Chapter 539 Tiger

"Viewers, welcome to watch the focus of the first round of the new 2009/2010 English Premier League, broadcast live by Sky TV for you. Our current location is the White Hart Lane Stadium in North London!"

"The game we are broadcasting live for you tonight is between Tottenham Hotspur, the double champion of the Premier League and Champions League last season, against the Red Army Liverpool, a strong team from the north. This is also the match between Ye Qiu and Beni The first direct confrontation and competition between the two world-famous coaches in the new season.”

The opening game of the Premier League this season started in the afternoon. Chelsea's performance was relatively average. They reversed Hull City 2:1 at home. If it weren't for Drogba's outstanding performance, Ancelotti's first league game of the new season might have been a disaster. .

Another important matchup, Manchester United's home game against Birmingham City, will also be held at Manchester's Old Trafford Stadium tonight. This is what Ferguson will usher in after selling Cristiano Ronaldo and reorganizing the Manchester United lineup. It was the first time to appear on the stage, so it attracted much attention from the outside world.

Arsenal's away game against Everton is scheduled for tomorrow.

“Both Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool have experienced considerable turmoil this season. Among them, Tottenham Hotspur sold their number one center Robin Van Persie and Welsh left wing Gareth Bale. , as well as Brazilian organizational midfielder Lucas Leiva, and defensive versatile Arbeloa, losing four generals.”

"However, judging from the warm-up matches in the early part of the season and the performance of the players, Tottenham Hotspur does not seem to have been greatly affected, especially in terms of forward attack power. The newly joined Colombian center Romedar Falcao He quickly took Van Persie's position and became the team's starting center, and performed very well in the warm-up match."

"But there are still problems in the defense. In the Amsterdam Cup Invitational, Tottenham Hotspur played 3:3 with Sevilla. In this game, Tottenham Hotspur The defense is very worrying, especially Marcelo’s poor performance against Sevilla’s right winger Navas, which is very worrying.”

"Compared to Tottenham Hotspur's serious loss of personnel, Liverpool's situation is also not optimistic. The veteran central defender Hyypia transferred to Bayer Leverkusen, Pennant went to Zaragoza, and the core main players in the team Midfielder Xabi Alonso's move to Real Madrid has brought a lot of trouble to Benitez's team, especially in the midfield organization."

"Benitez seems to have been prepared for this. He successively introduced Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva from Tottenham Hotspur and Italian midfielder Aquilani from Roma at a high price, but these two Whether these players can fill the weakness of Liverpool’s midfield organization in the new season is really exciting.”

"Ye Qiu and Benitez are famous rivals in the Premier League. Both of them attach great importance to this game. They have not announced the starting lineup for this game until now."

“Tottenham Hotspur’s starting lineup is goalkeeper Petr Cech, defense with Marcelo, Zygrinski, Thiago Silva and Alves, and midfielder David Schier. Watt, Yaya Toure and Cesc Fabregas, and Ribery, Falcao and Messi in the frontcourt.”

"It can be said that there is nothing too surprising about Tottenham Hotspur's starting lineup. Although in the Community Shield match, Ye Qiu arranged for Portuguese left-back Coentrao to replace Marcelo in the starting lineup, but the real arrival In important and crucial battles, Ye Qiu still trusts Marcelo.”

"There is nothing too surprising about Liverpool's starting lineup. The goalkeeper is Reina, the defense is Argentinian teenager Insua, Skrtel, Carragher and Glen Johnson, and the midfielder is Lucas Ray. Watt, Aquilani and Gerrard, and the front three is Babel, Fernando Torres and Kuyt.”

"Both sides can be said to have arranged their strongest lineups to play this game, but anyone familiar with the Premier League knows that Liverpool's starts have always been known for turmoil, and Benitez's tactics have always been famous for working from the back. , So in the past few seasons, although Liverpool’s start to the league has been amazing last season, it is still not ideal in general. I just don’t know whether Liverpool this season can continue the excellent performance of last season.”

"For Tottenham Hotspur, with the honor of winning the Premier League and Champions League double last season, it is very necessary for Tottenham Hotspur to break this hard nut with the first round of the new season and win the championship. Prove your strength to the world!”

As early as the day before the game, at the pre-match press conference at Theobald Training Base, when reporters asked Ye Qiu if he had any thoughts about the new season, he smiled and said that the team hopes to make adjustments. Defense.

Even though Tottenham Hotspur sold four powerful stars in the summer, they are still the most powerful and appealing team in football today, because they are still full of Franck Ribery, Messi, Fabrega With superstars such as Si and David Silva, this team is still so strong that all opponents dare not underestimate it.

Although everyone has always said that Manchester United's strategy of selling Cristiano Ronaldo and introducing Rooney, Benzema, Sneijder and Lass Diarra was right, in fact, Ferguson spent the whole summer training Among them, there is no overall orderly team offensive and defensive tactics. The main problem is still in the midfield.

The midfield has been a persistent problem for Manchester United for many years. Although the arrival of Sneijder and Lars Diarra has improved Manchester United's midfield, it will definitely take some time for them to integrate into Manchester United's unique midfield without the ball. Time.

And like Chelsea, the Blues are indeed not weak, but the serious aging of the personnel is a big problem. Moreover, after the Blues sold Rooney, the team itself does not have high-quality signings, plus Pini Zaha The conflict between Wei and several players in the team has always been the focus of attention from the outside world, so Ancelotti's team also ushered in turmoil.

In other words, looking at the entire Premier League, the team with the most championship potential is still Tottenham Hotspur!

If there were still people who were worried that after Tottenham Hotspur sold Robin van Persie and Gareth Bale, the team's entire offensive level would be affected, then with the rise of Falcao, such problems have become fundamental. It no longer exists. Everyone can clearly see that Falcao's arrival has blocked the impact of Van Persie's departure.

And when a reporter asked Ye Qiu, Tottenham Hotspur sold players almost every year, but its results improved every year. Is there any secret? In other words, in Ye Qiu's mind, what should Tottenham Hotspur look like?

In response to such doubts, Ye Qiu also bluntly said that today's professional football is a very complex social system with almost no fixed nature. Therefore, there is a saying that is right, it is called the iron camp and the flowing soldiers. This is common sense. .

"To be honest, with the team's development to this day, I don't need to worry about the next game or the next opponent. To put it bluntly, even if we sell Ribery and Messi today, A lot of people have been lost, but as long as Tottenham Hotspur steps onto the pitch, who dares to say that they can beat us in today's football world?"

The reporters in the press conference hall were all in an uproar at Ye Qiu's remarks. It seemed a bit arrogant, but in fact it was a fact, because apart from the big-name stars, Tottenham Hotspur's strength was still the same. Quite strong.

"Then what do we rely on? Players are our most important core asset. Without players, we can't play the game at all, but we have only one core strength, that is, we are Tottenham Hotspur, we are the whole A team, not someone’s team, we are one!”

"With a mature and stable framework, what we need to do in terms of signings and transfers is to be forward-looking, that is, to combine the needs of reality and think more about the future, so we have many young players in the team. Marcelo, Kompany, Ramsey, Hazard, Nastasic, Varane, Pogba, Neymar."

"What do I want to say? I want to tell everyone a very simple truth. Even after selling players for many years, Tottenham Hotspur is still the top player in the Premier League. Space, the team with the most potential, and for a team like ours, the more players in the rapid rise and growth period, the faster our strength will improve over time, because you can almost every day See him making progress!”

"So, I am not worried at all about playing against Liverpool. In fact, I have not regarded Liverpool as our number one victim of Tottenham Hotspur for a long time, because I have absolute confidence that we can beat them!"

It is obvious that Ye Qiu's mobilization before the game ignited the enthusiasm of all Tottenham Hotspur fans at White Hart Lane. They all rushed into the White Hart Lane stadium crazily, crowding out more than 30,000 people. The seats were packed to the brim, and they welcomed the team's first start of the new season with heart-rending shouts and cheers.

Is Liverpool’s Anfield stadium awesome?

Then let them see our even more awesome White Hart Lane stadium!

Different from the high-profile before the game and the enthusiasm of the fans after the game started, the head coaches of both sides adopted prudent tactics because they all knew that this was the first game of the new season and it was related to the start of both sides, so no one dared to be careless. , are very cautious.

The first shot attempt from both sides occurred in the sixth minute. It came from a pass from David Silva after getting rid of it. Ribery cut from the left and kicked from the front of the penalty area, but it turned into an anti-aircraft gun and missed directly. A good scoring opportunity.

Immediately afterwards, Falcao used his body to block Skrtel in the penalty area, and took the ball with his back to Messi. After the latter got the ball, he threw away the defensive player and kicked, but was blocked by Carla. After crossing the baseline, the corner kick that followed failed to pose a threat.

"Romedal Falcao, this time he got the ball with his back, which is a bit surprising!" Andy Gray, who was in charge of the commentary, was very impressed by Falcao. "He is not tall, but his body is very strong. He didn't lose at all in the direct confrontation with Skrtel, and he was very stable with the ball. He took a different approach from Van Persie."

In the past, Van Persie focused on a clever word, that is, playing empty. Because Van Persie's physical fitness was not strong, he suffered a lot in direct confrontation, so he used a smart man's playing style, avoiding the important and playing weak. I don't follow. You fight directly, and I hide from you and attack you. It is best to pull you out and beat you slowly.

This type of tactical play is smart, but it also has drawbacks, that is, when you encounter a group of teams that will not be pulled out of your position and have a tighter overall defense, it will be difficult for you to effectively break through the opponent's defense line, because you Lack of strong attacking force.

Don’t the Chinese have a saying? Unmoving as a mountain!

As long as my defense is tight enough and my integrity is strong enough, you can run if you want to. Anyway, you can't run away from my Five Fingers Mountain no matter where you run. I will block you here because you always have to shoot.

Falcao took another approach, playing real games instead of playing fake games with you, so he directly attacked Liverpool's defense several times, especially this time he held up Skrtel's back to get the ball, which was really good.

"Now Tottenham has slowly reestablished its own signature style of play, a fast, smooth, and accurate passing style of play. The rhythm is also guided and controlled by Tottenham, and Liverpool has gradually fallen into a passive position."

"Obviously, Liverpool's midfield has been affected by the loss of Xabi Alonso, and the advancement of the ball is also a problem. There are too many passing errors, and the ball possession time cannot be increased. Passivity is a natural thing, especially when you can still press after the opening, but as the game progresses, you can't always rush for life in order to reasonably allocate physical energy."

Seeing Tottenham regain the initiative and advantage, the Tottenham fans in the stands shouted with joy, especially as Tottenham gradually strengthened their offensive.

Liverpool's defense in this game was very high, especially on the right side. Kuyt was always close to Marcelo, guarding against the Brazilian international's forward penetration. So when Marcelo received the side pass from Zielinski near the center line in his own half, he was about to turn around when Kuyt got close to him.

Fortunately, the Brazilian was flexible and blocked Kuyt with his body. After protecting the ball with his back, he immediately passed the ball horizontally to Yaya Toure. This black and strong man has always been his amulet in times of crisis in the past year.

Before the game, Ye Qiu predicted that Benítez arranged Lucas and Aquilani to start, probably to regain the double defensive midfielder and continue high defense, so Yaya Toure's most important task in this game was to protect the defense line and block Liverpool's front field penetration into Tottenham Hotspur's hinterland.

After receiving the pass from Marcelo, Yaya Toure did not let the ball stay at his feet. He stopped, turned, pushed, and passed it to Zieglinski, who then passed it to Thiago Silva, forcing Torres, who was rushing to the left, to change his target, and Thiago Silva passed it to Alves.

The Brazilian took a few steps forward, observing the opportunity, but Liverpool's midfield layout was very tight and failed to get the opportunity. Alves passed it again to Yaya Toure who ran from the left side of the court to the right side to respond.

Everything was the same as usual, very normal, from the left to the middle to the right, and then from the right to the middle.

Although Tottenham's entire passing and back-passing speed were relatively fast, Liverpool's defensive reaction mechanism was also sensitive enough, constantly changing formations to block Tottenham's ball path advancement.

Yaya Toure received the pass from Alves behind Gerrard. This time he did not choose to pass again, but simply turned around and rushed forward with the ball, choosing to avoid Gerrard, advancing diagonally from the middle to the left, and soon crossed the center line.

As soon as Tottenham Hotspur's ball entered Liverpool's half, the Red Army's defense immediately became solemn and cautious. Gerrard chased Yaya Toure at the first time, and the latter saw that there was no way out in front, so he kicked the ball forward.

This poke, the ball was poked to David Silva's feet. The Spanish midfielder was small and had a very flexible center of gravity. In front of Aquilani, he almost stuck the ball under his feet, and then turned around calmly. The whole process did not give Aquilani any chance to kick. The Italian midfielder could only choose to block his ball route.

Even so, David Silva still lightly picked up a half-high ball from Aquilani with his left foot.

Ribery quickly cuts to the middle from the left. Facing David Silva's pass, he does not stop the ball, nor does he want to catch it, but directly heads the ball.

At this time, Aquilani was startled by David Silva's pass, and hurriedly turned around to look at Ribery. His attention was attracted by Ribery, so Ribery's header came just behind him, and David Silva quickly inserted and directly passed the ball.

This pass was almost perfect, the ball just passed between Skrtel and Carragher, and after attracting Aquilani's attention, Ribery quickly turned and rushed directly to Carragher, attracting Liverpool's vice-captain, but because his sprint speed was faster than Falcao, he formed an offside in an instant, so almost all of Liverpool's defensive attention was on Ribery.

This is inevitable, because according to an authoritative survey, the attention of defensive players always falls on the player closest to the goal, and if it is extended from this, it should be the offside rule.

In short, at the moment when Falcao rushed into the penalty area, Liverpool's defensive players obviously felt that the most threatening offensive player was Ribery, so their entire defensive position was diagonal, which reduced the defensive pressure on Falcao a lot.

Through his peripheral vision, he noticed that Reina was standing a little outside. It was obvious that when he rushed into the penalty area just now, the Spanish goalkeeper was preparing to attack. Now it was too late to retreat, so in this reaction time of only one tenth of a second, he made a judgment, stopped the ball, gently rubbed the ball with his left foot, and shot directly!