Chapter 689 The Value of a Superstar

It’s the last minute! !

Ribery bent over and gasped for air.

Even though he has only been on the court for about ten minutes, he has actually completed countless sprints back and forth. This kind of continuous high-speed sprinting and turning back and forth in a short period of time really consumes a lot of physical energy, and he is still doing it now. When adjusting the physical condition, the physical fitness is still at a low ebb.

The water was pouring down, and it was hard to tell whether it was rain or sweat, maybe they were mixed together.

Ye Qiu was substituted at the last moment, and Ribery felt a very strong sense of trust.

He has played under Ye Qiu for so many years, and he knows Ye Qiu very well. I believe this understanding also applies to Messi, because in the current team, they are the players who have played under Ye Qiu for the longest time. He has been playing football with Ye Qiu since he was at Chelsea.

It can also be said that it was Ye Qiu who single-handedly brought them to the position of world superstars they are today!

A French reporter once asked with a smile when interviewing Ribery, where would he choose to go if he left Tottenham Hotspur?

Ribery said in a joking tone at the time, "If one day I leave Tottenham Hotspur, I will return to my hometown of Boulogne, work as a bricklayer, and continue to complete what my father wanted me to do." Job done!”

This must be a joke, but Ribery once told Ye Qiu that he hopes to retire at Tottenham Hotspur!

Maybe many people don't know that Ribery's current salary is very high, at least one of the best in Tottenham Hotspur, second only to Messi, but in fact, he has never negotiated salary with the team, not once None, his agent is still an agent from Moon Sports Services, and he is one of the few players signed by this company.

He has never changed since his time at Chelsea.

Sometimes, when he gets up in the morning, he will stand in front of the bathroom mirror and look at himself. He is not narcissistic, because how could his face covered with ferocious scars make him have a narcissistic complex?

He is searching. He hopes to find his past self in the mirror, and then remind himself, "Come on, Frank, without football, without a head, you are just a brick-moving worker, come on!"

A little out of breath, he raised his head and let the rain hit his face. Ribery felt his eyes were a little sore. He didn't know whether it was the stimulation of the rain or because at this moment, he suddenly remembered many things. .

He remembered the promise Ye Qiu had made, that he would do his best to help Ribery win the highest honor for professional players, which is the World Footballer, and now it has become the FIFA Ballon d'Or.

I also remembered what Messi said when he won the Ballon d'Or. He knew Messi very well and he was a guy who wouldn't lie.

I also remembered a lot, everything about my past.

He grabbed hard and wiped away the liquid on his face that was unclear whether it was rain, tears or sweat. He turned his head and glanced at Ye Qiu who was standing on the sidelines. The latter nodded towards him and raised his eyebrows. Thumbs up with a smile.

He is always like this, as if he never feels pressure! Ribery thought to himself.

Whether Ye Qiu is a good head coach or not is not something anyone else can say, it has to be said by his players.

Some head coaches take credit for their wins and find others to take the blame for their losses. There are many such people, because they want to work hard to create a situation where they are omnipotent, number one in the world, and will never make mistakes. image.

But Ye Qiu is the kind of coach who gives credit to the players, takes the blame himself, and scolds the head coach behind closed doors.

Tottenham Hotspur holds a dinner for players and their families every month, and during these dinners, everyone will discuss some topics openly and honestly. Once, someone asked Ye Qiu why he had to defend a player who was not performing well. When taking the blame, Ye Qiu replied jokingly, "Because I am the head coach of the team!"

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, this is just a very simple sentence, something that even a head coach can say, but how many head coaches can, can, and dare to say this?

If someone asked Ribery what he learned from Ye Qiu, he would benefit from it throughout his life.

I believe Ribery's answer will surprise everyone, because the most valuable thing and the best quality he learned from Ye Qiu is not everything on the court or the pinnacle of professional players, but A sense of responsibility.

Not only him, Tottenham Hotspur players obviously have a stronger sense of responsibility than other teams.

It is this sense of responsibility that makes them willing to work tirelessly for the trust and support of the fans, and also makes them willing to do their best for the team, even if they fall directly on the court.

As captain Thiago Silva encouraged his teammates, "As long as you put on this jersey, no matter you are in the Champions League, in the league, in the cup, or even if you are transferred to the reserve team or to the youth team, you will be the best." You must use all your strength to maintain the dignity of this jersey, because it is not just a jersey, nor does it only belong to you, it belongs to each of us!”

Anyone who has personally experienced Tottenham Hotspur's rise from nothing to today's success five years ago will not understand the significance of Thiago Silva's words, because Tottenham Hotspur's current situation Brilliance and current history are all created by this group of people!

Ribery saw Ye Qiu's thumbs up and smile, and he gave the head coach a confident fist gesture.

Time was about to end unknowingly. The scoreboard showed that it was already 93 minutes, and this game officially entered the last minute.

Pirlo got the ball in the backcourt. He could no longer run and passed it to Ramsey. The Welshman held the ball. His dribbling action was very awkward because he had cramps just now. In order not to interrupt the game and not to be carried off the court, he did not lie down, but stood upright. After enduring the pain, he returned to the game.

Others Ramsey looked gentle and handsome, but he was a tough guy!

Ramsey passed the ball to Messi, who retreated to get the ball. De Rossi behind him came up, stopped, turned around, and De Rossi got stuck. Messi's speed could not rush up, so he could only pass the ball to Ribery on the left.

Ribery was originally going to wait for Messi to pass the ball through, but now the ball was split, so he had to run to the side. After receiving the ball, Micah Richards was in front of him, and Yaya Toure behind him was rushing over quickly.

"Tottenham Hotspur's last offensive opportunity, Ribery got the ball on the left, facing Micah Richards, what choice will he make? Personal breakthrough? Or like before, pass it back to his teammates?" Andy Gray analyzed the situation.

The first priority of the commentator is not to tell the fans what you see, but to tell the fans something they can't see, so Andy Gray's commentary is more about some analysis and professional judgment.

At the very least, it can help some football laymen see clearly what happened on the football field and why it happened.

"Beautiful, Ribery broke through!" Andy Gray suddenly exclaimed loudly.

"A beautiful man-ball split, Ribery forced his way through Micah Richards!!!"

I saw Ribery poking the ball to the left of Micah Richards with his right foot, and he rushed over quickly from his right side, that is, the side close to the left line, completing a sudden man-ball split.

It must be said that Ribery's speed has declined a little compared to his peak period, but it is still very good.

So, after completing the frontal impact, he quickly got rid of Micah Richards who turned around behind him and Yaya Toure who kept chasing back, and in front of him was a large blank area with no one defending.

"Ribery's speed is very fast, dribbling directly into the penalty area, and Hangeland's return defense is very timely!"

In the commentary of Andy Gray, Hangeland, who was originally lagging behind, caught up with Ribery at the front of the penalty area, but Cavani and Messi in the middle and Neymar on the right also rushed up quickly, and there were people on the left, middle and right lines.

"A very good counterattack opportunity, it depends on Ribery!"

Ribery was blocked by Hangeland at the front of the penalty area, and he had to slow down, but only for a moment. He just paused, making Hangeland mistakenly think that he was going to slow down, but suddenly he accelerated and poked the ball to the right of Hangeland to the bottom line, and then he rushed up again at the fastest speed.

Hanggeland was also very smart. He stretched out his hand to block Ribery tightly, and even had a very obvious pulling action, because he knew very well that his speed, especially the turning speed, could not cope with the direct frontal impact of the short Ribery, so he would rather foul outside the penalty area and get a yellow card, rather than let Ribery rush into the penalty area.

But Ribery seemed to have anticipated Hangeland's actions long ago. He deliberately used his right hand to keep obstructing Hangeland's pulling, not letting the other party have the opportunity to pull him. Even after the two rushed into the penalty area, Hangeland had a very obvious pulling action.

But Ribery finally broke through a gap. He had no chance to shoot directly because Hangeland was in a good position and Kolo Toure was behind Hangeland. If Ribery forced a shot, he would be blocked by Kolo Toure or saved by goalkeeper Joe Hart.

It must be admitted that Manchester City's defense is indeed very tightly organized and very difficult to deal with!

After Ribery broke out of a position, he did not intend to shoot at all. He suddenly used the inside of his left foot to dribble the ball into the middle. This pass not only fooled Hangeland and Kolo Toure who was blocking the shooting angle, but also fooled Cavani and Messi in the middle, not to mention Manchester City's defenders and midfielders chasing back.

Cavani rushed to the front of the goal, but he didn't get the ball. Messi stood at the top of the penalty area and couldn't get the ball. Only Neymar, who was transferred to the right, was always very careful about the depth between himself and his teammates when he was running. He couldn't overlap with Cavani and Messi, so he was just in the right area between Cavani and Messi, and Ribery's pass came right in front of him.

This game was really a nightmare for Neymar. He had no way to deal with the muscular man Micah Richards. He suffered a lot. After moving to the right, he met Clichy, and his performance improved. This time, Ribery created a great scoring opportunity for him.

Some people say, what is the difference between a superstar and a star?

Usually, in the whole tactical system, you can't tell the difference between their roles, but at this critical moment, just like Neymar now, at the last moment, ninety-three minutes and forty-nine seconds, the ball came to his feet.

Shoot or not? How to shoot? In what way? At which angle to shoot?

If you grasp it, you are a superstar, if you can't grasp it, you can only be a star!

Neymar almost didn't wait for the ball to stop. He aimed at Ribery's cross and swung his right foot directly with a powerful low shot. The ball almost went in a straight line at a very fast speed and went into the goal along the right post. At this time, Joe Hart's flying save landed.

After seeing the ball enter the net, Neymar clenched his fists and rushed out of Manchester City's penalty area, shouting loudly along the way.

This was a way to vent, to vent his depression and grievance throughout the game, to vent his helplessness in the face of Micah Richards throughout the game, and to vent his excitement and excitement for scoring the winning goal for the team!

But soon, Ribery rushed over from the side and hugged Neymar directly, followed by Cavani, Messi, Ramsey... teammates rushed up one after another, and a group of people shouted loudly on the sidelines to celebrate.

3:2!

At the last moment, the last minute, the last ten seconds, they finally broke through Manchester City's goal and scored the winning goal!

The referee Howard Webb blew the whistle for the goal to be valid, but everyone knew that Manchester City didn't even need to restart the game, because it was more like a ritual. They didn't have any time to launch an attack. Even if they were given the opportunity to kick off, they would blow the whistle to end the game as soon as they kicked off.

"Great goal!!!" Andy Gray also exclaimed after Neymar scored, looking very excited, and even gave a high evaluation of Tottenham's goal.

"This goal not only helped Tottenham get three points away from home, but also helped Tottenham and Manchester City expand the league points gap to eight points. This is definitely a painful blow to Manchester City, which has been chasing Tottenham this season!"

"But more importantly, the last minute, the last minute of the game, the psychological blow to Manchester City players will be very huge, especially in the last period of time, Manchester City adopted a conservative tactic, while Tottenham tried their best to win. The gap between the two will give the players a lot of pressure in winning. The fighting spirit and morale on the road to the championship will inevitably have some impact! "

Martin Taylor nodded and said yes, "Ferguson said that Ye Qiu is a coach who is very good at building momentum, and Tottenham Hotspur is also good at building momentum and rhythm, so Ye Qiu had to take a risk at the last moment and replaced Ribery, a surprise soldier, just to be sure of one thing. I can accept a draw, but I can't lose morale and momentum!"

"Yes!" When Andy Gray gave the live camera to Mancini on the sidelines, the Italian was obviously very angry, but also helpless, "It should be said that Mancini's performance in this game was very good. The first half was very good, but in the second half, Ye Qiu once again made good use of his halftime adjustments and changed the slump in the first half. "

"Especially when Ribery was substituted at the last moment, it played a key role in the trend of this game. The biggest contributor to Neymar's goal at the last moment should be Ribery. If he hadn't broken through Micah Richards and Hangeland and assisted, this goal might not have happened!"

"This is the value of superstars!"

"They don't need to shine throughout the game, nor do they need to have amazing performances in every game, but they are They have the ability to turn the whole game around when the team needs them!"

Martin Taylor also laughed, "Neymar's performance in this game was absolutely terrible. If it weren't for the last goal, his score might even be the lowest in Tottenham, lower than Varane who made a mistake, but with this goal, I believe Neymar will become a hero."

"Rather than saying that this is his goal for Tottenham, it is better to say that he is a kind of redemption for himself!"

While Tottenham celebrated, Howard Webb also blew the whistle to end the game.

Manchester City had no objection at all, and even the fans in the stands of the City Stadium seemed helpless and frustrated, because they originally got one point, a point that made them feel satisfied, but in the end, Neymar's goal turned one point into zero points, and Tottenham opened up an eight-point gap instead.

"This game is crucial for Tottenham Hotspur!" Andy Gray was analyzing the current situation in the Premier League. "We played West Ham United in the last round, and Manchester City in this round. Next up are Wigan Athletic, Newcastle, Arsenal, Manchester United, Everton, Stoke City and Chelsea. It's definitely a devilish schedule."

"We had a wave of such a devilish schedule in the first half!" Martin Taylor laughed. "Tottenham Hotspur performed very well at that time, but now that the season is halfway through, this devilish schedule is a big challenge for Ye Qiu and his team!"

"Yes!" Andy Gray also agreed. "Especially after the Champions League round of 16 knockouts resume, Tottenham Hotspur will face multiple fronts, and I believe the situation will be even more difficult."

"But if Ye Qiu's team can hold on and maintain the league advantage until the end of March, when the devil's schedule ends, I believe the situation will be completely different by then, because the league situation is clear, and there is no pressure in the next few games. The opponent's strength is unlikely to pose a threat to Tottenham Hotspur, and if the Champions League can advance from the round of 16, the situation will be very good!"

This is the so-called crisis. Where there is danger, there is opportunity. Risks and opportunities always coexist.