Chapter 496 King of the World

In Munich, Tottenham, who played with more than half of their substitutes, failed to bring back a victory from the away game. The two sides ended up in a 0:0 draw, and neither side was able to take advantage of the other side.

This draw also allowed Klinsmann's team to successfully get the second place in the group and successfully qualify.

Although they failed to beat Bayern Munich away, Tottenham did not try their best. Everyone saw that Tottenham concentrated all their strength on the weekend's home game against Manchester United, but it was obvious that Ferguson learned from the experience and lessons of the Community Shield and focused on defending at White Hart Lane.

In this game, Ferguson replaced Gary Neville with Wes Brown to guard the right, but Tottenham's two flanks were still quite active. Manchester United was bombarded by Tottenham in this game, but Van der Sar's performance helped Manchester United get a 0:0 at White Hart Lane.

In this game, Tottenham Hotspur even forced Manchester United to shoot only six times, while they had a total of thirteen shots, including at least four very good scoring opportunities, but all of them were blocked by Van der Sar.

So much so that in the press conference after the game, Ye Qiu shook his head and sighed, saying that it was not Manchester United that blocked Tottenham Hotspur's winning streak, but the man standing in front of Manchester United's goal line, Edwin van der Sar.

"I don't know why Manchester United is still hesitating about renewing the contract with Van der Sar. From my personal point of view, this is definitely an insult to Van der Sar, because he is the only satisfactory link in this Manchester United team. He has made at least four world-class saves in this game. Without him, Manchester United would not be able to laugh now!"

Ferguson agreed with Ye Qiu's teasing words. He also believed that Van der Sar was indeed a vital member of Manchester United and urged the management to complete the renewal negotiations as soon as possible. He also said that Van der Sar, Ferdinand and Vidic were the most important players of Manchester United this season.

Cristiano Ronaldo is indeed the most dazzling star of Manchester United, but since the surgery this season, his recovery has not been very ideal, and Ferguson has also begun to consciously look for a new set of offensive routines to avoid relying on Cristiano Ronaldo.

When the reporters on the scene asked Ye Qiu, Van der Sar himself had mentioned many times that it was Ye Qiu who made him return to Ajax and regain his life. Now, Tottenham Hotspur also has a player named Peter Cech who is on the list of candidates for the European Golden Ball Award, so they really want to know from Ye Qiu, who is better in his eyes?

Ye Qiu was blunt, "If we look at it from now on, I think Van der Sar is better, because he has become a spirit!"

Everyone knows that as a mentor and coach respected by Van der Sar and Cech, Ye Qiu's statement is representative, and the players cannot resent him for this, so he must have his reasons for saying so.

Sure enough, Ye Qiu explained it soon, "The reason why I say Van der Sar is a genius is that he is old enough, he has extremely rich game experience, and he has established enough tacit understanding with Ferdinand and Vidic."

"Many people used to think that goalkeepers are outside of tactics, so they think that the starting lineup of a game is the goalkeeper plus ten players, referred to as 1+10, but I want to say that this idea is very, very wrong. Everyone on the football field is within the tactical system!"

When he said this, Ye Qiu tilted his head and smiled, "If you ask Van Nistelrooy, Ronaldo, and those top scorers, I believe they will tell you that the goalkeeper can save your shot, not because the goalkeeper is good enough, but because your shot is too bad!"

"I don't mean to belittle the role of the goalkeeper. I just want to emphasize that whether a goal is scored depends not only on the role of the goalkeeper, but also on the defense and interference of the defender. The defender interferes with the opponent's shooting player, and the goalkeeper relies on the tacit understanding with the defender to make predictions and reactions, so they can complete a save. , so a one-on-one attack is almost the nightmare of all goalkeepers, because in a one-on-one situation, no goalkeeper can save the shot! "

When analyzing this, Ye Qiu laughed again, "Why do I admire Van der Sar so much in this game? Because his aura is too strong and too big. We have successfully broken through Ferdinand and Vidic's defense at least three times, but we lost to Van der Sar in one-on-one situations, so I said he is the most important contributor to Manchester United's point. "

"There is no doubt that Peter is one of the best goalkeepers in the world, but I don't think he is already The top goalkeeper, because he lacks the aura and confidence that the top goalkeeper needs, just like Van der Sar in this game, a kind of momentum that no one else can do it but me, and I will kill anyone who dares to enter my defense zone! "

"Technically, Peter is the most perfect goalkeeper I have ever coached, no one else, Van der Sar has weaknesses, but Peter does not, he is a perfect penalty area goalkeeper, he has the body proportions of a perfect goalkeeper, but his reaction and movement speed are not inferior to any world-class goalkeeper, and his continuous save ability is also world-class. "

"Technique, ball handling, attacking, etc., he is very good. When he first came to the Premier League, his right foot was a little bad, but now his right foot is also very good. He has almost no flaws. I have only seen one goalkeeper of such a high level, Buffon of Juventus. Casillas is also perfect in technique, but his body is a little lacking."

"Peter has reached a stage where he must complete the transformation. His technique has reached the peak, but his psychological quality and mental strength are far from enough. He needs to show his strong goalkeeper's aura on the court. He needs to actively command his teammates, control his own area, and use his actions to tell his teammates and enemies that the penalty area is under my rule. Anyone who enters this area must listen to me!"

"If he gets to this point, he will be the best goalkeeper in the world, a dominant goalkeeper!"

After listening to this, everyone felt a little funny. In the end, Ye Qiu actually wanted to use Van der Sar to inspire Cech.

Since the match against Fulham, Cech has kept a clean sheet in four Premier League games, and everyone firmly believes that a Tottenham team that does not concede a goal will be the best team in the world, because they have unparalleled offensive power.

What Ye Qiu said is not without reason. Cech is indeed perfect in terms of technology, but he is indeed very poor in terms of aura. Sometimes goalkeepers, especially Premier League goalkeepers, will suffer a lot if you are not ruthless.

As Alan Hansen once said, the injury of British goalkeepers is a tradition continued in the locker room, because the British believe that if football is timid, it will lose its original charm.

The same is true for England's youth training. Their coaches always tell young people that if your clothes are still clean after the 90-minute game, it proves that you are not qualified.

These two remarks actually represent the traditional characteristics of English football. To put it nicely, it is called emphasizing fighting and physical confrontation. To put it bluntly, it is brave and aggressive. If you are too weak, your opponent will greet you with the soles of his feet anytime and anywhere.

That's why Ye Qiu said this deliberately. He thinks Cech is good in everything except aura and the kind of dominance that a top goalkeeper should have, that is, in the penalty area, everyone listens to my command and obeys my orders, just like the lion king Kahn, Buffon, Casillas and others, who are all goalkeepers of this type.

Regarding what Ye Qiu said at the post-match press conference, Cech said in a subsequent media interview arranged by the club that the head coach had communicated with him on this issue, and he was very grateful to Ye Qiu for his supervision and guidance.

"It's been the third season in the Premier League. I feel that I am in a very ideal competitive state, and I feel that my cooperation with my teammates in front of me is getting more and more tacit, so I believe that I can perform better and take more responsibilities as the head coach said!"

When Tottenham Hotspur was tied 0:0 by Manchester United, many people in the outside world still felt that Tottenham Hotspur's state seemed to have declined after entering December, especially in the recent rounds, although they have won, the performance is not very ideal.

But more people still think that the reason why Tottenham Hotspur is in a downturn is mainly related to their insistence on multi-line operations. Although Ye Qiu's rotation system is okay, he is cautious when it comes to the rotation of several core players. Therefore, multi-line operations still have an impact on the team.

After playing Manchester United, the team took a break and took Qatar Airways from London to Tokyo in Asia. The whole journey lasted for twelve hours. When the team arrived at Narita Airport in Tokyo, thousands of enthusiastic fans came to Narita Airport to welcome Tottenham Hotspur.

In order to take care of the fans' emotions, Tottenham Hotspur signed and took photos with these fans who came to the scene at Narita Airport.

What Ye Qiu didn't expect was that as a Chinese, he had many fans in Japan, and even though he had a very bad impression of Japan, it was only for Japanese politicians. He didn't have any hatred for ordinary Japanese people, because he felt that the government of his country was doing the right thing, and politicians should not be equated with the people.

He also hopes to boycott Japanese goods, but he will not boycott blindly, just like he does not oppose Tottenham Hotspur's cooperation with Japanese companies and making money from the Japanese. The reason is very simple. It is not bad for Tottenham Hotspur.

Sometimes Ye Qiu feels that boycotting Japanese goods should not become a very blind behavior, and it cannot be boycotted purely for the sake of boycotting, because we must seriously distinguish our own advantages and disadvantages, learn from others' strengths to make up for our own shortcomings. Blindly, regardless of whether it is good or bad, boycotting, what is the difference between that and the closed-door policy of the Qing Dynasty?

In his previous life, Ye Qiu also advocated boycotting Japanese goods, but in this life, he has read many books, understood many truths, and tried to think about some problems himself. He thinks that if you really want your country to be strong, you should not reject anything that is more advanced than yourself, whether it is Japanese goods or other things, but should strive to learn from their experience and strengths, develop your own shortcomings, and wait until one day, my things are better than yours, then there is no need to boycott at all.

In other words, suppose you really boycott Japanese products and make Japanese companies go bankrupt, but Korean and American companies will come soon, and your domestic products will still be uncompetitive and self-contained, which will not do us any good.

The iron must be hard to forge, Ye Qiu felt that the secretary's words hit the point, but there are still many people who don't understand, or they are still in a state where they easily believe in the media and certain people, and forget that they should think about problems independently, because it is really easy to rely on the media and someone, but it is difficult to think independently.

Arriving in Yokohama from Tokyo, the team checked into the hotel arranged by the organizing committee, and then Ye Qiu went to attend the pre-match press conference.

At this press conference, some Japanese media asked about Tottenham Hotspur's opponent in the first game, Gamba Osaka, and wanted to know whether Ye Qiu would go all out. Ye Qiu smiled and said that Tottenham Hotspur would go all out for every game, but at the same time he also answered questions from other reporters, saying that Tottenham Hotspur's goal is to win the championship.

"Yes, we want to win the championship, but it is really not easy, because many of us are still jet lag!"

The club previously revealed through its official website that after arriving in Japan, the team's biggest enemy is not the opponent on the field, but fatigue and jet lag, because the players will have very little sleep time.

"We came to Japan for only one purpose, to win the championship. Otherwise, I don't know why we came here all the way!" Ye Qiu expressed his strong confidence in whether the team is confident of winning the championship.

At 19:30 on the evening of December 16, Tottenham Hotspur's first game, against Gamba Osaka, was played at the Yokohama National Stadium. In this game, Tottenham Hotspur can be said to have all the stars.

The goalkeeper is Cech, the back line is Gareth Bale, Zielinski, Thiago Silva and Alves, the midfield is Beckham, Yaya Toure and Fabregas, and the front trident is Ribery, Van Persie and Messi.

This is also the tacit understanding of FIFA before the game. It is hoped that Tottenham Hotspur can play with a full lineup.

The team's opening was not ideal, a bit passive. Gamba Osaka even played a small-scale cooperation in front of Tottenham Hotspur, which made the commentator of Yokohama National Stadium joke on the spot, saying that he didn't know how Gamba Osaka's small-scale cooperation compared to Tottenham Hotspur's cooperation in Ye Qiu's eyes?

But soon, Tottenham Hotspur made them thoroughly see what is called exquisite small-scale passing and cutting cooperation.

Fabregas, Yaya Toure and Alves made continuous two-on-one cooperation in a small area on the right side of the midfield, completely knocking Gamba Osaka's defensive players to the ground, and then Fabregas passed the ball to Messi's feet. The Argentine dribbled the ball from the right and cut in. After shaking off four defensive players of the opponent, he passed the ball directly into the penalty area. Van Persie inserted the ball in front of the goal and easily poked it, breaking the goal of Gamba Osaka first, 1:0!

After that, Tottenham Hotspur launched a series of strong attacks. First, they took advantage of a corner kick opportunity, and Zieglinski scored with a header. Then Gareth Bale rushed into the penalty area, and Beckham passed the ball over the top into the penalty area. Gareth Bale chested the ball and shot directly, 3:0!

Before the end of the first half, Messi and Fabregas played against the wall again. Messi passed the ball into the penalty area, and Beckham headed the ball in, 4:0!

In the second half, Tottenham Hotspur scored another goal. Gareth Bale broke through on the left and stopped and knocked it back to Ribery. Ribery, who had a sluggish performance in this game, got the ball in the penalty area and passed it to Messi who was unguarded at the back point. The Argentine pushed and hit it, 5:0!

It was almost a one-sided massacre. Gamba Osaka could hardly stop Tottenham Hotspur's powerful offensive. The commentator's ridicule of Tottenham Hotspur just now was more like a slap in the face.

Even though Ye Qiu replaced Ribery, Beckham and other players with young players, he still had a firm grasp of the game situation. At the last moment of the second half, Gareth Bale and Cavani scored goals, helping the team beat Gamba Osaka 7:0 at Yokohama National Stadium!

By defeating the Japanese team by a large score, Tottenham Hotspur not only made a name for itself in Japan, but also caused a huge response in China and was highly praised in European football. However, Tottenham Hotspur still did not take measures to adjust the time difference, because after the final, the team had to return to Europe and continue to adjust the time difference.

Three days later, the team welcomed the final opponent, the Quito University Sports Team of Ecuador, at the Yokohama National Stadium.

From the Toyota Cup to the current Club World Championship, South American teams have always been the top opponents of the Champions League champions, so Tottenham Hotspur still sent out all the main players in this game. After all, since they are here, the team certainly hopes to win a championship trophy, and the strength of both sides is indeed not at the same level.

In the end, Tottenham Hotspur defeated the Quito University Sports Team 2:0 and successfully won the Club World Championship!

Messi, who had an outstanding performance in two consecutive rounds, won the MVP of the Club World Championship and received a car seat prize sponsored by Toyota. He was proud of the team's performance.

Not only him, but also the players, coaching staff and all Tottenham Hotspur fans around the world are proud that the team can reach the top of the world king in Japan.

This battle not only won the crown of the world king and received an extremely generous bonus, but also helped the team further establish its status as a giant in Asia and laid a solid foundation.

Always remember that professional football is more than just football!