Volume 1 Chapter 460 Reaching the Final Four
Oops: The Rossoneri lost to White Hart Lane, and the gorgeous Tottenham won perfectly to advance to the final match
The talented Cesc Fabregas blasted out the best player of the match with a kick that beat his predecessor Andrea Pirlo
Ye Qiu used his troops to uncover the scars of Milan, and a complete defeat was already doomed before the game
The perfect trident ends Milan's dream of defending the title, why did the fifth in Serie A enter the Champions League semi-finals?
The next day, the major European media have focused on Tottenham Hotspur's 0 home win over AC Milan, if the first leg AC Milan in the San Siro can still 0 Tenham Hotspur fight, then to White Hart Lane, AC Milan completely collapsed under the attack of Tottenham Hotspur.
Even the Italian media newspaper Sport said in the comments that AC Milan was lucky to lose by only three goals, and they even saw this game as a worse collapse than the 04 loss to Deportivo La Coruna.
"If Cesc Fabregas's shot misses the crossbar, if Van Persie is pulled down by Maldini and awarded a penalty, if Messi's curling shot doesn't hit the post, if"
"There are really not so many ifs in this world, because none of this happened, but it makes us have to think deeply, that is, what is the reason why AC Milan are so ineffective at White Hart Lane? It's not what a reigning Champions League team should be. ”
"Before the game, the English media called AC Milan a grandfather team and Tottenham Hotspur a grandson team, which is not a humiliation, but to tell all the fans that the average age of AC Milan is so old and Tottenham Hotspur is so young."
"In fact, long before the game, there were many people who thought that the younger and more energetic Tottenham Hotspur would beat AC Milan to advance, not because of Nesta's injury, I believe that even if Nesta was not injured, he would not be able to prevent Milan's rout, which is more from many aspects."
"In fact, as early as more than two months ago, when the reporter communicated with Tiffano, the deputy editor of the Milan team magazine, he already felt the internal atmosphere of Milan, and their attitude towards the team this season is the same as the age of the players, dying, without even a little bit of vigor and vitality."
"Galliani said that this season Milan still wants to focus more on adjusting the team's youthful structure, which is a topic that is repeated in the same old way, and it can also be said to be an excuse for the inaction of Milan management, because the aging of the team is not only reflected until now, is Maldini thirty-eight years old only known this year?"
"What really affects Milan's results is precisely the style of the management, especially after the team won the Champions League last season, they are even more complacent that even with this group of veterans, they are enough to continue to sweep the Europa, but the reality is so cruel, Tottenham Hotspur told them with a bloody 0 that this is delusional"
'It is still unclear whether they will be able to reach next season's Champions League after finishing fifth in Serie A this season, and now having a humiliating elimination from the Champions League, which may be able to re-energize the Milan management and perhaps give them some courage to make changes to the squad.
At the end of the day, the newspaper Sport also gave some positive factors for AC Milan's disastrous elimination, that is, the loss of the Champions League, which may allow AC Milan to start to focus on the battle for fourth place in the league and ensure that the team continues to participate in the Champions League next season.
In contrast to the comments of Milan Sport, Corriere della Sera not only pointed the finger at the team's ageing structure, but also blamed Carlo Ancelotti for his use of troops in the game and his poor substitutions.
'Commanding on the field has always been Ancelotti's weakness, so a lot of times we can only hope that Ancelotti's team can create a tailwind from the start, but in this game we saw a conservative Ancelotti.
"What is Ambrosini, and not Seedorf? Why can't Emerson be trusted? Even at critical moments, our midfield has been completely passive, why not strengthen the midfield? ”
"Relatively speaking, Tottenham Hotspur's strategy and tactics are more clear and obvious, Ye Qiu has to play fast from the beginning, which he said very clearly in the pre-match press conference, using the fast-paced Premier League mode to drag down AC Milan, but after the start, Tottenham Hotspur's performance is not ideal, mainly reflected in their midfield can not hold the ball."
"Pirlo's position is pulled back, if Ye Qiu lets Cesc Fabregas play forward to suppress Pirlo who plays in the back, Modric alone in the midfield is not up to the task of organizing the core, so Tottenham Hotspur lost the initiative when fighting for possession, and after the opening, AC Milan played a sharp attack as desired."
"That's a good sign, isn't it?"
"But we have to admire Ye Qiu's on-the-spot command, after he realized this problem, he pulled Messi back as soon as possible, not Fabregas, because he knew very well that Fabregas suppressed Pirlo, which was the most important local confrontation in this game, and he couldn't move, I believe he had been trained rigorously before the game in order to do this."
"Messi is back, the midfield control has been strengthened, Tottenham Hotspur dominated the game smoothly, the whole process lasted for nearly 20 minutes, Tottenham Hotspur completed the first goal, and in the whole process, Ancelotti seemed to have done nothing, he didn't seem to see Tottenham Hotspur constantly taking over the game, constantly dominating control."
"When Tottenham Hotspur broke through AC Milan's goal, Milan's backline gave Tottenham Hotspur's trident at least three very obvious holes, which was difficult to happen in the previous Milan, and Ancelotti should have made adjustments as soon as possible, but he didn't, which directly led to another goal conceded in the last moments of the first half."
"After two goals down, Milan was already very passive in the second half, and Ancelotti did not make any substitutions, the reason he gave after the game was that he did not have a suitable substitution, and in the second half, Tottenham Hotspur took over the game smoothly, successfully speeding up the tempo and constantly attacking AC Milan's goal."
"Thank God, they missed at least three must-score chances, but Messi's goal in the first minute completely destroyed AC Milan's confidence, and then Carlo Ancelotti made a substitution, but it was already meaningless, and without the strong support and passing from behind, Kaka was also sluggish and very passive throughout the game.
"There is also a very interesting phenomenon in the last 20 minutes of the game, that is, Tottenham Hotspur, who fought fiercely, to the last ten minutes, especially the last ten minutes, their physical fitness has obviously not been able to keep up, at this time it should have been AC Milan's chance, but Milan seems to be worse than them."
"On the whole, Tottenham Hotspur completed a near-perfect sniping in this game, the advantage of the schedule, and the physical advantage of the players, which were all very well used by Tottenham Hotspur, and Ye Qiu also resolutely adopted the tactical style of play he was used to, gave full play to his advantages, and dragged down the aging AC Milan."
"Of course, we should also give Ancelotti some sympathy, because this season's AC Milan multi-front, the old player structure, this is not Ancelotti's responsibility, but he must bear the responsibility for the tactical failure for the loss of this game, but we also hope that they can get out of the frustration as soon as possible, because the next game must play well in Serie A and try to regain the Champions League qualification next season, which is Milan's next priority"
Compared with the Italian media, which generally prefers AC Milan as the protagonist, the English media all give Tottenham Hotspur a high evaluation and appreciation, believing that this is a victory with a near-perfect process and result.
"Tottenham Hotspur destroyed Milan with what AC Milan does best"
Times columnist Martin Samuel was full of praise for Tottenham, believing that the victory was already assured before the game, and that Tottenham Hotspur had shown that they had what it takes to compete with Europe's top teams.
"Possession, this has always been the essence of AC Milan's style of play since Andrea Pirlo's retreat, last season in the Premier League, AC Milan relied on their aggressive possession of the ball, defeated the Red Devils Manchester United, and successfully eliminated Manchester United from the Champions League, especially the almost devastating half an hour after the start, which attracted countless Milan fans."
"But this season, also in the Champions League, Tottenham Hotspur, the little brother of the Premier League, did a good job of avenging the big brother Manchester United, and what made the Italians even more ashamed was that they beat Milan in the way Milan is best at, possession of the ball."
"Throughout the game, Pirlo's pass success rate was less than 70%, which is obviously a very bad number for the players who are the core of the team's organization, because with the decline in Pirlo's pass success rate, AC Milan's ball efficiency has been curbed, so throughout the game, AC Milan's pass success rate is very low, and even more often take long passes, rather than the ground penetration that they are familiar with and good at.
"If we look at the game process alone, we can easily draw an illusion that Tottenham Hotspur is the AC Milan of Serie A, and AC Milan is more like a traditional Premier League team, because Tottenham Hotspur forced AC Milan to be unable to play effectively by putting pressure on Pirlo, and after the disconnection between the front and back courts, they had to frequently change to play inefficient long passes."
"We can also see from this game that Tottenham Hotspur want to talk about possession and not lose to AC Milan in the slightest, but they also don't participate in the slow possession similar to AC Milan in the past, but play faster, more direct and more threatening."
"If you look at the time of possession, the gap between the two teams is not very big, Tottenham Hotspur is 5, and AC Milan is 47, which is absolutely not visible on the field, because all the fans who watched the game would not believe that Milan had such a high possession rate because their possession was completely devoid of quality."
"Once, I met Ye Qiu at the Premier League Coaches Summit and I asked him, what kind of technical football does Tottenham Hotspur want? Because I think Tottenham Hotspur obviously don't have the ball like Arsenal or Barcelona because they're faster, more direct and more threatening."
"Ye Qiu told me that Tottenham Hotspur will feel a lot of headaches if they possess more than UU, because it means that a lot of possession is useless, and if it is below 50, he will feel very sad, because it means that the team is more passive on the field, so he thinks that the most reasonable time to keep the ball should be between 550%."
"I asked him, how did you arrive at this range?"
"He shook his head and said that it was an experience, because now the defense is getting closer and more integrated, and if you have too much time on the ball, it often means that the opponent's defense is tighter, because they have no possession and can only defend, so you have to give them possession, give them hope, and give them the courage to press out and play."
"He told me that in the culture of his homeland for more than 5,000 years, there is a kind of thought that fits his understanding of football very well, and wants to indulge in it, which means that when you want to get something, you often have to learn to give up something first, and this kind of giving up is not a blind abandonment, but a purposeful and tactical abandonment."
"I think that this game against AC Milan is the embodiment of Ye Qiu's tactical thinking, he gave up some unnecessary possession, but adopted a faster and more direct style of play, using the team's physical advantage to drag down AC Milan alive, which is not only a complete victory in the field and result, but also a complete victory in tactics."
Not only the Times, but also the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, The Sun and other major newspapers and media in England have given overwhelming praise and affirmation to Tottenham Hotspur's victory, as if Tottenham Hotspur had won the European championship in advance.
In the midst of such a momentum, United's 0 aggregate win over Roma was a bit of a bit of a distraction, as last season's surprise L was clearly more interesting than the current two-legged 0, and from the outset, almost everyone felt that United were not too much of a problem in beating Roma.
In the other matchup, Barcelona also struggled to defeat Schalke 04 with two 0s and 0 on aggregate, and successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League, and their opponent in the semi-finals will be Manchester United.
In the other tie with Tottenham Hotspur in the top half, Liverpool were held to a draw at home by Chelsea, and when they visited Stamford Bridge, the two teams were again tied and in extra-time, thanks to a controversial penalty from Frank Lampard and a goal from Didier Drogba, Chelsea eventually beat Liverpool to advance to the semi-finals.
As a result, the semi-finals of the Champions League semi-finals are also freshly released, Tottenham Hotspur meets the bitter enemy Chelsea, Manchester United meets Barcelona, and the Premier League team once again has three strong teams to reach the semi-finals, especially Tottenham Hotspur, which is participating in the Champions League for the first time in decades, can reach the semi-finals, which is already a victory in itself.
When the semi-final matchup table was released, the outside world's optimism about Tottenham Hotspur suddenly soared, because if you want to be familiar with Chelsea, no one can compare to Ye Qiu, because this Chelsea team was built by Ye Qiu from the bones, and he is more familiar with everything about Chelsea than anyone else.
And since Mourinho stepped down, Ye Qiu has won two consecutive victories against Chelsea, and Grant's coaching ability has been questioned, relatively speaking, Tottenham Hotspur is in high morale after losing AC Milan, so many people are optimistic that Tottenham Hotspur can beat Chelsea and enter the Champions League final.
Among the semi-finals, Tottenham Hotspur's odds to win the championship are ranked third, because whether it is Manchester United or Barcelona, the strength is obviously better than Tottenham Hotspur, especially Manchester United, which has beaten Tottenham Hotspur twice this season, which can be described as Ye Qiu's most troublesome team.
But there are also many people who feel that Ye Qiu has always been known for creating miracles, whether it is leading Ajax or leading Chelsea, he has performed well in the cup, for which he has also won the title of the king of the cup, so if he finally leads Tottenham Hotspur to win the championship, it is not impossible.
The Champions League semi-final saw the London derby, which also brought the city of London to the attention of the world, and the happiest thing was the City of London and the Olympic Organizing Committee, who even called Ye Qiu in person, hoping that Tottenham Hotspur could continue to work hard.
For London, which is about to host the Olympic Games, the best and most ideal is of course to have a London derby in the semi-finals and even finals of the Champions League every season, which is definitely the most ideal warm-up show for the London Olympics.
However, there are pros and cons, after Tottenham Hotspur beat AC Milan in the Champions League and successfully reached the semi-finals, the team then beat Middlesbrough at home in the 34th round of the Premier League
Because Tottenham Hotspur played the FA Cup semi-finals in the 33rd round of the league, the match between Tottenham Hotspur and Blackburn Rovers was delayed to the middle of the 34th and 35th rounds, which coincided with the absence of Champions League games.
As a result, Tottenham Hotspur lost 0l away to Blackburn.
Everyone is not surprised that Tottenham Hotspur lost away, because in the past period, there has been a big game almost every three days, even if Tottenham Hotspur's rotation is carried out well, it will definitely affect the team's results, especially after playing AC Milan, the team is also constantly ushering in big games.
At the weekend, in the 35th round of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur drew Wigan again, although Manchester United's performance in recent rounds has also declined, with one win and two draws in the last three rounds, but Tottenham Hotspur's points have been expanded to three points.
With three league games remaining, it is indeed not an insurmountable chasm as Manchester United will face Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur will face Liverpool in the immediate aftermath of the two Champions League semi-final ties.
There is no doubt that this will be a decisive battle that will affect the ownership of the championship