The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 388 We only want to win!

On January 1th, in the 30th round of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur went north to Liverpool to visit Goodison Park and challenge the home team Everton away. .25 battle between.

The results of Moyes' team have always been ups and downs in the past few years, one season is good, one season is bad, ups and downs, and according to the law, Everton should be very strong this season, but in fact, They are currently ranked fifth.

Before coming to Liverpool, Tottenham played two more games than Everton, that is, between the 24th and 25th rounds of the Premier League, Tottenham played one more FA Cup The knockout round of 32, and the second round of a League Cup semi-final match, while Everton rested for ten days, which can be said to be waiting for work.

In the League Cup match against Arsenal in the semi-finals, Ye Qiu arranged half-main and half-substitute lineups to play. The home game drew 1:1 with Arsenal. Van Persie started and scored a goal, but Henry also equalized for Arsenal. The score was scored, and Arsenal had a clear advantage, but in the end they were unable to break through Tottenham Hotspur's goal.

As a result, Tottenham Hotspur eliminated Arsenal from the League Cup with a total score of 4:1 and successfully advanced to the League Cup final. The opponent in the final was Chelsea led by Mourinho.

The FA Cup against Southend, this time Ye Qiu arranged a large number of substitutes to play, Cavani, Carroll, Gareth Bale, Ashley Young, Huddlestone, Lucas, Mike Dow Players such as Sen and Kompany all got the start, and the goalkeeper became Joe Hart, but the team still defeated Southend 4:1.

Carroll became the most eye-catching player in this game. His height and impact in the frontcourt made people shine. Tottenham Hotspur also adopted a two-way offensive strategy. Reese Bale and Ashley Young actively attacked the two flanks, while Cavani was ambushing behind Carroll.

The combination of two strikers was effective, Carroll scored twice, Cavani also scored a goal, and the other goal was a corner header from central defender Mike Dawson, which allowed Tottenham to advance to the Football Association. Round of 16 in the Total Cup.

Although they played two more games than Everton, Tottenham Hotspur's start at Goodison Park was not bad. , Franck Ribery broke through quickly from the left, Ruud van Nistelrooy scored a point in the penalty area and opened the scoring for the team.

But in the 32nd minute of the first half, Everton took advantage of a counterattack opportunity, and striker Beatty equalized the score.

After that, Moyes' team adopted a tactical strategy of shrinking defense and actively counterattacking, shrinking in their own half, allowing Tottenham Hotspur to control the ball and attack, while they waited for an opportunity to counterattack. Put yourself in the position of an underdog.

Time passed from the first half to the second half, and every minute and every second passed quickly. Although Tottenham Hotspur controlled the initiative on the field, they still failed to find an effective way to break Everton's goal, because In this game, Moyes adopted a tactic that cannot be said to be extreme, but at least it is very, very disgusting. 451, but it can also be regarded as 541.

Conservative tactical strategies and more abundant physical fitness have become a good way for Everton to contain Tottenham Hotspur's offense in the game, and they use the numerical advantage in the midfield to contain Beckham and Fabre Garth's play.

Moyes has now made it clear that it is an attitude. I know that I can't beat you, so I gave up the requirements for the game scene. I only want the result, so I will stick to it. If you have the ability, you can attack and win. If you are good at breaking, if you can't break it, then you have to be careful about my counterattack.

In the 80th minute, Moyes made a substitution, and defender Hibbert replaced a midfielder to further strengthen the team's defense, and also expressed his attitude more actively, that is, he must defend the game to the end.

Ye Qiu stood on the sidelines and saw Hibbert play, he smiled wryly and didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

The reason why I am happy is that what Everton is doing now is to play Tottenham Hotspur as a first-class team. This is a kind of recognition and affirmation of Tottenham Hotspur’s strength, because Everton also Only when facing the top teams in the Premier League will they adopt such a strategy, and sometimes they will not play this way against Arsenal and Liverpool.

Being able to force Everton like this in the away game, even if Tottenham Hotspur are evenly tied, they will have a face.

The sad thing is that Ye Qiu felt it was such a pity. This should have been an excellent opportunity to directly beat Everton and return to the fifth place in the league, but it would be such a pity if the tie ended like this. , It is tantamount to giving away one point to the opponent in vain, but also losing two points to himself.

Just as Ye Qiu shook his head and smiled wryly, a mug of hot coffee was handed over to him, and Roland's voice sounded, "Don't think too much, it's good to get a point away from home, drink a cup of coffee to warm up!"

Ye Qiu looked at this very cheerful assistant, smiled, took the hot coffee, and then he found that the assistants had a cup.

It is the end of January and the beginning of February, and the weather in England is still very cold. They sit there for the whole game, and the players on the bench can run out from time to time to warm up and exercise their muscles and bones, but the coaching staff of Tottenham Hotspur No, you have to drink something to keep your body warm.

Ye Qiu walked to the sidelines just after receiving the hot coffee, "Slow down, be patient, David, back up a bit!"

Beckham on the field nodded after hearing Ye Qiu's words, and shouted at his teammates for a while. Tottenham Hotspur's formation began to retreat a little more, and the rhythm also slowed down appropriately.

This is what Ye Qiu has been emphasizing since the game was equalized. He is very worried that the team is too obsessed with attacking and blindly speeding up the tempo. This is the biggest hidden danger, because you are easy to make mistakes quickly. Often represents the opponent's counterattack.

"This is a tough battle, Roland!" Ye Qiu took a few steps back, stood between Roland and Mauro Tassotti, looked at the field, and sighed, "Let's not say that this battle will be successful." We can't win, but at least we must firmly grasp the momentum and initiative of this attack and persist until the last second of the game!"

Mauro Tassotti listened to it, not without emotion, "The league depends on a breath of energy, and this energy cannot be dissipated!"

He himself is a professional player, and he knows better than anyone that in a long season, any team will have problems of one kind or another. Some problems can be solved well, but some problems will accompany you throughout the season. You have to be able to overcome them, which requires everyone on the team to have a spirit in their hearts and a common goal.

"This is just one season, Mauro!" Ye Qiu smiled and patted Mauro Tassotti on the shoulder, "We often say that every strong team has its own temperament, what is temperament, to put it bluntly is Confidence, and how does self-confidence come from?"

"No strong team is born. All strong teams are created by playing one game at a time. The reason why some teams are strong and some teams are weak is because they are facing challenges. Sometimes, the strong team holds on and wins, they have self-confidence and confidence to overcome all difficulties, so they are a strong team, otherwise they are a weak team!"

Mauro Tassotti listened and explained Ye Qiu's strong team for a while, but he was very touched because he thought of this season's newly promoted Reading, this season's biggest team in the Premier League. A dark horse, currently ranked seventh, but if you look at their lineup, you will never see that this team has such strength.

Many Premier League teams have stronger and better lineups than them, but they are all in their hands. If you watch the game, everyone will only think that the Reading team is very hardworking, but is it just that? ?

Mauro Tassotti thinks more than that. Ye Qiu is right. A team’s self-confidence is very important. Reading performed very well in the Championship last season, with 46 wins, 31 draws and 13 losses in 2 games. Conceded 99 goals in 32 goals, 16 points more than the second-ranked Sheffield United in the league, winning and upgrading.

They swept almost all the teams in the English Championship last season, and after entering the Premier League this season, they maintained the team's championship framework during the English Championship, and only strengthened in some places. This aspect allows Reading to maintain enough Their tacit understanding and cooperation also enabled them to successfully bring the self-confidence and spirit accumulated from the British Championship to the Premier League.

The same newly promoted, Sheffield United is also very hard-working and fighting, and Watford is also not far behind, but why can't these two teams be like Reading?To put it bluntly, it is because they lack self-confidence!

Reading, who is confident, dares to press out to play against the Premier League teams, while Sheffield United and Watford, who are not confident, adopt conservative tactics. To put it bluntly, this confidence affects their rankings.

Of course, strength is also a factor.

Many people say that the standard of a strong team is to be able to win the game when the performance is good, and to keep scoring points when the performance is not good, but what affects the team is actually a mentality, which makes everyone on the team We all believe that no matter how difficult the situation is, we can win the game and have the confidence to score points.

This kind of confidence cannot be achieved by the head coach bragging or saying a few words. It must be accumulated and precipitated by playing games, fighting tough battles, and killing opponents one after another.

In Ye Qiu's view, the current Tottenham Hotspur is in such a stage of accumulation. Even when he said that it will take three years to compete for a Premier League title, this is definitely not empty talk, because the first two years were Tottenham Hotspur The process of thorn accumulation and metamorphosis.

Mauro Tassotti stood on the sidelines, watching Ye Qiu direct the game. The team was playing fast and attacking fast, so he went up and shouted a few times, telling them to keep calm and control the rhythm and initiative; When the team slowed down and morale took a break, he immediately stepped up to encourage the players, asking them to step up their offense and not give up.

How can a team deeply imprint its own mark?
Winning is not enough, championships are not enough, even if you beat all opponents, you can only slowly change the team and players with small details and subtle influences, and then unconsciously Accumulate, wait until a certain day in the future, you will suddenly wake up, this has completely become your team alone!

Time has entered the final stage, and Tottenham Hotspur are still strengthening their offense. Ye Qiu replaced Mascherano, replaced Arshavin, replaced Ruud van Nistelrooy, who was not physically fit, and replaced Van Persie. Each substitution is in pursuit of offensive quality, and this substitution not only gives motivation and goals to the players on the court, but also puts pressure on Everton.

Moyes couldn't sit still anymore, walked out of the coach's bench, and kept urging the players to hold on.

In the final stage of the game, the physical fitness of both sides was at a bottleneck, and the morale of both sides was also at a stage that was on the verge of exhaustion. This game completely turned into a competition of team will and players' fighting spirit.

Time passed every minute and every second very slowly, the half cup of hot coffee that Ye Qiu was holding in his hand had completely cooled down, but he didn't notice it at all, and he was so focused on the game.

This is a major test for Tottenham Hotspur. After getting rid of Everton, Tottenham Hotspur will build up their self-confidence and show their own tenacious fighting spirit. It will benefit a lot in the league, and even in the following seasons, because this kind of strong dialogue at critical moments does not appear casually.

Maybe, there are only one or two games in a season. If you catch it, you will succeed. If you miss it, it will be very difficult to wait for another chance. Whether you can seize such an opportunity.

Now, there is very little he can do as a head coach. He can only entrust everything to his players, and then give them trust, support and waiting.

Of course, he can also understand the hard work of the players. Many players almost died of hard work. Look at Ribery, squatting there, with his mouth wide open, unable to speak for a long time, just like a dog, sticking out his tongue Gasping for breath, one could imagine how uncomfortable he was at this moment, but in a blink of an eye, he went all out again.

There is also Beckham, a 31-year-old veteran, who has played the entire game and has run a distance of [-] kilometers. But now the team's midfield defense is supported by him and Cesc Fabregas, because Ye Qiu used Arshavin replaced Mascherano and strengthened his offense, so no matter how tired he was, Beckham was running, running non-stop.

Look at Cesc Fabregas again, the Spanish teenager had cramps just now, but he got off the field and was carried out of the field. Complaining, the referee kicked him out of the court, waiting for a dead ball before he could enter again, and he stood on the sidelines and kept shouting to remind the referee to let himself in quickly.

The two full-backs, Alves and Vargas, also run a long distance, and each of them is out of breath, but every time the team needs them, they are still rushing and running.

Seeing the players on the court, Ye Qiu felt that if he couldn't win this kind of game, he himself felt useless, and felt that it was difficult to explain to the players, because everyone was working hard, and everyone had already forgotten everything , There is only one thought in my mind, victory!

This is not just a game, it is also a test for the team, all players, and everyone in Tottenham Hotspur. It's a strong team, but if you can't pass it, you will always be a second-rate team, and you will always let others step on top of you.

Ye Qiu understands this truth, the players on the court understand this truth, everyone in the coaching bench understands this truth, and the players and fans in front of the TV in the stands on the bench also understand this truth.

Strive for the top, we will be the strongest!

The fourth official on the sidelines played stoppage time, because the two sides changed players in the second half and the game was interrupted, so the stoppage time was relatively long, a full 4 minutes.

"The game has entered stoppage time. Although we feel it is a pity because Tottenham Hotspur did perform better and were more tenacious in this game, it is really a pity that the draw may be difficult for them. Accepted, but this is football and they just come back from Goodison Park regretfully."

"Everton is also a very tenacious team. At least in this game, they relied on tenacious fighting spirit and active running to freeze Tottenham Hotspur's midfield despite their lack of strength. And successfully contained their offense, the score of 1:1 was achieved by the hard work of all of them."

"We have to say that this is a wonderful game. The two sides are not considered the top teams in the Premier League, but they have dedicated a football feast for us. Perhaps in this game, everyone We can’t see the wonderful teamwork and outstanding offensive routines, but at the very least, we have seen that the players of both teams are very brave and very manly to compete for the victory. This will be an unforgettable game.”

But just when the on-site commentator felt that the game should be over and was making a final summary of the game, he saw Ye Qiu who had been standing on the sidelines suddenly rushed to the sidelines, clenched his fists at the players on the field with a very excited expression Shout out, "Come on! Don't give up, guys, 4 minutes, 4 minutes, let's not give up!!"

"Don't give up, you know? Don't give up!!" Ye Qiu was quickly stopped by the fourth official on the sidelines, obviously worried that he would affect the game, but his face, which was flushed with excitement, was exposed All the blue veins appeared in front of everyone.

Soon, Roland also rushed out and stood beside Ye Qiu, "Come on, Tottenham Hotspur!"

"Don't give up, come on, we can win!" Mauro Tassotti also ran out.

Then, everyone in the coaching bench rushed out, Peter Brandt even threw aside his most precious laptop and rushed out, and the players on the bench also ran out, including Ruud Ruud and Mascherano stood on the sidelines, cheering for their teammates on the field.

The Tottenham Hotspur fans who came to the away game in the stands stood up one by one after seeing this scene on the sidelines, shouting in unison, "Come on, brave Tottenham Hotspur warriors, we only need Victory! All we want is victory!!"

(End of this chapter)