The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 435

It was a game that took place at noon in late autumn.

When Weber blew the whistle for the end of the game, it was just after 15:3 in the afternoon, and it happened that the weather in London these days was good and a bit hot, and the more than [-] fans at White Hart Lane had not been in the past two hours. The intermittent cheers made the temperature in the White Hart Lane stadium can only be described as extremely hot.

But for some reason, when Wenger heard Weber's whistle, he felt a chill from the bottom of his heart.

Since when did the gap between your team and Tottenham Hotspur widen to such an extent?

From the evenly matched 1:1 in the first half, even when Arsenal still had the upper hand, to the 1:5 in the second half, when they conceded four goals in a row, Wenger himself fell into confusion, because he really found that, It turns out that without knowing it, Tottenham Hotspur's strength has surpassed Arsenal, especially in offense.

With Vieira, Pires, Henry, Ljungberg and other older stars leaving the team, and with Gilberto Silva falling out of favor, the Arsenal team has gradually embarked on a younger transformation. If it is against the Premier League As far as the middle and lower teams are concerned, Arsenal does have certain advantages by relying on their skilled ball control system. After all, even young players are not bad.

But when he met Tottenham Hotspur, Wenger really found that he seemed a little powerless.

Pete Rice, who was standing next to Wenger, had a panoramic view of the professor's expression. He didn't think that Arsenal's strength compared with Tottenham Hotspur's strength was 1:5. If it is really calculated by strength, The most is 1:2, which is a reasonable score, but the key problem is that Arsenal fought too hard in the first half.

As Wenger's right-hand man, Pat Rice is well aware of Wenger's shortcomings. The professor's tactical quality is absolutely no worse than anyone else. He has outstanding tactical knowledge, and he is very good at building the team's passing system and offense. Routine, so once Arsenal play well, it is often a devastating attack.

Of course, there is a premise for this, that is, it is based on the fact that Arsenal is playing smoothly.

But the problem is, unless you encounter a team whose strength is far inferior to yours, or a team that has made a major mistake in tactics, otherwise, any opponent will make targeted arrangements according to your tactics, and even in the game, they will take some changes.

Wenger belongs to the academic school and pays great attention to the integrity of the team's tactical system, so even if he makes substitutions during the game, he is cautious, for fear of affecting the team's tactical system, so his substitutions rarely change. Generally, substitutions are made for positions where the state is not good and the performance is not good enough.

If you use a more professional vocabulary to describe it, Wenger hopes to promote overall changes through partial substitutions.

But there is another kind of head coach whose substitutions are more structural. For example, Ferguson is a genius in this area. He is weak in the construction of the tactical system, but he has a very keen tactical sense. So after the Triple Crown back then, he directly introduced Veron to carry out mainland reforms.

When Ye Qiu came to the Premier League and brought about the reform of the four-line notation, and concluded that by running without the ball, one more man is created in the midfield than the opponent. When this famous remark was made, Ferguson was the first to follow Ye Qiu. Reformed, and completely broke and rebuilt Manchester United's formation, but he did not follow Ye Qiu's direction completely, but groped forward by himself to create Manchester United's own tactics.

In the past few years, you can say that Ferguson has gone a lot of wrong ways, but you have to admit that Manchester United has indeed found a football path of its own, and has created tactics that best suit Manchester United's temperament and spirit.

Relatively speaking, Chelsea's coach Mourinho is also very keen on tactics, but he is too risky and speculative, so his substitutions and adjustments may not be as sophisticated as Ferguson's in many cases, and sometimes he will Backfired.

If Wenger is an academic school with a little idealism and emphasizing the tactical system, then Ferguson and Mourinho seem to be relatively realistic factions. It is still for practical purposes, and even the tactical system is of no importance to them. As long as they can win, they don't care what tactics they use.

Or it can be said that Wenger insists on me as the main player, while Ferguson and Mourinho tend to adapt to the enemy's conditions.

But there is also another kind of head coach. They are very special and happen to be mixed between the academic school and the realistic school. They will make appropriate changes and adjustments according to their opponents, and they all have excellent tactical sense.

Ye Qiu and Benitez belonged to the middle school.

Looking at Ye Qiu and Benitez, it can be said that they are the two head coaches in the Premier League who emphasize the most coordinated operations. Back then, Benitez's Liverpool and Ye Qiu's Chelsea were regarded as the teams that emphasized the most integrity in the Premier League. And now Mourinho has inherited this characteristic of Ye Qiu, and Ye Qiu has rebuilt a new whole in Tottenham Hotspur.

But the two are a little different. Benitez emphasizes meticulousness. His tactics are known for being very, very demanding. Many people even think that his requirements for players are almost mechanical, allowing players to play on the court Execute his tactical requirements mechanically, and he also meticulously arranges each game to the point of cumbersome.

But Ye Qiu was on the contrary. When he was at Chelsea, he had high requirements for tactical details. But after coming to Tottenham Hotspur, he began to create a more open tactical platform. He emphasized purpose and creativity. He advocated that when the team has unified goals and ideas, all players can use an open mind to guide the game.

But whether it was Ye Qiu or Benitez, they all insisted on their core philosophy, and at the same time had a strong sense of tactics, and they even took risks for it.

Ye Qiu's starting tactic in this game was very passive. He was indeed suppressed by Wenger, but he quickly grasped the biggest weakness of Wenger's tactic, that is, the consumption of physical energy would be great, especially considering the As far as the Arsenal team is not a player with outstanding physical fitness, adopting such a tactic will be very passive in the second half.

If it is a normal head coach, he should take the blocking method, which is to contain Arsenal, but Ye Qiu does the opposite, let you control the ball, let you attack, I have only one purpose, and that is to drag you down and further consume your resources. Physical fitness, it doesn't even matter how many goals you concede in the first half, the most important thing is to wear you down.

This is a very risky approach, because Tottenham may not be able to defend at all in the first half, but Cech's outstanding performance saved Tottenham at least twice in the first half, so Ye Qiu won the bet.

In the second half, Arsenal's stamina had been almost exhausted, and Ye Qiu made two consecutive substitutions in the 55th minute, which made Wenger hesitant, but these two substitutions were premeditated and there was no great risk , because at that time Arsenal's physical energy was almost exhausted, and the substitution was to attack.

For Ye Qiu at the time, as long as the offense was effective, the pressure on the defense could be ignored.

Relatively speaking, Wenger's substitutions were a bit cautious, even conservative. He replaced Alexander Song in order to strengthen his defense, but the Cameroon international did not show himself in the face of Tottenham Hotspur's offense. level, and replacing Bendtner also did not put pressure on Tottenham Hotspur on the offensive end.

But at the same time, it must be seen that the thickness of Arsenal's bench is indeed too weak, which has become the biggest bottleneck of Wenger's team, because there is not enough thickness of the bench, and you can perform well when the main lineup is complete. That's great, but once you get to the winter break, then you will face the biggest test.

Benitez is a bit the opposite in Liverpool. The Spaniard always likes to play rotation from the beginning. The lineup changes day by day, and the players also change. It is unpredictable, but this team is always on the move The second half of the effort was due to the effect of the rotation, but it could easily lead to Liverpool's unstable performance in the first half and too many points lost.

Ye Qiu attaches great importance to the rationality of the team's construction. If you analyze Tottenham Hotspur's lineup carefully, it is not difficult to find that the bench thickness of this team is actually very strong, although it is not as dense as Chelsea's bench. But the strength is not bad.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is on the front line, but there are two rookies, Cavani and Carroll. Carroll is regarded as Shearer II, or Ruud van Nistelrooy II. Cavani has good skills and is very active in the game. Tall, with a great range of movement and good shooting ability.

There are Gareth Bale, Arshavin, Ashley Young and Marcelo on the wing. Gareth Bale and Marcelo can both play on the left. Whether they are wingers or offensive full-backs, they Can play.

There are Yaya Toure and Lucas in the midfield. Modric, who changed the situation in this game, and Ramsey, a young player from Cardiff, have been introduced this season. Tottenham Hotspur's midfield bench is very thick. .

The same is true in the midfield, Kompany and Mike Dawson are backup central defenders, Arbeloa can play both left and right flanks, and is a defensive player, which allows Tottenham Hotspur to adjust at any time The team's defense.

When Pete Rice thought of this, he couldn't help but think of Steve Lawley's high opinion of Ye Qiu.

The chief scout of Arsenal believes that, looking at today's football, Ye Qiu must be the most outstanding head coach with comprehensive abilities such as discovering young players, building a team lineup, and building a team's tactical system.

Of course, Petr Rice also knows the current situation of Arsenal and the troubles Wenger encountered, so he can only feel helpless about many things, and the problem is not entirely on Wenger .

"Let's go, Arsene!" Pete Rice patted Wenger's shoulder and said with a sigh.

"5:1 is definitely not a reasonable score that can reflect the performance of the two sides on the field, because our performance is not bad!"

In the post-match press conference, Wenger was obviously depressed about losing the game, but he refused to admit that the team was not strong enough, because he felt that his team performed better in the first half.

"Tottenham Hotspur is a very good team, I never deny this, they have the quality to compete with the top teams in the Premier League now, but I don't think we have the quality against each other. I think there is a certain chance in this game."

"Of course, the game is over, we lost, we should accept the reality!" Wenger also said with obvious disappointment that he can accept losing, even a disastrous defeat, "We are a very young team, Losing is also a learning process for us."

"From the day when players step into professional football, they must learn how to face setbacks and failures, because there is always only one side winning on the football field, so Bi must learn to accept him, face him, and overcome he!"

As for Tottenham Hotspur, Wenger said that the team's current ranking is not a reflection of their true strength.

"They have played two games less than all the teams and one game less than Liverpool, so the current ranking is not due to their lack of strength. On the contrary, I think if they can adjust the team's multi-line battle well, especially It is the pressure of fighting on two fronts in the Champions League and the Premier League, and they should be able to have better and better results."

For his old friend Ye Qiu, Wenger felt that he could lead the team to overcome these problems, "He has very rich experience in the Champions League, he even has two Champions Leagues, his experience in these aspects is no worse than anyone else, I think he Can handle it well.”

With Wenger's affirmation, Ye Qiu reciprocated.

"Yes, the score is not a reasonable reflection of the strength of the two sides. I think Arsenal are better than last season and have more combat effectiveness. There is no doubt about it. It's not necessarily a bad thing, on the contrary, losing can make you see yourself more clearly."

"I often tell my players, for example, we lost in the first and third rounds at the beginning of the season, but I tell my players that losing is a must for any team. However, the scariest thing about him is not the loss caused by your loss, but the fact that you have to understand why you lost, how to get out of the shadow of losing in the shortest possible time after losing, and let the ball This is the standard to test whether a team is really strong!"

And Ye Qiu also said that he believes that Arsenal can get out of the shadows soon.

Although the two head coaches deliberately wanted to keep a low profile after the game, the fans of the two sides have been enemies of each other for nearly a century. Such a harmonious atmosphere is obviously not what they want to see. Turnham Hotspur fans started a round of carnival, celebrating the team's 5:1 home victory over Arsenal.

This victory not only brought Tottenham Hotspur fans into a carnival, but also made Arsenal fans feel extremely frustrated. At the same time, it also shocked the British and the media around the world. Why did Tottenham beat Arsenal, or why did Arsenal behave differently in the first and second half?

When writing reports, many reporters said that Beckham's free kick before the end of the first half assisted Hangeland to score, which helped Tottenham Hotspur regain morale and also greatly affected Arsenal's fighting spirit.

But more people still felt that Ye Qiu's two substitutions had an effect.

For the public opinion of the outside media, Tottenham Hotspur did not give too much participation and attention, because after the Arsenal, the team immediately ushered in the first game of the Champions League group stage, away to Valencia , As a result, they encountered a 1-0 lore from the Bat Corps, and Tottenham Hotspur lost the Mestalla Stadium in the first group match.

It was david villa who scored for valencia, the spanish striker receiving a through ball from david silva on the left, knocking on cech's goal for valencia Smash.

Ye Qiu also felt very helpless about the defeat in the first game of the group stage, because the match against Arsenal four days ago was too fierce. Tottenham Hotspur went to Spain away and encountered a sniper from Valencia.

This defeat dropped Tottenham to fourth in the group, as Slavia Prague beat Steaua Bucharest 2-1 at home, but this is only the first round of the group and the current ranking is not much convincing force.

Back in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur ushered in the seventh round of the Premier League, challenging Bolton away, and Tottenham Hotspur, relying on the beautiful offensive of the front trident in the first half, completely stepped Bolton into the abyss of relegation , The score of 3:1 allowed Bolton to only get three points in the first seven rounds of the league, ranking bottom in the league standings.

Relying on this game, Tottenham Hotspur scored nine points with three wins and two losses, ranking tenth in the standings, but this is also because Tottenham Hotspur played fewer games than their opponents two rounds.

Currently ranked number one is Arsenal, who lead the league with [-] points, followed by Manchester United with [-] points, and Manchester City with [-] points, but they are all already full In the seven rounds of the league, Liverpool played one game less and scored [-] points, ranking fourth.

Mourinho's Chelsea did not start this season ideally, it can even be said to be a bit bad, with three wins, two draws and two losses in seven rounds, and only 0 points, especially in the seventh round, where they lost 2:[-] away to Losing Manchester United puts a lot of pressure on Mourinho.

In the middle of the week, in the round of 32 knockout rounds in the League Cup, Ye Qiu resolutely chose to give up the League Cup this time and arranged for all young players to play, including Aaron Ramsey, Eden Hazard, Kyle Walker, Carlo Paul, Kompany, Lucas, Gareth? Bell and other players have won the starting qualification.

Although everyone knows that Ye Qiu plays in the League Cup with youth team players, the purpose is to give the main lineup a relaxed rest, and at the same time train this group of young players, but the young players still performed very well. In the away game 4: 0 defeated the Hull City team, in which Carroll became the team's best striker and scored twice.

This wonderful performance made everyone curious about Tottenham Hotspur's youth team. Many players are still studying in school, and many players are representing Tottenham for the first time. Tottenham played so well in the game and made many Tottenham fans look forward to the future of their team's youth training.

But three days later, in the eighth round of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur suffered another opening goal at White Hart Lane when Martin O'Neill's Aston Villa scored!
(End of this chapter)