The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 811 Old Fox

"All TV viewers, welcome to the Stadium of Light in Lisbon, Portugal!"

"Now the 2013-2014 season is being broadcast live for you, the final of the UEFA Champions League, Tottenham Hotspur vs Real Madrid, the game is about to start!"

"Now what we see is Portugal's former superstar, Luis Figo, the ambassador of this UEFA Champions League final, slowly entered the stadium holding the St. Brad's Cup. All the fans in the Stadium of Light cheered for Figo." , this is a former superstar who once played for Real Madrid, so he bluntly stated that he supports Real Madrid in this game!"

"I believe this is not the opinion of most fans around the world. According to the pre-match evaluation of authoritative media, almost more than 60% of fans choose to support Tottenham Hotspur, and the highest proportion is in Asia, reaching 85%. , Among them, in China, almost 99% of the fans choose to support Tottenham Hotspur's three consecutive championships!"

"It can be said that in the battle for fans before the game, Tottenham Hotspur, which has risen strongly in recent years and laid the foundation of the giants in one fell swoop, can almost be said to have completely defeated Real Madrid, but Ancelo Tee said before the game that the battle for popularity off the pitch is Tottenham Hotspur's strength, while Real Madrid's strength is on the pitch!"

"So, let's wait and see if Real Madrid can upset Tottenham Hotspur in this game!"

With Figo's entrance, the organizing committee arranged a short but still wonderful opening ceremony. After that, the players of the two teams, led by the referee, took the hands of the caddy and walked into the court slowly.

"The starting lineups of both sides in this game can be said to be the main force!"

"Tottenham Hotspur's starting goalkeeper is the world's number one Peter Cech, from the Czech Republic. This is also the top goalkeeper in today's football and the best state. The world's number one left-back and center-back combination is also the best combination in the world. Thiago Silva partnered with Kompany, and the right back was Kyle Walker. After passing the mantle of Alves, his performance is very eye-catching, and he is also the top right-wing player in Europe!"

"In terms of midfield, Tottenham Hotspur's best signing this season, Matic sits in the midfielder position, this Serbian midfielder is Tottenham Hotspur's best player this season, and was selected for the Premier League The best lineup of this season is the combination of Ramsey and Vidal in front, which is also the best central midfielder combination of Tottenham Hotspur in the past few years."

"Before this game, some media speculated that Ye Qiu might win Ramsey and change to a 4231 tactic, but we saw that Ye Qiu finally chose a relatively safe 433. Conventional tactics, and Ramsey's performance in the past few seasons has already ranked among the top midfielders in the world."

"But the current Tottenham Hotspur midfielder can be described as full of talents. On the bench, there are French genius midfielder Pogba, and England's local rookie, Phil Jones, who is versatile in the midfield and backcourt, and the captain of the Dutch national team. Strowman, the Danish teenager Eriksson and the main midfielder Pirlo of the Italian national team are not included in the list of substitutes."

"Tottenham Hotspur's frontcourt arrangement is a trident combination of Ribery, Lewandowski and Messi, of which Ribery is the best player in the Premier League this season, Lewandowski Although Key came to Tottenham Hotspur for only one season, he has established his position as the world's top center forward and has made great progress, and Messi is the world's number one superstar as always!"

"Tottenham Hotspur's entire starting lineup can be described as star-studded, with superstars like a cloud, but Real Madrid is no less inferior. The starting goalkeeper for this game is Iker Casillas, although the main position this season has been repeated. Go Lopez's challenge, but Casillas is still the captain of Real Madrid."

"The backcourt is a combination of Vargas, Ramos, Pepe and Carvajal. Compared with Tottenham's defense, Real Madrid's defense is indeed a big hidden danger. It is difficult to be reassured by a full-back or a central defender, and this is also the biggest hidden danger of Real Madrid's game."

"In terms of midfield, Real Madrid adopts a three-midfield combination of David Silva, Harvey Alonso and Khedira. This set of midfielders has excellent creativity and passing ability. Some games have also proved very well that this set of midfielders' defensive attainments."

"What Real Madrid is most proud of is the extremely luxurious front trident, the frontcourt combination of Cristiano Ronaldo, Cavani and Gareth Bale, which is almost the most eye-catching combination of superstars in today's football .”

"There is a lot of history between these two teams. In Real Madrid's starting lineup, Vargas, David Silva, Cavani and Gareth Bale are all from Totna. Tottenham Hotspur stars, and the joining of these players has almost created sky-high prices, so some people think that Tottenham Hotspur is the superstar processing factory of Real Madrid, and the next one may switch from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid. Madrid’s is Messi, the team’s number one superstar, who is said to be worth more than [-] million euros.”

"So, we saw that when the players of the two teams shook hands, their attitudes were very close, because they had been long-term teammates in the past, but in this game they are their own masters and play for different teams!"

With the completion of a whole set of procedures, both sides returned to their own half, and the captains of the two teams, Thiago Silva and Iker Casillas, went to the referee group to draw lots, while Totten Hotspur got the right to serve.

"The players on both sides are ready. This game is highly anticipated, and many people are guessing what kind of tactics the two sides will adopt in this game, because they can both advance and retreat. A balanced team!"

With the whistle of the referee, Tottenham Hotspur quickly passed the ball back, and the overall formation was properly opened, but Real Madrid's entire midfield was quickly pressed up, especially It is Cavani, and the first to bear the brunt is the double central defender who is approaching Tottenham Hotspur.

Cavani is very familiar with the entire tactical system of Tottenham Hotspur, so he knows very well that it is not enough to force Matic one, because Matic is actually not a player with strong ball control ability, on the contrary , Pirlo's ball handling ability is even better.

Therefore, with Matic playing, Tottenham's ball possession is actually distributed to many different positions. For example, two central defenders take on a lot of ball possession responsibilities, and two The name is in the frontcourt, as well as Messi, so at the beginning of the game, Cavani pushed forward, forcing the two central defenders of Tottenham Hotspur to quickly play the ball.

"Real Madrid's opening tactics were very active, and we also noticed that Real Madrid's desire was very strong in this game, which soon forced Tottenham Hotspur to launch a long pass."

But the ball reached the frontcourt. When Ramos was fighting for the top with Lewandowski, he overpowered Lewandowski to grab the ball and returned to the frontcourt. After Khedira stopped the ball with his chest, Without waiting for the ball to hit the ground, he hooked the ball directly to Xavi Alonso, who then pushed it to David Silva.

Although Real Madrid's ball-handling and passing and receiving skills are not as good as Barcelona's, they are considered among the best in today's football, especially this set of midfielders. David Silva is a midfielder at first glance, but in reality When he gets the ball, he usually pulls from the center to the left. At this time, Cristiano Ronaldo will move to the center and move closer to Cavani.

"Ancelotti's game is risky!" Mauro Tassotti launched an attack from the left in Real Madrid. Left-back Vargas followed to meet David Silva, who delivered the ball. After giving it to Vargas, he cut back to the center to receive the ball and wanted to go straight to Cristiano Ronaldo in the frontcourt, but Matic calmly intercepted the ball and destroyed Real Madrid's attempt to reach the 30-meter area attack.

The first attack reached the 30-meter area, and Real Madrid seemed to have tasted the sweetness.

"It's quite risky, but the only way he can go is taking risks!" Ye Qiu still looked calm.

He has been coaching for so many years and has encountered various openings. It is difficult for him to be nervous or anxious.

"Although it looks like a 433 tactic, it is actually a 424. David Silva is equivalent to the left inside forward in the frontcourt. Cristiano Ronaldo and Cavani look like two forwards. Gareth? Bale played on the right, Vargas aggressively advanced in the defense, and Carvajal was more defensive."

Having said that, Ye Qiu turned his head and looked at Mauro Tassotti, the two of them smiled tacitly.

"Suppress their midfield?" Mauro Tassotti asked with a smile.

Ye Qiu shrugged, "They have offered to deliver to their door, why are you being polite to them?"

Mauro Tassotti went to the sidelines, called out the names of Ribery, Messi, Ramsey, Vidal and Matic, and made adjustments to them respectively, but all the adjustments were made by signals and gestures way.

Real Madrid belong to the kind of players with very strong counterattack ability. This can be seen from the characteristics of their three frontcourt players. Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale both belong to the kind of players with excellent speed , a top scorer with amazing offensive and impact power, and Cavani belongs to the kind of frontcourt all-rounder, and his defensive ability and running coverage ability are quite good.

So facing Real Madrid, if you push the defense line higher, they will be happier. Now Ancelotti must wish that you push the defense line in front of their 30-meter area, because in this way, once they have a chance With a long pass in the backcourt, the absolute speed advantage when counterattacking will be maximized.

Both Ye Qiu and Mauro Tassotti are very clear about this characteristic of Real Madrid, and as Ye Qiu said before the game, Real Madrid has an extremely urgent desire for the tenth Champions League. Cristiano Ronaldo, La Moss, Pepe, Khedira and others all need a Champions League to prove their strength, so their desire to win the championship is very urgent.

This urgency will be reflected in the game, so rather than saying that Ancelotti started the game proactively, it would be better to say that he just passively complied with the players' psychology, because he knows very well that with the current mentality of Real Madrid players, even He was on the defensive, and soon, in the game, as long as Tottenham retreated, Real Madrid would definitely press up.

If possible, they would like to swallow their opponents in one go!

Under such circumstances, it is undoubtedly irrational for Tottenham Hotspur to move the defense forward, so Ye Qiu and Mauro Tassotti sought stability at the beginning, and after seeing Real Madrid actively pressing up , they immediately made adjustments.

After the adjustment, Messi and Ribery retreat appropriately, and their positions are not fixed on the wing. They will only pull the side to help defend when the opponent's full-back presses up to participate in the attack, while Matic is still in charge. In the defensive midfielder position, Ramsey and Vidal pressed up to withstand Khedira and Harvey Alonso, while Lewandowski defended against Pepe and Ramos.

Tottenham Hotspur's entire formation is relatively large. The team's defensive line of four players is basically at the front of the penalty area, defending Real Madrid's front trident, and Matic is paying attention to David Silva , And support the backcourt defense anytime and anywhere.

Five against four, Tottenham's defense does not seem to have much advantage.

But the problem should not be viewed one-sidedly in the frontcourt. Khedira's ability to play the ball is not strong, and Harvey Alonso's ability to escape is not enough. When Ramsey and Vidal are both pressing up, these two players are more You can only choose to play the ball in the backcourt, and as soon as the two full-backs get in, Ribery and Messi will entangle them immediately.

Therefore, from the 5th minute of the game, after Tottenham Hotspur began to adjust, Real Madrid's entire frontcourt and midfield were cut off, making it impossible to connect effectively. The ball could only fall in the midfield. Those who go to the frontcourt can only use long passes, but Tottenham Hotspur's air superiority is quite obvious.

Therefore, in the first ten minutes, Real Madrid seemed to have control of the ball and pressed it very high, but in fact they failed to create any effective means of attack. All three shots were about 20 meters away. The shot shows that Real Madrid can't organize an effective offense at all.

In order to better connect the midfield, Ancelotti also made changes, and David Silva retreated.

But Ye Qiu and Mauro Tassotti had already prepared for this. As soon as David Silva retreated, Ribery and Messi also retreated. At first glance, Tottenham Hotspur was 4141 Tactics, Matic and Lewandowski are one in front and one behind, with four players lined up in the midfield and defense, and they are all four-on-four. The defensive effect is very obvious.

The ball failed to go to the frontcourt, and the front trident almost became a decoration!

There is no doubt that Real Madrid's offensive ability in positional warfare is quite good, but they don't have many ways to face teams with excellent defensive capabilities and adopt defensive tactics. The reason is simple. Real Madrid's front tridents are all that kind A player with a strong impact and hard bridge. Although Cavani has excellent coverage ability, his ability to hold and drive the ball is not strong. The same is true for the two superstar wingers. They are more suitable to play a threat in the counterattack.

Real Madrid's midfield is full of talents. David Silva and Isco's dribbling abilities are excellent. If they play at the same time, they can solve the offensive problem, but the hardness and defensive problems of the midfield But it will be exposed, so Ancelotti chose Khedira instead of Isco in this game for defensive purposes.

After the first ten minutes of testing, both sides failed to get a chance. Real Madrid had three long-range shots, and Tottenham Hotspur had a counterattack. The latter was more threatening, but it was not an absolute chance to score, so Ancelo Di made adjustments again, dragging Harvey Alonso and David Silva behind, allowing Khedira to actively participate in the frontcourt attack.

After ten minutes of probing, Ancelotti finally determined that Khedira was in the backcourt and could not play a threat. On the contrary, his weakness would cause problems for Real Madrid's possession of the ball, so he was involved in the frontcourt. The offense and advancement of the field, supporting the Trident, and giving full play to his physical advantages, Xavi Alonso and David Silva stayed in the backcourt to ensure the team's possession of the ball.

The strategy adopted by Ancelotti is very simple. Since Tottenham Hotspur are willing to give up possession, they will accept it as ordered, and with more possession, they can also lure Tottenham Hotspur. Sting out and grab.

"What a cunning old fox!" Ye Qiu shook his head and smiled.

No. 20 minutes into the game, the coaching staff of the two sides were fighting wits and wits. The players were like chess pieces on the court. The abacus is also very loud, but how can Tottenham Hotspur be so easily fooled.

"Adhere to our tactics, properly improve the penetration of the two full-backs, and increase the pressure of the center and front field, but only one defender is allowed to take risks at a time. The other three, including Matic, are dragged by me. In the future, let the coaching staff pay more attention and don't fall for Real Madrid's tricks!"

Ye Qiu immediately made adjustments and instructions. Mauro Tassotti understood Ye Qiu's intentions and quickly conveyed this adjustment to the court. The players also quickly understood Ye Qiu's adjustments.

But this time the adjustment had just been communicated, and Ye Qiu quickly made another adjustment, which was for Matic, that is, once the midfield steals the ball, it will be handed over to the forward full-back immediately, and the full-back will drive the ball forward .

"Ancelotti is indeed cunning, but it doesn't mean that everyone else is a fool. When their front three is cruising in our defense, but we succeed in intercepting the ball in the midfield, and then transfer the ball to the forward. On the side of the full-backs, they will be short of midfielders, originally there were only three, and they had to pull another one to the wing, leaving two in the middle, but we have three in the middle!"

The so-called targeted tactics are all about probability, maximizing the possibility of scoring goals and minimizing the possibility of conceding the ball. Ye Qiu's adjustment this time is aimed at full-backs going forward and interrupting the midfield. ball chances.

In fact, everyone knows that the reason why there are few goals in football games is that the success rate of defense is higher than that of offense, and it is much, much higher.

So Ye Qiu was convinced that after making adjustments, he only needed to wait for a steal from the midfielder.

(End of this chapter)