The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 443 Grant's Ambition
Avran Grant stood in the command area of ​​the home team coach's bench at the Stamford Bridge Stadium, raised his head, and saw the scene when the opposing sides arrived at Stamford Bridge played on the big screen of the Stamford Bridge Stadium.

That was half an hour ago, he led the Chelsea players into the team bus and into Stamford Bridge.

He was the manager of Chelsea and at that moment, he was the star of the show!
Being a technical director and being a head coach are two completely different choices, and the pressures you encounter and face are completely different. The pressure to be a head coach far exceeds the former, especially when you are The pressure can even be enough to drive you crazy before some crucial importance game arrives.

Tonight is against Chelsea's city rival Tottenham Hotspur, Ye Qiu's team!

Since Tottenham Hotspur last season, in the last round at Stamford Bridge, under the eyes of tens of thousands of Chelsea fans, his team has reversed when they can enter the Champions League after a draw Chelsea abruptly gave Manchester United the championship that the Blues had already acquired. This is definitely a great shame for all Chelsea fans.

Some people may not have noticed it, but Avran Grant saw it very clearly. One of the important reasons for Mourinho's dismissal was that he failed to win four consecutive championships, especially in the most critical game Here, they lost to Tottenham Hotspur at home, especially Ye Qiu's team.

It can be said that from that moment on, Abramovich no longer trusted Mourinho's coaching ability, and at the beginning of this season, Mourinho led the team to perform poorly, and the Russians directly announced that Mourinho The end of get out of class will become natural.

For today's Abramovich, Ye Qiu is a taboo. He even compares all Chelsea coaches with Ye Qiu. Since then, every season against Tottenham Hotspur The game will be the most important game for all Chelsea coaches, and it is also a game that must not be lost.

Avran Grant sees it very clearly that playing Tottenham Hotspur may affect whether he can change from a firefighting head coach to a full-time head coach. If this game can beat Tottenham Hotspur If so, after the end of the season, what awaits him should be a thick official contract.

However, it is not easy to defeat Ye Qiu's Tottenham Hotspur. The offensive ability of this team is a big test for all opponents. Sometimes Avran Grant even has to admire Ye Qiu. In autumn, after selling Ruud van Nistelrooy this season, Tottenham Hotspur's offense has not declined, but has been greatly improved.

Today, Tottenham Hotspur fans are the most proud, and even many reporters and media like Tottenham Hotspur. A very important reason is that this North London team has been around for nearly half a century. They failed to win the league championship, but they just like the change of style of play of this team in the past year or so.

In the eyes of many traditional Tottenham Hotspur fans, this is the revival of the club's traditional style of play, because before Arsenal and Liverpool in the late 90s, Tottenham Hotspur's style of play was the best in the Premier League. .

After entering 2008, Tottenham Hotspur had good results, No.20 defeated Aston Villa in one round, and then played in the third knockout round of the FA Cup with a substitute and youth team lineup, 3:1 at home Defeated Reading, but they were tied 8:1 by Arsenal at home in the League Cup semi-final on the 1th.

Chelsea's performance is also good, the No.20 round of the away game defeated the same city rival Fulham 2:1, the FA Cup was a 1:0 victory over Queens Park Rangers, and then in the League Cup semi-finals at home 2:1 Everton, who defeated Moyes, is very likely to enter the final.

But Avlan Grant still dare not be careless. A very important reason is that Ye Qiu has kept his strength in both the FA Cup and the League Cup. They are about to usher in the fifth round of make-up matches with Fulham, and the No.20 will face Sunderland led by Roy Keane in the third round.

The three games were tough games, so Ye Qiu made a big rotation in both the FA Cup and the League Cup, and even arranged for the youth team to play, and Tottenham Hotspur only had one player, Yaya Tu Ray, but there are four players missing from Chelsea, that is Drogba, Essien, Kalou and Mikel.

Whether it is from the strength of the players participating in the Africa Cup of Nations or the importance to the team, Chelsea's losses are obviously greater, because in Yaya Toure's midfielder, Tottenham Hotspur and Masche Lano, Lucas, Modric, and even teenager Aaron Ramsey can play, but the impact is not very big.

Because of this, when Avran Grant was drafting his tactics for this game, he decided to adopt a defensive counterattack strategy, even if this was the Stamford Bridge Stadium, because he had enough confidence in Chelsea's defense.

But even if he is confident, he still seems very uneasy and uneasy, because this game is so important to him, it is so important that he selects players from every position in the starting lineup, to the targeted tactics during the game , He has made full preparations, and strives to completely defeat Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge, increasing his influence in Abramovich's mind, at least let him have confidence in his coaching ability confidence.

Power, fame and fortune, and women, these are the three hurdles that no man can escape. The deadliest thing about them is not that they keep tempting you, but that when you taste their sweetness, you will find that you Never want to give up again.

Today's Avlan Grant has only one idea, and that is to stay at Stamford Bridge!
Even if it is an away game, Tottenham Hotspur's main lineup is still mainly offensive.

Petr Cech in goal, Marcelo, Hangeland, Thiago Silva and Alves in defense, Mascherano in midfield, Modric and Fabrega Si moved forward, and the front trident remained unchanged. It was still Ribery, Van Persie and Messi. Except for Beckham and Vargas who were absent due to injuries, the other main players were all on.

Chelsea has been affected by the Africa Cup of Nations. The goalkeeper is Cudicini. Since Mourinho dismissed get out of class, Hilario has been sidelined. The defense line is Ashley Cole, Carvalho, Teddy Li and Belletti, the midfielder is Ballack and Makelele, the frontcourt is Malouda, Joe Cole, Anelka, and the single striker is Peruvian striker Pizarro.

Anelka was a striker introduced by Chelsea from Bolton during the winter break this year, hoping to strengthen the team's frontcourt attack, while Avran Grant was trying to pull him out.

Ye Qiu is clearly aware of the advantages and disadvantages of Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. Tottenham Hotspur is good at attacking but not good at defending. Chelsea is very solid in defense but encounters some troubles in offense. But the problem is, With the absence of Drogba and Kalou, Chelsea's offensive threat has dropped a lot, and the defensive aspect has also been affected by the absence of Essien and Mikel.

No one knows Essien's role better than Ye Qiu. Without Essien, just relying on two veterans, Ballack and Makelele, can't fill the hole in the midfield. Joe Cole and Anelka are defensively The contribution was very small, which made Tottenham Hotspur formulate an away attack tactic from the very beginning.

Therefore, after the start, Tottenham Hotspur aggressively attacked the visitors. Amidst the boos of the fans at Stamford Bridge Stadium, they suppressed the home team and kept playing. Even Sky TV commentator Andy Gray, who was in charge of the game commentary, even ridiculed , 13 minutes into the game, and Cech has yet to be seen.

Cech did not appear in the live TV camera until the No.17 minute, but as soon as Chelsea's attack entered the penalty area of ​​Tottenham Hotspur, he was firmly held by Cech who attacked in advance. Initiated a quick attack, Ribery got the ball from the left and then dribbled the ball inside and handed it to Van Persie, who made a diagonal pass to the right side of the penalty area.

Messi quickly inserted and attracted Ashley Cole to the bottom line, and knocked Alves back. The Brazilian dribbled the ball inside and hit the goal vigorously with his right foot, directly breaking through Cudicini's goal, 1:0 !

After the goal, Tottenham Hotspur obviously played smarter, took the initiative to retreat, and gave up more control. It was a bit like waving to Chelsea, indicating that they should attack more and please the home team. Chelsea fans.

Chelsea did have this idea at first, but Tottenham Hotspur's two attacks easily tore through their defense.

Once, Cesc Fabregas made a precise through ball in midfield. Van Persie stopped the ball and then turned and sprinted, but the ball stopped a bit too big, and Terry's interference made his pursuit of the ball behind him slow. In about half a second, he stopped in front of Cudicini who was attacking, and finally missed an offensive opportunity.

Then, after Messi dribbled the ball in from the right, seeing Cudicini standing forward, he volleyed the ball directly with his left foot, hit the left post directly, and almost broke the goal again .

The two attacks made Chelsea terrified. Grant hurriedly asked the players to stabilize the situation, and strive to ensure the quality of defense first, and then plan counterattacks and offenses. Both Cesc Fabregas and Modric have been given a lot of room to play. Together, Tottenham Hotspur's midfield runs smoothly and launches wave after wave of attacks, while Chelsea's Lost steadily.

Even when it was a midfield substitution, Grant failed to come up with an effective way to reverse the situation. On the contrary, in the 71st minute, the physical fitness of Chelsea's players declined significantly. After Messi formed a cooperation with Alves on the right, The Argentine made an oblique pass from the right side of the penalty area to the left side of the goal. Ribery quickly inserted and pushed the goal in the penalty area, 2:0!

It was also after this that Grant's substitutions were long overdue. They replaced Wright Phillips with Sidwell and Malouda with Bridge. The Israeli was booed by disgruntled Chelsea fans for the lack of aggressiveness in such a substitution.

But the problem is that Tottenham Hotspur's offensive has not weakened at all in the final stage. If they do not continue to substitute players to strengthen their defense, as the players' physical fitness declines, they will be scored again sooner or later.

In the end, Tottenham beat Chelsea 2-0 with goals from Alves and Ribery.

In an interview with reporters after the match, Ye Qiu expressed that he was not surprised at all about beating Chelsea in the away game, but he also politely said that the reason why Chelsea lost was mainly affected by the Africa Cup of Nations, especially Drogba and Essien.

Don't underestimate the role of these two players in the team's tactics. Without Drogba, Chelsea's offense is a bit lost, and it also loses a very important means of advancing the ball. Without Essien, the midfielder The intensity of coverage and pressing has dropped a lot, and it is difficult for the two veterans, Makelele and Ballack, to put enough pressure on Tottenham Hotspur's midfield.

Of course Ye Qiu would not say, this is Afran Grant's problem, for example, why not go to Deco?Also, he doesn't seem to have considered whether playing Joe Cole and Nicolas Anelka at the same time would affect Chelsea's midfield pressing and pressing.

It can be said that his formation is also a very important reason for the loss in this game.

But Ye Qiu didn't say it, it doesn't mean that the reporters, media and fans don't understand. The reporters and media now seem to understand football better than many head coaches. They are the real masters of football, and there are also many fans. After losing, he directly vented his anger on the head coach. After all, it has become normal to find trouble with the head coach after losing.

After retreating from the Stamford Bridge Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur's ranking officially reversed Chelsea and climbed to third place in the Premier League, and the team defeated them 3-0 away in the fifth round of the midweek supplementary match. Overcoming Fulham, this West London team has suffered a three-game losing streak in the Premier League in recent times.

As a result, Tottenham Hotspur scored 22 points with 49 wins, 44 draws and 51 losses in [-] rounds, surpassing Chelsea's [-] points, and sat firmly in the third place in the league. Manchester United and Arsenal, who have the same points, are only two points apart. They both have [-] points. Among them, Manchester United has suppressed Arsenal by virtue of its goal difference advantage and successfully ascended to the league leader.

The situation turned around. Although Tottenham Hotspur did not perform well before the Christmas schedule, they just relied on two rounds of make-up matches, as well as the performance of the Christmas schedule and the subsequent winter break, to catch up with the league leaders again.

As analyzed by many media, a two-point gap is not impossible for Tottenham Hotspur. On the contrary, it is entirely possible for Tottenham Hotspur to rely on their outstanding performance after the winter break. reverse.

But there are also many worries. For example, Tottenham Hotspur have also entered the knockout rounds of the Champions League. The FA Cup and the League Cup have not yet been eliminated. The four-line battle really makes many people think about their multi-line battle. ability to worry.

On the weekend, Tottenham Hotspur still played with the main lineup, defeated Sunderland 2-0 at home, avenged the upset in the first round of the season, and made Keane praise him after the game Bundle.

The former Manchester United captain said when accepting the media, "The favorites to win this season are Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. As for Arsenal, I am not optimistic about this team because they always play in the second half. Poor performance, for example, Manchester United has taken away the leading position now, and in the near future, they will be second in the league and will not be able to keep it."

"Ye Qiu's transformation of Tottenham Hotspur has been very successful. Since the second half of last season, they have been the most competitive team in the Premier League. By this season, they can even be said to be the strongest team in the Premier League. I wouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the season, they end up with their first ever Premier League title!"

But it was Keane's compliment that caused Tottenham Hotspur to be eliminated by Arsenal 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium.

In this game, Ye Qiu still played with a lineup mainly consisting of substitutes and youth team players, but Arsenal clearly aimed to win the championship, changing the embarrassing situation of empty-handed last season, so Wenger ordered a kill in this game make.

Tottenham Hotspur performed well in the away game, but they were lore by Arsenal and eventually missed the final.

Even so, this group of young players in the Tottenham Hotspur team still won praise and affirmation, especially Aaron Ramsey, Eden Hazard and Kyle Walker, these three young players have already played the main force in the League Cup and FA Cup, and they performed well.

Losing to Arsenal and being eliminated from the League Cup obviously did not affect Tottenham Hotspur's outstanding performance in the Premier League. For the purpose of training the substitutes and youth team players, the main lineup was arranged to take turns, but they still defeated Coventry 4:1 in the away game and successfully entered the next round.

Back in the Premier League, in the No.20 four rounds, Tottenham Hotspur beat Everton 1-0 in an away game and continued to keep their third place in the league.

Arsenal and Manchester United have also performed well recently, basically maintaining a two-point advantage over Tottenham Hotspur. Although Chelsea have come out of the shadow of losing, they are still five points behind Tottenham Hotspur. Ranked fourth, it is Liverpool, which has lost several points recently, and is currently two points behind Chelsea.

With the winning streak in January, Ye Qiu won the head coach of the month for the second time this season, Ribéry also won the honor of the best player of the month, but it seems that the curse of the best coach of the month came again, Tottenham lost 0-1 at home to Manchester United in their first game in February.

This made Tottenham Hotspur feel humiliated. The team played very hard and took advantage. Even Manchester United played very passively throughout the game. Nam and Tottenham have enough advantages, but with Tevez's No. 904 minute goal in stoppage time at the critical moment, they created a lore.

After the game, even Ferguson himself felt lucky. The old guy was able to score three points from the away game.

But it was after this game that Tottenham Hotspur announced a transfer that made both Chelsea and Manchester United feel depressed.

(End of this chapter)