Chapter 452: Devil’s Home

Ye Qiu has always felt that the initiative is crucial for a football game.

As long as you can firmly grasp the initiative, you can attack the opponent in a more self-centered way, pull, and penetrate. As your opponent, he must always maintain a trembling concentration to deal with your attack and pull penetration.

Anyone can imagine that in the Premier League, even if the pace is slowed down, the average running of each player in a game is about ten kilometers. The so-called slow pace is relative to other fast-paced games.

If we use a more vivid comparison, compared with the domestic Super League, the slowest pace of the Premier League is obviously faster than the Super League. So if you let the best players in the Super League play in the Premier League, even if it is the slowest pace, he will find it difficult to adapt and will tell you that the pace is too fast and his physical fitness cannot bear it.

The fast pace puts higher demands on the players' concentration. For a player to concentrate on playing every minute and defusing every attack of the opponent, the physical energy consumption is also very large. Even in many cases, as long as you are a little absent-minded, it may cause loopholes in the team and become the focus of the opponent.

All head coaches must admit one thing, that is, no team can guarantee 90 minutes of concentration. Every player in every game will have more or less problems, whether it is offense or defense, because this is unavoidable for anyone.

Ye Qiu likes the initiative because he knows very well that with the initiative in hand, even if the team makes mistakes, the consequences of the mistakes can be reduced to a minimum. This is the same as Barcelona's love of controlling the ball, but Ye Qiu is not so extreme.

Grant's tactic in this game is to retreat and hoard heavy troops in the midfield. Is this effective?

Yes, Ye Qiu guarantees that if there were no muscular men in the midfield, Tottenham Hotspur's offense would be smoother!

But can this ensure the stability of the back line?

Ye Qiu could only shake his head. Even God doesn't know about this kind of thing, so who knows?

So he always asks the players to be patient, to create opportunities through active running, pulling, passing and receiving, and even one-on-one breakthroughs, to mobilize and pull the opponent's defense line, because as long as you keep pulling, even a copper wall will show cracks.

Pass forward, no chance, knock back, transfer, pass forward again, no chance, knock back, transfer again...

The whole process is a bit boring, but Tottenham Hotspur is still constantly and patiently looking for opportunities, because they must learn to adapt to facing different opponents, especially some opponents who adopt extreme tactics like Chelsea.

The fans in the stands counted the time, a little impatient, but the players on the court felt that time passed quickly, because for them in the game, every minute and every second was very tight and very deadly, so they didn't know how long it had passed. The only thought in their minds was to patiently look for opportunities and patiently prepare.

When the opponent made a mistake, they would rush up and tear them into pieces!

Sometimes, mistakes don't have to be fatal. On the contrary, most mistakes are small mistakes, such as a pass with a little less force. This is a typical mistake that often occurs in games, especially in offensive players.

But if unfortunately, it appears on a defensive player, the consequences are completely different.

Just like this time, after Mikel received the pass from Ballack, he wanted to pass it to Ashley Cole at the first time, but the pass was a little light, the force was not well controlled, and the ball was slowly rolling along the grass.

Ashley Cole did not choose to meet it at the first time, but wanted to wait for the ball to come. He was just one step away. As long as he ran forward one step, or Mikel's pass was a little more forceful, Ashley Cole could get the ball before Messi, but it was this step, this little bit of force, that allowed Messi, who came out from the side, to get the ball first.

Small players must know how to use their bodies. After Messi rushed out from the side, he cleverly blocked Ashley Cole with his back. After stopping the ball, he always controlled the ball under his feet and rushed forward. The advantage was that Ashley Cole had no chance to steal the ball, but in this way, he could not speed up, and Ashley Cole was closely attached to him.

Messi suddenly kicked the ball back with his heel, and then he quickly pulled to the right side.

Alves had been following Messi for a long time. The two had cooperated for so long that they had a very good understanding. After stopping the ball, he immediately cut to the middle, because he guessed the Argentine's intention from Messi's move to the right side.

Alves's cut-in immediately led three Chelsea players, left-back Ashley Cole, Ballack and Mikel who returned to defense, and at the same time, Van Persie also appeared in the penalty area line to meet Alves, and after Van Persie pulled out, he naturally led Carvalho and Terry.

The whole process would take a long time to describe in words, but it actually only took one or two seconds on the field. The fans could see it clearly from the live camera, and the fans in the stands could also see it clearly. Even some fans with sharp eyes could see that Ribery was always entangled with Ferreira in the top area of ​​the penalty area.

Fabregas appeared behind Mikel and Ballack. Although he was still nearly 30 meters away from the goal, if the ball reached his feet, he could pass it into the penalty area and pass it to Van Persie and Ribery with just a straight pass.

But this time Alves did not choose to do so, because he saw Van Persie using gestures to ask for the ball. The ball passed by Ballack and the Germans could not intercept it at all because the ball was very fast, but Carvalho immediately realized the threat and rushed towards Van Persie, but Van Persie ran towards the ball and pushed Alves' pass directly to the right with his right foot in advance.

After Van Persie passed the ball, Alves, Van Persie, and Fabregas all rushed to the penalty area quickly. This sudden sprinting at a faster speed surprised Chelsea's defensive players, because they had not yet figured out what kind of offensive route the opponent would take, and could only passively take countermeasures.

Messi was unguarded and quickly dribbled the ball into the penalty area from the right. Ashley Cole reacted and approached him immediately, but he didn't dare to move because he had to worry about penalties in the penalty area, so he could only block the position.

But Messi had expected his move long ago. With a skillful fake move, he pulled half a body to the bottom line and directly made a low ball. The ball almost rolled from the right to the left along the line at the front of the small penalty area.

Terry almost caught up with the ball, but he was still half a second late. At this time, Ribery rushed up quickly from behind and blocked Ferreira with his body. The ball came in front of him. He almost swept the ball into the goal with his right foot without any pressure from any defensive players.

After the ball entered the net, Cudicini fell to the ground and made a save, but what was the use?

"Ribery! Ribery!! Ribery!!!"

"Frank" the live announcer at White Hart Lane shouted loudly.

"..Ribery!!!!" All the Tottenham fans responded in unison!

The French scarface rushed to the corner area quickly, and his teammates rushed up one after another, congratulating the Frenchman one by one, because he was the top scorer of Tottenham this season.

After Van Nistelrooy left, even Ye Qiu didn't know who would be Van Nistelrooy's successor and the top scorer of Tottenham, but judging from the warm-up matches and many games at the beginning of the season, Ribery's ability to seize opportunities is stronger. He can always appear in the key position in the combination of the trident.

Van Persie scored a lot of goals, and he should have been the most suitable candidate, but his position was very erratic, and the middle has always been the focus of defense. Instead, Ribery always inserted diagonally into the penalty area from the left rib. With Van Persie's interweaving and receiving in the middle, and Messi's ball and diagonal pass on the right, Ribery was like a fish in water.

In Ye Qiu's opinion, it's not that Ribery's scoring ability is so strong, but that Tottenham's ability to create scoring opportunities is too strong, just like the ball just now, as long as you can run to the position, as long as you are a professional player, even if you are a defender, you can easily score.

Of course, the reason why Tottenham's trident is strong is that even as the top scorer, Ribery's assists are very good. This season, the number of assists in the Premier League has reached 15 times, only behind Fabregas and Messi, and even more than Van Persie's 11 times.

But Van Persie is the team's second scorer, and his role in the trident is more about pulling and making balls, so his number of goals and assists cannot reflect his role, just like the cooperation just now, if there is no Van Persie, it is difficult to play a sudden effect.

The entire White Hart Lane Stadium was completely activated by Ribery's goal, and all Tottenham fans cheered for the team and cheered for the players with blood boiling, even if the time was already the 42nd minute of the first half.

"See, I said that we can't let Tottenham Hotspur's rhythm go, we must disrupt their rhythm and their momentum. That fool didn't understand this at all. This game will definitely make him suffer!" Mourinho was not satisfied with what he saw in the stands, because he always felt that he was ashamed when Tottenham Hotspur scored against Chelsea.

"All Tottenham Hotspur fans at White Hart Lane, let our mortal enemy, Chelsea, figure out who is the owner of this stadium now, okay?"

With the call of the on-site announcer, a burst of overwhelming cheers rang out in the stadium. The momentum and momentum were simply going to shake the sky down!

The on-site announcer was personally poached by Peter Kenyon after he took office. It is said that he has rich experience in English football and is very good at livening up the atmosphere of the fans on the scene. In addition, he can be responsible for explaining and introducing the game process to the fans during the game, while inciting and encouraging the fans to create momentum and put pressure on the opponent.

In the past, this kind of thing was often done by fan organizations, but now the team wants to unite them and create a home atmosphere belonging to Tottenham Hotspur, and turn White Hart Lane into a devil's home ground that all opponents will be terrified of.

Therefore, even when the game enters halftime and the players are warming up on the court, the live radio is still playing some exciting and powerful songs. They are all well-known songs that can arouse the enthusiasm of fans, and almost all of them are rock. , try our best to maintain the enthusiasm of the fans and the atmosphere of the game during the fifteen-minute intermission.

As the intermission entered, there was a commotion among the fans in the stands. Some of them ran to the bathroom, some went to buy something, and some were gathered together in twos and threes to discuss something, and so on.

As long as you have something to do, fifteen minutes actually go by very quickly. When the announcement came again, everyone hurriedly returned to their seats to usher in the second half of the game.

At the beginning of the second half, Tottenham Hotspur consciously carried out a round of attacks. They took advantage of the opening and took advantage of Chelsea's unsteady foothold to quickly attack their defense and create several dangers. However, it was obvious that Chelsea was obviously against Tottenham. Tottenham Hotspur were prepared for the attack after the opening, and they defended Tottenham Hotspur's attack.

But when Tottenham Hotspur consciously slowed down their offensive, making everyone think it was coming to an end, Tottenham Hotspur's offense once again caused Chelsea's mistakes.

Ribery wanted to try to break through Ferreira on the left, but the clingy Portuguese did not give him a chance. He chose to knock back to Modric. After the Croatian got the ball, he saw Ribery raising his hand to ask for the ball. , and he had moved quickly between Ferreira and Terry, so Modric got ahead of Makelele and passed the ball to Ribery's feet.

The quality of this pass was not very good. If a through ball could be passed, Ribery's short-distance starting speed could quickly tear apart the defenses of Terry and Ferreira, but Modric chose to pass the ball. The ball at your feet.

After Ribery got the ball, he was squeezed by Ferreira behind him. Terry in front of him quickly got between him and the goal. Ribery's shot was blocked by Terry with his body and bounced back.

The Frenchman rushed up quickly, got ahead of Terry, and kicked the ball directly back to the midfield. Modric got the ball again and passed it crosswise to Cesc Fabregas. The Spaniard tried to pick the ball with a kick. Pass to Messi behind the back.

But Carvalho used his body to push the ball away, but because he took off while retreating quickly, he did not use any force when clearing the ball. At the same time, after landing, his body lost his balance and fell to the ground.

The ball landed dangling in front of Van Persie. The Dutchman did not take off, but straightened up his chest and stopped the ball directly to his right. Mikel realized the danger and immediately intercepted it. action, because he thought Van Persie was going to kick off directly, but he didn't expect that Van Persie dunked the ball to the left with his right foot. The ball turned in one direction and slid to the left. Then he adjusted his body's center of gravity and raised his left foot. A gentle twitch.

This volley shot slightly further than the penalty spot was shot from a very tricky angle, but it was not a high ball, but a low ball. Moreover, Cudicini was positioned a little to the right at this time, and he was obviously guarding Messi just now. , so at this time Van Persie hit the lower left corner with a rebound.

Cudicini was powerless against such a goal. As soon as he reacted, the ball went into the goal, 2:0!

The most beautiful thing about the entire scoring process is that after Van Persie stopped the ball, his body barely moved, he shook Mikel away, and then directly started a series of movements, which was indescribably coherent and calm, with a kind of elegance. .

"This goal reminds me of Arsenal's Bergkamp!" the game commentator shouted loudly.

"2:0, Tottenham Hotspur scored the second goal of the game in the 61st minute. This was also the goal that sentenced Chelsea to death. I believe that Grant should become even better in the future. Be more proactive. At least he should try his best to score away goals now and gain hope for the next round.”

According to the rules of the Champions League knockout rounds, if the total score is the same, the away goal will be considered. Therefore, the importance of an away goal is sometimes even greater than a goal. Therefore, what the game commentator said is not wrong. This is A wise choice.

Grant seemed to accept this idea and immediately began to prepare for substitutions. Kalu walked out to prepare for warm-up, while Ye Qiu immediately arranged for Arbeloa and Beckham to warm-up, obviously also intending to do so. Targeted substitution adjustments, and this is also a smoke bomb.

Grant had suffered the loss of substitutions before. At that time, he was afraid and changed his substitution decision temporarily. This made him criticized like never before after the game. So this time he did not believe in evil and directly substituted Kalou and replaced him. Mikel, and also asked Malouda to warm up and prepare to play.

Ye Qiu replaced Alves with Arbeloa and replaced Modric with Beckham.

Beckham reappeared on the field, which immediately made the Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stands extremely excited. The fans who were well prepared pulled out banners one after another and chanted slogans. Tens of thousands of Fans chanted Beckham's name and welcomed the England superstar back to the game.

After four months, Beckham's return has made Tottenham Hotspur fans more hopeful about the future, because no one will forget that in the second half of last season, Beckham's joining completely turned around Tottenham Hotspur. The situation at Tenham Hotspur.

Teammate also came over one by one, hugged Beckham, and encouraged and supported him, hoping that he could adjust his condition as soon as possible, play his strength as soon as possible, and help the team defeat the opponent.

What was unexpected was that after the substitution, Chelsea started a massive counterattack, while Tottenham Hotspur waited for the opportunity to defend and counterattack, allowing Chelsea to press forward.

In the 78th minute, Beckham received a knock back from Fabregas and directly launched a long pass to launch a counterattack. Van Persie quickly inserted the ball, got rid of Terry and passed it behind him again. Messi dribbled into the penalty area, Carvalho pulled Messi down from behind, and the referee blew the whistle directly!