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The day after the match, the match was covered by major media outlets in England and Europe, and even used a variety of alarmist headlines to attract readers' attention, including the comments of professionals.

Martin Samuel writes a column about the Premier League every day, and for a long time recently, his most talked about topic is to analyze Chelsea's tactics and changes, and even analyze Ye Qiu's tactical adjustments and changes in each game.

However, in the past, many non-Chelsea fans have been skeptical and even slammed some of his analysis and ideas, because they all felt that Martin Samuel's praise of Chelsea and Ye Qiu was a bit too much, and this time the same is true, even if Eriksen and Andy Gray have given their own opinions, which are similar to Martin Samuel, they still doubt the fairness of these comments.

In this case, the Times ran another column from Eric Harrison.

"Even the most loyal Manchester United fans may not have heard of this name, but from the moment you read this column, please remember him, Eric Harrison, who has worked at Old Trafford in recent years, is known as the founder of the peak generation of Manchester United's class, and is now the head coach of the FA's Academy丨Coach Training Centre.'"

The report also explains that the FA's plan was born in 0l, when the FA bought a plot of more than 4 square kilometres in Burton, a water town in the heart of England, to build England's own Clay Fontaine.

When this plan was first announced, England was ambitious for the national team and youth team, but in the following two or three years, with the performance of the England national team not satisfactory, coupled with financial and other problems, the plan came to a standstill.

But immediately after, Eric Harrison and others changed their functions and began to travel around England, taking the form of training classes to guide young people from all over the country who are interested in serving as coaches, hoping to train more professional young coaches for English football

For Eric Harrison, who is not a professional insider, or someone who is very familiar with Manchester United, may not know him, he is the real creator behind the scenes, because Eric Harrison was the director of Manchester United's youth at that time, including Ryan Giggs, Scholes and Beckham and other class players were cultivated and carved by him.

Because of this, Eric Harrison has a very big influence in the English football circle, and this time he opened a special column, hoping to convey more football ideas that keep pace with the times through the media.

In this column, Eric Harrison begins by dissecting the differences between modern football and past football from the perspective of a coach, and he mentions one obvious change, which is the use of high-tech gadgets.

"I still remember that one of the things our coaches said to the players the most in the past was, go up and boy, run as far as you can, shovel as many feet as you can, shoot as much as you want, and I believe that this was the practice of all managers at that time, because football was still relatively primitive at that time."

"But now, I heard that Ye Qiu was the first to bring a laptop into the stadium when he was in Ajax, and he even arranged for a coach to use this laptop that is connected to the Internet at any time to get the information he wants from it at any time, and even he directly connected to the OpTAR database, maybe first-hand information and materials."

"I also heard that Ye Qiu specially asked someone to write a set of software called the tactical board, from this set of software, he can input all the opponent's information and intelligence, analyze and organize it through the software, and then analyze, estimate and summarize before and after the game.

"And in the game, this set of software, called the tactical board, can also combine external statistics anytime and anywhere to analyze the game situation of each player and opponent, such as the player's coverage area, range of movement, performance and so on."

"When Ronaldinho failed to cut inside with the ball on the left side a few times, Ye Qiu can find out the opponent's targeted arrangement in this aspect through the software, then he can make targeted adjustments, whether to let Ronaldinho go directly to the bottom, or let Evra step forward to respond, the latter is to let Deco and Lampard go over to respond."

"It's time to change people, Ye Qiu can use the analysis provided by this set of software, and then combine his own judgment, he can tell his players very accurately, where and in what way to perform what kind of tasks after going up, when I heard the news, my first reaction was, too fine, too targeted"

"Many people say that Ye Qiu is the most targeted head coach in the Premier League and even in Europe, and his opening tactics and game-specific adaptability are second to none, but I think his personal ability may not be the best, but he is the best after combining these high-tech products developed and created by himself."

"I personally admire Ye Qiu's concept very much, that is, to keep pace with the times"

"A lot of managers will inevitably have a kind of narrow-mindedness like Arsene Wenger, who has to hold on to 44 for what he wants. Because he is afraid, afraid of breaking the pattern of the team, after losing stars including Vieira, Henry, Pire, etc., Arsenal's results will plummet, in the end, he is also not confident in himself. ”

"Think about it, if a manager is not confident in himself, how can a player have confidence in you?"

"One of the things I admire most about Sir Alex Ferguson is that he is very brave to meet the challenge, from bringing in Veron after the treble to letting go of Beckham, although Manchester United seems to have a lot of problems and incomplete problems today, but I always believe that with time, Ferguson's team will have a chance to cross the Europa League again, because he is Ferguson"

"In the same way, I admire Ye Qiu, a very important reason is that Ye Qiu is also constantly changing and strengthening himself."

"As I said earlier, the tactics of modern football are becoming more and more targeted, and if you don't change, then the set you are good at will sooner or later be cracked by the opponent, and then it will be too late for you to change, and you take the initiative to change, which may bring risks, but opportunities also coexist with risks.

"A lot of people say that Ferguson is too risky and has caused Manchester United's slump in the past two years, which is good, but everyone knows that Manchester United's slump is not because of Ferguson, but because the team's operation in the transfer market is not good, if Ronaldinho, Rooney, Heinze and several other players who have performed well at Chelsea transfer to Manchester United, then Manchester United will still be like this?"

"There is no doubt that Ye Qiu is a very well-rounded manager, he can not only hit and beat opponents on the pitch, but also can give opponents blow and weaken in the transfer market, not only because Abramovich provides him with money, but also because of his personal keen eye and judgment, and I dare say that he is the most accurate manager I have ever met, he once joked that he came from the future, I really doubt that he is not joking."

"In addition, there is one thing in Ye Qiu's tactical philosophy that I think is worth learning from all Premier League teams, all English teams and managers, and that is that he has always emphasized the awareness of playing football."

'I had a conversation with him when I went to London to visit Chelsea's Cobham training base and I saw that they were all training with the ball, even with a couple of youngsters who were training with the first team, and they were all in a very small range, allowing the players to skillfully play the ball on the run.

"One of the things that impressed me the most is that he has always emphasized purpose, and he has a very interesting requirement for the team, which is that whether it is passing, running, tackles, interceptions, or even fouls, you must have your own purpose, in the words that the player explained to me, even if it turns out that your decision is wrong, you have to know what you want to do for Lu, because maybe you are wrong this time, but next time it is right."

"If you know exactly what you're doing with every move on the pitch, you're the best player."

"This is the most surprising sentence that Ye Qiu said to me, when many Premier League managers are complaining about the poor skills of the players, the English players are too dull, the Premier League style is savage, and so on, Ye Qiu is emphasizing awareness."

"He said that it is not right to say that the skills of Premier League players are poor, compared to the continental teams, the skills of Premier League players are indeed not delicate enough, but it is enough to deal with the professional league, and those who feel that they are not enough, and even complain, is because they are not smart enough"

"Suppose the same player, choose two different ways to catch the ball, it will produce two completely different effects, the first, he ran out of the control of the opposing player to receive the ball, generally speaking, such a catch the opponent wants to react and get close, it takes about seconds, if you want to make defensive actions, it takes longer, unless it is difficult or the ability to stop the ball is very poor, otherwise with the quality of a professional player, seconds are enough for you to stop the ball and then pass out."

"This is what he said, as long as you have a purpose, then when you run over to catch the ball, you have already figured out how to play the ball, then you don't need to hesitate at all, you don't need to waste time at all."

"There is another option, run to the opposing player to receive the ball within the control of the opponent, or to receive the ball aimlessly, the former is forced by the opponent to close the ball as soon as he receives the ball, the first reaction is to protect the ball, and the ball is stopped when the ball is promoted; The problem with the latter is the lack of purpose, and after stopping the ball you have to look around again, looking for a route and a point of contact. ”

"In Ye Qiu's words, the first way to catch the ball belongs to the method of smart people, and it is presented on the court that everyone's passing and receiving ability is very good, and the stopping skills are very delicate and solid, and the latter is full of mistakes and omissions, and the basic skills of stopping the ball are very bad, always on the left and right, but in fact, they are the same player, and their skills and skills are the same."

"That is to say, what really determines how many skills and skills you can show on the court is not how solid your skills are, because for those who can become professional players, their basic skills are tempered after more than ten years, there is no problem, the problem is their consciousness."

"Even he said that even if the players with Zidane's skills play in the second way, this team will also not be able to play a smooth attack, on the contrary, they will always pause because they are going in the wrong direction"

"Ye Qiu said that he is not very satisfied with the current Chelsea team, because there are many places that have not been done enough, and there is still a long way to go from his requirements, I vaguely guess, because this Chelsea team has many veterans, and the veterans have developed their own set of thinking logic when they play, and many times Ye Qiu can only choose to accommodate them."

But Ye Qiu also said that the future of football tactics is creativity, and the creativity of a team is determined by what kind of way the players of this team play, and what way the players play depends on whether they clearly know what the purpose of their appearance on the field is.

"It's a brainstorming game, a lot of people admire Arsenal's football, but I think Chelsea's football is more worthy of praise, because Arsenal emphasizes the creativity of individual players, the creativity of Thierry, Pire, Bergkamp and others, but what Ye Qiu admires is the creativity of the whole team."

"I'm looking forward to the future of Ye Qiu and Chelsea, because I can't wait to see what kind of football Ye Qiu wants to bring to us, he said, he has touched the threshold, but he still needs time, as short as three or five years, as long as ten years, but he will continue to go down this path."

'At the end of the day, I congratulate Chelsea on their return to the top of the table, they are the most amazing team in Premier League and European football of the last two years'

Compared with Martin Samuel's column, Eric Harrison's column obviously adds more shocking material, which is not very long, but the amount of information is very considerable, and it can even be said that many things contained in it will allow many managers who are still confused to find a clear roadmap.

Although Eric Harrison has never managed alone, he has more than 550 games under his belt, as well as 20 years of experience in the Manchester United coaching staff, plus his recent years from Everton to the Welsh national team.

At least Mark Hughes was able to lead Wales to almost history, almost reaching the European Championship finals, thanks to Eric Harrison as head assistant coach, as the main assistant coach, as a fact that everyone in the circle knows.

Now, such words from his mouth quickly caused a huge repercussion in England and even European football.

Football tactics are constantly evolving, which is known to everyone, but the problem is that if there are too many flowers, it will inevitably make many people confused, and the vast majority of people do not have the desire to seek answers, they prefer someone to tell them what you should do.

Regarding this point, Ye Qiu said in an interview with the media that this is definitely not the attitude that a qualified head coach should have.

"I never want someone to tell me how to do it, I take the initiative to find answers, reading books, watching competitions, researching and analyzing, all of which can help me get a lot of information, because I don't think anyone can tell you what to do"

"There are a lot of conclusions in football circles that have been left by our predecessors in the past, and there are even many truths that are seen as laws, but I don't think it's necessary to over-esteem them, not because I don't respect them, on the contrary, I respect them very much, but I think they just represent their views on certain things and issues."

'A lot of people like to talk about Chelsea now, but who of them really knows Chelsea? Not even me and my coaching staff dared to say that we knew everything about Chelsea very well, how could anyone else possibly know? When they express their opinions, they only look at and think about the issue from their point of view. ”

"It's going to help us because maybe that angle is something we haven't thought about, so we're very welcome to comments like that, but we don't put too much trust in it, we don't even rely on it, we always trust our own judgment."

As for Eric Harrison's praise of himself so much in his column, Ye Qiu also shook his head and said that he did not have as much ideas as he said, or that he had such great goals.

"At the end of the day, my starting point is because I'm a fan, I love football, I love coaching, and I like to work with my coaching staff and my players to create a football that makes all the fans happy and happy to watch."

'I've never thought that way to talk about setting trends, or thinking about the development of football tactics.

"I reserve the right to pursue Eric Harrison for leaking the topic of conversation between us without my consent" Ye Qiu made a joke about Eric Harrison after the interview.

In the reporter's astonishment, he smiled and continued, "Unless he comes to London and treats me to a good meal."

"And I want to say that what he is doing now is very meaningful, and I think whether it is the FA, the Premier League, or even all the professional clubs in England, they should give strong support, and the youth is the hope for the future of football as a team, a league and even a country

"I coach in the Premier League, of course I hope that English football is full of talent, and I also hope that the level of English football can get higher and higher, and all of this needs to promote the reform of English football youth training."

As for Eric Harrison's rumors, hoping to invite Ye Qiu into the FA's youth training team, Ye Qiu declined, because all his energy is now focused on Chelsea, but the FA is very interested in it, and under the recommendation of Eric Harrison, he said that he would not rule out the possibility of inviting Ye Qiu to be the chief consultant.

But Ye Qiu didn't respond to this, because he soon ushered in the most intensive Christmas schedule.