds all latecomers that the first round of a league game is often difficult to play.

Tottenham Hotspur's first round of the league also played poorly. Although Tottenham Hotspur declared the goal shortly after the opening at the Reebok Stadium, Kevin Davies' goal in the 9th minute helped Bolton took the lead.

After that, Tottenham Hotspur played a crazy offensive in the first half. Ruud van Nistelrooy finally equalized the score in the 33rd minute, but in the second half, even though Ye Qiu kept reminding the players to pay attention to Bolton's midfielder. Put in a long shot because there were already a few chances like that in the first half.

But in the 63rd minute, veteran Campo's goal broke through Tottenham Hotspur's goal again, 2:1!

In the end, Tottenham Hotspur left the Reebok Stadium with a score of 1:2 and ushered in a black opener.

For such a result of the game, Ye Qiu said at the press conference after the game that he could accept it, but he also repeatedly said that this is not a player's problem, "I believe that every Tottenham Hotspur player is desperately thinking about it." To win the game, the responsibility for the loss is more because of the pressure, because of our lack of experience."

"I don't think there is a problem with our strength. In terms of strength, we completely overwhelm Bolton, but they are the ones who won. This is a question worth thinking about. We will seriously summarize it when we go back!"

On the contrary, Manchester United beat Fulham 5:1 and Chelsea beat Manchester City 3:0. The Red Devils have been leading the standings since the first round. I have never tasted the taste of leading, and I hope to continue to run.

After the first round, Tottenham Hotspur were ranked 14th in the Premier League. Many media reported that this was Ye Qiu's worst start to the league since his coaching career, and it was also the lowest ranking. Even if they played poorly and conservatively in the first round of the league, they tried to keep a tie or even win, but now they lost.

For a while, many tabloids published provocations against Ye Qiu.

"Tell Ye Qiu with the facts in the first round of the league, the Premier League is no longer your Premier League!"

"Leaving for a year, you are completely behind the times!"

"Perhaps this season's Tottenham Hotspur can hope to create a miracle, the miracle of Ye Qiu leading the team to relegation!"

Ye Qiu is used to ridicule and ridicule from the outside world, because these tabloids often like to stimulate you with explosive news content, if you care about it, if you are provoked, or even fight back, then you will lose.

Putting aside the interference from the outside world, he devoted himself to the preparations for the second round of the league.

In fact, after the league schedule came out, Ye Qiu specially arranged people to follow and observe every game of Sheffield United, including the game against Liverpool in the first round of the league. The performance of this team was a typical dark polo team, recklessly.

This can be seen from their six defenders in the 11-man roster. Of course, not all of them play defenders, but two defenders are arranged to play midfield, the purpose is also to strengthen the team's defense.

So a week later, Tottenham Hotspur sat at White Hart Lane and launched a round of attack directly after the start. Ruud van Nistelrooy used two feet from the right side of Alves and Messi in the 3rd and 11th minutes respectively. A pass in the penalty area pierced the goal of Sheffield United, 2:0!

The subsequent game completely turned into a personal show for Tottenham Hotspur. After Sheffield United was poured two goals in a row, they were completely dumbfounded.

At first, he wanted to defend tenaciously, but then he was about to pounce and attack. All of this did not escape Ye Qiu's expectations. Before the end of the first half, Fabregas sent a long pass over the top, and Ribery quickly went back. On, after the anti-offside was successful, a single-handed goal was formed, 3:0!

Entering the second half with this leading score, Tottenham Hotspur still adopted a steady strategy to pull Sheffield United out to play. When Jagielka received two red cards for colliding with Cesc Fabregas, This game has been declared over, and it is impossible for Sheffield United to have any hope of reversal.

In the end, Van Nistelrooy scored the third goal in the 72nd minute and staged a hat-trick. Arshavin, who came off the bench, assisted Davis with a long shot from the front of the penalty area. The stadium beat Sheffield United 5-0.

This time, the situation is completely different.

In this round, Chelsea lost to Middlesbrough 1:2 away, and Manchester United beat Charlton 3:0.Arsenal beat Wigan 1-0, Liverpool beat Newcastle 2-0, the Red Devils and Manchester United led the Premier League again, and Tottenham Hotspur quickly rose to sixth place in the league, just one step away from the top four far away.

The outside world has been hyping for a while, especially the ball control and technical style of play that Tottenham Hotspur demonstrated at White Hart Lane in this game, coupled with the impactful sharp breakthroughs from the two sides, all of them It brought a very strong visual impact to the fans, but more importantly, this game was a big victory, a complete victory.

A round of heaven, a round of hell, Tottenham Hotspur was carried to heaven after this round.

But in just three days, in the third round of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur ushered in Moyes' Everton. This team had another accident in the game. Ruud van Nistelrooy helped the team in the first half After taking the lead, there was an accident in the second half. Thiago Silva and Hangeland made a mistake. The two did not cooperate well enough. Thiago Silva blocked the opponent's pass into his own home The goal unexpectedly helped the opponent equalize the score.

The most terrible thing is that after taking the ball in the frontcourt, Andrew Johnson used his flexible physical fitness to break through Hangeland, hit a goal in the penalty area, and unexpectedly reversed Totner at White Hart Lane. Tottenham.

It is really not a good thing for Tottenham Hotspur to beat the newly promoted team in the previous round and to be reversed by the main competitors in the next round, especially Everton is still the top player in Tottenham Hotspur's league this season. Five important opponents.

In the first three rounds, one win and two losses accumulated three points, scoring seven goals and conceding four goals. The only thing to be happy about is that Ruud van Nistelrooy led the league scorer list with five goals. He almost swept Tottenham Hotspur by himself. Most of the goals were scored, which surprised everyone, and they couldn't understand what was wrong with Ye Qiu's Tottenham Hotspur.

But it's clear that time simply won't wait for Tottenham, nor will it allow them enough time to slowly adjust.

In the words of the media, apart from the fact that he is the owner of the team and won't be fired for poor performance, Ye Qiu is no different from other head coaches in everything.

In the ensuing UEFA draw ceremony, Tottenham Hotspur drew Slavia Prague from the Czech Republic, but the two rounds of matches were suspended by UEFA when Ye Qiu was at Chelsea. Two additional games were added, so the two rounds of games could not be directly participated in the command.

What's interesting is that one of the shareholders of Slavia Prague is the former owner of Tottenham Hotspur, ENIC. Tottenham Hotspur, because this is definitely a good opportunity for Slavia Prague to become famous in one fell swoop.

If Ye Qiu's Tottenham Hotspur can be eliminated from the first round of the UEFA Cup, then everyone will know this team.

It was because of the worries of the outside world, while Ye Qiu himself thanked the guests behind closed doors, intensively discussing with the coaching staff how to adjust the team, especially in terms of the team's defense and overall offense and defense.

Ye Qiu also discovered that one of the factors for the team's poor performance was the control of the rhythm.

It can be said that everything in this world has a rhythm factor. For example, cross talk, the person who talks about cross talk is not just compiling dialogue lines. The rhythm of each line of dialogue is particular, fast one second slow one Every second of silence affects the creation of the atmosphere, whether the audience laughs or not, and also affects whether your cross talk is successful or not.

But these must be done carefully to be able to appreciate the mystery.

Ye Qiu himself understands, he can grasp it, but the players can't, he can only give them enough time to slowly explore.

Of course, Ye Qiu also intends to appropriately increase training in this area in the next training, because the rhythm of the team is controlled by everyone's feet, and it can't be done by one player alone.

Only when they find their own rhythm, can Tottenham Hotspur be truly integrated into a whole!
But after the team re-trained, Tottenham Hotspur soon ushered in Chelsea!

(End of this chapter)