Chapter 21 Efficient vs. No Calls
In August, the Premier League was in full swing, and at the start of the season, clubs were battling it out for points.
Judging from the standings of the two rounds, the brightest performance is Manchester City, who won both games, twice 3:0 cleanly walked away with six points, and now has six goal difference at the top of the table.
The second is Leicester City, the combination of Vardy + Kante + Mahrez has made them burst into strong strength, combined with their previous scandals, which has been dubbed 'Leicester's redemption' by the local media in the UK.
Manchester United are also on a two-game winning streak under Jose Mourinho and Red Devils fans are thrilled with a feeling that the next dynasty is about to be born.
Arsenal's performances have been uneventful, with one win and one defeat, and they don't seem to be in a hurry to rush for points at the start of the season.
As for the three promoted teams, Bournemouth, Watford and Millwall have all suffered two defeats in a row and seem to have not adapted to the Premier League.
The problem of Millwall, Yile's old club, is the most acute, losing the main players such as Yile, Grigory, and Gaine, Millwall is completely unable to adapt to the Premier League, and its competitiveness has declined sharply, and it is known as the weakest promoted polo team in history.
As for Tottenham, it is very quiet, two rounds of league games, one win and one loss, the results are not good or bad, which is also a point that fans are worried about, after all, Tottenham's long-term phenomenon makes fans have to worry about what kind of turmoil they will fall into.
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With the third round of the league approaching, Tottenham will face Leicester City.
Leicester City's recent record has been so good that the media are optimistic about Lecente City to win, and Tottenham have only their fans or the local media to support them, but they are generally not favorable.
The head coach's office inside the training ground.
Boas sat solemnly on his desk, his brow furrowed, biting his fingernails as if in deep thought about something.
In the last game, Villas-Boas deployed Yile in the midfield position, but it didn't work out well.
They were going to fight bayonets, but the other side would soon surround the Yi Orchestra and would not be able to liberate him at all, and the second organizational rights given to him by Boas would be useless.
Now there is a sharp question before Boas.
Ile or Elkeson!
Yi Le is a new player, and he has not yet been able to gain a firm foothold in the team, and forcibly promoting him will only hurt Yi Le.
But when Elkeson faces a strong team, the problem of always being invisible has to be considered.
As far as Villas-Boas is concerned, he prefers Yile, after all, the core of the midfield that Tottenham Hotspur plays the most suitable for this line-up is Yile.
But he didn't dare to arrange Yile on the field at will, which could easily lead to a dressing room farce.
After much thought, Boas picked up the phone and called assistant coach Michelle in.
"Dude, what's the matter?"
Michel, wearing a Tottenham coaching uniform, pushed the door in.
Boas picked up a document from his desk and handed it over, and said with a solemn expression: "Michelle, you see the feasibility of this lineup." ”
Michelle took the paper, a roster list, and he glanced at Boas with a strange look on his face, and then looked down.
I couldn't help but be stunned at a glance.
In this lineup list, the name of Yile appears in the position of the playmaker's midfielder.
But that's not all, the whole midfield has changed the water.
It's an extremely young midfielder.
Eric. Dale, Dele. Ali, Yile, Thomas. Carroll, Son Heung-min.
In this lineup, Dele. Ali and Sun Xingmin are two wings, plus Yile and Eric. Dale, Thomas. Carroll's midfield triangle, this midfield configuration can pass and intercept, and has a strong aggressiveness.
And most importantly, this midfield lineup is fast!
Exceptionally fast!
Son Heung-min is a player who is good at speed. Ali and Yile are both young people, and the breakthrough ability of the two of them is not to be talked about for the time being, but the speed of the light wheel is very fast.
Thomas. Carol and Eric. Dell isn't slow either, but it's more on the defensive side of this lineup.
This set of midfielders is extremely mobile, and in Boas's vision, it fully fits the tactical characteristics of all-attacking and all-defending, these five midfielders + Harry who is rushing forward. Kane, what kind of sparks they can collide with, no one can predict.
After reading the lineup, Michelle said with a tangled face: "Do you want to replace Elkeson?" ”
Boas squinted his eyes and said, "If his performance is still so bad, I don't mind replacing him." ”
"Okay!" Michelle nodded.
On the one hand, Villas-Boas is the manager, and he has the final say on this aspect.
On the other hand, Elkeson's performance at the beginning of the season was really not ideal, and he was always invisible in the face of strong teams, and was even nicknamed 'soft-footed shrimp' by the media.
Bang Bang Bang!!
Boas clapped his hands and said, "Let's go, let's give it a try." ”
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In the training ground, the two teams are playing a training match.
Sun Xingmin, Dele. Ali and Yile were rarely placed on the same team, and although they were substitutes, they played well.
In particular, Yile's pressing force in the midfield allowed the midfield of the substitute side to be completely open. Ali and Sun Xingmin can unscrupulously attack each other's wings.
The sparks from the three young men shocked everyone.
They are very fast, often able to hit the wall in a small area between lightning and flint, and they are extremely proficient in various triangular tactics, like a wolf cub and full of aggression.
Dele. Ali's skills are not to say, this guy can put huge pressure on the opponent's backline as soon as he gets the ball, and Son Heungmin's speed has also made the full-backs suffer enough.
But what made them feel most helpless was Yi Le in the midfield.
This guy's passing is too threatening.
It was like a precise pass with a locator installed, pointing where to hit, Son Heung-min and Ali were completely able to run unrestrainedly, and under the full speed, they were faintly pressing the main team to kick.
Faced with this change, Boas on the sidelines was pleasantly surprised, as if he had seen a new world.
Yi Le, Ali, and Sun Xingmin always practice together, and their tacit cooperation goes without saying, there is no need to run in at all, and they can often play a wonderful offensive climax.
It's just that the shortcomings are also obvious, and their defensive ability is a little worse.
But their aggressiveness and aggression are worthy of recognition.
Boas was pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly made another substitution.
He swapped Yile with Elkeson to see if he could collide with a different spark.
The effect is also very good.
The configuration of Elkeson + Ali + Sun Xingmin, although it is not as aggressive as Yile's, is stable, and the positional battle is good.
Boas couldn't help but think: if Harry. Kane with this lineup?
Do what you want.
Harry. Kane came to this team.
But the results were disappointing.
Harry. Kane and Son Heung-min didn't call at all, and they were even suspected of dragging each other down.
It doesn't work at all.
Boas was not convinced, and he once again swapped Yile with Elkeson, and replaced Thomas Thomas. Carol and Eric . Dell joins in, forming the lineup configuration he had envisioned early on.
And this effect shocked Boas again!
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After half-time training, Villas-Boas and the other coaching staff stared at the exaggerated scorer.
8:1!
In the second half, in 45 minutes, these guys actually scored 8 goals in a crazy way.
Harry. Kane staged a senior brace, Son Heung-min scored twice, Dele. Ali also scored two goals.
What to say about this game!
Full suppression!
A very aggressive frontcourt!
Harry. Kane and Sun Xingmin's non-call disappeared with the help of Yi Le.
Son Heung-min often plays the role of a breakout, relying on his speed to eat the opposing wing-backs and pull the wings as well.
And on the other side, Dele. Ali wanders around the big forbidden area from time to time.
The two of them pulled like this, Harry. Kane's attacking pressure was suddenly much less.
Moreover, Yile's exaggerated through ball completely activated Harry. Kane, Dele. Ali and Son Heung-min's speed.
All three guys are good at speed, and as long as Yile passes the ball in, they can rely on their speed to get rid of the opposing player and single out the goalkeeper.
Needless to say, in terms of midfield organization, Yi Le is a natural command tower, and he uses his not very strong body to support the entire Tottenham offensive line.
This reminded Boas of the Croatian, with the same thin stature, the same superb footwork and broad vision.
Could it be that Tottenham have really welcomed another world-class midfielder?
Defensively, midfielders such as Yile fully implemented Boas's high-pressing tactics, and they often do better by relying on their youth and physical strength.
Among them, Yile and Sun Xingmin are the best runners.
This makes Boas wonder, is it possible that Asian players are characterized by endurance?
At this time, Boas was full of smiles and joy.
Hello young players, obedient!
He does whatever he tells him to do!