Chapter 491 Reaching the Summit

In the past few years when Ye Qiu coached the Premier League team, he had a good relationship with Ferguson and Wenger, especially Wenger. After all, they were neighbors. Although they coached a rival team, their family had a good relationship with the Wenger family. But very good.

The one with the worst relationship is Mourinho, but after the Portuguese left for Inter Milan, he seemed to have a different view of Ye Qiu. However, he would occasionally say a few words when he remembered it, or even make a sarcastic comment, but While Tottenham performed well, he remained silent.

The one with the weirdest relationship is Benitez!

Many people say that Benitez is Ye Qiu's main sufferer. The reason is very simple. His team always makes Ye Qiu suffer!

It should be traced back to when Ye Qiu was coaching Chelsea. At that time, Ye Qiu did not get any advantage in the duel with Benitez's Liverpool. Instead, it ended in a disastrous defeat, including being cited by Ye Qiu as The most painful lesson of his career was the defeat in the Champions League final.

It is precisely because of the grudges between Ye Qiu and Benitez that the outside world is generally full of suspense about the showdown between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, because Liverpool is the leader. , but Tottenham Hotspur are doing better recently, and they are at White Hart Lane again.

Everyone who is familiar with Benitez knows that the Spaniard does not like to talk. He rarely verbally engages in verbal sparring with the media before games. In many cases, when opponents point at his nose and scold him, he resorts to the word "forbearance". , but this time he didn't seem to be able to hold it back.

The cause of the matter can be traced back to Ferguson's ridicule in an interview. He smiled and said that Manchester United does not have any pressure at the moment, even though they are now many points behind the top two teams, but Ferguson said that Manchester United still has Hope, and for Tottenham Hotspur's match against Liverpool in the eleventh round of the league, he said that he had the mentality of watching a show.

"No matter who wins, it will be very beneficial to us!"

This was originally a very common sentence, but what I didn't expect was that when the reporter relayed it to Benitez, the Spaniard got a little angry. He fired directly, "Ferguson always puts too much energy on How to talk about other teams, I think if he focuses on talking about other teams, then Manchester United will be higher in the league rankings.”

At the same time, Benitez also said, "The biggest difference between me and Ferguson is that I don't talk much, I just want to concentrate on preparing for our game, but Ferguson is not, so obviously, you can watch Manchester United's results are not good so far, and they are starting to feel the pressure!"

Currently in the Premier League rankings, Liverpool ranks first with a three-point advantage, while Manchester United is ranked sixth. Ferguson's team is currently eight points away from Liverpool, even behind dark horses Hull City and Arsenal. STON VILLA.

Sometimes I have to say that modern consulting is too advanced, the distance between Manchester and Liverpool is too close, and Manchester United and Liverpool are mortal enemies, so Ferguson quickly responded to Benitez's attack. .

"Are Liverpool's results very good? I don't think they have ever shown a convincing performance. I believe they have the ability to win the championship!" Ferguson paused after saying this. "Relatively speaking, I think Todt Naham Hotspur's performance is more convincing, at least they can beat Bayern Munich 4-0 in the Champions League, but Liverpool? "

"Oh, I'm sorry, I remembered wrongly, they are in the UEFA Cup!" Ferguson said sarcastically with a sneer.

Benitez was not as good as Ferguson when it came to talking nonsense. He immediately countered after hearing these words, "Isn't our performance unconvincing? I think it is necessary to remind Ferguson that he is not young anymore and his eyesight is dim." It’s hard to see who is currently the leader.”

"My relationship with Ferguson was originally good. We often attended some UEFA events together. He congratulated me after we won the Champions League. I also gave him my blessing before the final in Moscow, but at that time Then everything changed, and I think it was because of the loss at the Luzhniki Stadium!”

"One of the important reasons why I don't like Ferguson is that he only likes to talk about others and forgets to talk about himself. Maybe you should ask Brown, the head coach of Hull City. I believe he will tell you that the reason why Hull City is in The loss at Old Trafford was due to five minutes of stoppage time, what an outrageous stoppage time!”

Sometimes it is really strange. It was supposed to be a war of words between Ye Qiu and Benitez, but what is unbelievable is that it was Benitez and Ferguson who ended up in a war of words. God knows what is going on with these two guys?

"Benitez is under a lot of pressure right now. This is a catharsis!" Roland, who is responsible for collecting and organizing data, is more aware of the current situation than Ye Qiu and said with a smile during the team's internal pre-match preparation meeting.

"Oh?" Ye Qiu raised his eyebrows and became interested, "Let's talk about it!"

"The first is the management. According to the news we have received, Liverpool's management is currently under siege from major sponsors because they are unable to participate in the Champions League, but not only that, but also because they are unable to participate in the Champions League, which has led to the team's Revenue has dropped sharply, and the new stadium plan has been postponed again!”

Ye Qiu knows this. When Hicks and Gillett, the current two American owners of Liverpool, came to power, they vowed to all Liverpool fans and sponsors that they would invest in the new stadium plan in the shortest possible time. As all Premier League teams start planning new stadiums, it will be too late if Liverpool doesn't do it.

But the new stadium that was supposed to break ground in June is still far away, and the club's finances are also in trouble, causing dissatisfaction among fans and sponsors. Among them, Carlsberg, Liverpool's main sponsor, has made it public Criticized the team's decision to delay a new stadium.

The reason is simple. Carlsberg also hopes to use Liverpool's new stadium to further promote its brand.

"I got the news that Carlsberg wants Hicks and Gillette to sell Liverpool because they hope to join forces with the DIC Group from Dubai to acquire Liverpool, so that this wealthy team can get huge sums of money and bring Liverpool back in the shortest possible time. The ranks of Premier League giants.”

Roland smiled when he said this, "DIC has reached an acquisition agreement with Gillette, but Hicks, the club's major shareholder, refused to sell his shares and prevented Gillette from selling his shares. This led to some thinking DIC Group, which wants to imitate the Abu Dhabi consortium and make Liverpool the business card of the group, cannot successfully control Liverpool.”

If Ye Qiu remembers correctly, DIC Group is a state-owned enterprise in Dubai and is used for overseas investment. However, the situation of this enterprise is not very ideal. They seemed to have gone bankrupt in 2010. Later, it was another American company that acquired Liverpool. consortium, and throughout the process, Liverpool can be said to have been tortured.

"It is no longer possible for Hicks and Gillette to spend money to help Liverpool build a new stadium, but Liverpool fans are eager for the team to build a new stadium as soon as possible, because they all know what the new stadium represents, so, Under pressure, Hicks and Gillette deflected the conflict and accused Benitez of unfavorable signings."

"Now Benitez has suffered a dumb loss!" Roland's chubby face showed an expression of feeling aggrieved for Benitez, because his biggest crime was the introduction of Roy Keane. But the problem is that Roy Keane was not introduced by Benitez at all, but by Hicks and Gillette.

It was precisely because of the unsuccessful introduction of Roy Keane that Benitez gained the initiative in the transfer, so he advocated the introduction of Torres. As a result, Torres became an instant success and became Liverpool's leading striker, but Liverpool's key If the problem still cannot be solved, then attack!

Throughout the years since Benitez coached Liverpool, from winning the Champions League to the present, so many years have passed, but Benitez has never found an effective way to solve the connection problem between the team's forward and midfielder. .

Why did Ye Qiu introduce David Silva? Because he is more suitable than Cesc Fabregas to connect the forward and midfielder.

Fabregas and Gerrard have certain things in common. The Spaniard is better at holding the ball, organizing and passing the ball. Gerrard has better running and defensive abilities, but neither of them is the type to push the ball forward. In the midfield, they are better at attacking without the ball.

But Tottenham Hotspur has wingers and full-backs, but Liverpool does not, so Tottenham Hotspur's ball advancement is not a big problem. They can go wide, or let Messi and Van Persie retreat, but Liverpool cannot. , because once Torres retreats, who will attack? And Torres is not a retreating forward, he is better at attacking the defense frontally.

Then, the problem is obvious. Liverpool's ball advancement over the years has always relied on two points, either Xavi Alonso's long pass, or wing advancement, but Liverpool does not have an outstanding breakthrough player on the wing. , and the stability of long passes is not strong, so Liverpool's offense always gives people a feeling of instability.

Of course, this is when taking the initiative to attack. If the defense counterattacks, Liverpool is quite good.

"No wonder that Fatty Bei is in such a mood to quarrel with Ferguson!" Ye Qiu also laughed after hearing this.

To a certain extent, Ye Qiu doesn't appreciate Benitez because the latter's tactics are too mechanical. He wants to wipe out all the creativity of the players and then execute his tactics mechanically. This is not what Ye Qiu wants. Respected.

Ye Qiu advocates freedom and creation, and creation represents risk-taking and constant trying. Success is naturally good, but failure will definitely lead to big losses, which is what Benitez is opposed to.

"Liverpool must win this game to defend their position as the league leader!" Roland looked at Ye Qiu with a smile. Sometimes information has such benefits.

Ye Qiu smiled after hearing this, "If we must win, then Benitez will definitely adopt the safest tactic, defensive counterattack!"

After a pause, Ye Qiu smiled again, "Sometimes I think Fatty Bei is really interesting. He doesn't say a word on weekdays and talks nonstop. But according to general rules, if he As soon as he opens his mouth, it means there is a problem with Liverpool."

"Ha, sometimes I think about it, if Fatty Bei is the boss of a listed group, according to his rules, he should be selling aggressively now, because as soon as he opens his mouth, Liverpool will be in bad luck!"

After a while of joking, Ye Qiu also knew that Benítez's targeted defense was excellent, and it could be called the best in the world. If he really wanted to defend, with his overall tactics, Tottenham's attack might not be broken. After all, the two teams knew each other well, and everyone knew the characteristics and advantages of each other.

"Let's strengthen the set-piece training in the afternoon training session. We will rely on it to play Liverpool!"

One day later, at night, at the White Hart Lane Stadium in London.

Gareth Bale stood on the right side of the Liverpool penalty area, about 25 meters away from the goal. The Welsh youngster was sweating profusely, and his strong chest muscles kept rising and falling, but his eyes were fixed on the goal in front of him.

There was a ball on the grass not far in front of him, and behind the ball, in the penalty area, five Liverpool players sandwiched Kompany and formed a human wall, and further back, Spanish goalkeeper Reina was rubbing his hands and preparing to save this direct free kick with a very good position.

It was the 53rd minute of the second half, and the score was 1:0. Messi scored a goal for the home team Tottenham Hotspur in the first half, and all the Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stands were waiting for Gareth Bale's penalty kick.

On the sidelines, Ye Qiu and Benítez were standing in the command area, and Frank Ribery, who had not stepped into the White Hart Lane Stadium for more than three months, was now standing on the sidelines to warm up, but because Gareth Bale took the free kick, he stood on the sidelines and watched, paying attention to the free kick.

In the stands, banners and cards welcoming Ribery's return to the field could be seen everywhere. This was Frank Ribery's first appearance this season after he was injured in the European Cup, and according to the team doctor's explanation of Ribery's injury recovery, the Frenchman was considered to be basically fine.

However, it was a torn ligament after all. Although it was not a critical part of the knee like the cruciate ligament, it was also a very troublesome thing. Everyone in the club was cautious and did not dare to be careless. After all, no one knew whether Ribery could return to his peak state after the ligament repair surgery, or whether his body could return to the state before the injury.

As Huang Chu told Ye Qiu privately, there are many such surgeries. After recovery, intense exercise may cause problems in other aspects, so she suggested not to let Ribery play as a main player for the time being. After all, rushing now may make Ribery's left ankle unable to bear it.

Before taking the penalty, Gareth Bale did not forget to glance at Ribery on the sidelines. That was his biggest competitor, because he knew very well that as long as Ribery recovered, he would definitely be sent back to the cold palace, because everyone believed that the trident composed of Ribery, Van Persie and Messi was the strongest offensive combination of Tottenham Hotspur.

But the Welshman was not ready to give up his main position easily, so he had to rely on performance and use strength to prove it all!

Gareth Bale stepped lightly on the grass under his feet. With the referee's whistle, he rushed forward quickly. With the help of this momentum, he quickly rushed to the ball, and at this time his right foot was just in place, and his left foot was raised high.

At this moment, in front of him, the human wall also changed. Kompany in the human wall deliberately created a loophole for Gareth Bale, and all the Liverpool players who set up the human wall jumped high.

Everyone heard a bang, and the ball under Gareth Bale's feet was hit violently and made a sound of breaking through the air. It rose like a lightning, and directly passed through the gap in the human wall created by Kompany, fell rapidly along a certain arc, and then went straight to the lower left corner of the goal.

Although goalkeeper Reina has always been known for his quick reaction, this time he really couldn't react at all. When he looked over, the ball had already entered the net, 2:0!

Gareth Bale excitedly rushed to the sidelines, pointing his hands upwards, and the surrounding Tottenham players rushed up one by one and hugged Gareth Bale tightly. Everyone knew that as long as they beat Liverpool, Tottenham would succeed and become the leader of the league standings for the first time this season!

The Welshman accepted the congratulations of his teammates and fans in the corner area. Ribery was the first to rush up to congratulate him on his goal. The same was true for Beckham. As the team's vice-captain, Beckham has rarely started as a main player this season, but he has been a substitute many times. His free kick attainments and long pass strength are absolutely beyond doubt.

And now, he is very happy to see that there is a rising star like Gareth Bale in the team who can take on the burden of Tottenham's free kicks. In the past two years, the trend of practicing free kicks in Tottenham has not been weak. Ribery, Messi, David Silva and others have insisted on practicing free kicks.

But among all the people, Gareth Bale's free kick accomplishment is the best, which has a lot to do with his insistence on free kick training in Southampton. He has shown good free kick skills since he was a child.

This is Gareth Bale's second direct free kick this season!

All Tottenham fans in the stands are very excited because they have finally waited for the moment when the team beat Liverpool and reached the top perfectly!