Chapter 623: Fifteen consecutive wins

"Mr. Ye Qiu, we all know that it was David Silva's personal flash at a critical moment that helped Tottenham Hotspur finally defeat Liverpool. What do you personally think of his assist and his performance?" performance in a game?”

After a fierce game, there seemed to be a strong atmosphere of tension in the sky above the entire White Hart Lane stadium. This caused all the reporters at the post-game press conference to look very nervous. Excited, because they had just been greeted by more than 30,000 fans chanting in unison with a momentum that shook the earth.

It is difficult for people who have not experienced it to appreciate the shock or awe.

"An extraordinary performance. He used a magical breakthrough with the ball to help us get a precious victory. At the same time, he also used his perfect performance to prove his strength as a top midfielder. I am very proud of him!"

Ye Qiu's words immediately received applause from many reporters present, but this applause was obviously not for Ye Qiu, but for David Silva, and everyone could clearly realize that the Spaniard was going to be popular.

With Tottenham Hotspur's star-making ability, they have never deliberately promoted David Silva in the past. On the one hand, it is because after David Silva joined Tottenham Hotspur, except for the first one Apart from a very popular season, the rest of the season has been hidden under the stars of Messi, Ribery, Cesc Fabregas and others.

Moreover, the Spaniard has a very low-key and reserved temperament. After the game, except for his home and training base, he is rarely seen outside. Even his teammates are using Twitter, WeChat and other methods to communicate with friends and Fans contacted him, but he rarely used these things.

Even so, with the influence and attention of Tottenham Hotspur, a luxury battleship, and David Silva himself performing well, he was naturally included in the top list. Field ranks.

But this time the situation was obviously different. David Silva's almost magical performance at the last critical moment not only saved the team, but also told everyone that he was definitely worthy of the title of top midfielder.

After such a high-intensity flash, if Tottenham Hotspur's commercial department does not know how to run him, then Peter Kenyon really should pack up and go home to eat himself.

"I have always said that David Silva is an extremely outstanding player. He has incredible creativity and outstanding delicate skills. He has extremely high demands on himself on the training ground, and on the football field He will selflessly help the teammates around him time and time again, and no matter what arrangements and tasks I give him, he never complains.”

"I have said several times that he is an underrated player. His ability to take the ball, handle it, and run without the ball is very good. He can also use his dribbling and passing to help his teammates and provide opportunities for others. He creates trouble for defenders, and more importantly, he is a very team-minded player, a professional player that every head coach dreams of."

When he said this, Ye Qiu smiled, "Perhaps, many of you will be surprised by his performance today and think that his condition today is too good, but I want to correct your view. Today's David ?Silva is the real David Silva, and I also hope that he can maintain his performance like today from now on, because this is his strength! ”

It is rare for Ye Qiu to give so many high praises to his players, and almost every comment is enough to make David Silva the object of admiration and esteem by all fans and media tomorrow.

Following Ye Qiu, Benitez was interviewed by the media and was asked about David Silva. He also gave a very high evaluation because he had played for Valencia as early as David Silva. I have followed him since he was in the West Asia youth team.

"You know, I was keen for him to come to Anfield because I knew he was a top midfielder, so before the game my players were looking at Messi, looking at Ribery, Cavani and Fabregas, but I told them, be careful with David Silva, he is a terrible guy and Villa emphasized that to me."

"But unfortunately, we failed to limit David Silva in the end. His performance today was really great. His passing accuracy was very high, especially his handling of the ball in the frontcourt, which brought us a lot of success. Big trouble, and he broke the deadlock at the last moment. I think this is a demonstration of his level of strength!”

After defeating Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur has won fourteen consecutive games, which has caught up with Arsenal's winning streak at the beginning of the century, but more importantly, Ye Qiu is one step away from Chelsea's sixteen-game winning streak. Premier League record, only two games left.

Chelsea's sixteen-match winning streak was set when Ye Qiu led the team. This is not only a winning streak in the Premier League, but also a winning streak in the four major European leagues. It has not been broken by anyone in the past many years. But now, Ye Qiu is leading another team, Tottenham Hotspur, to challenge this record.

But a more interesting thing appears on the schedule. According to this season's Premier League schedule, Tottenham Hotspur's seventeenth round of the Premier League will be against Ancelotti's Chelsea at home. If they can win this In just one game, Tottenham tied Chelsea's record of 16 consecutive wins.

Therefore, many Chelsea fans are now calling for Ancelotti's team to attack Tottenham Hotspur with all their strength to prevent this London rival from challenging Chelsea's glorious record.

You know, in the past few years, almost all of Chelsea's honors have been caught up or surpassed by Tottenham Hotspur, especially the Champions League, which is the most important to the wealthy clubs and fans, so they must do their best to keep it. My pride in the remaining areas.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, many people think that Tottenham Hotspur is a challenge and breakthrough for you in the past. How do you view this winning streak, and do you have enough confidence to break it?" A record? Also, how do you evaluate the two Premier League teams you have coached?" This is another question thrown to Ye Qiu.

"First of all, let me answer your first question!" Ye Qiu said into the microphone with a smile. This relaxed attitude also made many reporters present couldn't help laughing. "I rarely pay attention to so-called records. Because I know one thing very clearly, the only purpose of setting records is to be broken one day, so I take these things very lightly.”

"Secondly, as I said, I don't care about records, but I care about one thing, and that is how to do my best to help and lead my players to win every game. It is my most important task as a professional head coach, and it is also the greatest trust that the players have in me.”

"Finally, I would like to say that the Chelsea team I led was one of the strongest teams I have ever coached, but I am proud of the Tottenham Hotspur team I am leading now because this team Tottenham Hotspur is a summary and comprehensive improvement of my coaching experience over the past many years, and the success of this team is not easy to come by!”

"I have no way to evaluate who is better between the two teams because they have never played together. Any evaluation is irresponsible, but if you ask me to choose which team I like better, I will There is no hesitation in choosing the current Tottenham Hotspur, because this team can play the football I want most!”

In response to Ye Qiu's answer, all the reporters present gave a burst of warm applause.

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After Tottenham Hotspur defeated Liverpool 2:1 at home, the next day, almost all media around the world set off an almost overwhelming admiration and hype for David Silva. There is indeed a reason behind this. Tottenham Hotspur's commercial department added fuel to the fire, but more importantly, David Silva really saved Tottenham Hotspur.

However, the most outstanding team in this round was not Tottenham Hotspur or David Silva, but Manchester United and Benzema. The former defeated Blackburn Rovers 7:1 at home, while the French forward He scored four goals with his head and kicks, scored four goals, and became the best player in the fifteenth round of the Premier League.

It was only a matter of time before Manchester United broke out. Under the guidance of Ferguson, and with partners like Tevez and Rooney on his left and right, Benzema's performance was rising steadily and he continued to make progress. Ye Qiu expected this. things in.

Arsenal, which had just experienced a massacre by their mortal enemy, had also come out of the slump. They defeated Aston Villa 4:2 in an away game. Now it seems that the Gunners can only vent their anger on these middle and lower-tier teams.

West Ham United and Manchester City have also won their opponents, but Chelsea drew 1:1 with Newcastle in the away game. The duel between Drogba and Ibrahimovic, the two ace centers, turned into a game in the end. In a boring battle, neither side showed their strength, and Chelsea's recent state is indeed worrying.

After the fifteenth round, the quarter-finals of the League Cup ushered in midweek. Tottenham Hotspur welcomed Wigan Athletic at their home court, and Ye Qiu followed his past approach to cup competitions. When arranging the team, we should start with young and substitute players to play this game.

But even so, Tottenham Hotspur still relied on goals from Raul and Pogba to defeat Wigan Athletic 2:0.

After Raul joined Tottenham Hotspur, although he still played more as a substitute in the league, his performance has changed very significantly. He can score goals almost every time he comes on the court. This is also regarded by many as The magical thing about Tottenham Hotspur's tactical system is that anyone who comes to this team seems to be able to achieve a high scoring efficiency.

On the contrary, those players who have left this team, such as Robin van Persie who joined Barcelona, ​​have not yet been able to achieve the goal efficiency of Tottenham Hotspur, although his performance is also quite outstanding, and there is West Han Dynasty. Falcao of MLS, the Colombian center is the leading scorer of the Hammers, but compared with the top scorer who was invincible and scored in the goals of all the wealthy teams last season, the current number of goals and efficiency are indeed significantly different. of decline.

On the contrary, Tottenham Hotspur has left so many top scorers, but the team's goal rate is still as good as before. Although Cavani's scoring data is not as good as Falcao last season, he can still compete with Ibrahimovic. Top centers such as Rashimovic and Drogba keep pace with each other, which has gradually enabled the Uruguayan center to win recognition from fans and the media.

As Ye Qiu once said, a player's outstanding performance can never be separated from the role of the team. Without a reasonable and stable team to support him, no matter how strong or outstanding a player is, it will be difficult to reach his peak level.

After finishing the League Cup, Tottenham Hotspur ushered in the 16th round of the Premier League, away to challenge Birmingham.

Birmingham is a very strange team this season. Their current ranking is not bad. In the first dozen rounds of this season, they encountered strong teams including Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United, all at home, and all remained unbeaten. They even defeated Ancelotti's Chelsea, which was an upset.

In addition, the performance against teams such as Manchester City and West Ham United was also quite good. Although they lost to Arsenal 1:2 away, the performance was also remarkable. However, when they encountered other teams, whether at home or away, their performance was not ideal. All the losses were basically to Blackburn, West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City and other teams, and the others were all draws.

In the 15 league games this season, Birmingham has three wins, eight draws and four losses. This report card is not ideal for Birmingham, which ranked ninth in the Premier League last season. However, if we consider the fact that it was a newly promoted team last season and the investment made by Birmingham this season, it is not bad.

Ye Qiu played Birmingham away and sent all the main players to play. When formulating the team's tactics, Ye Qiu repeatedly emphasized that he should take the initiative of the game from the beginning and try to break Birmingham's goal from the beginning, because Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea did not perform well away from home because they did not play well enough after the opening.

Facts have proved that Ye Qiu's strategy is indeed correct.

Less than five minutes after the start of the game, Messi used Alves' assist to help Tottenham Hotspur knock on Birmingham's goal, giving Tottenham Hotspur the initiative in the game.

Then Birmingham also showed its tenacious side. Facing Tottenham's attack, they adopted a defensive strategy at home. When defending, they also made some big moves, which directly led to Fabregas of Tottenham being injured and leaving the field in the 23rd minute of the first half.

Ye Qiu quickly replaced Fabregas with Ramsey. Tottenham Hotspur soon scored another goal. Cavani assisted Messi and scored the second goal of the game. Before the end of the first half, it was Cavani's assist that helped Ribery score again.

Entering the halftime break with a 3:0 lead, left-back Marcelo was also violated and suffered some minor injuries. For safety reasons, Ye Qiu decided to replace Marcelo and replaced him with young player Nastasic as left-back.

In the second half, Tottenham Hotspur still insisted on their attack in the first half, firmly seized the initiative, and launched wave after wave of attacks on Birmingham's goal from the beginning. Soon in the 51st minute, Ribery assisted Messi to score another goal, and the Argentine superstar performed a hat trick, 4:0!

Messi finally ushered in a big outbreak this season, and scored incredible goal data. This is actually because Cavani kept running and pulling in front, while blocking the pressure of the defensive players, which made Messi and Ribery's performance this season have improved significantly, especially in goal and assist data.

After performing a hat trick, Ye Qiu replaced Messi with Neymar, and used up his three substitutions early in the 60th minute. Neymar, who was arranged to play on the left, received a diagonal pass from Alves on the right who received a wonderful pass from Ribery in the 76th minute and scored the last goal.

5:0, Tottenham Hotspur bloodbathed Birmingham away and won 15 consecutive victories!

As the league progresses, different teams have shown different trends. For example, Manchester United has been in good form recently, winning consecutive games and firmly grasping the second place in the league. Liverpool has also performed well, defeating Aston Villa 3:0 in this round. Benitez's team quietly won the third place in the league.

In addition, teams like Manchester City, West Ham United and Newcastle have also performed very well, but Arsenal and Chelsea have been very sluggish recently. Among them, Arsenal's performance has rebounded after a nine-goal defeat, ushering in two consecutive wins, but Chelsea has been unlucky recently.

In the past four rounds of games, Chelsea first lost to Sunderland 0:3 at home, then lost to Birmingham 0:1 away, and then tied with Newcastle 1:1. This round, they tied with Everton 1:1 at home. They only got two points in four rounds. For the Blues who have been advancing all the way at the beginning of the season, such a huge decline is indeed puzzling.

Ancelotti doesn't seem to have a good solution for the team's current state, but the real trouble has just begun.

In the 17th round, they will play Tottenham Hotspur away, in the 18th round, they will play Manchester United at home, and in the 19th round, they will play Arsenal away. According to the Premier League schedule, the 19th round will be the day after Christmas, which is December 26th. After that, there will be only two or three days between the 20th and 21st rounds, which is the Christmas devil schedule.

Many people are even predicting that there will be a week of rest between the 17th, 18th and 19th rounds. If these three rounds are not played well, Chelsea is likely to be directly thrown out of the top four of the league, and even the ranking will decline dramatically.

The reason may be due to internal power struggles, but Ye Qiu believes that it is also related to Ancelotti's season arrangement.

Before the season started, Ancelotti once said that facing tenacious teams like Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United, if Chelsea wanted to win the championship, it had to play its own state from the beginning, get enough lead, and hit the morale and fighting spirit of Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United. When these two powerful rivals reacted, they couldn't catch up.

This is indeed a strategy to win the championship, but the problem is that the South Africa World Cup also had a great impact on Chelsea. The players' state was not adjusted well, and they were out of state right at the beginning. As a result, in November and December, when they should have been in good shape, Chelsea fell into a slump.

The state of all professional players is a curve, ups and downs, which is unchangeable. It depends on how you adjust.

On the other hand, Tottenham Hotspur, Ye Qiu deliberately suppressed the state of the early season to be more stable, steadily scoring points, and maintaining pressure. In October and November, the state came out, directly caught up and completed the reversal.

In this situation of a huge gap in state, almost all Chelsea fans were pessimistic about the key battle of the 17th round of the Premier League.