The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 263
3: 1!

This obviously cannot be the score of this game, this is one of the statistics that Ye Qiu got.

Arsenal scored 3 shots in the first half, 1 shot on target, but scored a goal. Therefore, what is currently displayed on the scoreboard at Highbury Stadium is that the home team leads the visiting team 1-0 , Chelsea does not seem to have a very good and effective way to take Arsenal's defense.

Perhaps it was because he passed the Raiders in the 35th minute and unexpectedly took the lead. Wenger was in a good mood, and he turned his head to look at Ye Qiu with a smile on his face, which made Ye Qiu very upset and angry. Cursed, "Fucking old fox!"

cunning?Yes, Wenger is indeed as cunning as a fox in this game!
He released the news before the game that Reyes, Ljungberg, Ashley Cole and Gilberto Silva will miss the game due to various reasons, but in the end, the four All players played and all started.

It's not that Ye Qiu didn't consider the possibility that Wenger was releasing a smoke bomb. On the contrary, he had been paying attention to it all the time.

However, Wenger's formation in this game is indeed different from his past. It is very bold and innovative. One very interesting thing is that Bergkamp actually came off the bench, while the rookie Reyes won Qualified for the starting lineup and partnered with Henry.

Ye Qiu said before that Arsenal is a team that is very good at taking advantage of loopholes. They are very good at attacking from both ribs and going in from the back.

Letting Henry and Reyes start side by side is obviously a bold change for Wenger, because the combination of Henry and Bergkamp has been figured out by Ye Qiu. The past two games have not shown results, so this game He arranged for Reyes to start the game and adjusted the tactics of the two forwards.

The area of ​​activity of the two forwards is more of cruising in the combined area between Chelsea's full-backs and central defenders, and then through the inward cuts of Pires and Ljungberg to find cooperation and create opportunities.

Arsenal's goal is obviously like this. Pires cooperated with Henry on the left to attract Makelele. Then he moved to the right with a big foot. Lauren got the ball and passed it to Ljungberg. Sweden The man appeared in the area between Evra and Cannavaro, and the Swede's one-footed pass opened Chelsea's defense.

Reyes quickly inserted into the penalty area from the position that Cannavaro lost, and after getting the ball, he directly pushed his right foot and scored, 1:0!

After the Spaniard joined Arsenal, his performance was indeed very good, and his characteristics were very different from those of Bergkamp. This obviously made Chelsea's defensive players a little bit astonished. In the end, Arsenal scored a counterattack and scored a goal.

This is not a good sign, because Wenger is obviously prepared for Chelsea's pre-match arrangements for this game.

Ye Qiu's tactical arrangement for this game was actually very targeted. Arsenal's players fought on multiple fronts, their bench was not as thick as Chelsea's, and their players were tired. Everyone knew this. gloss over this.

Ye Qiu made arrangements specifically for Arsenal's problem. He asked Drogba, Lampard, Davies, Deco and Makelele to expand their space of action and fully suppress Arsenal's midfield. , When attacking, you must also be able to appear in the opponent's dangerous area and pull Arsenal's defense.

The use of the opportunity to attack from behind is Ye Qiu's strength, and Arsenal's exhaustion convinced Ye Qiu that using this tactic can effectively wear down Arsenal, that's why he was so confident before the game To be honest, Arsenal's rout started tonight because he had a very strong confidence in his tactics.

The first half failed to break the deadlock, Ye Qiu had expected it, and he was not in a hurry, because he knew very well that the key was in the second half, but what he didn't expect was that the defense made a mistake, and Reyes, a surprise player, would It worked, and a goal was scored, which disrupted Ye Qiu's plan.

Ye Qiu is very clear now that the players must be hesitating right now, and they are all starting to worry about gains and losses, because conceding goals has obviously put the team at a disadvantage, and Arsenal will definitely fight back more resolutely in the future.

Will Chelsea be able to make effective changes and break through Arsenal's defense?
I believe that this has become the doubt in the hearts of all the fans who followed this game, and the live broadcast footage was frequently shown to Ye Qiu who was sitting in the coach's bench on the sidelines, but found that Ye Qiu didn't make any movement, just Sitting there, snapping fingers, watching the game straight, expressionless.

German referee Merck blew the final whistle at the end of the first half on time, and there was a deafening cheer from the entire Highbury Stadium, obviously feeling proud of the team's lead in the first half Surprised and satisfied.

Taking the lead 1:0, although the team is at a disadvantage on the scene, everyone has no doubt that Arsenal already has a certain advantage in this game, unless Ye Qiu, the so-called magician, can play in the midfield Give the team change again.

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No one in the visiting team's locker room spoke, because Ye Qiuming's order prohibits players from complaining to each other, but many people's eye contact with each other failed to conceal their disappointment and worry about being behind in the first half. At home, is there still a chance to regain the situation?
You know, Chelsea failed to gnaw off Arsenal's hard bone when they had the upper hand twice.

The team's coaching staff was busy preparing in the locker room, and the masseuse began to massage and relax the legs of some players. Many players took off naked as soon as they entered the locker room. They are all used to it.

And this is also the unspoken rules and sacred place of the locker room!
Just imagine, if a reporter or a fan rushes into the locker room, sees this scene, and spreads it, what a terrible impact it will have on the team?The privacy of the players will thoroughly become a topic discussed and talked about by fans and the media.

Of course, the ban on women by the football coaching staff is not without consideration in this regard.

In the silent locker room, the players are doing their own things, but without exception, all of them are facing the door of the locker room from time to time, waiting for the arrival of the head coach. Such as Ronaldinho, Cannavaro and his like, or young rookies, all need the head coach to give them some support and tell them what to do.

And if the head coach can't support them at this time, the prestige will be severely weakened.

Just ask, who would be convinced by a guy who is unreliable at a critical moment?
Ye Qiu finally pushed open the door of the locker room and walked in. Many players stopped the masseur directly, signaling that they didn't need a massage anymore, and began to concentrate on waiting for the head coach to arrange tasks for the second half.

The coaching staff, staff and masseuses all left the locker room one after another, and the rest was left to Ye Qiu and the players.

"There's not much time, let me make a long story short!" Ye Qiu still didn't look anxious at all, he seemed calm, but a little urgent. This is what he wanted to convey to the players, that is, the game was still planned, and there was no need to mess around. , but the situation is a bit urgent and needs everyone to pay more attention.

"Our tactical execution in the first half was in place. As I said before, Arsenal's physical fitness is obviously not as good as ours, and from what I have observed in the first half, I am very sure of this, whether it is Gilberto ?Silva, Ljungberg, Ashley Cole, Vieira and others are obviously lacking in physical fitness."

Having said that, Ye Qiu changed the subject, "But I have to adjust the tactics for the second half. We are now behind, and it is impossible to continue to pin our hopes on the counterattack after the opponent's lack of physical fitness, so we have to advance the counterattack time! "

Originally, Ye Qiu and Peter Brandt initially estimated that Arsenal's physical fitness would suffer after 65 minutes. After 75 minutes, their fighting spirit would definitely be affected by physical fitness. At that time, Chelsea would aggressively counterattack.

In terms of physical fitness, Arsenal are not as good as Chelsea, which is why Ye Qiu deliberately wanted to wear down Arsenal's physical fitness from the beginning of the game, but he didn't expect that Arsenal would score first.

The result of the first goal is that if they continue to wait like this, Arsenal's fighting spirit will become more tenacious, because they are ahead and see hope. Even if there is a problem with their physical fitness, their fighting spirit will work hard to ensure that they stick to the end.

Therefore, Ye Qiu's strategy is that the team must tie the score before 75 minutes, otherwise this game will be difficult to play.

This is a physical and psychological test!

"Remember what I told you? Arsenal will have physical problems in March and April every year, and once this team has physical problems, their combat effectiveness will often decline rapidly. Last season they performed poorly in April. Losing the league title, it's a mental illness."

Regarding Arsenal's frequent falling behind and poor performance in March and April, Ye Qiu gave the players a very complete explanation before the game, which was also accepted by the players. This was to build up confidence in the game.

"On the surface, Arsenal doesn't have obvious weaknesses, but that's not important. If there are no weaknesses, we will create weaknesses for them." When he said this, Ye Qiu walked to the middle of the dressing room, "Gilberto? Erva doesn't run much, and his physical fitness is indeed a problem. Arsenal's midfielder relies on Vieira, but the Frenchman's condition is not good. I believe, this will be more obvious in the second half."

"So!" Ye Qiu pointed at Davis and Makelele, "In the second half, you should pay attention to suppressing Vieira, attacking his side when attacking, and pressing him more when defending. He's on the run, and, watch out for Pires!"

Davis and Makelele couldn't stop nodding when they heard this. This task was not difficult for them to understand.

"In the second half, we have to adjust the team's offensive tactics. I found that Arsenal obviously made targeted arrangements for Drogba in this game. Campbell always follows you, right?" Ye Qiu asked.

The naked Côte d'Ivoire Elephant King nodded, "That guy is terribly difficult!"

"Yes, but one thing I noticed is that Lauren doesn't have a good grasp of the distance of the teammates around him. Kolo Toure is obviously different from Campbell, especially when we put pressure on the opponent's defense. The entire Arsenal When the defense is in a straight line, Lauren tends to be on the right side."

After hearing Ye Qiu's words, all the frontcourt players paid attention, because they all knew that Ye Qiu was going to attack Arsenal's weakness.

"They like to attack our ribs. Now we have to do the opposite and hit their ribs. Ronaldinho should pay more attention to getting the ball on the left side. After getting the ball, use your personal ability to attack from the ribs. Cut in from the bottom to create a cooperation between Lauren and the right central defender, as long as they make a mistake, it is our chance!"

Ronaldinho knew very well that Ye Qiu wanted to use himself as the tactical core of the team's frontcourt attack. With his words, he was equivalent to getting the most possession of the ball in Chelsea's frontcourt attack. , other teammates have to surround him to play.

"Drogba should pay attention. Once Ronaldinho has the ball, you try to lean to the right. You make up your own mind on the specific situation. It depends on whether it is Kolo? Toure or Ashley? Cole, whatever you want Pick, crush them to death!"

"Got it, head!" Didier Drogba smiled and showed his white teeth, nodding his promise.

"Evra should pay attention to moving forward and respond more to Ronaldinho. We have to open the situation from the left!" Ye Qiu told the French left back that Evra also focused on offense and light defense, but because of his midfield strength Too strong, Ye Qiu didn't worry about being beaten behind him at all.

"Lampard stepped in after paying attention. Gilberto Silva's physical fitness is seriously insufficient. I believe it will be difficult for him to cause trouble for you. After Ronaldinho took the ball and forced Arsenal's defense to show flaws, Remember, don't stick to the ball, don't miss the opportunity, pass the ball as soon as you find the opportunity, understand?"

"Understood!" The players all agreed, especially Ronaldinho.

The Brazilian knows very well that this is Ye Qiu reminding him that using him as the core of the offense requires taking risks. If he performs well, then Chelsea will follow suit, but if he sticks too much to the ball or performs poorly , Chelsea will also be frustrated.

In the past half of the season, Ronaldinho has used game by game to prove that he is worthy of Ye Qiu's trust.

Of course, the Brazilian himself knew very well that if he wasn't worthy of Ye Qiu's entrustment, then Ye Qiu couldn't possibly give him a chance.

After setting up the tactics, Ye Qiu looked at the time, and when it was almost time, he slapped his hands vigorously a few times.

"Guys!" He walked to the middle of the locker room, drawing all the players' attention to himself, "I can tell you very clearly, I don't want a draw in this game, remember, I don't want a draw, A draw is a loss, you must firmly remember this for me!"

Everyone kept nodding their heads when they heard this. Ye Qiu's desire to win was never discounted because of who his opponent was. At least on the surface, he never said that a draw is not bad.

"I'm very, very sure that Arsenal's physical fitness is on the verge of dying. What you need to do next is to use your active running and pressing to limit Arsenal's discovery, disrupt their rhythm, and control the game. hands, then they will completely become the targets of your fish and meat!"

"In the past half a year, we have met Arsenal twice, both of which were draws. Even though we had all the advantages, we couldn't win against Arsenal. I don't want a third time, so this As long as I win a game, apart from victory, even a draw is a failure for me!"

Ye Qiu's excited remarks made everyone present feel his strong desire to win.

Some people say that the away game in the Champions League knockout round is difficult, but Ye Qiu thinks that the away game is actually not difficult. What is difficult is the first round duel, because the result of the first round duel will seriously affect the second round.

Assuming he loses at Highbury Stadium tonight, then in the second round, he can only attack with all his strength, and Wenger will definitely adopt a strategy of defending to the end, and the outcome of the game will be even more unpredictable.

A draw and an away goal was a good result for Chelsea, but Ye Qiu hoped that the players could fight for more. , a draw would be nice too, that's stupid pep talk.

After a pause, Ye Qiu obviously waited for the players to digest what he said, and then showed a confident smile, "Guys, I can assure you, I can even swear, as long as they beat Arsenal , as long as we advance to the semi-finals, no matter whether our opponent is Real Madrid or Monaco, I swear, the last team to appear at the Schalke Stadium will definitely be us!"

After hearing Ye Qiu's words, everyone involuntarily showed eager eyes. It was a desire to appear on the stage of the Champions League final, a desire to prove their strength again.

Ye Qiu used words like "guarantee" and "swear" to describe his strong self-confidence. This also greatly infected all the players, allowing them to clearly see how strong the head coach's confidence in reaching the finals is. .

Whether it's Real Madrid or Monaco, in Ye Qiu's eyes, they are inferior to the current Chelsea team!
"Now, all of you and I have only two choices!"

Ye Qiu swept across all the players and said word for word, "One, defeat Arsenal, advance to the semi-finals, and finally reach the final, you will become the focus of attention of fans all over the world, and become the pride of all Blues fans , even you will win the first European championship in history for Chelsea; two, lose to Arsenal, become the laughing stock of countless people, let everyone in the world laugh at you, a group of mercenaries who have no fighting spirit and fighting spirit !"

"We have no other choice. For us, there is only one way from beginning to end this season, and that is to fight until the last second, beat all opponents, defend our dignity with facts, and prove our dignity with performance. Strength!"

"Tonight's game, there is only one winner, either Arsenal or us Chelsea, the winner will get a huge prize, the Champions League and the Premier League, and the loser will definitely pay the most painful price, that is collapse !"

When he said this, Ye Qiu raised his head, looked at the players without blinking, and stretched out his right hand, "Tell me, Chelsea fighters, do you want to win? Or do you want to collapse?"

"Victory! Victory! Victory!!!" The players all stood up, overlapped Ye Qiu's right hand, and shouted in unison.

(End of this chapter)