The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 400 African players are treasures

In the corner of the comprehensive training area of ​​the Zigwell training base, I saw a tall and strong black player standing about 40 meters away from the goal, and a ball was placed in front of the top of the penalty area of ​​the goal. Between the ball and the black player are obstacles for training.

There are also a lot of balls around the goal, and there are half a basket of footballs around the penalty area. It is obvious that he has been training for a long time, so this big black man is sweating all over his face, and his jersey is stuck to his face. back.

I saw him take a deep breath, swing his slender legs quickly, change speed and change directions flexibly and powerfully to bypass these obstacles, and came to the front of the restricted area, but he didn't seem to want to hit the goal, but It's a curveball, but it's not a free kick, it's more like a pass.

Hearing a bang, the violently spinning ball hit the upright and bounced out. The big black man shook his head and sighed, and took another ball from the basket. After placing it, he walked back, and at this time he Only then did they see Ye Qiu standing on the sidelines.

"Shouldn't you go back to the national team?" Ye Qiu walked into the training ground with a smile. He usually wears sneakers, because he has always disliked suits and leather shoes, and prefers more casual and sporty attire.

Yaya Toure lowered his head and wiped off the sweat all over his face. It looked like it was raining heavily now, "The plane at night, come to train while you have time, find out how you feel!"

Ye Qiu looked at the goal and pointed, "Did Beckham teach you?"

Although Beckham has only come to Tottenham Hotspur not long ago, he will choose to stay for extra training after each training session, but his extra training items are long pass and free kick training, so more The most important thing is to train against the goal.

Sometimes Ye Qiu felt that extra practice would be contagious. At least at the moment, many people in the Tottenham Hotspur team are practicing with him. For example, Peter Cech specially practiced how to hit direct free kicks and Penalty kicks, and dealing with some high balls, there are also many people who want to get Beckham's true pass.

Ye Qiu had clearly stipulated before that no one should conduct high-intensity extra training without permission, because all the training programs of Tottenham Hotspur were drawn up according to the coaching staff and Peter Brandt, which was most in line with the current physical condition of the players. Yes, extra training without permission may fail to achieve the effect, and instead hurt your body.

However, Ye Qiu doesn't have much opinion on players choosing to practice long passes and free kicks. After all, there are really very few people in the team who can take free kicks. When Beckham came, he monopolized all free kicks and corner kicks without hesitation. The right to take the penalty, and the most eye-catching free thrower turned out to be Gareth Bell.

This Welsh kid's left-footed free kick skills are really nothing to say, and he is willing to work hard to practice.

"Hmm!" Yaya Toure didn't deny it, but he didn't say much either, and seemed not very interested.

Ye Qiu could see it, and smiled, "Take a break, shall we talk?"

He never forces the players, especially for the time outside of training and games, he will give the players enough respect, so in many cases he will not adopt a forced tone, but more of a negotiable tone.

Yaya Toure didn't say much, but took his towel from the basket where the ball was placed, wiped the sweat off his face, and even took off his jersey directly, revealing a strong body, which made Ye Qiu looked envious for a while.

Looking at his muscles, and then looking at his own, he felt that these were not muscles, but chickens.

However, African players do have many advantages. Although it is quite troublesome for them to go to the African Cup, their bodies are obviously more sensitive and faster than Europeans. In the case of maintaining the same physical strength and strength confrontation , their speed and explosive power are obviously better.

Just like Didier Drogba, among the players who can confront him, who has his explosive power and sensitivity?
Of course, there are some European players with good sensitivity, such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Crouch. Their feet are very good, and their physical confrontation is also very good, but they are obviously inferior to Deloitte in terms of explosive power. Ba, even Yaya Toure, so Ye Qiu has always felt that African players are a treasure!

"Actually, you don't need to be depressed about the last few games, I mean it!"

They didn't change the place of the conversation, they started chatting directly in the training ground, and Ye Qiu likes to cut to the chase.

"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, I overturned my previous impression of you in the past period of time, so until now, I don't know how to use you. As for sometimes you play as a midfielder and sometimes as a midfielder, So, underperformance is not entirely your problem, I have some problems too."

Yaya Toure had communicated with Ye Qiu many times before. He knew that Ye Qiu didn't like hypocrisy and affectation. He said so, which proved that he really thought so. This is also the Tottenham Hotspur team A form of communication.

Sometimes even during internal meetings, Ye Qiu would ask everyone to have any complaints, whether it was to the coaching staff or teammates, they could speak out straight to the point, and the coaching staff and teammates would respond appropriately after listening. If your own defense is wrong, then change it, if it is right, it can also resolve the misunderstanding.

One must know that it is very, very difficult to establish such a habit of internal communication. If Ye Qiu hadn't set an example by himself, it would have been really difficult to put it into practice.

"I think I am more suitable for a central midfielder, or even a more advanced position, because that's how I played in Ajax." Yaya Toure expressed his true thoughts.

"Yes!" Ye Qiu nodded, "At first my impression of you, and what I told you later, was that I hoped that you would play as a midfielder, a position that could be moved up and down according to the game situation, but then I discovered a problem."

Speaking of this, Ye Qiu noticed that Yaya Toure's eyes were worried, so he smiled and patted his wet shoulder, covered with sweat, "Don't be nervous, your dedication and hard work in the game, I am from There is no doubt that your technical ability is also good, and I believe that you have been paying attention to the old problem of sticking the ball."

When Ye Qiu said this, Yaya Toure couldn't help nodding. Ever since he came to Tottenham Hotspur, Ye Qiu has been paying attention to reminding and guiding in this regard, because he used to be in Ajax At the time of Adams, Yaya Toure was the core of the team after Sneijder, van der Vaart and Robben left, and it was only natural that he took more balls.

This also directly caused his habit of sticking to the ball and has not been able to get rid of it, but Ye Qiu has said this problem many times. Tottenham Hotspur pay attention to the coordination of passing and receiving the ball, and sticking to the ball is not a good one. Habits will slow down Tottenham Hotspur's overall advancement speed and the team's offensive efficiency.

"I said that your problem is mainly in running without the ball. I believe you must have noticed that the closer you are to the opponent's defense zone, the tighter the defense you will encounter. At this time, the smarter you are, the more penetrating you are. The running can often help the players play a greater role, but this kind of awareness of running without the ball is not something you can have if you want it.”

Yaya Toure listened silently. Ye Qiu had always hoped that he could learn something from Davis. In fact, he, Cesc Fabregas and others also learned a lot from Davis. , but in terms of running without the ball, he obviously didn't learn a bit, and Cesc Fabregas is very smart.

Sometimes the players themselves are not blind. Yaya Toure is really envious of Beckham, but he can also see that after Beckham plays, his movement, receiving and passing are obviously better than himself Much more, which anyone can tell at a glance, because the entire midfield of Tottenham Hotspur has become very smooth.

"Off-ball running will improve with the accumulation of experience in the game and with the maturity of age. I don't deny this, but the problem is, I also found another problem with you, that is, you are too greedy!"

After hearing this, Yaya Toure frowned, raised his head to look at Ye Qiu, shook his head and said, "I don't really understand!"

At the beginning, Ye Qiu brought the two brothers from Africa to Amsterdam. In the past years, he has always been very grateful to Ye Qiu, and Ye Qiu is also very optimistic about him and trusts him, so Ye Qiu came to Tottenham Hotspur Immediately afterwards, he was brought to the White Hart Lane Stadium, so he would not suspect that Ye Qiu had any prejudice against him, and he did not dare to have any resentment towards Ye Qiu.

"You always want to make contributions on the offensive end, but at the same time you also want to perform on the defensive end. Don't say I misjudged you, even if you are yourself, I am afraid it will be difficult to find your own position, right? "

Ye Qiu's rhetorical question made it difficult for Yaya Toure to answer. Perhaps he really had such thoughts in his heart.

He tends to take the ball, and his ability to advance is good, but it is mainly because of his strong physical fitness. Ye Qiu's plan for him before was to take the ball and press the opponent's defense line, but he is a bit sticky to the ball, always unconsciously Competing for the ball with Cesc Fabregas, there may even be some missed passes that should be passed, resulting in being cut off.

Yes, he was able to counterattack immediately after the ball was stolen, but the problem is that if you grab the ball back after the ball is stolen, the opportunity has been missed, and he often seems unable to integrate into the team as a whole.

This is why Ye Qiu said that his awareness of running without the ball is not strong enough. The reason why Davis is outstanding is that he has a strong ability to integrate into the team, and the way he integrates into the team is to run without the ball. Keep the distance between yourself and your teammates, and ensure that you can always pull into the gap to meet your teammates. This is a kind of integration.

Yaya Toure's running without the ball is a bit weak, and usually as a midfielder, if the running without the ball is relatively weak, there are generally only two options, one is Essien and Gattuso One is to lag behind, because the further forward, the tighter the defense, and the higher the requirements for running without the ball.

Of course, there is another option, that is, like Lampard, Gerrard and Riquelme, everyone in the team will play around him, so that his role can be maximized.

Ye Qiu remembers that in his previous life, Yaya Toure was pressed in the backcourt to play as a defensive midfielder in Barcelona, ​​but later he went to Manchester City, and Mancini used him, causing the next sentence to attack Mancini to be, Manci There are only two ways for Nepal to break the deadlock, one is to add a striker, and the other is to liberate Yaya Toure.

Many people may think that this is a compliment to Yaya Toure, but in fact, this is also to belittle Yaya Toure.

Why both Manic and Barcelona suppress his desire to attack, because what you can bring to the team after you reach the frontcourt is likely to be a double-edged sword, but the team needs some other things from you, such as Your coverage defense and outstanding ability to hold and play the ball in the midfielder position and so on.

Turning a team into a one-man team is a very dangerous thing. After the rapid development of football tactics in the past few years, very few people will choose to do it again, so Pellet Greene's Villarreal looks so different.

As for Lampard and Gerrard, the team has another choice, which is to exclude them from the team's offensive and defensive system, let them play freely, and then strengthen the team's tactics through slow running-in. That is the 10+1 tactic.

But precisely because of this, the two of them are incompatible in the England national team.

Whether it is the core type of Riquelme or the exception type of Lampard and Gerrard, Yaya Toure obviously does not have the conditions and ability for Tottenham Hotspur to develop this kind of tactics around him .

"A professional player, it is very, very important to find the most suitable tactical role and position." After Ye Qiu analyzed his situation to Yaya Toure, he gave him another example.

"Do you know Makelele?" Ye Qiu continued after Yaya Touré nodded to show that he knew, "In fact, he didn't play as a defensive midfielder from the beginning. In Ligue [-] and Celta Vigo, he was both offensive and defensive. At that time, the double defensive midfielder formed by him and Celades was very good, and some people even said that it could compete with Valencia's Baraja and Albelda."

Of course, this is an exaggeration. Baraja and Albelda are one of the most famous midfielder combinations in the history of La Liga, and they are also the best double midfielder combination in La Liga in the past ten years.

"But after coming to Real Madrid, Makelele encountered a very serious problem. He found that he couldn't find a place in the team!" Ye Qiu said with a smile that surprised Yaya Toure. .

"It stands to reason that it is impossible for Makelele to have no position. He is excellent, so how can he have no position? But what position can he play? Attack? There are Zidane, Figo, Raul, Guti in front, and the offense needs him In Celta, he and Celades are the starting point of the attack, but in Real Madrid, Zidane is the source of the attack, and only Zidane can control the ball."

Yaya Toure was a little silent. He knew what Ye Qiu meant, that is, when Makelele found that he couldn't find his own role, he began to make changes and adjusted his role according to the needs of the team. Change, that is to give up your offense and start to transform into a comprehensive defensive player.

"Do you think it's a pity that Makelele switched to defense?"

Ye Qiu didn't wait for Yaya Toure to answer, shook his head and said: "Then you are wrong, Makelele's previous combination of offense and defense gave him a strong ability to hold the ball, which can ensure that after he grabs the ball, opponents It is very difficult to snatch it back from him, which is the basic skill that a top midfield defensive player must have."

"And many people have overlooked another aspect of him, and that is the distribution of the ball!"

"Zidane has the ball, but the team must have someone who is responsible for distributing the ball, and over the years, all the players who distribute the ball are behind, such as Guardiola, Redondo, and more recently Manchester United. Roy Keane, Vieira at Arsenal, all deep."

Although the distribution of the ball and the possession of the ball are often done by the same player, they are two obviously different midfield functions.

Even in Real Madrid, Makelele took on the responsibility of distributing the ball. At first it was shared with Erguera when they formed a double midfielder, and later he was responsible alone. At Chelsea, he was also responsible for distributing the ball alone. Possession of the ball, while Deco is in charge of organization and possession.

The function of distributing the ball is to pass the ball to the most suitable players. For example, when you see that the center is difficult to break through, then you should actively distribute the ball to the side, and let the teammates on the side widen the tactical width. thereby creating a threat.

This task is very simple to say, because many people think that Makelele is nothing more than a short pass in the middle, divided into two wings, so the success rate is very high. Later, some people even called this position the emperor of cross pass. As everyone knows, this position is very important. Important, without such a person who distributes the ball, the team's offense will be messed up.

For example, in Barcelona, ​​Busquets was doing it later, while AC Milan was in charge of Pirlo, before Manchester United it was Roy Keane, and later became Carrick, and Chelsea is still in charge of Makelele. Do it, and Mourinho wants to focus on cultivating Mikel to succeed him.

Ye Qiu also told Yaya Toure that choosing to play as a defensive midfielder does not mean that he cannot attack from the back. Roy Keane is also good at going in from the back. Vieira is also good at going in from the back. Guardiola The same is true for , Redondo and others. The key is that you have to finish your own job and ensure the safety of the team's defense before doing it.

And for Yaya Toure, the back position can avoid the weakness of his lack of running without the ball to the greatest extent, because the midfielder is not the focus and dense area of ​​the opponent's defense, and the midfielder can run more calmly Space, but also a wider field of view.

For Yaya Toure, lagging behind is to maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses, just like Harvey Alonso, this player is afraid of close pressure, lacks the ability to escape, and is not good at running without the ball, so he has to lag behind , because they can make use of their strengths and avoid weaknesses because they are late, but Harvey and Scholes don't need them, because they have excellent running awareness without the ball and the ability to get rid of the ball, and they are not afraid of pressing.

"As the head coach, we have to make trade-offs when arranging tactics. If you want to attack, you must weaken your defense. If you want to defend, you must sacrifice your offense. You cannot be both offensive and defensive at the same time. Well, there's no such thing as a tactic, and it's the same as a player."

"It is impossible for anyone to have both offense and defense. Usually, what they want is that they can't do the best in both aspects, so they can always choose one side and discard the other, and make use of their strengths and avoid weaknesses. Always believe that you have the ability to create your own world in the midfielder position!"

After saying this, Ye Qiu also chose to stop it. In many cases, no matter how much the head coach says, the players still need to understand. Otherwise, if the players don't have the willingness to do so, no matter how much you say, it will be in vain. .

"Think about it again, if you have any thoughts or questions, you can come to me!"

Ye Qiu patted Yaya Toure on the shoulder again, turned around and walked out of the training area, towards the training building.

Yaya Toure was left alone on the training ground, seeming to be thinking about Ye Qiu's words.

(End of this chapter)