Chapter 638 The bet was right!

Whether Ye Qiu is playing a big game, no one outside knows, but quite a few people inside Tottenham Hotspur know this clearly, because Tottenham Hotspur has established its own files and models for almost every player, and these are all through the data accumulated on weekdays.

Raul and Beckham, two veterans, also have their own databases and models. Tottenham Hotspur even uses Beckham's data to guide the free kicks, crosses and long passes of several players in the team. For example, they will analyze the impact of footwork and the part of the ball that touches the ball on the movement and accuracy of the ball, and then help players improve their abilities.

This is a huge system that shocked the players inside Tottenham Hotspur. If there is no Ye Technology, the football club alone will not be able to study it for a lifetime, because it involves very complex and huge software and hardware technologies. Therefore, many players who have left the team are still relying on and trusting Tottenham Hotspur's data.

For example, Real Madrid, Florentino personally called Ye Qiu before, and finally, out of friendship, Ye Qiu agreed to copy a copy of Gareth Bale's data in the team to the Real Madrid team doctor, so Gareth Bale performed very well in Real Madrid and improved rapidly, but according to Tottenham Hotspur's standards, if Gareth Bale was still in the team, his progress would definitely be more than what it is now.

Of course, the reward was also very generous, that is, Real Madrid was not allowed to contact Tottenham Hotspur's players privately.

Florentino may have mixed reputations in many aspects, but he is worthy of praise for keeping his word.

It can be said that the entire Theobald is not just a training base now, it is also a laboratory and a research center. Even Leaf Technology will extract some data from it as a reference when developing products or applications.

But because the system is getting bigger and bigger, Peter Brandt can't handle it alone, so Ye Qiu invited Meyer Seman to join Theobald and participate in the operation of the entire research center. He will serve as Peter Brandt's deputy. Because Ancelotti may be dismissed after the end of this season, Demichelis, an authoritative psychology expert, will officially transfer to Tottenham Hotspur in the summer and will also participate in this study.

Obviously, the two experts are very optimistic about this project. In their opinion, there can't be two identical players in the world, but at least they can be close or even surpassed.

However, this plan also has some difficulties, mainly the acquisition of data.

The reason why the data of top stars such as Messi, Ribery, Van Persie, Cavani, Gareth Bale, Raul, Beckham, Thiago Silva, Mascherano, Yaya Toure, etc. were obtained by Tottenham Hotspur is that they have all played for this team, so Tottenham Hotspur obtained their data, which was agreed by the players themselves.

Another misconception is that although Messi and Ribery are popular now, if we look at the two aspects of technology and awareness, Raul and Beckham are better than them. The reason is very simple. They have accumulated decades of experience in professional football games. They are very smart in how to control the ball and how to play.

Therefore, to some extent, the data of Raul and Beckham are more valuable in some aspects.

But for those players who have never played for Tottenham Hotspur, it is undoubtedly impossible to obtain their data, or it is very difficult, because these are confidential files of various clubs.

If Gareth Bale had not transferred to Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur would not have given his data to Real Madrid.

But Ye Qiu is very lucky because he is a time traveler, so over the years, the stars introduced by Tottenham Hotspur are basically top stars in various positions, which makes Tottenham Hotspur gather almost the perfect data of some of the best and most outstanding stars in this position in the database and create a template.

In addition, Meerseman also said that AC Milan did not attach importance to some of the player data in the Milan laboratory before. He has a lot of data in this regard. Although it is not as detailed as Tottenham Hotspur's data, it is believed that it can still play a significant role. After all, the level of AC Milan's players is also quite high.

However, like all databases, the more data, the better.

Moon Sports Services acquired OPTA Data Company for this purpose. Although they have obtained a lot of more detailed data after adjustment and improvement, it is still relatively simple compared with the data obtained from Tottenham Hotspur's on-site detection, but it is better than nothing.

According to Ye Qiu's idea, this huge system will not only affect football, but also all other sports such as basketball, rugby, baseball, etc., which can be applied to this system. Even ordinary people are potential customers of this system, so it definitely has great potential.

In other aspects, Tottenham Hotspur is very good at media publicity, but in the research center, Tottenham Hotspur has always remained mysterious and silent. Therefore, regarding the joining of Meierseman and Demichelis, Tottenham Hotspur has not revealed any news or clues to the outside world.

Even as AC Milan closed the R\u0026D department of Milan Lab and laid off some employees, Ye Qiu also recruited and poached those professionals through Meerseman and Demichelis, intending to pack all the core professionals of the entire Milan Lab to Tottenham Hotspur.

Who made AC Milan not recognize the treasure?

While recruiting talents, the Premier League also rekindled the war, but Tottenham Hotspur tied with the opponent 0:0 in the away game against Wigan Athletic in the 31st round of the Premier League.

This is mainly because Ye Qiu was preparing for the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals at Old Trafford in the middle of the week, and many players in the team had to travel back and forth during the national team match days in the past two weeks, so some South American internationals including Messi, and internationals such as Ribery who played the whole game in the national team did not start.

Although it was a 0:0 game, Tottenham Hotspur's leading advantage in the league is still very obvious, and winning the championship is almost a foregone conclusion. On the contrary, the battle for the fourth place in the league is very fierce, whether it is Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and West Ham United.

In this round, Liverpool defeated West Bromwich 2:1 away, Manchester City defeated Sunderland 5:0, West Ham United tied Manchester United 2:2 at home, and Newcastle beat Wolves 4:1, all showing that these teams are determined to win the top four in the league. On the contrary, Chelsea was tied by Stoke City 1:1 away, and Arsenal tied Blackburn 0:0 at home.

In this case, the battle for the top four in the league has undoubtedly entered a white-hot stage. Tottenham Hotspur is leading the British team with a 19-point lead. There is not much suspense in winning the championship. Manchester United is now hopeless of a reversal, and the Champions League qualification is not in danger. They are focused on the Champions League and strive to defend the title!

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When the whole world knows your weaknesses and shortcomings, what should you do?

Different people may have different practices. For example, some people will choose to hide their weaknesses and use all kinds of means to hide their weaknesses so that their opponents can't see them; but there is another kind of people who will choose to show their weaknesses directly in front of their opponents so that they can see everything clearly, and I will make a fuss in places you can't see.

It's hard to say which choice is better. Hiding weaknesses and showing your weaknesses are both double-edged swords. The key is to see when, when, and where you use it. This is a science.

At Old Trafford, the two strongest teams in the Premier League are facing off and competing. After Tottenham Hotspur sold Yaya Toure, the current situation of the team has changed a lot. The offense has been slightly affected, but the defense has been affected more. After all, the front of the penalty area lacks a reliable and stable protector.

Manchester United's midfield situation is not ideal either. Ferguson put Sneijder on ice in this game and reused Scholes, who formed a three-man midfield with Las Diarra and Carrick. The front trident replaced Tevez with Hernandez, and Benzema and Rooney cruised on both sides.

The right back that made Manchester United fans most worried was the young player Rafael starting. Ferguson is now focusing on cultivating this Brazilian right back, but his performance is sometimes good and sometimes not, with the instability of young people.

At the beginning of the game, Manchester United took advantage of its home advantage and launched a round of bombardment against Tottenham Hotspur, almost using desperate front-court pressing and high-intensity pressure, as well as fast-paced offensive, to suppress Tottenham Hotspur, obviously wanting to destroy Tottenham Hotspur's defense in one go.

Ye Qiu was also mentally prepared for this game. He kept telling his players before the game that this game would be difficult to play. Manchester United had no reason not to try their best at home, especially when Tottenham's weakness was so obvious, the Red Devils would definitely want to start the game and attack.

So, Tottenham shrank back and kept the three lines compact, and Ye Qiu did not deliberately strengthen the defensive hardness of the midfield. He still arranged the midfield trident combination of David Silva, Ramsey and Fabregas. Ramsey served as the team's back midfielder and was responsible for defensive tasks.

When Manchester United bombarded Tottenham, when Tottenham shrank back and played with three lines, Ramsey, who was shorter, more flexible, and more aware, had his place. Although he was not physically strong, he was very flexible and had a large running range.

The most typical example happened in the eighth minute. Rooney retreated to the midfield and went to get the ball with his back to Tottenham's goal. Ramsey rushed behind him at the first time. The Englishman leaned on Ramsey with his back. In his opinion, Ramsey was weak and had poor physical confrontation ability, and could be crushed.

Indeed, when Rooney used his physical advantage to suppress Ramsey, the Welshman had no way to deal with it. Rooney easily stopped the ball and turned around, but when he passed the ball forward, Ramsey used his body more flexibly to block Rooney and the ball. At this time, Rooney could only worry behind him.

Seeing that Ramsey had the ball, Rooney fouled when he went back to grab it and received a yellow card. After all, he pulled someone from behind, and the pulling time was a bit long. If it was shorter and loosened as soon as he pulled, it would obviously be fine. From this point, it can be seen that Rooney was a little anxious. After all, Manchester United only had the Champions League to compete for.

Everyone knows that it is very difficult to defend the Champions League. It is really necessary to have the right time, right place and right people.

There is another scene that reflects Ramsey's cleverness in defense. When Las Diarra intercepted the ball and passed it to Scholes, Fabregas immediately followed Scholes to fight, but Ramsey did not rush up immediately. He chose to cruise behind the two, that is, near the side of his own penalty area.

When he saw Scholes wanted to pass the ball to Benzema, he suddenly rushed out and intercepted the ball.

In fact, Ramsey played as a defensive midfielder. Ye Qiu had considered and tried it before, but the effect was not obvious. However, the reason why Ye Qiu chose Ramsey again in this game was because he was really worried about Phil Jones' ability to protect the penalty area. This guy can run all over the field, but he can't be trusted to protect the penalty area.

Ramsey looks gentle and gives people a meaty feeling, but his running and coverage are very large, and he is also fierce when defending. His footwork, physical flexibility and game commitment are all very reassuring. When Ye Qiu asked him if he dared to play as a single defensive midfielder when playing away against Manchester United, he agreed without much hesitation and promised to go all out.

More importantly, he always appears to be very calm and rational in the game.

Sometimes Ye Qiu thought that Ramsey was able to recover from the tragedy of a broken leg in his previous life, and walked out of the shadows and moved towards success. It would be impossible without strong mental strength and willpower, so he decided to give it another try.

As a result, in this game, Ramsey became a meat wall in the team's defense and the front of the penalty area when Manchester United launched a crazy offensive for a while. Although his defensive skills and awareness, and even his sense of position, still have many shortcomings, he is hardworking and smart enough to cooperate with his teammates, instead of being reckless and crazy like Phil Jones.

Of course, defense never relies on just one person. David Silva, Fabregas, and even Cavani and Ribery in front of them are all very active in counter-attacks. Even Messi often retreats to the midfield to participate in defense. It is conceivable how great a threat this round of Manchester United's attack poses to Tottenham Hotspur.

If there were no support and cover from so many teammates in front, Ramsey, a weak scholar, would have been drowned by Manchester United's offensive wave long ago. How could he stand in front of the penalty area?

Even in the second half, it was Ramsey's diagonal pass to the left. Ribery used his ability to forcibly get rid of Rafael in a one-on-one situation, and suddenly stopped and knocked back. David Silva took the ball and passed it directly into the penalty area. Several Manchester United defenders were attracted by Messi who came in from behind, so that Cavani easily got rid of Ferdinand and shot hard to score, 1:0!

This goal happened in the 64th minute of the second half and was the only goal of the whole game!

With this goal, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Manchester United 1:0 away and won the first leg.

After the game, Roland Shepas immediately got the data from OPTA on his tablet. Ramsey won the most runs in the game, with a running distance of 12 kilometers. He also had three tackles, two of which were successful, seven counter-robbers, and three clearances. But more importantly, he had 45 passes with a success rate of 93.3%, and two threatening passes.

If we look at the data from the offensive and defensive levels alone, Ramsey's defensive data can compete with Las Diarra, and if we look at it from an offensive perspective, Ramsey's pass success rate is comparable to Carrick, and the large-scale running distance is eye-catching.

Of course, Las Diarra's defensive data is not as good as Ramsey's because Manchester United has the advantage. Manchester United had 20 shots in the whole game, although only seven were on target, and they were basically long shots without threats or opportunities that did not count as scoring opportunities, making Manchester United's shooting efficiency very low.

From this point, it can be seen that Ramsey's defensive data has a certain amount of water, which is related to Tottenham's overall defense and disadvantages. As the saying goes, weak teams have goalkeepers, and this is the reason.

In this game, Manchester United almost adopted a crazy grabbing tactic to suppress Tottenham, which also led to Tottenham's poor performance throughout the game. Even the post-match scores of players such as Messi and Ribery were not high, but no matter what, Tottenham at least won this game.

After the game, Ferguson accused Tottenham of taking advantage, because during the game, Manchester United was missed a penalty by the referee, at least in his eyes it should be a penalty, and Ye Qiu fought back, thinking that if a penalty was to be awarded, Rooney's second yellow card should also be there.

The two head coaches were scheming and engaging in a war of words at the press conference after the game. They were having a blast, and the media below were enjoying the show. But there was no doubt that everyone knew that Ye Qiu had made the right bet on Ramsey playing as a defensive midfielder in this game, and the Welshman rewarded Ye Qiu with a man of the match.

But from another perspective, using a technical player like Ramsey to play as a defensive midfielder also reflects the predicament of Tottenham Hotspur's current midfielders. Most of the players who can play as defensive midfielders are either young players or veterans, which is indeed worrying, especially in the Champions League.

Even many media and reporters said in their interpretation that Ye Qiu never mentioned the Champions League now, just taking one step at a time, which actually indirectly told everyone that he was not optimistic about the team's journey in the Champions League. Many people even felt that it was really luck to win the away game against Manchester United.

At the very least, who could have imagined that Ramsey, who changed to play as a defensive midfielder, would suddenly win the best player of the game?

And the goal that defeated Manchester United in the end was also a reflection of the players' personal strength to a large extent. Tottenham Hotspur's overall performance was relatively sluggish.

That is, after the game against Manchester United, the European media took the lead in disclosing a piece of news about the summer transfer.